oh man

did you see this? Does anyone know any further details? Let's pray for everyone involved, from the rescuers, to the families, to area residents.

la acqua naturale

This is my new chore. I get to water the dog every day! Can you tell how excited I am?It's a big job, first I have to make sure it's the right temperature.
Then I have to taste it to see if she will like it.Sometimes I need to taste it again just to be sure.The kitty always tries to take a drink too, so usually I try to distract her
She likes me a lot. but sometimes she likes to go away too. It's very dissappointing. But mommy still loves me, especially when I give her kisses! Maybe next time I'll tell you about the other thing I get to do every day ;-)

Here's some pics of the volcano activity. I don't know who took them but they are pretty small so I assume they were taken with a cell phone. Not too bad though.



Pretty cool huh?

are those cobwebs in the corner?

I've been a lazy blogger lately. If you're an of-age female and I haven't already told you, feel free to ask why, I'm a wellspring (ha) of unabashed TMI. Guys, you REALLY don't want to know. Trust me on this.

At any rate, mr. waaz is going to be away most of this month and there is plenty of fodder in my head and in the camera, so I should be able to muster up the oomph to put together some interesting minutiae for your perusal. eventually. Oh, and the following pic has absolutely nothing to do with anything in this post. It is a tad cute though, no? We've been doing a lot of outdoor activities now that it is cooler; as a result my compost is turned, the garden is happy, the back yard on its way to being level, the bike is mostly clean, and the boy has only gone through 2 diapers in the past 2 days (again with the TMI, I know). Today I am finishing the hem on a pillowcase skirt, folding laundry, playing with the borrowed snap press, and perhaps cleaning bathrooms. What's on your to-do list?

so this is what I bought my guitar for its birthday. I figured you probably: a: didn't read the comment, or b: didn't really get it from the descriptions, or c: everybody loves pictures.

here's the stand.
























a close up of the carving in the middle













Look the wood matches!








Look how much my guitar likes it's present.

what is it

with us and cats?? StupidCat/Psycho Kitty/Albacore used to suck on mr. waaz's dirty black boot socks (never the clean ones and rarely the white ankle socks), knead the floor, and purr like mad with an "interrupt-me-and-bad-things-will-happen" look on his face. Then Temporary began sucking on his own belly to the extent that the ONE time we let him "have at it," he left a wet spot of drool on the couch. I thought we were going to be ok with Cosmo, 10 weeks old (or so) and no sucking. Then the dog had to go and get in a fight--ok, had to try to make friends with a protective pit bull--and now every time I go outside and leave the animals to wallow in the misery that no human interaction brings, I return to--you guessed it--Cosmo trying to suck on the dog's jowly neck, kneading her leg and purring, eyes glazed over and ears cocked for the first sound of the screen door. Weird, I tell ya.

Wordless Wednesday: the view from here

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ps: explanation in the comments.

new way to create a playlist:

1) Let your iTunes music library play at random.
2) Add a new playlist to the sidebar while the music plays.
3) Pay attention to your resident toddler, who is probably nearby, throwing remotes jingle balls and toy mice at for the kitty and laughing hysterically at the ensuing chase. Or perhaps he's busy unrolling toilet paper or maybe even emptying the junk drawer into the trash can, item by item. Certainly not playing with his very own toys.
4) When said toddler begins head-banging and shaking his butt the SECOND the song starts, drag that song into your brand new playlist and then dance maniacally gracefully around the room with him. Be sure to stop and wonder why it is that a 13 month old can move in time to the music and you certainly cannot. If he stops what he's doing, comes to wherever you are, grins, and then begins jiggling so hard he almost falls on his behind, put it at the top of the list. If it's just kind of waving in motion to the music, put it at the bottom.
5) If your consultant just gives you a funny look, skip to the next song. If he runs away crying, the song probably doesn't belong in your library at all, so delete it.
6) Once you have a good number of songs, or once your toddler falls asleep in the middle of the floor, exhausted from all the hilarity, post your playlist so the entire world can sing along.

My short list from this morning:
"Clinch Mountain Backstep" Doerfel Family Bluegrass Band
"I Got a Robe" Gospel Action Songs
"How Sweet It Is" James Taylor
"Praise You In This Storm" Casting Crowns
"These Words" Natasha Bedingfield
"Get Rhythm" Johnny Cash
"Amazing Grace" Selah
"Big Fish" FFH
"Stuck in the Middle With You" Steve Miller Band
"Wurlitzer Prize" Norah Jones (with Willie Nelson)