Saturday Morning Stand Off!

It goes a little something like this...

Not coming in the house willingly, so treats get introduced...

Don't let that innocent look fool you...



He weighs his options...



And he's in...

But not without a chase...

Happy Saturday....CLEANING! Ugh!

WAY Back Wednesday!

*The Spring/Childhood Edition*

I decided to do a spin on what I usually call Way Back Wednesdays. Lately there has been lots of talks about my childhood around here so I've been reminiscing on what my life was like this time of year when I was a kid and the things I just couldn't go without.

Anyone remember.....

Twister

You couldn't go to a sleepover without playing this!

How about waking up and eating this...

Yep, that's Cookie Crisp Cereal!  That was my all time favorite (surprised?)!

I'll tell you what...who didn't jump out of bed early on Saturday Mornings for cartoons?

What happened to the good cartoons!? Couldn't leave to go play without watching these two!

Speaking of cartoons...Chuck-E-Cheese doesn't have nothing on

Show Biz Pizza!

Spring time means "ding, ding, ding"...

The Ice Cream Man

(I have a post coming soon on that one)! 

What'd you run down the street for??

And how can I forget The Skating Rink...Oh and don't forget your Pink Poms!

Whew, that was fun! 

Did I spark any memories?? Let's hear em'!



I Have A Confession To Make...

Yesterday I had my son run into the store and purchase a Cherry Coke for me.  When we got home, I opened it like normal and some of it fizzled up almost spilling out of the top.  And then it hit me....

I confessed to my husband, (with some giggles of course), of the times my sister and I would be demanded to go to the store and get a Pepsi for our mom.  If anyone KNEW my mom when I was a kid, they would know she LOVED her Pepsi!  Back then when they came out of a cold machine, they were canned not bottled. OMGoodness am I old??

Now, my mom would call us on our cell phones....GOTCHA, you know there were no such things back then.  She would call out our names from out of the window and no matter what we were doing, swimming, hide-n-go-seek, roller skating, red rover, double dutch, etc., we would come running (or else)!

Because we were always into the best part of whatever we were playing,

 we would NOT be happy to hear the call.

  But as any smart kid would do, we went to the store as we were told for her beloved Pepsi.

Here's the part where I must confess... After we purchased her Pepsi, I'll say "I", (don't wanna implicate my sister who is 6 years older than me and should have known better), would shake, shake and shake some more that cold can of Pepsi!  I think I remember even tossing it to the ground a few times picking it back up and shaking it some more.  Don't judge me, you know you stuck out your tongue to your mother when she wasn't looking!

We would run into the house, drop off the Pepsi, give her all of the change of course, then off we went.  As we ran out giggling, I can still hear my mom say $%#@!& Shannon!!

What??  I promise I'm a good girl now!!

Just Another MANLY Monday...

In my last post I mentioned what a busy weekend we had.

 

Well, this morning I woke up still thinking about ALL the work that was done and truthfully,

I had little to do with it.  At least not the physical part.  Because my hubster is

very private and humble,  I wanted to give him this Monday to be front and center!

Plus I asked for his permission, heehee!

Here it goes....

Moved and assembled a very heavy table.

Overstayed volunteering at a basketball tournament.

Never once complained about my "honey-do" list.

Dedicated his Sunday morning to workout with his son.

Achieved some serious raking the backyard points.

Yep, he'd do it all over again, with no hesitation.

Just another Manly Monday...

Love you!

A Terrific Ending

Productive. Mobile. Scheduled.

Accomplished. Focused.

These are all words that describe our weekend.  It could also be called, "how many things can you get done in two days."  With the onset of Spring, means house projects and outdoor chores are in full swing. 

All work + no play = NOT HAPPENIN' for me....

And they lived happily ever after... (smile)