Aburrido
Or it's what a gringo orders at Taco Bell.
I'll have aburrido with a large Diet Coke.
But that's what life has been like here. Kinda boring. Not much to post about.
I was reading Mag's point that she recycles everything.
I do too. I've noticed not too many people around here do.
Every other week is paper/leave recycling week. Most people don't put out anything (i.e. Zorba the Slumlord downstairs) or they just put out a stack of newspapers and maybe a few boxes. There are quite a bit of people that put leaves/yard waste out there too.
But I'm like Mag--a paper packrat. Everything goes in the recycling.
Boxes.
Toilet paper cores.
Chunky's old schoolwork/takehome announcements.
Food packaging.
Tags.
Newspapers.
Catalogues/magazines.
Junk mail.
Babies.

Ha ha! No! We had a big load of paper recyling this week and Moochie was curious to see what was in the box. So we tossed him in it.

He seemed to enjoy it.
But something to think about. If you have curbside recycling, read up on what your service allows. Chances are they accept all types of paper. Not just newspapers and magazines.
Not much knitting to speak of. I'm working on a Christmas present for Cousing Blue Face Lester.
Due to the royal screwing by the Power that Is in delaying Dr. Mad Scientist's ability to be paid (oh and I just learned the first year you're a "real" teacher--they assign you a "mentor" teacher to show you the adminstrative ropes of your school. These "mentors" get paid extra to do this--and guess where that pay comes from? That's right! His salary! NICE!!!!! I'll bet that's some union clause...just a hunch) it's going to be a lean Christmas.
Lots of kids-only and family gifts. Ah well. There will be time for excess later.
And speaking of spending money and excess, Grandma Mad Scientist will be here soon--so expect some more radio silence.
Grandpa Mad Scientist bailed yesterday and won't come. So they're trying to figure out if
Cousin Flower Girl (she was our littlest flower girl at our wedding) can come instead of Grandpa MS. Apparently they didn't realize that it's NOT a simple thing to transfer a ticket in this post 9/11 world and it's going to cost something like $1500 to change it.
Dr. Mad Scientist's mother is shocked.
But why? The airlines are all nearly (if not already) teat's up--why wouldn't they charge you????
Aye, I swear. Maybe my life isn't such a burrito after all!!!




















