<p>It’s the empty-nester drinking game!</p>
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<p>Believe me, friends and I have gotten about half-blasted eating the fruit when the San Gria’s gone. It’s dangerous.</p>
<p>mafool, Yes! Every time they say “money” you take a shot.</p>
<p>Heard of a great dessert today: oreos dipped in a funnel cake batter then fried. Take (at least) three of these lo-cal delights and dip them in your fav brandy. Oh! They are heavenly. These nice folks also have fried twinkies but we were encouraged to drink them with beer - which I felt a tad too pedestrian for a fried twinkie. haha</p>
<p>Today, Spot (my inherited Jack Russell terrier, whom we are {slowly} learning to love) caught a baby bunny and brought it to me. She didn’t harm it in any way but still, I had to SCREAM when she dropped it on my feet whilst I was indisposed (on the potty). Spot loves her new pet - which we have returned to the lilac bushes. I think there are a couple of his siblings living in the same depression there. They are cute, but I think Spot is not going to be nice forever. </p>
<p>Twin2 at his job as busboy this evening accidently dropped a platter of french fries on his former geometry teacher’s lap. It’s always something.</p>
<p>mafool: where will your child be studying - or is it one of those programs that’s all over Europe? My DD (16) wants to go to Franciscan because a semester in Austria with a 10 day visit to the Vatican is included in the tuition. </p>
<p>Here’s a kids say the D***dest things catagory: my eldest son called me today (post bunny) to ask me if I could GIVE him $400 to take a girl flying. (In my day… no, I’m not going there) I am still laughing about this because he DOESN’T EVEN KNOW HER LAST NAME! Yes, sure honey - and I’ll give you an extra $250 for a burger too. </p>
<p>Where is my cabernet?</p>
<p>He will be in the UK, fencersmom.</p>
<p>Maybe that flying-money request was filed under the it-doesn’t-hurt-to-ask heading!</p>
<p>Oh where in the UK, Bullet and I lived in Oxfordshire for 3 yrs.</p>
<p>Tell him when he wants to go to McDonalds…don’t, quarter pounders don’t taste the same, and they charge you for ketchup packets…here’s the worse part Brits will sit forever, fast food is not something they comprehend :(</p>
<p>As far as the fried oreos, my kids discovered them about 5 years ago at Kings Dominion, they are good, but at my age as I took a bite I started counting the calories</p>
<p>Okay I will follow my theme today…next round</p>
<p>Long Island Iced Tea…another drink we would card anyone who ordered</p>
<p>1/2 ounce Vodka
1/2 ounce Gin
1/2 ounce White Rum
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce Lemon Juice
Top with Cola</p>
<p>No one over 25 drinks margaritas? I guess I’m younger than I thought!</p>
<p>That said I can’t drink daiquiris any more. Too sweet!</p>
<p>(Though for some reason pina coladas never seem too sweet, and surely they are even sweeter!) I only drink them in the Virgin Islands however.</p>
<p>Surely we can relocate the SA bar to the Virgin Islands, at least temporarily? I’m all over the frozen mango daiquiris there!</p>
<p>Banana daiquiries in the Virgin Islands… memories are made of this.</p>
<p>I do believe there is only one extant photograph of jmmom dancing on the hood of an unknown owner’s car. Without it, how would I know that it happened?</p>
<p>But what happens in the Virgin Island stays in the Virgin Islands… doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Yes, jmmom you are right. It’s been several years since we were there (pre-kids), but rum-infused drinks brought on lots of memory-LESS times there, too. A couple of times, only the photo evidence gave a clue of what the rum had eventually led to!!!</p>
<p>DH and I have had almost a week w/o kids. I could get used to this! We eat what we want, when we want, and do what we want to, etc. etc. ;)</p>
<p>But I AM looking forward to the kid’s return Monday night!</p>
<p>bringing up from page 2… make my drink something in a nice shade of Carolina Blue…just got back from the NCAA bball game. </p>
<p>There was THE MOST OBNOXIOUS young woman sitting behind us up in the nosebleed section of the stadium. She had an ear-splitting, high-pitched SCREAM that she used incessantly throughout the game, she really had very little clue of many of the general rules of basketball, and screamed ignorant comments throughout the game. (and yes, we were both rooting for the Tarheels). My husband (all 6’7" of him) was sitting directly in front of her, so her mouth was approximately 7 inches from his ear. He ended up moving down a couple of rows to get away from her!!! I was on my feet with about 6 minutes left to go in the game…not only because it was an exciting game, but—glory be!—she lost her voice! Finally!!!</p>
<p>congrats, astromom! The Heels are looking good. (And this is from a Blue Devil!) You’ll need something with a dash of Blue Cura</p>
<p>my gosh…</p>
<p>Got my buzz on just catching up </p>
<p>Congrats Bullet and Pima on the college acceptance </p>
<p>Congrats mafool to your son on the internship and the study abroad (Get your drunk on now because all you will hear is money . Just put some wings on it and let it fly away)</p>
<p>Fencer - ferrets, bunny rabbits, jack russell terriers, sons having occupational hazards cleaning rooms we need to name a drink in your honor. You are such a brave woman!</p>
<p>astrophysicsmom - thanks for keeping us in check because there is indeed nutritional value in funnel cake oreos, sangria (yes, we will eat the fruit) thin mints and ice cream. See we’re not eating any junk food here!</p>
<p>Congrats to soozie and mini and their D’s grad school acceptances.</p>
<p>to everyone holding out for the next 24 hours, we are here. whether the congratulatory drinks are on you or if you just need some friends so that you can cry in your beer. But hey, there’ll be no beer crying because we know everyone is going somewhere wonderful.</p>
<p>Here’s a toast to the little train that could - Dickinson, making it to the elite 8</p>
<p>Davidson, sybbie, <em>David</em> as in Goliath-fighter.</p>
<p>Bartender, cut sybbie off until she gets her bracketology straightened out.</p>
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<p>No, she’s Ok, really, just trying to speak around all that sangria fruit in her mouth. Right, sybbie?</p>
<p>Davidson def deserves to win it all. They do their students laundry. </p>
<p>More baby bunnies under the lilacs today and now both dogs plus the neighbor’s are interested in that far-off corner of the yard. There’s one that’s mostly white (instead of the usual “taupe”) and I would love to have that one for a pet (no way on God’s green earth that will happen). I guess spring is here!</p>
<p>Here’s a cheery note: I found an entire slate shingle from my house’s roof in my front yard this morning. Roof approx 85 years old. I really don’t want to repair or even patch a slate roof that old. DH is going up on the ladder this afternoon (almost 4 stories high so I’m nervous for him) to check out the damage and its extent. Hope it is just the one slate. Will wait till he’s down off the ladder before I crack open (bad choice of words) the brewski.</p>
<p>My mea culpa to Davidson and every one in NC. I watched the blurb on GMA this morning and everything. Been home sick the past couple of days, gotta remember no mixing drinks with the meds.</p>
<p>OK, do we have a drink called the Martyr? or the Hero?</p>
<p>I just spent much of the afternoon raking up the leaves we thought we got last fall, but sneaked back in while we weren’t looking, to take up semipermanent and soggy residence amongst the bushes, flower beds, and low places in the grass. </p>
<p>At least it was good exercise! :rolleyes:</p>