There are only twenty-eight days this month because nobody would make it to February 31st. I’m flailing and it’s only the 2nd.
February is the shopping equivalent of trying on bathing suits. It’s the grooming equivalent of a Brazilian wax. It’s like being stuck in the center seat on an airplane between two drunks on their way to Mardi Gras.
It’s the month when I research:
- cruises to the Caribbean,
- property in Florida and/or
- military schools.
Southern Living magazine is my source for those three things and killer banana pudding pie recipes. It’s a very versatile periodical.
Last year I found an ad in the back of Southern Living for Fork Union Military Academy, or FUMA. I threatened my kids with that all year. Thank you, FUMA. You got a lot of math done at my house.
This year I think my younger ones figured out they are safe because FUMA won’t take little girls. Discrimination, I say! Some military discipline will whip these rug rats into shape. Fifth graders these days are too soft.
Here’s something to get you through the next few weeks. Ahhh! Oh, pool boy, bring me a frosty cold beverage. And file my taxes while you are at it.
What’s going on in your neck of the woods? Dug out yet? If it’s sunny and warm, please tell me so I can live vicariously through you.
Blizzard from silive.com
Tropical beach from vacationcoach.com
I don't think you really want to know what my weather is like! ;-D
Jenny
Oh my I had a great laugh on this! Thanks! My favorite saying is similar to yours but goes: Cabana Boy! After you rub more lotion on my back bring me one of those drinks with the little umbrellas. Elisabeth
very funny! I live in southern New Mexico and it is 10 degrees outside, later it will be -1… we are not used to this… and there is this strange white stuff falling from the sky! Burrrr. My sister is "stuck" in Miami after a long weekend, she can't fly home Ohio due to the storm. Poor baby!
We're not warm, but at least we're sunny.
Jenny, I'm consoling myself with the fact that we don't have a cobra problem.
Elisabeth, see if your pool boy will bring me one too.
Jen, oh to be stuck in Miami!
Robin, that's something in February.
I think you're right. It's short, because we just can't take it for long.
I love you, Nota.
You help me feel so much better about me!!! 😀
February is the month we go visit my mom and dad in SOUTH FLORIDA! Hooray. I will be sure to post a ton of pics and make sure you read it. 🙂 I liked your post today!
I'm doing my best these February days not to get drool on my back window. It faces the local junior high school. 'Nuff said….
Oh – and my children regularly drop and give me 20…or 30….or 50 depending on the situation.
Thanks for the tropical picture…I'm reading your blog from Alaska! I would love to feel the sun's warmth right about now.
Amy in AK
the groundhawg saw his shadow
Faith, push ups are a mom's best friend.
Amy in AK, ack! How long will you go without sun?
Anon, I can never remember if that is good or bad.
In my neck of the woods it was 70 today. It is February! I think it was just some cruel joke. Tomorrow it will be 37. I am tired of being cold. I need some sand between my toes and sun on my face, I could get that now but I would freeze while doing it.
Ah yes, FUMA. We were partial to one a little closer to our home. I cut out pictures and put them on the walls, and I printed their rules and read them out loud to my kids at bedtime, just to show them that *I* am not being unreasonable in my requests. They COULD have it much worse.
Ashley, 70 in February! That's amazing.
BB, kids should always know how good they have it.
Warm and sunny here : ) I posted beach pics a few days ago….
You guys can have your revenge on me in June/July, when I'm freezing and you are swimming.
Believe it or not Austin TX is expected to get SNOW tonight. We have been in the teens all week (well except for the short weekend in the 70's)
Apparently I need to renew my subscription to Southern Living! 🙂
Reader, next year I'm going to Brazil in February.
Traci, snow in Austin, TX, is a know sign of approaching apocalypse.
SSSM, it is a very useful magazine. And if it's on your coffee table, it looks classy.
19 weeks or 135 days until the first day of summer, not like I'm counting or anything:)
Just found you from the bloggy moms february blog hop and am a new follower!
Tracy
http://www.lessthanperfectparents.com
heh, I threaten my kids with the school down the street, which is actually one of the nicest public schools I have visited..but, they know they have a good deal at home and don't want to lose it. But, military school..now there's a motivation stick I never thought of. maybe we will get more Math done now! 😉
I wish winter was over. Your posts are too funny. Who do you use for cruises? We love Royal Carribean.
@ Small Town Mom, I only research cruises, but RC and Disney look good to me. Ah, private island!
@HenJen, whatever gets the math done.
@Less Than Perfect, it sounds like you X days off the calendar too.