(Annette, this one’s for you.) The vent that heats the bathroom is under Lloyd’s sink. Can you guess who has known about this heating gold mine for ten years?Â
Happy Belated Birthday, Sam!
Lloyd’s cousin Sam’s birthday was Saturday, but being forgetful people, we missed it. Anyway, Sam is learning the ancient art of U Ku Le Le, so I give to him: The Chords!
First: Angry Bird, also known as ‘G’
Next, Brood of Frightened Vipers, also know as ‘D’
Finally, Balancing Shrew, also known as ‘C’
Now we sing:
(G) Happy Birthday to (D)you, Happy Birthday to (G) you.
(G) Happy Birthday, Dear (C) Sam,
Happy (G) Birthday, (D) to (G) you!
Or, if you wish:
(Angry Bird) Happy Birthday to (Brood of Frightened Vipers) you, Happy Birthday to (Angry Bird) you.
Happy Birthday, Dear (Balancing Shrew) Sam,
Happy (Angry Bird) Birthday (Brood of Frightened Vipers) to (Angry Bird) you!
Cute Soup
I’ve been battling some sort of cold/throat/stomach thing for a few days now. I spent most of today either sacked out on the couch or drinking copious amounts of hot tea. Yesterday at school I was worried I was going to barf (giving me lots of empathy for Beth), so I didn’t eat my lunch. When I got home I heated some chicken broth with some of the most adorable noodles from Wal-Mart. They look like little flowers. Once when I described the soup to Annette, she said, “So you made Cute Soup.” The name has stuck, and it’s one of my favorites.
Back to the couch.
FoodSucker
Yeah, I know it’s called a FoodSaver, but FoodSucker is so much more fun to say, and it’s not crass – it’s appropriate!
Occasionally I have been known to convince myself to buy something that we really don’t need. (Occasionally – ha!) About a year ago I really wanted a FoodSucker, so I waited the normal one-month period before I buy a major thing, all the while creating all these scenarios where I would be vacuum-sealing food left and right! So I bought one, sealed up everything in sight in one evening….then put it in a closet, never to be seen again until last week.
Overall, I highly recommend them. You can wrap and store a lot of things for a long time, but never, ever BUY one. Find somebody who has one that will loan it, provide your own bags, and bake them a cake as payment.  (My favorite is yellow cake with chocolate frosting.)
Mythbusters
I’m happy to inform you that after hours and hours of research, the ‘No Bettys’ myth has been busted. In my 60-tablet jar of Flintstones vitamins, there were:
- 3 Space guys
- 11 Dinos
- 6 Wilmas
- 12 Bettys
- 12 Barneys
- 6 Freds
- 5 Bam Bams
- 4 Pebbles
It is really hard to tell Bam Bam and Pebbles apart. Their hair/cap is almost identical, so the arm is the defining characteristic. Bam Bam’s arm is up, Pebbles’ is down. I think it’s sweet that the spouse numbers matched up. Regarding the numbers, we must take into account that I have already consumed two, and have also sprinkled one into Lloyd’s fish.  Did I eat Freds? Barneys? Who is that weird space guy? Geeky math types will notice that the total is 62. Do I owe the good people at Bayer Healthcare more money?
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A caveman a day…
I’m gettin’ healthy - yep! Today’s impulse buy was a box of Flinstones vitamins “with Bone Building Support*”  I figure it’s smart to bulk up on health since I’m around all those barfing children, and the calcium (equivalent to one 5 ounce glass of milk!) can only do me good.  Unbeknownst to Lloyd, I’m going to trick him into taking them, too.Â
(*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.)Â
(I did not make that up.)