PERRY CONFUSION

I am going to get a refill of Diet Coke--Hen and I were sharing (frugal lives) at Panera Bread this evening and as I walked by these three women talking I heard one of them say...No No No that's Tyler Perry with Aerosmith I love him. All the way to the back I kept mulling this over...as I passed them again, I said...OK let's get this straight..

Steve Perry is with Journey (how I loved him...you see the resemblance to Henry, right??)





Steven Tyler is with Aerosmith---incidentally ladies one of my friends told me he sent his assistant into her store to get DK control top panty hose to keep everything "tight" under the spandex--guess that would make her his "ass"istant.




and Tyler Perry is a Movie Director Producer Actor....Jack (or Tyler) of all trades.



OK...I said it quickly:

Steve Perry/Journey
Steven Tyler/Aerosmith
Tyler Perry/Mogul

They said they liked my earrings.

I said Bloomingdale's.

There it is, in a nutshell!!

THE PRODIGAL SON (oops! I MEAN DOG) RETURNS

After his prolonged--three week--stay in detention (Snug Pet Resort for Dogs), Denny Crane has returned. A quieter, gentler Denny Crane. For a moment, he had followed in the footsteps of his namesake and turned into a mostly insane person with "Mad Cow"--you have to watch Boston Legal to get this reference.






Now mind you this was the Canyon Ranch of Dog Training (he even lost 4 pounds)....just ask LT to take you on a tour
He had workouts with Private Trainers
He swam laps!!
...and he came home a kindler, gentler, Denny Crane.

even Mac was excited once he got off her pillow!! (She looks excited doesn't she)

BARBIE

This is one of those....oh, I wish I still had...

just one of these Barbie's (Jonathan Adler in the pix...sorry Katie)....btw they do not look as good when you decide to wash their hair and find out that under the cute pony tail they were glued and bald...I loved my Barbie...until the hair incident.

I could sell her for a small fortune on ebay!

FACEBOOK

Just thought that I would let everyone know that I am taking a Facebook break. You will have to keep in touch with me via email, blogs, cell phones, landlines, or, in person.

STAR

A wise person at work said to me today:

"Everyone is a star, some just shine much brighter than others."

A TALE OF TWO BOOKSHELVES

Today was the day for new carpeting...excitement abounds. Even MacKenzie looks exciting!!

First paint...then carpet. Clearly a new choice for me...shades of brown. Yikes! Aliens might have taken over my body!!! The world of Conservative Cathi begins.

Now the reorganization of furniture....begins. I made this brilliant decision to move the bookshelves from the living room up the stairs to the second floor landing. Perfect.

All of this is dependent upon the largess of the nice men doing the carpet. Will they carry the very heavy bookshelves upstairs. Henry bought them lunch, schmoozed them a little and offered them $20 to carry the units upstairs. I gave him $40 thinking $20 each....nope frugal Henry gave them $20, but they seemed happy.

So, I begin moving the books that are all over everywhere upstairs, only to realize that the shelving was sideways. SIDEWAYS!! Please note the little feet on the right hand side...

Of course, this became my fault. Henry helped them carry the bookshelves upstairs....he needed me to supervise to make sure that they were not sideways.

Please keep in mind that when on their side...not only are their little feet out to the side, but they are not even the same height.

Now they are upstairs. They are heavy. They need to be rotated. To rotate we need higher ceilings. Now I need to find someone able to rotate heavy shelving.

But yet....my fault. The power of observation is a wonderful thing!! But the house is looking good!!

THE NEW SUIT

This is a truly frugal moment. I am sooooo excited. Henry came home from the dry cleaner the other day with a surprise. Something I dropped off there in June of 2008. He said....I cannot believe that you do not miss this. I said what is it? "A black suit?" Seriously, how would I even know???