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I found a thing that morphs me to and from looking like Kim Cattrall...totally funny.

Anyway, today is story time as I was reminded in the comments on my last blog of
sweet
sweet
justice.

A very long time ago now, my daughter was just a few weeks old and often did not yet want to sleep at night. We usually dozed most during the middle of the day, right after Ellen and right before daddy came home from work.

Sometimes at night when she could not sleep and I wanted at least ONE of us to get rest I would take her for a little car ride.

It was during one of these little jaunts that I was reminded it was BAR CLOSING TIME. OH SH-IIIIT! There are probably drunks on the road I better keep a watchful eye out...

ZOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A car goes WHIZZING past me north on Highway 100, the speed limit is 60 here, but he had to be going 90 at least. I did not even see him until he was on my a&& and doing the out, over, cutinfrontofyousocloseyoucannotseehisbumper move.

I was breathing fast and kind of scared and very glad we would soon be home and that BooBooLaLa was now fast asleep.

THEN, it happend.
Sweet
sweet
justice.

I come upon the crazy speed racer and a lovely lovely cop car giving him his ticket.

So far it has been a SWELL Day!

SO - the day has not been too fantastic and it is only 8:57 am

I accidentally hit the stop on the new treadmill at the Y - AGAIN! The new ones have stop is such a BAD place, they really are horrible machines.

Other stuff ticks me off that I am not yet ready to go into, but then I get to my office building and ...


I get the Mommy Wagon parked and ---

Resume your day - mine will get better.

I hope.

Survival of the Mommy!

Today my MEme is going to be about what I cannot survive without on a daily basis - I just do not feel like going to a desserted island today Supahmommy & MommyBrain ...

So, five things I cannot live without day-to-day (since I usually turn off the cell and the laptop on the weekend or vacation - electronics will not appear on this list):

1. My mommy-wagon. I work too far from home to take a bus or walk, so I need my mommy-wagon to get sweet Boo Boo La La and I to daycare and work.
2. My Olay ProX Deep Wrinkle Cream - I wrote about this on my ViewPoints account where I am MommyLisa...love this stuff.
3. Bare Minerals makeup It is like wearing nothing!
4. My Envirosax - and my Kate Spade handbag. They are ALWAYS together so they count as one!
5. Good body-hand lotion. What I use may change from day to day, but I am always seeking out the best for my superdry skin.

Of course I could not get through the day without kisses and hugs from my T-bone and BooBooLaLa, but they are not things. They are the loves of my life!

Enjoy your day - and play along if you like!

Homecoming...smell the t'ping in the air!

This is not my house. I just thought this was the best put together video of a t'ping job on YouTube.

You see, this morning I was driving Boo Boo La La to daycare and we passed by a home with a FAB tp job on it. Boo Boo said,

Mama - WHAT is THAT?

Toilet Paper.

WHAT?!?

Toilet Paper in the trees.

THAT is dis-GUST-ing. (I laughed because this is her new thing to say.)

It is homecoming at Armstrong and I am assuming the residents have a football player, cheerleader, or homecoming court nominee inside. I will have to ask Sair and J-dogg later - they do not hang out with all the kids in our 'hood.

Boo Boo La La Dictionary - Abridged

Time for an update to the Boo Boo La La Dictionary!

Coconuts - polka dots, seriously you will be corrected!

Emelade - lemonade - even if you SAY, "Do you want lemonade?" Yes Mama, I have emelade.

Sicky Cup - picked up from "who knows where" for sippy cup.

Movie - any play or movie, if you sit and watch it is a movie...

Pack-Pack - Backpack of course! Dora has one....

Backardigans - The Back Yardigans (which she will only watch if the alternative is Micky Mouse.)

Your Game - Wii, as in "Mama, can I play your game?"

HannaTanna - Hanna Montana, as in "Mama, can I watch HannaTanna on your iTouch?"

Wakkie-Time and Nappy-Time have become obsolete, but we still call LOTS of things Chicken. ;)

Enjoy your day - I hope you get a sicky cup full of emelade so you too can watch HannaTanna on your iTouch.

People are funny...

People are funny when they try to "traffic shame" you with a honk. I could CARE LESS if you "think" that I did something "wrong".

notice all the "quotes" today - it is that kind of day.

Anyway I was driving south on 35E this morning when I decided to get over in the far left lane from the middle - the truck in front of me kept slowing down....

I put on my turn signal - pause - look over my shoulder - there is plenty of room, so I pull over.

Kenny Rogers in the Toyota behind me HONKS - about 10 seconds after I pulled into the lane.

How did I know it was "Kenny"?

I saw him WAAAAY behind me, like about 10 car lengths and kind of laughed because he HAD "honked" at me - then pulled in front of the annoying truck that had been using "average speed" as his speed limit - and "Kenny" speeds up like a bat out of hell - apparently - because I suddenly "feel" that there is a car driving by my side and look over...

"Kenny" is WAGGING HIS FINGER AT ME. Like "tsk tsk little lady".

Ummm...WTF? I laughed -visibly- and waved at him. Really, just waved and laughed. He took off then and went to the place where old dudes who look like Kenny Rogers go...(f-er!)

Television - Smellevision

So the deal is I am to name FIVE television shows that I cannot be interrupted for...yeah, right? Like when do I get to watch an entire show without being interrupted at least once? Maybe that happens, but not very often...

That said - here are the shows I love:

1. Top Chef - it is the BEST show. I love how it stays nasty when the food is horrible. #1 spot last year would have been Project Runway, but something has happend to them over their at Lifetime....I just cannot put my finger on it yet.
2. Models of the Runway is the most delightful part of Project Runway this season!
3. Real Housewives of New York - they are my favorite. ATL and Jersey scare me.
4. Medium - OH.HOW.I.LOVE.IT. I have to catch up though - I miss it sometimes cuz it kept moving and now it is on a new network???
5. Rachel Zoe Project - just totally good dysfunctional fun.

I like some network shows - like How I Met your Mother, 30 Rock, Kath and Kim was funny, I used to like Grey's but they jumped the shark for me...I just don't have time to keep up & I find if I like a show - they cancel it. Examples here include Once & Again and Lipstick Jungle. I also secretly watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels - it is SO not reality! But it is fun.

Enjoy and join the fun begun by MommyBrain and SupahMommy! Just click on the button above for the details!

Oh and my Friday Video is special...

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=67150@wcco.dayport.com

You have to link OUT to this one - but it is how my dear old friend's life was preserved.

And the picture does not even represent a ten-thousandth of the people who were happy that "The Nicest Man in The Universe." exists.

Am I too Minnesotan?

Yesterday I had an offsite meeting with a potential new client...which is exciting, but my boss was "joining" me. (that is another story) I needed something that I had not had for weeks and weeks and weeks....coffee.

I pulled into McDonald's. Yes, I did not even go for the good stuff - I felt like I was nine and sneaking coffee in the church basement.

I say into the speaker that I want a skim milk latte, medium. The cheerful sounding woman said "A vanilla lattee?" No, plain. No syrup, just a latte. "No syrup?" like that was weird?

I get to the window to pay and she again says - "You want that with NO SYRUP and NO SWEETNER?" Yes, I say - I am Lutheran...ba dum bum. No reaction from this woman who is not YOUNG by any stretch - maybe 50-ish???? Uh...that was a joke. I say... continued blank stare. Okay, Thank you.

So, am I too Minnesotan? Or was she just dropped in our fair state by aliens?

Garrison Keillor has made a career out of making fun of Scandinavian Lutheran's in our fair state - and I have meet people from FAR AND WIDE who have heard of him and know Lutheran jokes.

To be fair, I am:

Blonde
Norwegian
German
Danish
a mix of a little of 'dis and 'dat
Lutheran
I do say "Uff da" a fair amount
I say "That's different." when I do not want to offend you.

So, was it me? Or maybe it was that she was working the drive through at McDonald's?