And the rest of the Family is.....

John:

Sam:

And Tom:

What Would Your "Game of Thrones" Name Be?

Courtesy of BuzzFeed!!

name generator

Mine is:

We went to the county fair this weekend

And I can prove it:

Chicken

Of course, you do

huh?

Careful what you wish for....

So John was out of town earlier this week and I had this funny rash on my neck.  For the life of me I couldn't figure out how I got it but it was really kind of a mess and quite itchy on and off.  I tried to get sympathy from the boys but they really couldn't be bothered.

Me, <craning my neck to the side> "Can you see it?....It's really bothering me...."
Boys, "Huh? ..... What? ..... Can you move? ....... Can we play Xbox?"

Great.

Finally John got home and I was expecting a slightly better response from him.

Me, <craning my neck again>  "It's not red but it's really bumpy. Can you see it?"

John, <holding my chin for better lighting> "Yeah.  It's really noticeable in the folds and wrinkles of your neck."

And in the two seconds it took for my eyebrows to start scrunching up, he pulled my face into his chest and said, "Shh. Shh. That didn't happen. Shhhhhhhhhhhhh."

I don't understand marketing

Or maybe I do a little too much.

I am, however, a huge sucker for packaging.  If you wrap something up a in cute little box or slap on a funny label, I'm all over it but anyway.....

A few months ago my girlfriend, Tina, was telling me about the trials and tribulations of buying her daughter's first make-up set.  The girl had reached the agreed upon age so off they went to Nordstrom to purchase some nice basics.  As any teenager would, she had a pretty good idea of what she wanted and Tina approved, going so far as to say, "wow, these are really nice colors."  Then she looked at the names of the colors and everything changed to an "absolutely not".

I think I stumbled upon that product line today.  I ran into Nordstrom because I needed some eye makeup remover.  I have this awesome mascara that is not so much waterproof as it is permanent.  Before I put it on, I make sure I've got a few things lined up for the next couple of days.  Hmmm, tonight is Girl's Night so I'll put on some mascara, it'll still be there tomorrow night so I'll see if John wants to go out to dinner and maybe we'll go downtown during the day, sure I'll have to scrap off some raccoon eyes in the mornings but I don't want to be wasted this perfectly good mascara just sitting around the house...You know how it is.

So I bellied up to the makeup bar and asked for my eye makeup remover.  It was sold out so while they were scrambling around looking for something comparable, I was checking out the lipstick.  That, by the way, is the extent of my makeup drawer.  Mascara and 3 lipsticks. I found a pretty one  pink one and held up the sample,

Me, "Can I get this too?"

Clerk, "What's the name?"

Me, "Well.... I don't have my glasses....." <handing it to the clerk>

Clerk, "Oh, yes, 'Sex Machine' this is very popular"

Me, "Of course, 'Sex Machine'. Not a day goes by without someone shouting that my way."

Clerk, "We seem to be out of that one...."

Me, "Bummer, how about this one?"  <handing her another one>

Clerk, "Cat Fight, another big seller."

Me, "Naturally, because while the Dudes are shouting 'Sex Machine', their Bitches are thinking 'Cat Fight'. " I'm beginning to figure out the naming process here.

Clerk, "Nope, that one is sold out too."

I ended up leaving with 'Scandal'.  It seemed fitting after the 'Cat Fight'.  And 'Sexual Healing' was just far too pale.

I really wanted to check out the Eye Shadow names but the kids were waiting in the car.  Maybe next time.

And it just gets better....

John has so much fun traveling

Another Awesome T-Shirt

Not to be outdone by Disneyland

Starbucks causes cancer too!

Ya gotta love California

Best Decision Making Matrix, Ever

Saw this outside a wine shop today.

And here's an adorable baby beaver, in case you're sad:

At least one of these images should improve your day dramatically.

This is why we're married...

So last night was the boys' last music concert of the year.  Below is part of the program:

After the first song, the Music Director said something along the lines of "and now the Jazz Band will be bringing you 'Norwegian Wood'".  At which point John and I, at the exact same time, said,

John, 'Whoa, doesn't that cost extra?!?

Me, "And what's his name?!!?"

And we looked around for the other smirks and smiles and tee-hee-hees.

...<chirp>...

...<chirp>...

Nothing

Really?

John, "What's wrong with these people?"

Me, "Ya got me"

No concert held after November 2013 would be complete without "Music from Frozen"

Another Morning at Starbucks

John and I were at Starbucks this morning.....

.....blah blah blah blah blah......

John, "You know, I've got a chance with a few of the chicks in here."

Me, "Sure...well...that fireman over there was checking me out."

John, "How do you know?"

Me, "He was staring at me."

John, "Maybe he was staring at the paint all over your sweater."

Me, "Well, either way, he was intrigued."