It’s that time of the month again. No, not that! I’m talking about the ROFL awards hosted by the lovely Mrs. Chicky, Metro Mama & IzzyMom. These hardworking ladies are once again posting the side-splitting humor links. Over the holiday weekend, take some time between celebrating Jesus rising and hunting eggs to read a few. But first you must read my nomination from Mostly True Stories.

Meet the world’s funniest R.N. She gives the blog world a glimpse of the humor that goes on in the nurse’s station. My favorite posts are about labor & delivery & I nominated this post. Anyone who gets her fingers stuck while checking a cervix deserves an award! Not to mention the patient she was checking grabbed her crotch! Last month she described an incident she had at the dentist where she stole some bright colored toothbrushes and got caught! I promise you’ll love her!!

So here is some beef to chew on.

An update on the pothole blitz - they filled it! Yes, the government does work for me! So no more keplunk.

Today, you should go over to Tiffany’s place @ Jail Diet and see a very long & thorough interview where she grills me on the intimate details of my life. The highlights include Aqua Net, puke, what perfume I wear, my obsession with reality tv, & what I can cook. Very interesting. Many thanks to her for taking the time to do that!

I have a new review up at Props & Pans about free samples from Wal-Mart. Go over and visit if you like to try new things!

And just in case you care, the neighbors mowed their yard last night.

Seems like the new thing is doing interviews via blogs. It’s almost as new as sliced bread! I’ve done 2 this week. They were actually kind of fun & I had extra time since it’s spring break. I’m going to post the short one here that Mrs. Chicky grilled me with.

1) Seriously, what the heck does “Fenicle” mean?
Fenicle was my grandmother’s maiden name. She was one of 6 girls and being such a unique last name, I guess my mom felt it was sad not to carry it on. I made up a story in middle school after being humiliated by a full-name roll call and told people it was French for Nicole. Sounded good anyway.

2) Dog person or cat person?
I am definitely NOT a cat person (sorry!). I almost didn’t marry my husband because his parents had a cat and it scared the heck out of me!! The first time I saw it I didn’t know what it was. It must have weighed 40 lbs and his dad kept it shaved. We recently got a new puppy. You can read about how hell froze over here.

3) Brad Pitt or George Clooney?
Oh man, I’d be 100% George. He’s got that sexy older man appeal. I’m a sucker for older, distinguished men. Freaky I know. Plus I personally never had an interest in Brad. I’m Team Aniston!

4) What was your major in college and what made you choose it?
Truth be told, I choose my college based on where my friends went and I choose my major based on the required subjects. I settled into Child Development & Family Studies (sounds cool uh?) at Purdue because I did not have to take any foreign languages. I choose the “Youth & Family Services” specialization. See in high school I took 1 year of Spanish, but I never really bothered to learn it. They wouldn’t let me take the second year. Something about how I mocked the language? Spanish would be a hell of a lot easier if we just used “el” in front of a word and “o” after. For example: El-lamp-o OR El-cool-o

5) What is your biggest fear?
Fear? I can remember my two biggest fears used to be losing someone I love and being in a serious car accident. Both happened in 10 months time….so what’s left? My biggest fear now is falling, especially down steps. I seriously have nightmares about it. I don’t know if it is because I am unbalanced due to the leg/ankle injuries from the accident or just a fear of getting hurt again.

Thanks Mrs. Chicky!!

Theory of Thought bestowed upon me a “Thinking Blogger” award. She obviously didn’t read about how I flunked college algebra 9 times. I’m not much of a thinker, but thanks!!

In spirit of this made-up-make-ya-feel-the-love award, I’d like to pass it on to several daily reads (in no particular order) - Canape, Jail Diet, Kate, Devra, & Haley.

Enjoy. Pass along, just don’t pass it back!

My friend Haley tagged me for a meme about what defines a “real mom.” Kristen started this and it’s been traveling the blogging networks.

I have come across several that made me laugh, like Mrs. Chicken allowing her daughter to eat chocolate for breakfast. Mainly because just recently I fed Ethan fruit snacks when we were running late one morning. So that is all too real to me.

Bon’s description and photo gave me goose-bumps and made my eyes sting. I’ve known families who have lost a child and it gave me some perspective. As Bon stated, “real mom’s sometimes have children you can’t see.”

*I’m passing this onto Wendy, Jen & Izzy.

*REAL MOMS…..

DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

WISH FOR HAPPINESS, BUT SETTLE FOR PEACE

PRAY FOR THE BEST & PREPARE FOR THE WORST

Celebrate Woo-Woo tagged me for a history research project. Using Wikipedia you search your birthday (month and date, not year). List 3 events, 2 birthdays, 1 death, 1 holiday (or observance) & tag other bloggers. Below is what I found out about my birthday ~ August 24th.

*3 EVENTS:
-1853 Potato chips are first prepared (See I knew there had to be a reason I liked them!)
-1989 Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling (It’s OK for players to use steroids, just don’t bet on it.)
-2006 Pluto is no longer considered a planet (I learned that in school for no reason.)

*2 BIRTHDAYS:
-Reggie Miller (NBA Basketball player)
-Cal Ripkin Jr. (Baseball Player)

*1 DEATH:
-Malcom Kirk (some wrestler dude??)

*1 HOLIDAY:
-Liberia Flag Day (celebrate fun times!)

That was an interesting history lesson. I had never been on Wikipedia before, but did you know you can edit it yourself? I actually added my name under the birthday section. Now I’m famous. I’m not going to “tag” any one in particular, but feel free to go search and add your own birthday.