The Trombone

Right now we're living in a 2 bedroom house. One room we sleep in and the other.... all of Jake's instruments sleep in.  Somehow we've ended up with about 20 instruments and the last one that showed up was a trombone.  I tried playing it the other day for a couple minutes and it hurt my lips more than I thought it would.  On the upside, it acted as a natural botox.  My lips were swollen for the next half hour!  I kind of felt like I had just left the dentists office but my lips were more luscious than they've ever been.  The picture doesn't do it justice-- and I didn't mean for it to end up looking like the cover of a Queen album.

How the Bouchers do Turkey

Thanksgiving turned out to be the expected lovely family fiasco fun.... and Black Friday, well that's a whole different story. I'm NEVER doing that again and I DON'T want to talk about it. It was disheartening to say the least. So I've decided to make Thanksgiving last for 2 days. Yes, I will eat leftovers today and remember all the things I'm thankful for and forget about the lady in Target who smelled like malt liquor and tried to trade her baby for a transformer while pushing over an elderly lady with a walker and told a disabled person to stick it where the sun don't shine, laughing like the wicked witch and recording her own evilness with her camera phone the entire time.  It's called BLACK friday for a reason.  It's not yellow, it's black, because people die out there!  But today I'm only thinking of....



FOOD




NAPS




MUSIC




BABIES


FAMILY










FRIENDS







MARRIAGE

"The Economy"

Lately everyone and their dog, no matter how smart or idiotic they may be, seem to use this phrase whenever they need a scapegoat: The Economy 

Sometimes it's true.  Sometimes.

Higher taxes? It's because of our economy. Climbing interest rates? The economy. Gasoline prices? The economy. Wage theft? It's our economic situation. Rising unemployment? Our failing economy. Identity theft and internet schemes? Our economy. Global warming? Yep, our economy. Why can't I get a loan? It's this economy. Why do I spend more than I make? The economy. Why do I keep gaining weight? The economy. 

How long is this recession going to last?  It's almost been ten years since it started so when people say we're coming out of it, I don't believe them.  A couple points up on the DOW today is a couple points down tomorrow.  Nobody really, REALLY knows when and what is going to happen, but I think we need some new excuses.

On an upwards note, our vocabulary is expanding and new words have been created since "the economy" problem started.  I learned a new one yesterday that made me laugh....

FUNEMPLOYMENT!

   And yes, that is how I'm surviving these days.  

   Am I ashamed, you may ask?  

   No.  

   Why?  

   The Economy.