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Profile

Where I Live:
Martineztown
About Me:
Mom, Gardener, Spouse,Public Sector Bureaucrat,
Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:
Valley, KUNM, sunshine, chickens in the city
Relationship Status:
Married
What I'm Reading:
Histories of the British Isles
Jon Katz
Fluffy mysteries
Christopher Moore
NY times and BBC online
I just read The Good Fairies of New York, it is vulgar and funny.
The Disapproving Rabbits blog
What I'm Listening To:
old reggae on Pandora,Flogging Molly, Chumbawumba, Dropkick Murphys, Wailin' Jennys, Gillian Welch
Sandra Boynton with my kids
The finches at our feeder

Mombat's Blog

Save the wombats or I want that guy's job

The BBC had this article today. Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to look after endangered wombats. I would love to do that.

Posted on June 27th, 2008 at 10:00am — 3 Comments (Add)

Reverance

When my son was tiny his bedtime stalling tactics were not another drink of water or trip to the bathroom but big philosophical questions. Maybe he realized that his parents were geeks and thinking too much is family trait so this would get more mileage than other things. But… Continue

Posted on June 15th, 2008 at 10:26am — 3 Comments (Add)

An apprecitaion of the Lowe's

On Saturday I was having an idyllic day. It was just great. My husband works on Sunday so we did Mom day on Saturday -Breakfast in bed and then an hour and a half to read in bed with out interruption. We did errands without anyone falling apart. So later in the day when we realized that we needed garlic, barbeque sauce and some chicken I decided to go to Lowe's. Many of us Downtown have mixed feelings about the Lowe's; the quality of produce varies wildly, the selection is small and there is tha… Continue

Posted on May 12th, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments (Add)

My kid needs a background check

My 12 year old wants to be a Library volunteer this summer. in past tears if you were in the 12-14 age group you just talked to the librarian and off you went. This year the City is requiring background checks. I know that my kids are fairly sheltered, but my question is- is this paranoia or is it really that bad out there?

Posted on April 24th, 2008 at 10:00am — 3 Comments (Add)

Spring!

This week finally feels like spring. This winter was really long for me but now I am feeling very springy. Our Apple tree is in bloom

We have greens that are yummy.

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Posted on April 8th, 2008 at 4:49pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 4:12pm on July 2nd, 2008, Ren Adams said…
Thanks!! Arrrgghh. I have a penchant for pirates.
At 11:30am on July 2nd, 2008, amanda judith said…
yer kid says "hi. what are you doing? we just freed the basil from the evil, spiky amaranth. what time are you gonna get home?"
At 10:09am on July 2nd, 2008, amanda judith said…
woof! or in bozer, "errrriiiigggggghoooooerrrra!"
At 11:07am on June 30th, 2008, Jacqui Lewnes said…
Good morning to you as well!
At 9:11pm on June 25th, 2008, Jacqui Lewnes said…
I like the fact that you see what I see!
At 8:02am on June 25th, 2008, Jacqui Lewnes said…
Mombat, let's drive the newbies around and show off our purty town!
At 9:58pm on June 24th, 2008, Khan said…
You may rise, child.
At 8:23pm on June 24th, 2008, Jacqui Lewnes said…
Na, I'm at the studio tommorrow. I would love to tell you some day of my party dream to have a "scones and cones" party.
At 6:13pm on June 23rd, 2008, Jacqui Lewnes said…
Yes! Thank You!
At 3:52pm on June 22nd, 2008, hettie said…
hey mombat! thanks for the awesome shirt (who doesn't love nerds?!) and the beautiful paper. it was great to see (almost) all of you this weekend!
 
 

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