Ava and her infomercials

Ah, there is nothing like mother/daughter bonding over a shared and loved interest.

Infomercials.

The George Forman grill, in all of its many models. Ron Popeil and his magnificent Rotisserie and Pasta Maker. The coux de etat of the rotisserie, of course - the Flavor Injector. The Betty Crocker Cake Decorating Set.

And Ava's newest love - the CraftLite Cutter.

Tonight, Ava made me fill with pride and giggles when she proclaimed like a seassoned infomercial sidekick:

"Mom! You know the CraftLite Cutter?? It has a swing-out ruler!"

My cup overfloweth with pride.

Ancestry, by Ava

Me: "Ava, I'm trying to convince Daddy to let us take a trip to New York to visit my Grandma."

Ava: "Wow!"

Me: "Yeah, she's never even met you or Tessie!"

Ava: "Is she black?"

Me: "What? Black? Like, is she a black person?"

Ava: "Yeah. With a brown face."

Me: "Um, no... Um, what made you ask that?"

Ava: "I don't know. I just fig-erd."

2 Cups? Really? No.

Something that has bugged me in all of my coffee-drinking years:

When trying to make enough coffee to fill one regular sized mug, you must use "2 cups" of water, as marked on the coffee maker.

No one ever makes coffee and only uses "1 cup" of water and half a tablespoon of coffee grounds, do they? Why don't they just change it from marking the pot in 2 cup divisions can call it "1 mug". Then, people will be able to make coffee with less confusion.

"Ok, here...the directions say to fill the water thingy to 2 cups for every tablespoon....well, there are 4 of us, so I guess I'll do 4 cups and 2 tablespoons."

*10 minutes later.*

"WTF? There is only enough coffee here for 2 people!"

See what I mean? It could have gone like this:

"Ok, it says to fill it to "1 mug" of water and use 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds. There are 4 of us, so I'll fill to "4 mugs' of water and use 4 tablespoons of coffee."

*10 minutes later.*

"Perfect! 4 mugs of coffee really DOES make enough for 4 mugs of coffee!"

Next up, I tackle world peace.

5 things I learned about myself tonight.

Tonight I have learned a few things about myself, and thought I'd share...

1. Three bowls of ice cream is apparently my limit.

2. My husband loves me A LOT, because I called him on his way home from work to ask him to stop at the grocery store (which means walking in the freezing cold from his car to the store and back again), to buy me the ice cream.

3. I acknowledge that some people don't think that eating ice cream when it is 31 degrees outside is strange....but I accept that I am strange. My family has been telling me that my whole life, and I embrace it.

4. Ok fine, they say I'm "weird" but I think strange is just fine for a synonym.

5. My tummy hurts. :-(