10 Sings You’re Getting Old

This 10 on Tuesday couldn't be more perfect for me. I just told Mrs. Awesome last night that we're getting old. I might as well share some of my reasons with the world.

1. You go to bed at 10:00 p.m. to sleep not get freaky.
   
2. You watch the news at least twice a day sometimes as many four times.
   
3. You have an invested interest in the weather.
   
4. You can't understand the new slang the kiddies are using. Really what's the deal with, "Oh snap!"?
   
5. You don't understand the new fashions the youngins are into either.
   
6. You think that music was better when you were in high school than it is now.
   
7. You have children. It's nothing like children to make a person feel old. My oldest biological child was born when I was 17 causing me to automatically feel much older than most people my age. The sad thing is it continues as that little girl who was born just after my 17^th birthday celebrated her 8^th birthday a couple of months ago.
   
8. You realize your back is hurting and you aren't sure why though tossing the Joker, the Daredevil, and the Rocker repeatedly into the air and catching them may play a factor.
   
9. You're shocked at the fact children born in 1991 are high school seniors.
   
10. You had the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or a Carebear or any other toy that they're now marketing to children as new.

Saturday 9

1. There are several religious holidays going on this weekend. Any plans? Tomorrow we have soccer games and a couple of Easter egg hunts. Then Mrs. Awesome plans to dye Easter eggs with our munchkins. I think I will grade papers during that time. Sunday we have church and Easter dinner at my mom's.

2. Do you look forward to holiday events or do they stress you out? I look forward to them for the most part. There are some aspects of holidays that stress me out, but overall I enjoy watching the kids get excited about stuff.

3. Do you have any traditional meals that you will eat? For Easter, we'll have ham and the fixings. On Thanksgiving and Christmas there is usually both turkey and ham and all the fixings.

4. We are changing seasons. What are you looking forward to? More than anything I'm ready for warmer weather and to see leaves on the trees again.

5. Around here it is turning to spring. What signals spring to you? Longer days and everything getting green again.

6. What is your favorite season and why? Summer because I am teacher and don't have to go to work for two months.

7. Do you have a favorite food when dining out? It depends on where we are eating. I have a favorite dish at most places we go to, but that doesn't mean that's what I'll order.

8. What is your favorite beverage when out? All I ever get is sweet tea or Dr. Pepper. I can't afford alcohol *lol*.

9. When is your next big night out? hmm….18 years and 1 day from the Turkey's birth?

Thursday 13- Children’s Sayings

Coming up with a topic of my first Thursday 13 in a while was more difficult than I thought it would be. I came up with several ideas, but none of those seemed to be the right topic for me this week. I finally decided on sharing some children's sayings. Then it turned out to be harder than I thought as my memory stopped working after the first half. It just proves that I need to write this stuff down every day.

Visit the Thursday 13 to play!

1. The Professor shares a word of wisdom at breakfast, "Bacteria is getting in our food right now."
   
2. The Joker's sudden excitement over the Princess' birthday gift, "YOU GOT A 1 AND a 0! I LOVE THOSE MONEYS!"
   
3. One night we had salads with dinner, which is one of the Joker's favorite foods. Before he brushed his teeth and all that stuff to go to bed he was munching on croutons from the package. Mrs. Awesome told him, "You smell like a crouton." He responded, "I'd rather be a bacon bit."
   
4. On a cold winter's night the Daredevil says, "I cold. I need a Snuggie."
   
5. One Saturday before Christmas Wal-Mart had a Santa in their garden center. Since we were there we took the kids to see Santa. When we were finished the Joker says, "That's not the real Santa you know. I'm old enough to know the real Santa is the one at the mall."
   
6. Along the same lines, the Joker explained the reason he couldn't see the Santa at the mall on one particular day we were there, "Dad I don't have my catalog!"
   
7. The Joker's attempt to eat an ice cream cone in the summer led to the following exclamation, "My ice cream is leaking everywhere!"
   
8. The Rocker (keep in mind he's two) asks me, "Can you just give me some space?"
   
9. When the Princess was 18 months to 2 years old she was a big talker. Actually she still is a big talker. One particular day she looked into a bucket that held some tomatoes and says, "Hello Mr. Tomato! How are you doing today?"
   
10. The Joker has his first loose tooth. He explained to the twins what this loose tooth means to him, "I'm going to get about 20 dollars for this tooth! I'll be rich!"
    
11. The Princess wrote her first short story at school. She was very proud and said, "It's about a horse turning into a Pegasus." I found this funny because I believe Pegasus is a single horse not something horses turn into.
    
12. Today the Rocker asked, "What's an odor?"
    
13. The Joker was playing with a stuffed monkey and said, "Oh no my baby has turned into a monkey! You know why? He drank monkey juice." The Daredevil says, "Oh bother."

Ten on Tuesday

10 Least Liked Foods

1. Coconut- I hate the texture of coconut. I hate those little bits that seem to remain in your mouth for hours after you've eaten it.
   


2. Oatmeal- Nothing about oatmeal strikes me as appetizing. It's a pile of mush in a bowl.
   


3. Bananas- Again it's a texture thing. The softness of a banana grosses me out.
   


4. Ice cream- This one is a little tricky. I like ice cream in a cone. I will also eat Blizzards from Dairy Queen.
   


5. Mushrooms- Slimy *gags*
   


6. Olives- They look like eyeballs. That reminds me of the lady I saw on a talk show once who was terrified of olives.
   


7. Cabbage- Disgusting.
   


8. Pickles
   


9. Onions
   


10. Mustard

Just Another Manic Monday

How often do you change your toothbrush? I change my toothbrush when it needs changing or when I go to the dentist. I guess that means every six months or so.

What is your favorite item of clothing to shop for? Socks. There's nothing to shopping for socks. You go in pick up the kind you want and off you go. Generally, I buy white socks so I don't even have to think about the color.

Do you use social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)? Which do you use most often? I have a Twitter account strictly for this blog, but I am horrible at updating it. I have no desire to have Facebook or any of those other social networking sites.

Manic Monday #2

It's "Cyber Monday" today, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States. Do you do much online shopping, holiday or otherwise? This holiday season Mrs. Awesome and I have done the majority of our Christmas shopping online. I would say I do an average amount of online shopping on a normal basis.

Are you a Mac or a PC user? Why? PC because that's all I've ever had. I've never even considered a Mac. Maybe I should think about it though.

What website do you spend more time on than you care to admit? haha... RuneScape

Thursday Thirteen #1

I honor of Mrs. Awesome’s love for Edward Cullen I have chosen to create my first Thursday Thirteen on this blog with a Twilight theme. Without further ado I bring you

13 Things I Can Do That Edward Cullen Can’t

1. Taste food. All human food Edward eats tastes like dirt to him. I, Captain Awesome, can actually taste the food I put in my mouth.
2. Go out in the sun. As a human, I can go out in the sun without my skin sparkling like diamonds. Off topic, but who has ever heard of a sparkling vampire anyway?
3. Go to La Push. Not that I have an overwhelming desire to travel to Washington State to the reservation La Push and visit the beach, but if I wanted to I could.
4. Have sex without causing bodily harm to my partner. There are no torn pillows, bruises, etc here although that doesn’t sound half bad…
5. Sweat. Vampires are always cold but I can get hot and sweat.
6. Age. Who really wants to be 17 forever?
7. Get a speeding ticket. Sadly, I’m not equipped with a built in radar detector to avoid getting a speeding ticket. I think I should be.
8. Sleep. I’m able to kill 6 to 8 hours a night in dream land.
9. Make a mistake. Edward is far too perfect for mistakes or his ego is too big to admit it. Actually, I think that applies to me too…
10. Go into a crowded room and not hear people’s thoughts. Reading minds could come in handy at times, but for the most part no one would want to do it all the time. Thankfully I don’t have this gift.
11. Die of old age. Poor Edward can only die if someone rips his head off and burns him.
12. Live in one place my entire life. There’s no reason for me to move because I’m not aging.
13. Be Captain Awesome. Self explanatory.

Manic Monday #1

Do you ever talk to yourself out loud? What do you talk about? I talk to myself out loud all the time. I, obviously, talk about how awesome I am and how no one can ever be as awesome as me. I ask myself out loud everyday: WWCAD? (What would Captain Awesome do?) since in real life I am not called Captain Awesome. It seems no matter how hard I try people stick with my given name.

What stresses you out? My current stress is Christmas. When you have six munchkins to buy for you can't help be get frazzled about it.

What are your secret talents? If I tell you what my secret talents are, exactly what makes them secret?