Suzy Homemaker

Happy Birthday MonkeyBoy!

2009-06-11T09:55:00.000-05:00

My boy was born 10 years ago today, June 11th. I cannot believe that a decade has past me by.

I was determined to slow down and savour each moment of your baby days, but you were just as determined to speed everything up. Here you are at 7 months old and standing already!

You were a happy baby and toddler. A little drooly at times though.

You grew into such a cute little man.

Do you remember your pirate party we had for your 7th birthday? I'm not sure that you were enjoying yourself. ;)

You liked the cake too.

You played football for the first time last fall and received the "Most Improved Player" Award for your team. Dad and I are so proud of you.

Now you are ten. And you like wearing "old man" hats (your words, not mine!) You've got style buddy...Love You!

A Day At The Races

2009-06-06T23:12:00.001-05:00

What I did today. HandsomeHusband did not join in the fun. He had another ceremony to attend in the morning. It was me, the kids and my dad. Oh, and my dad's co-workers.

This is the front of our dragon boat.

They are almost to the finish line...the #2 boat won this heat.

A pile of life jackets, which started out dry and became wet as the day and races went on.

Did the kids watch me when I was racing? No, they were too busy playing in the sand...

throwing rocks...

and trying to skip rocks in the lake.

StellaDella "tattooed" her belly...

and had her face painted with a "bat" mask.

Between races, Grandpa helped the kids fly a kite. Here he is getting ready to launch.

There it goes!

"Am I doing it right Grandpa?"

Looks good!

Even DramaQueen tried her hand at flying the kite.

Monkeyboy got the the bright idea to bury the handle in the sand. He soon learned that sand, even wet sand, does not hold a kite handle very well.

Stupid kite eating tree!
In the end, the kite was retrieved without any damage.

Out of our three races, the last race was our best time and the only time we won our heat. We came in 4th in the C Division Consolation group.

It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, low humidity and a nice breeze. The kids had a great time and more importantly, they behaved! Woot! Woot!

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video

2009-06-01T08:29:00.000-05:00

Bonnie Tyler's 1983 song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a literal video, via Neatorama.

My favorite lines begin at 4:32
"What the effing crap?
That angel guy just felt me up!"

I have seen A-ha's "Take on Me" version, which I love, but hadn't seen this one yet. It made me smile this morning, and for a Monday, that's pretty good!

Playing Ball and Other Photos

2009-05-03T21:04:00.001-05:00

StellaDella had a T-ball game this afternoon. It was raining.

HandsomeHusband took this photo...This is the girls all running toward the ball in the infield. Notice the resemblance to a swarm of bees.

StellaDella running for home plate. HH observed that she seems to run a lot faster in the house. I concur.

The view from under my umbrella.

DramaQueen sat next to me using a black umbrella. And she complained the entire time about having to sit in the rain and watch her sister play ball.

StellaDella spent a lot of time "falling" in the muddy infield. I jokingly called out to her "Now I told you to stay clean!" She yelled back, "My coach told me to play dirty!"

I'm sure that is not exactly what he said. On the bright side, at least she's somewhat listening when the coach is talking.

And, just because I enjoy playing with the macro feature, a shot of HH's button on his shirtsleeve cuff.

A good time was had by all, well maybe except DramaQueen, but that's to be expected. ;)

Birthday Flashback

2009-04-29T11:32:00.000-05:00

This is the birthday that I turned 3...how do I know that? Check out the wall calendar - 1970 baby!

My mom is cutting the cake, then going clockwise are: cousin Brian, cousin Bobby (these first two are brothers), my brother John, me (notice the sexy shoulder!), cousin Kevin is standing behind my chair, then not facing the camera is Lisa with her pigtails, she is holding Kathleen, who is not only her sister and my cousin, but one of my best friends, cousin Kirk, and finally my brother Michael.

Good times, good times!

I Just Inherited Buttloads of Cash!

2009-04-27T19:00:00.001-05:00

I just received this in my Yahoo mail account. Read it and weep my blogger friends...

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Payment Approval

Monday, April 27, 2009 4:15 PM

From:

"Dr. Ben Sonya" <drsonya@sonya.net>

To:

undisclosed-recipients

Hello,
Your overdue Inheritance/Contract payment valued at US$2,000,000.00 has been approved to be transferred to you before the end of next week.
Your payment codes are; Transfer code is: 695823HG and Payment Reference number is: LL214572. You will be able to collect your money at any Bank in your country as soon as the approval document is endorsed. Therefore you are required to provide US$149.22 to the High Court of Nigeria to endorse the approval document.
Truly,
Dr. Benson Sonya.
Legal Operator,
Federal Ministry of Finance.

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For the small sum of $149.22 I shall soon be a wealthy miser. Who's with me?

[sound of crickets chirping]

Riiiiiiight.

Monday Musing

2009-04-27T08:18:00.001-05:00

There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are not conscious of birth submit to death and forget to live.

Jean De La Bruyere
1645-1696, French Writer
more famous quotes

My paternal grandfather dancing at a Halloween party sometime in the early 1960's. He died February 9, 1989. He would have turned 85 on March 3rd of that year.

Suze Orman's Will & Trust Kit for Free

2009-04-24T14:38:00.001-05:00

Until midnight on Saturday, April 25th, you can download her Will & Trust Kit for free.

This link will take you to blissfullydomestic.com and the original posting for how to do this.

Sunday Stealing: The 40 Meme

2009-04-19T00:45:00.000-05:00

Cheers to all us thieves!

1. My (great)uncle once : ran down two ladies at the San Francisco exposition of 1915 in an electric car to "teach them a safety lesson", sent a 1,000 word telegram to Woodrow Wilson, was subsequently arrested by the Secret Service and claimed to be Jesus Christ. This should explain a lot about me!

2. Never in my life : have I gone to a prom. *sniffles*

3. When I was seventeen : I worked as a cashier at Target. I had to key in each item by a 6 digit code (department and item number) and verify that a credit card was good by making sure that it was not listed in a booklet that had the tiniest. numbers. ever. printed. Scanners? - Hah! I laugh at scanners. Amateurs.

4. High School was : OK - college was much better!

5. I will never forget : the night I met HandsomeHusband

6. I once met : Rod Blagojevich (I know, I shouldn't admit to it!)

7. There’s this girl I know who : had cheated on the guy she was dating, and then uttered this infamous line to him in front of many many people - "I was just f^%$ing him, I LOVE you!"

8. Once, at a bar : I had sex in the basement.

9. By noon, I’m usually : hungry

10. Last night : my youngest wet the bed, yet again!

11. If only I had : a hammer

12. Next time I go to gym/church : lightning will strike and the roof will fall in.

13. Susan Boyle : has an amazing voice.

14. What worries me most : if I can answer all these dang questions before I go to bed.

15. When I turn my head left, I see : HH's desk

16. When I turn my head right, I see : a file cabinet.

17. You know I’m lying when : I try to not get into situations that would lead to the need to lie.

18. What I miss most about the eighties : my youth.

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be : Beatrice from "Much Ado About Nothing"

20. By this time next year : all my kiddos will be in school full-time.

21. A better name for me would be : any name my kids can't constantly call me - I'm not answering to "Mom" anymore today!

22. I have a hard time understanding : when people whisper. Speak up please!

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll : get a graduate degree.

24. You know I like you if : you tell me how beautiful I am!

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be : HH for supporting me.

26. When I compare 80’s rock to 90’s rock : It doesn't really matter to me.

27. Take my advice, never : try to stuff 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag. (actually this is my father's advice).

28. My ideal breakfast is : one I don't have to make.

29. A song I love, but do not own is : I'm drawing a blank here.

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest : you come see me!

31. My favorite Beatle is : I don't like the Beatles. (ducks and runs)

32. Why won’t people : stop treating the highways and roads as their ashtrays. Your car has one - use it and empty it out in a garbage can, NOT the left turn lane.

33. If you spend the night at my house : when you get up, why don't you make me breakfast? (see #28)

34. I’d stop my wedding for : Gerard Butler.

35. The world could do without : 40 question memes!

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than : answer 40 questions at one sitting again.

37. My favorite blonde is : me!

38: Paper clips are more useful than : paper cuts

39. If I do anything well, it’s : being a smart-ass

40. And by the way :
I want a feast.
I want a bean feast.
Cream buns and doughnuts and fruitcake with no nuts,
So good you could go nuts...
No, now!!
I want a ball
I want a party
Pink macaroons and a million balloons
And performing baboons and ...
Give it to me
Now!
I want the world
I want the whole world
I want to lock it all up in my pocket
It's my bar of chocolate
Give it to me
Now!
I want today
I want tomorrow
I want to wear 'em like braids in my hair
And I don't want to share 'em
I want a party with room fulls of laughter
Ten thousand tons of ice cream
And if I don't get the things I am after
I'm going to scream!
I want the works
I want the whole works
Presents and prizes and sweets and surprises
Of all shapes and sizes
And now
Don't care how
I want it now
Don't care how
I want it now

Photohunt 158: Purple

2009-04-18T16:29:00.001-05:00

Planter my HandsomeHusband gave to me for our 9th wedding anniversary. See another view of it and read the drama about it here on my Project365 blog.

(You are more than welcome to play! Visit PhotoHunt for the weekly themes!)

Saturday 9 - Almost Famous

2009-04-18T09:16:00.001-05:00

1. Have you ever been told that you look like some famous?
When I was in 3rd grade, I had hexagonal wire rim glasses, straight blond hair with bangs and was told I looked like John Denver.

About 15 years ago at at bar I was asked if I was Brett Hull's sister (who was at the time, a St. Louis Blues hockey player). Of course, this might have just been a really bad pick-up line.

My former next-door neighbor, who was 80 years old, often told me I looked like Princess Diana.

Hmmm, 2 guys and one princess...I'm sticking with the princess!

2. Name a celebrity that shares your birthday.
We were all born on April 29th

"Kill Bill" star Uma Thurman (1970)
tennis star Andre Agassi (1970),
singer Carnie Wilson (1968),
rapper Master P (1967),
"The Brady Bunch" actress Eve Plumb (1958),
"White Oleander" actress Michelle Pfeiffer (1958),
"There Will Be Blood" star Daniel Day-Lewis (1957),
"Star Trek Voyager" captain Kate Mulgrew (1955),
eponymous TV star Jerry Seinfeld (1954),
"SNL" alum Nora Dunn (1952),
race car driver Dale Earnhardt (1951; d. 2001),
pop singer Tommy James (1947),
film director John Waters (1946),
Motown singer Tammi Terrell (1945; d. 1970),
"Three's Company" actor Richard Kline (1944),
blues guitarist Otis Rush (1934),
baseball player Luis Aparicio (1934),
"All About Eve" actress Celeste Holm (1917),
and prolific jazz bandleader Duke Ellington (1899; d. 1974).

3. Tell us about your first kiss.
After working a shift at Wendy's when I was 16. Keith followed me home and kissed me as we were standing in our alley. French even. Ooh-la-la!

4. When you meet someone attractive, what do you notice first?
How they treat service folks, the bartender, the waitress or waiter, the cashier. If they can't be nice to everyday folks, then they are NOT attractive.

Oh, and then how many 100's are in their wallet! *wink*

5. What was your biggest mistake ever?
Nothing that can't be fixed!

6. Give us one random, but candid fact about you.
The nail bed on my left thumb is about half the size of the nail bed on my right thumb. What can I say, I'm a freak, call the circus!

7. What about your current or most recent lover excites you?
If I told you, then my husband would find out I'm fooling around on him. Did I just say that aloud? Doh! Just forget I said anything. Honey, if you are reading this, you're the only man for me. I mean that. Sincerely. Shutting up now.

8. What really annoys you?
Gosh, I don't know...everything?

9. How many other Saturday 9’ers answers do you usually read?
As of right, this moment, I've only read two. But, I'm sure I'll read more. Especially if you comment! Hint, hint!

A Monday Musing

2009-04-13T12:04:00.000-05:00

“I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?”

Richard Bach

Sunday Stealing: The Green Meme

2009-04-12T01:17:00.000-05:00

Cheers to all us thieves!
1. What is your current obsession?
Taking pictures
2. What’s a good coffee place?
I'm not a big coffee drinker
3. Who was the last person that you hugged?
My son, before he went to bed.
4. Do you nap a lot?
Not as much as I'd like
5. Tonight, what’s for dinner?
It's Easter! - Ham, green beans, potato salad, sweet potatoes...pie, and cookies of course.
6. What was the last thing that you bought?
eggs (Read why here.)

7. What is your favorite weather?
Fall weather
8. Tell us something about one blogger who you think will play this week?
Bud always brings a smile to my face with his smart-a%# answers.
9. If you were given a free house that was full furnished, where in the world would you like it to be?
I'd like it to be wherever I am.
10. Name three things that you could not live without.
Ozygen, food and water.
11. What would you like in your hands right now?
Can't tell you, this is a family blog.
12. What’s one of your guilty pleasures?
Can't tell you, this is a family blog.
13. What would you change or eliminate about yourself?
I want bigger boobs.
14. As a child, what type of career did you want?
One that made money. I have failed miserably.
15. What are you missing right now?
The point?
16. What are you currently reading?
These questions.
17. What do you fear the most?
Disappointing people
18. What’s the best movie that you’ve seen recently?
"The Godfather"

19. What’s your favorite book from the past year?
Scaredy Squirrel

20. Is there a comfort food from your childhood that you still enjoy?
Veal Milanese, and don't leave any comments about the inhumane conditions that veal calves endure. I know all about it, but they are so darn tasty, I can't help eating them!

PhotoHunt 157: Triangle

2009-04-11T10:17:00.001-05:00

An eraser I picked up at a thrift store for 10 cents.

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BEWARE OF IDENTITY THEFT BY THE EASTER BUNNY

2009-04-07T13:38:00.001-05:00

My sister sent me this via e-mail.
It is too sickening sweet NOT to share!

Happy Easter!

Photo Hunt - Stripes

2009-04-06T14:41:00.001-05:00

Playground structure shadows seen during our recent park visit to feed the ducks.

(You are more than welcome to play! Visit PhotoHunt for the weekly themes!)

Sunday Stealing

2009-04-05T09:26:00.001-05:00

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: Our Third Meme About Blogging

1. How did you come up with your blog title OR what does it mean?
Well, let's see. My name is Susan. Right now in my life I am a stay-at-home mom, and keeper of said house. I had "Suzy Homemaker" toys when I was a child. It seemed like a winner!

The tagline, "Life's a bitch and then he married one" is a joke my husband and I share. Well, I see it as a joke and he sees it as a reality! ;)

2. What are your general goals for blogging?
For this blog, just to keep my massive following entertained. For my Project 365 blog, to take a picture everyday, think of a pithy title, find a relevant quote and post an interesting description.

3. Do people “in your real life” know that you blog and do they comment on your blog OR is it largely anonymous?
My husband knows. I just told my brother in California about my photo blog last night. Otherwise, I don't think so.

How often do you post (x per week)?
On this blog, sporadically. Everyday on the other.

4. How often do you read other blogs (x per week)?
Everyday!

5. How do you select blogs to read (do you prefer blogs that focus on certain topics or do you choose by tone or…?)
It depends, I love blogs that have good writing. I also like sarcastic, witty blogs. I like blogs that inform, blogs about craftiness that I hope to emulate one day, photo blogs, mommy blogs, blogs about other people's sexual escapades that get me hot and bothered, little-known fact blogs, funny blogs, genealogy blogs...I've eclectic tastes! When I find a blog I like, I will look at their blog roll and usually find a couple more to add to my list (which is really getting long by the way!)

6. Do you have any plans to copy your blog entries in any other format, 0r do you think that one day, you’ll just delete it all?
I plan to do just that for my photo blog. This one, probably not.

7. What are the things you like best about blogging?
I find it amazing the connections that we can make over the Internet. That we can have these cyber-relationships with people that until the Internet came into our lives, we would have never knew each other existed. Of course, there are a couple of bloggers that I would love to meet in person. Maybe one day!

8. What are the things you don’t like about blogging?
The pressure of producing a decent photo!

9. How do you handle comments?
I generally respond back to each commenter with another comment. I might have missed a few though. I'm not controversial enough to have hooked any trolls. If I do, then I'll know that I'm in the big time!

10. Do you have any burning thoughts to share on blog etiquette?
To quote my children's school pledge "Be respectful, be responsible, be honest and be NICE"

11. Any desired blog features?
Right at the present, I can't think of anything. I use Windows Live Writer for my Blogger posts and I'm pretty happy with it

12. Have you suffered blog addiction?
Isn't doing memes an addiction?

No Foolin' - Happy Anniversary My Love!

2009-04-01T08:46:00.001-05:00

14 years ago, we were married...on April Fool's Day no less. You don't always remember the day of my birthday, but you always remember our Anniversary!

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished."
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832)

Kind of fitting don't you think? *wink*

You were, and still are the most handsome man I've ever met. You are a compassionate, caring husband and father. You are a wonderful provider for our family and I am so fortunate that you chose me to be your wife.

You put up with my idiosyncrasies, bad moods and general wackiness. You support me in all that I do and I appreciate that so very much.

The love I feel for you is so deep, total and enduring, it is a love you never ever have to wonder about. So when you look back at your past, or forward to your future, don't forget to look beside you at your present, because that is where I will always be...loving you with all of my heart and soul.

Love you babe - Happy Anniversary!

Sunday Stealing: The Ginormous Meme

2009-03-29T00:33:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm sitting here waiting for my last set of Pineapple Upside Down cakes to finish and what else am I going to do but this meme? (Besides going upstairs and waking up my husband to fool around...that's a given!)

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Ginormous Meme
1. Are you single? Yes, there is only one of me
2. Are your parents still married? Dad is a widower
3. Are you in love? Everyday
4. Do you believe in love at first sight? No
5. Who ended your last relationship? He did way back in my college days
6. Have you ever been hurt by a break up? Breaking up always hurts
7. Have you ever broken someone’s heart? I doubt it
8. Have you ever had a secret admirer? If I knew than they wouldn't be secret would they?
9. Prefer love or lust? Can't I have both?
10. Prefer a few best friends or many regular friends? A few good friends
11. Wild night out or romantic night in? How about a wild romantic night in
12. Back in the day: Been caught sneaking out? Never caught sneaking out...sneaking in is another matter.
13. Ever wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? Yep
14. Who are/is your best friend(s)? My sister, Denise and Kat
15. Ever wanted to disappear? Yes, but unfortunately, I'd get charged with child abandonment and anyway, the kids always find me
16. First attraction: Smile or eyes? Smile
17. Prefer intelligence or attraction? Intelligence. It makes a person attractive.
18. Last phone call you received? My daughter calling me on my cell phone
19. Last thing you drank? Bailey's
20. Before your current one, when was your last relationship? In college, see #5
21. Do you and your family get along? Yes
22. Would you say you have a "screwed up life"? Nothing that can't be fixed
23. Have you ever gotten kicked out somewhere? If yes, do tell. Yes. It was a strip club (honest!) A couple of girls in the group I was with started bitching and harassing the bouncers about god knows what. It degenerated into them throwing their beer at the bouncers, while I and another friend tried to calm them down. We were all escorted out the door.
24. Do you trust all your friends? Why do you ask? Have you talked to them? Did they say something to you?
25. Who knows the most about you? I do of course!

It's Definitely Not Chanel No. 5

2009-03-17T20:26:00.001-05:00

StellaDella came to me last night and requested a bath.

"Why do you need a bath honey?"

"Because I smell like peanut butter and jelly and skunk farts."

Some Friday Humor

2009-02-26T21:49:00.001-06:00

MARRIAGE MATH

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = pregnancy

Dumb man + smart woman = affair

Dumb man + dumb woman = marriage

WORKPLACE MATH

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

MARRIAGE ADVICE

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot & not try to understand her at all.

Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

Any married man should forget his mistakes, there's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.

Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

There are 2 times when a man doesn't understand a woman - before marriage and after marriage.

TMI Tuesday

2009-02-17T09:23:00.001-06:00

1. What is your favorite charity? Do you you give your time or just money to that charity?
I don't have a particular favorite charity. In general, I like to contribute to charities on a local rather than national level. One exception is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Light the Night Walk each September. But that one is purely for selfish reasons...I do it in memory of my mother.

HH participates in the United Way payroll deduction program at work and to a fund at his company which provides financial assistance for those who are unable to pay their heating or cooling bills.

2. Describe your bed. What side do you sleep on?
It is a Queen-size sleigh bed. When and if we ever buy a new bed again, the bed would NOT have a footboard. I've found that making the bed with a footboard is just a pain in the rear end. I don't like it. We have flannel sheets in the winter, crisp cotton in the summer. I like white sheets - I have this theory that sheets and towels should be white so I can bleach the hell out of them in the wash - but I will admit to have some that are purple too.

I sleep on the left side (if you're looking at the bed from the footboard side) closest to the wall. HH is closest to the nightstand and the door.

3. How important is a partner's kissing ability?
I never would have gone out with HH if he didn't have excellent kissing ability...so I guess it's important! ;)

4. Have you ever "taken advantage" of a person under the influence of alcohol? Have you ever been "taken advantage" of while under the influence of alcohol?
Yes and yes.

5. Ever tried to replay the famous scene from From Here to Eternity? How was it?
Ummmm, no, Getting sand and ice-cold salt water in my nether regions does NOT sound like a fun time to me!

Bonus (as in optional): What kind of birth control do you use?
None whatsoever! - I had a complete hysterectomy in 2006 (due to scar tissue from the 3 C-sections and ovarian cysts) and HH had the "snip-snip" done about a month after StellaDella was born.

Sunday Stealing

2009-02-15T00:39:00.000-06:00

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Q & A Meme

1. where is your significant other? in bed
2. your favorite thing? raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
3. your dream last night? that daughter #2 would make it through the night without wetting the bed
4. your goal? to finish this meme and go to bed
5. your hobby? this year? - my 365 project
6. where do you want to be in 6 years? alive
7. where were you last night? wouldn't you like to know
8. what you're not? understanding this question
9. one of your wish list items? Cash, lots of cold hard cash
10. your pet? dog, cats, fish, snake
11. missing someone? my mom
12. your car? 1992 Sunburst Yellow Miata
13. something you're not wearing? a jock strap
14. love someone? HandsomeHusband
15. when is the last time you laughed? today at 9:14 am
16. last time you cried? today at 6:05 am
17. favorite past time? I like the seventies because I was a child and didn't have any worries or responsibilities, but I don't think I'd like any past times where they didn't have a flush toilet
18. are you a hater or a lover? lover
19. any vices? No, if I need a vice I borrow it from my dad - he's got a ton of tools
20. favorite meme other than Sunday Stealing? Ones that don't ask me what my favorite meme is

Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T21:53:00.001-06:00

This morning HH went to work. I cooked pink heart-shaped pancakes for the kids and then took them to the Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic. It is a great thing to do with the kids and it's free - you can't beat that! I always sign up on-line, that way I've got the waiver all filled out and all I have to do is turn in the confirmation email they send. Today they made Valentine Jewelry boxes. MonkeyBoy made his and turned it over to me as a Valentine gift. That's it pictured above. What a sweet boy. I told him he was my favorite son. ;)

Then we went to the Mart of Wal to look for the "Ghost Rider" DVD for HandsomeHusband. No luck. I did pick up "Hellboy 2" for him. While we were there, Fredbird (the St. Louis Cardinal mascot) was at the credit union located in the store for a promotion. Of course I had my camera and took pictures. Here they all are with the "Louie the Loan Star" thrown in as well.

Then we did more running to look for the "Ghost Rider" DVD with no luck. We made a quick stop at Office Depot for an ink cartridge for the picture printer that the Mart of Wal didn't carry and a stop by the video store to pick up some Wii games and movies for tonight. We capped off our running around with a trip to the pharmacy where I purchased Webkinz for all as a Valentine present. When we finally returned home, we ate lunch and then I finished HandsomeHusband's valentine. His valentine is posted here.

The day didn't end there, MonkeyBoy had an away basketball game at 4:30. Returned home around 6-ish and ate some dinner. I unthawed French Onion soup from the freezer and we also had some leftover fajitas from Thursday. I think that's it. They kids declared it a good Valentine's day.

What did HH give me? I received a card and some chocolate-covered strawberries-my favorites! I also found a love note in my email this morning. That is the thing I like best - love notes! I plan to thank him properly when I go upstairs to our bedroom later...I'll let you imagine the rest! *wink*

Babies having Babies...

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I have just read this in The Sun and am still trying to get my mind around it. I just cannot fathom a 13-year old boy, who looks like he is about 8-years old becoming a father with his 15 year-old girlfriend. My heart hurts.