"Why, you're no better than Michael Jackson!"

Almost four years ago Clay and I took baby George to the Original Pancake House in Kirkland. (I neeeeeeded a Dutch Baby pancake and they do them right!)
George was fussy so Clay walked outside with him, while I sat and stuffed my face. Clay, being the excellent dad he's always been, held him in a modified clutch hold, trying to get him calm down when an older woman walked past him and commented loudly "Why, you're no better than Michael Jackson!" (This was around the time when Michael Jackson was criticised for holding his kid over a balcony.)
Clay, who never lets anything bother him, walked back to our table, where I'm sure I had consumed my Dutch Baby and 1/2 of his, and told me about their interaction and laughed.

Fast forward to tonight, I'm getting George ready for bed and mistakenly put both his legs in the same leg hole of his pj's. George looks at me with a grin and says, "Why, you're no better than Michael Jackson!"

This phrase has been floating around our house for years but I've never heard George use it until tonight!

P.S.- If you think two legs in one hole is bad, once I put George to bed with a small wooden truck in the leg of his footy pj's. I found it in the morning... sorry G!

The weekend in pictures

First look at these cutie pies. Goldie had on striped PJ's and George went upstairs and put his on so they'd look like twins. These are a spare pair of pj's that were stolen from Nana's house and have yet to be returned.



Sweet Goldie turned two on Saturday! This is her cake Sunday night after we all had multiple helpings. (Nancy if you get really close you can see the texture of the crumb which was so fine.)




George and I went to Value Village on 11th and Pike (or Pine) to buy something interesting to put on top of Goldie's birthday cake. Unfortunately he picked out a trophy that was a hair too big for the cake. (It was only $2 so I bought it anyway 'cause he loved it so much.) Confidential to Jeff Bestlosof, if you want your trophy back, it is yours for $4.



I made some bow tie pasta that George and Goldie loved. Actually, I make pasta most days but just thought it looked especially nice on this robot plate. (Clay told me to take this picture out 'cause it doesn't add much. I'm not listening.)



My friend, and loyal reader, Leora taught me how to make some very delicious delicacies. Here is a picture of our croquembouche after Clay and I attacked it. OMG-how I love thee croquembouche...




And here is my Challah! Doesn't it look good?

Leora and I also made some chocolate malt ice cream which I am going to eat right now.

Gotta go!

Nomination for March crazy person of the month

I received this email tonight from a very good friend of mine. Don't you think she should be nominated? She shall remain nameless until the nominating committee has a chance to vote. Stay tuned!

"I had a very weird dream last night. I was about to give birth to twins and was in labor. I was with a bunch of other moms about to give birth, too. All of a sudden, the baby’s head was crowning, and I started crawling around and out popped baby #1. Only it was a doll. With really long black braids. And then baby #2 was coming and it was surprisingly easy to deliver. Because it was actually a microphone with a baby’s face on it. Yeah. And then it was sort of like in our college dorm when our parents would send us care packages. Only instead of care packages, we had apparently been implanted with whatever “baby” our parents had provided so that we could experience birth. Weird, no? And I was really disappointed that my mom had not only sent a doll with braids, but also a plastic microphone that was very much not a baby. Oddly I wasn’t at all upset that someone had apparently put toys in my uterus."

The March winner shall receive a back issue of Chainstore Magazine.

Nothing to do

except sit home and paint my belly.


P.S.- If you really think this is my belly or that I have time to sit around and paint my belly you don't know me very well.

Hey, Larry

This one is for you.

I was walking on 15th this morning after my morning bootcamp class, when a panhandler approached me for money. I smiled and politely told him sorry, I don't carry cash at this hour. When I was past him I heard him mutter something under his breath to the effect of, "It looks like you're carrying quite a load."
That was when I turned on my heals and kneed him in the groin.

Clay thinks I need to hire a fact checker for my blog. I think he's wrong...

How would you change the world?

Conversation I overheard in the dining room this afternoon between my nine-year-old niece and George:


Hannnah: "If I could change anything in the world I'd bring back the store Limited Too. http://www.limitedtoo.com/shopjustice?gclid=CMSHg6zXzpgCFQ6jagodEgQa1A They changed it to a store called Justice and they have ugly clothes."

George: Are you talking about Justin? (http://www.capitolhillseattle.com)

One second later George busts into song

"High-ho the dairy-o the farmer in the bell!"

If you could change one thing in the world what store would you bring back?

NEW FEATURE! Crazy person of the month

I've reached a new level of meanness and am going to feature a person of the month to make fun of. Due to time constraints, not lack of material, I nominate my dad for the month of February.
The main reason is because he has a subscription to the kookiest magazine ever.
http://www.chainstoreage.com/
It is a magazine devoted to chain stores and those who love them. Seriously... it focuses on such topics such as new stores opening in shopping malls!

And, he passes back issues to Clay, who hasn't been to a mall since 1984 unless you count University Village.

Stay tuned for the March nominees. It might be you!

Fun day!

When, if ever, have you heard a kid say they were excited to go to the dentist?
Enter George Martin, 3 1/2.
Last Thursday he squealed with delight at the thought of visiting his beloved dentist. He literally kicked his feet and said, "I'm so excited!"
Above is the proof.

After the dentist we visited Crossroads Mall where George got his second haircut.(We've been begging him since November!)




Poor sweet Goldie wanted a haircut as well but settled for ponytails and a chance to play in the pink car with a container full of ponies.

This post sponsored by Dr. Alicia Wong http://www.bellevueteeth.com/index.htm
(Just kidding. But, if you do see her say George sent you and we get a free toaster.)

Earthquake in Seattle

Friday morning at 5:25am there was an earthquake that registered 4.5. It woke Clay up but he quickly went back to sleep thinking it was simply his pregnant wife rolling over in bed. Geeesh, I'm not that big.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,485619,00.html