Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL

Priceless.

Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Time for a little bit of fun. I'm not sure I really agree with this, although much of it rings true. I *wish* my house were neat.

You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Thanks go out to Suemary. I got this from her myspace. (Is that how you say it? Or is just "her space" or "herSpace"?)

~t

Date a Millionaire

Oh, if only I were single. I do seriously enjoy all the dating shows and websites out there. And I do seriously think it's possibly a good way to meet someone if you are single. I suppose if I were still single it might not be so enjoyable, but I couldn't resist bringing a new one to your attention, especially if you are interested in Millionaire Dating.

This site really cuts to the quick. Their tagline is "find your sugar daddy today". Wow. People are getting so honest these days. I didn't actually think millionaires needed any help finding people to sugar daddy (can I use that as a verb?). But who knows. I'm sure there are recluse millionaires out there, and I suppose this site is a help to them. Not to mention all the people looking for sugar daddies (and sugar mommas, I imagine). And hey, how fun to pick out someone from a bunch of millionaire girlfriend/boyfriend hopefuls.

Joining is free and easy. If I were single, I'm not sure I could resist. I want all you single people to sign up and then comment back and let me know how it goes. I find this very curious. Go, check it out for me! (But, as always, BE SAFE!)



~t

Poor Cow

Luke was cracking me up the way he was really going to town on his toy cow's tail today. He's getting bigger and bigger. (Luke, not the cow.)

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A little while later, Kevin told Luke to drop the toilet paper or paper towel or tissue he had in his mouth. He likes to get into the garbage. Yucko. Turns out it was none of the above. Cow tail.


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He doesn't seem too upset about it.


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~t

Ba Ba Bock

We have been enamored of Ba Ba Bock's since we first purchased Zane's awesome Halloween Costume. Since then, we have collected a few other Ba Ba Bock's. This one became attached to Zane the other day, much to his amusement.



(I seem to catch my floor in photos a lot. Hmmm. I guess perhaps I am subconsciously super-proud of our beautiful hardwood floors. Love 'em. Especially with puppies and toddlers, who make MESSES!)

~t

Hey, I fixed 'em!

I look cool, don't I? Good thing Kevin broke 'em. He hasn't been able to say anything about it all day.

~t

Eddie Murphy's Mom's Cheese Sauce

Do you remember that sketch that Eddie Murphy used to do where he talked about wanting McDonald's cheeseburgers and his mom always made cheeseburgers from scratch? And how different those mom-cheeseburgers were. Not at all McDonaldsy and not at all what Eddie had in mind.

We had a similar experience in my house today. Something got us on the topic of cheese sauce. And I decided I wanted cheese fries (gee, wonder why I'm not losing weight?). Not being from around here, we weren't quite sure where to get such a delicacy. I thought Arby's, but Kevin had to go to the store to get smokes and decided he would just make cheese fries.

Do not attempt to make cheese fries.

You know the sauce I'm talking about. You can get it on nachos or pretzels at the movie theater. It has a nice unnatural orange hue about it. It's probably out of my home state of Wisconsin. It doesn't need refrigeration, which should tell you something. I know this because we actually had a cheese sauce dispenser at my last place of employ for a while as a special employee treat. It's smooth and creamy and cheesy and I'm sure really wrong as a food.

Here is what Kevin made:
(Disclaimer: Kevin is generally a fabulous cook who does a whizbang job with everything in the kitchen. This was the exception.)



So proud. Is that a SLEEVE of cheese?:



Gack.

Caspian also made this sandwich with the meal:



And Zane took his buttered roll, stuck it on his thumbs and slathered the butter all over his face.



It was one of the grosser meals we've had in sometime. Perhaps the grossest. It recalls bland dinner night in a weird way.

Caspian loved the cheese sleeve, I mean sauce.

~t

ps--if you like this post, you'll love my friend Amy's post on colon cleansing. (Beware: truly gross.)

The 40-Year Old Virgin: Better than I Thought

Ok, this does not mean that I bedded a 40-year old virgin. This is not the University of Terri. Not to mention that I'm married to a not-yet 40-year old hottie myself. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Kevin ordered this movie recently. I was just dorking around online while he was watching it. I really had no intention of watching it and even thought I might have to leave the room because it would be annoying, but it sucked me in. This is actually not only a funny, but a sweet movie. I was quite pleasantly surprised. The cast was great and worked well together. I was also surprised that Catherine Keener was in it--she tends to do quality work, so that made me think twice about it. It was a pretty quality movie as it turns out.

I mean, don't get me wrong. It was silly as all get out and certainly not for children. And my friend Loretta was right to wax poetic about the ending. But my time is pretty precious to me, and I thought it was worth watching. I even had to put Zane back to sleep at least 3 times and come back down to finish the movie. That says a lot, because I often just give up and go to sleep instead of bothering to get him back to sleep and sneak away without waking him. So, it was a three-sneaker. Check it.

Oh, and I couldn't resist this, when I was at Amazon...



Too funny!

~t

Another Carnival!

Lookin' for a laugh? Check out the newest Bestest Blog carnival over at Dr. Blogstein's today. It's the Funniest Posts of 2006. I'm in it! (Well, because I submitted my favorite post.) But go on over, and give 'em some love.

~t

Horrible Disfiguring Toy Accident

I saw this happening and there wasn't much I could do to stop it. I didn't think it would get this bad, though. You see, Kevin was out smoking. And I had to use the bathroom. Stat. There was only so much I could do. I grabbed my kid and took him with me. I saw the puppy had the fireman, but I couldn't care right then. And when I got back, I forgot until Kevin rescued him. Maybe Luke didn't like him because he rescued that cat. Or maybe he just didn't like the looks of that 'stache. The fireman still seems happy, though.



~t

My Idea of New Year's Eve Fun

While I wait for those enchiladas (I really need to get a picture), I've been cruising around to friend's sites. I found this fun little ditty over at Loretta's. (Or should I say Spiderman's?) ha ha ha. Like her, I might have preferred Elektra, but this is pretty cool. I'm sure Kevin would like the outfit, although he's not particularly patriotic.

Your results:
You are Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman 80% Robin 65% Supergirl 60% Superman 55% Spider-Man 50% The Flash 50% Iron Man 50% Batman 45% Hulk 45% Green Lantern 45% Catwoman 45%

You are a beautiful princess with great strength of character.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...


Meanwhile, my kid and my puppy are going NUTS. Kevin is teaching Caspian how to cook, and therefore I have no help with these weirdos!

Must go practice my xylophone now. (Or deal with weird little beings.)

~t

Pimp My Nutcracker & Zach Braff

I find the funniest things over at Julie's blog. She found this at The BenSpark. It's called Pimp My Nutcracker. People are doing the funniest things for the holidays. Here is my pimped nutcracker...




And, while I was at The BenSpark, I heard about a new Zach Braff movie!!! Quoi? I must be slipping. I heart Zach. With JASON BATEMAN (hi-larious) and Amanda Peet (Awesome). Could I be more excited? Did you see Jason Bateman in Dodgeball? OMG, too funny.



Ok, I basically just copied The BenSpark post. I didn't mean to. It was just that the post I was looking to site had the other info that thrilled me! What do they say about copying and flattery? I gotta help out my man, Zach. (Funny, after I did all this, I just noticed that ZB has it on his site, of course!)

~t

Caspian's Early Christmas: We can't do anything normal

Caspian is leaving tomorrow to have Christmas with his mom, so we had our Christmas with him a little bit early. We let him open all his gifts and also let Zane open a good number of his. Zane didn't know quite what to make of it at first, but was good. Then, as things progressed, he got a little giftcrazy. And just a little crazy.

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~t

Conspiracy Carols: A little paranoid fun for the holidays

Tired of the same old boring Christmas carols? It could be time to see those old familiar songs in a new light. With Conspiracy Carols, you can poke a wee bit of fun at your most paranoid friends and family. When you visit the above, you get to pick and type in whatever subversive message you'd like to embed in "Jingle Bells". Then, it prompts you to send an email to your friend or family member, telling them of the hidden message found in "Jingle Bells", with a link so they can hear it for themselves. I'm not usually one for practical jokes, but I thought this was pretty funny. The only downside for me was that it wanted to automatically send through Outlook, which I don't have set up.

This brought to you on behalf of OfficeMax.



~t

Zane's New Pasttime

Look how proud he is of himself! He likes to just stack things. All sorts of things. He will make multiple trips to get a bunch of stuff from one place to another. Of course, one of his favorites places to stack things is on us. Kevin was the lucky recipient today.

~t

Maxim Online: Stupid Fun

Leave it to Maxim to come up with their very own Urban Legends debunking section. This is an interesting read, folks.

I have to say that I was a tad disappointed by the very first debunking: "Using a cell phone can give you brain cancer. The truth: No need to get a hang-up over this one." Wow, I must be getting more and more like my husband every day. Not that I really want anyone to GET brain cancer. I just sorta wouldn't mind them considering yapping on the phone less. Especially in public. And anyway, I'm still not convinced that either watching OR eating hot pockets is safe. (Read the article on that one.) Whoa! It was someone in my old hometown of Milwaukee, WI who debunked this one. Tsk. Tsk.

However, I did like reading that a glass of red wine each day does actually have some health benefits. I would think that the destressing factor alone would make a difference. Sadly, they report that vats of wine don't help. Hmm. Shocker.

Other fun entries talk about the effect of pierced tongues, whether or not you should shave your head to increase hair growth, the property owned by the Catholic church, and some fun animal myths. But I don't wanna spoil it for you. Check it!



~t

A Year of Bed Head

I think I've talked about Bed Head on here before. Kevin took a picture of his bed head every day for a year from October 2005 to October 2006. He had them posted on his website every day. We have recently compiled them into a video for your viewing pleasure. I made two videos: the first one is the full collection of bed head photos and is over 6 minutes long. We have heard that is too long. I pretty much knew that, but it's 365 photos! It's a year, it's going to be long. So, I've also made an abridged version with what I think are the best shots spanning the year. Here it is:



If you're interested in the full version, it can be viewed here: A Year of Bed Head, full version.

We hope you enjoy Kevin's morning ugly! Be sure to check out the bed head section on his website to read his hilarious comments with each photo.

Music used with kind permission from The Quickies.

~t

The Bra is the Thing

I will change the names of the guilty in this story so that they can feel innocent. A while ago (this was even before I had kids), I was at a party. I was ready to go home, and I had on a big, puffy winter coat. (We were in Wisconsin in winter.) A dear friend, who we will call Matilda, was joking with me about my Michelin-man style coat. Now, Matilda is a lovely woman: poised, graceful, generous, works for underprivileged women. Really, one of the lovelier people I have known in my life. Much to my shock, in her jesting about my jacket, Matilda hauled off and slapped me hard, right on the girls. I believe she was just as shocked when I said, "Those are my BREASTS!" In her shock and dismay at what she had done, she quite innocently responded, "Well, what are they doing down THERE?"

~t