Pin the hurricane on the state.

We're spending the afternoon and evening at home with an eye to the news. SIL and Cousins E and C will be fleeing the Lake Charles area today in hopes to beat the rush out of S. Louisiana. SIL says they're turning on Contraflow on Sunday, so they're wanting to be away from that headache as early as possible. They'll be staying at MIL's. My folks are visiting my bro's family near Austin, and I'm worried that if they don't head this way soon they may just have to extend their stay by several days. If the eye passes over us like they're saying, who knows if we'll have electricity. Hopefully, it will weaken a lot before it makes landfall, but I'm not counting on it. I feel for those living closer to the action who may have damage to their homes, etc. SIL's house is right in line with the projected path for now. Maybe it will turn.
Yesterday was an early release day from school, and we came home and relaxed for most of the afternoon. I ended up falling asleep on the couch browsing through a catalog with Sophy. I never, I repeat....never, take a nap. It makes me very, very dangerous demonic lethal unpleasant. So, I woke up with a headache that only got worse as the evening went on. I took Sam to a birthday party in spite of my head throbbing, and we came home earlier than Sam would've liked and crashed into the bed.
Thankfully, my head seems to be healed, so we took the kids for donuts this morning and made a quick trip to Walmart (GAG) for a few essentials. Sam refuses to wear shorts and tennis shoes to school, I have no idea why, so we went to the boot store and bought him some Justin ropers like these and some jeans. The same thing happened last year, but I was sort of hoping that it was a phase he was going through. He is such a boy. He called my dad last night and made him promise that they would go turkey hunting ASAP. He is such the exact opposite of Jack that it isn't even funny. Jack wants flip flops, shorts and a tshirt. Absolute opposites.
PDaddy has bridal and engagement shoots about 2.5 hours from here today, so I'm at home doing laundry for the rest of the afternoon/evening...and yes, PW's lasagna. Oh yes. Oh yes.

Doesn't bode well for the rest of the school year.

4th day of school, and I already am using my sick days. UG! We had to take Jack to the doc today for some probs of a male nature. Pretty scary, but he'll be okay. We go back to the doctor in 2 weeks to make sure that the meds have helped. Anyway, we're very relieved that there was a medicinal fix for it, or so we hope. The uroligist that we visited today was the same doc who did Sam's plumbing surgery in '02. He said that with this particular condition in a younger guy, he usually asks for several days of bedrest so as to not reinjure the area in question. He said it was serious, but tomorrow is a half day at school. We have no school on Monday, so I'm sending him to school tomorrow with a note that he is to walk from Point A to Point B. I think that will be fine. Once we get home, we'll just head straight to the couch. He was pretty upset that he didn't get to attend the swim team awards ceremony tonight. They were awarded their medals from the Championship Meet. PDadddy went and picked up his four medals to surprise him with. He was so proud of himself.
Sam and I spent this eve working on a little class project. He has to share it with his class tomorrow, and it looks rather...interesting. He wouldn't let me help him or interject any pointers at all, so I'm sure his teacher is going to wonder if his mom was present when the project went together. Ha.
I think we're going to a birthday party tomorrow eve for Sam, so I hope to convince PDaddy to grill for us while we're gone. Other than that, we have NO plans this weekend....except laundry! At this point, staying home and cleaning/doing laundry sounds very appealing. I promised PDaddy that I would make Pioneer Woman's Lasagna this weekend. I think I'll put it together Saturday, so we can have it Sunday after church. I have some fresh squash that is in dire need of being used, so maybe I'll serve that up with it.
Later taters~

Tweeking

Day #2 was good, mostly. Sophy is having to tweek her preferences in comparison to her teacher's preferences. Hehe. Aaahhh, it could be a long year! Overall, I think things are good for the most part. At least, that is the pretend world I choose to live in at this point. Ha. We get out early Friday, and we have no school on Monday for Labor Day. The kids are ecstatic about that.

The kids started back at the gym this evening. I was lucky enough to get them all in the same fitness class, and I was pretty pleased with the coach we ended with and the variety of kids. There are 5 girls a year or so older than Sophy and about on the same level, and 3 boys all about the same level-which isn't quite the level the girls are on. Hehe. They were really pushed, and they were pooped by the end of the hour. The class starts off with 10-15 minutes of stretching and working on flexibility stuff. Next comes 10-15 minutes of floor work. For the girls this was working on round offs, cartwheels, one handed cartwheels and handstands. For the boys this was sit ups, push ups, and cartwheels. The boys could be pushed more on tumbling, but I don't really care if they ever can do a cartwheel or handspring, but I do want them to be able to get strong, have good cardio, balance, speed, etc. After the floor work, they do 20 minutes of trampoline. There are 6 gym trampolines built into the floor, and they do drills where they work on form, toe touches, pikes, flips, turns, spins, etc. This is Sophy's absolute favorite part. I've talked to Santa, and I believe we're getting a trampoline for Christmas this year. The kids will be so excited. Anyway, after the trampoline, they do 10 minutes or so launching over the vault or working on the cheese wedges, as the kids call them. Sophy's group worked on running into a cartwheel tonight while they stayed on a tape line on the floor. The kids get to spend the last 5 minutes free-playing on the rock wall and flinging themselves into the foam pit. I do believe this is the only reason the boys put up with the grueling hour of hard work. They love the rock wall. It's at least 25 feet high with a straight fall back into a pit of foam. I've actually used it myself once, and I was so scared I almost couldn't let go of the wall. Ha!

Gotta go get clothes laid out times four for tomorrow a.m., so we can blow out of here with all haste at the butt crack of dawn. Toodles~

Another First

The Pinkie Three started school today. Our day dawned bright and early, and all 3 (while not necessarily eager to head to school) were at least willing to stand and smile for their mama! By all accounts, the day went well. It will be a miracle if Sophy makes the week without a run-in with her teacher due to...how shall we say.....artistic differences? Otherwise, we're off to a good start!

Cinderella & Her Steps

On Saturday, we went with SIL and Cousin E. to see a local theatre group, The Peter Pan Players, do a children's theatre presentation of Cinderella. We had a great time, and the play was really cute. Here is Sophy posing with the steps. I was hoping she would gravitate towards Cinderella, but she was determined to get her photo made with this motley crew.

Cousin E. and Sophy posing with Prince Charming. See how poised and sweet Cousin E. is? She's a little lady. Ahem. Sophy, not so much.

Here we are heading into the theatre. Don't worry, they didn't mow down the little girl in front of them.

Before we headed to the theatre, we stopped at a diner for dinner. I'm not sure why Sophy looks so perplexed.
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Conversations with Sophy

As always, an interesting conversation:
Sophy:
Mom, Katy (cousin) and I made a card for God and His son Jesus.
Me:
Wow, that was really sweet of you guys.
Sophy:
Yeah, only guess what I drew on the back of the card for God?
Me:
Oh gee, I can't help but wonder.
Sophy:
A SQUID!
Me:
Whhooee. A squid? Wow.
Sophy:
Uh-huh, 'cause He actually invented them!

Random Comments and Observations From Sophy:
Oh My Goodness, Mom! We have fungi in our yard!! (When she realized we had giant mushrooms growing in our yard.)
Yep. I always eat while I'm exercising. That's just one of my mottos. (While she lifted 2 pound weights while eating popcorn.)
One day, when I go to the Olynfics, I'm going to actually swim the octopus stroke. It's gonna be so awesome! Obviously in reference to the Olynfics. Haha.
Oh man. That was the worst nightmare of my life, and now my spine is rotting. (Referring to exceptionally long and drawn out room cleaning.)
Did you know that if you get caught in acid rain that it makes you terribly, terribly dead?

Without delay....Man #5

I apologize for the delay in presenting Man #5 for your viewing pleasure, and what a pleasure it is.

Amen.

Ok, if I'm honest, I have to disclose that Man #5 is actually the backside to Man #1. I should be ashamed, but I refuse to live with regret! Heehee. You should be able to vote using the little voting doohickey at the top left of the screen. Feel free to share with your friends and family. (You may need to click on OLDER POSTS when you reach the bottom of the page in order to see Man #1. You do NOT want to miss Man #1. I'm just saying.)

50 Things About Me, or Where I Start Every Sentence With the Word I.

I dare you to not pity me after reading this list.
1. I have serious paranoia issues. PDaddy will not let me watch ER, Grey's Anatomy, or Discovery Health.
2. I love Ellen Degeneres, but not in the way you think.
3. I do not squat at public toilets. I sit RIGHT DOWN on the thing. Don't worry. I wash afterwards.
4. I once wore a strapless bra around my waist during a wedding accidentally.
5. I have a secret fascination with arguing. There I said it.
6. I have a secret fascination with griping. There I said it.
7. I used to prank call my co-workers. At work.
8. I was once in love with a man who was really old. I was, what, 16? I was convinced he would wait for me. He's now in a nursing home. I'm mostly kidding.
9. I talk incessantly.
10. I talk so much that sometimes I have no idea of the last words that came out of my mouth.
11. I sometimes stop teaching and spend my entire class period making my students laugh with stories from my youth.
12. I am pretty sure they are laughing WITH me.
13. I love to tell them the story of my uncle who had a tapeworm crawl out of his mouth. Ask any former student of mine. They can recite the story to you.
14. I believe that is a life lesson.
15. I am turning into my mother.
16. I buy coloring books for myself. And crayons.
17. I must admit that I have watched more than 2 episodes of Living Lohan.
18. I am afraid of the dark.
19. I was obsessed with Mary Lou Retton in 1984.
20. I am not allergic to anything. Except dust(ing.) That's dusting. I'm not allergic to dust.
21. I've wanted to be a Bond, James Bond girl since I was little....an Oriental one.
22. I hope I never have to drive a minivan. Nevermind that I drive a very-almost-station wagon.
23. I love beef jerky.
24. I would love to run naked through a field by myself with no audience during the summer when it wasn't raining with a bundle of clothes waiting for me to slip into when my little clandestine romp was over. I do not think this is, technically, streaking.
25. I love Ray Stephens (speaking of Streaking.)
26. I have 3 recurring nightmares. One involving a lizard man who is hiding behind my shower curtain waiting to kill me only I run away and can never seem to make it to the end of my hall.
27. I am not afraid of lizards.
28. I love fairies. Real ones.
29. I only threw up one time during my pregnancies. It was a banana.
30. I haven't eaten a banana since. That was 1998.
31. I have always wanted to play the French Horn.
32. I think I talk too loud. Sometimes I see people wince and cover their ears when I'm talking.
33. I can't hear out of my right ear.
34. I would love to live somewhere that it rained every day. Monsoons rock.
35. I LOVE violent thunderstorms.
36. I loved my grandmother more than words can express. I miss her. I wish I could hold her hand again.
37. I cry just by mentioning my grandmother.
38. I cry during sitcoms, commercials, sporting events, or when I witness funeral processions of absolute strangers.
39. I was a horrible student. As in I talked constantly, didn't follow directions, and changed instructions for assignments to suit my purpose and motivational desires of the moment.
40. I once caught a folder on fire in science class and watched on with glee while a friend sprayed it with perfume. Yes. We both went on to be teachers. Scary, I know.
41. I love the bad kids in my class. I find them to be terribly bright and refreshing.
42. I do not like the way 7th graders smell.
44. I think teeth are very important. All of them. White ones.
45. I still don't floss as often as I should.
46. I once knew a girl who could squirt milk out her tear duct.
47. I sometimes have conversations in my head with people that aren't there.
48. I overreact to just about every stimuli in my life. I like that about me.
49. I have been peed on by a black panther. Twice.
50. I like Queen. I can't help it.
**Man #5. Tomorrow. Stay tuned!!

The End of the Line

I go back to school tomorrow., and all of the students start on the 25th. I'm very ready to go back on one hand, but I'll miss all of our summer time fun. Still, it will be nice to get back into our routines and familiar schedules, plus I really do miss all of those odiferous 11-13 year olds that are a part of my life.
Sam is still running a slight fever, so I guess if he isn't over it soon we'll head back to the doc. Today was first grade recoginition day at church, so I took Jack and Sophy to church, and PDaddy stayed home with the red head. He has flucuations of energy and spunk followed by lying down and complaining about being tired. I'm just such a worrier, and I just hope that the poor guy is okay.
Jack attempted to wear his brand new school shoes to church this morning that we bought 2 weeks ago. Guess what? They no longer fit. Guess what we bought this afternoon? More school shoes. YAY!! Oy.
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about Man #5. I'm trying to build up anticipation!! Muuhhaahhhaa.

I feel it in the air!

Fall is just around the corner!!! We woke up this morning to a grey sky, a cool breeze, and a temp of about 74 degrees, so I have all of the windows open--so nice! All of the little birds are in the yard talking to each other, and here I sit with my cup of hot tea. Sigh.
PDaddy and Jack are at the Life Center swimming laps for the first time this season. In the past, Jack really enjoyed doing that, but it was usually our idea to take him there. This time; however, he has organized the whole thing and has made himself a schedule. For a second this morning, we weren't sure if PDaddy would be home in time from his high school football team shoot to take him before the gym closed, and Jack was livid. It was sort of funny. PDaddy made it in time, though, so they are ripping up the pool as we speak. It's been neat to see Jack take ownership of this sport and to see how he has changed over the years. He has started looking at his times for each stroke and thinking up new time goals. I'm telling ya, he is getting pretty serious. I don't dare dream he would turn into a Michael Phelps, but I want him to believe that he can if that is what he sets his mind to. Who knows? If nothing else, it's giving him something to feel good about, and it certainly is contributing to a healthy body and mind. We'll see where it goes.
Along those lines, we've decided not to do soccer this year, and it's killing me. Jack is upset about it, but I just wanted to simplify my life and the hectic running here and there every night of the week. All 3 kids wanted to play soccer which would've meant 3 different practice nights, 3 different game times on Saturday, not to mention Jack's swimming before school, and Sophy's gymnastics. Instead of soccer, we're doing all 3 in the same gymnastics class for this school year, and that will be it. I decided to pick which sport benefited them the most all around and go with just that one this school year. The gym where we take gymnastics is very fitness oriented, so it's not all about handsprings and cartwheels. I notice such a difference in my kids when they've been getting regular physical activity. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like it affects them mentally as much as physically. Of course, Sam is about as coordinated as a giraffe, so any type of physical instruction for him is going to be very helpful. Anyway, I know once school starts back into full swing I will thank myself for cutting back. Jack and PDaddy will continue to swim 3 mornings a week prior to school at the Life Center, so I feel like we'll have just enough going on. Plus, once the year gets going, I am going to try to find a college student from our town to come to our house to give the red head piano lessons one night a week.
The mudroom is calling my name, so I better go get started on my morning project. I have been working on one closet at a time in an attempt to get ready for school to start. Our mudroom becomes Grand Central Station during the school year with backpacks, lunch boxes, coats, shoes, projects, etc. It's current state barely allows a foot path through much less the addition of all the things mentioned above. So, off I go.

Kid Stats

Before it totally slips my mind. While at the doc today, we measured/weighed all 3 kiddos, and here are their stats. Sam has grown almost an inch and a half since his last visit, which wasn't too awfully long ago.
Jack @ 10 years old - 4 feet 11 inches, 81 pounds
Sam @ 7 years old - 4 feet 4 inches, 65 pounds
Sophy @ years old - 4 feet 2 inches, 45 pounds
There you have it!

A day in the life of Mrs. Crazy and her children. Oh, and Man #4.

Gee, where do I start? We had a follow up appt this a.m. with the pediatrician to make sure Sam was indeed over the Ebola illness that occured while visiting my SIL/bro this past weekend. He still has a slight fever and no appetite, but she seemed to think that we were on the tail end of the entero virus (Click to read). If you've not heard of it, it's listed right there on the Lysol bottle along with AIDS, Rotavirus and Hepatitis. YAY! Basically, it's just a summer bug, or so the Ped. said.

After the doc, we ate lunch at Jason's deli which was insanely busy, but the food was good. The boy's eye glasses were in (did I mention here that Sam has to have reading glasses?), so we stopped at the eye place to have them fitted. Jack's prescription had changed a good bit, and Sam has a significant stigmatism, so we're all set for school to start. Sophy cried because she said she "was blind and always had been and couldn't believe that her mama wouldn't buy her glasses and now she was going to be a failure in first grade." How is that for guilt?! Ha. I think she just wanted the pink pair of glasses she tried on while we waited.

I think PDaddy is grilling for us tonight after his high school band photo shoot. I'm sad that the Michael Phelps events are coming to an end. Jack will be distraught. I can not tell you how much he has enjoyed watching the Games. I don't think he has been to bed before 11:00p.m. in the last week.

I have just a few minutes before I have to leave for a hair appointment, so I better scoot! Oh, btw, what did you think of Man #4?

Another man.

I know what you're thinking. Here is where she tells us that she is seeing another man. Hhahaaa. Nope, just Man #3 in the Man Contest. I liked this little fellow and have no idea how this youngsters photo was taken by my camera. He was a life guard dude during one of our Florida trips this year. Pretty is ISN'T pretty does in his case. He was a bonified @$$. Uh-huh. A terd. Still, he is a man. And this is a man contest. Teehee.

We made it home this afternoon from the trip to LG, and oh what. A trip. It was. I do NOT care to go into details, but I have two words for you. POOP. FEVER. EMERGENCY ROOM. I know, I know. That was 3 words, but it's my blog. Still, we had a good time, the cousins played, and we were able to go to the Blue Belle water park for a very short swim before it closed due to the weather/rain. We stayed an extra day and just made it home this afternoon in time for a swim with some friends who were in from out of town. Rachie and Amander came with Little C. and MamaR to splash for a quick visit. Sophy has talked this evening of Little C. coming to be her little sister. Seriously, every time we're around a girl, Sophy starts plotting dastardly things. We need to adopt perhaps? Poor baby wants her a sister! Sniff, sniff. Anyway, we had a good visit while the kids played in the pool, and my 3 were, thankfully, mostly behaved. They didn't frighten the sweet baby girl away. Ha!

Tomorrow I have to go to a workshop at school, and we'll be going out tomorrow evening with Rachie and her guy pal, and Amander. I think we're eating at Caraba's. That sounds so good to me right now. Anyway, PDaddy will return soon with our Mexican take-out, and I need to go check on my poop monster.

Don't forget to check out Man #1 and Man #2. Voting soon!

Contestant #2 - Change O' Plans

We're leaving this afternoon (instead of tomorrow) to go visit the Austin clan, and so I decided that I would post Contestant #2 of the Man Contest today. I'm taking my laptop with me, but I may not have much time for blogging. Enjoy this pic. Or not! Teehee. Honestly, I think he is my fav of the lot. 3 more contestants to go!

As promised

The Great Man Contest '08

Contestant #1

Some of you have heard about my plans for a Man Contest here at this fine blog. Well, wait no longer. I'll give you the contestants over the next couple of days in single installments. I think there are 5 fellows, and all of their photos were taken on our various vacations this year. PDaddy does know of this, just so ya know. He just shook his head and walked away when I told him about it. Without further ado, here you have Contestant #1 (who btw, inspired this little contest in the first place....he is inspiring is he not?) Before you get too excited, you should know that not all contestants are what one might consider....uhm....pretty. Contestant #2 might scare the pants off ya. Voting will commence when all contestants have been presented!

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

We've dodged the puke bullet for quite some time now, but we finally got hit between the eyes with it this morning. Sam is running a fever and throwing up. YAY!! I pulled out the sofa in the love seat, so he is sleeping in the living room for now. For some strange reason, that is a major treat to the kids when they are sick (to be able to veg on the pull out sofa.) My niece's birthday party was this morning, and we all went. Sam didn't act like himself and was throwing up before it was all over with. When Sam turns down birthday cake, you know the kid feels bad. Maybe the poor thing will feel better soon.
PDaddy and I had planned to go out to dinner tonight, but looks like I'll be on nurse duty for an undetermined amount of time. Perhaps I can talk PDaddy into getting us Chinese take out tonight from The Great Wall...in honor of the Olympics! Heehee.
If, and I repeat...IF Sam recovers quickly (and no one else catches it...ha...right!) we'll be going to my brother/SIL's house near Austin on Monday. We're hoping to take the cousins back to the Blue Belle aquatic center/waterpark on Tuesday. Hopefully we'll still be able to go. We went last year as a sort of last weekend before school starting trip, and the kids had a great time there, and of course, the ice cream isn't bad either! PDaddy missed the trip last year, and he won't be able to go with us again this year. Sniff, sniff. I'll just have to have an ice cream sandwich in his honor, I guess.
Rachie and Amander will be in this week, and I hope they can come over and swim one day when we get back. Sar, will you be here too? I wonder if everyone will be around on Friday? Interested in a float? Sounds like a groovy time!
Well, I better go check on the sick guy.

Are you seeing this?

Jack and I are sitting on the couch in awe of the opening ceremony for the Olympics. This is unbelievable. PDaddy is shooting a wedding tonight. It's strange to have a Friday night wedding, but that is what the couple chose. I'm not sure what Sam and Sophy are doing, but it sure is quiet in the back of the house. YIKES! Better check that out. Oh, I LOVE the way they are representing the Chinese going to space in the ceremony. How cool are those people walking on the moon?! Oh, I just love the OLYMPICS! Sigggghhh. Now they are showing all of the faces of kids around the world......why must I cry? CHECK OUT THE FIREWORKS! SHAZAM! Oh my, the parade of nations is next!! What we've been waiting for!
I wanted to give you an idea of the school supplies I had to buy today. I realize not everyone has 3 children on the same campus and that makes for a lot of supplies, but still. I'm going to copy paste this from where I typed it out the other day, so I would have a more efficient list to shop from. Read it and weep. WEEP!
1 small school box
3 Clorox wipes
6 (24 count) #2 pencils
8 (24 count) crayons
3 (10 count) washable markers
12 large Kleenex
18 folders w/ brads and pockets
2 (180 page) spirals
6 composition books
2 handwriting notebooks
3 scissors
1 ruler w/ centimeters
2 baby wipes
4 rolls of paper towels
6 packages of construction paper
3 gallon bags
3 quart bags
6 Elmer's glue
3 glue sticks
1 1" notebook
2 (12 count) map colors
1 pkg. manila paper
1 ream copy paper
1 binder
1 pkg red pens
1 plastic yellow folder
3 backpacks
3 lunch boxes
3 pencil pouches
6 waterless hand sanitizers
1 watercolor set
1 pkg subject dividers
2 (6 count) pink erasers

Kiddo Update

It's been a while since I've updated about the kids, so I thought I'd do a little update!
((BTW, I had a surprise mammogram at the GYNO today because I had turned 35. YOWZER! Now my paranoid self will sweat bullets for the next 2 weeks waiting for the results.))

Jack:
My child with the size 6.5 feet is now 4'10 and growing by the minute. He is anxiously awaiting the start of the Olympics and has the countdown almost to the minute. Guess what we'll be watching for the next two weeks? When Jack was a tot, he was fascinated with trains. We thought is was a phase. He still, to this day, loves trains. He reads extensively about them and can tell you any thing about any train on the planet. He also likes to order things that his mama and daddy do not know about like train magazines, train dvd's etc. Yeah. Problem! Jack and PDaddy will start swimming at the gym again when school starts back up. Now that swim team is over, and he has had a bit of a break, he's itching to get back into the training routine. They'll start swimming early in the a.m. before school starts. This isn't a problem for Jack. The kid wakes up at 6:15 every day. No matter what. Crazy, I know. He has been keeping a scrap book about swimming, swimmers, Olympics, etc. We've noticed lately that his voice is changing ever so slightly. EEK, I am so not ready for this!! He's headed to fourth grade this year which means it will be his last year of elementary school. Did I mention I am not ready for this?! My baby!!

Sam:
He is a red head. Do I need to say more? Sheesh. He is headed to 2nd grade this year, and 2nd grade may never be the same. I'm not exactly sure of his stats, but he has grown more this summer than he has ever grown. On that note, I can also say that he has eaten more this summer than he has ever eaten before. From tacos, to steak, to hot sauce, to shrimp, to baked potatoes. Have food will eat. The boy still loves dirt and his mama. What else can you ask for? I'm talking about a MAMA'S boy. God love him.

Sophy:
She told me that she wants to "control a snake farm" when she grows up. This is the same girl who is concerned with which necklace she is wearing, how sparkley her shoes are, and how many different colors we can paint her fingernails at one time. She loves reading about Egypt and the ocean, and she loves dancing and pretending like she is an orca. If one could exist by consuming only brownies, she'd give it a try. Tonight she told us that she couldn't sleep in her bed because someone had put a pea under her mattress. HA!

The itch you can't scratch.

Yesterday I saw two disturbing commercials. I guess I shouldn't have been disturbed (well, actually I'm always disturbed..just ask around), since the commercials in question dealt with the more unmentionable aspects of the feminine world. One commercial showed a woman gazing sadly into a store window while "the itch that she couldn't scratch" (AND YES, IT SAID THAT!) apparently was getting the best of her. The commercial was advertising feminine itch products, as you can imagine, even if you don't want to. As the gal peered into the store window looking mightily depressed for all her cuteness, the busy street bustles around her as she has the urge to scratch her nether regions, but she seemed to resist by folding her arms tightly across her chest and looking very, very dour. Nice. Just a quick question. As a woman, do you need to see a commercial on how to fix your itching probs? Uhm. I think we all are very familiar with every avenue available to remedy that particular aspect of our lives.
The second commercial happened about 1o minutes later, and it showed various women doing the things we do best...fingerpainting with children, hauling gifts to a birthday party, teaching a class (yeah, this one spoke to me) all while the ladies in question attempted to squirm and twitch their wedgies into place with these hysterically rehearsed expressions of angst on their face. PDaddy couldn't figure out why I was laughing myself to death on the couch. I guess you had to be there. Or be a woman. Or something. I'm sorry, all I could invision were the chics in the commercials rehearsing those ridiculous faces in the mirror prior to the commercial shoot. Who thinks up these things? I'll tell ya who. A man. I don't know about you, but if I have a wedgie...I dig. If I have an itch, I scratch. It's just easier that way, believe me. No commercial needed.
Do you think they'll make the same commercials for men? Oh I truly hope so! Pure comedy, right there.

Today I have a gyno appointment to smear my pap. Ha. Yeah, if we didn't laugh we'd cry, right? I'll just be thinking myself back to last week at the beach with SIL and BIL as dastardly things are accomplished for the good of the crotch. Sigh.

We're back! Again!

We arrived home LATE this evening to a huge thunderstorm and 3 extremely happy-to-see-their-parents kiddos. It did rain on us several times while at the beach, but we enjoyed a lot of reading on the beach and eating some unbelievable food. PDaddy and I did get to see Eudora's house and garden....oh gasp and swoon....and we stopped at an outlet on the way home where I nabbed some good Back To School deals at Gap, Gymboree, and Carters. We have only a couple of tiny little road trips planned in August, and then we're back to school. Blech! Tomorrow I'm going to start getting the kids closets cleaned out, sorted through, filtered, etc. Should be fun!

I'll update more about the beach, plus I have a really fun little TREAT for you girlies out there! Stay tuned!