Stuff My Teenage Kids Don't Say

I love when my mom hugs me in front of my friends.
Hey mom, can I take the trash out?
I am so happy my parents are my Facebook friends.
I can't wait to do my homework!
I HATE snow days.
Look a dish in the sink, I think I'll put it in the dishwasher.
I'll mow the lawn every week without having to be reminded.
I was listening to every word.
Oh no, I left my towel on the floor.
Excellent, I woke up before my alarm. I should just get up now.
I love walking the dog.
My parents know everything and I love spending time with them.

Have fun storming the castle!
Magda

Chic Flicks for Valentine's Day

This list has the potential of being long and predictable so I am concentrating on movies made in the last 15 years.  These are movies where the female characters are strong and the dudes are cute.  In each movie the leading lady has a vulnerability that is endearing (don't we all). Sometimes they are rescued by the man BUT sometimes they do the rescuing.

I would love to hear your thoughts. Tell me your favorite "chic flick" and why.

One Fine Day with Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney - Brilliantly beautiful actors and a cute story.
You've Got Mail with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks - I love the songs as much as the dialogue.
Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen - Oh Mr. Darcy!
Simply Irresistible with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Flannery - Simply fun!
A Knight's Tale with Shannyn Sossamon and Heath Ledger - Witty, fun and quotable!
The Wedding Date with Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney - Tons of fun and a beautiful song by Michael Buble.
Something's Gotta Give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson - The knight wears a shiny white turtle neck!
Calendar Girls with Helen Mirren - Fun after fifty!
It's Complicated with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin - Laugh out loud funny and abeautiful house!
Must Love Dogs with Diane Lane and John Cusack - Who is cuter John Cusack, Christopher Plummer or Mother Theresa?

Happy Viewing and Valentine's!
Magda

My Mind Forgets to Remind Me

Recently I have become a big fan of country music, a phenomenon I owe to two of my children.  I am a music lover in general. I am most obsessed with lyrics and thoroughly enjoy the single lines in songs that smack me in the head with reality - my reality not the lyricists.

Case in point from a popular Taylor Swift song in which she sings, “My mind forgets to remind me you’re a bad idea”. Now I know she is singing about love and some boy but I like to put my “mature woman” twist on the meaning. 

For me I sing this line every time I indulge in one too many cookies, pieces of cake, cupcakes and/or glasses of something alcoholic; like the third chocolate martini I drank last night at my friend’s super bowl party.

Another example is the aptly titled “Storm Warning”, by cuter than a button Hunter Hayes. The line in the song goes, “I’m gonna wish I had a storm warning, gonna wish I had a sign.” Well, this is a daily wish for me. I wish I knew when one of my kids was going to be in one of their moods, or my husband has had a bad day, or the dog…well you get the picture.  Just a little sign and I would head in the other direction.

And then there is my favorite, Zac Brown Band, whose new song, “Keep Me in Mind”, has a great line in the opening. “Life’s to easy to be so damn complicated.” I love this line and try to apply it to everything. And if I am successful my mind won’t forget to remind me and if it does I hope I get a warning before the next storm so I can get out of the way, "Like a Bat Out of Hell".

Thanks for reading!
Magda

Random Things I have Learned From the Internet

1. Talking babies are way cuter than cats.
2. How to shuck on ear of corn using a microwave
3. From "friending" my kids on Facebook I have reconnected with my own friends.
4. I may or nor may not be suffering from an array of illnesses which have all been self diagnosed on WebMD.
5. It's a good idea to think it through before posting, downloading, sending, liking, replying all or scannning.
6. It's always a good time to earn an online degree.
7. I am really lucky because I am frequently the 1,000,000 person to visit web sites. Seriously!
8. When to celebrate World Nutella Day. (It's February 5th)

What have you learned?
Magda