Monday to Thursday

 

Cocaine Princess here.

It's been one of those busy weeks for me so for my Friday posting I leave you with a rundown of some of the exciting things that happened to me Monday to Thursday. Enjoy.

Monday: The Chocolate Milk Crisis:

Those of you who know me are well aware of the fact I favor chocolate milk over regular milk especially when it comes to eating cereal. Monday morning I filled up a bowl with Corn Pops and retrieved the plastic pitcher from the fridge which seemed a little light. When I tipped it over the bowl the amount of moo~juice that came pouring out was barely enough to cover one Pop! I looked at the shelf where the milk bags are always kept and to my horror I saw only bags containing regular milk. What the heck happened? Did housekeeper forget to buy the Princess her chocolate milk?! If so, housekeeper who was upstairs dusting would have to put away the Swiffer and head on over to the grocers at lightning speed. I looked at the bowl-- the Corn Pops looked so naked and lifeless. How could there not be any chocolate milk?! What would have been worse if I had been out of Diet Dr. Pepper bottles too! I put the pitcher on the counter, shut the fridge door and with the bowl of cereal still in my hand I walked over to the kitchen table where sister was enjoying her breakie. In a panic stricken voice I exclaimed:

ME: We’re out of chocolate milk!!

Sister put down her fork and knife. I won’t go into detail what she was eating but all I can say is her meal should have come with a note that read: "Warning: May Cause Coronary Attack." Leaning back in her chair and while doing the whole Macaulay Culkin hands on the cheeks thing she exclaimed back:

A: Oh my God we’re out of chocolate milk! That’s terrible! Tell me what should I do-- alert the media or call 911?!

I made a mental note of asking her at a later date if she ever tires of teasing me.

A: Just calm down and look on the third shelf and tell me what you see.

I headed back towards the fridge, re~opened the door, bent down and when I did what did my peepers see? A bag of chocolate milk. Hmm, I guess housekeeper must have put the milk on another shelf. I pulled out a bag and placed it into the pitcher and after snipping off the bag's corner with scissors I filled the remainder of the bowl. Ahh, what a delicious sight watching all the puffy, round yellow corn balls float around in a sea of chocolate milk.

Tuesday: The Appointment

I had a doctor's appointment. Please no worries, it was just one of those routine check ups and I'm happy to report all is more than well. Knock wood. While I sat in the examination room I took this picture that was taped on the cabinet door.

P.S. The picture was taken with my cell phone.

Wednesday: The Black~Out

We’ve been having record heat setting temperatures so it was bound to happen: Wednesday evening our region experienced a power outage from the hours of 7pm until 2am. Lucky for us we didn’t have to stumble around in the dark looking for a flashlight. Our sockets are equipped with emergency reactor lights that automatically turn on when a power failure occurs. The path leading from the foyer to the family room was lighted in such a way that it resembled an airport runway landing. There’s nothing worse than having a black out during a hot summer night....although it does make a good excuse to eat ice cream which I allowed myself to have. The last time our area experienced a black out was two years ago and 9 months later a record number of babies were born. Hmm, I guess that’s one fun way to kill some time until the power comes back on, right?

Thursday: Princess On A Perseid Mission

My lovelies, have you heard about the Perseids? If the answer is yes, awesome! If not, you’re about to get a mini astronomy lesson: "Every year in August, the Earth passes through rock and dust fragments are left behind by the comet Swift~Tuttle. As these small particles collide with the Earth’s atmosphere, they burn-up, often creating a startling streak of light across the sky, aka shooting stars. The term “Perseid” refers to the star constellation of Perseus. The best time to view them is around the peak date, August 12th-August 24th where 50 or more meteors per hour can been seen."

I've been on “Perseid Watch” since last Friday but there was a problem because of the full moon. Although the moon looked so lovely and luminous a full moon and meteor observing are not best friends and made observing difficult. I didn’t have much luck the next night either because the atmospheric conditions were not in my favor, heavy cloud coverage. Thank you Mother Nature.

Monday:
When darkness descended Monday I went out on the patio and observed how absolutely clear the sky happened to be. I was positive beyond a shadow of a doubt that this evening would be the night. I was anticipating to see a shower of bright and beautiful falling constellations, therefore I had all my wishes lined up and ready to go one right after the next. So, I bet you’re wondering how the mission went, right? Two words: Mission Failed!! There were a couple of times I thought I came close but to my disappointment it turned out to be nothing more than airplanes.

Thursday:
Yesterday marked Day #7 of me being on Perseids Watch. For 7 damn straight days in a row I haven't seen one shiny object shoot across the sky. Last night as I lay stretched out comfortably on the lounge chair and while staring up at the brilliant galaxy I came to the conclusion that I’d probably have a better chance of having some type of Close Encounter Of The Third Kind than seeing or catching a falling star. Dear Universe, all I'm asking is to see just a glimpse of one. I don't think that's asking for too much. Oh well, I have 5 days left and I'm keeping my fingers crossed....

During this past week I’ve had but one song stuck on replay in my head. The song is featured in one of my favorite movies. A song that always brings a smile to my heart each time I hear it-- those are truly the songs {and movies} I enjoy the most and it ties in perfectly with this post.
 

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My loyal and dear readers, it's finally Friday. 

Whatever your plans are have a terrific weekend.~x

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess