Never Ask THE Question.

At what point is one really considered to be grown up? Going to meetings with respected members of the community is a small part of what I do on a day to day basis. Nine times out of ten, I am the youngest person in the room. Which is fine, I have enjoyed meeting some very interesting people. Since I have been treated with nothing but respect I feel, despite our age difference, they have welcomed me with open arms. Only when you run across an "old school southern business woman" do you get thrown for a loop.


Let me explain.

Last week I made a professional call to a local marketing agency. Our conversation went something like this...

ME: "Hi, Mrs Marketing person I am looking to order some premiums for our new website"
HER: "Of course Mrs.Bridges lets go over your options"

Okay after this there was a lot of yadda yadda, price quotes, so on and so forth. . .

Then. it. gets. weird.

Right in the middle of a sentence Mrs. Marketing says...

HER: "Well we could order these in...., wait a minute, How old are you?"
ME: (*blink* ?!Confused!? *blink*) "Uh, Pardon me?"

The only answer I could come up with and a stalling tactic to give me time to process what had just been asked. Did she? Really? Naw!Oops outta time!
She then interjects,

HER: "You sound young, how old are you?"
ME: "Uh Um Uh (*shocked and babbling*), yeah I am. I am 30 years old."
HER: "Really? I thought so."

Then the conversation veered off into her family their ages, my hometown so forth and so on. It was the typical southern "I want to get the down low on you conversation."

You see I suffer from the affliction of NEVER having the right words at just the right moment. I get through the situation with the smallest amount of damage I can possibly do; and then get at home that night and think of everything in the world I should have said. There was a major case of kick my own buttitis going on that night. Why can't God grant me the words just once?

Was I offended? Yes. The best come back I could think of after the fact?

"Well, Why do you ask?"

DADGUMIT!

Alien Abducted Cows?

I realize there are many issues facing our country today. After researching the net I found the cause I really need to support. . . .

Cowabduction.com

(Topiary Cow.... Don't go there)

Dowit BIG!

Have you noticed with me there is always something different going on? Not like the normal let me get my kids to soccer practice and make sure to buy groceries kinda stuff. More like the lets build us a house, plan a wedding, and run a Mistletoe Booth all in one weekend kinda way.

After the round table discussion last weekend with my Mother, Grandmother and Aunt, I just realized it all runs in the family.

We seem to thrive on doing something different. Growing up I always had a dream to own and show horses. So my Mom bought horses. High priced, well bred Arabian horses. Normal? Not so much.Everyone in our 4H club had Quarter horses.

Our family and friends are the only reason the Mississippi 4-H regional horse show added an Arabian Breed class in their annual show. It was ok being different, we had a very successful show career (all the way to the US Nationals) and they were an integral part of my up bringing.


Which brings me to my Mom's sister, my Aunt Susan. There is no other way to sum up what she doing other than to say...Susan and her husband,Lon, have sold off everything they own (house, car, all tangible belongings) to sail around the world for the rest of their quality lives. Sound like a dream, or a movie? It's for real. They even have a website @ www.wyattsailing.com



Once I heard the plans of shrink wrapping toilet paper, navigating passage through the panama canal, and attempting to avoid a case of death by poisonous frog, it all made sense. They have no attachments here. After one trip to the Jackson Zoo and topped off with a dose of fun times at Chuck E Cheeses, thanks to me, they never had children. So they planned for early retirement and are going to travel the world. Within the next few weeks they will be setting sail planning various stops all around the world finally ending up in New Zealand. Where will they go from there? Who knows. It's all about living in the moment.

We all seem to have a common bond in the fact we almost always take the road less traveled. There is something fun about having new and different experiences. Just his past year I have learned to embrace being pushed out of my comfort zone, and have found it to be quite rewarding. I think the quote Susan has on her site sums it up for us all...

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

McMeeeow Monday

Complete. That is the word I would use to describe this past weekend. I finished countless menial tasks which had manifested by subcontractors not completing their jobs. There is nothing like moving into a new house with glue stuck to the floors, of huge divots in the wall where the painters missed. Between the Husband and I we knocked out most of our list and managed to get all the laundry done.

Sunday was the way it was meant to be. With our house filled with family laughing and talking over a Sunday lunch of pot roast, and mashed potatoes with gravy. We discussed everything from my aunt's plans to sail the world (more on that to come) to my Grandmother's McMonday nomination. So of course who can deny their Grandmother's favorite hottie Antonio Banderas...



and I couldn't resist this one:



Top 5 little known facts about Antonio Banderas

1. Antonio lent his voice to several TV commercials for "Nasonex" - he "plays" the bee.

2. Antonio's father was a policeman and his mother a teacher.

3. Since he and his wife's (Melanie Griffith) birthdays are only a day apart, they usually celebrate it together.

4. In Spanish, Antonio's surname means "flags".

5. He was quoted as saying, "I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch."


A Christy side note: Due to popular demand, I have a running list of nominated fellows. If you have nominated someone and they have not appeared yet, just keep watching! He may be next!

McFriday? Yes, I had to. . .

Since I am now getting hate mail for NOT posting my normal McMonday Droolfest, I will make up for it on Friday. Did I mention I like Fridays? So much better than Mondays. Mainly because on Friday you don't have a case of the drag butt, but a case of the haul butt!! Whooo Look out weekend here I come!!!

This posting is in Memoriam.. I know you guys are sick of hearing about the tragedy of Heath Ledger, but since he was nominated by a reader last week (before it all blew up) I felt the need to honor the request.

Here you go Mr. McHeath...(sounds like Candy)



My favorite movie of his... probably..A Knight's Tale



Top 5 little known facts about Heath:

1 Heath had a tattoo on his wrist: "KAOS." They are the first initials of his mom and three sisters: Kate, Ashleigh, Olivia, and Sally. He also joked that growing up surrounded by girls was "Chaos."

2 Heath's first acting role was playing Peter Pan at age 10 at a local theater company.

3 Heath was a part of the Kalamunda Field Hockey team back in 1990 in his native country of Australia. His father, Kim Ledger, was the president of the team from 1990-1992.

4 Heath and his sister, Kate, were named after the leads in the Emily Bronte novel Wuthering Heights.

5 His Quote: "I'm still a kid. I'm like six years old. But it's just a matter of wanting to get up, it's just a big journey. I felt like when I left home that I was on a journey, and I still am."

In YOUR face!

It didn't take 5 minutes for my son to throw on clothes when he saw the snow on the ground Saturday morning. However one concept he couldn't quite understand, was why he had to keep his snugfit jammies on under his outerwear. Make no bones about it, He made a point to remind us all threw out the day saying, "That's just weird!". It was fine by me, my mind as at ease knowing little man was warm.

Being his first snow I was sure he would be a little shy about it. I was wrong. He barreled out of the garage and headed straight for the snow covered 10ft trailer. He commenced to making snowballs and smacking ANYTHING which crossed his path. Since his sister was at her Grandmother's house, we got the brunt of it. Even the camera woman was not safe. . .



It wasn't long before he got one back. Being the master photographer I am, it was caught on film. I like to call this one IN YOUR FACE!!!!



When he decided to creep on Daddy with a snowball, he probably should have noticed he was standing under an umbrella of snow held up by sprawling magnolia branches.



Yeah THAT was cold.

Gotta Regatta!!

Remember the post I made a few weeks ago about New Years resolutions? Yeah, that would also be the one where I threw in a wild card to "Row a Boat Competitively, more details to come" Well I am free to spill the beans regarding my next wild and crazy adventure.

Have you ever heard of Dragon Boat Racing?

When I was approached about being on the steering committee, it sounded to me like some underground boat racing cult. My first thought was, "Is that even legal in Mississippi? and if so where in the world do we go about finding the dragons?!" Once I was given all of the details I was instantly on board! (no pun intended)

On April 19th, we welcome the first inaugural Madison County Dragon Boat Regatta at Old Trace Park at the Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Meet Betty Ann, the dragon boat...



Dragon Boat races were originally held in China in the month of June, to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet. A sport which is over 2000 years old, dragon boat racing is now one of the quickest growing water sports in the world.

A Dragon Boat team consist of twenty one members; twenty rowers which face one drummer, who sits on the bow of the boat. The responsibility of the drummer is the beat the drum and keep the team in sync. No experience is necessary, the more synchronicity among the rowers, the faster the boat goes. Which I am guessing is pretty important, since it is a race.

The Clarion Ledger will have a boat in this most wonderful event, I am a planin to be on it! I may drown, get knocked out by a rogue boat paddle, tip the boat over spilling everyone out, and/or at the very worst get a sunburn. That's ok, I'll do it all with a smile on my face because I tried something new with my awesome co-workers and I got to meet Betty Ann...



(A very large thank you to the "Cajun Invasion" dragon boat team for bringing Betty Ann all the way from Louisianna. You are very welcome that we gave you the first opertunity to smack talk at our press conference this morning. You are world class people, but in April all we have to say is "BRING IT ON!" he he)

GOTTA REGATTA!!!!

What Women Want-Published!

Every year about this time there is a conversation which takes place between loved ones everywhere. The "What do want for Valentines Day, Honey" conversation. Yes, the Mr. and I had that very one at lunch today.

After I sat back and attempted to take an outsiders approach to our conversation, I realized just how different men and women really are. To his question I answered, something sentimental. His response? Awe man! I don't do sentimental. I do logical. Just give me an idea of what to get. Of course I had the response most women have...

"If I tell you, then it won't mean what I want it to mean. All it means is I gave you a shopping list and you chose something to run out to buy as quickly as possible to get it out of the way." THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT SENTIMENTAL.

OK men, here is your insight to the woman's sentimental rationale. If you want to be your wife's romeo this valentines listen up, because information so sensitive bear not be repeated.

What women want the cliff notes version... We want to be loved above and beyond the limits of time. Most importantly we want to be shown. You can say I love you all of the time, but if the motions don't support the end mean, the words lose their meaning.

Here are few ways to say I love you in a big way for every price range.

Option 1: (-$) Write her a letter. Tell her why you love her. The way her perfume smells, her laugh, the mother she is, or the way she cooks. It's very important for women to hear not only that you love her, but why you love her. This is the most inexpensive gift, but probably the most important one on the list.

Option 2: ($) Bring back the days of the mixed tape! A product of the 80's the mixed tape has always been a fool proof way to say how you feel without really having to say anything. Of course I would recommend using a CD, as she maybe hard pressed to find a tape deck lying around. Customize the CD with a custom printed case complete with the selected song list and if space allows say why you chose each track.

Option 3: ($$) Instead of going out to the movies, give her a movie night in. Go to your local store and load up a basket of Movie Butter Popcorn, Whoppers, Jujubes, anything chocolate, and lastly DVDS. Let me clarify here guys, LOVE STORIES. There is nothing more romantic than a shoot em up cowboy scifi bloody gorefest *insert sarcasm here*. Sorry. If you would like a sure fire hit, an almost guaranteed to get you some action movie, may I suggest "The Notebook". Period.

Option 4: ($$$) Plan a day road trip. Find somewhere a few hours away. Natchez, Memphis, Birmingham, or New Orleans to name a few and be sure to plan out the days events. Pack the car with all of her favorite snack foods (Notice a trend here? We are easy to please.) Have a nice lunch at a local hot spot, see the sites, carry your camera to catalog the trip. The point of being in the car is to be together, talk to her. It doesn't matter what about, old times, how you met, the kids, tell jokes, Oh and don't forget your mixed CD!

Option 5: ($$$$) Surprise her with a long weekend away. Get a hotel room at The Fairmont New Orleans. Schedule a couples massage, eat a Jazz Brunch at the Court of Two Sisters and take in a night of Blues at Preservation Hall. OR Buy a four day cruise to Mexico. Dress up for the Captain's Dinner and have your picture taken together, Lay on deck all day doing absolutely nothing, shop for local art in the market at Cozumel. Most importantly remember why you chose to be together, and enjoy one another again.

Option 6: ($ to $$$$$) This one is for you guys who would rather take the easy way out and go pick something up. To really make us forget the fact you just bought us "something" it's got to have meaning. If you send flowers they will be appreciated, although not seen as special. If you want flowers to be special send them on July 23rd (you get it). Stuffed animals will be thrown away, candy is OK but falls in line with the flowers. To REALLY say I love you with a bought gift buy it for a reason. A few ideas include a dinner you ate on your first date, a piece of jewelry that she has always looked at because she deserves it, a coat to keep her warm while you are not around to do the task, a rose bush to plant because your love grows and never dies, a new picture of your children because it's the best thing you have ever done together.

There are no limits to what you give your wife for Valentines Day or any other day for that matter. The best gifts are given out of love, not necessity. If you follow your heart and really put thought into the gift you give, you can never go wrong. The important thing is you show her "why" the gift was given in the first place.

McAngel Fine...

Good morning ladies!

I hope everyone had an eventful weekend. I was able to fit in an entire two day basketball tournament (Go "the Husband" they won), refinished a china cabinet, and unpacked 5 boxes. I feel as though I accomplished a few of my tasks, but I found it hard to narrow down my to-do list in two day intervals. Can someone extend our weekends to three days so I can get some more done??

Oh well.. Onto what you came for..

Nominated by one of my favorite blogger ladies,Stacey, David Boreanaz is our McHottie for this edition...







Here are the Top 5 little known facts about David

1 David Boreanaz is in a total of 166 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel combined. This is by far the highest number of appearances in the Buffyverse. He is also the only actor to appear in the pilots and finales of both Buffy and Angel.

2 In February, it was revealed that David is claustrophobic and has a phobia of heights as well as waterfalls.

3 David was considered for the roles of both Batman, in Batman Begins, and Superman, in Superman Returns. He won the role and was offered the opportunity to star as Bruce Wayne in the movie Batman Begins, but turned it down.

4 David loves to wear funky socks. Even in suits, he'll still have outrageous designs or bold colors on them.

5 David has a Kanji tattoo on each wrist, one means "Soul" and the other means "Destiny". His wife, Jamie, has the same tattoos.

Don't let your favorite guy miss out! Email me with your nominations today!!

Caught! Courtesy of Facebook!

Getting away with teenage stupidity just got a few steps harder thanks to the popularity of social networking websites. Sites like MySpace and Facebook are the all the rage with the majority of school age kids.


Children as young as age 10 are using these sites to display their business online for everyone to see. Sleepovers, parties, trips and family, nothing is off limits to what they will post for all the world to see. In some cases young women will even post provocative pictures of their scantly clad bodies. Yes, ladies and gentleman this is a 12 year old child downloaded straight from MySpace. (Her parents must be proud, she's in a public bathroom!)

These children are under the false assumption their MySpace or Facebook pages are private. They think no matter what they put out there, it's personal and everyone will respect it as such. Well, you know what? Even if you do set your profile to private, there are tons of websites out there that offer webhacks to enable you to look at someone "private" page.

Which brings me to my point. Social Networking Websites are NOT private in ANYWAY. If you have any doubts, ask the thirteen Eden Prairie High students who were pictured drinking alcohol in their Facebook pages. The evidence shown on their pages resulted in their suspension from school.

Eden Prairie High has a zero tolerance policy to drugs and under age drinking. Each student signs a zero tolerance form to participate in school functions. This morning there was a story about students at Eden Prairie High organizing a *small* walk out at the school to protest how the faculty handled the issue. Two sophomores were quoted as saying they walked out because they believed it violated their friends first amendment right to free speech. Honey, the freedom was what got your friends in trouble in the first place. If they hadn't been stupid enough to post evidence of their "freedom" on their Facebook pages to begin with, They would be in school!!

My question is this, "Where are these kids parents?"

How could they not know what is going on in their children's lives? Especially if they are posting it for everyone else to see. For a very short period of time I allowed my daughter to have a MySpace page. With the understanding she was to talk to no one she didn't know, and we had to approve all of her friends requests. We had her log in and password to sparingly monitor her comings and goings. Let me tell you, some of the stuff I saw on several children's profile pages really scared the crap out of me. I dealt with that as needed, but the final straw was when a nineteen year old man got past the security controls and contacted my daughter. That was it. That day it was deleted.

There is no such thing as a private social networking website. Period. The best advice I have ever received was from a very close family member. She said, "If there is something you are not proud of, or you would never want seen or repeated, NEVER EVER document it"

A lesson I thankfully learned at an early age.

A Good Start to a New Year

We finally were able to move into the house on New Years Eve. Yes, we rung in the new year with a moving in party. Miss Thang had spend the night company on her first night, her BFF Ashie Cake (as little man calls her). It was the best New Years so far. Many fireworks were shot, cookies were baked, many children "GOT SERVED" at Monopoly, Uno, and Clue. . . .



When we saw little man drifting off at 10:40 we popped the confetti poppers at straight up 11:00 and went to bed...



New years morning I awoke in my new bedroom and left for the kitchen to make breakfast. I walked, and walked, aaaand walked until I finally arrived in the kitchen. For a girl who is use to taking 10 steps to be in any room in the house, the 500 steps to the kitchen felt like a marathon! Cooking breakfast brought on a whole new feeling. It was so cavernous in the kitchen. I wanted to scream Helloooooo?? Is anyone here??? I turned to my new Celine CD to break up the silence I which I was NOT accustomed to.

After frying the eggs and bacon I grabbed the nearest tray. Remembering my promise to "do the little things" for my husband, I served his first breakfast in his new house in bed.

For years I have dreamed of a bigger house where we were not piled one on top of another. That dream now a reality, I am in love with my new house. On the other hand I do understand what Doug Stone meant when he said...

"You know, love grows best in little houses
With few walls to separate
Where you eat and sleep so close together
You can't help but communicate
And if we had more room between us
Think of all we'd miss
Love grows best in houses just like this."

The Psychic Shampoo Bottle

For years bath time has been My time. My time to sit back relax and do nothing, except to read the back of the shampoo bottle. Due to a lack of waterproof reading material. It is fun to try to pronounce words you have NO clue what they are, learn Spanish shampoo application phrases, or even more fun try to identify all of the little objects in the microscopic Unilever logo at the bottom of the bottle.....


(oh, Don't even say you haven't done it!)

After a new color job left my hair left with the texture of old lawn grade hay straw, I purchased a Suave brand Humectant Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner. For just under $4, it was worth a try.

Last night I continued my bath time ritual and was excited I had *new* reading material! To my delight I found my shampoo bottle was starting a revolution and my conditioner was following a close second! Confused and thinking "WHAT?!?!?! I take another glance at the instructions printed on the back.

Shampoo:

"Step 1: Get kids safely to school, retreat to shower, lather and rinse. Repeat, because when was the last time you could do that?

Step 2: For best results, use with Suave Humectant Conditioner and a scandalous night out with the love interest." (interject a big ol christy WHAT?!?! here)

"Step 3: And while you are at it, do something else just for you ~ like pick up a big foamy latte or restock your lingerie drawer. Fully. With the likes of things that drawer has never seen."

Oooooooooookaaaay. So at this point and I am reiterating the instructions to the husband out loud (the cliff notes version of course)...."Hey honey! I am gunna rinse, repeat, go on a scandalous date with my love interest and buy me some raunchy new draws okay?!?! Why? because my shampoo bottle says I can!" With the answer of, "Yeah, whatever you want" I didn't feel as though the husband was taking me seriously.

So I shrug and move onto the Humectant Conditioner:

Step 1: Get kids safely to school and retreat to shower (didn't I do that already? and it's 10 pm why do they have to be at school again? oh well), For most luscious results, use with Humectant Shampoo before your own grown-up play date (used the shampoo already but the reinforcement that there will be a hot date is a good thing, right?)

Step 2: Apply conditioner and leave on for 3 minutes. Start tracking down your inner vixen while you wait. (holler at the husband, "tell me when 3 minutes is up I am tracking down my inner vixen! After all I gotta hot date and I need to be vamped!)

Step 3: And while you're at it, do something else just for you ~ like write chapter one of your memoirs, or blow out the speakers in the minivan. in broad daylight. At preschool drop off. (Oh the psychic bottle missed THAT one! Memoirs? More like a short story with no plot and no ending. Blogged? Check. Blow out the speakers? Check? Minivan? Uh, Not so much. And who am I picking up at preschool??? I thought they were at school!!! Wait a minute, it's 10:30pm, the kids are at school!?!?

After doing my research I found out Suave is launching a "back-to-beauty" campaign. The mantra is "Every mom can ride the bus to beautiful".

For more information and the entire Motherhood vs. Womanhood report go to:
www.suave.com


Well kuddos to Suave for addressing this issue and making my bath time literature much more interesting :)

McOoo! Monday

HGTV has to be my favorite channel hands down. The Mr. and I can sit and watch every home improvement show which graces the screen. It doesn't hurt they stack their line up with McHotties like Carter Oosterhouse in "Carter Can". When I saw this guy grace my television screen, I like to have spilled my sweet tea in my lap! (no panther remarks Stacey, he's actually one year older than me, nah!)

Carter is just waaaay too yummy to keep to myself, so I'll share :)



Normally I don't use unclothed shots on my McMondays, but since this is how he dresses for his show....I couldn't resist this one...




There is something about a man that can go from construction to sophisticated that does it for me....



Top 5 little known facts about Carter Oosterhouse:

1 Oosterhouse's career as a carpenter began at the early age of 11, when he began learning carpentry as an apprentice to his neighbor, a master carpenter.

2 Oosterhouse has a B.A. in nutrition and communication from Central Michigan University, which he attended on a rugby scholarship.[

3 While struggling to get his big break in Hollywood, Oosterhouse auditoned whenever possible, but he continued to work in carpentry to pay his bills.


4 In 2003, Oosterhouse joined TLC's series Trading Spaces in its fourth season. In that same year, TLC also added the spin-offs Trading Spaces: Family and Trading Spaces: Boys V. Girls to their programs, which allowed Oosterhouse the opportunity to work with children.

5 In 2006, he won $20,000 on Celebrity Poker for COACH.(Community Outreach Assistance for Children's Health).

Oh, How The Tide Turns...

For close to five years I have been witness to a brutal civil war taking place in our home front. It's a battle for sibling territorial boundaries, which is also called GET MY BROTHER OUT OF MY ROOM!

At first it was shrills of "He's touching my things! Get him out!" Which worked for a short period of time. That is until he grew to an age where we were sure he wasn't hurting anything. We came to the realization it was just her needlessly wanting to keep him out. As she got older she played the "I am trying to change and I am nekkid" card, which at first didn't work because she had nothing to see and they still bathed together. A few years later when her body started to change, she retried her "I'm Nekkid" strategy and found that it worked. So now she has a fail safe method to keep little man at bay......

So the other night we were in our room unpacking and I heard a terrible banging noise coming from the other end of the house. Well you can imagine my suprise when I rounded to corner to see Miss Thang standing there wailing away at Little Man's door. Confused I asked, "Just what do you think you are doing?"

Breathless with an utter look of disbelief and shock on her face she says, "He locked me out!" Frankly, I was so shocked by the turn of the tables, I was speachless. The words, "Why do you need in there anyway?" flew out of my mouth.

As Little Man heard my voice from behind the door he slowly cracked it open and interrupted to say.........

"Mamma, I locked the door because I am changing"

*Snickering* I looked at Miss Thang and said,

"Well can you argue with that?"

Of course she could not and she retreated to her room to sulk and re-evaluate her battle plans.

Resolutions Resolved.

Ok so it's the New Year and everyone is making their "New Years Resolutions". What am I doing? Saying, "What in the world happened to 2007??" We decided to build a house in Dec of 2006. When I finally stop long enough to see what day it is, low and behold someone breaks it to me that it's 2008?!?!?

This year I am not going to waste my time making fickle resolutions, which I may or may not decide to keep. Last year's resolution to create a free range cat society failed miserably, not to mention cat herding is hard work!




That being said, Here's how my new year will go.

I promise to..

Make time for myself. There will be days I WILL go shopping or go to the spa, because I work hard, and doggone it, I deserve it.

Embrace and entertain all of our wonderful, supportive friends (new and old) we have and throw lots of parties!

Learn to politely say "No". I will quit over promising to do things which everyone else expects me to do, and frankly I haven't the time.

Enjoy my children. Since they decided to NOT keep their promise to never grow up, I will savor my time with them. At least for as long as they are still here and actually want something to do with me.

Show my husband how much I appreciate him. Not living in your own home kills any spark of romance which possibly could exist between two people. I will do the little things again to show him I love him and what he means to me.

Wear heels. Yep, for no reason at all. Just cuz I can. I will dress up and go to Waffle House if I want to. :)

oh and lastly.....

Competitively Row a boat. (More on that to come later! I am just full of fun surprises! We all need ONE wild card resolution and I feel better about this one than I did about the Cat Ranch)