Summer breeze...

It's hot as blue blazes. I can't stand it.

I really don't care what I wear right now, as long as it's somewhat cool and I don't embarrass my husband. I pulled out a pair of capris for today, and got all nostalgic. Right after Abbie was born and my official maternity leave was ending, Handsome took me shopping for new "work" clothes that I would need as a stay-at-home mom.

One of my favorite pieces were some army green capri drawstring scrub pants. (Could I BE more frumpy?) I remember thinking just this morning, "Wow, I've had these for a long time, there seems to be a tiny little tear in the back there, it should be fine for just one little errand."


Flash forward a few hours and a couple of squats later, and it's 10th grade homeroom all over again.

I had a bottom locker back then, and I might have gone through a sassy phase where I bought some zebra-print underwear, one of which could have been red. That morning, I walked from one end of the hall to the other, through the senior hall and lots of first bell traffic. When I sat down in homeroom, something didn't feel right, and I cleverly backed out of Mr. Kidd's room down to the Home Ec department where I borrowed a needle and thread.

Same feeling came over me today when I hopped back in my swagger wagon. There was a little more leather touching my hiney than should have been. Upon further research, I deduced that a major wardrobe malfunction had occurred.

This time the only seniors that saw me were a few grandmas in the little store I was in. Oh well. Who cares? I can laugh at myself a whole lot easier than I could back then. And if I can make you laugh too, my job is done here. Now going to look for new uniforms.

Candyland After Dark

The audience is quiet. There's a new player to the game this time, and folks, he's a wild card. His name is Boodreaux. He's a rule breaker for sure. We will have to watch him.

Our junior player tonight has a bit more experience, and is showing tremendous promise for the future. My friend, I think will hear a lot more from Little Bear here at Candyland After Dark.

Then we have Mama Bear. Mama Bear has moved down to Candyland competitions now. We saw a darker side of her personality when she ventured into the Risk circuit, but we are proud to have her here at Candyland After Dark. Colors, candy and gingerbread men. Yes, Mama Bear is going to be a regular at CAD for years to come.

Our competition is now under way.

Our rules state that the youngest player begins each game. That means Boodreaux. Boodreaux is at a disadvantage, as he thinks every color is green, but it appears that a few turns at Candyland, he definitely knows orange now.

The Little Bear's first turn is only a single color. She doesn't move very far in her first turn.

Mama Bear takes her first turn, the moves on to help Boodreaux. He's doing great folks. He seems to be recognizing yellow now.

After several turns for each player the game had been progressing nicely. Little Bear was way ahead of the pack, when she drew a Princess Frostine card. Friends, this is the first character card we've seen tonight. Little Bear is really showing her inexperience now. She seems to be extremely excited about this princess card, until Mama Bear shows her how far back she must go on the Candyland trail to find Princess Frostine's candy cane. Folks, we have a star player here. She's not disappointed at all, she's just so excited to have that princess card.

The family has been able to avoid Lord Licorice tonight. We haven't seen anything from him so far. However, Little Bear did pass through Gramma Nutt's woods during several turns. She held her breath and is not showing any allergic reactions right now.

Friends, it's just not Little Bear's night for Candyland. Mr. Mint has pulled her back for an ice cream, and she had some setbacks with a blue gumdrop.

Boodreaux is not a contender, as he has been allowed to play by newcomer rules. It looks like Mama Bear will be the first one to make it to King Kandy and his yard full of skittles.

Tune in again soon folks for another episode of Candyland After Dark.