tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26443696690370967392024-02-19T07:38:35.942-08:00In the Blink of Her Eyes: Various CraftsOriginally postings about my developing fan fiction based on the wonderful world of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, literary genius (oh, shut up - stop laughing), it now is just becoming a place to post various creations. From my pysanky to crooked stiching, look here for what I have been making lately.Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-70331025685950880512014-06-19T15:51:00.003-07:002014-06-19T16:42:42.857-07:00Zero Waste -- a One Year AnniversaryI cannot stay astonished for too long at the length of time I have been away from this blog. My home smells like a movie theater as I have just popped popcorn while my father-in-law has taken the kids to the park. The thing I have discovered about a Zero Waste lifestyle is that one needs to learn to slow down and carve out time for oneself and one's family.
To step back, I discoveredLia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-69957741301220504742012-06-20T14:01:00.000-07:002012-06-21T07:51:52.074-07:00Here We Go Again...My dear husband and I had started thinking about talking about the possiblitiy of perhaps thinking about maybe adding another member to the family.
We thought about spacing (two years seemed good) and the fact that we felt as only children we had missed out on the joy/suffering that came with siblings. Both of us are very stubborn and have an unique take on how things should work...if only the Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-41770689452212408862012-04-18T13:49:00.003-07:002012-04-18T14:01:55.360-07:00About a GirlYou know you live in Seattle when you listen to two different radio stations at two different times of day and you hear the same song...and it is a Nirvana song.As I was finished prepping dinner, 'About a Girl' came on the radio and I turn to see my family rocking out! HA! Love these guys -- Nirvana too. Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-64665669441148527792012-03-30T13:38:00.003-07:002012-03-30T14:17:37.645-07:00More Nina Videos!Nina just gets more amusing. And willful. And cute.Mostly willful. I don't know where she inherited that trait from -- enjoy!Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-13064711494784709742012-03-17T13:51:00.003-07:002012-03-17T14:41:10.878-07:00Nina UpdateWow -- how time flies.I can't believe the last time I updated was December.I have been TERRIBLY busy with this silly programming class. I cannot wait till the terror that is this class is over. I just want to get through it...with at least a B average.Still, Lance and Nina have brought joy to my life. Well, a joy when someone watches Nina for a few hours and I can come back and appreciate my Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-43133473073933346362011-12-21T13:43:00.000-08:002011-12-21T14:44:33.560-08:00I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas!When I was in college, my Tio Nacho introduced me to this charming song. A glass of red wine at dinner and I am suddenly recalling how David Sedaris would sing the Oscar Meyer wiener song like Billie Holiday. So, I decided to sing "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" like Billie -- I blame the red wine. At least Nina thought it was funny.Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-2291090723698196202011-12-21T13:32:00.000-08:002012-01-03T19:37:33.773-08:00End of the YearWell, it is now the end of the year and a time for reflection. I have done A LOT.January -- I don't remember what I did last January. Eh, I think I just tried to stay on top of everything, especially as I signed up to be Hospitality shepherd (read: coordinator) for our parish.February -- This month is also a blur. I am pretty sure I started making the massive over-achiever poster for Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-40340458954098801402011-10-03T12:29:00.000-07:002011-10-03T12:41:14.799-07:00Making MahtrushkasI have no idea how to spell it, but basically I am making little Russian nesting dolls sans the nesting part.I have an affection for these matrushkas -- I just think they are cute. I found one in the middle on etsy before Nina was born that I really liked and I wanted to make more for her. Then I got in in my head that I would make them for the AAC booth our church is having as a fundraiser.I Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-8207472164474413082011-09-11T07:42:00.000-07:002012-01-03T19:36:32.254-08:00What I recallI love watching the DVD commentaries on movies or tv shows. I always find the behind-the-scenes crew interesting and I jump at the opportunity to be one of them. I don't think there is an aspect of production that I find boring -- from writing, to prop creation, camera angles, and coffee-fetching, it all looks so interesting.I gobble down as much of the show "Mad Men" as I possibly can. Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-77359570771992046032011-09-01T08:53:00.000-07:002011-09-07T08:58:36.335-07:00Nina DancesThough I do not remember it, apparently when I was about a year old (or less) I would sing and dance along to the "Muppet Show" opening. I am pretty sure there is a picture of me with a haircut like Nina's in a stripped shirt, diaper, and a pair of snow boots dancing in front of the tv. If either parent has the picture, I WANTS IT!Whether Nina likes music because of an inherited disposition orLia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-84771555778172144522011-08-24T08:13:00.000-07:002011-08-24T09:44:55.717-07:00Harry Potter Pt II ReviewI went to see the final Harry Potter film a month after it came out in theatres. I was just not up for going immediately or seeing all the films in order -- motherhood has taken its toll on my energy. Plus, it was nice to wait and go with friends to the film. So I wanted to list the pros and cons of the last film.
CONS:
I don't know if I can limit myself to SEVEN...I will try.
7. Too much Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-21149207059299209782011-08-23T09:13:00.000-07:002011-08-24T08:10:35.393-07:00Transfiguration Follow UpMy friends have a great bumper sticker that says something to the effect of "Love People/Make Them Good Food". The bumper sticker neatly sums up how I approach life. I love food. I love the people I love (to borrow a turn of phrase from my husband). So you know I REALLY like you when I cook for you. You won't go hungry under my watch.
I was excited for the Tiny's Organic All Fruit bag deal Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-82246660009893855062011-08-10T07:33:00.000-07:002011-08-10T07:54:40.390-07:00More Laughing BabyFor of course all to view, but especially for my dad on his birthday!
Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-82504737708331472262011-08-07T15:50:00.000-07:002011-08-07T15:55:05.453-07:00Transfiguration ReflectionSt. Katherine's Church has a monthly newsletter (The Arena) that contained an article I wrote! For those of you who do not receive the newsletter, here is the article. I hope to write a follow up blog post!<!--StartFragment--> “To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” --Ecclesiastes 3:1 Lance (Gregory), my husband, really likes chips and cereal.Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-20863855266991759982011-07-08T10:48:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:04:32.762-07:00Laughing BabyFor non-Facebook users: Lance was barking into a tin (don't know why) and Nina found it amusing. And Lance found Nina amusing and we were ALL laughing. What did we do before we had her?Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-57755941664321790422011-07-02T20:46:00.000-07:002011-07-03T15:12:17.559-07:00Grilled VegetablesI love vegetables. My parents never had to force me to eat them -- I just loved them. I have in the past few years become enamored with grilled vegetables. Coat them in olive oil, sprinkle a little coarse salt, then toss them on the grill. Nothing is better.Of course, Martha Stewart completely has my number. It is a love-hate relationship with that jailbird, but I must admit that she hires Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-75502354521817901832011-06-27T10:35:00.000-07:002011-06-27T12:41:11.736-07:00A Forced HandIn my job search, at one point, I prayed "God, if you have something else in mind for me, don't let me get this job. I will take it. So, if there is something else for me to do...Your Will be done and all, but don't let me get this job."And then I got the offer. I better understand what Julia Sweeney meant when she wrote "And God said 'Ha'". There was a lot of soul searching and crying that Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-71462692195667066352011-06-06T08:48:00.000-07:002011-06-07T07:57:23.487-07:00Baptism, Pt. 2When I left off, I had just discovered that Lance was the guy I had seen as a prospective student and that I was not blind. I had originally thought he was Joel Nowlin (a colleague of ours) and was not nearly as cute as I remembered. Not that Joel Nowlin isn't great, but he is not Lance.Anyhow, I did the only sensible thing a Catehuman in love could do and that was get baptized. I was BaptizedLia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-82109692311085987942011-06-06T08:20:00.000-07:002011-06-06T08:48:54.358-07:00Baptism, Pt. 1St. Katherine's is getting a new Priest in July and he asked us to write a "Spiritual Biography". He wanted to get a sense of the parish and how folks came to St. Katherine's.Lance immediately said he did not want to do it. Apparently, he is not in a great place to talk about why he is at St. Katherine's.So, I started to write a draft in my diary (which is over 10 years old and is not even halfLia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-48917884290739388942011-05-30T08:18:00.000-07:002011-05-30T08:37:26.838-07:00For Those Non-Facebook UsersLia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-15650370736382388072011-05-17T08:54:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:11:25.206-07:00TiredI am so tired of applying for jobs. The rejection really gets to you and you just want to give up. Or send a cover letter like this:<!--StartFragment--> To Whom It May Concern, I am applying for a job. I know that might be obvious as you are reading this cover letter, but I am frankly bored by the whole process of applying for jobs. I continually revamp my cover letters and resumes, Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-40274989714484883962011-04-04T07:30:00.001-07:002011-04-04T07:42:07.732-07:00WellI have been so busy these past two weeks. First it was the massive amount of church services that came out of seemingly no where. Add to that Lance's need to study obsessively for his Professional Engineering exam. Then Nina decided to be needy and hardly strayed farther than 6 inches from me for more than 30 seconds. It was really annoying. So, in consequence, I have not been able to Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-46320757003693841912011-03-18T08:17:00.000-07:002011-03-18T08:30:30.700-07:00Kitchen Experiments 2: The SequelSince discovering that my gallbladder was on the fritz, I have avoided red meat and pork as much as possible. I continue to remind myself that the allure of the hotdog would make me REALLY feel terrible. Telling myself I can't have lamb will be even more difficult.I have had success eating buffalo (or bison) in the past -- no vomiting after or worse coming from the other end. I remembered a Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-3530525672486634912011-03-17T16:27:00.000-07:002011-03-18T06:38:17.551-07:00St. Patrick's Day!I love the color green. For as long as I can remember, it has been my favorite color. Perhaps because I loved Kermit the frog as a young child, perhaps because green is the color most associated with nature and life, I love it. The green buffalo grass in summer (in Texas), the quaking green of aspen leaves in the spring (in New Mexico), the green moss that grows in abundance in winter (in Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644369669037096739.post-10065606270903290342011-03-15T08:34:00.000-07:002011-03-15T08:51:10.968-07:00Kitchen Experiments 1I have been playing around in my kitchen lately. I do love cooking and Lent tends to inspire me to create meals from scratch that require little or no fake meat products. One of my favorite meals to make is Aloha Burgers, which are veggie burgers sauteed with teriyaki sauce and pineapple. I sometimes top them with curry mayo and always make sure to put spicy Dijon mustard on them.However, in Lia Meyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840324609850703749noreply@blogger.com2