Because no good deed goes unpunished, the man who rescued the three abducted women in Cleveland is being skewered on The Smoking Gun website after they dug up domestic violence issues from the '90's. What a pathetic use of the site. As one commenter said, "One of the greatest compliments a person can give you is to talk about what you USED to do". Kudos to him for his actions this week, and a big thumbs down to TSG.

Today, disaster: for the first time ever I took the kids out for ice cream cones and they finished them. Every. Single. Bite. What's the point of having kids unless there are leftovers to swipe for yourself? This is the reason I constantly made new ones, but now, with the supply of youngin's cut off, I'm going to have to start ordering my "own" food. LOL

Two sides of YaYa

Gary's Mom's Burgers

~30 years ago I had a grade school assignment that involved telling the class how to do something, step by step. My classmate Gary Michalski repeated his Mom's recipe for baking hamburgers in the oven, and as a kid I thought that was so unheard of that it's stuck with me to this day. Fast fwd to yesterday, when I was pressed for time and had six mouths to feed. When that anecdote popped into my head for the zillioneth time I said WTH and tossed a dozen burgers in the oven. Half an hour later, with no fuss, no muss, and very little cleanup we sat down for dinner. The lesson? Gary's Mom knew her s**t, and all props to them both.

Poor girl

she's been so incredibly tough.....shes got a golden heart and such a strong will. She willed herself through so much crap the week after surgery...truly inspiring to watch!! Now she's just milking it though LOL - Lisa

Congratulations on Your 1st Holy Communion Smiley!

Ahhhh, success!

Mission accomplished. Work, recitals, First Communion, dinner and festival IN THE BOOKS. We even took a walk across the old railroad bridge near my childhood home. Busy busy weekend - but a great one too. Now: booze, TV, and chillin' with my lady.

Happy First Communion Smiley!

Congratulations Smiley! Personally love this shot...but looks like he's posing for Bop magazine, not a First Communion picture!! lol. - Lisa

Whew. This'll be a weekend for the books

http://slapinions.blogspot.com/VERY busy weekend for #Team_Slap. Two birthday parties to attend, two 8 hr work shifts, three dance recitals, Smiley's 1st communion, a dinner out to celebrate, and a church festival. Zoinks!

Quote of the Day

Even the impression of weakness begets weakness