Random Thoughts Upon Returning From The Grocery Store

I feel very sorry for whoever has to collect all the shopping carts from the parking lot on a doay like today.  The whole parking lot is covered with a layer of frozen slush.

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I wonder if it's odd that when I have to buy snow boots for Chancery, instead of looking in the little girls' section, I look in the boys' section so if we have another kid we can pass the boots on whether it's a boy or girl.  (Am I the only one that does this?)

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What warrants a price difference of $1.25 between the green grapes & the red grapes?  Are the green grapes that much better?

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Why is it always when you are out of something & need to stock up, that's when the store is also totally out of the item?

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While I am grateful for the shopping carts that seat 2 kids, why can't someone invent one where the kids can't touch eachother?  Is that too much to ask?

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When unpacking the groceries, I should try to remember not to let Chancery get to my eggs before I do  if I want to have any left.

Sunday Pictures

Asher - 3 years

Chancery - 1 year

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Chancery: "Asher, I think I can make these pictures more interesting..."

Asher: "Well, what did you have in mind, Chancery?"

Chancery: "What if we did DANCING Sunday Pictures this week?"

Asher: "I don't think I'm down with that."

Chancery: "Well, there's always next week........."

Sounds Different..........

I'm not usually big on covers of songs, especially if they are songs that I like, but Glee covering Lily Allen? Not bad (though it is a bit odd to hear it sung without an English accent)!



What did you think? What are your thoughts on the show thus far?

Singing New Songs

I always love it when I catch Asher singing songs.  If we ask him to sing for us, he refuses, but sometimes if he isn't paying attention, he'll start singing & if we pretend not to notice, he will keep on singing.

As we were getting ready for his nap the other day, he started singing Lord's Army Song....

"I may never march in the cemetery....
Shoot the artilery....
Fight in the Calgary.....

I'm in the Lord's of me!
I'm in the Lord's of me!"

I just didn't have th heart to correct him.  After all, what reason would he have to fight in Calgary?

Perhaps I Should Rephrase

At snacktime we were enjoying some fake raspberry Newtons.  Asher had been begging for the new cookies we had bought that day, but I told him that we had to finish what was in teh cupboard first.

After he had finished his first one, I asked, "So, how do you like it?"

He replied, "I like them sweet."

Well, of course!  Don't we all?

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody as sung by...... the Muppets?



I just love the "Mnah, Mnah" guy!

Chasing Harry Winston -Review

This is a story about 3 friends who live in New York.  Adrianna is a serial dater, Leigh is engaged to a man she isn't sure she loves, and Emmy's long-term boyfriend just left her for his personal trainer.

They start out by making a pact involving Adrianna & Emmy, in which they must change their dating modus operandi to the complete opposite of how they currently date.

While I enjoyed this book, it wasn't as good as I expected it to be.  Lauren Weisberger's previous 2 novels (The Devil Wears Prada, & Everyone Worth Knowing) were both far superior to this.  It was a good story, but not as gripping as her other works have been.

If you are someone who doesn't have a whole lot of time for reading, I probably wouldn't recommend this book, since there are better ones out there.

Sunday Pictures

Asher - 3 years

Chancery - 1 year

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I had the camera on video, but thought it worked out alright.  Here's what I deal with every week:

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Asher: "Cheese...Cheese....Cheese..."

And the final product:

Chancery: "May I go now?"

Imagine

Glee the other night was AMAZING.  If you don't watch the show, it's about a show choir made up of a bunch of misfit highschool kids, lead by a teacher who wants big things for the Glee Club.  The cheerleader coach for some reason has decided that the Glee Club must be taken down & is always looking for ways to destroy them.

Last episode, Mr. Shuster (the teacher coaching the Glee Club), became worried that another group would do better than them , so he got caught up in the "smoke & mirrors" trying to make his club appear better through the use of wigs.

Then, the Glee club from a deaf school performed for them & changed his perspective.  Here is the link for the performance, & you really must watch it.

What If?

We were on our way to the butcher shop yesterday & Asher asked, "Where are we going?"

I told him we were going to the meat shop (it's just easier that way).

Asher: "When we get there, I am going to ask the meater for a lollipop!"

(They have a box of them on the counter for the taking, so technically he doesn't have to ask them for one, but it's good manners, eh.)

Just to offer the suggestion, I asked him, "What if they say 'no'?"

Asher: "We'll just see if they say 'yes'."

That's positive thinking.

The Torch

Some friends of ours let us know that the Olympic Torch would be passing right in front of their house on Saturday afternoon & invited us over to watch.  So we headed out to see what there was to see....



We saw the first police car pass the house, so we bundled all the kids up to have this enriching experience....


First came a Coke truck, handing out flags & commemorative bottles of Coke (that were FREEZING cold!).


Asher dutifully waved his flag, but his enthusiasm wavered as the torch was not forthcoming.


Chancery tried looking up the road to see what the hold-up was.


More police cars heralded the arrival of the torch.



We thought the Torch Relay would be more of a run, however it went by at more of a leisurly walk.
The camera crew that accompanied the "runner" (in the loosest of terms) asked "What did you think of seeing the Olympic Torch?"  I'm not really sure how to respond to that.  (I don't think our collective responces would merit a TV clip).  But at least we got a free Coke out of the deal!

An Epidemic

We've been having a bit of sickness going around our household. It all started with Chancery puking in her bed unbeknownst to us, one night last week, followed by a rash & issues at the bottom end.

Then, Saturday morning at 1:30AM, I heard Asher yelling, "Daddy, Daddy, I spit up!"

Indeed, he had, so PChad got him in the shower & I changed all the bedding. We took away Asher's buddies so he wouldn't get them dirty if he did it again, & we gave him a bucket to cuddle with instead.

We got everyone back in bed, & at 2:00AM I heard, "Sorry everyone! I'm very sorry!"

So I went to see what Asher was so sorry about & he had forgotten about the bucket & puked all over his bed again. So we repeated the procedures & hoped it wouldn't happen again, as we were now out of clean sheets for his bed.

Luckily that was it for puking, but he got the runs too.

Then PChad got sick on Sunday morning. It made for an interesting church service, but everyone did a good job of covering where needed.

Now my stomach is feeling a bit dodgy, but I figure that if I just convince myself I'm not sick, I can stay well. That works, right?

Sunday Pictures

Asher - 3 years

Chancery - 1 year

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This morning I thought I'd show you how the sharing thing generally works in our house......

Asher: "Hmmm, Chancery has a car & I want it!"

 Asher: "I took the car from Chancery!"

"Asher, give the car back to Chancery."

Asher: "Can I have the car, Chancery?  Can you share it with me?"

Chancery: "Hold on, smile for Mum."

Asher: "Mummy, Chancery GAVE me the car!"

Just FYI

Do you know what a postman does? Do you REALLY know what a postman does?

Well, according to some sources (ie. Asher), "Mum, a postman is a man who builds posts & then goes into his house."

Don't you feel more informed?

Gone For Good

And just like that, all sense of authority has gone out the window.