We are having a Super Bowl Tailgate Potluck Extravaganza at lunch tomorrow and somehow Pickle talked me into making cupcakes. Since the crew planning the festivities is going all out, I thought I might try making this batch a little more festive than traditional birthday cupcakes.
They are chocolate cupcakes (dirt)with green frosting (first time I used food coloring in frosting....kinda fun!) and sprinkles for texture (grass). I am going to lay them all out on the table like a football field and draw yard lines. Hopefully it works out and I remember to take a picture!
I have a crush on Jack Bauer.
When Striker grows up he wants to be Jack Bauer - don't tell Chuck Norris!
Don't tell Striker, but I actually like driving on open highways. If you tell him, it will mean that I might have to forfeit my nap on our upcoming trip to Vegas :(
Yesterday, I drove up to Palmdale for Kellie's baby shower and was cruising along enjoying my good road trip music (which also doubles as my gym music) when I got stuck behind this guy. Needless to say, I was no longer cruising. And yes, I photo'd while driving!
The first was to pick up Queen B at terminal 4. It was a very uneventful trip and my arrival was timed perfectly as it coincided with the Queen exiting the door to the baggage claim as I pulled up to the curb.
My second trip was to pick up ABBA at terminal 1. After much debate, I left for the airport earlier than I had for my first trip since it was Friday during rush hour. When I arrived I was stopped by airport security to have my car searched. Of course, this is the first time in all of my airport trips that this has ever happened! Good thing I was early! Unfortunately, their "thorough" search took less than a minute and I was still SUPER early. I made several laps and waited for ABBA's arrival. And then I saw ABBA holding her HCBC sign and all was right in the world!
My third trip was to return the Queen and ABBA, with their synchronized departure times. Of course I made the mistake of taking the "Arrivals" ramp, so they also got a bonus scenic tour of LAX. : )
Miss y'all!
QB: Which came first: Office Depot or Office Max? Because they are very inter-changeable names.
JA: Depot
QB: That's like having Home Depot and Home....Max.
It was the pause that made it funny.
This picture was taken without any zooming at all...impressive huh?
The only downside is that the chick sitting behind Striker sounded like Minnie Mouse and would NOT stop talking. As he pointed out, at least she knew what she was talking about! Unfortunately the guy she brought with her did not, AND he was a Lightning fan.
Kings lost, but there was a good fight, a lot of aggressive playing, and I developed a new crush on Mike Smith (the goalie for the Lightning) - he does cool stuff!
A few months ago he emailed a complaint to Papa John's and they promptly added our address to their database. Success!
Friday night Papa John's website was down - crisis! Striker headed over to Pizza Hut's site, which of course, was not able to locate our address. He then wrote the following email:
I have lived in my home for two years and your website still cannot locate me. I only do online ordering because most people I call don't understand English well enough to take my order correctly. How long do I have to wait to get my location online so I can order on the website?
Will Kolbow, CPA
We ended up ordering from Dominos...but that's a post for another day....
In case you can't identify my shape under the covers, I am laying on my left side and Felix (the cat) is snuggled behind my knees. Oskar of course is warming my ankles - he got warm when the heater kicked on and moved out from under the covers.
Prior to the heater kicking it up a notch (it's the only way I will actually get out from under the covers, and yes it's timed to match the alarm clock) Oskar was curled against my belly under the covers.
This is their standard sleeping position - Oskar on my left and Felix on my right. Depending on the temperature, Felix is either touching me or at the foot of the bed (love my Cal King!) and Oskar is either over/under the covers.
It's $20 for the first offense, $50 for each subsequent offense.
When factoring in the odds of getting caught, you're more likely to get caught at a red light than while going 65 on the freeway.
I have promised not to text while driving. ; )
This, however, is not the reason for this post. The fact that Striker BBM'd me while driving today and therefore broke that law before I could will now be on permanent record and is the reason for this post. I hope I don't need to refer back to this post, but just in case, here it is :)
