I'll Have Some Fried Chicken Livers and a Bowl of Dry Oats with some Memory Loss on the Side

While eating lunch at Cracker Barrel this afternoon, Don and I had a conversation that went something like this...

Don- What do we need to do before we go home?


Me- Well, we need to stop by Mail 'N More and use their fax machine, then go to the pharmacy and pick up your pills. Oh yeah. Let's swing by Papa Murphy's and grab a pizza for dinner, since it will be just me and you and Cody eating at home tonight. Pleeeease DO NOT let me forget.


We hit the pharmacy first, then Mail 'N More. Not until we were nearly home did I remember the stupid pizza. Which brings me to the whole point of this post...


I said, "S*#t! We forgot to go to Papa Murphy's."

Don asked if I wanted him to turn the car around and go back, to which I replied, "No. I'll figure something out." Then (knowing full well that Don does not like breakfast foods, especially for dinner) I added, "I will just make pancakes or something."


Don gagged and just about puked up his cholesterol upping, heart stopping, greasy fried chicken livers and okra." (FYI, the only thing I like about Cracker Barrel is their country store, but it was Don's turn to pick and Cracker Barrel is the only place around here that you can order southern foods like fried chicken liver, okra and collard greens.)


Since I was on a roll, I said, "Okay. If you don't want pancakes, how about oatmeal? (I also know that Don despises oatmeal even moreso that pancakes.)

Did I mention that I like to tease my husband?

Anyway, here is what the dear man had to say about that idea: "I'd rather go hungry. In fact, if I was starving and oatmeal was the only food on earth, I'd choose to eat a bowl of it dry instead of all cooked up and mushy."




Can you imagine eating this by the spoonful?



That, my friends, is my husband. He will eat sugary Easter Peeps, Circus Peanuts, Wafer Cookies, Fried Chicken Livers, Cheeto Cheese Balls by the handful and Kipper Snacks, but would rather go hungry than eat a bowl of healthy oatmeal. :)

Pizza!

Okay. What you're about to read has absolutely nothing to do with pizza, but I asked Cody what I should title this post and "Pizza!" is what he said.

Today happens to be my husband's birthday. Don was born six years before me, in the year 1958. I enjoy joking with him about being "old" and, after reading the things that happened that year, I realize that I am completely justified. Don is old (hehe).

This is what I found...

 NASA (North American Space Agency) is formed

14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship
 
Toyota and Datsun Cars go on sale in the US
 
The US Military said it will be possible with satellites orbiting the earth to make detailed maps from space
 
The Wham-O company introduces the Hula Hoop; over 100 million are sold
 
Popular Films-
The Bridge on the River Kwai
South Pacific
Gigi
King Creole
Vertigo

Popular Singers-
Elvis Presley
Billie Holiday
Ricky Nelson
Frank Sinatra
The Everly Brothers
Ella Fitzgerald
Jerry Lee Lewis

Popular TV Programs-
Candid Camera
The Ed Sullivan Show
Come Dancing
The Jack Benny Show
Panorama
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Happy Birthday Babe! Oh...and don't feel bad. You're in good company. Tanya Tucker and Jamie Lee Curtis were also born in '58. Hey! Maybe you could download Delta Dawn on iTunes and listen to it while you eat some Activia? :)

Autism/ Taking Things Literally

Don, Cody and I were running errands late this afternoon and the following conversation took place in the car:

Me- We need to get home so I can make dinner... OR we could just grab something, unless you already ate a burger for lunch?

Don- No. I didn't. I ate the frozen pizza I had at work.

Cody- Frozen pizza!!!!?? That's disgusting!

Raisin Fascination

I am use to Cody reciting random words and phrases. Sometimes they make sense, sometimes they don't. For the past couple of days he's been blurting out "raisin pizza". When I asked Cody why he's saying that, he said "because pizza looks a lot like raisins". (Keep in mind, he can't see.) Out of curiosity, I searched google for raisin pizza and actually found this...

Now he's changed from saying "Raisin Pizza" to "Raisin Easter Eggs". I'm not even going to try googling that.

Good grief! I may never understand what goes on in his head.