Quote of the Day

"There's nothing like writing a 10 page paper towards your master's degree about psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development theories in dinosaur pajamas with feet."
-me
(In case you don't get it..that's what I am doing right now...well, after I post this.)

I have one awesome gig...

There is a great article that was just written in the Boston Globe about music therapy. Not that I don't know it's an amazing field, but it's great when others recognize it too. I already have so many great moments from this work that blow me away. If my clients get half as much from me as I do from them I will consider myself a success. It's an awesome feeling to truly love what you do and know that it makes the world a better place. Check out the article

There is a quote by Kathleen Howland. She is an awesome therapist and wonderful person. I babysit for her adorable daughter every now and then.

Oh, and GO SOX!!!!!!

Free Food!

Because of a 4th inning base steal in the world series game Taco Bell is giving free tacos to everyone. This will take place on OCTOBER 30 FROM 2-5 PM. It's not fine dining, but it's FREE!

Today I met...

...the parking fairy! She swooped in out of no where and saw me having difficulty parking in a tight space. This was a miracle find too, no permit needed, no time limit, no meter....a must have. She told me to get out of the car and she parked it with ease and to my amazement. Then she told me to have a good day and was gone. It was utterly amazing. Thank you parking fairy, thank you.

Woo Hoo!

Way to go red sox! Look out world series, here we come!

Any Ideas?

I need good costume ideas for Halloween. It must be easy and CHEAP!

Sweet Ride!

 

This is Joa enjoying the car that I rented for the weekend. What a fine time for my car to break down, right before I have to drive to CT for a conference at Yale. They gave me a free upgrade to this brand new Mustang. Worked for me!

Veggies!

 

 

 

 

Lars with pretzels. He actually ate one! For those of you that don't know Lars, it is very rare for him to take anything by mouth-besides bumpy blanket!
There are some great farmers markets around Harvard Square and I took advantage of them Friday. While I worked on dinner Lars explored the goods. He really enjoyed the leaf parts of the carrots. It was incredible to watch his examine and discover them with his hands. I have found that I often now will close my eyes to feel things. It's a totally different experience.

Apple Picking...sort of

 

 

 

 

About a week ago (I think) Lisa, Lars, Joa, and I went apple picking. It was a beautiful fall day in New England. We arrived at the orchard to find out that we were a few minutes past the time that you were allowed to pick. Oh well, we had fun anyway.
1. Joa with a scary looking branch
2. Lars discovering an apple tree
3. Let me at 'em!
4. What a classic site


Watch Lars' blog for pictures that Lisa took. She managed to get one of me falling as I ran down the hill pushing Lars in the stroller.

A broken record...

I feel like I have said this a million times, but here I go. I am having problems with my car....AGAIN. Only 2 weeks ago did it refuse to start after every possible intervention and ended up getting a new timing belt at $330. Then there was the month or 2 before that with the new radiator. Then a year ago with the new transmistion. Sigh, I am getting a little sick of this and VERY POOR. I need my car to get to work and it's hard to get there when it doesn't start.
Since I am going to a conference this weekend in Connecticut I am forced to rent a car. Just what I wanted to do-spend more money! I am getting it fairly cheap since it is a weekend. I have a friend that lives close to the conference, so I am spending Friday night with her and escaping paying for a hotel. Whew! Thank you Alden!
I am looking forward to the conference. It is at Yale University and the topic is pain management through music therapy. What is extra cool is that the panel of presenters are doctors AND music therapists. Wow! We can work together! There is a really famous music therapist going to be there and I have read lots of her stuff. I'm pretty excited to meet her-yes, I'm a dork.
Anyway, that's what's going on with me.

While I am enjoying the conference my friend/Lars' mom will be taking her LMHC licensing exam. So........ GOOD LUCK LISA!

Finally...

The link here is a for a song that is pretty controversial. I stumbled upon it and have been sharing it with everyone I know. Why it is just now going up on my blog I'm not sure! Check it out. I think that it is really well done. If you are a huge Bush fan you might not like it much. Truth hurts. And if you are a Bush fan, what are you doing on my blog!(no, I don't discriminate against my readers)

Click to view:

Pink-Dear Mr. President

Go Sox!

It isn't possible to live in Boston and not be a Red Sox fan. Now that we are in the playoffs it's even more fun to watch. Tonight is our 2nd game against the Indians. Sorry Ohio, I don't want to risk getting evicted from my city. Go Sox!

More Fair

 

 

 

Here are the rest of the fair pictures.
1. Michelle as bunny
2. A super cute llama
3. Another view from the fairgrounds

Fair

 

 

 

 

About 2 weeks ago Ed and I headed up to Maine to go to a fair. We saw lots of animals and ate way too much yummy food.
1. This is the background behind the fair grounds.
2. What's with the spotted pig?
3. Ok, I am only in the picture to show the massiveness of this cow. I didn't know they came in this size!
4. How cute is this little lady! She thanked me for being a vegetarian.

The Great Pumpkin!

 

 

 

 

Last week Joa and I took on another baking adventure. This time it was to bake a pumpkin cake. Pumpkin appearance, but yellow cake. It turned out pretty well. The recipe is from kraft.com

Coming Soon!

This past weekend included a trip to Portland Maine to cheer on Lisa J. in her 1st 1/2 marathon! It was great! The rest of the day was Joa and me exploring the city. Pictures will be coming soon. One of the pictures will be of a 1700 lb. moose made entirely of chocolate. Now how could you not come back to see that?!

Happy Wednesday!

Abbott

Abbott, my cat since third grade will be put to rest tomorrow. He has lived quite a life since coming home with us from the humane society. I have so many great memories of him. My favorites would have to be the times that he could get on top of the kitchen cabinets and scare the crap out of the cleaning lady. He was pretty spunky. Unfortunately in his later years he developed diabetes that kept getting worse. It is now to the point that it isn't fair for us to keep him going. This is for the best, but still very hard. These are the last pictures I got of him. They aren't the best, but they are still him. He loved the shower. Anytime it was on he would sit in front of it and wait for you to get out. Then he would jump in and lick up all the water. He was one crazy dude.