The Happenings...

Writer's Block still fully formed in my head, I will give you a brief list of the "happenings" in Diva land....
*Diva Rebecca is officially registered for pre-school. In diva-mom terms that means I have cold, hard, cash riding on the fact that I can get her little ass potty trained by August.
*DH's b-day was Monday, but we celebrated over the weekend. Celebrations included a large cookie cake from the GAC.... it was fabulous. I never thought of myself as a cookie cake fan, but I have been converted. On a related note, my waistline has been converted to a larger size...
*DH and I bought tickets to go see Joel McHale in Louisville in June. I have a fantasy that includes me following him around his tour like a dead head.
*Choir at church has been keeping me busy. Our director quit two weeks ago and I have taken over the job. The pay sucks, but it is a lot of fun, and I really enjoy all of the people in our group.
*Sarah has added a new phrase to her list: anytime you say "Hi, Sarah!" she responds with, "Hi, Sa-wah!". It is really quite cute. I make her say it a few dozen times a day.
Well, off to make breakfast, do dishes, etc. Be back soon!

I wonder if I dropped Acid....

I have never gotten into recreational drugs. I am more of a "sprain your ankle for the vicodin" type of substance abuser. I had friends in college who did "e", dropped acid, etc. I honestly could not recognize any of those if you put them in front of me right now. (but I can quote the "Pharmaceutical Bedside Handbook" on the differences between percocet and lortab)

The unfortunate side effect of this lack of drug use is that I will never experience a flash back. I think I have found a way to come pretty close. "Yo-Gabba-Gabba". No, I am not mumbling. There is actually a show on Nickelodeon and Noggin (just like preschool on TV) called "Yo-Gabba-Gabba".

YGG features a 7 foot tall black man named "D.J. Lance Rock" who weighs about 45 lbs and wears an orange jumpsuit and a furry orange hat. No, really, I am not making this up.

There are a plethora of characters ranging from the red bumpy cyclops named "Muno" (who very closely resembles a "bumpy for her pleasure" toy that I once saw), "Foofa" a pink, squeaky voiced flower thing that dances, "Brobee", a vertically challenged, green-striped creature with three horns on his head, "Toodee", a blue, cat-looking object, and "Plex" the yellow robot.

There are other weird segments on the show including, no lie, a song called "Don't Bite Your Friends", an animated show titled, "Super Martian Robot Girl",and "Cool Tricks" where kids or adults demonstrate their.... wait for it.... cool tricks. Um yeah, a 12 year old girl played "three blind mice" on the recorder with her NOSE the other day, not really a "cool trick" in my book....

And then there is my favorite...."Dancy Dance Time". This is where legitimate celebrities come onto the show to teach the dildo and his friends a "dancy dance". I have seen Elijah Wood, Tony Hawk, Mya, Muhammad Ali's daughter, Rachel Dratch, and that chick who sings through her nose from "Sugarland".

DH bought the Divas a dvd of YGG the other day. It has four episodes, I am assuming that is the requisite amount of time a stoner needs to "come down". My divas love this show more than I love a 75% off sale. So, am I setting them to be college druggies who just have to get back that "yo Gabba-Gabba" feeling from their youth? Nah, they will probably have a been there, done that feeling about the whole thing.

As for "Noggin"? Not only are you like pre-school on t.v., at times you are also like college on t.v.

Thanks for the idea, Meg!

Last Easter, my DH's best friend and his family came to town and brought with them Butterscotch.Butterscotch is a "life like" horse that my kids could ride on, if they were not scared of it. It whinnies, neighs, blinks, moves it's head, and while a super generous gift, it is really kind of creepy. It also takes up a lot of room. I am holding onto it with hopes that in a couple years Rebecca will be interested in it.

I usually leave Butterscotch turned off, because without regular feedings and brushing, he/she (the horse naughty bits are missing) will basically "yell" at you in horsey language until you feed/brush him/her or turn it off. If only my divas had a similar switch.

Butterscotch is a hit when we have playdates. Other kids really like to ride him. That has saved him from the proverbial glue factory.

For now, I will continue to dress him up in princess costumes and hair bows for my own amusement. He is often spotted in the backgroud or corner of pictures, much like that creepy guy at the bar....

Enjoy the ice cream

I have had writer's block all week. I cannot seem to formulate a complete sentence... so in the meantime, I will be at Baskin Robbin's enjoying their BOGO free coupon. That means two sundaes for me!

Get a printable coupon here to get two Baskin-Robbins sundaes for the price of one (expires 3/28)