The Return of Friday Funny!

My favorite part: everyone bowing to Japanese Michael Scott, in deference to authority! Haha!

** What is your favorite part? **

To Mom.

Top Reasons We Love Grannie:

1. When we go there, there is always stuff to do & places to go. -Max

2. I was able to get to so many souvenirs in Washington, D.C. Thank you! -Sis

3. She loves to play village with me & Sis. -Mimi

4. She has the villages all set out to play with when we get there. -Sis

5. She takes us out to eat! -Max & Sis

6. She gave me an orange purse for Washington, D.C. with $40 in it! -Sis

7. I love that she loves to play with us and goes to the park. She is a spontaneous Grannie! -Max

8. She greets us at the door when we get to her house! -Sis

9. When we go there, she always has nests set up all cozy for us. -Max & Sis

10. She likes to collect rocks like I do. -Sis

11. She has pretty pedicures and pretty blue eyes. -Mimi

12. I love to go to her house because she does crafts with us, like the paperbag house and the bendy girl! -Sis

13. I like her pink high heels with flowers on them. -Mimi

14. I like to play fill-or-bust with Grannie!!! -Max

15. She brings us to the Discovery Center and the zoo and the park. -Mimi

16. She likes to go with me to Jimmy's and to Panda for chinese food. -Sis

17. She bought me a cute ladybug necklace. -Sis

18. WE LOVE TO PLAY WIFFLE BALL WITH GRANNIE!!! -Everyone

19. I love wasting her at Enchanted Forest! -Max

20. I love the classic Bob & Obo stories. -Max

Thank you, Mom, for being the best Grannie to my children!
Their childhood will be entwined with happy memories with you.
Just like mine.

Chapter 5: In Which the Day Passes in a Delightful Fog

Last night while watching Jack Bauer administer my weekly dose of violence, I polished off the remains of the best (best!) chocolate cake I've ever eaten.

We had dinner that evening at a great little restaurant. My poor father had taken home the rest of his cake, but it never had a chance--my mom and I pounced upon it like jackals late last night. (best!) A great way to end the day: "24" and rich chocolate dessert.

Today was a relaxing day, I'm pretty sure. It's a bit of a blur, as I was floating through it on a drug-induced haze. I am still getting electric shocks of pain through my head, originating at the point of root canal impact.

Or perhaps I am being struck by lightning in punishment for my regrettable habit of swearing under my breath.

Either way, the pain meds help.




My mom and I took Jack to his favorite playland and he wore himself ragged.


Afterwards, he came home and napped, exhausted from jumping and sliding. I also napped, exhausted from lightning bolts through my head. And that felt so decadent--to take a nap in the middle of the day! With no interruptions from tattling or arguing children! Luxurious.

We met up with my dad at Red Robin for lunch.


At one point I noticed that my dad had a sensible plate of grilled chicken & a salad, and I had...

....this.

Later I accompanied my mom to the mall where we had a delightful time checking out pretty spring shoes.

These were one of my favorites, in a soft turquoise. I canNOT believe I didn't document the other ones we saw because they were all so luscious! This season's shoes are the best I've seen in years.

And wouldn't you know it....This season I am the poorest I have been in years! Hmmm, what price does vicodin fetch on the street? Kidding! I wouldn't sell my precioussss even for shoe money.

And here is the crowning achievement of the day.

A black jacket, ruffley and feminine.

(The picture certainly doesn't do it justice, but by the time I thought to take a picture I was wearing my nerdy polka dot fleece jammie pants--and that would just be a very weird outfit. Even for me.)

But! It was $99 and I got it for $23! And I'm pretty sure I wasn't hallucinating, even though I was in a delightful, drug-induced fog.


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SPT: In Which Our Heroine Gets Her Roots Done

Monday I was treated to my 2nd root canal in two months.

It hurt. More on that tomorrow; I have a humor angle, but right now I am simultaneously in pain and high as a kite.

So I'm kicking back, loving my vicadin (pictured above at lower right), and soaking up a little violence a la Jack Bauer.


p.s. Since I have just advertised that I am in possession of pain pills, if you are a prescription pain pill addict and plan to raid my stash, please stay away. I have no filter in my drug-induced haze and will channel my Inner Jack Bauer against you.


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SPT: Give Me a Break

I have been hitting the trails again now that spring is here--my favorite form of therapy. Today was just a stroller walk but I've been running (wogging, really) on my favorite trails and I am determined to feel like a runner again. Sigh.

Running is my natural Prozac.

The trail of zen.

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Lelly, you're Lelly-licious! xoxo

All Hail the Return of SPT!

Cue the trumpets! Trumpets for the grand return of Self Portrait Tuesday! Thank you Lelly! (lellysmusings.blogspot.com....I can't seem to do links from Blogpress, %^*#!)

{late last night}

Spring Break at my parents' house, free at last of children for the day and reading in bed.



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