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The bad news is that this picture was taken 32 years ago today. 32 long-ass years. Ago. Today. And no, I no longer have the Slinky. Or the stuffed dog.
The good news is that my son looks a little bit like me after all! Or at least, like I used to look. This is Bruiser on his first birthday.
And here we have my fourth birthday. It appears I got a piece of luggage, among other things. Either that, or this was some kind of combo Happy Birthday/ Surprise! We’re Sending You to the Funny Farm! Party (and who the hell was in charge of cutting my brother’s hair?!).
And here’s Punky on her fourth birthday. I don’t see any resemblance here. Do you?
And just because it’s my birthday, here’s a helpful tip from Penny Pressed (does anyone remember her, from the Fashionable Chaos blog? I miss her so much! In fact, when I first discovered mom blogs back in ought-five, Penny Pressed and Susie Sunshine were my two BFFs-who-didn’t-know-it, and now they’ve both closed up shop, although Susie can be found writing under the pseudonym of “Angie” over at Parent Dish.): Here’s how to get rid of fruit flies. First, take a wide mouth jar and fill it 1/2-3/4 full with apple cider vinegar. (No other type of vinegar– has to be cider vin.) Then, put a few drops of dish soap in and fill with water until the bubbles reach the rim of the jar. Then wait for the carnage.
“Penny” sent me this e-mail almost three years ago and I hunt it down and use it every single summer. It works so well, but don’t expect instant results. Give it a few hours (or even a day or two if you’ve got a major infestation) and your fruit flies will be a thing of the past, no matter how many you have in the house. Forget the fame and fortune, this tip alone made starting this blog worthwhile!
Have a great weekend everyone! And if you go out tonight, the water’s on me!
>Happy Birthday! And no question those kids were yours!
>Is that a “Raggedy Anne” cake? Is that a cake at all? Is it for you, or did your brother have a thing for Ms. Raggedy?
>Happy Birthday! Without a doubt, those kids have your DNA!
>Happy birthday, Lindsay!! Love the pics! Are you sure those are your kids? π Holy clones!
>Happy happy happy birthday!!!
>Happy 28th or whatever-I-don’t-care-cuz-you’re-younger-than-me birthday!Funny, when my oldest daughter was born she was the spitting image of my husband. The first thing my very old & great grandmother said in her thick Baltimore accent was to my husband, “Well, that’s your baby. There’s no denying it.” I always wonder if there was some doubt in her little old head. Hope you have a great weekend! Looking forward to seeing you next month π
>Happy Birthday, Definitely look-a likes.Enjoy your vacation.
>Happy Birthday!! Punky does have a bit of Hubs in her though huh?
>They both look just like you!Happy Birthday!
>Happy Birthday!And that fruit fly tip is a great present to us.
>Happy birthday to you and me. Apparently we have the same birthday.I am turning the big 3-0 this year so I can’t decide if it is happy or not….
>Happy Birthday!And it is very clear that they’re yours. π
>Happy Birthday!
>Happy Birthday! Love the wallpaper by the way. Quite nice considering the other 1970’s alternatives. I believe my mother was still rockin’ the harvest yellow with avocado green at the time.
>Happy Birthday! A Tweeter on Twitter told me so…
>Happy birthday!
>Happy birthday. I hope you enjoy every moment.I seriously think Punky is your clone.
>Happy Birthday! Is it wrong that I’m totally jealous of your Raggedy Anne cake!??!Your kids look a TINY bit like you! Holy crap!
>Happy Birfday!!!BTW – I was too lazy to register on your “strong willed child” post, but I understand. My 5 yr old first tested me at 9 months…..the same month she walked!!! She’s been obstinant ever since!! I say spare the rod, spoil the child. My kids get swats. I actually bought a huge wooden spoon from Wally World and tap it on the counter 3 times and they get the idea……hehe. I hang it in plain view.
>Cute pics! Happy Bday!
>Happy Birthday!! Those pictures were great. Bruiser look just like you!!
>It’s my son’s birthday as well – happy day to both of you!!
>Happy birthday! And wow, do your kids take after their cute mommy!
>Happy Birthday! The kids are spittin images of you… OK – the REAL issue at hand. I can’t thank you enough for that fruit fly solution I’m going to go try it right now. I posted a while back about this nightmarish infestation and, NOW! I can DO something about it! Hooty-Hoo! Spanks bunches. Note to anyone who has a compost heap and/or a kitchen bucket to use along with your compost heap: there is hope against the fruit flies!
>Happy Belated Birthday!
>Happy Birthday!!!! Punky is the exact image of you!!!!
>Happy Birthday youngin’ (Don’t fret over 32…wait until you’re old like me at 41!)!Hope you had a wonderful day!!
>Happy Bday! Punky looks like your clone and I do see the resemblance btwn you and Bruiser. I thought he was all your Husband. Enjoy your vacation!
>Happy Birthday!!! Your kids are beautiful and so are you π
>Happy birthday!!!! Damn! It looks like your kids came from an act of spontaneous parthenogenesis.
>Happy Birthday, Lindsay! You’ve done your 32 years proud!
>Hope you had a great birthday! I hope you are kidding about your daughter not looking like you because I thought it was you until I read the caption! She is a mini you π At least when you were both 4 yrs old!
>The fruit flies almost killed me last year: http://greenroomthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/fruit-flies-gods-judgment-on-bad.htmland I invented a Device of Great Usefulness in getting rid of them:thttp://greenroomthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/in-which-i-claim-victory-over-fruit.htmlThe stupid bowl of cider vinegar didn’t work–the flies just congregated around the lip of the bowl and had parties.Happy Birthday.
>It can’t be a bowl- It has to be a jar, or a vase even, because they can’t climb up that almost-upside-down angle once they’re in there and stuck. I tried it with a cup once and it didn’t work. But I used a vase and it has worked every time.
>wow…I thought that was Punky too—so cute!
>janssen took my line about how at least you know the kids are yours…but it reminded me of the joke by the female comic: “I don’t have any other children…(smirk) at least, none that I KNOW about, heh heh!!”
>Happy Birthday!
>About the trapping fruit flies, this is what I do and it works instantly and amazingly well (read it somewhere on the internet). I take a bowl (i use a normal cereal bowl) put some red wine vinegar in it, cover it with plastic wrap really tightly and poke some small holes in the plastic wrap. The fruit flies are all over it and can’t get out. Now if only I could come up with something for mosquitoes…..
>Oh gawrsh, now you have me all nostalgic for Penny Pressed and Susie Sunshine. I pretty much fainted dead away when I saw they’d linked to me.Happy belated birthday, Suburban Gemini!
>Ok Let see what wonderful wisdom i can pull out my … for you on the 14 mth old issue I have 4 of those creatures that this so called world calls children well i beg to differ they are little conartist ok so my youngest is 7 now and what we did with her was of course different from the other three but we would EXSAMPLE she would grap something off my shelve and throw it well i would go over and ask why did you throw that she say i dont like it i would say well (baby) when i dont like things i just stick my tounge out at it but we dont throw or touch ok so that worked until the grocery store happen well seeing as we are not throwing thing off of shelves she gets to walk next to the buggy and practice what i have so wonderfully taught her. The poor childs tounge was serverly dehydrated as she had stuck her tounge out at everything everyone and so maybe that wasnt a good idea you know Lindsey through all your connections maybe the green hills moms could write a how to book seeing as they are the MOMMY CLUB.. ok digging up old stuff i know