Merry-Go-Round Playhouse: All Shook Up

Tonight was the Mothership's and my first Merry-Go-Round Playhouse show of the season, and I have to say, it is off to an amazing start...All Shook Up is one of the best shows I have ever seen...let me think about that...it is the best show I've ever seen. I'm really sorry that we saw it so late in it's run, because I would really like to go see All Shook Up again!

I have to say, I was hesitant about this show, as I've never been a huge Elvis fan, or at least I thought. The show was hilarious, a take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and I enjoyed that in itself thoroughly. Every song was an Elvis song, and I have to say, some of them surprised me, as I had no idea they were his.

The performers were all great singers and dancers, and played up their characters to the hilt. Definitely worth going to if you can get a ticket. Sadly, there are only a few days left of this show's run, and I have to work or go to Puppy Kindergarten for all of them.

I just hope the rest of the season can at least equal this show!

Another Awesome Blog

Since I've been very busy training some overly exuberant lab puppies so they don't embarrass me at our weekly puppy kindergarten classes, I've been a little remiss in my (self-appointed) blogging duties.

But tonight I'm totally going to make up for that, and introduce you to another of my favorite blogs! This one is B-Side Blog and is more for the general population than my last choice, the DrugMonkey, is.

A few years ago, I was introduced to the wonders of B-Side at TVGasm, a site devoted to recapping many of my favorite cheesy shows. It was started by B-Side and his co-blogger J-Unit. Sadly, both eventually left the site, and took all it's fabulousness with it. But recently, I happened across his new blog, which is not just about television, and even better! So go visit it in all it's awesomeness!

On a somewhat related note, but kind of not really, I probably will have few to no updates this week, since puppy kindergarten graduation is coming up, and I don't want to fail all of our final exams. Since "sit" and"down" seem to be hard for Izzy, and Emma refuses to "stay" at all, I think I have my work cut out for me. Wish me luck!

Hawaii anyone?

Okay, so I know I wasn't planning on blogging at all this week because I'm preparing for puppy kindergarten finals week, but I'm totally posting something else, because I just have to share my excitement. Target is opening up three, yes, three new stores in Hawaii, and I think I'm going to apply for one of them. They currently have six openings for pharmacists on the Big Island, and I am determined to be one of those six!

Now, I can't imagine not being able to get my license to practice there, since the requirements are pretty straighforward, and I'm allowed to reciprocate from New York to Hawaii. The only hitch in the whole move would be trying to get Izzy, Emma, Henry, and Ruthie over there. Not only would it be a stressful trip for the babies, they would be stuck in quarantine anywhere from five to 120 days! I'm going to have to confer with the vet on this one.

Other than that, I'm ready to go. Right now, I'm thinking I'll keep my house here, since I only want to leave for a few years, so I'll probably rent it out, and rent myself a house in Hawaii. Don't worry, I'm totally going to get a three bedroom house, so everyone can come visit. Aloha Hawaii!!!

Blog Avoidance

So I probably won't be blogging at all this week, since we are fast approaching our graduation day at puppy kindergarten, and still having some trouble with the basics. Luckily our instructor is having an extra class for another puppy who couldn't make it tonight, and invited everyone to join her. So we're going to get a little extra practice in!

Tonight went pretty well. The girls did well with "stay" and "come" in their tests, but "sit, stay" and "down, stay" proved troublesome for both. New tricks tonight were "leave it" and a long stay. Both did great! And as our last bit of fun, we had a parade around the store to practice leave it. Emma did exceptionally well, watching the Mothership the entire time. Izzy was a little distracted, but did okay.

And to finish off the evening, the girls got to have some playtime with their new poodle-friend Abby, who has improved so much since day 1, it's hard to believe. She was a bit of a barker in the beginning, and she's awesome now. The Mothership is now working with Woody on barking, but he's a tougher case that little Abby, I guess.

"See, Emma, socialization is great!!!"

So everyone have a great weekend, and I'll probably be back sometime late next week (maybe sooner) with tons of picks of the graduates!!!

The Handbag from Hell

Several months ago I found a cute springy little handbag super cheap at Penneys. I loved it because it was colorful and reminded me of my favorite Coach bag that I don't tend to carry because it gets too full of crap and I have to find a shopping cart while out to carry it in. Anyhow, a few weeks ago I rediscovered the cute bag just chillin' in my purse closet, and decided to use it. I soon discovered a few things about myself:

1. It is apparently not the size of my handbag that predisposes me to clutter. Give me any size at all and I can wedge just about anything in it.
2. I am a pack rat. There are things in my bag that I don't need, won't ever need, and have never needed.
3. While weighing less, my small handbag is much more inconvienient, as I am forced to remove all items from said bag every time I need something like a cell phone, keys, or money to purchase something else to shove in the bag.

As the grandmother and I were preparing to leave for lunch today, I decided I couldn't take the chaos anymore, and was forced to dump the contents of my bag, right then and there, on the kitchen table. Here is what I found:

My grandmother was quite dismayed, mainly because it meant temporarily postponing her club sandwich and side salad at Denny's. But I was adamant. It needed to be done immediately, otherwise how was I to even remove money to pay for our lunch? In case your vision isn't quite as keen as my own, here are the contents that my grandmother kindly itemized for me during the organization process.

1. $136 in cash, rolling around amongst the other contents of the purse.
2. 3 hair clips of different sizes and colors.
3. Glasses.
4. 2 pairs of sunglasses.
5. One earpiece from broken pair of sunglasses. (I'm pretty sure it was from my favorite pair that have strangely gone missing.)
   
6. One slightly cracked Motorola Krzr.
7. 2 packages of gum - BerryMint Orbit, and Winterfresh.
8. Car keys.
9. Kodak digital camera.
   
10. Pharmacy keys.
11. 5 hairbands.
12. 2 strawberry Chapsticks, 1 vanilla SoftLips, and 1 generic Aldi's brand watermelon lip balm.
13. 3 voided checks.
14. Wallet, with card holder/picture keeper somehow no longer attached.
    
15. A Panasonic handheld camcorder.
16. Albuterol inhaler, so I don't die.
17. Target brand Zyrtec.
18. 3 pens.
19. Mead weekly/monthly planner.
    
20. $3.19 in loose change.
21. 37 receipts from various retail establishments.
    

I am mildly appalled with myself. The grandmother is completely appalled with me. I am resolving to do better in the future. Or invest in a tote bag to carry all the crap around while maintaining a lighter load in my purse.

PS...Payment for our lunch at Denny's was painless...I didn't even have to pull my wallet out of the purse to get money out. It was delightful!!!