My birthday boy

I can't believe Rion will be 5 tomorrow! Technically, in about an hour he'll offically be five since he was born shortly after midnight.

I just got done wrapping his presents. I know I still have to wrap the gift Fred got him and I'm not quite sure I got all the ones I bought him. I had them hidden in three different spots. I did find a Thomas the train I had hid for Christmas. Oh well, it's a birthday gift now. For Rion I always check out the after Christmas clearance for his birthday. I'm not one to pass up a good deal so every once in awhile I would find something and pick it up. Boys have such cool toys, I can't resist. Now it's the day before Rion's birthday and I'm not sure exactly what I bought. I know, that's awful. I feel like there was one more present, but I'm not sure what. Maybe I'll find it when I'm getting ready for Torii's birthday.

Sweet Sweet Irony

A couple of months ago I was wondering why in the world I even owned an iron. I'd be more likely to use it as a paperweight than to smooth out wrinkles on clothes. I really hate to iron, therefore, I don't. If the dryer doesn't get out the wrinkles then I either try it on one more spin in the dryer or just don't wear it. Fred has a closet full of nice wrinkly dress shirts. If he is waiting for them to get ironed, he has a long time to wait. So I find it extremely funny that I have created a business where I use iron ons for the clothes. I can't help but think about the irony each time I apply an image to a onesie. I guess the difference is that I plan on making some money off of this type of ironing. If I got paid to iron Fred's shirts? Well, he'd have a closet full of perfectly pressed shirts. And the pants to match.

Pretty funny for a drama

I've become addicted to the show Mad Men. I was lucky enough to catch it in reruns starting at the first episode. Fred likes it too. I think it might be the only TV show we have both liked. Although I think I am getting him hooked on Two and a Half Men. Anyway, back to Mad Men. If you haven't watch it you have to. It takes place in 1960 and explores the relationship of men and women in the workplace and at home. I especially like the at home issues because it's kind of fun to compare it to our lives now. The main character is married and has two young kids. Here's some of my favorite parts from the show so far:

-The mother was driving and of course the kids weren't in seat belts. The boy (of course it wasn't the girl) was playing in the car and hopping from the back seat to the front to the back again. I'm so glad my kids are strapped in. Besides the obvious safety issue, I can barely drive when the kids are screaming at each other. How would I drive if they were climbing around in the car too?

-At home the kids were playing and the girl comes into the kitchen with a big plastic bag over her head. The mother looks at her and says, "If my dry cleaning is laying on the floor you are going to be in big trouble." It shouldn't be funny, but it is.

-The mom is also in therapy and her husband calls the therapist to check on the progress. The therapist tells the husband everything the wife has been saying in her sessions. Can you imagine? Anyway, this last episode the therapist says the wife talks about being overwhelmed about running a household (she complains about the same things moms complain about today so that hasn't changed) and to him all her gripes are petty. "It's like dealing with a child," he says.

-During a birthday party the mom tells her husband to get the video recorder. She says something about buying it and never using it, it just collects dust. So that hasn't changed either. We still haven't gone through the three blank tapes we bought when we first bought our video camera four years ago.

I'm in love with this show. The men are crude towards women, but it's a fantizing look at the way it once was.