good news and bad news and random

The good news, in my opinion, is that, apparently, I'm going to do this week's posts in photos.
The bad news? This post will cover Wednesday AND Thursday. (Though I will do a Survivor recap, which is on on WEDNESDAY but which I will post on FRIDAY. Are you following me here?)

Here's the random:

I bought a pair of beautiful black ballet flats when? last year? Well, they came with a special advisory which stated that I might not want to wear them outdoors. Sheesh, I thought - it's not like I GO outside a whole lot - I'll just keep them. Lovely, delicate...they are already showing wear and will not survive the spring and summer at work and will need to be replaced. Have I mentioned I'm not sure about wearing sandals to an office? I'm not. Some options:



Nice. Slightly boring.



Same shoes. Not black. Must they be black? Couldn't one make a NEW NEUTRAL?



Too shiny? Too strange in the toe area? Flimsy sole? Too many questions.



The new phone? TERRIBLE. BEING RETURNED.



Will you look at the size of this sandwich. Youngest requested cheese steaks which amazes me as he doesn't like cheese and doesn't eat steak - but there you are.
THEN we had my mom over for her birthday. We had a little cheese board first -



followed by fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans. FOLLOWED BY chocolate peanut butter pie the likes of which could lay you flat.



It was best eaten with a big glass of milk.




We watched us some Antiques Roadshow too. We love to watch and yell at the screen when we hear how much things are worth. This particular dresser was worth 20 to 30 thousand dollars. SOLD we yelled.



I completed the BIG logic puzzle AND the little logic puzzle AND the crossword puzzle in the newspaper yesterday. This is a feat. My pal, and fellow assistant, JRS is holding the photographic evidence for me.

Middle has been working physics equations on the whiteboard over his bed. He is a genius too.



This problem involved dropping a feather and a hammer on the moon and he worked it out for FUN.



We need some physics on the Wheat Thin front as well. THEY'VE MADE THE HOLES BIGGER.

A friend invited me to "go walking" with her yesterday at lunch time. This is where I found myself...



a wee, tiny, three room house in between tall buildings.



It was full of cheap antiques. It was hidden. It was amazing.



Milk glass and dishes and pictures and mirrors and a basket of sewing notions that would have made Wendy happy.



I tried to get a shot of this picture - alas, it's blurry. Suffice to say that it was a priceless poem about all the things our mothers give us and THEN they die and leave us alone. I should have noted how much it was as it was PRICELESS.

Antiques aren't for me, though. I'd like a set of these:



$48 Muji cardboard folding speakers. For my iPod, for the kitchen, for my office. For Mother's Day?

I'm watching House. He's talking on his cell phone in front of someone else and says: this thing gets better reception when you're not here. House is a bit of a genius too.