So. Forget that something was dropped on the computer. Who super glued the keys back on??? That would be my question!!
All I can say is, it wasn't me!
You have your surprise in the bag sister. You've got your plans down to a science!!
Yeah I'd like to know too! I really don't want to assume anything or point any fingers but there are really only three adults in our house that use the computer on a "regular" basis and I'm thinking it happened during the day while Dan and I were at work. I don't know. I'm to the point that it's happened and someone confessing won't get me a new computer so I'm kind of over it. It'd be great to know but it's not going to help anything. So....here's hoping Dan can work some extra hours at the other fire department. I was going to start doing ChaCha or some other on line stuff for money at home (to help fund the surprise!) but now that's shot until we get another computer.
Thanks! I so hope it all works out and I don't spill the beans! I've been known to have a big mouth!
I would want to know who superglued the keys back on too! Kind of like a little mystery, huh?
great news that your plans are coming together
Yeah we've always got a mystery in our house!
Thanks! I'm so glad things seem to be coming together!!
I've already got things packed in the suitcase and back under the bed where we store them, so no one knows that there is even anything in there. Not that our trip is any kind of surprise. But no one looks in the suitcases ever. That's where I hide a lot of Christmas presents also. Sometimes It better to hide things in plain site.
Now Paula Dean! I want to meet her too!!
So if you happen to plan a surprise birthday for your husband to meet Paula; please send me an invite.
Ya just gotta love a woman who cooks from the 4 Southern food groups (fat, sugar, salt and alcohol
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Love that you're hiding stuff in the suitcases under the bed! I think our suitcases are up in the attic. My "excuse" for him getting them down will be that I want to start working on getting ready to go to MI (we're leaving on 7/26 for MI) so he won't really think it's too weird that there are suitcases out and around. I'll have to see if they'll fit under the beds! As a bonus, we'll already be half packed for MI!
I'll just have to pull out the dirty clothes and pack a nice outfit for the wedding and we'll be ready to pack the van back up and hit the road!
I do love Paula Deen! My mom, kids and I have actually met her! My mom and step dad came down for Thanksgiving last year. We hit Savannah (it's about 30 minutes from our house) and my mom and I had talked about eating there but didn't really make any plans (hard to believe she's my mom - we're total opposites!). So I decided I would at least take her to the store and we could check that out. So I asked the hostess as we were walking by if there was any availability and there was in about 15 minutes (we were there just before they opened) so we decided to stay for lunch (poor Corbin can only eat cheese from the salad bar there because they cook everything in peanut oil!! he does love his cheese though!
). We were shopping before it was time for her place to open and the cashier told my mom Paula would be in around 11:00 (when our ressies were for). We hung out a little longer but were called for lunch. After lunch we went back to the store just to see if she was on the off chance there. YUP! She, Michael and her two boys were there. I have pictures with her on my blasted computer but I'll see if I can get some in here for you to see. My mom and I stood in line and got a picture with her (there were NOT many people in line, there weren't many people there because, as I understand it, she didn't "schedule" this appearance, just happened to mention stopping in that morning) then I went and grabbed my boys and had them get their picture with her as well. Michael just stood off to the side watching and Jamie and Bobby were playing football in the street behind the restruarant. It was so great to meet her. She's SO beautiful in person!!
So then I had to call my DH, who didn't want to take the day off work and tell him that we met Paula Deen and he missed out! Boy was he ticked!! And to top it off, DS2 said as soon as we got home, "Me see Deen!!".
He still gets excited when he sees her on tv! "Deen! Deen!" It's like a cartoon for him - he sits and watches very well.
If we ever get an invite to meet her though, I'll so let you know!
I would love to see her in Atlanta at the food show they have there but all that money is a bit crazy just to watch her cook.
I also have another tie to the food network. Two weeks ago now, a production company was here filming a pilot for a new series on the Food Network. Hopefully they'll have the show on soon. If it ever makes it to "real" tv, I'll be sure to let all of you know!!
It was unreal how much "junk" they needed to bring in just to make a tv show.
I can't imagine how much work it takes to make an actual show - not just 10 good minutes.
Alright....I don't really have any updates. I'm so glad I used my email address to register for their birthday stuff from Disney. I've gotten two or three emails since I've registered them! That would have blown my cover for sure!
I just need to get through this week and hopefully next week won't be quite as crazy. Then I can sit down and turn in my time off for the rest of the year and get that approved and moving forward. I'm sure some of it will be unpaid because of the two Disney trips and MI for the wedding. Oh well....that's all the more reason to go over Labor Day in September so we'll have more time off without taking more days off.
Ok I have to get some work done today. Our application deadline is tomorrow for our upcoming testing for firefighters so it's been a madhouse here the last couple of days. We already have 130 applications and that's not counting what's come in the mail the past two days or dropped off today.
Corbin also has another t-ball game tonight at 5:30 so I've got to go be sweet and see if I can leave a few minutes early since I only took about half an hour of my lunch hour and was here half an hour early this morning.....