We went to a birthday party today for a really awesome girl we know, and the party was at the Natural Science Center. We got to pet several animals, the best being a skunk and a hedgehog. And now I totally need a pet skunk and hedgehog of my own. They were outrageously cute.
In addition to petting creatures that were probably terrified out of their minds to be manhandled by a bunch of children, the kids went into a tornado simulator. And Julian held that Thor pose for every single picture in there. Also, yeah. He dressed as Thor.
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| Thor wields his hammer. Audrey wears pink and holds her ears. |
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Here and there:
- Audrey told me a few days ago that she wants to be an animal doctor when she grows up, because she loves kitties so much. And then I died from squeeing too hard.
- I am going to Florida at the end of March for the wedding of one of my long time besties (friends since 3rd grade!!), and went to the mall yesterday with Audrey to try dresses on. We were in the dressing room and she said rather loudly, "IS THAT YOUR HOO-HOO? DO YOU PEE FROM THERE?" Oh, Audrey. I can always count on her to shout things like that in public.
- In traveling to Florida for the aforementioned wedding, I am going to be road tripping it with my sister, her tiny dog, and both of my kids. Wade has to stay and hold down the fort, and do professor-ey type things at work. I don't talk about my sister much on here, but she is a fantastic person. She lives in the same town as me and moved here from L.A. a few years after we made our escape. It's really wonderful for my kids to have some family nearby, and it's awesome to have my sister around. I'm really looking forward to our road trip.
- Sometimes when I'm driving around town, I'll be on the phone with my sister, and drive up next to her car. We both get way excited and say derpy things like, "OH MY GOD! I can see you! I'm driving right next to you, and I'm on the phone with you!" It happens about once a month and I swear to you, I never get tired of it. Neither of us can quite explain why it's so awesome (since it's kind of a stupid thing to get excited about) but we both totally love it.
- Things I should like but simply don't, despite trying to (probably because I'm an uncultured hillbilly):
a) Opera. (However, Julian freaking loves it because he's totally classy.)
b) Wine. (It tastes like sour grapes to me, and I think I'm allergic to the sulfites in it because I get stupid-drunk after like 3 sips. No good.)
- Words that are not dirty, but kind of sound like it and make me laugh:
a) angina
b) bunghole
c) penal system
d) masticate
- I made a flourless chocolate cake with dark chocolate ganache for Julian's class for a school birthday celebration, and I have been thinking about that cake in a filthy, lustful way every single day since I made it, and wish I had stayed at home and eaten it by myself rather than squandering it on 3rd graders.
13 comments:
duuuuuude. i HATE wine. i thought i was the only person on the planet. it tastes like a little juice mixed with vinegar and alcohol. it burns. it hurts my stomach. it's terrible.
You and your sister and being on the phone and in the car made me laugh out loud at work. So ridiculous. : )
It really is ridiculous. I'm like a labrador. It doesn't take much to make me happy.
Do you cook with it though? I use it a lot in cooking and really like its flavor for that. But just for drinking? BLEHHHHH.
Ha ha you crazies not liking the wine. But the chocolate mound of cake and ganache? Oh yes, please. P.S. That sounds like something my sister and I would do, but we live a few towns away, so it really doesn't happen, but it should. But we drink wine together.
They all look so cute together :) good luck in Florida
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Ha! Great pictures! That place looks like a blast.
But... have you heard about all these people who have hedgehogs as pets are now getting sick with salmonella? I guess the little buggers carry it. But man, they sure are cute. I'm kind of obsessed with hedgehogs right now, germies and all.
I'm so glad you are posting again. Seriously. :)
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"Angina" has always sounded so awful to me. That a vagina that went horribly, horribly wrong.
Oh, that hoo hoo story made me laugh so hard. You heard about Isobel shouting I WANT MILK FROM YOUR BOOBIES while we sat in the crowded doctor's office waiting room, right?
Julian in the Thor pose? I cannot physically love that more.
Hedgehog salmonella!! That sucks hard, man. Because I would so want to snuggle up to a hedgehog.
Thank you, Catherine!
It's so awesome to have family close. Do you live near the rest of your family too?
HAAA! Isobel. I am always so grateful for the crazy stuff other people's kids say in public, so hopefully others feel the same way about us.
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