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We've been recovering from a nasty grumpy bug that came for a very unwelcome visit last week. The wee folk in our household seemed to be a bit "out of sorts." Rudeness and mayhem were in abundance in our fair dwelling. Even Chilly was growling at his socks and bad foot. So of course, I did what any good doctor would recommend...I rented a bunch of movies, consulted Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and played cards with my parents.
I must say Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Fighter-Quarrelers Cure was just the ticket to restore harmony at the Bee and Rose Manor. (The Tattletale Cure and Interrupter Cure did their part to help too!) Thank you, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, for your wonderful wisdom! I cannot recommend Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and her sage advice enough! (I'm sure you could apply her wisdom to surly co-workers, persnickety spouses and annoying siblings too...)
We also watched the movie "Inkheart"....it's FANTASTIC! Catherine and I watched it twice in one afternoon because we loved it so much! Cornelia Funke (author of "Inkheart") also wrote a wonderful story called "The Thief Lord" set in Italy that I highly recommend. It's also available on DVD as a film. My kids really enjoyed that one too!
Chilly's snarling was subdued by a rousing game of Five Crowns with me and my parents. This game can get reeeaaaaly competitive, so wear protective gear and bring your plethora of insults to hurl at your competitors. (Yes, I throw all sportsman-like behavior out the window when playing this game.) It's also horribly addicting and should come with a warning label as such. (Side note: I'm comin' for you today, Mom...You are going down...I will defeat you...get ready to do a lot of crying, Mom....oh, and by the way, Mom...thanks for teaching me a new word..."doom-a-flachie"...it means "thing-a-ma-jig"...I can't stop saying it now...)
I spent the remainder of my weekend being completely lazy...(gasp!) I watched several episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels (guilty pleasure) and dreamed about chocolate covered bananas and Dippin-Dots....mmmmm...yummy....I had to settle for a piece of apple pie instead...
If you are feeling out of sorts or have the blogger blahs...head on over to Chaka's blog! The blahs will go bye-bye! I'm a huge fan of Chaka! Chaka is on a mission to have 100 followers before the end of July OR(excuse me...I'm having a Linda Richman "verklempt" moment...)
he will close down his blog forever!!!! Please help me SAVE CHAKA! I can't bear the thought of seeing this.....
Even Harry Potter is begging you to save Chaka!
Skee-daddle on over there and help me save this fabulous citizen of Blogland!
What do you do to get rid of the grumpies and blahs?
Have a marvelous Monday!
xoxo
37 friendly comments:
I love Chaka!
And I've seen some Dipping Dots like ice cream in stores now. Delicious!
Happy Monday!! Glad you all are better
It's good to see you are feeling better. It's even better to see that my blog has been promoted by one of the most powerful influences on the internet aka "Bee and Rose". Thanks.
IM A Little Vaklempt, talk amongst ya selves
Oh my gosh, I LOVED Mrs. Piggle Wiggle when I was little. What a flashback :) My rainy Monday blues are being treated with cleaning out the garage and gagging over the disgusting dead bugs. Talk about awesome!
sounds like to me... all in all- you managed to turn a bad wkend into a good one! happy monday!!
Is mom still DISCOUNTING while playing cards? Aka discarding?....lol....Oh! My new low score is 4! Beat that beeyatch!!!!!
I'm glad you see you on the job saving Chaka from going down. Loved the milk carton! You are too funny!
Hope you have a better week. I'm checking out ink heart today.
Kelly
I LOVE Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books!! And I hope that you are all feeling better. We are going to watch Inkheart this weekend--can't wait!!
I guess I need to go and check out Chaka!!
I will have to look for that card game. The chocolate covered bananas look so yummy!
Thanks for the movie recommendation too!
Hope everyone continues to feel better!
I have Monday blahs. And to get rid of them I tried to take a shower and I got bathed in ice water since in the middle of it they turned off our hot water. So I'm twice as grumpy now! Cliff is off to buy me some ice cream. :)
I want Dippin Dots! And I've been thinking about watching Inkheart... Sounds like you had a very therapeutic weekend! :)
I have that card game and I'm throwing down the gauntlet right here, right now!
Clicking over to meet Chaka! Why am I always the last one to meet cool bloggers! *sigh*
P.S. Lovin' the new header!
I didn't know Thief Lord was a movie! I adored Inkheart! And I loved the books even more!
I've never heard of that board game, and I love games!
miss piggle wiggles it is here!!! i am off to find that stinking book! did you read my not me post today???
and verklempt! i am dying here!
I thought I was the only one who remembered Chaka! Wow! I am impressed! I was wondering about Inkheart. It does look good and we will be renting it soon. I need to try that game, too. Gene Simmons is a hoot! I used to be afraid of him and his entourage, but my husband and I enjoy watching his show. His son is too funny! Lori
I LOVE Mrs. Piggle Wiggle!!!! I so wish I could get some of her cures to use around here ... like some kind of powder that mutes a loud talker! And her house was upside down, which I was obsessed with. I used to lie on my back and look at the ceiling and try to imagine that as the floor. I was a weird kid!!
And love your new header ...
I'm SUCH a sucky blog-keeper-up-with that it seems everytime I find my way back here there has been a bloggy facelift.. either that or Bee and Rose has entered the bloggy witness protection program and keeps getting ratted out to the goombas and must then reinvent herself. MISSED YA! I'm all about supporting the overtly needy efforts of bloggers seeking the approval and adoration of faceless people in the blogospere so I'm over to Chaka's pad. Keep it civil kiddos.. St. John's Warty hiney next time, no?
My heart felt plea for Chaka.. and a shout out to the Bee, can be found here..
I'm brain dead!!!! here is the link.
http://chickennuggetsofwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/07/call-to-arms-well-okay-maybe-just-plea.html
Crawl back into bed and sleeeeeeep it off. No matter how long it takes, if I have to stay in bed all day; I sleep off the grumps :)
Glad to hear your compound is feeling better! I need to learn photoshop. The milk carton is excellent.
Ah, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. It has been way too long since I read those books.
What do I do to get rid of the grumpies and blahs? Chocolate. And then more chocolate. And then even more chocolate after that.
I had a few various comments for you until I saw the chocolate covered bananas and now I can think of nothing else!!
YUM!
I love Mrs. Piggle Wiggle too! Thanks for the reminder about her books! I will have to get some at the library to read to the kids.
I also went over and checked out Chaka!
Hope you all have a healthier, happier week!
Movies, popcorn, M&M's in the popcorn and a large coke that doesn't add pounds (does that exist..and I'm not talking the diet kind either :)
Gotta try that Crowns game. :)
Did you say mayhem? :o)
I've already stopped by Chaka's.
Returning the stop by and love your blog!!
Inkheart, ooooohhhh, loved it! But loved the book more of course.
Okay, so I'm following you back, just incase I need to rebuttle and not cause I find you equally as funny! or more so than myself!
Oh, Chaka.. how I love you....
and we saw Inkheart too! Such a great book/movie for booklovers!
I just finished reading Inkheart! I nicked it from Noah...but when I saw the movie trailer on youtube I thought that it looked like a better movie than book! The Thief Lord is groovy too! Cornelia Funke is a German author so we tend to read a lot of her stuff because my ex husband is German and the kids speak the language too:) Hooray for good books!
Oh I love Mrs. Piggle Wiggle!
I'll have to check out Chaka!
I'll have to remember to add Inkheart to my viewing list.
I REALLY THINK WE LIVE IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE OR SHARE A BRAIN OR SOMETHING...WE JUST WATCHED INKHEART THIS WEEKEND, AND I PULLED OUT THE BOOK THIEF LORD FROM THE BOOKSHELF TO READ WITH THE KIDS! I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS ALSO A MOVIE, SO THAT'S AN EXCITING TIDBIT! THANK YOU!
Love Dippin' Dots!
Now following your blog!
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Going to go say hi to Chaka
I don't know Chaka... but I'm off to discover...
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