Sawdust Rooster

Nonna has lots of funny sayings like "well that is just a bunch of who shot John" and "he was so drunk he couldn't hit the ground with his hat." In my life, I've had laryngitis about a million times and without exception Nonna has always said, "well, sweetie you sound just like a sawdust rooster." Currently I have no voice (apologies to my cool At Work Friend who had to answer extra pharmacist calls today). I have received lots of gracious sighs and pitying glances though and more than a few "bless your heart"s and I can report that it is oddly fun to communicate with smiles and made up sign language.

In other news...many thanks to my wonderful readers for your kind comments about my previous post. How could I possibly follow that? Well, with a picture of Tommy Lee, of course. You know how people say that tattoos are addicting and once you get one, you are just compelled to keep going until you are covered in koi fish and dragons and tribal stuff and Asian letters and black and white portraits?

Well, I think cutting your hair is like that. A couple of months ago, my hair was verrrrrry long. High school cheerleader-y long. I got it cut to the super safe shoulder length and then a little shorter and then today...After an appointment with my always fabulous and fun Stylist, I had to pose in front of my shower curtain and engage in a little self-portraiture. I feel grown-up and chic and blissfully free. I just hope I can fix it in the morning.

I am happy to report that my ankle is all better. I know y'all have just been waiting with bated breath for that update. As it turns out, when I wear comfortable shoes, my feet feel better. Since I reluctantly reached this earth-shattering conclusion, I have decided to order these from Zappos.They are not gorgeous and if my favorite moose-huntin' mama Sarah Palin had worn these on the campaign trail, everyone would have fun of them. Thank goodness I am not on TV and all of my fashion ridicule will occur locally. Hey Crotchety, do you think Crotchety Old Lady would approve of these? I think we are sole mates.

And lastly, an update about Pretty Girl. She has discovered the word "no" and she shakes her head from side to side and smiles this big mega-watt Tom Cruise-ish smile. It is simultaneously frustrating and adorable.Even she is worn out.