Remember the old joke?

You know. The one that says ‘everyone change underwear. Bradley, change with Smith. Smith, change with Johnson. etc.’

Well, this came in my inbox today.

All I can say is ewwwww.

October 11, 2007

The Weekend Guide
What to Do This Weekend

Not to get too personal, but what are you doing this weekend?

BUY
Bra and Panty Trade-In
What: Donate gently worn pieces and get $7.50 toward new lingerie while Sylene gives new drawers to Volunteers of America Chesapeake.
Why: Always trade up.
When: Thru Oct. 31. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.
Where: 4407 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase (301-654-4200).

Thought for the day.

Top Chef.

Davis has always loved to cook. Here he is at 2 years old – with his apron (and White Bear) and ready to go.

I bought him a kid sized baking set with a real rolling pin, spatula, airbake cookie sheet. We got a knife from Pampered Chef that was kid-friendly (see photo to the right) and he’d help cut carrots and more. He started using the toaster oven shortly thereafter.

More recently, he has become fascinated with plating. He makes a beautiful plate.

You know he made me a carrot cake. Yum! He and I took a cooking class the other day at L’Acadamie de Cuisine in Bethesda. It was fun, but a little too basic for him. (Not for me, though. Sigh.)

I am amazed when I see him with a big sharp knife delicately chopping shallots or onions. He really is a natural.

I am happy to be the tester. It’s a job I was made for.

His love of cooking has inspired his brothers to be more adventurous in their eating. Last night, we had poached chicken with a tomato, olive, and Italian bean sauce. Sure beats pizza, hot dogs and mac & cheese.

Andrew tells the boys they should cook because it impresses girls. I say they should cook because it’s an important (and fun?) skill. Truth is, it does impress girls. Why do you think I kept dating Andrew? (Okay, it wasn’t JUST his cooking.)

I won’t be surprised if one day, Davis becomes a chef. But even if he just cooks for the love of it, I’ll be the proud mom.

I’m a winner!

DJ Kirby was nice enough to award me with this honor. Thanks DJ!

And now, as tradition dictates, I would like to pass the baton. I hereby award the smile award to Gnightgirl who always makes me smile and Ezer for talking astronomy on the day my new telescope arrived and Jinn who has a special place in my family’s collective heart and Stephanie for her funny post about the people at the gym. Hysterical.

Truth be told, the blogs I read regularly all make me smile. Hmmm. Maybe that’s why I read them regularly!

I hope your weekend was as wonderful as mine was.

One is silver and the other’s gold.

An old friend of mine stopped by today. She’s in town for wedding.

She lives far away and we haven’t seen each other in probably 2 years. But as always, we picked up right where we left off – laughing and talking…

Thanks for making time for me on your quick weekend in town, Stephanie!

I had to share this. Nice birthday sentiment, don’t you think?

Who doesn’t love birthday cake?

Davis made me this beautiful carrot cake. I’m plan on eating a small dinner to make sure I have plenty of room for cake.

Thursday Thirteen.

Sometimes, with a little effort, you can take something that is good and make it better. Case in point, my kitchen. Today, I’ll tell you 13 things that are better now then they were before.

Before.

After.

1 See kitchen above.

2 Davis’ cooking skills. (He just made me a birthday carrot cake…from scratch!)

3 Cell phones. Remember those clunky ones from back in the day?

4 Pencils. Seriously, check out Ticonderoga’s tri-write. They don’t roll.

5 Digital Cameras. I don’t miss film at all. My crummy pictures don’t cost me anything at all! Plus, I don’t get those notes in my pix from the developing house with ‘hints’ for better photos. Yikes.

6 My kids. We can do more fun things as they get bigger. It’s great.

7 Bedtime. I used to hate it. Now I love it.

8 Speaking of bedtime – my sheets are better with every wash. But I know you don’t want to hear about that again.

9 My iPod library. I’ve added some great new music lately!

10 My workouts with Cyrus. Definitely stepped it up a bit. It’s challenging, but I really like it (in a weird sort of way).

11 TV. Well, really it’s the DVR. It just makes the TV experience so much better, in my opinion. And yes, I still watch commercials. (Well, some of them.)

12 Max’s saxophone playing. Not much better, but he can play some notes! (Reed’s trumpet playing is really getting great!)

13 My life. Never boring. Keeps getting better. I’m a lucky girl.

WOW!!!!!