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A mop? Not a chance.
Last night we went to the State Fair where Zoe actually asked if she could do the bungee jumping slingshot thing. HELL NO! I’m still slightly afraid that she’ll slither through the slots on the safety gate while on the sky ride that takes us from one side of the park to the other.
What did we do? Well, let’s see, we ate, I walked through the Wisconsin wine tasting bar, we had ice cream sundaes, Zoe milked a fake cow for 60 seconds (4 oz worth), and then we took the sky ride. We meant to look at the animals, but somehow got sidetracked in the Expo Center where Zoe made a beaded lanyard thingy at the kid’s “make it and take it” art table, and we watched a Chinese acrobat show.
And then, *we (and I use that term loosely to mean *my husband) found what we came for: Magicloths. It was the Magicloths booth, his Holy Grail of the State Fair.
Ever since the water tube to the refrigerator sprung a leak a few weeks ago and soaked the wall, the floor, and the carpeting, all he’s talked about is Cham Wows and Magicloths. I’m not sure why he decided on Magicloths over Cham Wows, but whatever. Our daughter is a sucker for any and all wonder-gadgets (MOM, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED? IT’S MUDDY PUDDY. AND ROLL N GROW. AND GREEN BAGS.) so it was no wonder that she was mesmerized by the Magicloths demonstration. I walked around a bit during the demo and came back just in time to get hit-up for the moolah by my family. Just as I was pulling out my last $20 from my wallet, the vendor says: OKAY, COME IN CLOSER, I’VE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU. SHHHHH, THESE ARE LEFT OVER FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE FAIR AND I THINK I’VE ONLY 5 LEFT, AND IF YOU COME BACK LATER AND ASK FOR THEM I CAN’T GIVE THEM TO YOU, BECAUSE THEY’LL BE GONE, BUT INCLUDED IN YOUR MAGICLOTH PACKAGE FOR ONLY $20 (+TAX) IS THIS…
And then she pulled out a mop.
A MOP! And folks, that’s where I draw the line on what I will and what I won’t be buying (or getting free) from the State Fair. I turned to my husband and said: I CAN’T DO THIS. I CAN’T BE A PART OF THIS. A MOP?
And then I handed him the cash and got as far away from the place where a mop is included with purchase as fast as I could. When the coast was clear I did turn around, because I just had to get a picture of this. (Excuse the quality, I had to use my cell phone)
As it turns out, he explained to the vendor that his wife said NO WAY JOSE to the mop, so she gave him an extra package of Magicloths instead. I’m cool with that.
But I made him carry it to the car.
My Top 5 Posts
People from all over the world read my blog, but the majority of them find it purely by accident via a google search.
The number one read post these days is: Instructions on how to make your hair wavy. I about died laughing when I read the instructions, so I can only imagine what’s going on when readers google “how to make my hair wavy” and get Zoe’s friend’s instructions.
Second Place goes to Wingdings. Only my child would write something using hieroglyphics.
In Third Place is That’s How You Know, which tells me that A LOT of people are getting the F32 code on their Kenmore Elite He5t washing machine. Hopefully they got the warranty and it was an easy fix, like it was for me.
Fourth Place is one of my favorites, Code Word For Love. Do you have a code word for love?
And in Fifth Place is Polar Cup, which must still live on the hearts of many because I get a lot of emails and comments about the Polar Cup. Does it still exist? Have you been there? Have you ordered the itty bitty super tiny one?
Happy Birthday to Me!
Today is my birthday. I’m not sure what my entire day will bring, but it’s starting out at the eye doctor with Zoe, then we are going out for coffee. Well, she’ll most likely have chocolate milk and I’ll have coffee. The rest of the day is up in the air. Perhaps we’ll bum around at the Lakefront Art Festival, it begins today and we’ve never gone, but Zoe is way way WAY into art. And, I am too, but she’s at least got a shot at being an artist, I’ll have to wait until retirement to pursue it. And now, since it’s my birthday, I am a year closer to it. Right?
I already got my birthday present two weeks ago, an iPod Touch. It’s, in a single word, AWESOME! I love it!! It’s probably the coolest gadget I’ve ever had. It has wifi on it and I can connect anywhere there is a hot spot. We were driving home from Door County on Tuesday and I needed to get an email from one of my classmates, did you know that Two Rivers has hot spots in the city? It does. All of a sudden I had connection and I’m telling my husband: “Stop the car! Pull over!”
Anyhow, the iPod Touch is so very very cool.
Did you get me anything? I am accepting gifts, iTunes is a great idea ya know. Or bottles of red wine. That’ll work too. 
Have a great day!
Today she is 7, and she already organized her own surprise birthday party
Today is Zoe’s 7th birthday. I can’t believe that it’s been seven years! Wow!
Last night we had a small birthday party for her, just inviting family, and sometime late in the week Zoe came up with this idea that she wanted a suprise party. So she went and organized it herself. My parents had to pick up my grandmother, so they took Zoe along with them, and in the meantime all of our guests arrived. Some of them had gotten my email letting them know about the faux surprise, but I had to tell others as they arrived.
Zoe had it all planned out: she’d leave, then come back blindfolded, and we’d turn off the lights and hide, jumping out and yelling SURPRISE! when she came through the door.
I’m telling you, only my kid would go and organize her own surprise birthday party. Just wait until she gets married and her dad and I get to give our speeches at the reception. This faux surprise birthday party will be recounted again and again and again.
So what’s gone on in the past year? Well, Zoe skips everywhere, from one side of the house and back again, she’s always skipping.
She also has mastered the DVR remote control and doesn’t mind rewinding Sponge Bob so that we can learn about those green bags that are supposed to keep our vegetables fresher for longer.
She’s learning the violin, and is pretty fluent in the french language (for a 1st grader).
She’s tried karate and was pretty good with the flying kicks, she swims like a fish, and on the playground her favorite is still the swings. Somewhere during the past year she’s figured out how to swing herself, but is still just as happy when she’s being pushed.
Her and her dad have spent countless hours in the kitchen making penguin cookies — you might know them as a black and white — she started calling them penguin cookies a few years ago and much like the skipping, it’s never stopped.
The Would You Rather game was also created this year, and her favorite Would You Rather choices usually included a pogo stick and chicken suit.
Tonight I’ll sit down with Zoe and do our annual Q&A about what she liked about being 6, and what she’s looking forward to now that she’s 7. Here’s a couple things she had to say last year on her birthday:
Your favorite thing to do with mom? Giving mom her super loveable infinity triple love kiss/hug.
(Okay, I didn’t mention the infinity hug/kiss but I should. They go on forever, and she only gives them to me when I’m tucking her in to bed at night. I don’t know where she got it from, but let me tell you they last so long I start to feel claustrophobic.)
Your favorite thing to do with dad? Go leaf hunting for their leaf collection.
Your favorite tv show? Wow Wow Wubzy. (thank God we don’t watch WWW anymore, this is where she first learned to pause the tv — because we all had to come running to see Wow Wow’s underpants, and if you ever play the I’m Thinking of game with her and the clue is “something white and it starts with a W” the answer is sure to be WWW underpants. Trust me.)
Best Picture Showcase 2008 Oscar Nominee All Day Pass
We went. We watched. We survived. We got home at 11:30 p.m. My predictions are the following:
Actor
Will Win: Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Want To Win: George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Support Actor:
Will Win: Javier Barden, No Country For Old Men
Want To Win: Casey Affleck, Really Long Jesse James Movie
Actress:
Will Win and Want To Win Ellen Page, Juno
Support Actress:
Will Win: Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Want To Win: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Directing:
Will Win: Toss up between No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood
Want To Win: Juno or Michael Clayton
Best Picture:
Will Win: No Country For Old Men
Want To Win: Michael Clayton
Oscar Time (once again)
I love the movies! I am a huge movie fan, but I am an even bigger fan of the movies that are nominated for an Academy Award. Each year I watch as many of those movies that I can from the time they are nominated right up to the awards ceremony, keeping careful track of each and every movie I see by highlighting them on my printable ballot. This year my deadline is this Sunday, February 24th, at 4:49 p.m. – which is approaching fast, by the way.
I admit that trying to see all the movies is somewhat crazy, but I do it each and every year. I’m thankful for Netflix and Blockbuster, and that I have a husband who goes along with me on this ridiculous quest each season. He’s had to sit through a long list of movies that he might not have normally watched as a result.
So far this year we have watched the following Oscar nominated movies: Michael Clayton, Eastern Promises, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Away From Her, Gone Baby Gone, Ratatouille, Surf’s Up, The Golden Compass, The Bourne Ultamatum, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 3:10 To Yuma, and Enchanted. He’s watched Transformers, but I opted out of that one. (my reviews of these movies and others can be read here)
What left to see? I have Norbit and Once on their way via Netflix, and I have American Gangster and In The Valley of Elah checked out from Blockbuster which I’d like to watch tonight. Since this is crunch time, I’m trying to catch Atonement, Juno, No Country For Old Men, and There Will Be Blood on Saturday at the Mayfair May 18 for their 2nd annual AMC Best Picture Showcase (all 5 Oscar Nominees for only $30). I know I’m still missing some, but that’s just they way it’ll have to be.
Of all the movies so far, my favorites have been Michael Clayton, The Bourne Ultimatum, Gone Baby Gone, and of course, Disney’s Ratatouille. What are your favorites this year? Are any of the readers also on the same quest that I am?
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