Costco Conversation

Overheard at Costco the other day...

John - "Those are some nice dishes."
Me - "What do you have against our dishes?"
John - "They don't match.  We are at a point where we don't break as many."  Implied - We should get new dishes (stoneware-ish aka, breakable) since our children are getting older and less likely to break dishes.
Me - (pointing to myself) "Remember, I still live in our house?"

Moral of the story - As long as I am chief cook and bottle washer, or even just living in our house, there is no point in buying breakable dishes worth any money.  My reputation for accidents in the kitchen precedes me!   If you don't believe me, pull up a chair, and I will tell you all about them...

I got a good chuckle out of this conversation the rest of the day!!

Cuz when you're 15...

A bonus present!!  When Mimi found out Kristin loves Cool Whip, she happily donated this tub to brighten Kristin's night.

Yesterday, Kristin turned 15!  I tried singing the Taylor Swift song to her, but I either did a really bad job or she really, truly doesn't like that song, because she asked me to stop singing.  The celebration went on nonetheless.  

Aloha Grilled Chicken Quesedillas (thank you Ashley and Brandon), baked potatoes(??), and green pie (fresh lime pie, officially) was her dinner choice.  Trev and I grilled them on the new bbq and they worked up much faster and turned out pretty great.  YUM!!! Good choice!

Speaking with a well-wisher (Alli) while unrolling her present.

All Kristin wanted for her birthday, was money!  So that is exactly what she got.  She was thrilled and I can't remember when I've had an easier time shopping for an at-home birthday celebration!!  Win-win!!






I'm not sure why, but Kristin was very excited for this birthday!  For several days before, she made sure we knew how many days until the big day, maybe she was afraid we would forget!!  :)

Hopefully, it was a birthday SHE won't soon forget!!