I wrote last night’s post on my Mac and it did not have the pics on there. This is my lazy at work but here are a few pictures from the weekend:
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Weekend Recap
It’s been a quiet weekend in the Bennett household. Emma came home with a fever Thursday afternoon and was home from school Friday along with Lexi (who doesn’t attend on Fridays). I got through a steady day of work and we stayed in for pancakes and eggs for dinner. And I feel like I should mention I’ve cooked dinner every day since returning from Asheville last Sunday except for Thursday when Emma got sick and I had planned for us to go out. *patting myself on the back*
Saturday it seemed Emma’s symptoms had calmed and Lexi woke me up at 7:30 and told me it was time to go to the yard sale. I may have mentioned the community yard sale at the neighborhood next to us. I was game though and we were out of the house by 8. There ended up being 3 community yard sales in our town and we ended up hitting 2 of them over the next 2 hours. We scored some really great items for my nephew’s baby due in January. I even scored a few winter items for Emma and Lexi. Not to mention the donut and coffee from one yard sale.
Saturday around lunch Emma started with pink eye symptoms so we were kind of “stuck” at home. We piddled around the house, cleaning out the van, swinging and then I even…wait for it…made cookies from scratch. As in bring out the flour and melt the butter. They were outstanding cookies. Little did I know it made 3 dozen cookies. Well, technically the bag says 5 dozen. I’ll let you figure out where all that extra batter went.
I had to call in to the doctor to get some eye drops for Emma. In the meantime both girls took a nap and I made fish and shrimp for dinner which Scott and I ended up enjoying by ourselves.
I ended up getting three doses of eye drops in Emma before church this morning and they looked clear so we made it to the service today. I did keep Emma with me in “big church”. She was fantastic and I kind of miss her with me like she used to be in our previous church. She really enjoys the children’s program though. And let me just take a minute to plug North Rock Hill again. I could take 5 more posts to talk about it. In fact, I just wrote and deleted several sentences because I knew I’d get on a really long tangent. ANYWAY. If you are in the area and looking for a church, come check it out. If you aren’t, check out the podcasts and see what’s going on!
This afternoon after lunch at ILs I had to take Emma to the doctor as he requested last night and it turns out she had the beginning of an ear infection. Sure enough a few hours later she started complaining of her ear hurting. Thankfully after a dose of her antibiotic and some Tylenol she said she was fine. Although the doctor said she was ok to go to school tomorrow, she wasn’t 100% tonight. Unless she wakes up 200% in the morning I’ll probably keep her home one more day to recuperate.
This evening we made a quick trip the grocery store and then spent some time with Jake and Jill over coffee and…cookies, of course.
So here are back to Monday. I said it was a quiet weekend at home but maybe I should just say it was a weekend at home. Or maybe just a weekend. But a good one.
Google Wave
I’m guessing a lot of non-techie people have no idea what Google Wave is. Honestly, I didn’t either. I mean, I’d heard of it. And I knew it was Google’s latest project. And I knew I was a fan. I’ve been a huge fan since 1999ish. But this Wave thing, was waving right over my head.
This week, 100,000 invites went out. I think I might have requested it but apparently it didn’t help because I haven’t gotten an invite yet.
While waiting, I’ve been trying to figure out what in the heck it does exactly. I knew it would help with communication and possibly replace Gmail and Twitter. That’s about as far as I got. I’m still not sure of the details but this little video was fun to watch and gave a good high-level idea of what it’s trying to accomplish.
And if you have an invite you’d like to extend, my Gmail account is always open.
If you want a little more detail, check this video out:
Lexi-ism – TGIF
The girls are fighting over lotion samples they found in an old purse. They both want them in their new purse.
Lexi: Emmmaaa! You’re giving me a headache now.
Katharine McPhee Gone Blonde
As an avid American Idol fan and one who bought Katharine McPhee’s first record and a proud Brunette, I feel that I have a right to an opinion about this topic. May I say I dislike Katharine’s new hair with much fervor?
I followed the switch at Rickey.org and immediately was not a fan. I mean, she went from this
to this
Theoretically it looks good:
But I recently watched FunnyorDie’s latest video and I did not even recognize her one bit and only knew it was her when I read the tagline. This is a screencap from it:
Doesn’t it look like a horrible wig??
I’m not one to bash celebrities but I just feel I have to take this little corner of the blogosphere to say NO to the blonde and say bring back the beautiful, long brunette hair!
Anyone with me?
All that being said, I feel it’s only fair that I say I do like this song from her new album:
Let’s Talk About Fall TV So Far
As mentioned before one of the things I’m missing about Twitter and Facebook is interaction about TV. I started my break before most shows premiered and I have no clue how people are reacting to this season. I feel a little lost. But I’ll take a few minutes to gab about what I think.
Gossip Girl
I feel like this season has been solid GG so far. Blair’s attention-getting actions were very odd. It was also odd to see JoAnna Garcia with Nate after watching her in a full season of Privileged. Maybe it’s just lingering affects from that but I’m not 100% sold on that character. I do like Carter and hope he sticks around. I’m loving Blair and Chuck together. I do like this whole college thing. I feel like it fits them better at this point yet it still feels like GG.
Greek
Greek started really slow for me the first two episodes. I had to struggle through to even watch the second episode at all. The last two have been back up to par and let me say that Cappie is by far the star of that show. Without him, the episodes lag! Here a few quotes I grabbed from this week:
A sororiety girl. I can’t remember her name and I’m too lazy to look it up. The senator’s daughter: See they were blown off for another mixer so they stayed in for mud masks and a TV series about old people having old people sex.
Casey: They’re watching Private Practice?
Evan and Cappie looking at flyers for Evan a job.
Cappie: Oh here’s one. Sperm donor. Someone with your pedigree could earn three times what I have…would..as much as I would.
Ashley: Maybe they were hot back in the 80s.
Casey: No that is ugly in any decade.
One Tree Hill
This is a huge year for OTH. Another 14 mo jump, 2 lost major character and 4 additions and it was a recipe for disaster. But after the third episode this week, I feel really good about it. I’m really loving Clay and even Alex. They need to step it up with Quinn or she will be the biggest bore I’ve seen on there yet. Nathan and Haley have been fantastic this season, especially the last episode. As for Brooke, I much rather have Brooke with an attitude than Brooke in love. But I do still like her with Julian and I’m glad to hear that storyline will be shaken a bit. Drama!
Melrose Place
TVBytheNumbers.com has called this as a cancellation. I won’t be surprised. I skipped through a lot of last night’s episode. It’s rough. Really rough. I don’t care much about the characters, the acting especially on Ashlee Simpson-Wentz’s part is horrid and the who-murdered-Sydney story-line is already old. There are a few good parts though. I think Jonah and Riley are solid, especially Riley. She’s one of the only real characters with solid acting. And I hate to say this, but I’m actually enjoying Lauren’s hooker line. It’s not right but I think the acting is superb and I think she’s showing genuine conflict about it and unfortunately there are women who find themselves in just that plight. However, with Ella Simms as the star of this show, it’s empty, vain and annoying and it will be the downfall of this show. It’s hard to support a show where you don’t even like the main character. Heather Locklear finally signed on and I’m interested to see if she saves the show. If you’re a fan, make sure to check out Melrose Place Blog (sorry for the review, Ruthie, but I’ll still plug the site for you!)
Lie To Me
I didn’t mean to watch it this season but I needed to pass some time Monday night. It was a solid episode for the show. If you enjoyed the first season, definitely check it out.
Grey’s Anatomy
I posted about this show briefly last week but wow, Grey’s was back with full force. It will be interesting to see where they take it from here. I’m wondering how you improve on what we just saw. I’m thoroughly enjoying Alex and Izzie and Derek and Meredith married.
The Office
As always The Office manages to make me laugh with quotes like this:
“I say my greatest talent is being the best man, woman or child to have ever run this branch ever.”
“I’d have to talk to my mother and my guy at H&R Block.”
I’m excited for Jim and Pam and can’t wait for this week.
Glee
I’ve dropped Glee. Eh.
Vampire Diaries
I am totally and completely smitten with Vampire Diaries. And it is totally and completely due to Ian Somerhalder as Damon. It was a little weak out of the gate but the last episode was great and I literally have been counting down to Thursday this week. I could do without all the vampirism and biting (I know, then what’s the point, eh?) but I love the characters and the stories have been decent. If they do this right, it could be huge. Make sure to check out Vampire Diaries Online.
Dollhouse
TVBytheNumbers.com also shows this as a possible cancellation and I wouldn’t be surprised since we almost didn’t get this season. But it’s a shame. It’s a good show and I really enjoyed the premiere last week.
And in closing…have I mentioned I’m excited for the Friday Night Lights premiere in 4 weeks?? All you people have PLENTY of time to catch up on 1-3. Do eeeet!
Lexi-isms
Lexi: The only thing that makes me happy is root beer, ketchup and chicken.
Emma: You're weird.
Lexi; Yes, I am.
Me: No, I haven't.
Lexi: Your face looks funny.
Me: Do I look weird?
Lexi: Yeah, you have a lot of boo-boos.
Asheville Weekend
Warning: This will be long and picture-heavy.
Saturday we left about 10 to head up to Asheville for a night’s stay. The plan was to shop Saturday afternoon, eat the Prime Rib Buffet at Grove Park Inn Saturday evening and then spend all of Sunday in The Spa at Grove Park.
If you’ve read here long enough, you may remember our trip last year for our 10th anniversary. As much fun as we had, we knew we didn’t want to stay at Grove Park again. To be honest, for the money the room was just not that impressive. The plan had been to find a local bed and breakfast but really, the prices are all competitive and Jill had heard of the Grand Bohemian Resort. It’s a 6 month old hotel right outside the entrance of The Biltmore.
Ok, I’m getting ahead of myself by talking about the room but let’s fast forward…we got to Asheville about 1ish, shopped for a bit (didn’t find much) and then checked in.