2011-12-20T12:50:13Z regaling the web with tales of whoa tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2011, Lori 2011-12-20T12:50:13Z 2011-12-20T12:46:26Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2532 2011-12-20T12:46:26Z

Me: "This look OK?" Beaner: "Yeah. You look good. You look beautiful." Me: "OK, thanks buddy. :-)" Beaner: "You look better than I ever saw you before."...

Lori lori@avocado8.com Me: "This look OK?" Beaner: "Yeah. You look good. You look beautiful." Me: "OK, thanks buddy. :-)" Beaner: "You look better than I ever saw you before."... 2011-12-21T13:35:59Z 2011-12-08T03:18:39Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2531 2011-12-08T03:18:39Z

A friend happened to favorite a Flickr photo of mine from 2007 today, which led me to re-read the caption on the photo, which led me to look at the other photos in my stream from around that time, which led me to the photos of our trip to Pittsburgh just after Christmas in 2007. Al asked, "what was the name of the pizza place we went to with Craig, do you remember?" I didn't, but I said that...

Lori lori@avocado8.com me, me, me A friend happened to favorite a Flickr photo of mine from 2007 today, which led me to re-read the caption on the photo, which led me to look at the other photos in my stream from around that time, which led me to the photos of our trip to Pittsburgh just after Christmas in 2007. Al asked, "what was the name of the pizza place we went to with Craig, do you remember?" I didn't, but I said that... 2011-10-20T02:31:39Z 2011-10-10T02:50:33Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2529 2011-10-10T02:50:33Z

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood 2011-10-05T22:18:42Z 2011-09-13T03:45:54Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2527 2011-09-13T03:45:54Z

We made a couple friends while waiting in line to register the Beaner for first grade, and the son of two of those new friends ended up in the Beaner's class. They're super nice; can't wait to have them over for a weekend dinner or invite them to go apple picking or something similarly family-oriented (they also have a daughter)....

Lori lori@avocado8.com school We made a couple friends while waiting in line to register the Beaner for first grade, and the son of two of those new friends ended up in the Beaner's class. They're super nice; can't wait to have them over for a weekend dinner or invite them to go apple picking or something similarly family-oriented (they also have a daughter).... 2011-10-05T22:18:42Z 2011-09-11T23:40:11Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2526 2011-09-11T23:40:11Z

The first week of first grade went off with only one hitch (a mixup having to do with who would be picking the Beaner up after school) that was sorted fairly quickly by Shawna. The morning drop-offs went smoothly even though the weather sucked most days; on Friday, when I asked the Beaner if he wanted me to wait with him until he lined up with his class or leave right away, he replied, "either way. You can go...

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood The first week of first grade went off with only one hitch (a mixup having to do with who would be picking the Beaner up after school) that was sorted fairly quickly by Shawna. The morning drop-offs went smoothly even though the weather sucked most days; on Friday, when I asked the Beaner if he wanted me to wait with him until he lined up with his class or leave right away, he replied, "either way. You can go... 2011-09-12T02:19:24Z 2011-09-07T02:50:57Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2525 2011-09-07T02:50:57Z

So... Long story short (for those of you for whom the sight of a semicolon evokes TL;DR, this first sentence probably tells you all you need to know, and you can stop after it), after a year of stress and a night of braving the elements, we got the Beaner into our neighborhood public school, and he started first grade today. Weirdly, my stress level did not go down after we were told he was in—nor did it drop...

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood So... Long story short (for those of you for whom the sight of a semicolon evokes TL;DR, this first sentence probably tells you all you need to know, and you can stop after it), after a year of stress and a night of braving the elements, we got the Beaner into our neighborhood public school, and he started first grade today. Weirdly, my stress level did not go down after we were told he was in—nor did it drop... 2011-08-04T17:24:43Z 2011-08-03T02:43:50Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2524 2011-08-03T02:43:50Z

Just because I feel like it, I'm going to record the current state of my Moody playlist, which I've mentioned before (when it was Moody II, and again when it was Moody VI). It's now Moody XI, and it contains the same core favorites with a few newer additions. I should really figure out how to share this on last.fm or blip or something, so you can listen to it the way I do: while coding, and on loop....

Lori lori@avocado8.com music Just because I feel like it, I'm going to record the current state of my Moody playlist, which I've mentioned before (when it was Moody II, and again when it was Moody VI). It's now Moody XI, and it contains the same core favorites with a few newer additions. I should really figure out how to share this on last.fm or blip or something, so you can listen to it the way I do: while coding, and on loop.... 2011-07-19T15:38:07Z 2011-07-08T05:47:56Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2011:/blog//1.2522 2011-07-08T05:47:56Z

It's been so long since I've written in either of my blogs that I was afraid to even open them for fear they'd been hacked by spammers and were crawling with malware. Tonight I finally got the nerve to take a peek, and found no such thing. Instead, I got caught up in reading old hockey blog posts for a good 30 minutes before coming over here to see what was up....

Lori lori@avocado8.com me, me, me It's been so long since I've written in either of my blogs that I was afraid to even open them for fear they'd been hacked by spammers and were crawling with malware. Tonight I finally got the nerve to take a peek, and found no such thing. Instead, I got caught up in reading old hockey blog posts for a good 30 minutes before coming over here to see what was up.... 2010-11-14T02:42:15Z 2010-09-12T05:05:17Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2521 2010-09-12T05:05:17Z

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-08-05T17:12:02Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2520 2010-08-05T17:12:02Z

I've been enjoying this breakfast smoothie so much (and so often) lately that I thought I'd share it with everyone while it's still peach season....

Lori lori@avocado8.com food I've been enjoying this breakfast smoothie so much (and so often) lately that I thought I'd share it with everyone while it's still peach season.... 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-05-19T04:39:34Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2518 2010-05-19T04:39:34Z

At dinner tonight, the Beaner says, "You know, Apple's making a lot of 'i' products now."...

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood At dinner tonight, the Beaner says, "You know, Apple's making a lot of 'i' products now."... 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-04-30T20:55:41Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2517 2010-04-30T20:55:41Z

Due to a schedule change with our nanny, Al and I are now responsible for picking the Beaner up from school on the days when he gets out at noon. We split duties, each taking a different day....

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood Due to a schedule change with our nanny, Al and I are now responsible for picking the Beaner up from school on the days when he gets out at noon. We split duties, each taking a different day.... 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-03-17T00:54:11Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2516 2010-03-17T00:54:11Z

Recently I started a new Flickr set called Scrum in Practice, and I've been using it to collect photos of my team (and others at CIM) practicing, as the name suggests, Scrum....

Lori lori@avocado8.com work Recently I started a new Flickr set called Scrum in Practice, and I've been using it to collect photos of my team (and others at CIM) practicing, as the name suggests, Scrum.... 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-03-15T04:46:51Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2515 2010-03-15T04:46:51Z

Tonight Al asked me to order something online for him from Brookstone. I found the site relatively easy to navigate, and I even successfully found something extra we needed to get up to the $100 minimum for free shipping. Then this happened:...

Lori lori@avocado8.com me, me, me Tonight Al asked me to order something online for him from Brookstone. I found the site relatively easy to navigate, and I even successfully found something extra we needed to get up to the $100 minimum for free shipping. Then this happened:... 2010-10-13T15:21:33Z 2010-01-17T15:18:52Z tag:www.avocado8.com,2010:/blog//1.2514 2010-01-17T15:18:52Z

At breakfast the other morning, the Beaner held up a book with an orange cover (yes, we allow books and magazines at the table, though I sweep them away if I notice he's not eating) and announced, "Mom, it just occurred to me what Green Eggs and Ham is about."...

Lori lori@avocado8.com parenthood At breakfast the other morning, the Beaner held up a book with an orange cover (yes, we allow books and magazines at the table, though I sweep them away if I notice he's not eating) and announced, "Mom, it just occurred to me what Green Eggs and Ham is about."...