Where were the flowers?

Everyday, on my way home from work, there's someone on the corner of Georgia Ave and Norbeck Rd selling flowers.  Rain, snow, blizzard.  Nothing kept them away.  They were always there selling bouquets of roses.  So, I assumed they would be there on Monday, Valentine's Day.  I assumed they would take full advantage of all the procrastinators.

On Monday, at around 5pm, I pulled up to the corner, expecting one of them to approach with a bunch of flowers in their hand.  Nothing.  Nobody was there except a homeless guy with a sign.  No flowers.  Unbelievable.  Out of all the days.  Oh, well.  Sucks for the guys who thought they could buy flowers for their wife/girlfriend on their way home.

Let's talk Super Bowl!!

Honestly I could care less who won.  The Redskins and the Colts were not in it and I was hating.  I am happy for Aaron Rogers because he can finally get that monkey (Brett Farve) off his back.  How do you celebrate in 9 degree weather? Besides the point.  Let's keep it real, the Packers did not win the game, the Steelers lost the game!!  The Championship ring goes to Polamalu for best hair sorry Matthews.  Christina you had a whole month to practice and my guess is they gave you good money to perform, does the NFL get a refund?  I love the Black Eye Peas but I was so confused by that performance.  I want to say what were you thinking?  I didn't get the whole random people popping in for a guest spot.  Slash, Usher?  It was like writing one sentence with three periods in random places (thank you 99 girl from 633).   Fergie, I don't know if it was the microphone or the her voice but "she soundie lik E a man".  I didn't get the whole TRON evolution.  Overall the game was a really good game it was nice to see points on the board and it going back and forth.  The real hero of the superbowl were all the commercials.  The best commercial was by far was the Doritos commercial when the dude licked the other dudes finger for the left over cheesiness.  Let's face it we all have met someone like that, who is socially awkward maybe not to that point but definitely awkward.  There was another Doritos commercial when the guy forgot to feed his roommates fish and it died so he fed him some doritos and it came back to life so he didn't stop there, he fed the plants and he accidently dropped grandpa's ashes in some doritos and he came back to life that was awesome.  The Audi commercial with the rich people in jail with Kenny G was pretty good.  A coke or pepsi commercial when the girlfriend kept on throwing things at her man and at the end she threw the can at the white girl on the bench, funny.  Thank you Super Bowl for allowing me to laugh after watching the whack car show aka Carmax.  More to come about that.  Until next time in the dmv.....Let me know what you think

Chinese New Year in DC

I love living in Maryland.  We have easy access to everything.  Today, we decided to go to Downtown DC's Chinatown.  There's so much to do.  We could've gone to a Caps game.  They played the Pittsburgh Penguins and won 3-0.  We could've gone to the Car Show.  However, according to my friend she could've gone to CarMax and got the same experience.  (Don't listen to her.  She's partial to CarMax and the only reason why she went is because she got free tickets.)  We could've hung out at one of dozens of bars to watch the Super Bowl.  We decided to go to something kid-friendly and watched the Chinese New Year Parade.  Thanks to our Chinese hook-up, we got VIP seats to watch the lion dance.  It was awesome!  It would've been even better if they were allowed to set off fireworks.  DC Police, however, being the assholes that they are, wouldn't let them do it:(  Oh, well.  Until next year, here's a pic of the lion dance.....   --ms

My son's sick...again

Around midnight last night, my 2-year-old son woke up, crying and whining.  I touched his forehead and it was slightly warm.  Great.  He's sick again.  Just like last month.  I asked him what was wrong.  I asked him what he wanted me to do.  Nothing worked.  He wouldn't stop crying.  I felt so helpless.  I brought him to bed with me and just held him until he fell asleep an hour later.

Fast forward to 8am.  He woke up crying and whining.  I took his temperature.  99.1 degrees.  I don't give him Tylenol.  Now what?  I have to call the doctor.  A part of me feels like a horrible mother because I dread calling the doctor.  Don't get me wrong.  The practice he goes to is perfect.  It's my stupid deductible that I'm dreading, which is $300/person.  Of course, it renews every new year.  So, I always hope that if my kids gets get sick, they do it by midnight December 31st.  I'm not going to get into the healthcare debate.  I've done that way too many times already.  Im just saying.  Let the President do his job so he can fix our healthcare system.  And for the record, I still have to pay a 20% coinsurance after the deductible is met.

Fast forward to 10am.  We're at the doctor's.  He cried on the way here.  He cried while we waited.  He cried while the nurse took his temperature.   His hands locked onto the doc's arms with a death grip while she tried to take a strep swab.  He didn't want to be held.  He just wanted to lay on the floor.  So, I let him and I sat there helpless.  Again.  The doctor can't figure out what's wrong and she suggests that if the strep comes back negative, he should go to the ER so they can run tests.  Great.  Then, she decided to check if it's his bones.  She had him jump a couple times.   I don't know why but this finally made him stop crying.  Oh, yeah.  I forgot to mention he's been crying this whole time.  So, she was finally able to really examine him.

Fast forward to 11:30am.  He's on his 2nd dose of his breathing treatment; hence the attached picture.  He's finally asleep.  Thank goodness he's getting better.  Thank goodness I don't have to take him to the hospital.  I just hope we wont have to repeat this next month.

Fast forward to 1:30pm. He's running around the house, building his fort. I'm happy to finally have my little man back. -- ms

TGIF! I can finally watch TV!

The DVR is one of the best inventions ever. My schedule's too crazy throughout the week and I can't watch any TV:( However, the DVR has come to my rescue. I don't have to miss The Office or White Collar anymore. It's Friday and I don't have any plans. I can finally watch my shows! Here's what I've missed:

***commercial for Boost mobile; at an airport; kid's in a dog costume, in a dog crate; "What? You think this is wrong? Pets fly cheap..." This is creepy and funny but I don't know how they managed to get all ugly people on this commercial

***Outsourced "Training Day"; KKK cloaks: sick humor that only Americans can understand; how to properly board an Indian train: hilarious but true; ladies only train car: it actually exists?

***commercial for "Hall Pass"; from the creators of "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber"; looks promising --> just saw another commercial and it looks HILARIOUS!

***The Office "The Search"; I can't take bits and pieces from this show because it'll ruin the whole experience and do it no justice. I will quote Dwight: "Problem solved, everyone. Space Orphan and Princess Nincompoop are off to rescue Michael. Unbelievable. I'm going. You drive. I got a car full of fox meat." "Excuse me. Do you speak English? We are looking for a man. Michael. This tall. Black hair. Caucasian...Which way did he go? That guy, when he leave here, which way did he go? We looking for him. This way, this way, this way? I don't know. DO YOU KNOW?"

***commercial for "The Eagle"; I don't know why but I love me some Channing Tatum. He's a good piece of white boy meat.

***White Collar "What Happens in Burma"; too much to talk about. The only thing that matters is Matt Bomer, who plays Neal Caffrey, is a delicious chunk of eye candy. Very scrumptious.

***commercial for Ford Fusion hybrid; I don't know why but seeing them come out of the mirrored box and seeing the reaction of the Camry owner is so funny. --ms

I was slippin on my pimpin.....

This morning started like any other morning. I worked out for an hour. I showered. I watched the news while i got dressed. I got the kids' clothes and backpacks ready. I woke up my 8-year-old daughter and told her, "Time to get up. Get your butt to the bathroom and get ready." Usually, it takes her about 5 minutes to roll out of bed and crawl to the bathroom, complaining the whole time while I repeated myself about 10 times. However, this morning, she sat up quickly and had the biggest smile on her face. She yanked up her pillow and the smile quickly turned to a scowl.

OMG...I forgot to put a dollar under her pillow. Her tooth fell out during yesterday's lunch and she was so excited about getting $ from the Tooth Fairy. She doesn't believe in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. Actually, I dont think anyone believes in the Easter Bunny. But the Tooth Fairy? My daughter has religiously placed every single one of her baby teeth under her pillow because the Tooth Fairy ALWAYS gave her $. Except last night.

My brain quickly went to mush trying to think of an excuse. The Tooth Fairy was busy...The Tooth Fairy didn't know your tooth fell out...The Tooth Fairy couldn't find our house...The Tooth Fairy didn't have enough $...The Tooth Fairy was so sleepy last night that she forgot to do it. These were horrible excuses and I knew none of them would work. I would have to tell her the truth. I was trying to find my words, trying to figure out how not to crush this last bit of childhood innocence when she looked up at me and said, "You forgot, didn't you?" I almost laughed and almost started to stutter. I said, "What? What are you talking about it? What did I forget?" I almost dug myself into a deeper hole when I saw her tooth was missing from under the pillow. I said, "How was the tooth fairy supposed to give you $ without a tooth?". She saw the empty spot and quickly looked all over her bed for the missing tooth. She found out she slept on it.

So tonight, she placed her tooth under her pillow, again. I told her, "I think you should put it on your nightstand so you don't accidentally sleep on it again. And, you'll make things easier for the tooth fairy." She smiled, placed the tooth on her nightstand, and said, "I hope the Tooth Fairy comes back and gives me $1. Mama, I said $1. Don't forget." I was too tired to defend myself. So, I tucked her in and told her, "If I see her, I'll let her know."

It's past 11 o'clock. She's finally asleep. And just my luck, I don't have any cash on me. Can someone help a Tooth Fairy out? --ms

bank robber @ takoma park MD

So...I'm watching the 11 o'clock news and what do I see? A bank robber trying to be slick and ends slipping on the ice. His hostage gets away, flailing her arms, and he ends up getting shot. I'm watching this in shock and disbelief and it hits me: I've been at that shopping center! I remember getting my feet done with my friend at the nail shop. Then, she got a Jamaican beef patty at the Carribean Palace. Then, we got some gyros next door at Tony's Villa Subs & Pizza. I can't believe there was a hostage situation! Then, I realized it was in Takoma Park, close to Langley Park aka Gangley Park. Now it makes sense. We, MoCo residents, are tired of PG county residents doing their dirty work on our side of the line. They're always testing the waters. They're such habitual line steppers. Yes, I'm quoting Charlie Murphy. Anyway, they should know MoCo police always run deep. ALWAYS. Routine traffic stops always require 3 cop cars. Shoplift incidents at the mall always require at least 2. It takes 2 cars to patrol 1 street. I'm not mad at it. We just know how MoCo rolls. So, why would PG county residents even try to mess with them? Maybe they didn't want to add to their awful crime rate? I tried to get insight on how others felt about PG's problems by reading other sites. To sum it up, those who defend it always say, "you've probably never stepped foot into PG county". Actually, we have and we got out asap. Others said it was just a result of DC getting rid of their problems. That's probably true. Someone even called it the "butt hole" of MD. Hahaha. I wouldn't say I agree with that but I understand why. Yes, PG county is problematic. To be fair, you can give it a try. Go ahead and move to PG county. If you can dodge the bullets and survive, me know what you think. -- m.s.