Entries from May 2010 ↓

There’s one thing that I’ve been really missing. In fact, I’ve been missing it for a long time, now. Almost ten years to be exact. And that thing is music. I don’t mean listening to but rather, making it. I love a gorgeous melody. In fact, that is how I pick out my music. I don’t care what genre it’s from, if it has a beautiful melody, I’m totally there.

One of the most beautiful instruments I can think of is the piano. I love the sound of it. My dad is a minister and we were always the last ones out of the church each time there was a service. We got bored. So I started picking at the piano over the years. The more I played, the better I got. I loved the feel of the keys beneath my fingers. The gorgeous sound that came from the back. Just everything about it. Then I got married and didn’t have access to a piano anymore. And I miss it more than words can say.

I was checking out the keyboards on sale at buy.com. I’d love to get one some day, seeing as how a big, full-sized piano is probably not in the cards. This one runs through the computer and is on sale for a fraction of the retail value. It has a built-in power jack so all you have to do is plug it in. I’d seriously consider something like this when I have the money.

Tonight we discovered something pretty exciting. At least it is exciting around these parts. I’m thinking of two males in particular. *cough* Forest *cough* Dear Hubby *cough*.

Nintendi Wii has released…. *drum roll*

Super Mario Galaxy 2 !!!!

Even amidst work (Dear Hubby) and school (Dear Hubby and Forest), they managed to pass the thing pretty darn quickly. They both seemed to like the game equally. Both were obsessed with getting to the next level. It was one that was just the right amount of challenging vs. fun.

Me on the other hand… well, I pretty much suck at everything so I won’t say how I did. ha ha!

Right now I see it is on sale at buy.com. Free shipping, even!

While they were drooling over that, I’m totally in love with this purse:

Isn’t that one of the most interesting things you’ve ever spied? I totally think it is. What a combination! Whoda thunk it… doughnuts and handcuffs!? Is it perhaps mimicking the whole policeman eating doughnuts, handcuffing criminals thing? Or is it… shall we say… a bit… naughty? Here, lemme seduce you with this here doughnut, then…. LOL! Either way, it’s so funny that I think I might purchase it for my SIL’s Christmas gift. (I think she gave up on reading this blog o’ mine so I can say that outloud).

Tonight whilst I was getting my haircut, my husband was outdoor with the kids. We live near a baseball field and during baseball season, the neighborhood is always bustling with people. Tonight some little boy came over and told my husband that he was 4 and his mom said he could come over and jump in the bounce house with the kids. My husband was all like “Um, no.” Can you say “skeery?!”. We’d need more than just cheap insurance to cover that one, if God forbid he got hurt. Then he brought a freaking THREE year old over with him and kept standing outside the fence harassing them and asking to come in. After they finally got the message, they proceeded to wander around the parking lot ALONE for 30 minutes. Who lets their kids do that? Really?! There are those fleeting moments when I think people like that just need to have a switch on their reproduction systems that we can turn off. Of course it could be abused and there are all those “slippery slope” issues. But seriously people, WATCH YOUR KIDS!

Tonight I went to Auntie Anne’s for a pretzel. It was a half an hour before they closed, so they were selling all their food for $1. I got myself a pretzel with cheese on the cheap. And is there any, any, any pretzel, I ask you, as good as a pretzel from Auntie Anne’s? No, I do not believe such a thing exists on God’s green earth. I would have a need to read apidexin reviews if I lived nearer to one.

My boys are having *so* much fun this summer, just running and playing and being boys. They definitely don’t need a testosterone booster, that’s for sure. I’ll tell you what we do need — more hours in the day, more sleep at night, more shampoo and soap (at the rate we’re going through it!) and a maid to do laundry. Then we’d be perfect. Absolutely perfect.