tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1277110 2008-11-22T19:36:01-05:00 British Girl + American Boy = Alien Spouse TypePad Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is Alien Spouse. Do not adjust your set. We control the vertical, we control the horizontal and we control those cupcakes over there too. This blog is written by a British girl who moved to America with her husband, and it's mainly to keep in touch with family and friends, but anyone is welcome to read it. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58920552 2008-11-22T19:36:01-05:00 2008-11-22T19:36:03-05:00 Jen We went shopping today, for a weird little mix of things that had become necessities: Wellies (1 x pair)? Tick. Black Converse (1 x pair)? Tick. Two torches (one battery powered and one rechargeable)? Tick. AC Charger for the iPod?...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=wqTsN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=wqTsN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/462344113" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58868680 2008-11-21T19:25:46-05:00 2008-11-21T19:26:45-05:00 Jen After we left work this afternoon (Actually we got to leave early today because of the snow. It's pretty and it's gets me out of work early? I love snow!) we went food shopping, so we didn't have to worry...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=t25iN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=t25iN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/461328268" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58829060 2008-11-21T09:42:07-05:00 2008-11-21T09:42:10-05:00 Jen It really snowed last night! This is a picture of our little car this morning (Sorry about the grid lines, our bedroom windows have an insect screen on them, which is what caused the cross stitch effect in the photo!)The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=CxNGN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=CxNGN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/460819908" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58803314 2008-11-20T19:08:21-05:00 2008-11-20T19:08:21-05:00 Jen Jason, Look! I noticed this beverage in the vending machine outside Doc's office.It's not just "Mr Pibb", oh no, this my friend is "Pibb Xtra". It's even more Pibby, how is that even possible and what would Stan and Francine...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=B10fN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=B10fN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/460162302" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58802572 2008-11-20T18:45:53-05:00 2008-11-20T18:50:10-05:00 Jen Sometimes I have great ideas that I am just not in a position to actually implement, the oft quoted example being the lavish mini-series of "Mame" and the sequel "Around The World With Auntie Mame" starring Megan Mullally (I'm going...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=piR1N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=piR1N" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/460139421" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58757312 2008-11-19T19:07:44-05:00 2008-11-19T19:07:44-05:00 Jen I grew up in East Anglia, which is famous in the U.K. for being flat. So living on a mountain is really weird for me sometimes, and I can't get used to the abrupt changes in weather.Yesterday it snowed all...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=dLbCN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=dLbCN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/458972513" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58756608 2008-11-19T18:46:30-05:00 2008-11-19T18:46:30-05:00 Jen I'm trying to type one handed, because I really do have to play with Edith. When we got home this evening Nancy met us at the door and said "She is freaking insane. You deal with her, I need a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=eqPLN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=eqPLN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/458956670" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58700850 2008-11-18T21:14:07-05:00 2008-11-19T18:27:16-05:00 Jen I waited semi patiently all day, and it felt like every time I looked out of the window I saw a FedEx van but they never stopped. I even put on my coat and rushed off into the snow, but...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=RXUoN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=RXUoN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/457872633" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58699012 2008-11-18T20:11:04-05:00 2008-11-18T20:11:05-05:00 Jen The first application I downloaded? Typepad, naturally!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=LXi8N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=LXi8N" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/457819489" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58667766 2008-11-18T07:29:00-05:00 2008-11-18T13:00:56-05:00 Jen When we got home last night the cats didn't appear to have used the citikitty all day, so I picked them both up and put them on it. Nancy ran off, but Edith actually used it and even scooped the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?a=RMB9N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AlienSpouse?i=RMB9N" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/457228645" height="1" width="1"/>