This Page

has been moved to new address

Waffles with a Side of Spider

Sorry for inconvenience...

Redirection provided by Blogger to WordPress Migration Service
----------------------------------------------- */ body { background:#aba; margin:0; padding:20px 10px; text-align:center; font:x-small/1.5em "Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Arial,Sans-serif; color:#333; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; } /* Page Structure ----------------------------------------------- */ /* The images which help create rounded corners depend on the following widths and measurements. If you want to change these measurements, the images will also need to change. */ @media all { #content { width:740px; margin:0 auto; text-align:left; } #main { width:485px; float:left; background:#fff url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_main_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; margin:15px 0 0; padding:0 0 10px; color:#000; font-size:97%; line-height:1.5em; } #main2 { float:left; width:100%; background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_main_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:10px 0 0; } #main3 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/rails_main.gif") repeat-y; padding:0; } #sidebar { width:240px; float:right; margin:15px 0 0; font-size:97%; line-height:1.5em; } } @media handheld { #content { width:90%; } #main { width:100%; float:none; background:#fff; } #main2 { float:none; background:none; } #main3 { background:none; padding:0; } #sidebar { width:100%; float:none; } } /* Links ----------------------------------------------- */ a:link { color:#258; } a:visited { color:#666; } a:hover { color:#c63; } a img { border-width:0; } /* Blog Header ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { #header { background:#456 url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_top.gif") no-repeat left top; margin:0 0 0; padding:8px 0 0; color:#fff; } #header div { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 15px 8px; } } @media handheld { #header { background:#456; } #header div { background:none; } } #blog-title { margin:0; padding:10px 30px 5px; font-size:200%; line-height:1.2em; } #blog-title a { text-decoration:none; color:#fff; } #description { margin:0; padding:5px 30px 10px; font-size:94%; line-height:1.5em; } /* Posts ----------------------------------------------- */ .date-header { margin:0 28px 0 43px; font-size:85%; line-height:2em; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.2em; color:#357; } .post { margin:.3em 0 25px; padding:0 13px; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:1px 0; } .post-title { margin:0; font-size:135%; line-height:1.5em; background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_arrow.gif") no-repeat 10px .5em; display:block; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:0 1px 1px; padding:2px 14px 2px 29px; color:#333; } a.title-link, .post-title strong { text-decoration:none; display:block; } a.title-link:hover { background-color:#ded; color:#000; } .post-body { border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:0 1px 1px; border-bottom-color:#fff; padding:10px 14px 1px 29px; } html>body .post-body { border-bottom-width:0; } .post p { margin:0 0 .75em; } p.post-footer { background:#ded; margin:0; padding:2px 14px 2px 29px; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:1px; border-bottom:1px solid #eee; font-size:100%; line-height:1.5em; color:#666; text-align:right; } html>body p.post-footer { border-bottom-color:transparent; } p.post-footer em { display:block; float:left; text-align:left; font-style:normal; } a.comment-link { /* IE5.0/Win doesn't apply padding to inline elements, so we hide these two declarations from it */ background/* */:/**/url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 0 45%; padding-left:14px; } html>body a.comment-link { /* Respecified, for IE5/Mac's benefit */ background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 0 45%; padding-left:14px; } .post img { margin:0 0 5px 0; padding:4px; border:1px solid #ccc; } blockquote { margin:.75em 0; border:1px dotted #ccc; border-width:1px 0; padding:5px 15px; color:#666; } .post blockquote p { margin:.5em 0; } /* Comments ----------------------------------------------- */ #comments { margin:-25px 13px 0; border:1px dotted #ccc; border-width:0 1px 1px; padding:20px 0 15px 0; } #comments h4 { margin:0 0 10px; padding:0 14px 2px 29px; border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc; font-size:120%; line-height:1.4em; color:#333; } #comments-block { margin:0 15px 0 9px; } .comment-data { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 2px .3em; margin:.5em 0; padding:0 0 0 20px; color:#666; } .comment-poster { font-weight:bold; } .comment-body { margin:0 0 1.25em; padding:0 0 0 20px; } .comment-body p { margin:0 0 .5em; } .comment-timestamp { margin:0 0 .5em; padding:0 0 .75em 20px; color:#666; } .comment-timestamp a:link { color:#666; } .deleted-comment { font-style:italic; color:gray; } .paging-control-container { float: right; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; font-size: 80%; } .unneeded-paging-control { visibility: hidden; } /* Profile ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { #profile-container { background:#cdc url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_prof_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; margin:0 0 15px; padding:0 0 10px; color:#345; } #profile-container h2 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_prof_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:10px 15px .2em; margin:0; border-width:0; font-size:115%; line-height:1.5em; color:#234; } } @media handheld { #profile-container { background:#cdc; } #profile-container h2 { background:none; } } .profile-datablock { margin:0 15px .5em; border-top:1px dotted #aba; padding-top:8px; } .profile-img {display:inline;} .profile-img img { float:left; margin:0 10px 5px 0; border:4px solid #fff; } .profile-data strong { display:block; } #profile-container p { margin:0 15px .5em; } #profile-container .profile-textblock { clear:left; } #profile-container a { color:#258; } .profile-link a { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_profile.gif") no-repeat 0 .1em; padding-left:15px; font-weight:bold; } ul.profile-datablock { list-style-type:none; } /* Sidebar Boxes ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { .box { background:#fff url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_side_top.gif") no-repeat left top; margin:0 0 15px; padding:10px 0 0; color:#666; } .box2 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_side_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 13px 8px; } } @media handheld { .box { background:#fff; } .box2 { background:none; } } .sidebar-title { margin:0; padding:0 0 .2em; border-bottom:1px dotted #9b9; font-size:115%; line-height:1.5em; color:#333; } .box ul { margin:.5em 0 1.25em; padding:0 0px; list-style:none; } .box ul li { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_arrow_sm.gif") no-repeat 2px .25em; margin:0; padding:0 0 3px 16px; margin-bottom:3px; border-bottom:1px dotted #eee; line-height:1.4em; } .box p { margin:0 0 .6em; } /* Footer ----------------------------------------------- */ #footer { clear:both; margin:0; padding:15px 0 0; } @media all { #footer div { background:#456 url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:8px 0 0; color:#fff; } #footer div div { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 15px 8px; } } @media handheld { #footer div { background:#456; } #footer div div { background:none; } } #footer hr {display:none;} #footer p {margin:0;} #footer a {color:#fff;} /* Feeds ----------------------------------------------- */ #blogfeeds { } #postfeeds { padding:0 15px 0; }

Monday, April 4, 2011

Waffles with a Side of Spider

I knew my girls had been plotting to get me this April Fool's, but I wasn't too worried.  I would just play along, to their great amusement.

I went to pick my daughter up from first grade on Friday.  The second she stepped into the car I hear a loud high-pitched scream.
"Mom there's a spider in your hair!"
"Get it out!  Smack it!"  I yell in my truly panicked voice.
"April Fool's."
Apparently my 7-year-old has surpassed me in cleverness. 

As you would expect, for the next hour, my two girls and even my 2-year old boy thought it was hilarious to tell me there was a spider crawling on me.  I thought it was adorable for the first 15 minutes, then, I was done.

The next morning, my husband made waffles.  My girls were eating at the counter.  Suddenly,  my 5-year-old daughter shrieks, then yells, "Spider!!!  There's a spider on my plate!"  Quite a believable performance, but I am still ready to move on from this joke.  I casually saunter over to her, not even pretending to believe.

How was I to know a REAL spider had decided to join us for breakfast?


Grumpy Mom Goal of the Day:  I'm breaking out the spider spray.

Labels: , , , ,

posted by Grumpy Grateful Mom @ Monday, April 04, 2011   15 Comments

15 Comments:

At April 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM , Blogger Allie said...

Wow, that is some story! Too much to believe. Yikes! Glad nobody ate it. You have a very nice blog, I'll be back to visit. Have a great week.
www.skylarkmanor.com

 
At April 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM , Blogger 6 Happy Hearts said...

Have I told you how much I love your blog title?
I think we need to start an on-line support group for moms of 4 :)
Your kids are funny. They must get that from their cool mommy.

 
At April 4, 2011 at 11:16 AM , Blogger Heather said...

Seems to be a lesson for those little girls of yours!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 11:28 AM , Blogger Donna said...

How ironic and funny! I would have totally freaked about the spider on the plate!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 12:48 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Ugh, I HATE spiders. I would have shirked too!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 1:16 PM , Blogger Fashion Mom said...

hihi so funny ! lucky she didn't eat the spider, boehaaa ! xxx

 
At April 4, 2011 at 1:42 PM , Blogger Rochelle@AFamilyofLooneys said...

I would have totally freaked out. I hate spiders almost as much as snakes.

 
At April 4, 2011 at 2:27 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

EEEK! That would have been TOO much for me!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 7:08 PM , Blogger Jennifer said...

My 3 year old daughter would have freaked out!! She is TERRIFIED of any type of bug!! Once there was a spider on the car play mat in the basement and she refused to go in that area for the next two days...So here's to hoping that no spiders end up on our plates!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 8:30 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I hope you have a spider free day! I have just tagged you in a Handwritting Meme. Check it out here.
http://www.calamitykitchen.com/2011/04/award-and-not-so-stylish-handwriting.htm

 
At April 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM , Blogger thingsthatkeepmesane.com said...

The spider is gross, but I'm looking at those waffles. I would really like some of those right now. Heather
www.thingsthatkeepmesane.com

 
At April 4, 2011 at 9:22 PM , Blogger LBB said...

I HATE spiders! I would have freaked out more then the kids!!! :)

 
At April 4, 2011 at 10:55 PM , Blogger Claire said...

I am so loving reading your blog!!! I just played catch up to about 2 weeks worth of posts, and I am giggling at almost all of them! As for the spider, like I tell my 4 year old, it must be karma!!

Thanks for such a great read!!

 
At April 4, 2011 at 11:29 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

This was hilarious--I laughed out loud and read it to my husband. Just checking in to say hi, and always appreciate your suggestions too! Have a great one!

 
At April 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM , Blogger A Hootie Hoot said...

I had a spider crawling on me the other day and thought I would jump out of my skin! Don't know why they freak me out so much!

 

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home