Pippi in other languages

Names for Pippi Longstocking in other languages: In Bulgarian “Пипи Дългото Чорапче” In Croatian “Pipi Duga Čarapa” In Czech “Pipi Dlouhá Punčocha” In Danish “Pippi Langstrømpe” In Dutch “Pippi Langkous” In Estonian “Pipi Pikksukk” In Finnish “Peppi Pitkätossu” In French “Fifi Brindacier” In German “Pippi Langstrumpf” In Hebrew “בילבי בת-גרב” (“Bilbi Bat-Gerev”) In Icelandic “Lína Langsokkur” In Indonesian “Pippi Si Kaus Kaki Panjang” In Italian “Pippi Calzelunghe” In Latvian “Pepija Garzeķe” In Norwegian “Pippi Langstrømpe” In Persian “پی‌پی جوراب‌بلنده (Pipi Joorab-Bolandeh)” In Polish “Fizia Pónczoszanka” In Portuguese “Bibi Meialonga” (Brazil), “Pipi das Meias Altas” (Portugal) In Russian “Пиппи Длинный Чулок” (or “Пеппи Длинныйчулок”) In Serbian “Pipi Duga Čarapa” In Slovak “Pipi Dlhá Pančucha” In Slovenian “Pika Nogavička” In Spanish “Pipi Calzaslargas”

Today’s the day!

Blessed Samhain to all!

Happy 7th anniversary to us!

More Pippi

Good thing my almost 5-year old came up with a great costume idea. It was economical, too…we shared the wig. Several people who have known me for a long time did not recognize me. Fun!

Trouble

4 women(age range 30-45)

1 Victorian house in the ‘hood

Popcorn popped in the fireplace

Red wine

Ouija board

Chocolate

Tarot

Pyjamas

No boys

No kids

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= SLEEPOVER!

See you tomorrow…

Halloween fun

Do you know this character? Lily went to a costume party this morning, and was disappointed that her peers had never heard of Pippi. The adults loved it, though. That’s Mr. Nielson sitting on her shoulder, and you’ll need your imagination to see Alfonso. He’s right behind her. We couldn’t get him to come all the way down the stairs. You know how stubborn imaginary horses can be. I’m borrowing the wig for a party this weekend, and I don’t promise you’ll see those photos.

Cera

Our dog, now known as the Mistress Willow, has taken a liking to Lily’s stuffed tricertops named Cera. Cera roars if you squeeze her just right, and Willow can ofter be found squishing and squeezing her conquest hoping to hear her make a sound. Recently, Willow has started humping the helpless dino. In front of company, even. Must be puppy hormones, she just turned 14 in doggie years. I guess it’s time for that talk.

More paper

My computer is not functioning as it should. Neither is my camera. I dropped it (camera, not computer). I’ve been tempted to throw the computer, but haven’t yet.

Been busy compiling adoption documents, getting signatures notarized, blah, blah, blah. One year ago I thought we’d be home with a child sometime around Thanksgiving. We barely made clearance on this side of the border in that time.

If all goes well (cross all appendages for me) I’ll be done with the paperwork next week. Hopefully I’ll get my computer up and running again and I’ll be inspired with an actual fun post instead of boring adoption updates.

Clearance

Guess who got FBI clearance despite the crazy people I hang out with? Finally, CIS notified us that we have “a notice of favorable determination.”

Adoption updates to follow, we’ve changed course.

Oh, and the sun is shining today. Life is good.

I managed to get an appointment for Lily’s flu shot this year, after much internal debate over the vaccine controversy. If she gets the flu, it’s more likely to hit her hard because of her heart. (structurally not normal) As far as the vaccine preservative issue, there is much controversy linking mercury to neurological issues. And Miss Lily may have a neurological issue.

So…..I got the pleasure of running all the possible scenarios through my head and speaking with a couple of docs I trust, and she’s getting the shot on Monday. More flu worries: as if the State and Federal governments tripping up our adoption plans aren’t enough, now Mother Nature is going to join in with the Avian Flu. Traveling to China in the near future with my health-compromised family probably isn’t the best idea…

And when will it stop raining?

Suggestions?

Because I hang with the coolest, most clever cyber-friends around, I’m asking for your help in a theme or title for my party.

The scene: A gathering to celebrate the fact that I am outliving the odds quoted to me the day I was diagnosed with heart disease. The resident told me I wouldn’t live more than 5 years without a heart transplant. Here I am, no meds, and planning on sticking around.

I am thrilled to be planning Lily’s 5th birthday party, I clearly remember thinking about it when I was critically ill. Hearts are an obvious theme, but not my style. I’d like to come up with something a bit more obscure.

Help! Ideas?