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.

Random Thoughts......

I've had some really random junk going on in my head lately.  Most of it is pretty stupid.  But here it is.

I was at the drive-through at Tim Horton's a while back.  They're definitely not my first choice for a coffee fix but it's closest to my work and they had pumpkin spice coffee.  But I digress.  They seem to have a rather large senior crowd there and the first thing that popped into my head was "Tim Horton's...Starbucks for the geriatric set."

If you're corresponding by letter to someone you don't care for all that much, shouldn't you be signing it "Insincerely"?

I'm pretty excited about 2 new holiday things that I get to share with Garrett this year:  Hannukah Harry and all the South Park Christmas episodes.  Appropriate?  Depends.  He's seen much worse, and I get to share my love of twisted humor.

I'm really wondering why Lucas finds flipping through my books so much more entertaining than flipping through his own. I mean, come on!  Mine don't even have doggies in them!

Giving Thanks

I used to think that the best part of Thanksgiving was all the food.  Man, do I ever love pie!!!  When I was a kid, I used to think that Thanksgiving was a time to remember the Pilgrims and the Native Americans coming together to feast.   I guess it still is, but now it is so much more to me.  Today, as I was at my sisters table while my mom said the prayer, I was thinking about what I have to be thankful for.  I can't even begin to start.  I live what I believe to be a very blessed life.  There are sooooo many people out there that are worse off than me.  For that,  I feel so undeserving.  Here's my attempt at putting it all in a nutshell....
Today and all other days I am thankful for the life that God has given me and for everyone that's in it.  And pie.