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Something for fun!

Until June 6th, Ancestry.com is letting anyone play around with their family finding, tree building, don't let anyone know great granddad was a cracker slave owner software for free. 

Not surprisingly, I haven't had much luck locating anyone from my family...we like to take our public records with us when we go.

Holiday Weekend Recap

Things I did Vs Things I Just could not get around to

DID
Ate sushi and drank red wine (very patriotic of me)
Slept in every morning until Dean woke up (which was nice, but still BUTT early)
Watched El Touristo (DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY)
Went to Costco and actually left with clothing items...somehow, I'm still not sure about that one.
Skimmed poo out of the bathtub while Chris inappropriately freaked out (no, 20 months is NOT old enough to know better dear...) Please note:  I have been asked to edit this to add that Chris was not FREAKING out.  He just did not want his son swimming in a tub of poo.
Had a couple of martini's outside on the patio the day it finally decided not to rain
Burnt the baked beans.  They were runny...runny...still runny...BURNT.  Or maybe "Dry as Hell" is the more appropriate.
Had strange surreal conversation with employees at the local meat market regarding the Lost finale (Yes, I do think it's Ben in the coffin)
GOT CARDED FOR BOOZE TWICE (I'm thinking somebody wanted a tip...are you supposed to tip at Rite Aide?)

Other things that I Just Could Not get My Lazy Ass Motivated to do
Take Dean to the park (rain 24/7 seems to put a damper on that idea.  get it? a DAMPER?)
Take Dean to the Zoo (see above before I make another lame ass joke)
Take a nap. They say to *sleep when the baby sleeps*.  I think that rule should apply until the child is 18.
Take a bath.  I love baths.  However, I am not going to take a bath when the baby does.  I don't need any brown submarines floating around.  The nap rule does not apply here.
Re-watch the Lost finale.  Hell, it must be important to me if I'm talking about it at the meat market.
Burn the Beer Can Chicken.  That was Chris's job.  Not mine.  And it wasn't really burnt. It just seemed that our theme for the evening was "Dry as Hell".  We're gonna bottle it.  You can start looking for it on shelves at your local grocer next month.

Now if only the weather had been dry as hell.....

A now, a few gratuitous baby shots from the weekend.  Nothing says Happy Memorial Day than some BBQ chips after a grilled cheese with ketchup!

Friday at Work before a Holiday Weekend. Play by Play

For those of you that have been playing along at home, you know that where I work, the Friday before a holiday is DEAD.  D.E.A.D.  As a matter of fact...it's 9:12 a.m. and I am bored.  The phone hasn't rung....no e-mails to answer...Nothing.  So, I have decided to use this time to give you a play by play into the mind numbing saga that is my day at work.  I'll try to update this post frequently today.

My first thought this morning....why didn't we go up north?  (I know.  I'm a bit indecisive like that.)

9:47 a.m.  Wow....DRAGGING ON.  I have bought a Starbucks from the cafe downstairs.  "cafe".  No, not really.  And surprisingly, it does not taste like a Starbucks. "surprisingly".  No, not really.  I have decided that the next time the smokers go outside.  I'm going with them.  Fresh air and all.  Besides...it is beautiful outside.  Maybe I can kill 15 minutes that way.

10:41 a.m. Thank god Jennifer and I can e-mail back and forth about Lost.  Or I would be asleep here.  Does anyone else watch Lost.  What an amazing finale.  It was much better than Cats, I'm going to see it again and again. (anyone know that little blurb from the mid 80's?  I'll give you a hint.  It's from a comedy show...still on the air actually, but no where near as good as it used to be). As much as I love Lost.  Jen is a real fanatic.  I think I understand an episode and then I talk to her and realize my foolish ways.  She is either a die hard fan, or way too into those Lost Blogs... (of course now that I have spent half of my morning reading these blogs I feel even dumber.  Can't a girl just enjoy a TV show?  With all the analyzing going on, it's more like a homework assignment...of course now I am going to watch the finale again...without my normal wine consumption...that will probably help me a bit too)

Hey guys- Old Navy is having a great sale this weekend!  Surf, surf, surf....the Internet is my friend today.

11:07 a.m. LUNCH PLANS!  Finally, something to do.  Will report back on disgusting bar food I am most likely to consume later on.

1:38 p.m.  Back from lunch (and no, I wasn't gone this entire time....I am not THAT much of a slacker).  However, this I did find interesting.  I was gone from 11:15-12:40 p.m.  I know the exact amount of time because my boss was nice enough to point it out to me when I came back.  Now, let's see.  I rarely go out to lunch first of all (many times I eat at my desk).  Secondly, I am a salaried employee, which so far seems to only become apparent when they need me to travel and work after hours.  Thirdly, the group that I joined for lunch are all HOURLY employees in our same department (different manager, quite obviously).  WTF people.  Ah well.  Over it.  It made my day interesting for about 10 minutes anyhow.
Disgusting bar food was a tavern burger.  Damn, that was good.  Disgusting bar food always is.

1:50 p.m. Only 40 minutes left to go.  Of course, the sunny skies have turned cloudy and the rain has started...just like disgusting delicious bar food.  Very predictable.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone!

Can I Steal Your Thoughts?

So we himed and we hawed and we himed and we hawed some more about whether or not to go up to the cottage this weekend...finally, we decided a reluctant no.  Yes, it is going to be rainy here as well, but it is also going to be rainy and almost 10 degrees colder up there.  And, I don't have to spend a possible 4-6 hour drive in the car with an unhappy toddler to then semi- enjoy a cold and rainy weekend with 4 adults and 1 toddler in a cottage built for 2.  I am going to miss it.  I love going up there.  But maybe next month...when it's warmer, and 3/4 of the population of Michigan isn't trying to get up there to enjoy the cold rainy weather at the same time.  That just might be a better plan.  So, in lieu of the anticipated Memorial Day activities, I am searching for some alternatives...

I've already come up with this but, you know, depending on how much it rains and what exactly it's going to cost me to drag Chris there....

I also thought of this

and this and this...

But you can only do so much of that.  And cooking a Beer Can Chicken isn't going to take an entire day...at least I hope not.

Anyone got any ideas?  What are your plans for the Holiday weekend? Please share, and maybe I can steal some of your fun filled plans! (you don't mind me stealing do you?)

Toddler Pictures- Warhol Style!

Move over Andy!  Or, maybe roll over rather?  Being that you're in your grave and all...I don't think I particularly want you to make room for me...

 

   

I was so Healthy in College- Who Knew!

It's comforting to know that all the whole grains and vegetables I try to eat can now be replaced with a nice cold draft.....

BEERS BOUNTY

Research by Dr. Margo A. Denke, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, suggests that beer might be a healthier quaff than red wine.

Denke determined that beer contains healthy doses of polyphenols that are similar to amounts in red wine. Polyphenols are antioxidants credited for raising good cholesterol and staving off certain cancers. The research also determined that beer has as much as five times the polyphenols as white wine.

Additionally, researchers at Oregon State University recently discovered that hops, one of the main ingredients in beer, contain isoflavinoids -- plant-based estrogens that have been found to inhibit prostate, breast and colon cancer.

Because beer is made from grain, it contains protein. Craft beer, the artisan beer made in small batches by independent brewers, typically is not filtered, so it is chock-full of vitamins and minerals from the yeast still suspended in the liquid.

"Beer is 93 percent water, no fat, no cholesterol, no triglycerides, no sugar," Gifford-Jones said. "(Beer has) significant amounts of magnesium and potassium and other minerals as well as vitamins B2, B6 and folic acid … it's a damn good beverage."

(taken from http://www.clickondetroit.com/foodnews/13276549/detail.html)

Have a great weekend everyone.  Remember to drink your vitamins!

Sheds and Tractors and Lawn Chemicals, Oh My!

Because I am lazy, this entry is mostly pictures.  Purty Pictures.
So sue me.  I'll write something intelligent for you all later.

Behold.  Much like the miracle of the parting of the Red Sea, the crap in our garage has made way for the new tractor.

But first, a righteous goodbye to the old piece of crap tractor.  Bye Bye SOB! (you have to listen to Drew and Mike to get the inflection correct with that last statement.  Yes, I still listen to Drew and Mike.  Yes, I am a child).

    
Everything is shiny and new!  Well, except for the residual crap on either side of the pretty new tractor.  That's not shiny at all.

    
And now for some "I've had a couple of beers, let's ride the tractor" shots.
(Notice the lack of weeds and dandelions in the yard?  No?  Me neither...we only had them spray the front.  Baby steps people.  Good WAYYYYY over due lawn care begins with baby steps.)

And lastly, the shed.

I hope you didn't think that just because we got all classy and bought a plastic shed meant that we weren't going to "white trash" out and stack things up around it.

 

MD 2007

So I had a great Mothers Day.  Kinda.  Fairly great at least. Great in the fact that I got flowers, gifts, champagne and a wonderful dinner out.  Not so great in the fact that Dean did not want to be in that restaurant at all and I believe his sentiments went something like whatthehelliswrongwithyoupeopleforevenbringingmehere!!  Damnyou!damnallofyou!! EvenyoupeopleIdon'tevenknow! damnyouthemostwithmytoddlerlikeshrieking!

There was allot of wailing.  Allot of tears. Allot of all of us taking our 10 minute turns to walk the little nip around the restaurant.  He was fine once he was away from the table of obvious death,  running over other patrons and into wait staff, giggling his fool head off and screeching down the halls of the attached hotel.  But if you dared to come within 10 feet of the table where the food was... where the WINE was (for the love of god!)....it was all over.  ALL. OVER.  It was as if the he saw the high chair as a mini electric chair and we were strapping him in for his death.  By the end of our dinner...I am sure the thought had occurred to at least one of us....

Sigh.  Ah well.  Truly, I still had a good time.  It was a great day and for once, we have a group photo that I don't look like ass in.  What better gift on could I ask for on Mother's Day?? 

At least my Mother's Day wasn't THIS exciting- thanks for sharing Jen!
(Jen was in the back of the restaurant throwing the mashed potatoes)

Can I Comment on this Entry?

Sorry folks.  Typepad seems to be going batty today and will not allow any of you wonderful people to comment on my last entry.  I'm posting this entry, just to see if comments are back up and running.

It's probably a karma thing.  Damn salad dressing.

Going Postal...in my own little way

Guess who's an idiot!  Guess!  Guess!
I'll tell you who.  The person that walked into Papyrus yesterday and bought 20$ in Mother's day cards and about $10 in stamps.  STAMPS THAT WILL BE OBSOLETE IN ABOUT 5 DAYS.  And let's face it...I know that the post office will have all of these insignificant 1, 3, 5 1/2, 10 3/4 cent stamps, whatever it takes to bring my now obsolete stamps up to snuff, but let's not kid ourselves people.  I'm not going to the post office.  I can barely make it into a bank...where they hand out money...you think I am going to make it into an actual post office for some stamps?

How could I have not known that the price of stamps was going up?

Our bills are paid on-line, friends are e-mailed, I don't mail anything on a regular basis...not even family birthday cards.  Those are usually handed out in person with the required gift.

EVERYTHING IS NOW BEING MAILED.  At least for the next 5 days....

Side Note:  I brought my own salad dressing in today, BECKY!!