My Bad

Geeze Louise... I can't just be dumb in my own home; I have to go to California and almost kill my ONLY granddaughter.

Zoe was very sick when we arrived. Her fever was hot and furious. Danette (her mom)  was at work finishing grading some papers. I needed more tylenol-type medicine so I called D and she said she was coming right home and had some in her desk.

So I go to give it to Zoe and ask where it is. D says, "It's the purple bottle on the counter."

Great......(now mind you, both bottles were turned around and I didn't READ any labels. I just grabbed the closest and biggest bottle.)

Uh huh....I mader her take a teaspoon of bubble bath!

Here she is gurgling and spitting bubbles.

Luckily for me, she is one smart cookie and only swallowed a tiny bit because it tasted like soap!

Seriously, bubbles came out from between her teeth for a long time.

I may not be trusted to administer any type of first aid or "doctoring" any time soon.

Poor babe....stuck with me for her Gramie.

Time to Return to France

I bought this in Paris, France 6½ years ago. I have used it sparingly and it is finally gone.

I can't find anything like it here in the U.S. so it's time to go back to France!



Wiggly Walker

I'm sure you have noticed women who wiggle their butts when they walk. It amazes me how some of them sway so far to one side but they don't fall over. Not to mention wiggling like that while wearing 6" heels!

Well, I don't wiggle much. I know, because I watched my shadow today coming up from the mailbox. Nope...not hardly a sway.

Then I noticed some bulges on my shadow near my waist line. (Notice, the bulges are ONLY on my shadow!) Uh huh.....I need to shed some pounds or some bulges!

So I started thinking....I bet wiggling my butt would help burn more calories and who knows, it might even build up my flat butt.

I began to wiggle. And I wiggled and I swayed as I walked up the hill. Oooooh, I could feel those calories burning those bulges right off!

Then I started limping. Next thing I knew, my right hip was killing me. I was limping like a 3-legged dog! I must have wiggled myself out of alignment!

So I stopped wiggling and slowed my pace and gimped the rest of the way home.

So much for burning extra calories.



Out of the Mouths of Babes

I got to sub at the elementary school on Friday. I was outside doing recess duty when one little munchkin said, "Sandee, why is your hair all white?"

I replied, "Because I'm old. But it isn't all white, I have some brown underneath."

She made me show her my brown hair. I did and she announced, "Your hair is young underneath just like you!"

(Yes, I did invite her to come and live with me for the rest of her life and she just giggled and ran off across the playground.)



Shoe-Lovin' Cat

I can't take my shoes off without Hook crawling into them! These old Berkinstocks have been around so long, I've even had them re-soled. I kick them off when I'm in the swing or in the hammock. So this evening, I was swinging in the hammock when Hook started tossing my shoe around.

Maybe it's time I buy some new shoes and put mine in his cat bed to curl up with!

What a Doofus!



To Die For Cake

http://www.americanprofile.com/recipes/fudge-cappuccino-orange-torte/

Oh My Goodness! What a rich, rich and delicious dessert. I have made it before and my notes made it sound like I should make it again...so I did. Just for Jack's birthday.

Three layers of deep rich chocolate and orage flavors.

It is a very time consuming cake to make but I slice it thin and then freeze the pieces individually.

Mmmmmmm, definitely not a food to have around if you are on a diet!

Just for Lucy

As you all know, I follow Lucy's blog at Attic 24. I saw this photo and have to post it in honor of her love for hooky things. This is a yarn covered bus in Mexico City!

I don't know who the photographer was so I'm sorry I cannot give credit where it is due.