WWW Wednesday!

It's Wednesday! Get ready to Whine, Wish, and Woo-hoo!
Whine: I lose more hair than you can shake a curling iron at. It's like we have another roommate around here.  The other day (it wasn't a Wednesday, but sometimes I whine on other days of the week too, believe it or not) I mentioned how much my dog was shedding.  Jim was immediately able to point out several long red hairs on the couch and carpet (note: I had just vacuumed that morning!)  This may be the universe's way of telling me I need a haircut, but I don't want short hair at the moment.  Of course, that may change after I clean the shower this afternoon.


Wish:  I wish I could be a better person than to feature this semi-dirty commercial on my blog.  But I'm not.  So make sure the kiddos aren't watching over your shoulder.


Woo-hoo:  Ever since my 31st birthday last week, I've been a rockstar about taking my vitamins.  What's up now germs?!  Oxidants, in your face!  Extra vitamin D for my withering bones (they just get weaker from this point out!!  But that's a whine for another Wednesday), super C for fighting little germies that find their way here from preschool, and whatever else is in those little pellets.  There's a good chance they're expired because I'm pretty sure this is the same bottle I was taking before I got preggo for A and switched to prenatals.  But I'm back on track now so bring on the flu season!*


*A thought- can expired vitamins accelerate one's hair loss?  May be worth checking into....

My Drug Of Choice

I won't complain about another long night.  I promise not to whine about Molly's croup that had us up all night or Adrienne's bouts of intermittent crying that started just as Mols drifted off around 4.  Because that would be annoying.  Instead, let me just note again how much I love the caffeine crutch that is Diet Coke.  I think my adoration can best be expressed in an ode.

An Ode to Diet Coke
I don't gamble, or care to smoke,
My vice of choice is Diet Coke!

The silvery can fits perfectly in my hand.
The bubbles go down with a fizzy sound.
Popping the top is music to my ears
It's totally worth the dentist's sneers.

Suddenly I have energy!
I'm fun and silly and when M asks me
to be a pony, or conductor, or dinosaur
I jump at the chance!  Meet me on the floor
for gator wrestling or a tickle fest
Diet Cokes makes me my very best!

Whether you call it soda, coke, or pop
I love it with a hot pretzel when I shop.
It carried me through college and then at worky,
I got a reputation for being caffeinated and perky.

How does one get through the day
Without a Diet Coke during work and play?
Especially when sick kids are up all night
I live for a Diet Coke as soon as it's daylight.

The End.

Naturally, I had to find a Coke commercial for today and I came across this one I vaguely remember seeing on air a while back. I'm guessing viewer response wasn't great because it was short lived and it's flippin' weird.  But we embrace weird commercials around here so here it goes.  But first- are those tongues made out of silly putty?  I think so.  Aren't they gross? 

Follow Me Back Tuesday

Hop along!  I cannot believe it's Tuesday already and time for Follow Me Back Tuesday!  If you're interested in joining or checking out some super sweet blogs, check out Survey Junkie, Little Yaya's, Review Retreat and Boobies, Babies & A Blog for details.  I feel like I'm up at the crack of dawn (7:45, but it definitely feels earlier) and I'm like the 98th blog to link up!  So it's a biggie!

I'm Not On TV

But I know somebody who is!  My friend's husband/Jim's college suite mate landed himself a serendipitous role in a Subway commercial that airs during Monday Night Football (and probably other times too!)  Subway came to the high school where he coaches football to shoot a local ad, but they loved it so much it's national now!  And I feel a little famous by association.  Unfortunately it's not on YouTube so you just have to take my word for it.

But that reminded me!  A friend from high school is engaged to the unfortunate guy about to be attacked by an angry Mama badger in this commercial:

Good huh?!  I would blog about this commercial even if I didn't know his fiancee!  And how cute are those little badgers?  Does it kinda sorta make you want a baby badger?  It could live with my mini giraffe*!  I can't think of a single thing that could go wrong.
I hope you aren't intimidated by me now that you know who I roll with.  Do you guys know anybody famous?  Or, you know, someone who's briefly been on TV?  You must let me know.  I love associated fame. 

*See 9/24 post: http://adbits.blogspot.com/2010/09/him-is-jim.html

Sicky Sunday

My poor Adrienne is down and out with a rotten cold.  I feel so so bad for her.  But also for me.  Because she's been up since 4:30am (consequently, I've been up since 4:30am) and she is Grade A cranky!  It's frustrating of course, but she's so pitiful with her runny nose and teary eyes I just can't help but scoop her up and risk getting ickiness smeared all over my shirt, in my hair, and on my face.  Is motherhood glamorous or what?  On the flip side, the moments she's not crying she just wants to be cuddled, which is my favorite thing in the world so I'm thankful for that.

Some other things I'm thankful for on this Sunday evening?

• Sister Wives is on tonight.  Score!  Nothing like  judging someone else's lifestyle choices on Sabbath Day.
• My Sunday School kids.  They are hilarious.  I come home from church every Sunday armed with enough hysterical stories to get me through the week.  I'd share some of the stories but I feel like there's some unspoken Sunday School teacher confidentiality agreement. 
• Breast Cancer Awareness!  Unless you live under a boulder* you know it's BCA month!  I am thankful for this awareness, for everything that goes into it, and for the NFL players and refs who sport pink accessories on national television- that must be weird for at least some of the guys.
• This commercial.  Fuh-nee.  But also makes me nervous about the upcoming winter with its icy roads.  I've been upside down in a ditch before and I don't care to do it again.  I better make sure JJ's is programmed into my phone before the first snowfall.

*That was an attempt at a boob joke.  Too far to stretch?

Boing!

That's my very best hopping noise!  I've found some of my very favorite blogs through this hop!  I'm spotlighting My Eleven Reasons this week so be sure to stop in and visit that fantastic blog too if you're so inclined!

It's Spotlight Saturday Hosted By

Between the Lines, Survey Junkie, 

and Kindred Spirit Mommy

 

 

 

Also!  Look at how fancy pantsy I'm getting with 2 new tabs up top!  And a little button on my sidebar!  It's not grabbable quite yet- I need to do some more research on that... Slowly but surely though I'm limping my way into a more dimensional blog.  There will be more to come soon (I hope.  I mean, don't hold me to it, okay?  Okay!)

 

Big Hairy Love

Every now and then a commercial shows itself to me that I can truly relate to.  Deeply.  Emphatically.  Hysterically.  This one for instance:

Let's hear it for big hair!!  Have a fun, safe weekend dear Ad Bits readers!  Thank you for putting up with me when I'm frizzy and frazzled; when I'm speaking straight or in curly, wavy words.You guys make my life thicker and bigger and for that I thank you from the bottom of my scalp.  And heart.