Today's notable comment:
"Not that I want you to think anything by this, but can you use HSA funds for having a child?"
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday Topics, 12-27-11
In addition to talking about all the goodies people received for Christmas, we talked about a co-worker's photographs in the Wall Street Journal, along with one of his videos: Neil Bloom's "Her Flower"
Another topic on the table was kids who were surprised by their dads coming home unexpectedly:
Girl Tells Santa She Wants Dad Home From Iraq, Doesn't Know Santa is Dad
Also discussed, a co-worker recently went on a first date with someone she's been talking with online and through Skype. How comfortable would you be meeting someone face-to-face for the first time, in a city other than your own, without any friends or family nearby?
Another topic on the table was kids who were surprised by their dads coming home unexpectedly:
Girl Tells Santa She Wants Dad Home From Iraq, Doesn't Know Santa is Dad
Also discussed, a co-worker recently went on a first date with someone she's been talking with online and through Skype. How comfortable would you be meeting someone face-to-face for the first time, in a city other than your own, without any friends or family nearby?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sex, Single Rooms, and Funnoodles
Today's dilemma: what do you do when your new apartment roommate is "getting busy" in the room adjacent to yours, and you're having trouble sleeping as a result?
That tidbit led to a discussion about college life. Another person at the table told us about how her freshman roommate had no problems having sex with the boyfriend while our lunch table mate was trying to sleep in her own bed. You know, just a few feet away. Those experiences led our lunch table mate to request a single room at the new semester.
That story led to another lunch table person telling a tale about a family trip to the east coast. Two sisters shared one room; their brother and his wife was in the adjoining room. It was difficult for the sisters to sleep because the headboard in their brother's room hit the wall quite a bit the first night. The sisters' solution? They purchased long foam pool floaties and put them between the headboard and the wall. They funnoodled him!
That tidbit led to a discussion about college life. Another person at the table told us about how her freshman roommate had no problems having sex with the boyfriend while our lunch table mate was trying to sleep in her own bed. You know, just a few feet away. Those experiences led our lunch table mate to request a single room at the new semester.
That story led to another lunch table person telling a tale about a family trip to the east coast. Two sisters shared one room; their brother and his wife was in the adjoining room. It was difficult for the sisters to sleep because the headboard in their brother's room hit the wall quite a bit the first night. The sisters' solution? They purchased long foam pool floaties and put them between the headboard and the wall. They funnoodled him!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tuesday Topics, 11-8-11
Babies that are so ugly, you're startled and don't know what to say.
Glitter eyeshadow that gets everywhere.
Bennie and the Jets.
Homemade chicken pot pie recipes.
Birth control.
Puzzles.
Favorite salad dressings.
Glitter eyeshadow that gets everywhere.
Bennie and the Jets.
Homemade chicken pot pie recipes.
Birth control.
Puzzles.
Favorite salad dressings.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday Fragments, 11-4-11
"My in-laws like to remind us we have 3 kids and a mortgage. Really, like we didn't know how that happened?"
"My father-in-law likes to say he'd shovel chicken crap to make money if he needed to." Person across the table says, "and there are so many jobs like that around........"
Person 1: "I wonder if the new people around here are surprised by getting food everyday."
Person 2: "I know I was when I first started. I found myself thinking about what food was going to be on the menu."
"My father-in-law likes to say he'd shovel chicken crap to make money if he needed to." Person across the table says, "and there are so many jobs like that around........"
Person 1: "I wonder if the new people around here are surprised by getting food everyday."
Person 2: "I know I was when I first started. I found myself thinking about what food was going to be on the menu."
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Creative Sandwich Making
Half egg salad, half lunch meat & cheese. There are grapes on the plate for a bit of nutritional value.......
Friday, October 21, 2011
The Anniversary Dinner
Okay - so my husband and I have been married for over 30 years. We have fun! We went out to dinner for our anniversary and to make it a little bit "special" I opted to wear a nice black dress, and...no undies. It makes for a playful evening. We were seated side-by-side at a table that looks out into the room. The table that would have provided cover for us had been moved to accommodate a large group. Oh, plus, you had to step up to get to the table. Of course it wasn't long before my husband started playing with the skirt of my dress, which was mid-calf length. At one point, I told him to stop because people could see what was happening under our table and the table cloth only extended a few inches over the edge. He disputed that and said it was dark under the table. Playful, playful. Lots of people in two groups facing us.
After a strong pre-dinner cocktail and a bottle of wine we were giggling and having fun and decided we were done with dinner and we'd have an after-dinner drink in the bar. I asked my husband to wait by the table after he got out to give me time to stretch out my bad leg. He got out from the table and charged toward the piano almost knocking a waitress down. I was laughing because I had just asked him to wait at the table, which he agreed to do. He came back to the table laughing and said "you're right, you can see everything...there was a light right between your legs." We were both laughing hysterically on our way out of the dining room to the bar, when I blurted out (in a whisper) "I'm laughing so hard I'm peeing my pants." Trouble was, I had no pants on!!! tinkle-tinkle!!
Good thing I had a longer dress on. It really was just a little, tiny tinkle.
So, in telling this story at the lunch table, the moral of the story was going to be "you young girls be sure to kegel often before, during and after pregnancy", but before I could say it someone else blurted out "wear undies." But, that would've taken all the fun out of it!
Anybody else have a funny or embarrassing story?
After a strong pre-dinner cocktail and a bottle of wine we were giggling and having fun and decided we were done with dinner and we'd have an after-dinner drink in the bar. I asked my husband to wait by the table after he got out to give me time to stretch out my bad leg. He got out from the table and charged toward the piano almost knocking a waitress down. I was laughing because I had just asked him to wait at the table, which he agreed to do. He came back to the table laughing and said "you're right, you can see everything...there was a light right between your legs." We were both laughing hysterically on our way out of the dining room to the bar, when I blurted out (in a whisper) "I'm laughing so hard I'm peeing my pants." Trouble was, I had no pants on!!! tinkle-tinkle!!
Good thing I had a longer dress on. It really was just a little, tiny tinkle.
So, in telling this story at the lunch table, the moral of the story was going to be "you young girls be sure to kegel often before, during and after pregnancy", but before I could say it someone else blurted out "wear undies." But, that would've taken all the fun out of it!
Anybody else have a funny or embarrassing story?
"I Heard Cackling Coming From That Table"
Snippets of conversation today:
"I did him, and him, and him, and him..... " (while flipping through a Pumpkin Masters carving book)
"I was standing in the bathroom, in my leopard print undergarments, and my young son walked in. He said Mommy, you look like a leprechaun!"
"How could you tell I was anxious?" Answer: "Well, you probably looked like you wanted to vomit."
"I laughed so hard I peed my pants."
"His shorts were so tight I didn't want to stand behind him at volleyball."
"I did him, and him, and him, and him..... " (while flipping through a Pumpkin Masters carving book)
"I was standing in the bathroom, in my leopard print undergarments, and my young son walked in. He said Mommy, you look like a leprechaun!"
"How could you tell I was anxious?" Answer: "Well, you probably looked like you wanted to vomit."
"I laughed so hard I peed my pants."
"His shorts were so tight I didn't want to stand behind him at volleyball."
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Purpose of Lunch Table Chat
Lunchtime conversations are often some of the high points of our days. Discussions of family, weddings, annoyances, jokes, and pretty much any topic under the sun give us a welcome break. We've laughed until we hurt so many times, we decided we should start recording some of these conversations. I'm guessing some of the tales won't translate well, but at least here's an attempt!
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