Conversations with the Kiddies!

This conversation happened while we were walking back to school, after lunch!

Z: Mommy, when you had me, did you pick me?

Mommy: No, I just go you...you came and I got you!

Z: Oh, because I thought maybe you could go to the internet, pick a seed and then pick things, like my hair and my eyes!

Y: No Z!!! If she could do that, we wouldn't be here. She would have picked girls!!!

My question is...what website do you go on to pick the seed?

Mommy Music MiX

Where have I been? Just a minor slip off the face of the earth for a few days, while I've been sorting out (or hoping too) my mother. Haven't written about her lately. Sometimes it's just too difficult or too personal. But I'm sure that will change in the coming months, as I'll use this blog as an alzheimers frustration dumping ground. Hope you don't mind. Maybe it will help somebody else along the way. In the mean time, music gets me through...as it always does. 

Here are my latest down loads, I've been listening to them obsessively!

• Cha-Ching- Hedley. We all love this song this song, even though it's totally inappropriate for the kids. Good thing they can't make out the words. Like Mommy, they just love the sound of Cha-Ching!!!
• Over and Over - Tim McGraw and Nelly. This is an old one, but I love the combo of country and hip-hop. Very cool.
• Son of a Preacher Man - Joss Stone. Joss performed this live on Dancing With The Stars recently and I loved it.
• Bad Romance - Lady Gaga. Ok, how obsessed am I with Lady Gaga? This girl is not only talented, but smart and witty too. Loved her on Jay Leno recently. Here it is from You Tube.
• Empire State of Mind- Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys. This song is so fantastic...I have it on repeat on my iPod. I can't get enough of it. Maybe it's because I love NY so much. "Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York"!!!!

Mommy MiXes

I should have posted this on Friday, so that you could have had a chance to partake over the weekend. That's not to say that you won't be looking for a beginning or mid-week cocktail. Suffice to say, I think cocktail talk on a Monday at 9:16 a.m. is perfectly fine.  The Jolly Inebriate is going to kill me for this one, but hey...sometimes a busy Mommy just doesn't have time for lengthy mixology. This is where PC Mocktails enter the picture. Mocktails? Yes, mocktails...with alcohol. Maybe President's Choice will kick my butt over this one too. But hey, they made it easy!  Own it.

PC Mocktails are a pre-mixed, non-alchololic beverage that really are great for non-drinkers or designated drivers. Since I'm neither, I decided to jazz it up a bit with a splash of alcohol. I am in love with the Minty-Lime Mojito, even in the middle of winter!  It's light, refreshing, easy and was totally yummy with our Grey Cup Chicken Nachos last night.  So, as long as you promise not to snitch to the Jolly Inebriate on me...here's my quick and easy Mommy MiX for a Mojito.

1/2 can PC Minty-Lime Mojito Mocktail

1 1/4 oz. Bacardi White Rum

1/4 tsp. fresh lime juice

1 sprig of mint for garnish

Fill a beautiful tall glass of your choice with ice. Add rum, lime juice and mocktail mix.  Garnish with spirg of mint and enjoy!

I haven't tried the other varieties of PC Mocktails including Lime Margarita, Raspberry Martini and Bay Breeze - Coconut and Pineapple. So if you have, let me know!

Sunday Evening

I know I've posted this before, but I was in the mood for it...so I thought I would share it with you too! It never gets tired.

Thursday

Sorry I was AWOL for a coupla' days. So much going on, but that does mean that I have some good posts coming up. Off this morning to Toys R Us to hunt out some birthday presents. Z has a party this weekend and of course, Y's is coming up! 

Be back later!

Update on Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:05PM by Mommy X

Spent my day running all over town looking for these.  They are very hot with the six year old set.

Tomorrow is Pizza Lunch day, so you know what that means...I'll be at school making sure children get fed.  Tonight I'm spending the evening with friends whom I adore, and haven't seen in what seems like a life time.

Promise to try and post soon. Suffice to say, I've been out a ton, so plenty to blog about!