Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

I’m over at SFC Today blogging about my miserable weekend!

Also see Raines post on TMI, Mik’s post on Dick vs Penis and Shellis’ post debunking the Muse.

In other news……we saw Fantastic 4 which was a definite bright spot. To be honest, it was better than the first movie! I kid you not. It’s probably one of the best sequels I’ve ever seen. Or I was high on Diet Coke

I’m taking a little break so not THursday Thirteen this week. I’ll be back in a week or so………

Is posted at Sybil’s.…and I’m giving away two signed copies of Hands On to anyone who can meet or beat my week!

Effing Prison Break ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!!  The Unit was pretty good.  I”m still not sold on Blood Ties though.  It better get better fast!  And Battlestar Gallactica is almost over.

Am I the only one watching DIRT and OMG–The Riches?  I love Dirt and I wasn’t that keen on it after Nip Tuck went off but I had to have something to watch–yes no really okay.  So for the most part it’s really good.  The Riches–an effing RIOT!  Not comedy riot but just twisted, guilty pleasure riot.  I love this show.  And WTF happened to the Closer? They show one new episode and it’s all repeats? WTH?

No spoilers please–I’ve got tons of shows I haven’t had a chance to watch yet.  I did watch Basketball last night and A  & M lost *Sob* *sob*

One of the best Supernatural shows os far–the kid was in tears and I was pretty upset myself.  How sad.
And the AI show to see who got kicked off–I have to tell ya’ll this because I already posted about it over on Scooper’s blog.  We’re watching AI and Lulu is singing and #2 (the 11 yo) says, “Lulu’s kind of hot for an old woman.”
WTF (esp as I was sitting there thinking this song sucks but she looks pretty good for her age.)
“Don’t laugh mom.”

“I wasn’t until you looked at me.”

So we get home last night and I’m piddling in the kitchen, trying to get dinner started, and child #2 is pretending he’s doing the dishes and child #1 comes wandering in from the living room and says, “How come girls can say things like “I love you” to each other and hug but boys can’t?”

I say, “Well–”

Then #2 son (who is 11!!) interrupts me and says “Because girl on girl is hot but boy on boy is grossssssssss!”

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I’m getting a new TV…….and it’s due MONDAY! And I’m off work on Monday!!!

YEAH ME YEAH!!!!!

It’s going in MY ROOM with the DVR and my NEW DESK!

Take that children who watch silly cartoons and Boy Meets World reruns!

I hit the Hallmark store on Monday night and #1 insisted on coming with me–he had to get a present for someone. His first I might add. It was pretty sweet. He got her a really cute bear. I said, “You need to get a card.”

He asked why.

I said, “because that’s what you do!”

and in honor of VD I’m reposting an oldie but goodie story about #2 son.

Or a mother’s retelling of a VD Tale…… Last year in Mid-January my phone rang. It was a little girl–we’ll call her GF for girl friend (as in another girl’s friend). She wanted to talk to #2 who, at the time, had just turned 9 and had a crush on MH (mini-hottie). Well GF was calling because OCG (other cute girl) was interested in #2 and wanted him to be her Valentine.

Are you still with me?

One boy (who’s ADD, immature and talks like a grown person–figure that one out), and three girls (One running interference). So, GF called and called and called with increasing frequency in the days and weeks leading up to …you guessed it…VD

Drove us all up the wall and gave #1 son much ammunition to use against smaller, younger brother (who will some day beat the snot out of him). But I digress…..GF was calling on three-way with OCG listening in. And my son, having the tact of a gnat, tells GF “I’ll be her Valentine if she’ll leave me alone and quit calling my house.”

Mom says, “Son don’t be mean. Use a little tact.”

#2 “I don’t want to be her Valentine. I want to be MH’s Valentine but OCG said MH said that she didn’t like me.”

Mom says, “Son that’s normal. OCG wants you for herself, so of course she told you that MH didn’t like you! Did you talk to MH?”

#2 “No cuz OCG said MH didn’t like me!” Mom says, “OCG LIED!!!!! She’s a lying skeezer!” Okay I didn’t call her a lying skeezer out loud. But I thought it. Girlfriend had already learned the game, if you catch my drift.

So while Poor #2 was pining away for MH, he had to pick out a VD gift for OCG.

The moral of this story? Never listen to the other cute girl. Or maybe, it’s just as good to have no Valentine at all as it is to get your arm twisted into buying something for the Other Cute Girl.