Well, the SuperBowl (big football game for those of you unfamiliar with it) has come and gone, and even if you were living under a rock you probably got exposed to some of the HOOPLA. Why do they have HOOPLA for football? Wouldn't it be more appropriate for basketball?
I always serve lots of snack food for the family although we don't really have a SuperBowl party. It's kind of like our New Year's Eve, a family only celebration.
I am secretly celebrating the end of football season.
Actually, my husband is not too bad about watching sports, although if the Saints are on, don't expect him to clean up the kitchen. And he is also a big Green Bay Packers fan since childhood. He saw the very first SuperBowl, Number I, when Bart Starr was the quarterback (and he pointed out the old man who is now Bart Starr when they showed him on TV yesterday).
Even I remember Bart Starr a little. I joked on Facebook that I wasn't old enough to remember SuperBowl I (well, what I actually said was, I wasn't sure I had been born). Of course, one of my trusty friends made sure she corrected my math and told me (and everyone) that, yes, I was born but the time this Americn Iconic Experience came to town. I remember Bart Starr because I think my brother had football trading cards in Elementary School. Do they still do football trading cards? Does anyone under 45 collect them?
So, the SuperBowl. An American Icon. Now we have celebrities on the Red Carpet, like Harrison Ford (usually they are promoting their new movies and books, so it's like one long advertisement all day long). After Christina Aguillar botchted the National Anthem (did you catch the look on the faces of the Troops in Iraq?), well, there was some politicking and there were references to 911, World War II and other great historic events, although I think they skipped a mention of the Boston Tea Party. I guess freedom means we are free to---have the SuperBowl! A big football game that generates lots of advertising revenue.
I usually watch the Halftime show to see which famous recording artist (usually Non American)will perform. Of course, I probably shouldn't let my kids watch it. They were watching during the famous Janet Jackson Nipplegate a few years ago, although I think we had all turned away to watch Amelia playing with her food or something and missed the actual "flash in the pan." I had to watch it later on the Internet to see what I missed.
So this year I made a bet with Miranda that the Black Eyed Peas would NOT get bleeped when they sang their Boom Boom Pow song (don't know the official name of this song. Does it matter?) They got bleeped on American Idol a few seasons ago when they did it. She bet that they WOULD get bleeped. So we paid very close attention to the halftime show, and since they DID NOT get bleeped, she now has to make her bed every day this week IN THE MORNING. No waiting until she gets home from school (I'm trying to break this bad habit). Amelia was smart enough not to take the bet although she almost went in with Miranda on it. No one was stupid enough to bet money. At least Fergie has a good nickname.
I thought the halftime show did very well considering that their Friday practice got cancelled at Texas Stadium (the same day that ice fell off the roof and hit workers in the head). I saw one person whose electrically lit costume wouldn't turn off when it was supposed to, but other than that it looked pretty good.
It was a pretty good game, or so I am told. I believe the Packers had several injuries and almost lost their way in the 3rd Quarter. By this point the girls were taking a bath so they could stay up and watch GLEE (they are major league Gleeks). They recently spent their Christmas gift cards and allowance to order the GLEE first season and half of the second season on DVD. It was supposed to be here Saturday on Free Member Express Ship but we got a notice that it would be late due to the ice storms.
We got out Friday and got some SuperBowl groceries and some milk and eggs for a neighbor. By the way, folks, Target prices on SuperBowl stuff on Friday were lower than on Sunday. I had to go by there Sunday to make a return and do some shopping, and I had to buy a second bean dip. It was 50 cents more than the jar that I bought on Friday, and most of the chips and other dips had higher prices as well. Keep this in mind for your SuperBowl planning next year.
Yes, I had a busy Sunday. In addition to returning some pjs and picking up some last minute SuperBowl and other food items that I forgot on Friday, I went clothes shopping for the girls. I got some really inexpensive (nice euphemism for cheap) courderoy pants for between $7 and $4 a pair, and about $50 worth of slip on slippers for $5 a pair (I will be wearing these around the house and the tent at Gulf Wars!!) In other news, the movie The Other Boleyn Girl is available in the cheap movies bin down the way from Electronics for only $5.
I tried to watch this on Sunday when I was back home and doing the laundry. My husband decided to try to prove to me that we owned the movie already by looking through a number of bins and stirring up so much dust that I had to dust the TV set once he finally left the room. No, we didn't own it already. I've only seen it once, and I would have seen it more times if we owned it. The costumes are awesome. Some of it is not strictly historical but that's because it's based on Phillipa Gregory's novel.
I finally gave up trying to watch the rest of the movie since everyone wanted me to come see the kickoff. I came out to see it and then waited 30 more minutes for it to occur (fortunately I was sewing trim on a dress so it wasn't wasted time).
We had lots of food! I made a 7 layer dip although my kids and I argued over whether it really had 7 layers or not. I left out the guacamole (Robert doesn't like it) and the green onions (forgot to get them and they would upset my stomach anyway). So it was a bit bland but still good. We mixed the olives, tomatos, and some lettuce together for a layer (although I counted it as three layers). There's still some of this left for munching today. We had some chili and some queso and some chips, as well as ham, fruit, old cookies from Christmas (now in the trash, thank the Lord). Even the dogs couldn't eat any more and started walking away from doggie leftovers. Since the only liquor we have in the house is vodka, I got some orange juice and I drank screwdrivers because Shiner Bock, my husband's beer, is a little too heavy for me. Of course, the family had already used up all my football napkins that I found last week when cleaning out a drawer, so we used Valentine's Day and old Mother's Day napkins instead. We have a plastic football bowl that was supposed to be a one use only thing--well, five years later it's still going strong.
Amelia and Miranda spent most of the game on a free website decorating rooms. Then we checked Facebook and they thought it was pretty cool (no FB accounts for them until age 14 though). They were shopping the Foamation website for CheeseHead apparel by halftime. I want the CheeseHead earrings and the doggie hats! Actually, if you like foam products that look like Cheese, this place does it all. Cheesy ties, Cheesy tophats, and Cheesy baby clothes (OK, maybe not the last one). And all of the products that I saw retailed at $20 or less!!.
You can tell this is a business that is being operated by a non-retailer. He should have made that price $19.99.
So, this was my day: Go to Target. Return PJs. Buy food. Shop Clearance and Valentines' Day kids clothes. Come home and unload. Try clothes on kids. Try slippers on everyone. Take tags off slippers. Persuade kids to think about the clothes for a few days before I have to take them back. Get Robert to fix everyone brunch (eggs and bacon) since no one has eaten ANYTHING during my absence and it is now 11:30 (what have they all been doing for the last two hours, anyway?) Try to get girls to go get dressed and finish putting away their laundry. Start more laundry. Friend comes over to return some clothes her daughter didn't like and buy some others from my consignment pile in the living room. Friend gives me a hug because my house looks almost as bad as hers does (what can I say, the kids have been out of school since Tuesday and they didn't finish putting their things away upstairs). Make 7 layer dip and put out munchies. Put on new movie. Get annoyed at husband for stirring up dust trying to prove that we own movie already, when I know we don't. Fold and put away three loads of laundry. Match up odd socks. Finish snacky lunch and second screwdriver. Start sewing trim on sleeves of dress, my friend's idea. Check Facebook and put silly stuff out there on the web. Check Ansteorran digest (It's so refreshing--people in the SCA have to ASK what time the game starts!! It started about the same time it has every year for the last 12 years or so, around 5:30 to 6:00, depending on whether you want to see the national anthem and the coin toss prior to kickoff.)
Back to my day: Try to order some stuff from Kohl's--needs to wait until I can put some money in my account (the bank was closed Friday when I tried). Bid on another present for my husband on Ebay (I am determined that I am going to win this!!!) Tinker with Kohl's order to try to get free shipping. Switch clothes over and start another load. Go clean up kitchen and some snacks. Feed tidbits to dogs. Eat some more. Watch Halftime show. Win bet with Miranda over whether the Black Eyed Peas will be bleeped. Listen to husband complain about how mediocre they are (well, I don't disagree). Go back to Internet for a while and read SCA digests and Facebook Posts on the SuperBowl. Clean up the rest of the SuperBowl food and set up dishwasher to run in 4 hours. Watch last two minutes of game and part of the trophy presentation. Explain to the girls who Vince Lombardi was and why the trophy is going Home to Green Bay (VL was the first coach of the Packers and coached them to their first two SuperBowl wins, in SuperBowls I and II. Then they went downhill for a while. This is only their fourth victory in 45 years, and Robert still has the sweatshirt from the last time, which Amelia is wearing to school today). Go to bedroom to watch Glee. Crash about halfway through Glee and miss the big Thriller finale (Michael Jackson's relatives must be making a fortune exploiting his music--his death must be the best thing that ever happened to them). Get up later and get ready for bed. Take another Benedryl to stave off eczema and itching. Sleep until 3am. Get up to do email and blog. So now we are caught up. Except on laundry.
Who has time to watch football, anyway?
By the way, the other team playing in the SuperBowl was the Steelers, a great team if you like Pittsburgh. I'm sure there's at least one ex boyfriend of mine out there rooting for them (in football you root. You don't cheer. This was wisdom imparted by my sports fanatic ex boyfriend, and even though he is my ex boyfriend, he was usually right on anything sports related).
There were some interesting and accurate Facebook comments about how all men don't look good in tight yellow pants. Well, the Steelers may not have won the game but they won the tight yellow pants contest hands down on FaceBook. Most of those Green Bay guys looked like they had eaten too much Wisconsin cheese.
Pleasant Valley Mom (will I actually get to sew or scrapbook today or is there too much laundry left?)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment