Just a few things that I've learned...

See this little guy?  He's covered in chocolate.  And he's happy.  What happens when you run out of chocolate?  He turns into an absolute BEAST.  He used to be addicted to Hershey Kisses but since it's summer he has moved on to fudge pops.  So this is what I've learned this summer....

• Keep fudge pops in stock AT ALL TIMES.  Running out will cause a frantic phone call to your husband at work(with a screaming child in the background)to plead with him to make a fudge pop run.  Alternately, Lucas will bring you Lean Pockets or steak from the freezer in lieu of pops.
• Popsicle sugar free pops are your friend.  They somehow attach the individually wrapped packages in pairs so that means when Lucas brings one to me to open, he always brings one for me. Which brings me to the next point...
• Lucas can open the freezer quite easily but he can't always be depended upon to close it.  Always check to make sure the freezer door is closed.
• Buy a freezer door lock and the freezer raiding can be avoided.
• This light bulb went off after a love of corn dogs was discovered:  food on a stick!  Genius!  I see shish kebabs in our future.

Vocalpoint Love

Do you like juice? How 'bout them kids?  Well Vocalpoint is giving away this sweet little freebie:  Mots for Tots juice!  You have to sign up to be a Vocalpoint member.  I've been a member for almost 3 years and they give away some pretty nice swag!  I'm not big on posting freebies and the like, since there's about a bazillion of those on the net already and I certainly don't have anything to add to the mix, but once in a while I come across one that I like to share that you may not have seen.

Disclaimer:  This is my own opinion and I am not paid to pimp out Mott's or Vocalpoint.  I just happen to love Vocalpoint and want to share the fabulousness!

I Suck!

No, I don't really think I suck.  I'm awesome.(hehehe) But today at breakfast, I thought that that was what Lucas thought of himself.  Lucas was in his booster seat eating his eggs and I was putting a load of laundry in.  Lucas was jibber-jabbering and here's the convo: 

L: I suck!
K: What?
L: I suck!!!
K: Aww Lucas, stop putting yourself down.
L: I SUCK!!!!
K:(after realizing what he was trying to say) Oh, you're stuck!!

I then got him unstuck and realized 2 things. One, that his self-esteem is, in fact, not in question.  Two, that I need to brush up on toddlerese.

Random Garrettisms.

I think part of the reason why I love being a mom is that the kids say some of the funniest things I've ever heard.  Well, Lucas isn't talking in complete sentences yet but I'm sure he'll come up with some good ones soon.  Anyway, Garrett has come up with some pretty good ones lately.  Here they are, in the order that they came out of my head:

• "Lunch SUCKED today!" This was in reference to an apparently crappy lunch that the school served that day.  This was the first thing he said to me when I picked him up from daycare that afternoon.  There was no "hi, Mom." or "I have math homework tonight.", just the declaration of a bad meal.
• "Whoever decided that chicken was edible is awesome.  And whoever decided that lobster was edible is awesome too."
• "When I'm older, do you think I should I use an internet dating site?"  Of course my answer to this was "Um, no." his reply: "Oh, so internet dating sites are for losers?"

Bumper Sticker Sighting

I hate to go anywhere near a grocery store on the weekends, but the fridge needed replenishing so I dragged my butt to Hannaford to pick up some rations.  I don't like bumper stickers for my own vehicles but I do enjoy reading other people's bumpers.  So after getting said rations I was wheeling my cart through the parking lot when I saw a "bumper sticker"(for lack of a better word for it...it was one of those homemade ones with individual letter stickers) that said "Everybody has the right to be stupid but you are abusing the privelage."  No, I did not misspell that.  That's exactly how it read.  The irony in that was enough to make me chuckle.   If I was one of those kinds of people who actually have their phones with them at all times and also knows how to upload pictures off of an ancient dumbphone, I totally would have taken a pic to put on here.  You'll just have to take my word for it.

Warning: F-bomb inside!

Now, if I had had the time this afternoon and I was a little more psychotic, I totally would have hit that stupid-fucking-bitch-driven SUV and taught said driver the lesson that going right on red when another vehicle clearly has the right-of-way is not a good idea. (Whew!)  I am a firm believer in karma and I know she'll get hers eventually but I'm a little sad that I won't see it in action.

Cinderella Was a Lady

Ever since I was a kid I have been in awe of Cinderella.  She got to live happily ever after, and it took a lot of grace for her to not throw that into her stepsisters' faces.  I, however, prefer to let people know when they are on the bad end of karma. If it were me I would have said "Take that, bitches!!!"

We took the plunge...

...and bought a minivan today.  Yep, we're officially uncool now.  We said goodbye to Mark's Mazda 6 and hello to a Dodge Grand Caravan.  It was inevitable, really.  In practical terms, it makes a lot of sense for a family of 4 to have some space in their main vehicle.  Also, Mark needs a vehicle to haul his r/c airplanes in the summer(actually, that was the main reason). I put a plea on facebook for someone to send me a link to "Swagger Wagon" so we can get some cool back.  I wrote in the snow on the hood of my car when we got home...it says "Still Kelly's Rollerskate"* on it.  I would have taken a pic but my camera is missing.  'Scuse me while I go herd with the other sheep. ;)

*I drive a Hyundai Accent.  I could lift it if I tried.