High Five Friday

Here are five stories/thoughts/jokes from the week:





1) Snuggies are all the rage, and I admit that if I got one I would use it, but aren't they really just backwards robes?





2) Yesterday I went running by the beach, and all of a sudden, all these teenage boys started sprinting past me. Turns out I was running at the same time as the high school track team. They were all young and speedy, so it was great for my ego ;)





3) I heard this joke on the radio today...


"Denny's is offering a new breakfast dish called the 'Octoplet Slam'. It's 14 eggs, no sausage, and everybody else pays for it."


(Hahahahahahahahaha!)





4) We got a fish for John-Paul's birthday. It's a yellow beta fish, and he named him "Mr. Buzz Lion Fish"

I'm just wodering how long his fish, ummm I mean fascination, will last!

5) I have a question about Lent. I gave up sweets, junk food and alcohol, except for Sundays of course!!

But my dilemma is this: do granola bars and sugar free pudding count as sweets?

A Fast Day on a Feast Day?

As you all probably know, today is Ash Wednesday but also a double birthday in this house; John-Paul turns 6 today and I turn, ummm, errr, 20-10, how about that?

Happy Birthday to my handsome, brilliant, sweet boy. You are my best birthday gift ever!

We've celebrated this day three times already! First, my mom and dad had us over for dinner last week to celebrate and cooked my favorite meal, Chicken Cordon Bleu. Then, Phil's mom and dad got a cake and ice cream and we had a little party at the house this weekend while they were visiting. And on Valentine's Day, Phil completely surprised me by "taking me out for a Valentine's dinner" that was actually a surprise birthday party with friends and family. It was at an awesome Irish restaurant, complete with an Irish band. We had a great time, and I'm partied out!




(That last one was because my cake said Happy 30th Birthday...the nerve!)

Gratituesday

Today I am thankful for FAT TUESDAY.

Mmmmmmm, the day where I can rationalize eating all the sweets and junk food I want since I'll be giving them up for Lent, starting the next day.

Today is an extra special indulgence day this year because my birthday falls on Ash Wednesday, so there will be no cake tomorrow :( Don't feel too bad for me though, as I feel I have already had 3 birthday celebrations (which I will talk about tomorrow)!

Ok, I'm off to eat some malasadas, coffee with sugar and cream, and maybe a piece of chocolate to top it all off.

Vacation's over, now I need a vacation.

This past week was February school vacation week here. I worked 5 days because Phil was able to stay home with the kids, and since it's tax season, there's a lot of work to be completed. Needless to say, Phil was super Dad and now he's super exhausted!

The older boys went on two sleepovers (for the first time!). One at their Auntie's house, where they ended up sleeping in the same bed as their cousin, and once at their Gammy's house. They had a ton of fun at both, and got chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast...YUM!

The kids also went (not on the same days) bowling, out to dinner and to lunch, to Adoration, to Chuckie Cheese's and just had a general fun time. Their Nana and Gramps came up to visit for the weekend, and allowed Phil and I to go out to dinner one night (THANKS!). But seriously, where's our vacation? I guess we can rest when we're dead ;)

Sounds like something a guy would do...

According to a news report, a certain school in Garden City, MI was recently faced with a unique problem.

A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the washroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.

Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. He called all the girls to the washroom and met them there with the maintenance man. He explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, he asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.

He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.

Frugal Friday

Okay, since I skipped Gratituesday and Thoughtful Thursday this week, I felt obligated to write a post for Frugal Friday.

So this one is for those of you who like to eat out, and like to shop online. Go to www.restaurant.com and buy $25 gift certificates for only $10. Crazy, huh?

The only two catches are that:
1) There may be a limited selection of restaurants in your area and
2) Some of the restaurants have "rules" like the certificate may not be good on a Friday, or the
price of alcohol can't be counted as part of the $25.

It's still well worth the price :)

Anyway, search for restaurants near you, read all the stipulations, and go have a cheap and tasty date!!