Thursday, September 16, 2010

Out of the Mouth of Babes


Oh Boy! Kids say the darndest things! And I'm looking for the perfect answer here....I'm hoping that between the many moms (moms-to-be, new moms, veteran moms), friends, dads, grandparents etc. that frequent this blog I can somehow solicit a response or two to make my life easier! Let me explain: The curse of Waterfall ward playgroup struck again when after I'd already sworn it off following last week's disaster at the fire station, Wednesday morning dawned bright and boring. I figured since it was just at the park I'd have better luck with my kids and it should be no big deal, right? We showed up along with about 5 or 6 other moms and their kids and all seemed well, until a lady (very well-endowed, wearing a skimpy halter top and skimpy shorts) came over and sat down by us. She was COVERED in tattoos. And these weren't just your normal tats. She had a skull on fire with like a rose coming out of its mouth, a freaky electric blue Geisha head, fanged snakes, etc. It was a little intimidating, but she seemed nice enough and started complaining that whenever she went to playgroups in the area she'd found online, no one wanted to set up playdates with her. Hmmmmm. Mystery... Anyway, all these nice LDS moms were super sympathetic and were inviting her to come to ours, and getting her number to call about "other" activities (aka meet with the missionaries), and she was SO excited. Then Lucy comes up from playing and loudly asks, "Why does that lady have all that ugly drawing on her body?" Silence. "She looks scary!" Shock. "Why did she draw on her body? That's naughty!" Wow. I looked around to find someone to fill me in on some clever joke to make ammends, but all the other moms looked horrified! I tried to distract Lucy and get her to go back and play, maybe apologize, but you know kids! They are relentless and totally curious, and Lucy would not STOP. "Why did she draw on her body? I don't like them. It's scary!" Yeaaaah. So awkward! And I didn't know what to say! "She's quite the kidder! Ha. Ha." Just didn't seem to cut it. So, what do you say?!? What do you say when your 3 year old sees someone at Costco and loudly says, "Wow! That guy's HUGE!!" So. Embarrassing. Anyone know?? I've obviously talked with her about being polite and not making people feel bad-- we've even had FHE's on this subject, but kids have no tact!! Help!!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Pink's!


Saturday night Jon and I headed to "Pink's" hotdog joint-- of Hollywood, CA fame. It's the place where all the big stars go for a "dawg," and they just happened to build a sister restaurant here in Las Vegas. And once Bobby Flay challenged them to a hot dog throwdown, how could I resist seeing what all the fuss was about??

So, these were some massive dogs-- I got the "Planet Hollywood" (they're all named after Vegas casinos or restaurants) with caramelized onions, mushrooms, nacho cheese, and bacon. Jon got the coleslaw dog with BBQ sauce. They were pretty good but after all that grease, I was regretting not getting one with some guacamole!

I'm not the biggest hot dog fan (we needed the Luce for that), but I do love a nice thick casing (I think that comes from all the brats I had in Europe) so it pops when you bite into it (Jon finds that disgusting), and these were definitely "poppy." Mmmmmm.


After we downed our gut-bombs we hurried over to the Bellagio in time to see a fountain show which was really fun. Dusk was falling so everything was lighting up and the weather was finally a perfect 75 degrees. Beautiful!

Reunited!


"Reunited and it feels so good!"

"Reunited 'cause we understood! We're both so excited 'cause we're reunited!"

Awwww, yea. Lucy and her Philly BFF were reunited this past Friday night and it was a very, very happy moment. She hadn't seen Dixon since May, but has been asking to play with him probably every day since then, so imagine her/MY elation when I finally was able to say "Yes! You get to play with Dixon today!" She did insist however on dressing herself for the big reunion, so I take no credit for the weird outfit. They had a BLAST running around Dixon's grandma and grandpa's backyard (they are Las Vegas natives so he was visiting with his dad, Matt so he could sign a contract in AZ), eating pizza and root beer, and swimming in their pool. I thought it would be a little bit depressing for her to have to say goodbye, so I was prepared for a meltdown, but it was like no big deal. She hugged him goodbye, waved farewell and then about 5 minutes down the road asked, "When is Dixon coming over tomorrow?" Oh well.:)

Ugggh, we miss these guys!! One more year and they're done too!! I feel a Christmas reunion comin' on....