Beep beep.

The sound of the boy's cell phone, beeping in his own voice, alerting him that he has a new text waiting.

Beep beep.

All day long, every day. My son is suddenly popular.

The girl got a cell phone this year for Chanukah too. Remembering when the boy got his. We just turned on his texting this year.

And now the girl has a boy that "wants to go out with her". I'm not sure to do with this information. She is ten, and she's my baby. I'm not sure she knows what to do with this information either.

Drafting menu

FFL draft was yesterday. We hosted again this year. Almost every family was there - fun. I LOVED everything on our menu. All my faves.

1. Salsa (of course), guacamole and chips
2. packaged white bean dip and chiptole bean dip with pretzel chips and carrots (the only thing I didn't make!)
3. fresh ricotta bruscetta with honey and tomatoes
4. beef nachos with cheese and tomatoes
5. bobby's corn salad with tomatoes, onions, blue cheese and basil dressing
6. RIBS with the best rub and sauce ever (have to remember to cook longer!!)
7. thai beef salad - yum
8. vietnamese summer rolls with shrimp and pork - yum
9. burgers with homemade pickles, hot dogs
10. corn on the cob
11. pear brie and chicken paninis - yum
12. shrimp and pork dumplings with two different dipping sauces
13. s'mores candy

somehow the camera was set to black and white but still looks good ... will post photos eventually

Apps for the phone I don't have.

Bought a droid. Yay!
Finally! I'm completely last on technology. The funny part is that people think I'm a techie. People ask me techie questions. People look to me as a tech reference. Not sure why. They are way ahead of me.

Now I'm waiting weeks for my new toy to arrive, as it's on backorder. Because as usual, I'm last.

So in the meantime, I'm looking for which apps I should load onto the thing, once I get it. I was going to write up a list of them, but so many others have already done that, so we'll go with everyone else's lists. The one benefit of being last.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/201244/verizons_droid_x_12_apps_to_get_you_started.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181630/verizons_droid_10_apps_to_get_you_started.html
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-droid-apps/
http://101bestandroidapps.com/
http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.com/2010/01/top-ten-best-coolest-free-apps-for-android-an-droid-review-of-reviews.html

Real job, schmeal job

10-yo-daughter: Mom, why did you choose an office job?

Me: What do you mean?

10-yo-daughter: Well, you could have picked anything. Like a fireman or a teacher.

Me: You're right, but I chose something I went to school for... subjects I was interested in. And that led me to an office job.

10-yo-daughter: But an office job is not a REAL job.

Me: Why not?

10-yo-daughter: Because no kid says, "When I grow up, I want to work behind a desk in an office."

Me: I guess they don't.

10-yo-daughter: They all want to be something, like a doctor or an artist or a policeman. Didn't you want to BE something when you were a kid?

Sigh.

Fresh water for all

We have a water cooler in our house. Love it... love the instant availability of super-cold and super-hot water, anytime. Tap water around here is actually pretty good, but we still like the taste of the bottled water better. 

My question is: if you have a similar situation, with two huge jugs of water showing up on your doorstep every other week or so, would you use that water to fill the dog bowl? I mean, seriously? The husband claims, "If it's good enough for us, then it's good enough for the dog, too." I think he means, "If the tap water is not good enough for us, then it's not good enough for the dog, either." I respectfully disagree. Granted, the dog is a senior citizen and is pretty picky, but I'm pretty sure that she wouldn't mind the tap water over the bottled. I don't hear her howling, "Deer Park, that's good water!"