Day 52: Post Snow

After yesterday's massive snowstorm, we ended with about 12-15 inches. Yay. So, Babe, being the super-dad that he is, decided to either build a sledding hill or an igloo in the yard. (This is keeping with the "Fun for all ages" theme.) The neighbor kids decided that they wanted an igloo, so that's what they got. Boo was fighting a cold, so he didn't get as big of a kick out of it as they did, but it *was* pretty nifty.

Day 42: Happy Steak and BJ Day!

This is taken from mademan.com
Steak and BJ Day is a holiday created for men that falls sometime after Valentine's day...

The reason it is universally accepted as March 14 is because this is exactly a month after Valentine's Day. Steak and BJ Day is self explanatory...

So, today is March 14th (okay, not "today" but the day of this picture) and we *are* having steak, not on purpose, but there you go.

However, Babe came home from his brother's house, where they were starting to make some pantry drawers (I said pantRy, not panTy!) with these awesome flowers! My favorite are the pink Gerbera daisies, which are my absolute faves.

Of course, I have a sneaking suspicion that the flowers are bribe to keep me quiet about the amount of basketball he'll be watching over the next few weeks, but hey, flower are flowers!

Day 36: Assume the Position

March Madness is currently upon us...but not when this picture was taken. (I really need to keep up with this blog. Posting late makes all my pithy comments and pop culture references outdated.)

Babe is a huge college hoops fan--I basically lose my husband for a couple weeks in March while the tournament is going on. Often, he'll talk to his dad,(Papa T) who is also a huge college hoops fan, while watching the same game. It totally reminds me of some scene in a movie where two girls were watching the same show, not really talking, but every once in a while, one of them would comment about it.

Am I just making that up?

Anyway, this is a common position in the house...on the couch, basketball on the tv, and phone to the ear.

I'm so ready for April.

Day 34: We Clean Up

So, about forever ago, Babe and I got to go to our school district's annual "Apple Awards" ceremony. It something that the union does, with the help of a ton of corporate sponsors, to recognize teachers throughout the district. Every school nominates one person and then the field is narrowed to about 20...10 from the elementary schools and 10 from the middle and high schools. Our band teacher was a finalist, and he's our neighbor, so we wanted to support him

Really, it was an excuse to get dressed up (Babe was in a suit and...DAMN! he looked awesome!) I got to wear a fancy dress and put on fancy makeup. We light-railed it downtown, met some friends for dinner, went to the ceremony (our friend didn't win...boo) and then we went out to a funky little bar for a bit.

It was a very grown-up night...except for the part where we both smuggled in flasks of Three Olives "Bubble" vodka (which, when paired with a lemon-lime soda, tastes just like bubble gum) and refused to play $6 for a drink at the ceremony.

Again, we be klassy.

Day 2: Fun with the Fam

I can already tell I'm going to get bored with my titles. Maybe I'll go multi-lingual...as in "tag zwei" or some such nonsense. Ooh, I know! I'll go all Wallace Stephens on this, "3 Ways of Looking at Day 3".

This isn't the greatest shot. The composition is shoddy, the lighting is off, but in order to get both kids, at the same time, I had to work fast. Thank you Canon auto setting!

We got home from school today and Boo decides that he wants to pull all the covers off his "bed" (which is currently the floor) and bring them to the play area. Then, he wants to play "sleepyheads" which is a game where we all got under some blanket and decided to sleep. A nap at 4 p.m. after a day at school? Don't mind if I do!!