It was two weeks before we were leaving for NYC and I tried to move the plastic Dora stool with my toe and fell...and cut around the base of half mybig toe. Ouch! That hurt so bad. Dr. Hubby glued it well and I was fine walking in NYC! He was my hero! The scar feels really weird.
This morning I popped on my blog and started to visit my bloggy friends' blogs....I was SO surprised when I visited Shauna...I won a copy of The Pink Panther 2 on DVD! I {heart} Steve Martin! This was such a sweet surprise! Make sure you go visit her...she's a super blogger!
We arrived at the library approximately 5 minutes late and the races were already in progress. The girls found a piece of carpet so they could watch and patiently wait their turn...
Wild Child was up first. She was ready to squirt some worms on to victory! She was a smidge reluctant to pull her worm out of the cup...
Cutie Patootie stepped up, grabbed the water bottle, and with Manga Dork by her side was ready to go...
Her worm was a trickster and went under the dirt to stick his head out for the win...
This put Cutie Patootie in the finals for the birth - 4 category! We were so proud. Unfortunately her worm decided to take a nap (or drowned).
They each went home with a new pal to add to their collection of 8,673 stuffed friends. FUN!
Well...I didn't go to the family reunion this weekend...but being 4 hours away still did not help eliminate the family drama!
I wish we only had ONE! LOL! Here's the deal...I'll do the long story short thingy...hold on to your underpants...here we go...
Today we are going to the library for the summer reading program...We are racing WORMS! This should be interesting with Cutie Patootie's inability not to "break" them. 
On the plus side....Bachelorette is on tonite...I am so hooked on this show. My faves from the beginning...
After reading Tori Spelling's book sTori Telling I couldn't wait to get my hands on her mom's book. While there is the occasional juicy tidbit and sidenote to Tori this book is a little on the boring side. There is one chapter on office space that made my eyes cross...yawn! I also ended up skimming the last couple chapters. I find the book to be a self indulgent collection of not so interesting stories. 
For our 15th anniversary Dr. Hubby and I are going to Niagara Falls. I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions you might have if you have visited there.
I absolutely hate PMS. The little voices start telling me things that are untrue and they want me to have a pity party. They say things like...
I always found Ed McMahon to be one of the "smiliest" men. I loved to hear him say..."Heeeerrreee's Johnny!" I wonder who will be the next "Face of Publisher's Clearing House?" I suggest Pauley Shore!
I was sad to hear that Farrah lost her battle with cancer. She was a beautiful woman and her thick gorgeous blond mane will never be forgotten!
When I saw the announcement of Micheal Jackson's death on my yahoo homepage I had to read it twice...what?...how sad. He seemed like such a tortured soul and really flew his freak flag high in past years. I almost felt like now maybe he will find peace...
This evening Dr. Hubby mentioned he had eggs, sausage, and gravy for breakfast. I wanted to smack him...yeah this diet is getting on my nerves a little.
Lately I have been blog surfing to find some great blogs to read. I have found several new addictions...but due to summer I still find myself with no new posts to read during my "downtime." So I need your help. 
I decided to have a small "party" for the viewing of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion (Part 1). It all started when I found these blueberries from NJ!
Then I bought a set of 4 wine glasses at Walmart and some leopard print ribbon. I used black stickles to write the words. The jersey girls use these 4 words ALOT!
I knew we need to have "bubbies" and these pink snowballs were perfect!
To round off the food I got a bottle of sparkling cider (we are an alcohol free family) and Italian ice!
The girls did their best to get "jersified." They did not understand the concept of "big hair." They were all born in the 90s during the straight hair revolution...poor things...big hair is so FUN...I blame Jennifer Aniston.
The party started with a photo shoot. We sparkled with silver and gold and jewels! We were so glad MD's friend Taylor could join us.
My niece loved her "Absolutely" glass...she wasn't the least bit interested in the show...she just loves a good Aunt Scrappy party!
Then we had a Botox party...
and we all got breast implants!
Tonight is Part 1 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion! I am having a small party to celebrate! I was feeling a little bored with this week so I decided to do something to "liven" it up!
and tambourines...we "accidentally" left the tambourines in the car...shucks! heehee 
Poor Wild Child had things laying on her...but thanks to a DVD and ice cream...she was cool with it! 
When we got home we set up the plastic horse shoes in the backyard. Wild Child played in her undies...LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER! Heehee
On Saturday (while I was fighting a yellow lab in my underpants in the front yard) Dr. Hubby was out in town for the day with his Dad. While out and about he picked up his Father's Day gift. Hallelujah! He is so hard to buy for...I love when we discuss what he wants and then he picks it up. I suck at present giving to him...which makes me really nervous about the 15 year anniversary present I have in mind for him. We had a great Father's Day. He was "the boss" all day long.
Remember my post about a week or so ago about Thomas the barn cat?
He is the cat I was trying to make happy with the big red bow and...
the cat that loves to be carried like this by Wild Child. Turns out "he" is Thomasina...maybe that is why she was so grumpy!
Going to my parents' home always allows for some great wildlife sightings. This sneaky fox loves to come and get tidbits my mom throws out.
One afternoon my mom was eating lunch and she saw some little fingers reach up on the side of the porch and pull it's cute self up. He wanted her crackers. We say "Aw...how cute." Dr. Hubby says, "It's all fun and games until someone loses a finger." He has a bad case of "too many nights on call in the ER" syndrome.
The 2 little ones love petting the deer...however, Wild Child told Dr. Hubby she was going to take a gun and shoot one and eat it! She is such a tomboy.
My dad loves the deer and he even names some of them. He is always sad when he notices that one hasn't been back for awhile. 
My parents' farm is green and lush and sits between two hillsides...this is what happens to Wild Child due to her allergies...thank God for Benadryl.
The girls have all been very close since summer started. Wild Child says Manga Dork is her "bestie." Cutie loves for Manga Dork to make her "fly like Tinkerbell."
One day of our visit was "Girl's Day Out." Manga Dork and I picked up BFF Ruth and her sister, Marilyn and went to town. We ate chinese (my June naughty meal) and shopped ALOT (Marshalls, ACMoore, Gymboree, Hot Topic, The Disney Store, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Micheals). FUN! There are some GREAT sales!
We "celebrated" Father's Day while we were there. We gave my dad 3 DVDs and some Dove chocolate covered almonds.
My mom and I got creative on the last night there. We used microfine glitter and metal stencils to make these cupcake ATCs. This is so fun...but we were both very sparkly in the end.
I can't believe that it is mid-June and I just finished my first book in 2009! I requested sTori Telling by Tori Spelling from the library and I picked it up on Monday. I finished it Wednesday evening.
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