The Sevens!
I’m Lusting After:
...going to the indoor trampoline park that is (literally) down the street from my house. Sky Zone sounds like a great workout (there are even 'SkyRobics' schedules) and lots of fun. Floors and walls covered in trampolines? Sign me up. Then, I slowly started to get concerned about small children who could get trampled (get it) being on the trampolines at the same time. It turns out that Saturday nights are 'Sky Jam' nights for 16 and older! I have no shame trampling 16 year olds!
"Saturday Night SkyJam = unparalleled, unmatched and out-of-this-world FUN! It's exclusively for ages 16 and up and takes place every Saturday night. Zip across the court horizontally...freestyle your latest moves vertically...and test your competitive skill in an awesome game of 3-D Dodgeball! Quite simply, it's some SICK, wall-to-wall action from 10pm-11:30pm, just $18/person!"
I’m Reading:
That there is a Boy Meets World Sequel being made and it is going to be called Girl Meets World and run on the Disney Channel. What?! Did I just 90's-date myself? Danielle Fishel (Topanga) and Ben Savage (Cory Matthews) are apparently signed up to be on the show - yes!
"The story revolves around Riley Matthew, the 13-year-old daughter of Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel), who also have a 14-year-old son, Elliot." - Source
Am I the only one that watched this show? It should premier sometime late this year or next.
I’m We Are Watching:
The hubby and I have always been a fan of Face Off - a reality show on SyFy (Tuesday nights) in which contestants compete in prosthetic makeup challenges.
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I have a degree in Film and Video so of course I like to see how characters are made. Alice in Wonderland gone zombie? Uh, yes, please. The finale is my favorite - the models (also actors and dancers - I am in awe of them) have to perform in their character/makeup.
I’m Drooling Over:
The Lava Cakes and Ice Cream from Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's has several items that I will go out of my way to buy (it is not one of the million closest grocery stores to my house). I have not tried these (a friend recommended that I do) but they look and sound amazing. I love the souffle from J Gilbert's and this looks an awful lot like it!
The only bad thing is that I would not be able to stop eating them. Therefore, I am going to have to either stick to eating it only on Valentine's Day (J Gilbert's date) or try a bite of my friend's one day. ;) She did, however, say there are only around 360 or so calories in a cake.
Baby-Friendly Restaurant Rating:
If you have not figured it out by now, my mom and I are brunch people. Therefore, since we usually go to Mimi's Cafe a few times a month I decided it was time to report. We typically go on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon around 11am/12pm (my daughter's lunch time) and order from the breakfast menu. They also have a huge lunch/dinner menu with things like 'Turkey Dinner' and 'Chicken Pot Pie'. Yeah, that's right, they're fantastic.
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The muffins are amazing and I pretend to order one for my daughter and end up eating 90% of it myself. I usually order some kind of special monthly pancakes (pumpkin, cinnamon, etc) which are little (but you get way too many) with egg whites, turkey sausage and sugar-free syrup of course. HOW AMAZING DO THESE LOOK? They also come out warm and with butter (I hide the butter).
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The kids menu is pretty great - there are several options. My daughter loves the slices of apples (if I take the skins off) and the warm cinnamon apples. There are things like mini corn dogs, chicken fingers, or sliders but my daughter just eats what is on our plates. My poor mom has to pick the blueberries out of her breakfast and give them to her. Note: this is after she has eaten a little bowl of blueberries that I asked the waitress to bring her.
I give this restaurant 4 out of 5 pacifiers for toddler friendliness The staff is nice, the color-able kid's menu has plenty of choices, the highchair is the kind that does not require my cloth insert with straps, and the food is good. I cannot remember if there is a changing table in the bathroom, but it is a friendly place where the people smile at her high pony tail.
Favorite Toddler Item of the Week:
My mother bought my daughter a Viosonic Toothwand a few weeks ago:
She got the 'ruby' one. My first thoughts were... I am jealous and does a 16 month old really need an automatic toothbrush?
"Enjoy two brushing speeds for a gentle massage or deep cleaning, a built in LED for low light (plus it's an indicator to let you know when the battery is low), and a two minute timer so you know when your pearly whites are dentist-recommended clean." -Source
My daughter loves it. We were using an Elmo 'normal' Oral B toothbrush (for toddlers) and she lost interest fast. Well, this shiny thing came along and she loves the light and vibration (lower speed). We can get in a good brush pretty fast and then we say 'you do it' and she does pretty well! She does not quite have the brush up and down technique, but at least it's vibrating where she's chewing on it!
Random Thoughts:
This review of Hansel & Gretel (and Movie 43) is hilarious. I still want to see Hansel & Gretel.
The SNL Digital Short YOLO had me laughing last Saturday. Check it out.
Some days I feel like this (except the dog would be my daughter):
This made me laugh... out loud: