3/19 - Green Necklace finds a green friend

Water bottle said she felt empty inside until she and Green Necklace started having a little green party at my desk.

Now they’re singing “It's Not Easy Being Green.”  Sillies.

It's not that easy bein' green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that


It's not easy bein' green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky


But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean
Or important like a mountain
Or tall like a tree


When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why
But why wonder, why wonder?
I am green and it'll do fine
It's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be!

3/17 - Green wheels keep on rollin'

It was an early morning on Saturday.  The twins and I (and helper David) had to meet my new derby team at 8am for the Saint Patrick's Day parade.  I made green pancakes the night before:

It had been raining for days, and Friday night was one downpour after another.  I brought my skates and gear to the parade, but lined up in my sneakers.

After standing around for a reeallllllllly long time, I decided to go for it.  We had so much fun!

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3/16 - Jewel says "All of these lovelies are MINE!"

This is the post in which I give David a Jewel. Or is it the bird?  Actually, both.  Jewel is the female blue bird from Rio, featured on this rainy day with a light-up flower “hair” accessory.  (I guess I should say “feather accessory!”)

Birds probably shouldn’t eat cupcakes, right?  (More for me!)

3/15 - Batman and all the eggs in one basket

Blurry Batman thinks that umbrellas look like some kind of crazy bat wings.  He is right, of course:  http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume

Batman has a warning for you:  “Don’t do it.”

3/14 - Skeleton, soggy socks, and Lil' Gal's heart wrapped around my finger

I don’t know why people walk more slowly in the rain, but they do.  Between that and the deep puddles, I got to work with soggy socks and pant legs. Here’s a picture of my soggies, Skeleton, and the ring Lil' Gal gave me for a Valentine.  My feet may be clammy,Ûbut my heart is full.Y

Skeleton doesn’t mind getting wet – no hair to mess up, no clothes to get soggy, etc.  He wanted to cheer me up today, so he put on Lil 'Gal's ring as a boa and used the umbrella I made him to do a rousing rendition of “Singin’ in the Rain.”  Now that’s a friend!

3/13 - Jeanette is as pretty as a spring flower

It’s a rainy day in the City. Jeanette is pretending to ride the cable car, and I am pretending to hold an umbrella while taking a picture – hard to do!

This big flower display is at the front desk of my building.  Olga the security guard was very amused as I tried to get the flash setting right for this picture.

3/12 - Pinky procures a Box Tops bonanza

Pinky and I felt like marathon runners --or at least like sprinters-- this morning as we ran for the train.  Happily, we made it just in the nick of time.

Pinky + Ashley = cover "girls."  Aren’t they a vision of springtime loveliness?  :)

Jeanine has been collecting Box Tops from our office supplies and said I could bring them home for our collection!  Everybody say, “Thank you, Jeanine!”

3/09 - Fumi is furiously fuming on a Friday

I tried to give Fumi an architectural halo, but she was not amused.

I thought a walk around Chinatown might cheer her up (and score us some shirts for tonight’s decorating party), but I struck out on both accounts.   Ah, well.

The kids and I joined my new roller derby team tonight to decorate shirts for our appearance in the Dublin (CA) St. Patrick's Day parade.  Come see us!

3/08 - Peso finds some kind of navigation device and new friends

Peso found a mysterious device on a rooftop garden.  For a minute, he thought it was Captain Barnacles’ missing compass!

Then, he found the cutest little squirrel.  Peso offered him a bandage, but the squirrel said he was not hurt.

After work, we had a happy hour with Wonder Wanda all to ourselves!  (No, we were not drinking in the bathroom!  This was after!)

We walked through the Hyatt for funsies and found a Very Large Hat.  Not sure which is heavier -- wearing this Beach Blanket Babylon hat or having the weight of the world on your shoulders.  (Not interested in either, thankyouverymuch.)

3/07 - Sauci takes shelter under a giant cupcake

We learned a lot of things about knees today at my appointment.  Hopefully what we learned will keep my knees healthy and happy and not so upset when I fall on them in derby.

Sauci thought I said “Heel!” instead of “Kneel.” Silly pup.)

Raj brought us yummy cupcakes again. Since dogs can’t have chocolate, I shared some of the vanilla cupcake with Sauci instead (leaving more frosting for me!).  NOM!