A blast from the Past

 So this a lost blog from a few years ago during a previous trip.

Anyway, Selena wanted to get some popcorn for Maddie to bring home.  It's extremely difficult to find vegan popcorn at this place. Selena picks one and then it has a milk topping. Out. This other one had cheese on it. Out. Another had another disallowed ingredient. The poor popcorn girl really wanted to help.  So she brought out the ingredient Bible.  There's a McDonalds across the way so I'm thinking about a Big Mac maybe.

So Selena takes one look at this big binder and she doesn't have her glasses and says "I can't read." No big. I've heard her use that terminology before. I look back at the Popcorn sales girl and she is giving me a look with lots of mustard on it.  I'm thinking she's exhausted because we are taking all this time to spend 6 bucks on popcorn .

We leave without buying anything.

So on the plane home I'm thinking, why was she looking at me rather than Selena? Selena was being difficult. I just wanted a Big Mac.

Then it hits me.

Selena said "I can't read." She meant to say I don't have my glasses, I can't read your tiny print. The Popcorn Lady took that to mean exactly what Selena said. Selena couldn't READ!

And she was giving me the Look of Death because I knew that and didn't say anything or do anything to help! I was Dorkus Maximus to the Popcorn Lady.

Selena and I had a meeting after this and she agreed if this happens again she would say I Can't See rather than the ambiguous I Can't Read.

There's a BIG difference.

Air Revolution

We've always wanted to make our own French fries but the mess with deep drying made it messy, unhealthy and just not worth the effort.  

Then suddenly, it seemed, air fryers began to pop up everywhere. So we tried that. It did wings, fries, whole chickens, almost everything to crunchy deep fried perfection without the mess and health concerns. 

We were hooked.  Now it is rare that we even turn on the oven anymore.  

Air fryers is there anything they cannot accomplish?

We Suddenly Travelled Back To 1980.

We decided to order pizza.

We called up the company's website and because it was peak pizza ordering time, they weren't taking online orders.

Time froze.  I didn't know what to do.  The prospect of actually talking to a human to order pizza was something so foreign. I can't remember the last time I actually spoke to someone. 

Sensing my bewilderment, Selena worked her magic on the 1980s phone buttons and approximately 100 minutes later we had our pizzas.

I guess I should review the procedures for reading a map again should that unfortunate situation arise. 

Deans birthday

Great start! It was supposed to rain - which it might - but hasn't yet so we were able to check out a new restaurant and eat outside ! 

Two per household

So we just witnessed shoppers drug Mart having to enforce the two packs of toilet paper per household! We went to shoppers drug Mart and saw a guy put toilet paper in his trunk - then went back inside. I jokingly said to Dean " he's going back for more toilet paper" and sure as shit - he was!! The cashier said " you just bought your share I will not sell this to you" so a crying girl is now stating this is for her family he drove her because she doesn't drive and what he bought was for his family. It was quite the kerfuffle!! Then she starts showing people her ID and saying see we don't live together. I said " I don't care, we're all in the same boat, it says two." The cashier was ready to call the cops because they weren't leaving. It was sad but quite comical. I got to witness the panic up close and socially distant first hand!!! 

Social distancing

This is a new word for 2020. One I never thot would be so important! The world is upside down in craziness - panic and downright stupidity in some things. But you know what's still good ? Playing yahtZee with your kid and her man across the miles thru a Facebook portal!!! 

QBF

I just recently discovered the term RBF (resting bitch face) I put my own spin on it of course ..... Awhile back Dean bought me a flames jersey, but when you get it monogrammed, you have to wait and pick up at a later date. So we say, no problem, we have a game soon. But that game didn't happen because Maddie can has, and needed her mattress. The only weekend was over a game - no biggy, we have another one. Speed up to march 8 and we go to the game. Find the store we bought it in, no jersey. it must be over on the other side she says..... So we circle around the dome only to find the other store is outside the doors. There is a "not allowed back in" rule.... :-( so with only two games left my jersey is denied and will not be retrieved until after the game. So I get an idea.....  I must go on  a Quest after the 2nd period. Surely there is someone who works here who can grab my jersey from the offlimits outer world? So Dean gets up to get a beer, I snicker to myself that I will complete my quest and sit down with my beloved Mangiapane jersey on my person! So off I go, first remember what section I'm in! Second find the store, third puppy dog eyes someone to help. I'm thinking hard and with my determination showing, who do I run into? Dean !! He's on his own Quest for 50/50 tickets lol but he sees me and is thinking " what's she doing? What's she up to?" Lol so he comes up and I laughed and said "I'm getting my jersey dammit !" Lol he then said I looked so intense .... I said ... That's my QUESTING bitch face lol!!!! P.s. I got my jersey!!! 

Wizarding World Of #WeHasFun

The Weinkaufs got some tickets to go to a Wizard  Beerfest  They know my legendary love for that miracle of chemistry, the thing that saved world (I'm not kidding it really did.  Watch here.) Beer! 

Sunday night fun! 

Saved by the Christmas tree

So if you've ever had a real Christmas tree, you know that as much as you water it, when you go to get it out of the house it has a tendency to lose needles. Some needles in a projectile manor! After the tree leaves the house you now have to move everything to get at all the sprung needles. When I moved the stereo in the landing, (also where the truck is plugged in, through the front door. The outside plugs always get overloaded ) so I move it and ..... 

I see this!!!!! I immediately unplug the cord!!! Omg!!! How did that NOT start a fire!!! Now there is a different plan in effect ! But omg!! 

Mangiapane hat trick!!

So here's the plan - get to the game and buy a Mangiapane jersey - only to find out - you have to order them ahead - ok so we do that - then who gets a hat trick on the night you buy his jersey? And what number goal- 13!! Lol it was like I planned it ! And hat tip to Johnny hockey who gave the last goal to Mangiapane when he could have taken it himself!!!