It's just so horrible

Just something I found that was too horrible not to share. Yes, Tiny Tim is a man... sort of.

special times

Hello ladies,

      I am just home doing nothing so I thought I'd write you a blog-note. I didn't go to class because I was feeling icky and blah so I thought I'd eat pizza and watch tv instead. Sounded like a good and relaxing plan, but then I found what looks suspiciously like a fingernail clipping in my pizza (cue prodigious amounts of vomit) and netflix on the xbox isn't working. So much for taking it easy and feeling better. 

    I hope your respective nights are going well.

                                       Love, Amber

always more

Taking place immediately after the dinner prayer today:
Nephew 9: "Are we having eggs for dinner?"
Grandpa: "No, why do you think we're having eggs?"
Nephew 9: "Because Nana asked to bless the hens that prepared this meal."

Bonus:
Super helpful baking instructions in recipes we have made recently:

 Bread pudding recipe: "You will know it is done because it will jiggle like a thigh, a well-endowed thigh."


Vanilla cake recipe: "When it is ready, it will smell done."

the hilarious things we all say sometimes

These are some fun and exciting quotes that have occurred as of late, for your laughing enjoyment.


Jenn: "Steve doesn't like cross-dressing."

Jenn: "All of us were on our feet working all day, just so we could party.  Why do people party?  It's just a lot of work.  They're crazy!!"

Steve: "Who's the Prince fan back there who is sad that we skipped the Prince song?"
Nephew 9: "It was me!"

Jenn: "Pesto salmon, is weird.  That's what we've learned today."

Jenn: "I need to go home and drink.... water..."

Jenn: "We are sexy dancing people."
Steve: "No exclamation mark at the end?"
Jei: "No. It's just a fact."
Mom: "Of course you are.  Dance on."

Steve: "I can't remember the name of that restaurant, but it's a bit more expensive."
Jei: "Yeah, that's because they actually cook your food."

Jei: "You can keep them around to wear for when you do things where they might break.  Like sports.  All those sports you do.  Your secret sports."
(Me trying to convince Jenn, who plays no sports, that her new glasses she doesn't like will have a good use.)

Jei: "Have you seen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World?"
Amber: "No.  You?"
Jei.  "Yes.  I am in love with it.  Tomorrow I am marrying it, and on Saturday we are having babies.  Little bass playing Canadian babies."
Amber: "Wow, quick gestation period."
Jei: "That's how they do it in Canada."
Amber: "Makes for easier planning, I guess."

(During the middle of dinner.)
Niece 7: "I'm going to take my pants off, right now."
(And she did.)

(He randomly runs up to Jenn, out of the blue)
Nephew 9: "Mom, I was coughing and coughing a lot and coughed so much that I threw up a little bit, so if the floor is kind of slippery, that's why."

Sushi night

Tonight was the first of what we hope will be many monthly sushi nights. We went to Sakura. The service was TERRIBLE. Super slow and totally unconcerned about our needs. Not like the last time we went there at all. Nevertheless it was good food and good friends so it all worked out in the end. I missed you, my fellow bloggers of the friend blog. Here are some pictures for you.

 All gone

 Josh tried to help me get a picture of Jeff

Yay for friends and Sushi

Karren told me that since she took Japanese Humanities or some totally random class like that (sorry Karren, I can't remember what it's called) she knows the story of this painting. It is about a girl who has to practice a dance so they lock her in her room with a lion head to practice it but the lion spirit possesses the girl and she turns into a lion and breaks out and kills people.

indie-fied adventures with auntie

Here is an actual conversation that happened this past weekend between me and Niece 7.

Niece 7: "What are you listening to?"
Me: "A song my friend told me about."
Niece 7: "You have friends??"
Me: "Yes I have friends!!"
Niece 7, sounding rather unconvinced: "Really??"

A short while later, in effort to disestablish the notion that I am the uncool friendless aunt, armed with Suave and Pureology, I took charge of Nephew 9's new haircut and fauxhawked it.  It went over rather well.  Nephew 9 was pretty stoked.  Niece 7 was also fairly excited about her nifty side part and swoopy bangs.   Nephew 11, however, took one look at me when I walked into the room afterward, and ran, yelling "You're not gonna get me!"  I guess he is not as excited about having his hair poked and prodded by auntie.  That is ok.

Nephew 9 and I are always talking about music; he is my little music buddy.  And last night in the car we were listening to the radio, as always. And from the seats behind me I heard Nephew 9 asking Niece 7 if she knew who David Bowie is.  She said no, so he took the opportunity to educate his little sister about who David Bowie is.  It brought such joy to my little heart.

Another funny thing

Superhero hipsters:

http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1809153

Party like it's stardate -323000.63378361234

I thought you ladies might appreciate this video. I found it quite funny. Also: yes, I am nerdy enough that I found a website to calculate the Star Trek stardate equivalent of 1999. I too am in awe.

Just a quick post real fast.  Sister showed me this funny blog link thing.  I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.

Funny mom thing.