from the volcano lair of May…

I have no sharks with lasers, or an actual volcano… but I’m busy at work here in my lair. So, I thought I’d share some video clips of the “diet coke of evil” himself. (love mike meyers and dr. evil, oh yes I do…)

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and finally…

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turkey sandwich: May style

The only real requirement here is turkey, cheese, and good (thin sliced) potato salad. Often I do a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, then add potato salad to it. Ah, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me explain it.

I like turkey sandwiches, I like potato salad (LOVE the Wills San Francisco stuff that you can get at costco or some grocery stores), and I eat my lunch on the move. So I started subbing potato salad instead of mayo or other addititves on my sandwich. Here’s today’s:

This is a 6-layer. potato salad, turkey, bacon, cheese, avocado, and tomato. It is GOOOOOOD. If you’re in the mood for a yummy sandwich- try this.

no time for a title

Yesterday my aunt & uncle, his 3 kids, their 6 kids, plus, of course, spouses descended upon the house of Flaum. For those doing the math- that’s 14 for lunch. I was totally thrilled to do it- because it meant I got to see these cousins and meet all their kiddies for the first time. Here’s a pic of all the kids.

Talk about baby central! It was fun having them over for a few hours, but of course once they left I’ve gone back down to “working lockdown” in the batcave. LOTS to do. The fact that I’ll be wrapping up my St. Paul trip this time next week does not seem real. Deep breaths, long lists, it can be done!

Before I run back to work here I leave you with this.

Is that not the cutest mug you’ve ever seen?????? This one gets put up on the wall for sure.

14.

FIRST: October Afternoon/jelly belly prize winner kimberlee #2494. Shoot me an e-mail mflaum@comcast.net to claim your prize. Now onto my regularly scheduled post…

How it started:

MANY of my friends told me I “need” to get into the plum series. I bought “one for the money” a year ago. Finally in January I read it. 1/2 way through I knew I was in the heat of a new literary love afair and logged onto amazon.com to purchase every single plum book. (thank you Christmas $$!) I then got sick, threw my back out, etc. so I had quite a bit of time and license to lay around. What did I do? In less than a month I read every single one. Loved every single minute.

What I wanted: When I finished #13 I discovered that a new one was due in June. Oh how long to wait. Oh well. I made a plan. I’d re-read the plum series #1-13 (plus in between books) starting June 1 to refresh my memory.

what happened: travel, work, illness, work, new opportunities, girlie fun with daughters, day trips, work, and have I mentioned work?

conclusion: NO WAY will I wait, read through all 13 novels (it would only take about a week- I read fast), and then read #14.

No, I’m going to get on a plane to St. Paul with this book in hand. This is going to be one flight I really look forward to. I’d really like to thank Janet Evanovich for releasing this book just 2 days prior to my trip so that I’ll be able to read it slowly and at my leisure. Nobody pulling my leg, needing food or attention. Nope. I will be allowed something most moms are never allowed. A few hours of total selfishness. Just a solo traveler with the book I’ve been waiting for… and some junk food because who can read plum and not want junk food?

good times. and what a treat for me.