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Mommys On Vacation in Palm Springs

16 Jan 2011

This photo should speak for itself.


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Thank you Erin and all the Awesome DOLLS for the ridiculous humor, friendship and adventure. So Refreshing.

UPDATE:
-From Nanu:
> by the way: it’s either Mommy’s on vacation. or Mommies on vacation.

Funny.
Yes I had been mulling that.
I couldn’t decide which I wanted it to say, so I left it bad, sort of on purpose.

Also, I’ve been told by a few people that The photo DOES NOT speak for itself. Which I also concede.

hmmm. What to do about my post?
I can speak for the photo. It was a cheesy little club in the middle of a strip mall (which coincidentally, also had the thrift store where some costumes had been purchased earlier that day). We ended up at Zeldaz by a minor miracle, as 9 out of 11 Dolls biked, in crap stilettos and full slutty-housewife attire, about 5 miles in the desert darkness. There were falls, but mostly because someone planted palm trees in the middle of the sidewalk. In true cherry-picker form, I took a cab. Here’s a screen shot of a map of our journey:

I wouldn’t in a million years have predicted that I would have been dancing, in a wig, on a platform (with a pole!) next to lots of little hot girls in hot pants, and Loving it! The chicks were looking at me with the funniest wide-eyed expressions – kinda like, WTF is she? But I had strength in numbers. The guys at the door genuinely liked us. So did the cabbies, the valet guy and the security guards at Bella Monte. How could you not? We were ridiculous, but awesome. Seeing Courtney climb over the rails like the days of old just warmed my heart. While it might very well be the last time I ever do that, I’m honestly able to say you never know! Davis Old Ladies Lacrosse has never been younger at heart!

Oscar’s First Trophy

13 Jan 2011

Thank you to all our friends and family who sponsored Oscar in the Clarendon Walkathon!
Madie, Kiera, Ellen, Vicki, The Mollards, The Alperins, and Uncle John.
He raised $150 for the school.

He walked 10 laps. Next year we want 15 :)
Principal Peter VanCourt came to the classroom to hand out the awards. He gave a medal to Lucas, who walked 21 laps (!) which was the most of all the 4 Kindergarten classes. Room 5 got ice cream for having the most walkathon participants in of all the classrooms. They came in second for most money raised.

He really loves his trophy. Let’s all toast our juice cups to ‘Many More…’

New Year’s Day Parade – 2011! A Slideshow

12 Jan 2011

It Rained. This was our 4th annual parade, and the first time we had rain. Lucky for us it wasn’t too heavy.

We rushed the queue because we could see the weather changing. As I blew the start whistle, we felt some drips. By the time the front runners were at the end of the block and turning around, we had bona fide rain. Everyone parked their vehicles and came inside the garage. Time for hot coffee and beignets. Soon, someone shouted, “Its not raining anymore!” and they were off for more parading in the street.

https://oscarandlucy.com/wp-content/slideshows/2011/parade2011/

Enjoy the show – It’s about 2 and a half minutes.
Thanks to Everyone who came out! Happy 2011!

Party Pics – Playing Catch Up

11 Jan 2011

Just what you need – December photos in January. But Kristi graciously shared her photos with us, and I’m just getting to that disc now.
Remember those cute gift tag cookies? Here’s the party that went with them! (UPDATE: And here’s the party blogged on SweetKiera.com)


This invitation rocks!

And, click on the first thumbnail, then use your arrow key to advance.

I’m craving my Maker’s & Ginger Ale.
Thank You Cole and Kiera for hosting such a fun night!