Wordless Wednesday: Chock Full o' Nuts

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Oh No She Didn't: Lazy Momcation

 
 

So, yesterday I talked about all the fun things you can do at the beach when you are cranky. Ha. Today, we are back home in the safety of our little home. Now, I must make a confession.

I didn't lie. I totally did leave GC with the kids in the ocean and pool all vacation and barely got myself wet.

Oh no you didn't!! Yes, yes I did. And I'm so relaxed...well, I was until we got home again and life starts back up. Haha.

I even have proof...

I also mentioned something about seeing fins in the water and hoping we were not about to witness a shark feast a la surfer...

And, I totally told Jellybean, who refused to stop talking about sharks and getting freaked out, that she would hear the music before she sees the shark.

Oh no you didn't!! Oh yes, I did.

I assure you, we heard no music before we saw this fin...

Oh yes. We got delighted by viewing a small school of dolphins swimming off shore from our hotel room balcony. The surfer in question was watching them play.

So, all in all, we had a great vacation. We laughed, we swam, we had a blast.

Good night.

Don't forget to stop by Kristi's for more Oh No S/He Didn't adventures.

Best and Worst Emmys Looks

So the Emmy's were Sunday night and some of the outfits were amazing...others not so much. Let's start off with THE BEST. Claire Danes looked gorgeous in her champagne colored dress. Good thing, because her film, Temple Grandin, won 5 Emmys.

Next we have Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burka. The How I Met Your Mother "ladies man" was looking dashing in his grey suit and skinny tie.

Glee's Jayma Mays is next with her perfectly fitted Burburry gown. It was definitely a classier, more daring look than her character Emma would have opted for.

Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter was another favorite. Her floor-length, one-sleeved gown was one that girls will envy for years to come, just like her annoyingly perfect figure.

Finally, Lo Bosworth from The Hills. Her look was incredibly sophisticated, yet completely different from the regular red carpet trends. Her bee-hive hair style was very '50s, and her white pumps were the perfect touch.

Now for: THE WORST

Mad Men is a shown known for its ground-breaking fashion. Unfortunately, one of its stars, January Jones, looked pretty ridiculous on the red carpet. Her blue, strapless dress looked more like a combination of a bad prom dress and some doilies than something you'd expect on the red carpet.

Next is Anna Paquin. Now I'll be honest, I don't know anything about True Blood, but this dress is enough to make anyone kill themselves, and NOT rise from the dead. Its cut and awkward pin up at the bottom make it look more like a sewing project than a gown.

This last one I say with a heavy heart (being the die hard Gilmore Girls fan I am). Lauren Graham wore the toga dress gone wrong. It was not flattering so the designer decided to throw in huge slit that doesn't go with the dress. Try harder next time Lorelai!

Things to Do at the Beach with 2 Kids and a Husband When You Are Cranky

Hi!! See me waving from the beach? Wish you were here. *insert cheesy hotel commercial music here* We aren't staying long (I'm ready to go home NOW. Just TOO hot!) but we are having loads of fun. Well...at least the kids are. If I weren't such a premenopausal crankpot, perhaps I would be having more fun too.

What is it about getting older that makes you lose interest in the things that you loved as a younger adult? Things like:

1. Going down the waterslides built for kids
2. Falling down on the shore only to be swept up by the waves (No, this did not happen to me, but Scooby Doo seemed to be having a grand old time doing it.)
3. Splashing merrily in the pool, regardless of salt content (why do so many women just sit on the side reading a book these days? Old crankpots)

There are plenty of fun things to do that don't involve looking silly, even when you are cranky. Things like:
1. Watch your husband get silly with the kids in the water hoping no one else will notice the crack that is blatantly rebelling against the waist band of his swim trunks.
2. Snoozing in the umbrella covered beach chair you paid a fortune to rent while your children drown roll in the riptide waves of the ocean caused by Hurricane Danielle.
3. Roasting in the hot sun while teaching your 2 yr old son how to make a sand castle, while getting sand in your pants, only to watch him grab the bucket, shovel and rake, and go destroy the sand castle someone else is building.
4. Stuffing your face at the biggest seafood buffet restaurant on the East Coast, then tossing your cookies when you get the bill.
5. Hoping that the fin you see sticking out of the water from your hotel room balcony is not a shark getting ready to eat the clueless surfer sitting casually on his surfboard waiting for a wave. *cue the JAWS theme music here*
6. Teaching your shark obsessed 10 yr old that she will hear the music before she sees the shark.
7. Pushing your kids into the water.
8. Forcing your 2 yo to go down the waterslide.
9. Relaxing in the jacuzzi while your eyes burn from the chlorine content in said hot tub (that's a lot of chlorine!)
and, last but not least...
10. Consoling your overtired, non napping 2 yo who really wants to ride the choo choo train and can't because they shut the ride down way too early.

We are having a blast!!

---THE DRAMA MAMA

Is she giving birth?

Scary movies just aren't as scary as they used to be. What happened to the good old days of The Sixth Sense or The Ring? This latest attempt, The Last Exorcism, looks more like the best scene in JLo's summer flick, The Back-Up Plan. Check out the similarities.

Butter Pecan

I am seriously enjoying my week off in the country. Wisdom teeth recovery was (shockingly) quick and painless so I have been spending most of my time in a semi-horizontal state engaging in my favourite pastime...

READING! My literary taste ranges from the vaguely to obscenely Canadian.

Oh yeah, and I am kind of obsessed with my cat. She doesn't really have a name but sometimes I call her Killer. We're best friends and I enjoy repeating "Miu Miu" endlessly while in her presence.

Of course, I found the time to do some small-town thrifting. My favourite super secret thrift spot (St. Vincent de Paul's) was having a 50% off sale so I snagged a bunch of stuff for the grand total of $6.50. Tho total body count was a pair of heels, floral tapestry purse, sequin jacket and polka-dot dress.

I also picked up an old issue of Nylon, which is generally a horrid magazine, for 25 cents and found an article by my 90s bff Marisa Meltzer! Let's try to ignore the irony of an article on riot grrrl being used to hawk beauty products. The horror!

Guest Blog: Band of Brothers

Baby E's back today. I'm very happy to have him here, watching over my castle while we relax at the beach. Please leave him lots of love. Here's Baby E from Good Day Regular People. If you missed his feature, just click here.

Hi. It's fun to be here again today. Yesterday I talked about being the President. And today Drama Mama asked me to write a story using the two words, "laughter and friendship."

This is fun to do. Here is my story.

OK, so. Oh, yeah. I made a dominoes class. And I'm charging 25 cents for 15 minutes of learning. And so, my brothers and father took the class. I like to do funny things that bring laughter to my family.

And like, really, really hard laughing. Like burst out laughing where your stomach hurts and you want to fall down or it feels like you want to go to the bathroom. Sometimes when my biggest brother makes up words to songs like "Eat It" instead of "Beat It" and says, "Grab yourself an egg and beat it.." I laugh till I feel dizzy and thirsty.

Also, it's kinda of weird cuz I have a friendship with my brothers, and so they are my friends of my own. My mom says I'm a very likeable person.

My family is friendly with each other, and we have laughter. And, also, I think my brothers are funny people. People being funny to each other is nice, and when I think of laughter it feels like I am having a good time and it feels like everything is with no problems and nice and you don't think about anything bad or about trouble. 

I have laughter with my brothers and have friendship with them.

Bye.

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Have a great weekend! Thanks for hanging out in my castle, Baby E! I hope you had as much fun as I did!!

BSOW: Meet Mr. President

We've got someone VERY special to share the ice cream with today. I met him through another blogger. He doesn't post but once a week, but the wait? Definitely worth it. There's a story about the time he thought he was going to jail. He gives deep meaning to his words. He loves candy. He's got Pancho Villa down to a T. He evens gives out DadPoints. He even gets to live in a castle and rule his empire. I know you are wondering by now who is he already?




It's Baby E! Baby E is the youngest son of a fabulous blogger, The Empress. He spends Mondays over at Good Day Regular People talking about his life, and man, is it good.

I asked Baby E: "If you were President of the United States, what would you do first?"

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If I were the President of the United States, the first thing I would do is have no school. For anybody. You can just learn the stuff you want to, not what you have to. 
 

And everyone would have the job they wanted. And there wouldn't be money, because that way you could work for fun. And you could trade your stuff that you have for stuff you need or want. That would be nice. Just trading for stuff.

I also would let everyone pick where they want to live. It could be your choice.

Then I would give all kids their own computers.

I would like to live in the White House the most. And I would have the chef there do all the cooking so that my mom could play with us more. She always says now, "I'm cooking."  If someone cooked, she could play. 

Also, I would give myself my own pool in my room. That would be so cool. I would swim as soon as I got up and before I went to bed and have soap right there so I"d never have to take a shower again.

I also would have cleaning people so we wouldn't have to do chores. 

I would make sure that cable TV wasn't something you had to pay for, so you could get it for free.

I would make sure that planes were free, too, and everything else you wanted to do, so I could go to Disneyland over and over. And I would make it so my mom didn't have to work so she could go with me.

Bye. 
 

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Straight from the mouth of babes. Hey, I'd vote for you anyday, Baby E!! Now, what are you still doing here? Run on over to GDRP and see what he's up to now. 

Have a great weekend!!