I'm baaaack.

Wow, I didn't post for two days. My apologies for keeping you in such suspense, but I was held captive in the bathroom for most of the day on Thursday due to a lovely stomach bug, and then on Friday, I was just plain held captive by my children. They were so bad yesterday that I actually took them food shopping, which is usually more torture than anything, but I just had to get out of the house. I was obtaining all the usual items to keep them entertained such as; an obnoxiously large balloon that makes it hard to see to steer the Mini Cooper of a cart, a quarter pound of cheese for Nathan to snack on, Dum Dum lollipops, and a Ni Hao Kai-Lan book, when I noticed my little Ollie was beginning to snore right before my very eyes. Let me tell you, my boy has never fallen asleep like that! I see moms all the time dropping their pre-schoolers off with peacefully sleeping babies slung over their shoulders, and I always thought there is no way my baby would stay asleep like that. He proved me wrong yesterday! Yes, he was so tired from running ramped all morning, he feel asleep sitting up in the most uncomfortable position. He didn't wake up until I placed him in his car seat. He actually looked like me the night before when I feel asleep on the couch watching TV, which I never do. (fall asleep sitting up, that is) That horrible virus took such a toll on me that I slept for almost 12 hours that night. I wouldn't wish that bug on my worst enemy! Well, except for that tool of a bar customer I had last night, but that's another story.

Ollie checking out the selection of cheeses... or not.

I'm so excited, I am busting at the seams. I'm dropping the kids off at my aunt's house at 3pm for 24 hours of pure, unadulterated, child-free F U .... FUN (minds out of the gutters people!) Since I change my mind as often as I change diapers, I decided I want to take Ben to Chima Brazilian Steakhouse for his birthday. A customer recommended it to me last night, they offer all these different cuts of meat on skewers and have this phenomenal salad bar, and Ben is a meat loving man, so I think he is going to LOVE it. A review to follow!

Speaking of bar customers, here's a new one. A couple walks into a bar and sits down simultaneously as another man walks in and sits down. The bartender asks the single man what he wants to drink, being that he is alone, and the couple can exchange a few words while waiting their turn patiently. The man of the couple then proceeds to whine to his wife (very loudly so I can hear), "We were here first, what the HELL?!" The bartender then looks at the man like a small child and says, "I'm sorry for making you wait 2 seconds, I wasn't sure who was here first. What do you need??" I felt like putting that putz right on the naughty chair... his wife looked embarrassed to say the least, but hell, I wanted to put her on it, too, for letting her husband act like a baffoon. I understand it's Friday, and you're stressed from a long week of work, and you probably haven't gotten laid in 6 months, but I just got to work, and I don't need your piss poor attitude bringing me down at the very beginning of my shift. My goodness, are people that impatient that they can't wait ONE minute to get their beloved Miller Lite? Take it easy, buddy! Thank God the rest of my customers came in to have a fun time and enjoy themselves, unlike this man and a prior man who almost rolled his eyes right out of his head and huffed at me that we didn't have Peroni beer in bottles as opposed to draft. Men and their beer, I tell ya... it's like women and their Sephora make-up. (more on that later)

OK, I better go, Ollie is getting into the water cooler again and Nathan has escaped to the confines of his tent. Happy Saturday everyone!