Wordless Wednesday: Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo Makes Sure Lean Remembers Her Lunch

Mean Mean Jean

Sometimes I hate my job...... I do. Most often I love it. .... I do.

Being a mom is hard. I feel vast amounts of that good ole Catholic guilt washing all over me. And I'm not even Catholic.

This morning Lean and I spent a good bit of time putting her lunch together. She makes her own lunch and has various things from which to choose.(check that, grammar check).

We drive up to the boarding area ( I stay in the car and drive up to the correct number) then realize Lean has forgotten her lunch. DANG!!! I give her money for lunch and tell her she will have to buy her lunch today. Protest cries ring out, "Mama! please go home and get my lunchbox, I don't want to buy my lunch!"
followed by actual tears. My heart crumpled people. It did.

A million related ideas swarmed my mind. I remember on a field trip a dog ate my lunch, how this happened I never understood, and I had no lunch. Of course other kind people offered to share their lunch with me. I refused all kind offers. It nearly ruined the whole field trip for me.

I also know that children have to learn to be responsible for themselves and their various gear. Lean has not been turning things in at school, and has lost an art project. If I swoop in there with her lunch she'll not learn anything and will probably forget it many times over, on and on until she is a 55 year old spinster living at home and I'll still be bringing her lunch to her. The Horror!

I know women in their 50's that still can't get their acts together. Plus now they have various irresponsible children to cater to as well.

I took a load of items to Good Will last summer. My friend admonished me for not giving the items to the Salvation Army because they give their things away free.
In my way of thinking, Good Will was the right choice because they employ people with disabilities. No free handouts, work for what you get. It's been my experience (13 years working with low income families) that if you get something without working for it, you don't use it as a base to boost yourself up with, but rather you expect more and more things to be given to you. But, I digress.

Any way, these things and more rushed through my mind. Also scenes where my Little Lean is crying for her lunch, and the lunch for today is brussells sprouts covered in gravy!! Not to mention all those mothers clicking their tongues at me and saying,
" She only lives 10 minutes from school and she wouldn't bring Lean her lunch". Shovel it, you enabler moms.

I keep peeking at her lunch sitting there on the kitchen table. I bet it won't be left there tomorrow.

P. S. you don't have to agree with me, this is a free forum

Skeletal Sunday: This Post Sponsored by Christina Ricchi

Time for another party. Yay , yay.... yay!!! Children's Silly Skeleton party.

Party Table




Skeletal mummies with treats inside






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Skeleton marionette craft.









He's a dancin fool

















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Silly haired skeleton refrigerator art.













Skeleton hand cupcakes and candy sticks.


Skeleton accents.



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Friday Four: Things I Never Want To Hear Again

1. What's your name? Jean? Are you a girl or a boy?
2. Mama!! Whatever...!!..
3. Ma'am, please don't exit the vehicle.
4. Are you Lean's grandmother?

and here are the anwers:

1. bite me
2. no, you didn't just say that!
3. back off, Hitler.
4. No. Are you wearing women's underwear?

This wasn't even funny. Therefore it's your duty to make me appear less lame by stating something you never want to hear again, then answering it like you wanted to.

The Hostess with the Mostess Ghostess'

Planning a Halloween party for the kiddies but don't know where to start? Look no further. Yeah, I'm out of blogging material. So?

Dressed to thrill ghost party. Send out hand made invitations. Check out the bow tie.


Party table sets the scene. Ghosts wear bow ties and top hats, remember, they are dressed to thrill. So?








Party favor: tissue paper covered lollipop ghosts with bow ties. Inserted into pumpkin, decoration and take home favors in one.






Snack. Ghosts on sticks, stick 'em then dip'em.








Kids on a sugar High and won't settle down? Have huggles the clown have a talk with the little tyke in a private room.




Games. Ghost toss, ghost pinata.












Craft: ghost treat bag

Mr. Cocka- Doodle-Doo Makes a Grisly Discovery: His Long Lost Uncle Al

BBL Crafts

At last, the final installment of our in depth look at BBL.
I've been busy in my workshop crafting BBL ,uh, stuff.

For the jewelry lover in your life we have a lovely bracelet and ring combo. The nice neutral tones makes them go with any color palette.





While on a jaunty little shopping trip to Walmart, Lean and I looked at Halloween Costumes for dogs. They were all sized for small dogs much to our dismay.
That's when we decided a BBL uni-brow disguise would be just the thing for Penny.

She was so delighted she would not stop jumping so the photo is a bit off center.





Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo's pool playing friends are decked out in their exclusive, one of a kind, limited edition BBL matching scarves. Fabulous! They look like twins.






Brian, I couldn't find many uses for ear wax but here's something from the net. Let us know if you try any of them.

Top Ten Uses for Earwax
(submitted by theEARWIG)
Gives your earbees something to do. (Buttsey57)
It's actually a very effective super-conductor, but only when picked in just the right way. (I haven't figured out that way yet)
It's a one-for-one substitute for dog slobber. (Maniac Bob)
Sister Repellent (Buttsey57)
Naturally Scented Candles for those Romantic Occasions (Mr. Suave, Beowulf)
Spread it on the back of paper scraps - instant Post-It notes (Beowulf)
Blonde highlights (LeeLee the House Hippo)
When liberally applied provides shaping and contouring for the new grooming phenomenon 'Handlebar Earstaches' (Menasaur)
Ever wondered what "yellow 58" is? (Beowulf)
Lo-carb alternative to boogers (Janitor Bob)