Slices of Stacy

Wii had the following discussion...

"Okay, I say we spend our rebate check on a big-screen high-def TV and a Wii."

"Um, OR we could, y'know, PAY THE LIGHT BILL."

"No, we can't!"

"Yes, we can!  We have lots of bills to pay and we could actually pay them."

"No!  That's not what this money is for.  This is supposed to rejuvenate the economy... if you spend the money on bills, THE TERRORISTS WIN."

Rookie

So I gave three spelling tests yesterday.  The fifth grade classes rotate so I got to repeat my prattle until it was perfected.

Anyway.

I gave the spelling tests.  Noticed that most of them were actually pretty good.  Then I realized that when I was holding the paperback teacher's edition and looking at the list of spelling words, I had actually wrapped the book around itself, revealing another set of the exact same words to the entire class. 

Rookie.

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Sweet Pea has taken to "doing my hair" which generally involves her combing it for hours and putting her elastic doodads in it, then yanking them out and starting all over.  Today she combed it all out and said, "Now isn't that pretty?  You should go look in the mirror and say, Do I look pretty today? Yes, yes I do."

*****

She's using the purple comb instead of the black comb because it's "more delightful."

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Conversations I swore I would never have:

While she was sitting on my lap earlier, I absentmindedly brushed her long bangs back.  She immediately yanked herself away and said, "Stop it! What are you doing?"  Channeling every mother and grandmother in history, I replied, "I'm trying to get your hair out of your face."  Channeling every daughter who has ever lived, she answered, "Well, stop.  I LIKE my hair in my face.  It's MY HAIR."

Brit Bit

Dear Britney:

Don't become a Scientologist.  They don't believe in shrinks and honey, you need one.  Bad.

Love,

Stacy

HA! In your FACE, Tom Morello!

I'm on the 'Medium' level of Guitar Hero III.  I'm not kicking quite as much ass as I did on the 'Easy' level but I'm not too proud to do a song three or four times or go into the practice session for a while and slow it down.  I even beat Tom Morello on the first try!

I'm halfway through 'Evenflow' and my cell phone begins to play the 'Imperial Death March' from Star Wars.  Shit.  My mother-in-law.  There goes my score.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Well, I just wanted to tell you that Mariann went to the Doctor yesterday about the lump in her breast."

"Yeah?  What'd they say?  Is it operable?"

"It's definitely a tumor.  It's about an inch to an inch-and-a-half wide and it's deep.  She's having surgery next Thursday.  They're doing a mastectomy and then she starts chemo."

Damn.  Just damn.

Guest Blogger: Sweet Pea!

Mommy, can we start my quilt?  You said we could start my quilt after Christmas.  Christmas is over.  Can we start it tonight?  I have squares and a blanket.  I'm going to make a quilt for Baby and Baby Brother.  This pink will be very pretty.  I have a pink one for my girl baby and I have another pink one for my big sister. 

Dear Internet:  My Mom is sick.  It's boring.  Daddy stayed home from work to take care of me.  I went to my friend's house for dinner.  We had pizza and lasagna.  It was good.  I can run and jump.  I have a guinea pig named S'Mores.  She eats a lot of apples and food.  She stays in her house and she comes out of her house when we hold her.  And she eats oranges, apples, spinach and her snack food.  It's really Mrs. F__'s guinea pig and we're taking care of her over the break.  I have a marker.  I play 'rock paper scissors.'

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'Juno' review

I couldn't wait to see this movie.  Besides the fact that Diablo Cody, the screenwriter is the Official Next Big Thing, it's a movie about adoption.  Well, it's a movie with adoption in it. 

*CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD!*