The Mother's Day Fairy

More things my daughter says

My darling daughter, the princess, has been on a tear of late in regards to the things that come out of her mouth.

Case in point today I received a note from her teacher,whom I pray for everyday. The contents were as follows "we were reading a story about a signmaker. The follow up activity was for the students to make their own signs. She said she was going to make a sign that said "Be Naked". When she was told it was inappropriate her response was that it was funny. Seriously, how does one respond to that and try to keep composed ?

Yesterday while working in the garden,she asked her grandmother if she would leave her the house when she dies. grandma told her she was leaving it to the pussycat home.

I overheard her say it and was flabbergasted. When mom told me later I just put my head down in shame,for a brief moment and realized my daughter just comes from a long line of smart asses but i can't exactly say that to her teacher, or can I ?

;-)

To coupon or not to coupon,that is the question

I watched in awe a program on TLC, Extreme Couponing. I like a great deal as much as the next girl but this is way over the top. Thrift is in my DNA however a 30-40 min grocery shopping adventure is my limit. Buying some things in bulk make sense but not everything. My trips to the warehouse club are twice a month, and with a very specific list. There is only so much room in the house. I also browse the weekly sales flyers for the grocery store; there is one store I prefer over the others. I see no sense in spending valuable resources such as gas and time shopping loss leaders. My usual savings is 25- 30% with sales and coupons,and very little effort on my part. Time is money they say. There is no such thing as free anything, these shoppers are spending their time in order to save some $. I figured out that if I spent the amount of time on the couponing and shopping thing I'd actually be losing money as the time would be take from from my billable work hrs.

Spilled the cocoa...April Fools

The princess made this mess for yesterday at the library. Can't wait for her to prank the captain with it.

Bronx Zoo Cobra

Say it's not so. The newest urban legend, The Bronx Zoo Cobra has been found according to New York's Fox 5 News. The tweets from the slithering escapee were a great deal of fun to read. Oh well nothing lasts forever.

Wordless Wednesday

Palm

Ate at the Palm, East Hampton. Not what we expected. It was Hamptons restaurant week and they were out of some of the featured items. Steak Oscar & tiramasu. The sevice was good though and they did try to make up for the mistakes made in the kitchen,overcooked veal marsala,overcooked salmon and missing croutons. I mean how can they forget the croutons on a ceasar salad? The chicken parm and chocolate cake were excellent. Will we return? don't know yet.