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Working in a children’s dental office, I’m often forced into an uncomfortable front-row seat for spouse bashing. The other day, a mom and dad were trying to schedule a filling for their 2 year old. I suggested a possible appointment time. Dad mentioned to mom that he thought she had something else scheduled already. So what did she reply to him with, exactly? Mom: Let’s look in my planner so we can remind your TINY, EMPTY BRAIN what’s going on. I so did not want to suggest any more appointment times to these people. And, of course, their 2 year old was standing right there!  You just go right ahead and keep arguing in front of me. You're blogging gold, my friends. Later, both parents jokingly asked if they could just leave their child at the office and pick her up at her next 6 month check up. I was awfully temped to say yes!

*Update* This giveaway has ended. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! This week's blog hop is sponsored by Everest Nutrition Krill Oil . You know you should be taking a daily fish oil supplement (come on, now. You know it's true!) Unsure about which one to buy? Sexy Nerd and I have tried many different brands over the years. We really like Everest Nutrition Krill Oil because it comes from tiny crustaceans living in Antarctica, meaning they are more pure (less BPA - super important for a gal like me who has ' baby madness '!) than competing brands. Bonus? No yucky fish burps! I have been taking an Everest Nutrition Krill Oil pill daily for the past 2 months and can give them a glowing review. Although it isn't one of the benefits Krill Oil focuses on, I think these pills have improved my hair, skin, and nails. I plan to continue purchasing this brand in the future. You can read about lots of other health benefits on their site, KrillOil.com ....

Sexy Nerd, frustrated by the many smoke detector false alarms in our home, has been suggesting I buy a deep fryer. I was reading reviews on Amazon to find just the right one, when I came across the Presto 06006 Kitchen Kettle Electric Multi-Cooker and Fryer . It can be used as a fryer and a steamer, in a sort of dietary yin yang. Score! As a surprise bonus, someone had written the following...err...helpful review: "Very handy as it does a lot of different things well and doesn't take lots of precious kitchen space, not like republicans in washington." WHAT?! I was on the fence before, but now they're hogging all the space in my kitchen? Geez.

Happy weekend, everyone!

I hate shoes. There, I said it. To all you strappy sandal gals and stiletto doo-dad fans, I just don't get the shoe obsession. Sure, there are some cute pairs out there, but really, what's better than the comfort of simply going barefoot? Nothing. Right now, while you're reading this, stretch out and wiggle your toes. Aaaaah. I work at a dental office and the first thing I do when the last patient leaves is kick off my heels. Of course, there is a downside to all this gallivanting around with naked feet. You know, apart from the occasional stray piece of used dental floss that makes its way between your bare toes. KIDDING! We're a sparkly clean pediatric dental office. Really. Nothing like a little black carpet to make pasty legs seem even whiter. Look away, everyone, before you're blinded!  And, please, do ignore all those bits and specks you see all over the carpet. I really was kidding about the dental floss. I promise. Galavanting around...

Let's begin this week with a quick, embarrassing story. Sexy Nerd and I went bowling the other day and decided to partake in the alley's happy hour special. We went to the bar and I ordered us two bottles of beer. It's not something I do often (okay, the last time may have been in Las Vegas, however many years we were last there) but ordering beer is simple enough, right? Bartender: You want to leave it open? Me: Sure! Sexy Nerd: No! Me: But I want to drink it now. That's it. From now on, I'm sticking with my Michelob ULTRA Light Cider , straight from the fridge. (For all my fellow non-orderers of beer, the bartender meant the bill . Oh!)

My super-cute button. You know you want to post it/pin it/share it/love it: "Baaaaa" the little lamb says cutely, hindering any attempt you make at resisting. Yes, I have had a lot (lot. lot.) of sugar and caffeine this evening. Why do you ask?

...otherwise known as the Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop! After linking up, I'd love to know: Are you going away for 4th of July this weekend, next weekend, or not at all? It's tricky to get away from work with the holiday being right in the middle of the week. Now, let's see all the nifty awesomeness everyone has been posting! I'm posting this a little early. It will be interesting to see if we get more links.

Sexy Nerd is IMPOSSIBLE to plan a vacation with! He's the kind of person who says things like "Why are you stressing out about this? Just book something." and then complains about everything you consider booking. I really wanted to include a stopover in Honolulu. It would break up the long flight from LAX to Sydney and only cost a little more than flying directly. With our 5 year wedding anniversary approaching, we had been hoping to revisit our ceremony location and eat our wedding cake (one of the benefits of using a cake that the bakery has in stock every day). Unfortunately, no matter how hard I planned, I just couldn't seem to create an itinerary that included Hawaii. Sexy Nerd kept saying to skip it. He said that a trip to Australia should focus 100% on Australia and that he didn't care about stopping in Honolulu. So, I showed him an idea for an itinerary. "But I thought we were going to stop in Hawaii," he said, completely crushed. ...

I would like to tell you something I learned at the Albuquerque Lucky Paws animal shelter yesterday. Did you know that, nationwide, black cats are the least likely to be adopted? If you are a black cat, you are more likely to be put to sleep than any other cat in the shelter. Now, I don't know about you, but I have known some remarkably lovable black cats. And they're CUTE! What is with the black kitty aversion? Society doesn't still think they're bad luck, right? Right? Luna from Sailor Moon would tell you that's preposterous!