Back to Blogging!

Boy I did not realize I have been so busy in life that I have gone a whole month and a few days without blogging. I am a very bad girl. I really am trying to stay off the computer at night so I can walk with hubby and talk with him too. But tonight he has a meeting so I can do my thing while watching Dancing with the Stars. Boy do I love this show. I am so hoping that one of the girls win. I do think Gilles is hot but Cherly has enough trophies it is time to have new blood win the mirror ball. I personally want to see Melissa win. I love Tony and he is so deserving. This is the first time he has had a partner get him to the finale. Well we only have 20 minutes and we will know the winner. Let me know if your favorite one. Have a great night and remember we all are Stars in our own way.

Fire!

Well last night I got my son Arby's for dinner. He got the Regular Beef N Cheddar sandwich wrapped in there foil. Well he decided to wait to eat them at home. We walk in the door he goes to the microwave and throws the sandwich, wrapper and all into the microwave. Two seconds later my daughter is screaming FIRE! Yes the apple does not fall far from the tree. Now my son has caught the microwave on fire. Boy do wrappers go up in flame fast. LOL. We will definitely be eating out not taking out food. LOL. Have a great day.

Thank God for my Hubby!

I cannot cook. It is a known fact. I have caused one oven fire from chicken nuggets, one microwave fire from frozen biscuits and a Styrofoam plate and now I have succeeded in catching a George Foreman on fire. I officially turn my kitchen over to who ever wants it. LOL. Last night as I was trying to cook a burger on the Foreman I notice smoke. I assume that it is the grease from the burger and no big deal. Well hubby comes in the kitchen and says do you realize the Foreman is on fire. WHAT? He walks over to the counter and notices that I was cooking the cord instead of the burger. LOL. Thank God he caught it when he did or we would have had no kitchen or house left. I guess the George will continue to work for the next time hubby wants to use it. But I will not be using it or any other appliance in my kitchen. As my sign over my oven reads. Kitchen closed this chicks gone to Walmart. Of course it needs to read Kitchen closed this chicks at a restaurant. LOL. Happy Cooking and Eating to All of You! I am off to McDonald's LOL.

What is Wrong with our Weather?

Just like this picture I don't know how to dress either due to our crazy weather. Warm one day, freezing the next, rainy the next then so windy I feel like I will be picked up and blown away. LOL. MD had the motto "If you don't like the weather stay a day it will be different." I think SC will have to adopt this motto too because I really thought I lived in the South but outside definitely feels more like MD where we are from. This is the coldest winter I have ever experienced here and we have been in Charleston since 1997. I really worry about this Hurricane season. If you go back in history to when Charleston has had hurricanes the winter has been brutal and had snow. Let's see 1989 Hugo they had snow that January. 1999 Floyd we had snow in January. This was the first snow my kids ever saw. But we where not this cold in 1999. We still were wearing shorts in March. Now 2009 we had snow in January and February will this be the year? Mind you snow here means a flake or too. But 1989 it actually stayed on the ground. Some cities did get snow on the ground in February this year just not where we live. This year we have had a few shorts wearing days but not very many and this is April. I do think our blood thins living here due to the humidity so anything under 70 seems to be cold to someone living here over 3 years. LOL. I look forward to warm weather that stays warm. This year our pool is not even opening to May last year it was April. Shows what a difference a year makes. I guess we will be singing Wind, Wind go away please don't come another day! LOL.

Ryan's All You Can Eat Restaurant

Boy does Ryan's All You Can Eat Restaurant have a great deal now. All kids 4 to 12 eat the buffet for $1.99 as long as you ask for it. Kids 3 and under are still free. And parents you do not have to get the buffet you can order any of the meals. This is a great deal since they are regularly $4.99. It is Monday thru Saturday. The only day they are full price is Sunday because everyone is higher priced that day. Hope you all have a Ryan's in your neck of the woods. Bon Apetit.

For all you Summerville Folks go check out Kelly's BBQ on Highway 78. It is wonderful food, great atmosphere and reasonable prices. The all you can eat buffet is $8.99 a person and kids 12 and under are $3.99. They offer wonderful pull porked, beef brisket, bar-b-que chicken and fried chicken. Plus sides and desserts that are delicious. Everything is homemade at the restaurant. They are only open Wednesday thru Saturday. Have a great day and good eats.

Flowertown Festival Summerville, SC

This weekend is the 37th Annual Flowertown Festival in Summerville, SC sponsored by the YMCA. This event is a wonderful community event. There are vendors from around the world selling homemade goods. The food is awesome and the Taste of Summerville lets you sample lots of food from local restaurants. There is carnival rides for the little ones and lots of free samples up and down the street. Definetly a must for all in the area to attend. Friday April 3 and Saturday April 4 the festival is open 9am to 5pm and Sunday April 5 is 9am to 4pm. For more information and pictures from past events check out http://www.summervilleymca.org/flowertown/index.html

Perfectly Frank's

Our friends took us yesterday to a really cute restaurant right off Main Street in Summerville at 119 West Doty Avenue called Perfectly Frank's. This is a hot dog joint that also sells Hamburgers and Tacos. The hot dogs have some really great names and come with toppings I would not have thought of. Such as the Frank Morgan which has mac and cheese, or how about a Frankie Avalon which has homemade creamy slaw. I had the Frank that was a hot dog with mustard, I know boring, but that is me. Now my son had the Benjamin Franklin with there homemade chili and cheese sauce. The Anne Frank is a turkey dog with Swiss cheese, slaw and spicy mustard. Excellent french fries with sea salt and vinegar, yummy and great prices. The Frank cost 1.95 and is huge hot dog. Note to peanut allergies they do fry in 100 percent peanut oil. So if you are in Summerville and craving a dog go check out Perfectly Frank's.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to Y'All. Hope everyone has a great day and wears there green. We are having Reuben's and Shepherd Pie for dinner along with a green Diet Coke. Hope your green beer is great tasting and you get some form of green dessert. Life is always better with dessert. I think I will eat mine first so I know I have room for it. LOL.

TGIFriday's!

Our TGIFriday's in Mount Pleasant, SC is offering Sunday thru Thursday kids eat free with an adult entree. Guy Fieri is featuring his meals on the menu. Excellent food, great prices and wonderful atmosphere. If you have a TGIFriday's in your area give it a call and see if they are doing the same promotion.

Get dinner out for nearly nothing!

Talk about a great website. Restaurant.com allows you to search your area or any state and find great restaurant deals for as low as $3.00. Check it out. You can print the coupon at home then redeem immediately. Good eating to all.

Downtown Wicked Charleston

Boy was my Valentine's Day awesome. After my fun night at Sparkle Salon my girlfriend and I went yesterday and got our hair cut and styled for our big night out. We headed home, picked up our men and went Downtown Charleston. Ate at Mad River Bar and Grill. Last night Black Cat Tours did two free tours. Haunted Charleston and Wicked Charleston. We opted for the Wicked since it was about sex and the city. Definitely a Valentine subject. Our wonderful guide was Mark R. Jones and he informed us of Charleston's dark side. Did you know that there are more taverns then churches in the Holy City. I did not but learned that last night. We got to see several buildings downtown that were either Bordello's or Brothel's. One was even in Gone with the Wind. Then we learned several stories about people in Charleston's history that had sordid pasts. This is a must if you come to Charleston. It is a 90 minute walking tour that went by way to fast. It begins at Market Hall and ends at Market Hall. Both Rebel Sinclair who guides the Haunted tour and Mark R. Jones who guided ours are dressed in period clothes. I will never look at Downtown the same again. After our tour we accompanied Mark to Big John's Tavern. This is on East Bay Street and if you blink you will walk by it but will have missed a great place. This is where the carriage drivers, tour guides and real Charlestonians go. Make sure you look above your heads because if you pin your bra to the ceiling they pay your bar tab. How brave are you Ladies? Mine came home with me. LOL. This is a Valentine I will never forget. Thank you honey.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Hope you have a great day tomorrow and your Sweetie treats you right. Don't know what my man is going to do for me tomorrow but tonight I am off to Sparkle Salon for a girls night of pampering. We are getting hair styles, manicure's and waxing of the brows. Boy does mine need it. LOL. I will post my exciting night, if I have one on Sunday.

Mad River Bar and Grill

Mad River Bar and Grill in Downtown Charleston, SC is excellent. The food is wonderful, the atmosphere is great( it is in the Old Episcopalian Church) and the price is great. All day Monday is half off burgers. Talk about a great deal. You can get two huge burgers for $9.00. I love the Chicago Bull. It is a Kobe burger with cheddar cheese, bacon and a fried egg. Delicious. Definitely a restaurant everyone should try when in Charleston. Be sure to check the website because they have locations in other cities too.

California Dreaming

If I had to pick one restaurant in Charleston, SC that I love it is California Dreaming. It is located on the waterfront across from the city and on the marina. The views are spectacular, the food is incredible and the restaurant looks like a fort. Yes a fort. You walk up steps into a grand room that is octagonal in shape and has the medieval chandelier that castles have. They have indoor and outdoor seating along with a bar. Prices range from $5.95 for appetizers and soups to $9.95 for huge salads and sandwiches to $22.95 for prime rib. They have a varied menu from chicken, steaks, seafood and sandwiches. Secret to seating is the Call Ahead Seating. Make sure you call when on your way and they will seat you as soon as your party is there. Most times this means you walk in the door, pass the people with pagers and get seated immediately. There phone number is (843) 766-1644.

Seniority gets Priority at IHOP!

IHOP is offering Seniority gets Priority on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm to 7pm. This means that if you are 55 and over you can get one entree free when you buy a regular priced entree and two beverages.

February 24th is National Pancake Day. Receive three pancakes for free at all IHOP locations. No purchase is necessary.

My Baby is 13 I feel Old!

I cannot believe my baby is 13. Where did the time go. It seems like just yesterday I was excited to be pregnant and awaiting his arrival. Now he is all grown up and wants little to do with me. LOL. Happy Birthday and I hope we have many more together. I love you. Love, Mommy PS Enjoy the Broken Barrel and your gifts.

Snow in the Lowcountry!

We are driving home from a wonderful weekend with my cousins in Georgia and there precious baby boy, "Thank you both for such a great weekend,"when all of a sudden my husband wakes me and says it is snowing. I woke up and said "What a cruel joke." Then what do my eyes see but SNOW. YEA! It has been since 2000 that we have seen snow. As we are driving it gets heavier and faster. We pull off at a gas station and my kids are running around with there mouth and hands open catching flakes. Meanwhile this guy is buying ice cream at Dairy Queen and laughing at the kids. Hey not there fault they don't remember snow, nor have they ever gotten to play in it. At one point it was so heavy and laying on the ground that I really could not believe we where in the Lowcounty. But regretfully at home we had flakes but nothing to write home about. No snow day for my children. LOL. But we will always remember Tuesday, January 20, 2009 as a snow day and hope the next one is coming soon.

I love eating out.

You gotta love Ryan's Restaurants. Last night the kids and I went to Ryan's.(Hubby want go, states it all tastes the same.) The fact that the kids can eat all they want for $3.99 with a drink is such a bargain. Four of us ate for $18 bucks. They needed to roll all of us out the door when we where done. LOL. I love there rolls and they do have steak on the buffet every night. I must say it was a lot better than the last time we went. Now my middle child gets one item, eats three quarters of it, then pronounces he did not like it and needs to go get something else. But my youngest can eat anyone under the table. We have all moved on to dessert and she is still eating. She then can get dessert, eat it and then decide she is going to eat spaghetti, since she is not full. I do worry about her. She will probably be bigger then a house. LOL. Hope that metabolism of hers never slows. Now tonight we are eating in it is WAY TO COLD. Us Southerners do not like this weather. It is 36 degrees right now and heading into the teens. Christmas was 80 degrees and we where in shorts. Our beloved "adopted Father" is bringing over dinner. Thank God I don't have to cook. It is a rare occasion for me to fix a meal. LOL. I like to keep the restaurants in business. Have a great night and stay warm. Thanks for visiting.

IHOP

IHOP offers kids eat free with an adult entree every Monday and Wednesday night from 3pm to 8pm. Right now is the time to go because you can get for $4.99 all you can eat pancakes and the kids eat free. Or for $5.99 you can get two eggs, two sausages or bacon, hash brown's and all you can eat pancakes. We enjoyed this establishment at 3am Sunday morning since they are open 24 hours on the weekends. We love IHOP. So go "hop" into your nearest location. IHOP, UHOP we ALLHOP

How Old is your Car?

This is a cool website to inform you of your cars age in human years. My Toyota Camry is a 1992 and has 209,000 miles on it and is 104 years old. Hubby's 1984 Mercedes Benz has 366,000 miles and is 184 years old. The 1997 Lincoln has 168,000 miles and is 84 years old. How old is your car? Check out this site to find out. http://tags.jalopnik.com/5121491/how-old-is-your-car-in-people-years

Wiinjured

My family is suffering from Wiinjuries. Yes this is my new word. The injuries have occured from Wii. My son has pulled the muscles in his side and stomach due to Wii tennis. My husband has hurt his back and I am suffering from right upper arm pain from Wii bowling. My girlfriend said her daughter's shoulder is hurting from there Wii. Is anyone else out there suffering a Wiinjury?