Five for Friday
by Mary Carver | Aug 28, 2009 | Uncategorized |
- A family of mosquitoes or some other biting type of bug has moved into my house. I blame last weekend’s unseasonably warm temperatures that caused us to turn off the A/C and open the windows. And the lotsa rain we’ve had this month. Although it doesn’t really matter. The fact is these bugs are apparently here for a long-term visit, and a bug’s gotta eat, ya know?
- Annalyn went cuh-razy with the walking last night! My parents were here (for what they call “Baby Night”), and that kiddo just walked herself all over the house. I was relieved, because we’ve been practicing her walking – even with the ears – mainly in her bedroom. And I was starting to worry that she would only be able to walk in there (on carpet, as opposed to the hardwoods in the rest of the house). Turns out I didn’t need to worry about that. Nope, but I might need to start worrying about her reaching sharp objects, running away from me and locking herself in the bathroom. This is what we’ve been waiting for, right?
- As part of a whole social media plan (very exciting!) at work, I am helping create a new blog for my company. And by “create,” I am talking choosing graphics, picking out colors and writing [shudder] code. My manager and I both have a rudimentary understanding of blog design. But since our IT guy does not know how to or want to (we’re not quite sure which one it is) design a company blog, we’re pretty much on our own. Sure, Google is there for me, always willing to listen and offer some advice. But my goodness, it takes me forever and a day, plus fourteen rounds of trial and error, to make one little change. And it is Giving. Me. A Headache.
- You all said that you like my movie reviews, and I have to admit: I am way behind! I’ve seen so many movies in the past couple of months and haven’t told you about any of them! So I started making a list earlier this week; I didn’t want you to miss out on any of my opinions, you know. I realized I have nine movies to talk about. And being, um, persnickety like I am, I just can’t handle an odd number like that. Just feels unfinished or something. So, yes, I will be renting a movie tomorrow night, for the express purpose of blogging about it. I’m not sure if that’s amazing dedication . . . or just a little bit sad.
- And because my last comment would otherwise be, “Does anyone else want to buy Proactiv every time they see the commercials? Or is that just me?” I thought I’d use a Plinky.com prompt. Here’s my deep question for the day: What is your favorite cereal? Mine’s Golden Grahams. Always name brand; never store brand. Yummmm . . .
Extremely thought-provoking question. Hmmm…..My favorite cereal is peanut butter Cap'n Crunch, which I rarely buy b/c my son is allergic and hubby doesn't like it, so it would just be me eating it. You know moms, we can't indulge in something as simple as cereal for ourselves! My son's current favorite is Multi-grain Cheerios which we all like and have four boxes of.
Hmmm. I can send you some bug stuff.
Yay for cuh-razy walking girl! And yes, my friend, it's time to move stuff waaaaay back on your counters and get rid of all the dangerous chochkey they can grab and run with.
I can't help you with #3 — except to say "you go girl!"
Yes, get a movie and tell us all about it!
And probably my most favorite cereal of all time is Lucky Charms.
Fruity Pebbles. I know, it is probably THE most unhealthy cereal on the market with the multitude of artificial coloring, flavors, and not to mention the sugar content. But who can resist those fruity little crisp rice thingies? And who can resist Fred Flinstone?
Sadly enough, my favorite cereal is Cracklin' Oatbran. I know, it has bran in the title and that officially makes me old and boring. But it really is good and thanks to Mr. Melvin I never got into some of the other more addicting cereals :-)
I'm a Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs cereal lover! Yep, that's right, I'm 31 going on 10. ;) My 2nd fav is Special K red berries. yummmm! I'm the same as you, cannot do generic when it comes to cereal!
I love cereal! My most favorite is Cinnamon Life, but I also really love Honey Bunches of Oats and Cracklin Oat Bran. One rule about cereal is that it MUST be crunchy and never soggy!
I actually used Proactive in grad school. It takes a few weeks to kick in, but worked quite well for me…my acne was moderate.
I'm really loving chocolate Special K with fresh strawberries.
I'm going to go with Frosted Mini Wheats. But I only buy them when they're buy one get one, so then they're a special treat. For like 6 months, because I buy a LOT of them. :)
Interesting that we have two votes for Cracklin' Oat Bran already.
And I feel deprived, a bit – we had a rule in our house (when I was a kid, so this is Mom's rule) that sugar could not be in the top three ingredients. So, really, I never got hooked on many of the fun cereals.
Probably shouldn't start now, huh?
Oh no – biting bugs. YUK!!!
Yay Annalyn!!!
YOU GO GIRL with the whole blog designing gig (take some excedrin with a cup of coffee – always worked for me at work…)
I got to see "Shorts" with 4 kids in my MIL last week… That's my latest movie experience…
AHHH – my favorite food group: CEREAL! Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks – I LOVE IT ALL. My favorite is LIFE. Really. I love LIFE cereal… Can eat a whole box by myself. sigh. Didn't mean to admit that just now.
Several things:
1) I almost bought proactiv the other night. I usually have wonderful skin (it's my only attribute, so I don't mind telling you that), but it has been broken out lately. How did you read my mind.
2) YAY for blog design! That's fun!
3) Cereal- kid- Fruit loops; adult- Basic 4
4) You are Monk-ish with your love for the number 10 and all things even. How in the world have you seen 10 movies??!!
5) WOOHOOO for the walking
6) BOOOHOOO for the mosquitos. My MIL swears by a mix of Listerine and water to spray on you. Only them you smell like band director's breath. Those are the sacrafices we have to make, I guess.
i frequently buy store brands when i'm grocery shopping, but if it's golden grahams, i always to with the name brand. the store brand gets soggy too quickly.
My fav is Kashi Heart to Heart…it's kind of a family favorite considering we buy several boxes at once…and go through several boxes at once. also, i don't eat milk on my cereal…i eat my cereal dry with milk on the side…always have.
Did you see Post Grad with Alexis Bledel? I really wanna see that.
Oh, and as for my favorite cereal, I'm going to have to be boring and say Quaker Oats Old fashioned Oatmeal.