If I go crazy...

He acabado de leer el libro de Don Quixote.

Era uno de los libros más interesantes que he leído.

Me ha cambiado.

Quiero buscar aventura, y no esperar hasta que la vida me ha pasado.

Gracias, caballero asombroso, por me ayudando ver el mundo en una manera diferente.

Lori Ann

p.s. My spanish has gone to heck in a hand basket. Pay no mind!

Random Random

Do you think telling your clinical supervisor that you wrote a manifesto and put it in a bunch of laundromats is a good career move?
(hypothetically speaking, of course)

Why does everything taste better if I make it in my dad's kitchen?

 Its like some of his cooking magic is in the air and everything tastes better.

Two weeks until Mockingjay comes out.

Gale or Peeta?

 If I can't decide, how will Katniss be able to?

I just realized last week that I am going to miss Jack-Jack's baptism.

 But you know what I won't miss out on??

 Holding his little feet to the fire..you're accountable now, Jackie!!

I am this close to finishing Don Quixote.

 If I finish it tonight, I will put my review up.

Then on to Dante's Inferno...

I keep changing everything on this blog. the header, the font, the colors..I keep experimenting, because I want to get it just right:)

I always thought that my sister's children got their blue blue eyes from Jack, but look!

 They have the same eyes:)

One of my clients thinks she might be possessed.

 I should add " perform an exorcism" to my life goal list.

My sister Erin told me that they are splitting the Deathly Hallows movies where Voldemort gets the Elder Wand.

 3 months and 1 week to go..

Whoever does the Netflix recommendations must be getting high and then just spinning some kind of wheel.

 Although I did see a crazy low budget movie with Jane Lynch playing a drunken housewife.

SO funny.

Lori Ann

She is the best thing

This has been a crazy week.

I've driven over a thousand miles.

I've slept on the floor by my parents kitchen table.

I've crashed a wedding.

I've aided and abedded sneaking someone into a chinese buffet wearing a pair of my socks.

It's been completely festive.

I took about a million pics, but I decided to spread them out over several blog posts..give the people something to look forward to and all that!

Rat-Rat!!

Elly-Belly

Lori Ann

p.s. It's storming here..feels like a Harry Potter night:)

It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth

People,

In the quiet serenity of my apartment, I forgot.

I forgot how much I love and miss Pennslyvania.

I forgot how much I love and miss hanging out with my sister.

But, more than anything, I forgot how much I love and miss these babies.

Lori Ann 

p.s.- Have you heard the new Taylor Swift song, "Mine"?

I already know all the words by heart!

p.p.s.- Eri- the flowers just get more amazing every day!

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It's my sister's birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, Danielley-belly...prepare for the birthday tribute of a lifetime!!

I present

Everything you need to know about Danielle "Staples Incident" Monroe!

1. She begged and begged Jack to name one of her daughters Marilyn..but no. She tried, people. We've got to give her credit for that.

2. She has never ONCE threatened her children in a public setting. Especially never in a home office store. Nope. Never.

3. Danielle believes in karma, fate, and you reap what you sow. All of that. And, oh yeah, astrology, wee jee boards, voodoo, palm reading, and vigilante justice. And that the moon landing was staged. And that Tupac isnt really dead.

4. Danielle once told me that her fondest dream was to one day dance, dressed as a giant lobster, at every rest stop in the state of Maryland.

5. Once Danielle told me that sometimes she is a little bit country, sometimes a little rock and roll. Then, when I laughed at her, she slashed my tires.

6. Danielle told me that she only has one rule. That rule is that she will NEVER EVER turn herself in to the police for driving 3 days on an expired license. Then she laughed and said "I guess some rules are meant to be broken"

7. Danielle is a HUGE twilight fan. She is actually Team Charlie though, as she loves a man in uniform.

8. Danielle once ran naked down a hotel hallway where we were all staying with our aunt and cousins. The emotional scars still haven't healed.

9. Danielle loves nothing more than quoting movies. More than once she has accused me of 'using up all the glue on purpose' and then she asked me "how does one get involved in the custodial arts?" and whenever I've eaten at her house, she says"You don't spell it, you eat it". So strange.

10. Danielle is amazing. She is my Moses. She is smart, kind, and the hardest worker I've ever met. She is original, funny, the best mom, and a great friend.

I could not have asked for a better sister or friend.

Enjoy your day, beast and I will see you next week!!!

Lori Ann

The Great Laundromat Showdown: Part 2

Well..it's that time again.

Time to evaluate Rockingham County's finest laundromat experiences!

First, take a moment to admire my manifesto..which I hung up in another laundromat!

Now..on to the laundromat.

This laundromat had no name that I could find.

 It is famous, however, for advertising HOT WATER on its front window.

Most people call it the "we have hot water" laundromat.

I can't tell you the unbelievable ambiance of this laundromat.

 I felt like I was at a spa!

 It had bright, colorful walls.

 No threatening signs, high quality washers and dryers,

 SENSOR toilet flushers, a tv, vending machines, video games, and everything else your heart could ever desire.

 It is going to be really difficult for any other laundromat to stack up to this one.

I feel like, no matter where I go, a part of me will always be with this laundromat.

It's my oasis, my safe haven, my calm from the storm.

 Yes, I feel that strongly about this laundromat.

Also, I'm off my psych meds.

 So, yeah..
(just kidding..if I ever got psych meds, I would never go off of them!)

Lori Ann

p.s.- My clients and I have been making movies with the clay creatures we created in arts and crafts..here's a little preview. I'm being a little modest here, but this is PURE GENIUS!

p.p.s.- My sister Danielle said "what was that?" after viewing this..I realize you might need a little background. My clients and I are doing "The Real World: Reidsville". All of our clay creatures live together in a trailer and we are recording their lives...when it stops being polite, and starts getting real. Jim is a vengeful red snowman with horns and no arms or legs, and Billy is a shirtless guy with red eyes and dreads..now that you have a little backstory..enjoy!

Have I told you, lately

I had a vision for this post.

 Just this picture and single line.

 A quote about sisters.

Something touching, but not too sappy.

 Because we aren't the sappy type, me and my sisters.

 Nothing fit.

 So, I guess that just leaves me with...

What happened next (me getting the flowers) would go down in Hinsdale family folklore for years to come...

I will NEVER forget this.

Thank you.

Lori Ann PB & J