I’m confused by this. Do you want that I should have your babies or no? 
Couldn’t hurt to try.
Want a snow cone? 'Cause I gots snow cones!
I do! I do!
Me too! Me too!
:runs off to kill Aerin again, since she’s pounding on the bedroom door:
I’ll have a snow cone pleez!!! And can I have an early mark too? ‘Cause it’s really frackin’ boring sitting here with nuffin’ to do. Snooooooooozzzzzze!
Ok, so I just sat here and tried to flatiron my hair for 10 minutes, swearing the whole time because my hair is not cooperating. The iron was off.
And I’m supposed to control a large mechanized vehicle for 8 straight hours? Holy God…
Google ads for Jawja Tech football tickets and sno-cones. Tres strange.
I wonder if mentionin’ say… fried fatback would cause ads for that?
Brekkie has been cooked and eaten. House guests, including JoeDawg have departed. I think ol’ y’all know who has opted out of churchification bein’ as he has made no effort toward beautification. I, however, shall be a good bear and go. Might as well, bein’ as I’m all dressed for it.
Why does lemon taste so good when it’s hot outside?
Snow cones? I’ll take a dozen, pls, with blue flavour… no wait… red flavour… ummmm… no… BOTH!
LiLi, I guess this isn’t the time to brag about the fact that the kittehs let us sleep in this morning instead of yowling for breakfast at 6am the way they usually do? Sorry. 
tarra, kittehs are like kids. As much as they tempt you to beat the living snot out of them some days, they’re so awfully cute and wonderful the rest of the time that you end up forgiving them.
Some of The Boy’s friends are coming over tonight so that we can all make dinner together (and then eat it together as well, obviously). I’m trying to figure out something vegetarian that can be make on the BBQ, because I really don’t feel up to turning on the oven today… the A/C is working overtime as it is.
I suppose I should tidy up, huh? Ick.
Morning, all. I’ve been up for a long time, but haven’t had the motivation to do much of anything. It’s definitely been a lazy morning.
I have only one thing to say, Dotty: Childproof latches. Buy 'em, install 'em, love 'em. Upper cabinets, too, since I suspect HRH is going to be a climber! My nephew at 18 months was a climber and a very talented one; in the 30 seconds my sister turned her back, he climbed up on the counter, opened the childproof latch on the upper cupboard (only kid I’ve known who could open one under age 3), searched and found the bottle of kiddie vitamins on the back of the top shelf of the upper cupboard, and proceeded to eat half of it. They didn’t end up pumping his stomach, but he wasn’t allowed to take vitamins with iron in them for six months! :eek:
My dear cat not only doesn’t yell at me to get up, she does her darnedest to prevent me from getting up. She’s telepathic that way; the moment I even think about getting up, she curls up extra-snuggly next to me and cranks her purr up. It’s really cruel of her, since she knows I was raised by cats and am very well-trained not to disturb a sleeping, purring cat!
I’ll have a sno-cone, please! I like blue flavor, too! (Hee, blue “flavor”!)
Great new shoes, Muppet! I am stricken yet again by Shoe Envy, since I can no longer wear heels that high. Sigh. Wear them for me, please, so I can enjoy them vicariously!
Chaos, I refuse to comment on your father’s political ideas. Except to say :eek:, :eek:, and :smack:. (The latter is what I want to do upside his head!) So yes, please, register to vote to cancel him out!
Sorry about the yellowjacket stings, gt. They can be really nasty; I hope yours aren’t bothering you too much. Have you swelled up at all? I think of all the wasp stings, they’re the nastiest. Especially the ones that make their nests in the ground.
I guess I should go do something constructive. Although I wish my laundry could wait until the new washer/dryer get here, I need to at least do a couple loads first, particularly undies. While I’m not out, I’m down to the ones that don’t fit right any more and constantly give me a wedgie. I hate undies that give me a wedgie! But that means getting up and sorting the laundry. I’ll get it done. Eventually.
Yeah, it’s gonna be a lazy day…
I’m sure JoeDawg is relieved to be back home away from your terrible treatment, Swampy.
Dotty Kids are quite resilient. I once drank shampoo, actually Mom had put it into a cough syrup bottle and forgot so she gave it to me as cough syrup. Man she felt bad after I refused the second teaspoon and she realized what it was. (Never did that again though!)
Ugh I’m tired. Gotta get moving though because the First Ride thing is at one. Velociraptor will be taking the school bus to school so we get to go practice. Man I’m all antsy now that I have my license and wish I could’ve bought the car earlier. But I figure another week, maybe week and a half of riding the bus before I get it.
Oh, I forgot to add, congrats on the license, Flutters! Have fun driving, whenever you get that vehicle! It’s a wonderful feeling of freedom, isn’t it?
Congratulations, Flutter!
Good morning, all! We’ve been up for a while after a wild night of drunkenness with my brother and his wife. My caffeination included a bit of the hair of the dog - I put a couple of glugs of Bailey’s in my coffee.
Then I got up and made a hyuuuuge breakfast of scrambled eggs, chicken fried steak and bacon, and biscuits and gravy. Stuffed, we are.
We’re about to head out to see a ball game. I hope the Astros win!
I made a big ol’ casserole of King Ranch Chicken to put into the oven when we get home. Yum.
Have a great Sunday!
Good morning everyone. We slept a loooong time, but we were up late because of last night’s 99 party. We had a good time, there were no party fouls and nothing got broken. I even won a hand of 99. The amount I won will more than cover breakfast at a little diner we like eat breakfast at.
Congrats on your license, Flutter.
I have discovered that I need to buy a different flat iron. The one I have is too big. Yesterday was the first time in years that I can remember being frustrated with my hair because I couldn’t get it to look like my stylist did. I came close, but it wasn’t what I wanted. So, today I’ll get myself a new flat iron.
Dotty, I’m glad HRH is alright. I second the kiddie latch advice.
It’s still grey and crappy out. At least it’s not raining at the moment.
Congrats on the license Flutters! Here’s to a more mobile you.
I’m still gettin’ ads for Jawja Tech football tickets and sno-cones. I guess my plan to get an ad about fried fatback is backfirin’ on me. Hmmmmm… maybe I’ll throw in fried chitlins and see what that does.
We churched. Ol’ y’all know who finally motivated and got ready. Then we came back to da cave and had leftovers from last night for lunch. I need to do some cave cleanin’ but I think a nap is in order first.
Gods, people, stop talking about bacon and chicken fried steak–you’re killing me!
Had the entire menagerie refusing to let me get up this morning–Stiggs curled up behind my knees, Pratchett stretched out (all 20+ lbs and three feet long of him!) along my chest, both Widget and my daughter’s dog Callie (we’re babysitting the grandkids this weekend) curled up in a dog pile on my side of the bed, pinning the covers down firmly and giving me no room to put my feet down. Add Himself’s depleted neutronium arm over my waist and you have a formula for wetting the bed! I am not kidding, it took me ten solid minutes of moving, petting, shoving, scootching and nose swatting (Callie’s real big on sniffin’ privates) to get my poor bladder hauled off to the bathroom. I’m tired out and I haven’t done anything yet! 
I’m reading Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” and I told Himself that any notion he might have had that reading the book might make me less in love with Barack is out the window–the man can write and has such a kind and generous spirit that comes through in every word. It’s so refreshing having a politician running for president who has enough of a brain to be a published author (sans ghostwriter) BEFORE holding the office so we have a way of gauging his mind and spirit via his own words without the spin doctoring and arm chair quarterbacking that goes on after every speech. That his message is one of hope, charity, kindness, resolve, strength, pride, unity, and intelligence is nothing short of amazing. Read it, is all I have to say. Judge the man by the words he wrote long before he began his run for the presidency because it’ll be a long time before you have this opportunity again.
Wouldja believe the damned daystar is actually OUT today? I’m astonished–I was starting to think it was a mythical object! Unfortunately this means that I’ll be weeding the herb garden today so I expect I’ll be knee deep in rhizomes by nightfall, with the high likelihood of stiff hamstrings and sore knees by tomorrow. Joy!
Hooray, Flutters, enjoy your freedom! I think my driver’s license has brought more joy and fun over the last thirty years than anything else that isn’t a person…
Donkeybear, any chance you could go visit your parents on election day with a large roll o’duct tape? Toss Reactionary Dad into a closet for the day and take your mom out for a nice brunch and a ride to the polling place… just a thought…
Dotty, I’m picturing HRH blowing bubbles as she burps and giggling quietly to myself… Glad she’s okay and a big second to childproof latches, stat!
Have a nice Sunday, y’alls–I’m off to make blueberry pancakes for the Grandkid!
I’ve been meaning to read The Audacity of Hope. I’m usually very skeptical about books written by politicians but Obama’s book seems to have gotten good reviews from all my friends.
Congrats on the license, Flutter!
I had the strangest dream last night - very vivid, to the point I didn’t realize it was a dream until I woke up. I was supervising some children’s talent show, and for some reason was made to wear this absolutely hideous pink dress, and the kids were being brats and the entire place was overrun with cats. Then I got a call from The Guy, who said something like, “It’s been nice, but you bore me now.” When I tried to respond, my phone exploded. Then I woke up. :dubious:
It’s raining pretty hard right now. I hope the weather gets all the humidity out of its system.
Jeez, where is everybody this afternoon? It’s too hot to be out and about! (Except for those of you for whom it’s too cold!)