Wednesdays Revisited

Hallie's Worst Enemy!!!

-Chinese Food-

Last night was the premiere of American Idol and we needed something special for dinner to celebrate. Chinese food has nothing to do with American Idol. I just love it, but I don't make it alot because my fam is full of "Nectar of the Orient Haters".

I said to myself "To heck with them! I'm the mom and I say we're having chinese!"

I must admit it was divine. I think I ate 4 egg rolls (my all-time fave).

Hannah loved all of it.

Grace and Zane loved the chicken.

Curtis always says everything is good (remember the tomato "soup" incident?) and is therefore not to be trusted.

Hallie stomached a spoonful of rice, she loved the chicken and veggies and ate the insides out of half an egg roll.

We have a rule in our house: if you don't eat what's for dinner, you don't eat. She really had no other choice. Someday she may like it. I hated coleslaw and chicken and dumplings when I was little and love them now!

Things change.

People change.

Over night Hannah started feeling sick. She kept waking up all night and could smell "The Beast" left over from dinner. It permeated the walls and made her feel even sicker. This morning she stated that the egg rolls had made her sick.

"Hannah, we all ate the egg rolls and nobody else is sick. It's not the egg rolls and don't you go ruining my chances of ever making chinese food in this house again!!!" I said (with love in my voice).

Anyways, she is home sick today. And the dishes are still in the sink (source of the smell?). I guess I should wash them.

So about "Whimsical Wednesdays". My holiday hangover has subsided and I'm ready to resume normal duties around the house. For Christmas I got the BEST present EVER from Curtis. I had been meaning to paint the powder room for months. Even bought the paint and planned my design. I just lacked the motivation to do it. So a few days before Christmas I discovered a way to get things done. It might work for you, too.

I put on "Bye Bye Birdie" (Curtis' most hated movie). As soon as we all started singing "Byyyeee, Byyyeee, Bird-Heeee" with Ann-Margaret at the top of our lungs he got up and started painting the bathroom. No lie!

I used to be able to motivate him with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" but we haven't watched it enough lately for it to be annoying anymore.

That first evening he got the base coat done.He's still smiling at this point. Even with "We love you Conrad" and "You gotta be Sincere" playing in the back ground.The next day he spent 12 hours, 12 HOURS!!!, taping off my design.

The next day he spent 12 hours painting the insides of the diamonds. 1st coat.

I thought he might leave me that week, once and for all. But he must really love me. This proves it.

On the fourth and final day he spent only about 5 hours finishing up the 2nd coat and touching up.

He told me I wasn't allowed to post the pictures of him painting. He said he didn't want to make the other husbands look bad. I'm sorry if your husband isn't as easily annoyed by inane musical comedies as mine is. You just haven't found the right button (or movie) yet. Keep trying. It's so fun!!!

I love my bathroom.

Sigh.

Now to get the rest of the house painted...