I remember as a girl learning that some old folks could 'feel' that a rain was coming because of pains in their joints.
So the other day, my knuckles were aching, which was strange, because they never hurt.
At first I chalked it up to the scrapbooking/memory board project I'd been working on, and all the photo cropping and cutting I was doing.
Then a big storm system blew in with rain that turned to snow and back to rain.
And I remembered that the last time it rained, it rained so much that my kitchen floor was flooded on the side of our house that gets a little standing water...and my knuckles hurt like crazy.
Oy, I think I'm getting old.
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We were trying to decide where to go to dinner last evening, but couldn't agree on where.
Jeff: "Let's go to that Thai place I like."
Me: "They only ever have one car in the parking lot."
Jeff: "Well, they make good Beef Punang."
Me: "You sure that's beef?
pause
Me: "How about that great Ribs place that moved into the old McDonalds?"
Jeff: Shakes head in disagreement "No, ever since that one time we went there...
(the time where midway through our meal they had to temporarily turn off the water at the main because the job site next door was putting in their plumbing and had sprung a geyser of a leak. Not knowing this, my son and I went to the restrooms to wash barbeque sauce off our hands in the sinks, only to have nothing come out of the faucet. Well, except this really, gross pipe goop that resembled, um, well...snot. Which we couldn't wash off. And then we had to wonder how they were cooking and preparing food without any water back there.) ...I just can't get that out of my head.
Me: Hungry for ribs. "Look, I've got a weak stomach, and even I think I could handle going back. It was a freak, one-time deal, and they always get A reports from the health department."
Jeff: "It looked like someone had blown their nose on your hands! Like someone hawked a loogie in your hands!"
(Older son interjects sound effects)
Me: "Stop, already."**gagging**, covering ears now, "You've got a point. Forget I ever mentioned the place."
pause
Jeff: "Fast food?"
Me: "Too cardboard."
pause
Me: "How about that Ribs place by the district office? They had great food and good prices."
Jeff: "Naw. That's like eating dinner in the waiting room of some...doctor's office or something. It's so...sterile. Not what a ribs joint should look like inside."
Me: Conceding. "And no booths to trap Judah in."
Jeff: "The Diner?"
Me: "Steak and eggs for $6.75?"
Jeff: "They have booths"
Me: "Boys, get your coats on."
Ambiance is everything in a restaurant.
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We watched a cute movie tonight called, GamePlan. With "The Rock" as pro athlete Joe Kingman.
The premise of the movie was that a little girl shows up on her famous father's doorstep with luggage.
Joe didn't know that he was a father.
They're thrown together, forced to learn to adapt and get along, in spite of his famous, self-centered lifestyle, and him as her father learning to meet the needs of an 8 year old girl.
In true Parent Trap fashion, the daughter sabotages her father's date...with a modern twist. Let's just say that an expensive Italian suit doesn't look quite the same when your daughter has 'bedazzled' it, LOL!
And seeing "The Rock" perform a part in his daughter's ballet performance was a riot.
We actually found it to be an enjoyable movie for the whole family.
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Game plan WAS cute. How was dinner? ~K
Sounds like a fun movie. all we have at my house involve wars and the military. There is not one chick flick on the shelf.
I do NOT enjoy the 'picking a dinner place' conversations. I think there should be a person just for that who knows exactly what we need that day and says so (and NO, I am not talking about ME!Someone else. Someone else!) We had the Brother Bear marathon after school today with the fireplace going and hot cocoa and popcorn. Family time CAN be enjoyable. I'll have to check out the Rock, er, I mean his movie.
Weird Al Jancovich sings a song called The Drive Through that makes us all laugh at ourselves for our indecision when it comes to eating out. In my town, there is really only one good restaurant, and it's Italian. An okay Mexican place comes next. Unfortunately for me, my husband was a bachelor for 48 years (starting at birth of course) and would rather eat at home any/every time. Its sort of an unspoken law that if nobody can decide where to eat and then finally somebody does make the decision, it's automatically THEIR fault if the dinner isn't wonderful No wonder nobody wants to choose!
And Becky, you ARE a bit young for "the rheumatiz". You do to your hands every day what I did to mine while sewing beads on your wedding dress (back in '93), and my hands still haven't recovered! I'm glad they don't hurt every time it rains, because living in the Northwest would mean I'd be in pain a lot of the time.
You sure have had your share of nasty/weird/embarrassing experiences in restaurants and restaurant bathrooms. With your luck I'd be afraid to go out for dinner.
Hi Becky - I loved the whole restaurant discussion - so funny and sounded just like discussions we have when we are trying to figure out where to eat!! Hope you have a great weekend - I'll see you soon. Kellan
So... How was dinner? You two sound like me and Bennie trying to decide where to go! LOL.
Ok, so now I am curious too, how did they cook food with no water? I was supposed to throw some ribs in the slow cooker yesterday and forgot, only to realize it at 3:30, we would have been eating at midnight. So we went out too. I had an excellent wet burrito- Hubby didn't care for his much, he should have stuck with the burrito, it's a guaranteed treat.
You know how people always say "old is just a state of mind"? I don't think they're human barometers.
Gotta love the diner!!
OH! I'm headed straight to Netflix to put that in my queue. It looks like such a good movie, but I never think of it when I'm on Netflix!
Conservachick~ The diner where we went is a place with an old-fashioned (1950's) feel, where they still serve malts and banana splits if you want them, and where the food is always good.
Tanya~ I have a housefull of males, myself, and if it's not a 'man' movie, it's kids movies. Thankfully I did get the A&E Romance Collection for Christmas, or I'd be in the same boat.
Sing4joy~ There should be some website where you can log on, put in what sounds good (beef, chicken or fish, for instance) and your zip code, and it will tell you what restaurant to go to and what entree to get, lol.
frumpgram~ I don't think I've ever heard that Weird Al song! Seriously...how did I get this far in life without it? Wait just a minute...Puerto Vallarta is only OKAY (or do you mean that the one closer to R's work is better?) Mmmmm...nobody does Arroz con Pollo like they do.
Thankfully ol' arthur leaves after the rain is gone.
Kellan~ It really is amazing, because we have lots of choices in our area, and yet, the Diner is our old standby.
Lisa~ Dinner was great...can't beat steak and eggs for under $7.
GirlyMom~ Thankfully we'd already eaten when they turned it off. Still...the whole thing kinda grossed us out.
Jenster~ I've got to figure out this whole Netflix thing...I've got a few movies I'd like to add to my queue, too!
That sounds like a great movie. I think I'll try renting it one night. And yes, I understand the importance of picking just the right restaurant. Good food and some-what child friendly. :-)
I can so relate to the weather change and the dinner dilemma.
We went to the dermatologist yesterday and it "could be something viral that will go away eventually. We haven't changed anything recently. The weird thing is is keeps spreading but is still on one side of her body. Plus, she is getting in spots that wouldn't touch anything. That is what makes me think it is viral. Thank you for the tips. I will try that.
Becky, the rain has done my hands no good. My mom used to quote someone famous (don't remember who right now) who said aging ain't for wimps. Amen to that.
We were numbed by the news of the murdered kids too. My boys both know about the place where it happened as being a hang out. Thank God they never go there, but I guess it's talked about a lot.
Just a horrible tragedy. Of course, my brother is a friend of the the family of one of the young men who was killed in the avalanche on Friday. January sure has been a tough month.
You guys sound like us when trying to figure out a decent, inexpensive place where everyone will be happy (and perhaps mama even gets a glass of wine). These types of negotiations are NOT for the faint of heart. Sometimes we just forgeddaboudit and just have cereal and/or PB and J.
Game plan sounds like a good one. I'm always happy to hear movie reviews from other moms.
Have a fab week! I told someone at church about your blog's name, and she thought it was so cute. xxxooogretchen
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