Well, I had a very pleasant day today. 

After sleeping til about 10, I got up and got dressed, took a long-ish, hot shower and had a yummy breakfast of chocolate chip waffles.  After straightening up the kitchen a bit, I played on the computer for awhile.  Then, around 12:30, Babcia and I headed over to the bank (where we saw Mommy at the ATM) and then over to Shopko. 

There, we bought an iron, comfy black sweatpants and a cute sweater set for Babcia, and an adorable black cabbie hat, a grey, black and white striped scarf, and a pair of incredibly comfy blue jeans (with the coolest belt!) for me.  After we were done shopping, we went over to Subway where Babcia bought subs for us and for Larissa for when she got home after school.  Then, we headed home. 

After I put away all the clean dishes and finished cleaning up the kitchen, I ate my yummy ham & cheese sub and then chatted with some people online and played Sims until Lara got home. Then, as it was around 4, I called Cameron and went over to his house where we hung out until Nichole and Travis decided what we would be doing tonight (hehe) and then we headed over to meet them at Copper Rock. 

We ordered our coffees and talked about our days until Nichole and Travis arrived.  Then we ordered food and talked about... well, lots of things.  Laura and Cathy called and were going to meet us for the 7:20 show of Big Fish but, we were still eating by 7:05 so we told them to come to the cafe and hang out with us and we would go to the 10 show instead. 

After we were done eating, the 6 of us headed over to the Walmart near Regal and played the Walmart game (which Travis and Nichole won... although they wouldn't have if we could've just found where that damned cricket feeder belonged!).  Then, since it was only 9:15, we went over to Perkins for dessert, where there was a 30-top table which was a cast party from the ACHS production of M*A*S*H.  Perkins was interesting and included a large amount of "SAY NO TO CRACK!" as well as the incident with Nichole licking Travis which led to him dripping white stuff on her.  We left there around 9:58 and raced over to Regal (although Laura went the wrong way, so she and Cathy showed up about 5 minutes later than the rest of us), and bought our tickets. 

We had to sit in the very front row (I never realized how large Ewan McGregor's... face, yeah, face... is, until tonight) but I thought the movie was good.  I laughed, I cried, it moved me.  Then we all headed home. 

Cameron and I talked (yes, TALKED) in the driveway for about 15 minutes, but since it was 12:45ish, I figured I'd better get home so he went in and I headed home, which is where I am now, typing up this journal entry at the end of a lovely day before going to bed so that I can get up at 9 a.m. to be ready for Sound of Music rehearsal at 10. (*twitch*) 

I really do enjoy when days are happy.  As Cameron said, it's unfortunate that time doesn't stop like it did in the movie because days like today shouldn't have to end. 

But they do... and so I shall bid you good-night, dear readers, and I hope that your day was as pleasant as mine.  (Ugh, I sound like Dear Abby or something... lol) 

G'nyte!

Schools have had problems with snowballs in the past. In December, a child was mistakenly trapped in a giant snowball his friends were rolling in their school yard in nearby Niagara Falls. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was required to revive him.
-Snowball Fights, a Reuters news article

Sounds like a Calvin & Hobbs comic... how do you roll a kid into a snowball without noticing? 
I bet they thought it would be funny... a joke gone horribly, tragically wrong. 
They probably had to call in counselors. 
It had to be boys, too.  Girls usually aren't that dumb.
-Mommy, re: Snowball Fights
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So, I heard today on the news that a woman is suing Walmart because the bagger bagged her purchases poorly and the bag tore, dropping a mayonaise jar on her foot.  Supposedly, she had a tumor in that foot which was made worse by the dropping of the jar.  Of course, her injuries and the care of them will be paid for by her husband's insurance policy but she is suing for 30k for other damages like the wages she won't recieve because she can't work and the fact that she can't have sex because of the injury (according to the retired judge on the news).  Can I please drop a jar on MY foot and sue for more than enough money to pay for most of the rest of my college education?  Thanks.

Suing because she can't have sex because she hurt her toe?  Just spread 'em!
-Babcia (just imagine that said by a cute little old lady with a Polish accent)