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February 14, 2002 - Happy Valentine's Day my valentine Just after I was driving to the post office, thinking that I wouldn't get a danged thing for Valentine's Day now that I didn't have a husband to harangue into buying me something, I opened my PO box and found a fabulous David Bowie CD from Deborah. Thank you, Deborah! You made my Valentine's Day not suck! fun with the kids I was in the bathroom plucking my eyebrows or something like that, and my kids were in bed playing their version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The conversation that followed went like this: Eldest Child: Okay, which one is it? Remember that you can use your life line. Middle Child: I wanna use my life line and call Mom. Eldest Child: Okay. Tell her the question. Mom! Me: What? Is somebody calling me? Eldest: Tell her your question. Middle: Mom... Me: It sounds like someone wants to call me, but I can't hear my phone. Eldest: Okay... Mom, we're calling you to... Me: My phone must be broken, because I didn't hear it ring. Eldest: [Sighs.] Okay. Ring! Ring! Me: Hello? Eldest: Hello, Mom, I'm calling from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Me: Hi, Regis! How are you? I just love your show! I watch it all the time! Eldest: Uh, okay... Dallas, tell Mom your question. Middle: Torpedo, laser, cannon... Eldest: No! Oh, I'll just read it myself. Okay, ma'am, which of these things REFLECTS off GLASS? A) Missile, b) cannon, c) laser, or d) torpedo? You have 30 seconds to answer. Me: Well, hmm, let me see. I gave birth to Dallas in 1994, so I know it's not a torpedo... and I can tell you from my experience working in a grocery store deli that it's not a cannon, so that leaves... Eldest: BUZZ! You're out of time! Me: Laser! It's laser! Eldest: Okay, Dallas, what... Middle: Laser. Final answer. Eldest: Oh, I'm so sorry... you are... CORRECT! Youngest Child: [moaning] Be quiet! I'm trying to sleep! |