“Which is better, a window or a crow?” from brerfly who can be reached via gmailTumblr (3.0; @brerfly)http://blog.brerfly.com/<p>So Fallie got sick five days ago and no one else in the Mumblelard household seemed to be coming down this horrible stomach virus. We had a false alarm on Monday when the school clinic called me to come pick up Finn. Her back and neck hurt and she was just feeling “bad.” She didn’t have a fever and she felt better that afternoon. We were so lucky! Then last night happened. Just as I was falling asleep, Finn got up to go potty and said she felt nauseaus. This isn’t too unusual any time someone is sick. She went back to bed. But it got ugly at 2:45 in the morning when the puking started. And again at 4:00 am, in their bedroom, on the carpet and down the side of the bed. Ug… I feel like someone is stabbing me in my stomach. Am I coming down with this? Is is sympathy pain? Exhaustion (that was about 4 hours of sleep people)?</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/439012507http://blog.brerfly.com/post/439012507Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:01 -0500fallie is still home from schoolgopher guts better snuggle like her life depends on it today to make my finnie feel better<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz18lfaoZA1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strike><b> </b></strike><b>Finn, ready for laser tag</b></p> <p>Last Friday, Finn went to a friend’s birthday party which included a few rounds of laser tag at a local “entertainment centre.” This is how she dressed (white is for losers, no really - they use black lights). She asked me to give her a <a href="http://store.infinitecoolness.com/coolposters/personalities/claudiablack/claudiablackfarscapeposter004.jpg">battle pony</a> and I cracked up.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/437404687http://blog.brerfly.com/post/437404687Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:51:15 -0500finnlaser tagaeryn sunbattle ponyfarscape<p><a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428469485/the-school-clinic-called-or-how-to-ruin-fallies">She</a> just asked me if she can have a gogurt. I think we are going to make it.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/436847165http://blog.brerfly.com/post/436847165Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:52:49 -0500<p>Thanks for the well-wishes. Yesterday was a bad one - full of worries and grouchiness. How long can an eight year old subsist on two crackers and half a gogurt  per day? Plus the school clinic called to say that Finn wasn’t feeling well (she is fine BTW, especially once it got up to 60 degrees outside - no you cannot go outside to play if you come home sick from school!) so we had to go pick her up at 10:00 yesterday. But this morning is better. I feel so much relief seeing her eat a damn granola bar (pretty much candy, I know, but it is something!).</p> <p><a href="http://sherry.tumblr.com/post/435691355/i-hope-fallies-feeling-better">sherry</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sorry Brerfly I know I should leave that as a comment but I can’t seem to remember when I should and can’t access your comments properly from my iPhone for some reason and I’m lazy.<br/> Anyway. Update please!</p> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/436836819http://blog.brerfly.com/post/436836819Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:43:49 -0500<p>So Fallie just threw up. Yeah. It’s gonna be a long night.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428714782http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428714782Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:38:04 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kythcfFGpy1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>the school clinic called or how to ruin Fallie’s weekend<br/></b></p> <p>Fallie is home sick with a low fever and sore throat. Tonight her sister is going to a friend’s birthday party (a sleepover with laser tag!) so Fallie invited a friend to spend the night here. Big bummer. Poor kid is on the couch watching a movie about fairies (have I mentioned that she hates tv?) and looks awful. At least she isn’t throwing up - that is so much worse.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428469485http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428469485Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:19:00 -0500sickofalliegopher gutssnuggling with the cat is the only thing preventing her from cryingsleepoversfever<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.brerfly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/428289816/tumblr_kys29sdlJG1qb7x0u&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is the Donnie Darko song that I am reminded of by some other song K played for me and I can’t remember what it was. Helpful.</p> <p><a href="http://mudwerks.tumblr.com/post/427655467/trixietreats-itsinmybones-walkingshadow">mudwerks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Gary Jules<b>//</b>Mad World</p> <p><b>From Donnie Darko</b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428289816http://blog.brerfly.com/post/428289816Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:56:44 -0500audiodonnie darko<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypn4f27ob1qzq8e2o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>rituals performed to get a snowday*</b></p> <ul> <li>flush ice cubes down your toilet</li> <li>wear your <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/323318984/inside-out-jim-jams-with-a-spoon-under-your">jim jams</a> inside out</li> <li>sleep with a spoon under your pillow</li> </ul> <p>*unfortunately it didn’t work this time but school did begin two hours late today (<i>it’s not fair!</i> says Fallie)</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/424224197http://blog.brerfly.com/post/424224197Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:41:16 -0500snowdayritualstwo hour delayjim jams<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynwcl12oj1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynwcl12oj1qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynwcl12oj1qzq8e2o3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>another snow day?</b></p> <p>It started snowing this morning and it is supposed to keep snowing all day!  I was surprised that the Atlanta schools didn’t close (they usually close when there is just a threat of snowfall). Fallie’s teacher e-mailed a photo of her class and my kid, who HATES having her picture taken, was the happiest-looking one of all! Maybe they will be released early and get to play outside and have hot chocolate this afternoon.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/422194212http://blog.brerfly.com/post/422194212Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:01:00 -0500falliephoto setschool picturesnow daynot a red snake in the yard<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynvzk8lGF1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynvzk8lGF1qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomelo">pomelo</a></b></p> <p>It took me twenty minutes to supreme a pomelo today and it was worth every minute! I’m sorry K but I ate the whole thing!</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/422181574http://blog.brerfly.com/post/422181574Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:50:08 -0500foodpomelopummelopommelo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyi1mhVPoS1qzqvm2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>sifakas!</p> <p><a href="http://hirobow.com/post/417553470/laconicoration-123zero-alice44">moqojiy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laconicoration.tumblr.com/post/416979877/123zero-alice44-allcreatures">laconicoration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://123zero.tumblr.com/post/416812444/alice44-allcreatures-lickystickypickyme">123zero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://alice44.tumblr.com/post/416166468/allcreatures-lickystickypickyme-monkeys-in">alice44</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://allcreatures.tumblr.com/post/415363925/lickystickypickyme-monkeys-in-the-madagascar">allcreatures</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lickystickypickyme.tumblr.com/post/415362835/monkeys-in-the-madagascar-stone-forest-source">lickystickypickyme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Monkeys in the Madagascar stone forest.<br/><a href="http://saturnic.livejournal.com/385746.html">source</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/417728886http://blog.brerfly.com/post/417728886Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:59:44 -0500they are not monkeysthe man in the yellow hat is not your friendsifakasmy favorite non-human primatespeople are animals<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx8hgmMERZ1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>temporary <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/365398153/old-one-foot-i-took-fallie-to-the-urgent-care">splint</a> until we could get to the orthopedist<br/></b></p> <p>Fallie got the okay to stop wearing the fracture boot yesterday. Her <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/370918355/fishy-i-took-fallie-to-get-opinion-number-four">foot</a> stopped hurting almost a week ago so it seems to be healed (doctor confirmed with x-rays and examination of course). Whether it was broken or sprained*, she didn’t slow down while wearing the splint or the boot and I cringed every time she skipped or jumped on her injured foot (which was quite often).</p> <p>*You would think that a fracture would be easy to diagnose but we have learned after 10 broken bones (and two sprains) that they are not always easy to see on x-rays.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413332506http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413332506Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:41:41 -0500fracturesplintdrawingsold one foottough guy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyapu3qbSZ1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyapu3qbSZ1qzq8e2o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>weird carrots</b></p> <p>I don’t know why we have been getting so many strange carrots lately. <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/150411641/finn-at-the-little-river-we-went-here-every-day">Finn</a> thinks it is funny and weird so she also takes photos of them.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413311218http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413311218Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:25:47 -0500carrotsweird food<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygd52HvL61qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygd52HvL61qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygd52HvL61qzq8e2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>house centipede</b></p> <p>The girls saw this <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/96455181/house-centipede-drawing-by-fallie-of-a-once">little fellow</a> when they went upstairs to get ready for bed last night. Fallie was super excited (there aren’t many active insects in the winter). She caught him and we will let him go today. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata">House centipedes</a> look creepy but they eat several bugs that most people don’t want inside their homes.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413304156http://blog.brerfly.com/post/413304156Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:19:50 -0500insectsthese are good bugscreepifyingtodays insect<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.brerfly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/411109056/tumblr_kyd4oiCpbZ1qzom2e&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>one of the best songs ever</p> <p><a href="http://mudwerks.tumblr.com/post/410195192/ghostlikeswazy-thepunkhouse-vruz-i-wanna">mudwerks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ghostlikeswazy.tumblr.com/post/410126394/thepunkhouse-vruz-i-wanna-be-your-dog-by">ghostlikeswazy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thepunkhouse.tumblr.com/post/409619989/vruz-i-wanna-be-your-dog-by-the-stooges">thepunkhouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://vruz.tumblr.com/post/409603405/i-wanna-be-your-dog-by-the-stooges-via-vela">vruz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>“I Wanna Be Your Dog” by The Stooges</b></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="tumblr_blog">—via </span><a href="http://vela.tumblr.com/post/409568885/i-wanna-be-your-dog-by-the-stooges">vela</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/411109056http://blog.brerfly.com/post/411109056Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:08:42 -0500audioiggyi wanna be your dog<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.brerfly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/405642237/tumblr_kxrp8vJsDw1qzzyxo&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is probably the only cover that I like. Someone I know said it is better than the original and I don’t know if I would go that far but I do really like this version.</p> <p><a href="http://giantevilhead.tumblr.com/post/386829686/cargohoo-the-breeders-happiness-is-a-warm-gun">giantevilhead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://cargohoo.tumblr.com/post/386824330/the-breeders-happiness-is-a-warm-gun">cargohoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Breeders - <b><i>Happiness Is A Warm Gun</i></b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405642237http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405642237Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:46:51 -0500i do like the album fakebook by yo la tengoi think you should come up with your own damn songs<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1ffgC3g01qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1ffgC3g01qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>the warmest spot in the house</b></p> <p>Gopher Guts is holding her “hurt paw” in the position she uses to get sympathy. It doesn’t work on me or <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/150108672/gratuitous-front-porch-rocking-chair-smoky">Mumblelard</a> but the girl children buy it every time. I think she looks moronic doing that and I always laugh at her. Sometimes she does this when she gets in trouble and clearly is not in pain. Oh yeah - Fallie likes to warm up by this heat vent and pretend she is also a cat.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405439046http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405439046Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:45:00 -0500hurt paw pawtoasting and roastingfalliegopher gutsyo la tengo shirt<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.brerfly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/405311248/tumblr_krvm8wVwH21qzxy1s&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>he is a wild man</b></p> <p><a href="http://ultrascorponic.tumblr.com/post/372998137/thoudostwish-pdvmorris-i-put-a-spell-on-you">ultrascorponic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thoudostwish.tumblr.com/post/372504037/pdvmorris-i-put-a-spell-on-you-screamin-jay">thoudostwish</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pdvmorris.tumblr.com/post/219234132/i-put-a-spell-on-you-screamin-jay-hawkins-this">pdvmorris</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><i><b>I Put A Spell On You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins</b></i></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405311248http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405311248Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:12:55 -0500i am the vinnerjim jarmuschthis makes me happy to hear<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1eyb8ikY1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Fallie decorated the toothpick canister</b></p> <p>She only put one sticker on it and I never saw her do this. I got to discover this when I got the toothpicks out to test some banana bread we baked. It made me happy.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405300266http://blog.brerfly.com/post/405300266Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:04:29 -0500crafty crittersquirrelkitchenwhat fallie did<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.brerfly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/398978436/tumblr_ky0umpJQ5X1qzzyxo&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Thanks for posting this - I love it!</p> <p><a href="http://giantevilhead.tumblr.com/post/396050474/cargohoo-jesus-and-mary-chain-nine-million">giantevilhead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://cargohoo.tumblr.com/post/396048961/jesus-and-mary-chain-nine-million-rainy-days">cargohoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jesus And Mary Chain - <b><i>Nine Million Rainy Days</i></b></p> </blockquote> <p>and all my time in hell<br/>was spent with you</p> </blockquote>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/398978436http://blog.brerfly.com/post/398978436Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:13:00 -0500audiojesus and mary chain