My Weekend in 667 Words or Less

Last week we saw a groundhog munching on grass and peeking through weeds as we waited in a McDonald's drive-thru. It is the first time I have ever seen a groundhog. Besides the one Bill Murray stars with. I had no idea they were so big. Unless this one was an Amazon groundhog. Then that would make sense why I was so surprised at it's size.

Later, Avee told J that she saw a "Squirrel-Dog". While I thought that was pretty funny, I secretly wished she had named it a Squirrel-Hog. That would SO get assimilated into the Nobody vernacular. I'm just sayin.

Nextly, I read The Other Boleyn Grill a month or so ago. It was an excellent read, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was one of those books that I couldn't wait to get lost in whenever I got a chance to read it, and I thought about frequently when I wasn't reading it.

I'm very cautious in what I "suggest" or "subject" J to when it comes to "chick" stuff. I don't want to lose credibility with him, and so far it's worked for us. After I finished this book, I told him he'd probably enjoy it. He started reading it, but I could tell it wasn't pulling him in. Not like the Medicaid Guidelines Pamphlet I saw him reading once when we were dating.

But it just took time. He's hooked. He said it's not a page turner, but he's enjoying it. It's true, it's not a page turner per say, because you pretty much know the ending. Anyway, last night as he we were going to sleep he mentioned something about Mary Boleyn and I went on and on about how different the movie was from the book. Not what he wanted, but I am woman, hear me ramble. He was fading fast, so I shut my yapper.

However. He had his arm sort of flopped across my pillow above my head. And a few seconds after I finished talking, he was fast asleep and his arm came up and smacked back down on my pillow. I thought it was a pretty aggressive "sleep twitch" but I didn't think much more. Suddenly it flies up again and slams back down on my pillow. That was too odd for me. And what do I do when I see odd? I laugh. Just like everyone else. So I started to giggle. I was sure J was too asleep to even know. But suddenly he mumbles, "Augh! I was throwing something in my sleep." I laugh again. But he finishes, "To the king." I started laughing really hard. He says, "Don't laugh at me, I have the king's ear, I can tell him some things."

Then I was laughing uncontrollably. I think I fell asleep laughing. I could be wrong, but I think that's a smidge more normal than falling asleep in 21st century Iowa throwing things at a 16th century English king.


It got cold here again in the great state of I-oh-wuh. I really thought I could count on some normalcy in seasons here. I was wrong.

So, Bo wore a long-sleeved shirt under his soccer jersey for his game Saturday. I am happy to report that for his second game, there was considerably less wrestling, tackling and warrior shouting, and a little more playing.

I couldn't help but notice how much he looked like a little English chappy playing Rugby. I hope chappy doesn't mean something bad.

He did not want me to take a picture. I'm bigger, I'm bossier, and I bullied him into it.

I'm going to get tickets to go see Wicked in Chicago. Anybody gone to see it there? I'm trying to decide if I want Orchestra Right or "Dress Circle" second row, center. I'm thinking Dress Circle, but it's a bit further back. Anyone have an opinion? I want to do it right, I don't want to have to go back again and again and again.