All the Single Ladies! All the Single Ladies!!

So I'm at a church conference. After class some people have stayed behind to ask the teacher questions and I decide to listen in. I gather up my stuff, head to the front of the room, and see only one chair that hasn't been saved with stacked books and papers and coats. I sit down on the edge of it, worried that someone will think I'm trying to take over more seats than one, but I plan to immediately reassure those saving the seats around me that I will only be using one single seat.

At this point a man approaches me and asks if I'm single. Ready to defend my seat, I confidently say, "Yes. I am."  His eyes light up and he starts asking me out. And I realize that when someone says, "Are you single?" (and you happen to not be wearing your wedding ring at the moment) they are really asking if you are unmarried.  Which makes so much more sense than some guy saying "Excuse me, but I am just super interested as to whether or not you will be occupying just this one seat for the next lecture. That kind of information just fascinates me."

I sit there stunned as he tries to get some sort of response out of me. I'm thinking that I got myself into this embarrassing situation and there is no need to drag him through the embarrassment by saying, "Oh, you meant unmarried single. Whoops, I thought you meant the using one seat kind of single. Super easy to get confused, am I right?"

He tells me there's a dance and a barbecue. And would I be available to go? Was I staying in town? Do I think I could make it? I just look dazed and confused and try to give very noncommittal, unintelligible answers. Finally he gives up and walks away.

As soon as his back is turned, I run out of the room and call Rex. We both laugh at my ability to get in sticky situations.

Later that evening I miss Rex's call because I'm sitting in class (using only one seat, I might add. Single as can be).  I quickly turn off my ringer and text that I can't talk and explain why. He texts back, Are you REALLY in class, or are you at a dance?Or maybe a barbecue?  Ha ha

Very funny.  (You know, Rex, if you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it--or I mean at least reminded me to wear it, because obviously I can't be trusted to verbally convey my marital status.)

Someone get me my ring already!

Superheroes

Is there anyone in peril or distress?  Because we've got some superheroes hanging out at our place.

It must run in the family, because this was me and my brothers when we were kids:

"Holy Happenstance, Batman!"

I Love 'Liza

Eliza wanted to dress up as Lucy Ricardo again.  (That's like totally normal for a three-year-old, right?)  I took so many pictures that I got a gamut of the good, the bad and the ugly.  Here they are...

The Good

The Bad

The Ugly

Hide and Seek

Elizabeth is at that fun stage where she likes to play hide and seek but has no idea how to do it.

For example, she'll put a cushion over her face and shout, "Mom, where are me?!"  with enough confidence that I know she believes herself to be cleverly hidden.

Or she'll tuck her head under our quilt...

And when she says, "Mom, come find me!!"

And I say, "Okay.  Where could you be?"

She makes it even easier for me by coming out and shouting, "I'm right here!!"

It's even better when she tells you beforehand where she's going to be.

 "Okay!  I'm going to hide in Andrew's bed!"

Rex: "Don't tell me where you're going to hide."

Eliza: "But I'm hiding in Andrew's bed."

Rex: "Well don't tell me that."

Eliza:  "Okay, I'll just go there then."

And she did and Rex knew right where to find her.  I guess she doesn't like the waiting around part of hide-and-seek.  Instead of hide-and-seek I guess it's more like tell-and-find.


This level of hide-and-seek is my kind of challenge.

Eliza's Beauty Routine Advice

After washing your face at night...

...go ahead and lift your foot into the sink to get it clean too.  (A little yoga practice might be necessary before attempting this feat.  Ha, ha, hey, it's a "feet feat".  Hee hee.)

Get your beauty rest

In the morning, put on your make up.  Here are some tips:

Once you have chosen the right color,

Then dig the applicator into the left eye, and then into the right.  Make sure to push hard enough to bruise the eyeball.  (Sometimes beauty hurts.)

And enjoy your beautiful blackened eyes!

Always dress in your finest clothes.  (Sometimes all of them at once).

Eat Right

Get plenty of exercise.
And make sure you wear the proper clothing for the most efficient workout.

When tanning, make sure no part of your skin actually sees the sun.

And, finally, keep ahead of your toe jam.  

If it gets too severe, remember there are tools to help you--like pliers for example.

Little 'Liza Look-a-Like

Everyone says Eliza looks just like I did.  What do you think?