We Both Win

It's here! It's here! It's here! The mail lady just brought me "Baby Mama" so I'll be sequestering myself for the next 1 hour and 36 minutes. I hope it lives up to my expectations.

While I'm away, I have an assignment for you.

Go to abc.com.

Click on Full Episodes.

Choose Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Pick the 9/15 episode with Kobe Bryant. I promise you won't have to watch the whole thing. The funny part I want you to see is around the 9:33 mark. Keep watching until you see the Worst Science Team on TV video. My husband and I laughed long and loud. I was laughing more at him laughing, because he has a deep, breathless laugh... anyway... go watch and enjoy.

(and to those of you without high speed internet or those in different countries that can't access ABC.com, I apologize. I did look on YouTube first.)

Hopefully we'll both get a good laugh today. Me from "Baby Mama" and you from The Worst Science Team on TV. Who knew Atom Smashing could be so darn funny?

Delivered

Whew!

Today has been the day for deliveries at our house.

I rolled out of bed around 9:30 am (SHUT.UP I have 12 days until school starts! I'm working my way back around to getting up at 7:30 am! Leave me alone.)

I had changed into my clothes and was in the "reading room" (wink, wink) when I heard the doorbell. I ran to wash my hands and get to the door. As I opened it, the FedEx man was driving away.

Deliveries 1 and 2 were a box of scrapbook supplies (ya know, 'cause I'm almost out of those...not) and a new baker's rack for Lillian's room, which I'm using to replace her changing table. 'Cause she's potty trained. Isn't that the best news EVER?

About an hour later I got a huge delivery (#3 of the day) that I had been anticipating for a couple of weeks.

The UPS man rang my bell and brought me 22 boxes of cookbooks for my friends at ScrapShare.





This cookbook was the brainchild of my friend Joanie, and I had the pleasure of helping her give it life. It went to press in June; we took orders for 577 books and they finally made it to me today. Now I get the fun task of packing and shipping them. I can't wait to see what people have to say (unless it's negative, of course...but I don't think there will be any complaints.)



Camryn help me put the new Baker's Rack together while Lillian was taking her nap. It looks so nice. That changing table held up through 4 kiddos, and it served us well. It is going to the basement to rest while we try to find it and its crib sister a new, loving home.



The mister called while I was in Lillian's room switching everything from the changing table to the new rack (who knew the child had SO MANY hairbows?!?) He said CarMax guy had called to report that our new van had arrived from Miami (delivery #4). Oh, and would I mind bringing the kids to Fuddrucker's and meeting him (the hubby) for dinner? Oh, and would I empty out the Pacifica and then drive the truck back home so he could go pick up new van?

I suggested that the Mister bring home dinner and then go back to get the van himself, because

DUH

had he forgotten that TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT?

"High School Musical 2" is coming on in less than an hour! We couldn't leave NOW to go get a VAN when Gabriella and Troy and Sharpay and Ryan and Taylor and Chad are due to show up on our TV at 8 pm est!



Yeah, baby. That will be the best delivery yet!

We have our snacks, our jammies on, and our blankets laid out on the floor.





Bring back the East High crew!

June 15, 2007

My summer life is kind of lame.

Today, I slept late (well, until 8 am, which *is* as late as I can get around here!)

I made chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast (at Aiden's request).

I did a couple of loads of laundry (sheets).

I copied down recipes from a couple of great cookbooks I got from the library yesterday (Maya Angelou's Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes and the Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker ).

I made tilapia and rice for lunch (which beats yesterday's Lunchable feast by 10 freakin' light years!)

I took a short nap. Under my favorite heavy Coca Cola blanket. On my couch.

I played Webkinz (did I mention that I bought my own frog, whom I named Doc Hopper, and opened my own account?!?)

Now I'm sittin' here on the couch watching Bob Barker's last time hosting "The Price is Right". When that's over, I'll be sitting here watching "THE 34th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS". Woo. Hoo.

See? I told you. Totally lame!

Totally comfortable.

Totally what I love.

Dancing with the Stars

I'm really enjoying this season's "Dancing with the Stars", despite the presence of the sympathy-sucking "Charity Campaigner IS SO a Real Job!" Heather Mills and "You've Got Something Crawling on Your Chin, Dude" Apollo Anton Ohno.

Leeza Gibbons is totally kicking butt for a 50 year-old woman. You rock, Leeza. (You dance like one, too, but that's a different entry... loosen up, girl!)

Laila Ali needs a voice lift so she doesn't sound like her famous father, but she dances well. I love Joey Fatone. Nothing bad to say there (anyone who can make "Star Wars" look less geeky is a winner in my book!) Even Cliff Clavin seems to be doing alright (compared to Master P a couple of seasons ago...)

But the person who's waltzing his way into my heart?

Ian Ziering.

Sigh.

I know. He's almost old enough to date Leeza, but he's not bad to look at. Yeah, his hairline is receding quicker than the line at burger joint whose fry cook just found out he has Hepatitis C, but he looks nice for a guy that's thisclose to earning Social Security (Hang in there, Ian! You can quit looking for acting jobs soon! The government will help!)

Maybe he just brings back good memories of watching "BH: 90210" in my dorm room in college. A Papa John's pizza paid for with a check that may or may not bounce and an evening with Donna, Kelly and the gang.

Those were good times.

Lawrence Welk and Andy Griffith

There are two television shows that bring back distinct memories for me. One is on TV right now; my husband and my 2 year-old are cuddling together on the couch and watching "Lawrence Welk" on PBS. That show takes me back. It came on Saturday nights (as it does now, I guess... duh...) My sister and I were allowed to watch precious little when we were kids, and most of it came on Saturday nights. We watched Lawrence and his gang of beautiful, graceful dancers and handsomely coiffed men. I loved ole Larry and his orchestra and their bubbles. He was *the man*. (Would you think less of me if I admit I still occasionally watch Lawrence Welk? I mean, after the blog about liking Liza and being a Fanilow, would it just be *too much* to know I like Lawrence Welk, too?)

"The Andy Griffith Show" is the other show that brings back memories. When I was growing up, Andy and Opie and Floyd and Aunt Bea and Barney Fife always showed up on our television around the time my mom was preparing dinner. When I hear those first few whistled notes, it conjures up thoughts of pork chops browning on the stove. It's not long 'til I'm slobbering like Pavlov's dog. Boy, my mom can cook some good grub. Thanks, Andy, for reminding me of that!

Speaking of TV... My husband gravitates towards anything on PBS, Discovery Channel or HGTV. He loves anything that comes on "Nova" (He's probably a card-carrying member of the Stephen Hawking fan club, too....) In fact, he has now gotten our 5 (almost 6!) year-old son hooked on "Nova". I balanced that out by getting him hooked on "Dirty Jobs" (though, I doubt that Aiden watches "Dirty Jobs" because he thinks Mike Rowe is H-O-T like I do!) Ahem... I would love to be Mike Rowe's dirty job for a few hours....

Oh, how cute! Lillian is clapping along to the goodnight song. Looks like I've created another Lawrence Welk fan!