"Is It Friday The 13th Again!?"

Hard to believe, but just last April we had a Friday the 13th too! What's sad is I don't even know the history of what makes it so spooky. I do remember reading somewhere how it all started though. I think LilBit posted it on her site a while back. All I know is going back to grade school I always had fun on those days. Ya can't beat Friday when you're in school...or work...or anywhere else lol. But man, what a thing to face after you've been on vacation for the last week. Even though it rained all week, the three of us still managed to make the most of it. Here's a re-telling of that week:


We started our week at the Fort Worth water gardens! For those of us whose last name isn't Rockefeller...or have change for a dollar...this is always a fun place to go and never fails to entertain the kid in all of us. If Zach looks uncomfortable (and you would too if your big sis was trying to choke you with your own shirt lol), it's because he hasn't learned to cooperate with me to get the "perfect picture", so I needed some back-up.


Emmy: "Zach's bag sure is heavy! What do you have in this thing anyway?"

Me: Well, let's see...Zach's diapers...wipes...toys...snacks...oh, and a brick I found last week."

Emmy: "Well, do you think we could take it out?"

Me: "Mmm...no, not just yet. I have big plans for that brick."


Emmy: "Hey Dad, what did the pioneers eat before they had all these modern convienences?"

Me: "Well, actually they ate what you're eating right now!"

Emmy: "You mean...they ate hamburger Lunchables?"

Me: "Mmm, yup! Of course, they didn't have snack size Butterfinger Crisps, so they had to improvise for dessert."

Emmy; "You've been reading Wikipedia again haven't you?"


Me: "Hey Zach, how's your turkey and cheese Lunchable?"

Zach: "Well, it isn't lobster tails, LIKE I ASKED FOR."

Me: Yeah, about that. The coast wasn't doing any residential flights so I was unable to get any 22 oz. Maine tails."

Zach: "Mmm...okay...did you at least get the Dom Perrignon I requested?"

Me: "Well, I didn't have the $200 to reserve a bottle, so for now let's just enjoy this lovely 2007 Welch's apple juice from my personal cask."

Zach: "Aye carumba. Good help is so hard to find."


Afterwards we enjoyed a couple of "frappes" at Starbucks. We got a strawberries 'n' cream and an orange 'n' cream. Emmy liked the strawberry, Zach liked the orange, and me...well, I was just lucky both of them were in a sharing mood ha ha.

Even though a lot of what I had planned went out the window where it was also raining, we still managed to have a lot of fun thanks to Toys R Us ha ha.

Going to see Transformers AGAIN tonight. And ya know what? I really don't mind. There's one more toy I want and may get. I have $12 in my wallet that Cari may or may not know about lol.

Got my promotion raise finally! A buck an hour. Wow. An extra $2100 a year! Where will it all go? Who knows. I'm now a "Level II Customer Service Rep". What does that mean? A lot more calls from some nut, and that's about it.

Are you superstitious? I'm not. Not really. But lately I've gotten into thanking God for a lot more then I used to. Not being the one in the five car pileup on the highway. Not having my kids go missing for days, even weeks. Not having any kind of terminal illness. I guess we take these things for granted a lot. But we can't help it. It's how we are. By instinct we turn a blind eye to the plight of others simply because we don't want anyone raining on our parade. Just last night on "The Office" it was Michael Scott's birthday and it was the same day Kevin was waiting to find out if he had skin cancer from his doctor. All Michael wanted to do was celebrate and everyone else was just in a real funk about Kevin. And yes, in typical form, Michael was a jerk and didn't want to be brought down on his special day. But I empathize with him. I hate being in a good mood while someone else is all depressed. But I will be sympathetic and put my happniess on hold if need be. If I had been all alone during my week off I would probably have played Pogo.com all day and took naps. But I know I will have time for that in my "golden years" ha ha.