Birthday Vegetables

A friends daughter; Abby, was turning three and to celebrate we attended a birthday party where the kids play and the adults stand around and watch them. Abby was in her glory wearing a frilly dress and tiara. This birthday girl was enjoying much attention plus having good playtime. Her mother however was trying desperately to let all her plans unfold. These three year olds really had no desire for musical chairs, but they did love running around the swing set. the party bags were beautifully decorated with personalized bags and name plates yet I wondered how long it would take for this stuff to end up on the bottom of the toy chest. This mom poured her heart out in the preparations for this party right down to the pink cupcakes topped with juicy strawberries. They looked beautiful except after one bite the kids would abandon this treat and seek more playtime. I was curious what could be wrong with a little cake topped with frosting and fruit, to me it's the perfect food. I took one for myself, and after my first (and last) bite I knew something was wrong. Maybe mom forgot an ingredient in the making of the frosting. I was staring at this treat in disbelief. It was one of those how could something be so right be so wrong moments. I stood there; fork in one hand, plate with cupcake on it in the other and Abby walks by. In the cutest of voices she says "mommy made the cupcakes with cauliflower because she loves me so much." Her mother following close behind smiles at me and says "don't you love the cupcakes, I made the cake part with zucchini and the frosting out of pureed cauliflower." Thankfully she didn't stick around for my response as she was setting up a pin the tail on the donkey game.

She Buzz Words

• Pumpkin
• Spider
• Hay Bale
• Candle

Right Now She Could Be:

• Ironing a shirt
• Opening a pint of Ben & Jerry's
• Shopping for her daughter's birthday gift
• Digging through the trash, in hopes of finding her child's mouth retainer

She App

Pocket Yoga is available on her iPhone; this app offers three different levels of difficulty that include images and a soothing voice that you can work out with.

She's married?

According to divorcerate.org, here are the odds regarding her marriage:

• The divorce rate in America for a first marriage, is 41%.
• The divorce rate in America for a second marriage, is 60%.
• The divorce rate in America for a third marriage, is 73%.

A Tanning Butler: This service is offered by high-end hotels in sunny destinations, where a "butler" armed with tanning products makes sure the guests are well sunscreened. Products and application are complimentary; tips are accepted.

Kitchenistas: Women (usually single) who make their kitchen appliances into storage areas for their clothes and shoes. She'll keep jeans in her oven and shoes in the fridge.

She could be a...

• Marriage counselor
• Car saleswoman
• Hotel manager
• Swim teacher
• Personal shopper

She vent...

• "There should be more rest-rooms for women in public places."

She site...

• All things inventive, unique, and quirky can be found at www.Quirky.com

She questions..

• Should she or he allow personal grooming (hair combing, make up application) at the table?
• Could she survive on a cash only diet?

She MOney

Here's Money's college list of the highest paying college degrees, based on information gathered by www.Payscale.com. The ten most profitable that turn into the highest paying jobs are:

• Engineering
• Economics
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Statistics
• Biochemistry
• Mathematics
• Construction Management
• Information Systems
• Geology

She's Pet

She's able to find out where registered sex offenders live. Now, she can also find out where animal abusers can be found. A bill is currently being presented before the California legislature that would require people convicted of felony of animal abuse, to register as well. Pet-abuse.com tracks about 16,000 accused and/or convicted animal abusers.

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