Random Weekend Update!

Why is it that when I mop my kitchen floor, it always seems stickier than before I mopped? I clearly need a Masters degree in housework.

Today may or may not be a big day in our household. The vagueness of that statement may consume you for the rest of the day, it would befuddle me if I were reading someone's blog, but when I have further information, it will be shared.

This post was going to be about my housecleaning abilities or the lack thereof, but for some reason my mind is distracted... and Legends of the Fall (that brilliant movie that makes me want to move out West and live in a log cabin - but only if Brad Pitt is around) is on and I am finding my thoughts to be quite random. I am sure you have noticed.

Oh - Chuck E. Cheese was a hit on Friday, thanks all of you who have asked.

The place is truly not as horrid as I had previously remembered. It was clean, not very crowded, the pizza was relatively like cardboard, but the Coke was good and refills were free. We had a coupon and bought 40 tokens and got 40 tokens free, so we were well able to play all the games that Sweet Stuff wanted to play and still have some tokens left for another visit, another day.

I remember going to Chuck's place when in high school and later as an adult chaperone for youth fellowships - it was always awful! Dark and dirty, loud and obnoxious. Thank goodness they have changed the place! It will never be my favorite place to go, but it did make my child happy and really, isn't that the only reason I exist for this space in time?

We have a blow up pool for the backyard. Here is some information you might find useful; if you are using a mini-air compressor to blow up said pool, allot at least three hours and don't start the project at 10 AM on a Saturday morning sitting in the hot sun. You will be tortured. Also, please remember that three year olds have an attention span which is at maximum 20 minutes. If you forget these facts, you will spend three hours in the HOT sun, struggle to blow up a kid-sized pool(that you can't even enjoy!!), spend 30 minutes filling it with water, only to have your child spend 20 minutes splashing out the water and then beg to go inside because she is cold and wet and HOT and wants to watch Curious George. So, how was your Saturday???

Saturday evening, a girlfriend and I went to the new SITC movie. It was fabulous - didn't disappoint and a great way to wave goodbye to the television series. I wasn't a HUGE fan of the show, I did watch it and followed the story over the years, it was hard to relate to being so universally different from my life, but the clothes were always fun to see and the fantasy of life lived in New York was always interesting. The clothes in the movie were WILD! It was a great reason to get dressed up and go out so I am thankful for the break from mommyhood; at least for a couple of hours, I highly recommend it.

So, the child is now awake, the house is coming alive, the peace and quiet is gone so I will close my random weekend update for now. If anyone is still reading this crazy post up to this point, I truly appreciate it. Have a great day.

Living Happily Ever After,
Beverly

EDITED TO ADD: In a complete circle, as my life usually is, my newly mopped (and still stickier) floor, is also apparently a magnet -- I just dropped not one, but two eggs on it.... arghhhhh!