Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things my son said this week.

1. "I have gas.. (turns to our cat)..do you have gas too?"

2. "Where's the bald man?"-Talking about our neighbor.

3. "You vote repeventys (representatives) daddy?" I told him all about voting and something stuck.

4. "No thank you I don"t want to go to bed now."

5. "It ok ,you want 911?" -To friend who fell

6. "I WANT TO SKATE!" - Meanwhile its raining cats and dogs outside.

7. "It stinky outside, the tree has gas."-Talking about the smell of wet worms..

8. "Oh no! It stuck!" -After taking a toy and shoving it into the printer.

9. "Hot dog please" -Said at 6am this morning

10. "I love you sooo much!"-To my 10 yr old cat as he squeezes the life out of him.

11. "Oh no I lost daddy!"-Covers face and shakes head......Daddy only went to the bathroom.

12. "No you come here!" -After I asked him to come to me so I could change his diaper.

13."WE ARE!(pauses)Penn state!"- When asked where he goes to school.

5 Things to Eat Before I Die.

Thanks for this idea J.

1. Cheese- Tons and tons of cheese.
I love the gooey, salty, sharp, and even smelly.
I love the way creamy, sweet Brie melts in my mouth.
Or how Blue Cheese makes my nose crinkle.
The most amazing cheese I've ever had is called Chocolate Capri Its made with 100% goats milk and pure cocoa. Pure Heaven.


2. Grapes- Green, red, purple, blue...frozen (yummy) or warmed by the sun. I love how the flavor explodes.
I remember my elderly neighbor had grapes growing in her yard where I grew up.
I would pick them for her and she would pay me in warm juicy grapes. Whenever I eat sour grapes I think of my small town with rows of corn fields and popping tar bubbles with my flip flops.
Now that's food to die for.






3. Diet Coke- I know redundant, yet so true.
I love it ice cold from a can.
Breaking it open first thing in the morning helps me get through the day.
Some people adore their coffee, I the bitter after taste of Diet Coke.









4. Chocolate- Sure it makes you feel happy and tastes good, but its more than that...its my grandmothers cookies or a fudgesicle dripping down your arm in the middle of summer.
It's the hot coco I drank in the winter when my hands and nose were numb from playing outside for hours.








5. Seafood- Coconut shrimp, Crabs smothered in Old Bay seasoning, Scallops over linguine and Lobster drenched in butter......
Hey, if I'm going to die anyway I might as well go out with a bang or in my case a swollen throat.




I tag Jamie WebKittyn and Missi

Mommy's gone wild!

Waiting in line sweating with anticipation (or it maybe it was the 85 degree weather at 8am.) I waited to get into my county's biggest event....The Children's Consignment Sale.
Last year when a mommy knocked me down trying to get a Bob the Builder toy I swore that I would never go back again.
They even posted officers at the doors!
So then why in the name of sanity am I here surrounded by ravenous looking women carrying laundry baskets and going over the "game plan" in whispers?
WHY!?....Because I love a good bargain!
Last year I found all of my favorite men...Tommy,Ralph, even Dior was there for only 2 or 3$.
This year I too had a plan. Skip the clothes, go straight for the big items.
I was on the look for a Franklin Batting Tee set and play costumes.
Then the doors opened.

I saw women twice my age pushing shoving and cussing at each other.
That's when I see it...... the T-ball set.....and it looks brand new!......and it's only 5$!!!!!!!
(25$ in stores!)
I grab it up then, search through the fast flying costumes.
I needed both hands to move things so I sat the T-ball down and stood on the plate of it....Then I feel something pulling it out from under me
A crazed lady stares at me. "You put it down. And the rules are if you let it go its up for grabs"
"Um, I am standing on it."
"So?"
"Well, if you think that you can lift almost 200 pounds off of it,
then its all yours"
I know, I know major bitchy of me but the tension and negative energy in this place was enough to make any mild mannered soccer mom go crazy.
I decided it was time to leave and pay for my items.
8$ for the T-ball set and 3 costumes.
As I left I could still hear the shouting and excited squeals. Some women had clothes piled up to their eyes all while pushing a loaded laundry basket with their feet.

The crazy thing is that I went back at 4pm for the 1/2 price or more off sale.
I saw a desk I really liked for 30$ (75$ in stores)
I waited and when I came back it was only 10$!
Deals make me giddy...I feel a little light headed... I need to lay down. Man, I can't wait til next year.

Flashback Friday

I was going through some old boxes and found some pictures.

My first car.The lovely Ford LTD aka the Banana Boat. (remember this death trap Sarah?)

On a family vacation I think I was about 11, I had it going on with the Farrah hair and heels.

Speaking of hair, check out Elvis...I mean hubby.

I call this my wind blow I just got of a 2 hr Ferry ride and am going to puke look. And last but not least the cutest baby around. Wow... yellow and hospital lighting does nothing for a girl.