Dregs

You get the bottom of the barrel today. (As opposed to other days when I give you the best pickles from the top.)

Someone rear ended us yesterday. They were very nice, and I was very nice. It was some old folks towing a camper. I just got off the phone with the insurance company and we'll be getting three new car seats and an SUV to tool around town in while the mom mobile is getting fixed. I've tried to get Tim to buy cheap seats and spend the rest of the car seat money on tequila and hookers, but he's all "Think of the safety of our chhhhiiiiiiiiillllllllllddddddddddrrrrreeeeeeeennnnnnn." Spoilsport.*

My new job starts next week. I'm very excited to get my 10-Key back in action.

The swing set we bought this weekend for Hudson and Maddie and our nephews has taken over our garage. There's wood everywhere. It was all painstakingly laid out and labeled with chalk by me. It took Tim and his "helper", Hudson, only an hour an a half to put together the ladder last night. I think Tim and his Dad are in for a long weekend of screws and splinters. The kids and I are leaving town. Hudson is so damn excited by just the wood that he'll probably fall all over himself when he comes home to find the entire! play set! put! together! Y'all will be able to hear his squeals of delight in Alaska. I'll count it a success if the thing doesn't fall over with the first swing pump and no one ends up in the emergency room while building it.

We took Maddie and Hudson to Waffle House over the weekend. I fed Maddie her frou-frou organic baby food in the stickiest, grimiest highchair I have ever touched. I don't think they get much attention in the cleaning department. She was not wearing any shoes either. Hudson has discovered toast, and he would eat it for every meal, but he isn't touching a waffle. I'm not sure how many Patty Melts I ate in college with scattered smothered covered and peppered hashbrowns, but it was just as good as I remember it. And way faster then IHOP on a Memorial Day Monday.

Are you going to Blogher? If you are, you need to go eat lunch with us! I told you guys how much fun we had at our dinner at Blissdom, and now we're doing lunch in Chicago. Go here to sign up, and friend me on facebook. I need some more (juicy) updates to read!

For the record, my favorite summer TV show is So You Think You Can Dance. I'm sure you can all tell from my gorgeous dancer's body (*snort*) but I did take dance for quite a few years through junior high and high school. I still maintain that my teacher smoked crack before she picked out our costumes. Hot pink, sequin edged 50's jackets and poodle skirts - check - burgundy crushed velvet leotards and skirts - check - suntan tights with sear your eyes yellow and orange outfits - check. And we weren't allowed to wear underwear on stage. I broke that rule every year. No 15 year old should be anywhere without underwear. Anyway, I would say that I love SYTYCD more than American Idol hands down, but not more than The Mentalist or Lost.

Tim is picking up the kids today, so I am free until about 6:15. I plan on watching The Little Couple. I already ate all the guacamole. Sorry. (Can I just say that the hint of jalapeno Tostitos Scoops are the best thing to happen to chips since hint of lime? Don't argue with me. )

What else?

I think that's it.

I'll let you know how the first day goes.

*Y'all know I'm joking, right? I would never do this.

Comments

[Colleen - Mommy Always Wins]

Well, tequila then. ;-)

And looking forward to lunch @ Dick's - haven't been there in so lo--well, about a month.

[Kellie]

I say forget the hookers and get the tequila. ;)

[Angela]

Hopefully your playset will go up faster than ours did...though I was very impressed with how fast HP did it, I just wish he had had help for longer. The kids love it and yours will too - though yours makes ours look like a Motel 6 next to a Hilton!

[SJ]

Can't wait till BlogHer!