Emily loves to go to thesimsonstage.com<\/a> every day to do karaoke. Yesterday we weren’t able to do that. That site didn’t come up while we were her at Caribou. She was quite distraught, but my husband and I both independently had the idea to offer the piano as an option, since I do play. She went for it. So for the past couple of days, we’ve done “karaoke with the piano” which is also known as piano accompaniment. Heh.<\/p>\n My daughter is doing really well with her OT, so we’re dropping back to one session every two weeks instead of one session a week. Therefore, for a limited time, I’m making a deal. $25 to my school’s various Donors Choose challenges<\/a> gets you a hat. Since it’s normally $36, that’s a good bargain. And when you combine this with that fact that 2008 WILL be the year that prices finally go up, it’s even more of a bargain. I have no illusions that my school’s music teacher is going to get the $5000 worth of xylophones she wants, but hey, maybe it’ll get more people involved in Donors Choose.<\/p>\n Three Jayne hats are ready to go out (one Louisiana, two California), and a fourth should be ready to go by tomorrow. I decided I really didn’t have the time to devote to a new project, so I’m sticking with the Jaynes. Tonight, knitting while watching Lust for Life<\/a> with Kirk Douglas. I figure Vincent Van Gogh only needs the one earflap. Hope to see you all tomorrow!![](\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2123\/2115574297_c1edc2a860.jpg?v=0\")
<\/a>I’ll say this: when we don’t have internet, our house gets markedly cleaner. My husband vacuumed all over the place, tipping the couch up and getting cobwebs down from the corners. I myself was down on my hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.<\/a> If you haven’t tried these, you really should. They’re miracle workers.<\/p>\n
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