Penny's Posting

Back to Blogging!

2009-05-19T19:36:00.001-07:00

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!

2009-04-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-14T07:49:00.001-07:00

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?

2009-04-07T17:27:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-04T10:06:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-03-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-03-09T10:09:00.001-07:00

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!

2009-02-25T08:40:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-15T12:27:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-13T12:58:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-10T09:58:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-04T18:07:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-01-29T17:04:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-01-29T13:02:00.001-08:00

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!

2009-01-22T18:25:00.001-08:00

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.

2009-01-16T15:02:00.001-08:00

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

2009-01-11T18:13:00.000-08:00

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?

2009-01-03T20:42:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-03T19:07:00.000-08:00

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?

The Kickin Chicken

2008-12-29T18:59:00.000-08:00

Tonight we ate at The Kickin Chicken in Summerville. This was our first time there and it opened in 2005. The reason we ventured there was the kids meals are $.99 every day, all day. Now with three kids this is a great deal. They offer grilled cheese on a pita, pizza on a pita, nachos or chicken fingers and they come with a drink. Adults can order anything it does not affect the kids meal price. The food is excellent, the service was great and the atmosphere is very pleasant. The do have a bar and an outside patio. The restaurant is non smoking. There are several locations in the Tri-County area so if you want a good meal that is reasonably priced go try them.

Here is a list of Restaurants where kids eat free or for $.99. If you know of more please let me know.

The Kickin Chicken kids eat for $.99 every day, all day.

S&S Cafeteria two kids 10 and under eat for $.99 all day, everyday with a paying adult.

Mondy night kids eat free at Atlanta Bread Company from 4pm to 9pm. Buffalo Wild Wings kids eat free from 4pm to 9pm.

Tuesday night there are several restaurants that have kids eat free. They are Perkins free kids meal with adult meal from 4pm to 8pm. Moe's two free kids meals per adult meal from 5pm to 9pm. Denny's from 4pm to 10pm kids eat free. IHOP kids eat free from 4pm to 10pm. Applebee's kids eat for $.99 from 4pm to close. Cisco's Twelve and Under a Penny a Pound.

Yo Burrito one free kids meal with purchase of a regular entree. Juan's Mexicali (843) 769-4041 1820 Great Hope Dr, Mt Pleasant, SC 29466 two kids eat free per adult meal from 4pm to 10pm. Just Fresh one free kids meal with adult after 3pm. Fazoli's $.99 with adult from 5pm to 8pm.

Wednesday night is Mama Fu's two free kids meal per adult meal from 5pm to 9pm.

Thursday night is Michaelangelo's Kitchen two free kids meal per adult meal from 4pm to 9pm.

Friday night there are no restaurants.

Saturday night is Denny's from 4pm to 10pm kids eat free.

One website to search for Kids Eat 4 Free lets you search your city for restaurants that the kids eat free at.

Website to check for this is www.charleston.net/kidsnight/

Hope you all find this information helpful.

Be A Tourit in Your Town

2008-12-27T20:17:00.000-08:00

Just to let you all know that different cities have a pass to Be A Touris in Your Own Town. These tickets allow you to visit your local attractions in the month of January for one price. Charleston, SC allows access to all the Plantations, the Yorktown, For Sumter and all the State Parks. You also get discount meals at the restaurants in the area. Check out the website for your town or ours.

Holiday Festival of Lights

2008-12-27T19:58:00.000-08:00

Every Christmas we head to James Island County Park for the Holiday Festival of Lights. This is a drive thru event that has millions of lights in the form of different holiday themes, Low Country favorites and nursery rhymes. My favorite is the Weight Watcher display where Rudolph is measuring the chimney opening with Santa watching him. The kids roast marshmallows at Santa's Village, ride the carousel and we all ride the train. The event runs until January 4th so if you are in the Tri-County area don't miss this great family festival.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T17:37:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year! I hope you all have a great holiday. We are enjoying a quiet night at home baking cookies after experiencing the hordes of happy, last minute shoppers at Northwoods Mall. The line for Santa was unbelievable. Luckily he was in a jolly good mood. The sales where great and the kids loved the Dollar Store for gifts for us. They are so generous. LOL. The only one who will have surprises under our tree will be our dogs. LOL.

Can We Say Wii!

2008-12-19T10:42:00.000-08:00

I don't know about y'all but my children had wanted the Wii last Christmas but had not said one word about it this year until this week. I would have brought it last year but it was impossible to find. Now earlier this year and even this month, it was available, until now. Now that my kids have decided they want one there is none to be found. The Walmart sales clerk was real helpful letting me know that there will be plenty after Christmas. Well DUH! So I guess Santa is writing my kids an IOU. It will not be there first IOU. Two years ago they got the IOU for the Nintendo DS. Once again they decided they wanted it the week before Christmas, no such luck finding it. So the day after Christmas Best Buy had gotten them back in and they cashed in there IOU. This year it will probably be a week or more before that IOU gets cashed in but the wait will be worth it. HOPEFULLY! In the meantime, should I buy them any games for this Wii or wait? How do you think they will feel opening games to a system they do not have? Or should there be no gifts under the tree but the note? Oh the Christmas season and the joys of shopping. LOL.

Christmas Parade

2008-12-16T16:42:00.000-08:00

Sunday was our wonderful Christmas Parades in Downtown Summerville and Mount Pleasant. I love these events. The excitement of the kids, the parade attendees and watchers and the vendors selling stuff. The Summerville Parade began at 2pm and we arrived at 1pm. Got our same spot as years gone by and this year we remembered the chairs. LOL. The children were given cookies by a local church and we even remembered the cooler. No walking to McD's this year, good thing since it is closed at this time for rebuilding. The warning of the parade starting is a canyon being fired. Then the excitement begins. The first out are our wonderful men in blue on bikes. They did a great job. Next we have all our wonderful town people including the Mayor in convertibles. Next is the school bands then the floats begin. The boy scouts are giving out candy, the reason my kids attend, LOL, pencils are given by schools and then we have the "fight". Yes I mean fight and it was not in the parade it was my children. A nice young girl from a church float hands my middle child a skateboard toy, u know one of those tech dek toys, well my oldest freaks out trying to steal it from him. Thus the fighting begins we are talking punching, kicking and screaming. I had to jump out of my chair, grab my oldest, proceed to the empty spot way behind us and yell at him. Then I had to go back and take the toy away, boy was I really angry, I missed floats over this toy. Then my oldest begins I am mad at mom and throws every Candy Cane given him at me. Most hitting me in the face and stomach with great laughs on his part. He is 12, which is really sad. Now back to the parade, I love the News Crews and all the cool Jeeps and Golf Carts. The Confederates shot off guns in front of us, at us and behind us and I jumped every time. LOL. The end of the parade was Santa on the fire truck. Then we rush to pack up, race to the car and drive to Mount Pleasant, about 30 minutes away. This is 3:25pm. We arrive on Coleman Blvd at 3:55pm to signs stating the road closes at 4pm for the parade. Boy were we lucky. We park the car, eat at our favorite restaurant, Iacofano Deli, they sell great pizza, then we set up our chairs and waited for the big parade that is lighted. It begins at 5:45pm. There are even tailgaters at this parade. They go all out some even have RV's. The beginning of this parade is the fireworks. Yes fireworks, it is better than the Fourth of July. They lasted 25 minutes and were spectacular. Then the chorus from a school sang Christmas Songs as we waited for the parade to get to us. We are at the middle of the parade. Then the cheers that the floats are coming. This parade had 138 floats. It is two hours and terrific. The tractor trailers are decorated great, the cars had more lights on them then I had ever seen, some had generators running the lights and we had candy canes galore, none hit me Thank God. LOL. The hillbillies brought out the old cars, even Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies, was riding her rocking chair behind Jethro and his wife, LOL, they were so cool. We had bikes, dancers, gymnastic routines and some of the same ones as the Summerville Parade, but with lights on them. This parade also ends with Santa on the fire truck. So sad to see them end. I love a good parade and now we have to wait until next year, but you can bet we will be there and hopefully with the same friends as this year. Thank you to all who attended this event with us. We had a wonderful day. You know who you are.

Christmas Decorations

2008-12-09T19:40:00.000-08:00

Well today the hubster came home early and decided to decorate our house for Christmas. Well this is no small task. Every strand has to be hung perfectly and then they get plugged into our musical Christmas box and they all flash to the music (that probably annoys the neighbors and me too sometimes. LOL.) So we trim our Charlie Brown tree out front with the pruning sheers then we threw on the net lights and hung ornaments all over it. The kids decorated the mailbox and placed the candy canes around the tree, then rode off on there bikes, just so they did not have to help anymore. Amidst the yelling at me over my stupidity, like I can read his mind, the ladder has to be a certain way for him to access the lights. Like I knew this. Then he keeps tipping the ladder like he is going to fall off scaring me to death. He then safely comes down the ladder, reaches up my top and grabs his prize for a job well done only to discover the neighbor saw it all. (my blushing) Then we can't find the plug to my musical trees. Like I know where he put it last year, but I moved it. NOT. Finally after yelling and screaming about the fact that the trees are worthless he remembers the cord is under his work desk in a box. Go Figure. Amidst all the antics of the day the job turned out great and the house looks wonderful. It definelty was worth it. Hope your decorating experience is a lot less stressful then mine. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Meeting a Wrestler

2008-12-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

Well yesterday is a day my son, and the rest of my children, hubby included, will never forget. Thanks to Johnny's Suzuki , who had Matt Hardy, come to a signing. So off we go for a 1pm to 3pm meeting. We left at 12:15pm., it is only 10 minutes away and we know that only the first 500 are getting in the door. Silly me thinking we would arrive, wait a few minutes(at the door), meet him and go home. NOT. No instead we show up to a line that is already half way down the building and growing by the second. LOL. Must have been at least 150 people before us and another 300 after us. So now we wait. Can my kids stand still? NO. We are hitting, doing wrestling moves and whining. I threaten to leave (hubby says NO WAY) there goes that threat, more fidgeting, other kids get involved, hubster leaves for the free food(brings back none for the rest of us). So now we are on the countdown with the News Crew waiting for his arrival,WHAT, it is 1pm and he is not here! The natives are getting restless. 1:15 no show, 1:30 no show, really getting worried not coming, then the moment "I see a limo" yells some kid. Screams then the race too it. This is 1:45pm. So much chaos that they have to drive him into the service bay so he can even get out of the limo. Kids are smooched against the window to see him. Mine scream "there he is" then he is gone. Line finally begins to move slowly. I am really thinking we might not get to see him (he does have a wrestling match at 6pm at our coliseum). Finally we move, closer, closer then we are the next set of ten in the doors. (Which they lock and unlock with each group.) The doors unlock, the kids are estatic, we walk in and up to a table where he sits with a pen and ECW paper. My kids are armed with autograph books and wrestling magazines. He signs his name to there stuff and one ECW paper, a lady says get on each side of him in front of the table, for a picture, which my daughter proceeds to stand right in front of him, lady was a little annoyed when moving her, (Not my fault she is the center of our world) LOL. Hubby gets two seconds for photo, quick hand shake and we are moved out the door. YEA! The car is in site. We left the building at 2:45pm and Matt Hardy left the grounds, right at 3pm. I really felt sorry for the ones who did not get in the doors. They said later that night on the news that the limo driver got lost. But he did have time for an interview for the sports casters, which was good. Over all it was a fun, worthwhile event but we do hope we can attend the next WWE event live. It did teach me a valuable lesson that the next time I hear on the radio there is a signing somewhere I will keep it to myself, unless it is someone I want to see. LOL.

Christmas Party

2008-12-07T08:17:00.000-08:00

Last night into early this morning we had our best Christmas Party yet. Thank you to all who came (you might remember being at it) LOL. The food was great, the company superb and the games we played terrific. The highlight of the night was the Hookah. Now if you are unfamiliar with a Hookah (it is a flavored tobacco you smoke through an eloborate water bowl) the tobacco we smoked was peach and strawberry kiwi. Yes I finally learned to inhale. Blowing bubbles is fun. Congrats to our game winners and losers. The White Elephant Christmas Exchange was our best EVER. I love my gift from Spencer's. You will be eating Jello Shots from them at New Years. Thank you to all the "T's" for the fun and excitement you provided us. We love you. I don't think any of us have laughed so hard in a good while. Though the cops came we are thankful no one rode off in cuffs, although, some of our guests would have enjoyed the ride. LOL. Looking forward to our next get together. Hoping all of your parties are as fun as ours.

The Living Christmas Story

2008-12-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

Tonight we drove through Bethlehem. Now grant it we do not live in Israel but Bethany United Methodist Church completely transforms there parking lot into Bethlehem. They have 19 scenes including stopping at the entrance to the city and giving the exact head count for a census. We rode there bus the first time around, then we got to ride in an open wagon being pulled by a tractor. That was a wonderful experience. Getting to see everything without windows and hearing the sounds of people talking and the animals was great. This is a free event that they have done now for 12 years. The volunteers dress the part completely and do a wonderful job. They have Roman Soldiers, Villagers, The Innkeeper and the Manger Scene complete with a real "baby Jesus". I always feel sorry for the baby swaddled in blankets lying in the manger. Luckily they have lots of firepits and they do move around a lot. The bravest person in the story is the Angel who stands on a tree stand and announces the birth of Jesus to the Shepherds. That is one role I could not do. (Fear of Heights). If you ever get to attend this event, park the car, walk to the church and enjoy the ride. It is only three nights a year but worth taking the time to see. This is the event that really starts the season for me and my family. So on that note Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The churches website is http://www.bethany-umc.com/

McDonald's Gotta Love Them

2008-12-04T20:35:00.000-08:00

Well tonight I had the ultimate treat of going to McDonald's with my three kids and my daughters friend. Of course on the way there I am naming every other restaurant possible. LOL. I do love McDonald's it is my comfort food but once a month is all I can handle. Now my kids could eat it everyday and most of the time my one son does. So tonight we arrive at the golden arches at 6:20pm and the sign on the door reads "Lobby closing at 7pm for remodeling will resume normal hours at 5:30am." Okay now I feel rushed. So we head in to a construction site mess. They are adding the McCafe so now we can get overpriced Coffee drinks at McD's. LOL. Then we notice that the Double Cheeseburger (our favorite) is now off the dollar menu and is $1.20. Replacing it on the value menu is a mcDouble. Deciding to be brave I approach the counter and ask the young girl what is the mcDouble? She then tells me it is a doulble cheeseburger with only one slice of cheese. What is cheese that expensive that they have to charge $.20 more for a slice. So we order the mcdouble to save that money. LOL. Well I have to say it is my new favorite. It is amazing the taste of the beef without the second piece of cheese. Then after enjoying our sandwich we head to the counter for dessert. Now I don't understand how they can sell sundaes, ice cream cones, two apple pies and three cookies for $1.00 but the milkshakes are now $2, 2.40 and 3.00. The McFlurry is now $2.40 what is the deal does oreo cost $1.40. I don't think so. Well my kids have learned it is a $1.00 sandwich and a $1.00 dessert or they don't eat. LOL. I will definetly go back to McD's I can never get enough of there fries, burgers and caramel sundaes but I will remember to take more money since it seems everything is going up and portions are going down. Even the fries have gone up now they are $1.35, 1.50 and 1.85. The dollar menu is definetly shrinking. I wonder if prices are different in other states for McDonald's?

Famulari's Pizzeria

2008-12-03T18:17:00.000-08:00

Tonight we braved the brand new pizza restaurant called Famulari's Pizzeria. I don't know about you but I am always afraid to try something unknown, unheard of by our friends and new in town but off we went. Well boy was it worth the trip. The pizza was superb, the owner super friendly and we ended up eating the first pizza and ordering a second. The owners are three guys from Wisconsin who are fulfilling there dream of owning a business. They have New York Style and Chicago Style Pizza along with Pasta and Sandwiches. My children asked for brochures and are taking them to school to help spread the word about the new place to eat. We will definetly be going back and bringing lots of friends. One thing about our area, if you don't get lots of business right after opening, you don't last more than six months. This is the third restaurant in less than two years at this location so we sure hope they make it. Check out there website at www.famspizza.com

Denny's

2008-12-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

You got to love the restaurant Denny's. Tuesdays and Saturday nights the kids eat free. So off to our new Denny's we go with my Aunt and Uncle. There has to be about ten people in the whole restaurant. Our waitress has two tables, us and one other with two people. Yes, there is seven of us but PLEASE how hard is it to wait two tables. We had to ask for refills ten times and only got one the entire time. My order got skipped completely and arrived when everyone was finishing up and she had the audacity to act like my twelve and eleven year old sons were way too old for kids meals. This is after seeing my 12 year old carry in his blankets and teddy bear. (That is a different blog.) Does she really think a child who is too old for the kids meal would be seen dead with those items. Now grant it my middle child is 150lbs and 5'6" already but hey he is big for his age. The only mature one of my kids is my 10 year old daughter who wanted to order off the adult menu but we would not let her. The boys order the Rocket Ship cup and here she is sipping Cappucinno and they don't question her age. She is over 5' and weighs 110lbs. I just don't understand it. This was our fourth time at this restaurant and the visit on Friday November 28th ended in our meal being half off. After being there over an hour waiting on the order to even come to the table. Should have been free but we had already created a scene so we let it go especially knowing we would be coming back. Guess it won't be better the next time but you can bet we will go back. However, the next time I will complain even if hubby refuses too.

Gotta Love Sick Days

2008-12-01T19:47:00.001-08:00

Boy do I love when one of my kids is sick. I get to stay in bed later, miss the bus and deal with a whiny, sick child all day. Lucky for me it was my daughter. Then she gets up at 11am asking "Where are we going to eat?" Wait eat, your sick, that makes you unable to go out to eat. But she is quick with her replies "I have to go out since I have to go to the Doctor so therefore we get to eat out." Okay I give in off to eat and the Doctor. After eating, doctor, Walgreen's and waiting for the Rx I feel sick. LOL. She really got excited when the Doc told her no school til Wednesday. I wanted to cry. There goes my peaceful day again. Tomorrow she will be asking for food again. I am waiting to see which one of my two boys will be "playing sick" tomorrow just because Sis is home again. My guess will be my middle child who right before going to bed asked "Are my cheeks still red?" Like what does this mean he has a fever but no symptoms. Kids you gotta love them. My oldest just pulled a tooth out of his mouth and asked "Does this mean I get to stay home now too?" NO! Off to bed so I can have a break. Next thing I know hubby will be sick and no one will be leaving the house but me. Like it wasn't bad enough that they just had five days off for Thanksgiving break.

Lazy, Rainy Day

2008-11-30T20:27:00.000-08:00

Gotta love a rainy, lazy Sunday. I love these days were you never get dressed, leave the house or even brush your hair. Luckily for me my neighbors are used to seeing me in my pj's. I really think I spend more time in them then real clothes. Accomplished putting up the ole Christmas Tree and no cats have climbed it,yet. Hubby did get some things done on his honey do list. YEA. Of course he starts to clean the fish tank then decides to hang my pantry organizer then jumps to the tree without ever finishing a single thing. Finally after two hours everything got done after 5 smoke breaks, dinner and TV watching. It is a miracle anything ever gets done in this house.

Children's Crazy Toys

2008-11-29T18:22:00.000-08:00

I don't know if you are familiar with Bakugan but I am learning really fast. My two crazy boys have been fighting over toys. We brought them four Bakugan toys yesterday and now they are trading them and fighting over them. Why do we bother getting them anything since whatever we do is always wrong. Gotta love teens. Then there is my crazy daughter who wants the boy toys but has no idea what they are or for.

Santa is not coming to town for my children but coal will be arriving soon. LOL.

Black Friday

2008-11-28T18:01:00.000-08:00

Oh my 6am comes so early when it comes to shopping.
The stores were all packed with people hustling about.
There hands were all full with purchases galore.
Employees were tired but happy to see,
The cash flowing so freely.
Toys R Us was a mad house. Four hour lines that criss crossed the entire store. Tanger Outlet was insane with shoppers and sales. We had a one and a half hour Denny's Restaurant experience resulting in our meal being half off. Luckily we had no shootings, mass crowds crushing people or fighting over items. Found the prized Bakugan's that the boys wanted at Walgreens of all places. So don't forget to check your Walgreens for them. They even had the super large baseball size ones that nobody else had.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T14:42:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

I had plenty of scraps dropped into my mouth from my generous owner. The white stuff was great and licking the plate was wonderful. Now they are watching something on this big screen that has men running all around chasing a ball. Hey I want my turn at that ball. I could really get it down that grass field fast.

Looking forward to more scraps later. Have a great night and have fun shopping.

Penny's First Post

2008-11-26T13:21:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my pal over at Lily's Licorice I am entering the blogging world. Not sure where this is going to take me, but she has had so much fun with it I thought I'd give it a try. Luckily I have her to help me with this venture.

So where does the name Penny's Posting come from? Well of course, my dog Penny. She is a Bichon Poodle mix. She is 20 lbs of pure fun! Penny is going to help me keep you up to date on the latest blog giveaways, tips for moms, ways to keep your kids entertained, and just about anything else us moms need to know.

So with that said, I give you Penny's Posting.