to do list
• enter swim official training hours in system • get a haircut (though i'm tempted to cut it myself) • arrange for john to mow grandma's lawn • find background imagery for - G is for glasses - L is for love - O is for owl - S is for star - U is for umbrella - X is for x-ray - Y is for yo-yo - Z is for zipper • try out xerox transfer methods and substrates • turn alphabet into photoshop brushes • t-shirt designs • apply to "call for artists" - which means taking some good photos of my work
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Excuse me while I peruse your blog...
he's a great kid...and the pre-teen years are indeed nuts! SO moody! SO embarrassed by the coolest parents in the world! head in the phone texting...always! but he's kind and when he's not trying desperately to walk 10 steps in front of us like he doesn't know us, he actually pays attention to others and opens doors for people and stuff like that :)
as for lawrence - i love it...i've never lived in the ci-tay, but the atmosphere here is great...emphasis on education...summers are a nice reprieve from the college kids...the university draws a lot of people from different cultures...i love walking around downtown - the parks are great - the public schools are great (i totally recommend hillcrest elementary). not sure if you'd be a sahm (there is a community theatre) :) but the university has a great daycare program (might want to get on the waiting list now).
the cost of living is higher than topeka or kansas city, but to me it's so worth it...
you can get around town pretty easily on a bike or a motor scooter...
a blue oasis in a sea of red :) there are still churches on every block, but i don't know anyone owned by religion...
we bought a house that we're rebuilding from the slab/studs up so we don't go out as much as we used to, but i do love living in lawrence :)
the downsides are that ku owns the town - it can be hard getting a job there if you're not legacy ku royalty it seems and the fact that there are well educated, qualified college kids who will work any job for seven dollars and fifty cents an hour keeps the going pay pretty low unless you're in an uber professional position, but if you're not connected to the university chances are you're commuting to KC or topuka...
anyway, that's my take on lawrence :)