LilCherie'sWorld

Monday, January 28, 2008

My 37th Birthday


I had a great birthday this year. In all realms, it really was one of the best. My actual b-day day was a week ago Sunday, Jan 20th. I had Depressionista and Pioneer Girl over. We started the evening off at Michael's Craft store. They were having 40% off sticker sale! We went nuts. Depresisonista had a gift card. We bought stuff to decorate bird houses later in the evening. Then we went to Biaggis for a fine dining experience. I should back track a moment. Depressionista brought some cakes for my birthday of her own creation--something we had discussed before but she made it a reality...Afro-American Vulva Cake--to say it in the most politcally correct manner. You can only imagine what we really call this cake and you can email me if you want the real, official title for this. Anyway, its a chocolate cake, with the top cut out and layered up a bit with some sort of red fruit filling and whip cream in the middle and the most delicious fudge frosting....she brought two, one raspberry and one cherry. So anyway--we were telling our poor cute young male waiter, Bartholomew (spelling??) about the cake we had at home and went into some detail. He said "I gotta go back into the kitchen and throw up now!!" It was a yummy dinner!

Then we went to Barnes and Noble for s0me uninterrupted time at the book store! Followed by our regular junk food run to Walgreens!

Then we came back to my place and hung out. And I got my presents! They all were awesome!! Pioneer girl gave me a home made apron--50's style done in pink and black skull pattern with LilCherie monogrammed on it--I absolutely love it. She also gave me a charm bracelet, flamingo kleenex pack for my purse and funny cartoon notepads. This year Depressionista really outdid herself. I don't know if I will get everything written down but Depressionista went through our Snickle Snackle chronicles and found several ideas that we had written down previously and made them realities--she made me a pair of Grumpy Pants, my "fat american woman with period" t-shirt, my "this is art!" stickers that I can put next to my collages, the Thomas Kincade Crack House post card, and other things that are just too personal post. I have to say that I loved everything I got...And I was so impressed with how much energy both Pioneer Girl and Depressionista put into my birthday!! You guys are the best! I LOVE YOU BOTH!!

I had myB-day family visit yesterday....which was great--but I don't have enough energy to post that as well....so that will have to be another day.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

The New Year--2008


Its been well over 8 months since I have posted anything. Where do you begin in this situation, anyway?? I have managed to keep the drama in my own life to a minimum. I figure I have enough of that at work.

My son started kindergarten this past fall. That has been a trip. In early December, I came upon an envelope stating "To the Parents of D" in very "teacher-like" handwriting. I open it up and it is a "Behavior Plan Sheet" from Dagan's principal that was from two weeks before. Somehow, it had gotten buried in his book bag and I never bothered to really dig. So of course, I felt like a real loser of a parent--not only did my kid get into trouble at school, enough to go to the principal's office but I didn't notice the note until two weeks later. Apparently, when a child gets in trouble at my son's school, they have to do one of these sheets where they describe the bad behavior and how they will change that behavior--through a drawing! There stood a stick figure with his hand sticking out with one little finger sticking up. My child gave another child "the bird" at lunch. Of course, I run to D and asked what happened. He said that this little girl pointed at him and he responded by "pointing" back at her. He didn't even realize that he had done what all of us adults know as flipping someone off...but now he knows!! I asked him if he was frightened about having to go to the principal's office and he said "no". Oh the beauty of blissful ignorance. Well, we got the "first trip to the principal's office" out of the way. If I was a bit more motivated, I would scan that "Behavior Plan Sheet" and post it on here....but for now you will just have to imagine it.