Mommy's Nest

Top Ten YouTube Channels?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:25:00 +0000

This Week's Writing Prompts For Thursday 05.09.2013

http://www.mamakatslosinit.com/

1.) Your top 10 favorite YouTube channels. <--oooh love YouTube!
2.) A long drive...
3.) Describe a talent of flaw that seems to be in your genes.
4.) When you first discovered the internet, what sites did you frequent most?
5.) Tell us what (or who) you're crushing on.

Guess what I chose???

10. DJ Hoopster - A beautiful friend.

9. MDK - My Drunk Kitchen, you must know Harto?

8. IAMMNNice - Mesmerizing Shovel, look into it.

7. NEWLY uncovered - Josh Hoaby. My daycare provider's AWESOME SIL. Wow. Just Wow.

6.The Animated Woman! And not just because I won her Twitter Contest.

5. Ted Talks - sometimes I need to feel smart.

4. Jenna Marbles - again, sometimes I need to feel smart.

3. Layer Cake Wine - Cook (and exercise) with Jayson. Really.

2. Community Channel - I have followed here for-EVER. I am the "MUM" who rates her.

1. My own. Why? Because during the day I like to sometimes watch my Boo Boo. It makes me not feel so sad to be away from her, or I cry. Either way #winning!

The Great Closet Migration

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:31:00 +0000

Twice a year I rearrange the closet of Boo Boo La La and myself - Spring and Fall.

Usually by now I have completed this project. And I would have been wearing my flip-flops for weeks. However, unless you have been living under a ROCK, you know that I have not been able to do this migration as we had snow as recently as MAY 3rd here in MinneSNOWta. But, Saturday, I had enough. And despite the FRIGID 32 degrees outside I made my way to Boo Boo La La's closet to pull out the winter clothes and things that are too small and pull out all the fun stuff that I have accumulated over the years for when she would be the size she is now.

Yes, yes I am that mother who bought a size 7 raincoat with kitties on it for my child when she was 3. It was at Once Upon A Child and I would never see it again - it HAD to be purchased.

Some things never leave her closet. And every time I do the closet migration I pull them out, sigh, give them a kiss, and put them back into their hidey holes.

My favorite:

It is a sweater that T-Bone's aunt gave to Boo Boo when she was a few months old. So CRAZY, yet so amazingly fun.

Plus, there was the day she SMILED the biggest smiles and I really started to see her personality.

I love that sweater.

Do you know the rules?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:29:00 +0000

I think I have fully demonstrated that I am crazy on this blog. More than once.

This morning the crazy turned into this blog post because someone could not follow the "Sleeping/Alarm Clock" rule at 4:19 am.

I had a whole other blog post planned with photos of LaCrosse, WI and the wonder that is Target Box Wine. You can't get Target Box Wine here, so just being in LaCrosse made me giddy.

Yes, I am digressing, which is exactly what happened to me this morning.

I slept by myself, with only a cat or dog in the mix, for about thirty-two years of my life. So it is really not my poor T-bone's fault that he does not know "The Rules" of sleeping. For example, you need really soft sheets and you are not supposed to pull that top sheet out from being tucked at the foot of the bed. Duh!

This morning, the ultimate sin.

T-bone's alarm went off, which is fine, but then he wanted a kiss. Also fine, but the air kiss was not enough and the miss of the lips just didn't cut it, so I had to kiss him THREE times as I am saying, "I want to go back to sleep!" It was only 4:19 am after all...but then he broke the BIG rule. I rolled back to my side after the smooch he was looking for and HE DID NOT GET OUT OF BED! I was laying there thinking how I would get up in about an hour and blog about LaCrosse. This was my attempt to drift off back to sleep when I realized...HEY, he is still laying there. Why is he laying there? When is he getting up? WTF? (See, crazy. I know.) And now I am so distracted by his laying there this whole other blog post gets stuck in my head. This one more interesting than even Target Box Wine.

The ultimate "Sleeping/Alarm Clock" rule. Once your alarm goes off and you give your partner a kiss, you GET OUT OF BED! If you lay there you risk getting blogged about for; WHY ARE YOU STILL LAYING THERE??? When are you actually getting up? Did you fall back asleep? Should I poke you and check? This rule to me is even bigger than "The Continental Divide Pillow" rule.

What is that rule? It is when my husband in the night puts a pillow perpendicular to its normal position and it gets too far over on my side and I end up with one shoulder on it laying there all wonky and stiff when I wake up. Yes, "The Continental Divide Pillow". I KNOW how crazy this sounds, but I slept alone for more than three decades people!

And he did get up about 7 minutes after the smooch, but the damage was done. I was not getting back to sleep.

THANK THE SWEET LORD it is Friday.

White Sangria anyone?

T-Bone is helping someone install a furnace tomorrow,,,hopefully they don't want him over to their house so early his alarm goes off at 4:19 again.

We are closed.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:53:00 +0000

I sat in a conference room all morning watching it snow. Nothing stayed on the ground, it is MAY FIRST after all. But it still put me in a mood so foul that I was tense and crabby all darn day long.

I guess I am over snow for now.

I did make it to get my haircut - fun fringe for all to view when I actually get to my phone that is active. The nice lady from Sprint who was helping me yesterday and was supposed to help me activate the Galaxy S4 TONIGHT at 8pm actually activated it at about 4:10pm this afternoon.

The S4 is in Robbinsdale - I am in Chanhassen.

While normally that would have made me madder - I gave in, got my haircut, and am sitting while Boo Boo La La hangs with her random posse of kids at the McDonald's. I swear that kid is JUST like her Great Granny. Can make friends at an insurance convention.

Let us pause to remember Granny.

Yup. She was a looker.

If you think this post had ZERO point. You are absolutely correct.

Enjoy.

I am trying to be proactive here...

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:02:00 +0000

Mother's Day and my Birthday are so close together - its like CHRISTMAS ya'll.

Seriously.

I don't really want more than spending time with my family, but if T-bone is looking for ideas I thought I would throw some out there.

Source: toms.com via mommylisa on Pinterest

Tom's would be excellent - Give one, get one! I am a size 8. (Un-Tranny Hooker Peep-Toes! Word!)

Source: zappos.com via mommylisa on Pinterest

And I LOVE me some Rocket Dog summer sandals. Zappos has these! :)

And finally -

I want TWO 50' Pocket Hoses Please!

A girl has her priorities.

Cute shoes and a well watered lawn and garden.

When did we all become Transvestite Hookers & Nuns?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:36:00 +0000

I want a new wedge peep toe for summer.

Is that REALLY too much to ask for?

No, right?

But EVERY damn place I looked the wedges are FOUR INCHES high.

I am shooting for somewhere between two and three inches.

Target? Nope

Anthropologie? All the sensible ones are SOLD OUT in size 8, natch.

Shoedazzle - right - oh no that is Kardashishoe Central.

JustFab? Nope - and there its either ugly flats or hooker heels like Shoedazzle.

Where can a girl find a CUTE wedge with a peep toe for spring/summer? WHERE???

I am at a loss.

Hooker heels or flats and not a space in between. :(

Robbinsdale Eggstravaganza!

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:44:00 +0000

There are a lot of fun events in Robbinsdale - Whiz Bang Days, the Lighting of the Christmas Tree, but the one that Boo Boo likes best - probably now more than ever - is the Eggstravaganza!

The first year my husband saw something about the event he just took Boo Boo there on a whim. She came home with stuffed animals and candy and a huge smile. So the next year I went along...she got some candy and a couple dollars in cash. She was happy and smiling, we got CANDY and she got to hang with us doting on her for a few hours.

I have to tell you, from a parents perspective this event is not all that awesome. You stand in line, it is usually cold, your child runs around some, complains about the wait some. Parents who are first timers get WIDE EYED at the line, they don't understand. Why is there a line? Isn't this an Easter Egg Hunt?

Nope.

It is the Eggstravaganza.

I need to give this to the Easter Bunny!

It is not a hunt. Here at the Eggstravagaza the kids wait and dance to the dj - parents sipping their free hot chocolate. Then at 1pm all are ushered into City Hall, family by family. Children are shown where to select their four plastic eggs from a laundry basket festooned with ribbons and spring-y touches, then swooped up to one of the many volunteers behind the counter who help them open their precious plastic eggs.

We got it down now. T-bone goes up about noon. We join him later to minimize the whine.

She LOVED my egg.

Boo Boo read her Captain Underpants book and waited.

Out came The Easter Bunny - giving all the kids Twizzlers and waving and hugging. She was SO pleased to get the hand drawn gift - she waited for us to get the right picture of the hug. :)

We then went inside. The room was already buzzing with sugar and joy. Cheers going going up from the volunteers when certain colors of tickets were revealed. I mean, how fun to give a kid a scooter or a bike, or the biggest stuffed bunny you ever saw?

Boo Boo selected four little plastic eggs held together with tape. Then we went up to the counter.

A nice lady bubbling with excitement said, "Should we see what you got?" And she and Boo Boo began to open them. She SHRIEKED!!!!! "WE GOT AN ORANGE TICKET!!" and suddenly we were pretty popular. A lady behind said, "Is this the girl who won a BIKE?"

Boo Boo was in shock. A bike? And I have three more EGGS??? She could barely speak.

Lots of pictures were taken after Boo Boo surveyed all the bikes on the platform and selected the cute white one with pink and blue swirls. She barely remembered she got THREE OTHER prizes including two stuffed animals and a pencil case.

Would you if you were seven?

Did she need the bike? No.

Do other parents complain that this is a zoo and kids from other towns come? Yes.

Do I care? No. Because my Boo Boo had just as much fun the year she won two dollars and some candy as she did when she won the bike.

How can you argue with that?

I wonder who's turn it will be next year to be so lucky.

P.S. There are other fun things at this event. Cookie decorating, Easter Egg craft, people to talk to from the community. Our Chamber does a great job of it - and I personally would love to be in their shoes making so much joy.

Which is it? You can't have it both ways.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:37:00 +0000

I watch Morning Joe.

Why? Well Mika, and Joe is good to hear the "other" side of things when he isn't all rant-y. And they ALLOW people to have an opinion most days without screaming over each other. The days Joe gets preach-y and rant-y I change the channel. And they are cuter to look at than most other news peeps.

See? I mean Willie Geist? Come on ladies???

My morning treadmill jaunt and Morning Joe. Harmless.

Today I was reading the scroll, as I do during commercials or when Bill Karins is reading the weather, and the scroll went IN ORDER - The Republican Party does not want to be seen as the party of "stuffy old men", Boehner can NEVER IMAGINE approving of gay marriage, and the GOP is spending $10M to attract minorities. I shortened it up, but that was what scrolled in succession.

GOP - you cannot have it both ways.

You cannot have a leader who is a "stuffy old guy" AND improve your image, AND attract minorities because you throw money at the "problem".

How about making policies that people can actually stand behind?

I get that you want to be seen as fiscally conservative, but does that mean we move back to the stone ages and ban abortion, put women back in the kitchen, and say "she was asking for it" and stone women who are raped?

Choices need to be made. By all of us.

And maybe the first one is that Boehner doesn't speak for the GOP?

Why does it need to be plugged in?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:10:00 +0000

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Today I saw that we had "junked" the electric stapler at work (And the jumbo manual one for big stacks of paper). I was kind of glad because the poor thing didn't really work anyway....

Then I saw the brand new one.

I used it and it "THUNKED" so loud I jumped.

Why do we need this?

I have lately started to look at some "conveniences" as being less than necessary.

Hot Lather? Why do this to yourself in the morning? All hot and lathered up?
Self-Flushing Toilets? Just leave me alone - I am NOT done yet I just moved a bit. Jeez!
Self-Dispensing Soap & Paper Towels? Isn't this just an energy waste?

But I am sorry if it is wasteful. You cannot have my Sonicare!

I love the little side gadget that "sanitizes" the brush head. I giggle over the glow it makes.

What do you find unnecessary in life?

A Mommy Page

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:39:00 +0000

So - I kinda forgot about this.

I mean I knew it was coming, but was so busy I forgot it was today!

They just emailed me.

Nyah. Why did I write, "nyah"

I am a doofus.

Too Many Things

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:38:00 +0000

I know they say that God never gives you more than you can handle.

But right about now I am crying and for reasons both happy and sad and distressed and just general life stuff.

Do you ever have that feeling? You are so out of control of the life around you that you do not know what to tackle next?

Today is that day for me. I am struggling to stay on any one task - finish ANYTHING - and I have way too much to do at work, for PTO, the list goes on.

I hope tonight Boo Boo just wants to play a silly game or something.

Maybe she will read Baby Mouse to me?

I need my Mommy and a hug.

Why yes, I am 45.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:37:00 +0000

I love to try new things - and sometimes they work out better than I expect.

Sephora sent me an opportunity to get a fun little kit if I placed an order back in November.

Part of that sample kit included: Makeup Forever's HD Microfinish Powder - and we all know I am a huge fan of mineral makeup - so I was a little bit giddy to try this one out.

Worth every penny. I bought the full size version last month!

This morning uploaded this little picture of myself. I got TWO favorites.

The ONLY edit was a crop - this mineral powder gets rid of EVERY pore. :)

How is your Friday?

At least she made it...

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Last Thursday my carpool mate said, "Hey, let's drive ourselves tomorrow. I want to work late."

Crap. It is going to snow, I could work from home, but I left my laptop in the building.

I get home and my husband, who is packing to leave for a snowmobile trip, says, "Boo Boo isn't feeling well."

Crap. I left my laptop at work and it is going to snow and my kid is sick.

Crap.

Maybe she will feel better in the morning.

6:20 am a little person shuffles into my room.

"Mama, I don't feel good. My tummy hurts." and CRAP!

I get dressed and put my hair up. Bundle her into the car with water, a bucket, and some gatorade to retrieve my laptop so I can work from home.

Crap. I HATE driving while it is snowing. Double crap.

I take the back roads hoping to avoid other cars sliding into me. From the back I hear, "Mama it is too bumpy and hilly and its making me sick."

We are almost there baby, hold on.

We pull into the lot at work and I go to the back to help Boo Boo get out - and she says, "I don't feel so...."

BLECH - right into the bucket I am holding as I am helping her out of the car.

And we are standing in the snow, child barfing.

At least she made it to the parking lot.

Have I told you?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Had I told you how much I HATED my old job.

HATED, is not a strong enough word.

Despised, was made ill by, disgusted, drained, loathed, shuddered when I thought of the place.

Hated.It.

I never Facebook friend-ed anyone there like old jobs. They sucked the life out of me all day, why o why would I Facebook friend them?

I immediately UN-LINKEDIN myself from them all when I left. Like, THAT DAY.

My plan is, if I ever run into any of those godforsaken people, to pretend I have NO IDEA who they are and, "My name is not Lisa, you must have me confused with someone else."

And today?

I log into LinkedIn and there is a link request.

This idiot, who rarely spoke to me, that works there still asked to link to me and indicated I was her "FRIEND".

Ummmm, whuck?

No.

Nononononono.

You are not my friend little girl.

Ignore.

Ahhhhh. Much better.

p.s. I know that it may seem childish, but really? Those people would make Ghandi de-Friend them.

William wants a doll....

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:03:00 +0000

We were at a family birthday party over the weekend - the topic came up about how we have noticed all toys that were "non-gender specific" come in two color pallets these days - primary or pink.

It seems more and more things are made "for boys" or "for girls".

I mentioned to my cousin that I had read some backlash online about the Lego Friends aimed at girls, but I disagreed with it because the Lego Friends have cool stuff! A jet ski, a karate studio, soccer field AND AN AIRPLANE! Yes, these are not girly girls so I like them.

Then the bouncing was over - the party began to break up.

At the end of any good party for kids there are the gift bags.

Since Mr. J was turning three his Dear Mama made up cute sports themed bags with bouncy balls, soccer and football Frisbees, pencils and temporary tattoos. You know? Kid treasures.

Boo Boo was totally excited. She loves bouncy balls and things that relate to soccer, of course!

Then I thought - hmmm. What if this had been Miss Boo Boo's birthday and we gave out gift bags with HER favorite princess - Ariel? Would any boys there like it? In fact I made a point at her sixth birthday of making special "boy" gift bags for her two buddies. We even made Spiderman instead of Ariel T-shirts as the party craft.

Was that wrong? And just how far have we come since "Free To Be You and Me!"?

Sorry Marlo. I may have failed you.

The perfect snow day.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Sunday with no where to go.

A fully stocked fridge, a chilling bottle of sauvignon blanc, the floors swept yesterday, only endless loads of warm laundry to fold...

and a roast for the oven to warm my kitchen to just the perfect level of toasty as I watch the flakes fall.

A trip outside to make a few angels and have a family snowball fight.

A camera at the ready. A child who loves to pose.

Your Turn

A look ahead...

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:28:00 +0000

So, yesterday we ventured out in the middle of the snowstorm, like seriously it ended before we headed home. We had a morning full with worship participation Sunday - Boo Boo La La and her class having the part of choir for the day. Except I totally forgot my camera, and Boo Boo didn't do the actions on the second song....

"I was too TIRED Daddy!"

My Mom retired finally at the end of January and we went out for a lovely brunch at Spasso. Thank you Sister In Law dear for picking up the tab, you clearly did not have to do that and I now owe you lunch! :)

I got a lovely dinner made, dishes and laundry put away - thankfully had done all the grocery shopping on Saturday and settled in (to watch Dean McDermott win RvG on Food Network because obviously the Grammy's are no longer aimed at my demographic) because it is about to be a week!

Wait, let's look at Dean a second, shall we?

You know I like hot guys who cook, right?

Onward!

Tonight? PTO meeting and the first night back at Kid-Fu! Yes, at the same time of course so Mama has to let Daddy get all the glory of being at Kid-Fu.

Tomorrow? Girl Scouts and our Valentine Party and giving our Cookie Mom's all the checks and cash and getting my SIXTY more boxes of cookies.

Wednesday night we have to put together 24 Valentine's for the class because I can't make it easy and bought a fancy Valentine KIT from Michael's.

Thursday is Valentine's day and I know there will be a sugar crash from Boo Boo in my future....

Then Friday we will have to find just the right gift for a three-year old cousin for Saturday's Jumpy House Party!

Not to mention homework and reading our One School/One Book chapters of "Because of Winn-Dixie!"

...and look! Right there on the kitchen counter.

The Girl Scout Treat Bucket remains....un-decorated.

Hmmmm. When will we fit that in?

I live with a Rockstar & Boo Boo too.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:21:00 +0000

I didn't tell you guys. It was during the dark ages when I was posting a blog about once a month - you know the last year or so?

I have to stop mentioning that, right?

A friend of ours works in Social Media Marketing and asked me on Facebook if Boo Boo could sit for some pictures to use in a new website redesign. They had asked him if he knew any cute little girls and OF COURSE Boo Boo came to mind. To be fair, he sees her everyday as his boys go to the same daycare.

So my dear baby got to have a very glamorous experience.

The let her wear PURPLE

She got hair and makeup!!

She got to see the results.

....and then back to normal in the parking lot.

And just a few weeks ago my friend sent me a message via Facebook once again.

The site was live...

And Panda - Stole the show. He is a Rockstar of keeping his chin up, what with that head injury and all....

Her name is Uni-que!

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:30:00 +0000

For Mama Kat's Pretty Much Famous - Writer's Workshop this week I selected.

5) Share how you came up with your kids names!

Which is weird because I don't think I usually pick prompt five. Hmmmm.

Anyrandomthoughtlater.

We had a boy name for our dear Boo Boo - cuz ya know I was sure I would have a boy. My SIL thought so too. We had discussed it! It would be a boy because I am not girly enough for a girl. And I will tell you that name it was Adin, after a relative of my husband's who served in The First Infantry of Minnesota and has been researched heavily by my FIL.

See about that Adin here. Oh yes, you get history here with the goofiness.

When we asked Sair and J-Dogg if they would like a boy or a girl, they both said, "I hope you have a girl." Sair thought that any boy would gang up on her with J-Dogg (Ummm, you will be 13 when this kid gets here!) and J-Dogg, I didn't ask, but I think he likes being the only boy.

And for the life of us, T-bone and I could NOT settle on a girl's name.

Nope.

It went something like this:

T: Karen?
M: Veto. Greenleigh?
T: Veto! Debbie?
M: Gag. Veto.

I wanted unique - he wanted pronounce-able, spell-able, and not tease-worthy.

Then, we found out.

Dum.Dum.Dum.

She's a girl al-righty. Shit. What are we going to name her?

T: How about Grace, didn't you say you always wanted to name a girl Grace?
M: You didn't listen to the next part when I said - but, that was BEFORE every other moron named their kid Grace. Ugh! (Pregnant hormones!)

We rented a movie that Friday - I was hoping to god I would not fall asleep before it was over.

And suddenly - Diane Keaton speaks and says, '________?' (you didn't think I would type it would you?) and the daughter says, 'Hmm?' and then she asks her what she would like for desert, in French?

T-Bone and I both sat up from our prone couch positions and said,

"That is it!"

It had the correct combo of uni-que and normal.

Then, of course, there was the battle over the middle name. T-bone insisted that it be a one syllable name and brought up Grace again. But I wanted my DAD's middle name.

Claire.

Yup - my Grandmother named him and it is a boy's name if you spell it correctly. C-L-A-R-E.

But she didn't. :)

The battle over that name ended on the day Boo Boo La La was born and I had her with NO DRUGS.

Cuz apparently, if you do that, you win.

P.S. Diane Keaton won a Golden Globe for that performance.

P.P.S. To learn how we named Roofis - click here.

I lied.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:49:00 +0000

I am so very very sorry to have to tell you this, but you see.

I lied.

I lied like a rug.

I was so untruthful with you all that I feel the need to shower.

Really, it is HORRIBLE what I have told you - and how wrong it was to do that to you.

You see, in reality.

What I really need to get off my chest is that....

I want THIS for Valentine's Day.

I feel shame.

Forgive me.

What? I got a enamel dutch oven for Christmas last year. Why not?

Hello Big, Deep, Dark and Handsome.

Valentine's Day - What do I want?

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:24:00 +0000

T-bone asked me what I want for Valentine's Day, he was thinking new computer for downstairs, but forgot I got my new laptop - so I am not up for that ploy!

I don't really need anything.

I do like the following ideas:

Lisa Leonard

Pretty!

If money were no object!

Just not positive I want an iPhone.

What do you want for Valentine's Day?

p.s. Really? I want a nice dinner by candle light at home with my favorite people. Grilled chicken or tuna - a big salad - some rice or crusty bread. That is all. :) <3

I wear cool sunglasses and follow directions.

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:48:00 +0000

I was going to join The Spin Cycle with Second Blooming and put up my old blog where I talked about OnStar...but I forgot it was on our Chevy Mom's WordPress blog and that no longer exists. Boo!

So, you get a video.

The Scherber's Go To The Zoo! from Lisa Scherber on Vimeo.

I am a very good driver. :) Stay WARM - it is -28 with the wind chill out there!

Holy Shit! Friday it is February!

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Okay, okay, okay. I do not swear a ton on this blog I know, but Whuck? It is almost February and I have not blogged, like, what??? When did I last blog regularly? Seriously?

Slacker.

But that is not the point. The point is that I have had ideas for cool blog posts like:

What the hell makes T-bone and Boo Boo take off their socks and leave them EVERYWHERE but the laundry hamper?
Seriously? When did I start to look like my Dad?
Where the heck did I stash that now?
Could you for ONCE put the pillows back on the couch where they belong?
Who took the trash out? Who? Who? Who?
Why is my wine glass empty? Pffft.
And the popular, "Why did I EVER think it was going to be a good idea to take over PTO President AND Co-lead a Girl Scout Troop all in the same year?" P.S. Love you Jodi!

But NOOOO. I haven't gotten around to those yet. So I will show you some stuff and *hopefully* make some funny around it.

Okay, it's a good picture.

Did I tell you we got engaged after a month?

OF COURSE WE LIKE HIM!!!

Well the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! My Sair is engaged after dating for less than a year. :)

In other news, we went to the Minnesota Zoo. Duh? But this time I handed Boo Boo the camera and let her take all the pictures her little heart desired.

There were a lot of things to be grateful for at Christmas - including the fact T-bone left the lights blaring for a month - DAY & NIGHT! It was fun to get up and see them gleaming! You had heard I am a sucker for Christmas Lights - even was on television here for it!

Then we went up North where no one was pulled over by the State Patrol this year.

Yes, those are "Brave" gold gladiator sandals.

A birthday party was had - for a Princess as Brave as Merida!

Then it has been a flurry of mailings for Bingo/Raffle Prizes, coordinating pickups, juggling in a birthday party for classmates where I convinced hubby to put THIS up in my living room, spending MLK Day with my baby cuz I go the day off, grocery shopping, cleaning, Girl Scout cookie meetings, regular Girls Scout meetings, PTO Meetings, Meeting Meetings, hubby working long hours....and did ya hear?

Bitter.bitter.cold.

All is well though. All is well.

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming Swimming Swimming...What will we do????? Swim!

This? This got all the press at Christmas...

noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Okay - this thing is "cool" obviously. I mean it keeps your WINE CHILLED perfectly.

However...look at it.

And it is filled with a viscose fluid.

Yes, I am ten. But, I made my BIL titter when I said "viscose fluid".

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noreply@blogger.com (Mommy Lisa) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:33:00 +0000

We love BACON!!!

Last year it was WARM here in Minnesota.

And SANTA shops at OUR COSTCO!!!