My mom sent me an email about a FABULOUS new product…I just need to find a local distributor:

If you read my entry about my New Month Resolutions, you know that I vowed to do laundry every day. This resolution was inspired by the fact that I was constantly doing laundry but the piles never got smaller. Well, it took me 25 days of doing at least 1 load per day, an average of 2 loads per day and as many as 6 loads on one day, but when I went down to the cat’s lair this evening there wasn’t enough laundry for 1 load of lights or darks!!! The mountain range of dirty laundry is GONE! WOO-HOO!!! Apparently the cat enjoyed the piles…here she is giving me grief about getting rid of them.

TOUGH-TITTIE KITTY!!!!

Aliya: I made up a joke today.
Me: Let’s hear it.
Aliya: What’s the difference between a guitar and a jellyfish?
Me: What?
Aliya: Guitars don’t make jelly.
Me: I’m pretty sure jellyfish don’t make jelly either.
Aliya: Really? I thought they did!
Me: Where did you hear that?
Aliya: I saw it on Sponge Bob!

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Adlani: I don’t want to sleep by myself!! Waaaaaaahhhhh!
Me: Why not? You’re a big boy!
Adlani: No, I’m a little boy!
Me: Well, little boys don’t get to go to birthday parties.
Adlani: I’m going to be a big boy.
Me: When?
Adlani: Tomorrow!
Me: Why don’t you want to sleep by yourself?
Adlani: I’m going to have a night-bear.
Me: No you’re not.
Adlani: I’m really scared!
Me: What are you scared of?
Adlani: The monsters in my imagination.
Me: Where did you hear about that?
Adlani: I saw it on Sponge Bob!

NO MORE SPONGE BOB!!!

This is an amazing marketing concept. I wish I’d thought of it. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of telling Aliya and Adlani to clean up their rooms. Believe it or not, thanks to the House Fairy, I only have to occasionally remind them that they should clean up their rooms in case the House Fairy chooses today to come for an inspection. They love to watch the videos on her web-site, and the day she did stop by was just about as exciting as a visit from Santa. The lollipops she left as a reward were enough to keep them in the habit of picking up EVERY DAY!! And all for $10 for 2 years of access to the site. Check it out!!

Two weeks ago it was 5 degrees, last week it was 60 degrees, we got 8″ of snow on Monday and today it rained like hell and washed most of the snow away. I miss the good old days when you could enjoy an unseasonably warm spell and January thaw. Last year someone mentioned the warm winter weather and I said, “Yes, we’ve been really lucky this winter.” She replied, “Well…I wouldn’t call global warming ‘lucky’.” What a buzz-kill.