Here's a little report from moi!
Friday after work I picked up the kiddos and headed downtown to a local festival kick-off parade.
We grabbed some eats at the over-priced food court and people-watched. Zurg would have been impressed at some of the completely inappropriate footwear I witnessed there. Sadly, I did not think to run home for my camera before we left to go there, or I would have taken a shot or two.
Sum it up to say: platform camo with the laces up the leg.
I wonder how many points was that worth?
After snarfing junk food with maximum velocity, we headed toward the parade route to find a spot. Set up my portable chair with arm rests and cup holder, spread a blankie for the kids, and then notice an older couple from my church right in front of us. They signaled for my kiddos to come up closer with them, and all was good in the world. The parade, sadly, was not a fastpass. It had it's great moments, like when the various soliders, sailors, fireman, etc..w ould pass by and everyone would stand and clap. It was on the whole, underwhelming. The kids of course, loved most of it.
We stuck around for several hours and headed toward the river to find a good spot to watch the fireworks. Now, normally, I would not head to this location, as in the past, there has been trouble with kids fighting and whatnot here. But I noticed that this year, they had the fabulous idea of fencing it all in and making sure that people that entered had admission buttons and the entrances and exits were policed. So, I felt safe taking my 2 kiddos with me, alone, into a park at night. We found a little hill next to a water fountain and settled in.
Actually, I settled in and the kids entertained themselves on the hill. They rolled down and down again. I then challenged them to roll up the hill instead. I struck up a conversation with the only other hill occupants, a couple with 2 little grandchildren. Our kids all played together and had a great time. He was an ER doctor, and yes, I shared an abbreviated version of the story in my signature. I focused only on the reaction the PA had when she saw my wound. He loved it, cracked up. Said he's seen more than one PA hit the floor.
The Grandma treated all the kids to cotton candy. Picture 6 kids hyped up on sugar chasing each other around a hill. Actually it was a win-win situation because we ended up with the whole hill for just us 6 people. I told myself it was because the park was just at lower-than-normal occupancy... sure that was why, right?
We had a lovely evening, said our goodbyes after the fireworks and made the long trek back to the vehicle. Amazingly, it only took about 10 minutes to exit the downtown area. That has to be a record?
Saturday night after church, I got an email inviting me to be an alpha tester for a new online game, called Bang Howdy. Yes, it has a cowboy theme. It is very different for anything I have seen thus far, but then again, I haven't played but a couple of the many ones that are out there. My favorite being
www.puzzlepirates.com
Yes, I am a bit of a gamer geek, it's the computer geek within! So Bang Howdy was fun and continues to be so. Later that night, I took the kids to the second-run theatre to see The Pink Panther. We all laughed and laughed. Today, the kids are still running around saying "I want to buy a cheeseburger" with a really bad, extreme, French accent. Frankly, it sounds more like they are regurgitating (that one's for you Zzub) - seriously it does.
This afternoon, hubby took all (and his Mom) to a Mother's Day Brunch at the Hilton. It was very yummy and I had the best prime rib, yummm! I came home and messed around with Bang Howdy some more, took a nap. I woke up to the smell of fire, but it was just the barbecue grill. Hubby made some hotdogs and sausage for us. It was delish! Now I am Dis-ing and catching up on my Maelstrom friends.
All-in-all an excellent Mother's Day weekend. I hope you all had a great one too!
Oh yes, I did talk to my mother too. I sent her a Pooh and Friends sweatshirt with my kid's names on it from Disneyshopping.com. She will love it to wear to her quilting retreats.
Later 'stromers!
pretty par for the course I'd say! 
