Bridgey Speaks

Ask Dave how many pennies we counted last night - go ahead, just ask him. My hands were filthy - literally dirty money.

We were counting the pennies from his old cider jar while we watched junk tv. Sometimes you have to do these things, even though you have a lot more pressing things to get done. We watched “The Biggest Loser.” It’s not one of my favorites, but it’s suitable for counting pennies. (Go ahead, ask.)

While we were watching, they showed some of the work outs these people had to do. Normally this sort of thing leads to Dave talking about how they did this or that exercise in one of the many sport he played, since he is the more athletic of the two of us. (You’ve met us, right?)

But it was my turn. They were doing the thing where you and a partner beat the hell out of your abs. Specifically, one partner stands. The other lays down and holds on to the standing partner’s legs. Then the person laying down lifts their legs in the air to be perpendicular to the ground. While this part is hard enough, the standing person adds insult to injury and pushes the legs back down as hard as possible, but you can’t let them touch the floor. That’s why the standing person is also know as the devil.

Anyhoo, we did these when I played basketball (stop laughing), and asked Dave if he’d ever done them. No. No! I was surprised. This led to me describing how hard they are and him insisting that we do them on the commercials. So we did! We each did 2 sets of 15 and a set of 20. I almost fell over when I had to push Dave’s legs down cause he is taller and stronger, but I held firm and made him do all 20. : ) He repaid me my making us each do 2 sets of push-ups in which each time we came up we had to slap the other person’s hand in a demented high-five (alternating of course). Yeah, thanks for that.

So today, our abs are sore. Dave says he feels like someone punched him in the stomach. He’s a good motivator - he excitedly yells things like “two more, COME ON! He said we have to do this every night when we watch tv. Man, we’re gonna be ripped.

My brother-in-law likes to refer to his dog as “Crisco” ’cause he’s kind of a lard-o.

Which leads me to a news flash: Crisco now comes in bars with tablespoons measured out on the side like stick butter and margarine. This is very cool. Why? Well, I don’t tend to use Crisco all the much, but with it being the holidays and all, some recipes call for it. Scooping out tablespoons of the stuff from those tubs is a pain because it is nearly impossible to get off your fingers, utensils, etc. But now, with the pre-measured stick, well, mess is a minimum, which makes everyone happy.

It also comes in “No Trans Fat” sticks, which is also cool. But let’s not kid ourselves here people, it is after all, Crisco.

I also bring this up because what I was using the Crisco for was this icing-like stuff you put in a zip lock bag, cut off the corner, and drizzle over cookies. You first have to melt the Crisco and other ingredients before putting it in said bag. Enter Dave just in time to lick the bowl. Wow. WOW I say. This boy was high on sugar (but low in trans fat), claiming very excitedly that this was the best stuff he ever had. Very excitedly. Wow.

The latest song I can’t shake seems to be “Somebody Told Me” by The Killers, specifically this part:

Well somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year…

You’ll see the link for llamas to the right, but in case you haven’t visited, do it now.

And for practice:

here’s a llama
there’s a llama
and another little llama
fuzzy llama
funny llama
llama llama
duck
llama llama
cheesecake
llama
llama
tablet
brick
potato
llama
llama llama
mushroom
llama
llama llama
duck
i was once a treehouse
i lived in a cake
but i never saw
the way the orange slayed the rake
i was only three years dead
but it told a tale
and now listen, little child
to the safety rail
did you ever see a llama
kiss a llama
on the llama
llama’s llama
tastes of llama
llama llama
duck
half a llama
twice a llama
not a llama
farmer
llama
llama in a car
alarm a llama
llama llama
duck
is that how it’s told now?
is it all so old?
is it made of lemon juice?
doorknob
ankle
cold
now my song is getting thin
i’ve run out of luck
it’s time for me to retire now
and become a duck

Not a big news flash, but let me say that traveling is tiring! After being in Orlando for a week, we were only home for 2 nights before heading to Philadelphia to visit friends. Both trips were fun, and it is always wonderful to catch up with our far-flung friends and family. But now I am very content to be home with the kitties. We will not be traveling for a while, so we will be enjoying more relaxation and holiday decorating! I can’t wait to put up the tree and the lights and wrap presents!

We rode with Ben and Gretchen to Philly. They have a cool Honda Element, and I have to say, it was the best back seat riding I’ve experienced. It is quite roomy, has stadium seating, and the seats are comfy. Well done kids. And speaking of kids, we’ve seen a lot lately. My sweet little niece and nephew are getting bigger by the second, and we finally met Ron and Colleen’s 3 little girls. They are soooo cute, and they just laugh and smile all the time - some of the happiest kids I’ve ever seen.

Well dem stillers are on, and what better way to relax for what’s left of the weekend!?