There's an App for THAT??

So, I got an iPhone (it was cheaper than a Droid.)  What apps do I need? Bonus points for FREE apps, cause my apple account has $3 in it (unless, of course, your recommendation comes with a little cash.)

Also, I really suck at Scrabble and scrabble knock-offs, but feel free to challenge me to a game on Words for Friends! My user name is lisaharsma.

I did already download the Kindle app.


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Questions for you to answer!

1. I've read half of Justine Larbalestier's Liar. I was completely surprised by the plot twist in part two, I mean, had no clue at all that it was coming. I have completely lost interest in the book now. Should I keep reading?
2. Do you put things in the oven while it's still pre-heating? I do it all the time, but recently someone expressed such shock at the very idea that every time I do it I have flashbacks. (I made muffins this morning, in case you're wondering.)
3. Did you know that Trish is having a baby TODAY?? I am so excited I can't stand it.

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RF: My feet hurt

..from kicking so much ass.

What?

Things I've done in the last day or so:

• Turned around to see that happening! Noooooo!
• Hung a wire across the wall in the boy's room to clothes pin all their art to. It's a little art gallery in there now.
• Raised the curtain rod in their room and double hung a set of curtains. It gets nice and dark in there now.
• Cut down a towel to surround the toilet and litter box in an effort to contain litter. If it works I'll buy two matching towels and make ones that look decent.
• Cleared the garage as much as possible without a trip to the storage unit. Good news: the car now fits in the garage! Bad news: You have to climb out the window.
• Saved the Princess from whatever corner she's backed herself into/couch she's half under, roughly 30 times a day. 
• Started making a skirt like this out of a orange/blue/white seersucker shirt.
• All those pesky daily things like laundry and feeding my kids and keeping up with work.
• Provided my kids with a fancy new car to play with:

Other things to note:

• Both boys had birthdays this month and I failed to mention them. Oops. Happy Birthday boys!
• I have found TEN ticks in our apartment/garage/driveway in the last week. I am seriously grossed out, and worried for summer.
• It is impossibly hard to find a time to take my dog out to pee when I'm home alone with little kids and it's raining/snowing/70mph windy. It is also very hard to walk a 70lb dog on a leash while pushing a stroller.
• The closing for the sale of our old house is today. It does not fund until next week. Stress levels are at an all time high as we wait for the other shoe to drop. Please oh please let it close without an issue.

Books Read This Week (or, more accurately, Books I'm Still Reading This Week):

• Faefever: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. You guys are gonna start thinking it's not any good if I don't ever finish it, but really, it IS. I just don't sit down to read a lot. I've really only been reading it in the car line at school.
• Liar by Justine Larbalestier. I know something shocking will happen. But right now I just believe Micah.
• River Marked (Mercy Thompson, Book 6) by Patricia Briggs. Ok, haven't started it yet, but have it waiting! I'll start it this weekend.

Whew. We have almost no plans for the weekend, which is a four day weekend for the Pirate. We'll take a load of stuff out to storage at some point, and hopefully hang our bikes from the ceiling in the garage. I'd like to continue working on some sewing projects- some little, some decidedly NOT little. Maybe read a bit. If the wind stops we might take a walk by the river. What do you have planned for this Easter weekend?



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Transformation to little old lady complete in 3..2...1...

What? I might can use them for something! It's just one little box of stuff! It's not like I save toliet paper rolls.

(I do actually have a plan for the cans, the other stuff just jumped in there.)


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RF: Snow?? Are you KIDDING ME??

Random Thoughts:

• We woke up to snow.  I am ready for sandals.
• We moved two weeks ago. The house is mostly unpacked with one glaring exception- my sewing.
• I took some boring pictures of the apartment, I'll share them soon. Nothing is decorated, just unpacked.
• The Princess does not need sleep. She doesn't need naps and she doesn't need to sleep at night. 
• She is also learning to crawl. She's mastered rolling to where she wants to go and moving from lying to sitting. 

What I read since the move:

• Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot. I am returning it unread. The writing quality seems really simple after all the smart YA I've read lately.
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Loved it all the way to almost the end. Then I kinda fell a bit out of love with St. Clair. I could explain why, if you've read it.  It was still very lovely and I really enjoyed the boarding school in Paris aspect.
• Faefever: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. Picked this one back up and, unsurprisingly, am still enjoying it.
• My Reading Life by Pat Conroy. Am also returning this one unread. I suspected, and Jill confirmed, that he was about to spoiler all those books I planned to read one day.
• All I Ever Wanted (Hqn) by Kristan Higgins.  Cute, I'd read more by her.
• Liar by Justine Larbalestier. Just started this one yesterday in the school pickup line.

(Edited because apparently no one has noticed the GINORMOUS snot bubble in this picture!! So ladylike.)



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I have removed him from this thing no less than 7 times today.

And it is only 1:30.

(He can get in, but he can't get out.)

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Shhh!!!

The move is going well and unlike last time we have internet and cable! Today we go back for more boxes and tomorrow we clean the old house and then it's done.

Now, someone tell me how long it's going to take of me saying "Shhh! There are people living on the other side of that wall!" before it takes. Or, perhaps easier, what do I bribe my neighbors with to make them love my very loud children?


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