Another Day Another Joke At One Of Our Expense

Why don't you take a few minutes and cut your hair." Mrs F says to Mr F after surveying his head.

"You first." Mr F retorts

"What does that mean?" Mrs F asks a little defensively.

"Nothing... Liza." Mr says and then cackles with self satisfaction.

Don't Worry Honey I'll Keep That Pizza HOT For You

Friday is typically pizza night around here. There's a local gourmet organic pizza place just up the street and the kids and I walked up to get ours last night (um... ever try to walk a large pizza and 2 kids home 3 blocks... Mrs F didn't really think that through). Mr F was working late doing a photo shoot and I decided we could wait no more and broke into that beautiful basil covered baby. I didn't want to ruin his dinner though... and decided it was my *wifely* duty to keep it warm in the oven.

The problem is I decided to use the small oven (what?! It had been a long walk and I wasn't functioning at 100%)
After a couple of minutes I could smell *something*. Something that made me nervous and when I bounded up from the table not wanting to have burned the $20 pizza I saw smoke coming out the vent. SMOKE! That made me really nervous and I was prepared for the something terrible inside. However I was still a little in denial and thought... "Hey maybe that box is REALLY hot and charred and smoking"... yeah maybe Mrs F.

As it turns out the box was actually touching the heating element and it was ON FIRE. Not a little bit of fire. Added bonus the FRONT of the box was in flames. Ever tried to take out a burning box... heavy "full-of-pizza" box... by the flaming front part of the box? Ever tried to do that calmly in front of your terrified Kid? Well I decided to whap it with a pot holder. That didn't help AT ALL (it did manage to knock the cardboard ash all over the pizza... shh... it won't kill anyone if they don't know). Now the fire is bigger and I'm frantically thinking "Oh SHIT this is actually getting worse and it is a LONG walk to get this outside!" Then I thought "Hold up Mrs F this is NOT a grease fire you can put water on that baby." And I did. I opened the firey top and doused it... sure the pizza was a little damp after that but it was salvageable. After I stopped shaking you better believe I went ahead and ate that ashy pizza!


P.S. These pictures do not do this justice. I'm still using the broken camera and couldn't close in on the damage. That burn hole is really the size of a salad plate. It was scary!!!

What I've Been Up To

Here's the link.

What's That?

What? This? This container of the same rice pilaf Kid could not get enough of last night?

Just In Case You Missed Me

Now That Is What I Like To See

The Things That Happen When You Look Away

"Sorry" Kid quickly and sheepishly replies

Proof

Shmuley in The House!

Yesterday while working out to an old Tivo'd Oprah she mentioned her Oprah and Friends XM radio station (yet again) and I remembered that our DirecTV has XM radio. I wasn't sure if it carried all the stations but I thought I'd search and see. The first thing I found had Rabbi Shmuley on. I'm totally excited... I loved his TLC show. As it so happens he's on Oprah's channel.

This Week The Plan

Argh how many freaking weeks am I going to say the same thing?!! Guess what? I haven't maintained any weight loss... yet again. Turns out if you don't actually fully commit to your diet you won't actually lose anything. Hmm... who knew? You'd think I haven't done this before.

So this week I'm really going to do it.


Menu:

Monday - chicken pasta primavera

Tuesday - hamburgers, salad

Wednesday - tomato and meatball soup

Thursday - Paula Dean's goulash

Friday - pizza

Saturday - leftovers

Sunday - Paula Dean's shrimp creole


Kid's lunches:

Tuesday - pb& j, sliced tomatoes, smoked salmon, milk

Wednesday - california roll, milk, banana

Thursday - veggie sandwich, yogurt, milk

Friday - veggie sandwich, hard boiled egg, milk


Diet & Exercise:
I'm lowering my calories this week to 1550. I'm also going to make the time to fit in my workouts. Last week was difficult with Kid starting school and visitors but this week I've got no excuses. I'm going to do 5 hours of cardio.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 7th wedding anniversary. Every year we take a "family" portrait... they're not all on this computer so check back later and hopefully I'll be able to get them all on.
This year:

This one is from last year... check out my head!!... Seems Baby and I have both lost a little of our chubby cheeks since then ;)


If you are curious... Mr F and I got married HERE.

Also I'll share with you the two best Anniversary gifts Mr F has given me.
We give each other "traditional" anniversary gifts each year.
For our 1st anniversary (Paper) Mr F had our invitations reprinted (no small feat since they were letterpress!) since there had been a typo on our originals (which of course killed me!):

For our (4th?!) Leather anniversary Mr F got me this beautiful blue leather memento box. It's got all the stuff from our wedding in it... my tiara, the ribbon from my bouquet, Mr F's corsage, our guest book, complete sets of our invitations for the girls, and some things with calligraphy on them... Mr F's place card, etc:




This year is our Copper anniversary and I got Mr F a pair of THESE... trust me he's thrilled!

Wowzers

Hop to all you "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" fans. This shit is for real.

Dear Aunt Jodi,
You rock.
Love,
Mrs F


Anyone who wants to stay up all night researching this further (not that I did that by the way...) might find this and this interesting.

Sugar Daddy

"Do you want me to get you a treat?" Mr F asks after getting Kid to bed

"What kind of treat?" Mrs F inquires

"Something from the gas station... like a Twix...you can have anything you want." Mr F clarifies

Mrs F laughs then replies "Anything I want?!!! Hey big spender!"

"Happy Anniversary" Mr F manages to get out with a laugh.

Revelations

One thing there are a lot of down here are Christian stores. There was one in Ann Arbor but I don't know who went in there or why. I assumed it was creepy and that the people who worked there had the equivalent of "gaydar" for religiousness and they would stone you if you came in just to check it out.

Well there are lots of Christian stores down here... LOTS. I can't emphasize it enough. Today after returning to that Bad Place to make some returns (okay... okay and to buy some really CHEAP stuff) I decided to walk around the shopping plaza. That makes it sound like a quaint jaunt which it was not. Baby and I are probably the only people to ever walk this whole plaza from end to end. But I digress...

While heading back to the car I thought to myself "hey giant Christian store what are you all about?" and I headed in. My first reaction was "Boy is Kid missing out" then "I know where to get Kid a gift card for her birthday". It was like a Barnes and Noble... but more holy. So Baby and I walked around the perimeter taking in the religiousness of everything. And it immediately dawned on me... I know why so many Christian women read my blog... I am Christian.

Okay maybe I'm not but BOY could I go to town in the Christian depot. Beverly Lewis Amish novels? Check. Weird Hallmark Romance/Pioneer movies that only air on the Hallmark Channel (which of course I have seen all of...probably goes without saying)? Check. Willow Tree figurines (what?!... you know you can't resist them)? Check... up the wazoo. Biblical action figures? Check... okay I don't really love that myself but you know Kid would be all over that.

It took me awhile but I'm finally all caught up on this week's comments. If you thought I missed yours... I'm sorry I was just slow to respond. Thanks again for everyone's presence in my life. I really do feel very blessed to have found such a great community of friends.


P.S. I'm pretty sure I responded to everyone... if I missed yours I'm sorry. I promise I did read them all!

It's Not The First Day That's Hard...

It's the second.

Left Behind

Baby spent the majority of the day donning Kid's old backpack and standing by the door...

Although, if you really want to cry, this is Baby one year ago...

If Mr F hadn't already been snipped I might be feeling the urge to get pregnant right about now ;)

First Day of Kindergarten

"Will Sissy miss me when I'm at Kindergarten all day?" Kid asks

"Oh yes... and Mommy will miss you too. We'll be very excited for you to come home." I replied

This Week The Plan

Better late then never.

Last week I ended up doing pretty well. I worked out and by the end of the week had gotten my stamina back up to doing 60 minutes. This week is going to be a bit more challenging with Kid starting school and Mr F attending photo shoots into the evening.

Menu:

Monday - School orientation Mr F took the kids out

Tuesday - Cornflake crusted Tilapia, steamed broccoli

Wednesday - Brown Sugar & Ginger Salmon, sesame ginger rice (it's a mix), asparagus

Thursday - Tomato & Meatball Soup

Friday - pizza night

Saturday - Cookout w/ friends from Ann Arbor... yay!

Sunday - hamburgers & salad


Diet & Exercise:

I'm going to do 3 - 60 minute cardio workouts. I wish I could do more but with our schedule that won't happen and I'd be setting myself up for failure. Still calorie counting and shooting for 1700 calories.


Errands & Chores:

Tuesday - cleaned grown up bathroom, washed kitchen floors, cleaned stove, vacuum area rugs, oh and I grocery shopped too

Wednesday - Kid's 1st day of school.... weep... just kidding... clean off desk (it must happen)while Kid's gone and Baby sleeps (hopefully) I'm going to clean their room.

Thrusday - while Kid's gone and Baby sleeps (hopefully) I'm going to clean their room, unpack baking boxes

Friday - unpack 2 boxes


Kid's Lunches:

Wednesday - california roll (her fave & an easy 1st day since they're pre-made), hard boiled egg, grapes, milk

Thursday - veggie sandwich (avocado & tomato), smoked salmon, cheddar bunnies, grapes, milk

Friday - pb&j on organic white bread (that's right I'm thumbing my nose at the "man"), cheddar bunnies, grapes (only fruit she's consented too), milk

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