January | 2015 | The Sadder But Wiser Girl

Welcome to this month’s Fly on the Wall. This is the edition that really should be entitled Sarah No Longer Knows How to Use WordPress Because They Changed Things and That Makes Her Sad. I already had a headache. This did not help.

Fly on the Wall is a compilation of random snippets from daily life that aren’t really enough to make a whole blog post on their own. Participating bloggers all post these simultaneously so you get more bang for your buck, or something like that. Check the links down at the bottom of this post for many more glimpses into other people’s lives!

So here’s what went on this month…

So we celebrated Christmas in the usual way. There were presents and a big dinner. The kids spent most of the day playing with their loot.

Then, the day after Christmas my husband put out a fire naked, because that’s how things go in our house.

That’s right. Put out a fire. Naked.

Apparently when you don’t get bits of potato that bubble over out of an already overfilled pan, and they get down into your oven, they catch on fire when you try to preheat your oven for pizza.

It was a bit smoky, and I went to check to see what it was all about, and there were flames shooting up out of the bottom of the oven.

So naturally I yell to my husband. “The oven is on fire!” thinking that he is out of the shower.

But instead he was still in, and came running out to put out the fire. Naked. And wet.

Needless to say, the fire got put out, we had Taco Bell for supper, and my husband now has another story to tell that either makes people laugh or makes them uncomfortable.

His mother had to ask the question: “Why didn’t you stop and put something on?”

Evil Genius: “That’s the difference between you and me. You stop to put on clothes, you burn up in a fire. I get things done.”

(Needless to say, I did not post any pictures of this event.)

So that was the highlight of our Christmas Break, what was yours?

We let The Professor watch Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, because he loves historical stuff. That counts, right? The Princess wasn’t nearly as interested, though she had to pipe up after the whole “69 Dudes!” part: “Wow, 69 must be their lucky number!” Yes honey, that’s right.

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Our New Year was the Cheeseball New Year. I was sent out to buy multiple packages of cream cheese so that Evil Genius and The Princess could make all kinds of cheeseballs. They ended making a pizza one, a Hawaiian one, and a Honey Dijon one. I liked the Hawaiian one-it had ham and pineapple in it, among others. I really do think that by the end of the break, Evil Genius and the kids were officially sick of eating that kind of food!

Cheeseball. Pizza Cheeseball.

Evil Genius and the kids were watching a show about a potato chip factory. They were mesmerized. The Professor decided that this would be his future workplace, even after I informed him that you don’t get to eat chips while you work.

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Mmmmmmm… Minecraft…

Hawaiian Punch and a printable Creeper picture taped to it generated more excitement than anything else in this house. Who’d have thought that would happen?

The Professor’s tenth birthday was this January. We did everything Minecraft. From the cake to the homemade decorations. Everything. Minecraft. Who knew that downloaded a bunch of stuff from the internet and making all your own everything would be such a hit! The kids are still talking about it. Mom wins.

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Last Saturday ESPN Gameday came to Iowa State. Evil Genius and the kids were there! They both made a sign.

The Princess’s sign was extra sparkly.

The Professor? Not so much a fan of sparkles.

To balance everything out, after Gameday Evil Genius went over to the Comic Book Store and competed in his first Magic Tournament. Nerd.

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I’m currently at the end of Week 6 in my Couch to 5K Training. I haven’t died yet. I have two weeks left, and I’m actually running. What’s next you say? A run in the cold on the first Saturday in February. Two more 5Ks in warmer weather as I’m doing the 5K to 10K program. Then Dam to Dam at the end of May, which is a half marathon. Yes. That’s when I’ll die. It’s been nice knowing you all.

Coming soon, I’ll be published in another anthology. I know, what’s up with that???? I’ll have details ASAP!

So that was our month. How was yours? What are other bloggers doing? Check it out belowwwwwwww….

http://www.BakingInATornado.com Baking In A Tornado

http://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com/ Spatulas on Parade

http://followmehome.shellybean.com Follow me home

http://www.menopausalmom.com/ Menopausal Mother

http://stacysewsandschools.blogspot.com/ Stacy Sews and Schools

http://dinoheromommy.com/ Dinosaur Superhero Mommy

http://www.JuiceboxConfession.com Juicebox Confession

http://batteredhope.blogspot.com Battered Hope

http://eileensperpetuallybusy.blogspot.com/ Eileen’s Perpetually Busy

http://www.gomamao.com Go Mama O