Jul 28, 2008

Monday Announcements From The Lido Deck.

Good morning! Bossy hopes you had an enjoyable weekend. Bossy didn’t get to have a weekend, because it was abducted by aliens. Here’s an account of what happened:

Nevertheless, the next two weeks promise lots of excitement here on i am bossy. First Bossy will make an announcement regarding her upcoming family vacation. She’s not going to give the surprise away yet, but one of the things rhymes with Baturn, and one of the things rhymes with Rop-cup Bailer, and both things have to do with this:

Next: Bossy will be holding a contest and giving away two prizes. She’s not going to tell you the prizes yet, but one of the prizes rhymes with Build-A-Bear, and the other prize also rhymes with Build-A-Bear, but features a
Sift Gertificate.

And finally this week, Bossy will be featuring a slideshow of her wedding in honor of her 20th anniversary. Twenty years! 7,300 days! 10,512,000 minutes!

My how time flies when you’re bickering down the basement steps.

Don’t miss!

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74 comments

1. 1
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:35 am
   Dharmamama said:

   Build-a-Bear! Build-a-Bear!

   Oh, wait. It’s *not* Build-a-Bear? Well, dang.

   Bet you’re good at charades, too. Sounds like….

   Can’t wait to see your Rop-cup Bailer! What fun.


2. 2
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:41 am
   Middle-Aged-Woman said:

   I want to win the Chilled Affair, wherein I have sex with Matthew Mcconaghey somewhere cold enough to give those gorgeous pecs some mighty man-nips.


3. 3
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:43 am
   Madness said:

   Can not WAIT for the anniversary edition!! Your calandar looks EXACTLY like Madness’ only SUNDAY was completely whiped out, and not by aliens .. but by GALLONS AND GALLONS of alcohol! WOOHOO!


4. 4
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:44 am
   Middle-Aged-Woman said:

   And every year Husband gives me a sympathy card for our anniversary commemorating the Xth day of my sorrow. On August 10th this year, it will be 8395 days (provided he doesn’t see that Matthew McConaghey comment I left). Congratulations on your 20th.


5. 5
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:47 am
   Hallie said:

   Hey, I’m impressed you didn’t show up at the party with half finished drink in hand!!

   Hallie
   http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/


6. 6
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:47 am
   Fairly Odd Mother said:

   Good God, I must be an idiot b/c Rop-cup Bailer sounds only like Rop-cup Bailer to me. Fortunately Sift Gertificate was a bit easier on my brain.


7. 7
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:53 am
   merlotmom said:

   You crack me up! Sounds like my kinda weekend.


8. 8
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:55 am
   Rattling the Kettle said:

   Giving away bears sounds like bad karma ahead of a camping trip…better keep your picnic baskets stowed away.


9. 9
   on July 28th, 2008 at 9:56 am
   The Domestic Goddess said:

   Ohh….sounds like fun.

   You played Rock Band? FUN!


10. 10
    on July 28th, 2008 at 9:59 am
    vuboq said:

    vuboq is bad with rhymes. Can you give some more hints? Plz?

    salad with goat cheese and pinenuts sounds SUPERdelicious!


11. 11
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:00 am
    blackbird said:

    Don’t forget, my brother B is available to teach all of you how to crap in a hole.


12. 12
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:01 am
    You can call me, 'Sir' said:

    Strange…my Friday night involved gin, as well, which also led to a red line through Saturday.

    What a small world.


13. 13
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:07 am
    Andrea's Sweet Life said:

    With all this rhyming, I don’t know what in feck’s going on.

    But I can’t wait to see Bossy’s wedding photos! Or Wossy’s phedding wotos, whatever.


14. 14
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:07 am
    Cathy D. said:

    You’re going camping on Saturn in a pop-up camper? Can’t wait for pix.


15. 15
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:11 am
    Smalltown Mom said:

    Did you do a Blondie song because of your new hair color?


16. 16
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am
    Ellie said:

    You know, sometimes I do a little reading in the morning, a little looking around to see what’s what out there in blog-land, and I get the most godawful song in my head. For the whole day. Today? Not so much. So thanks for that.


17. 17
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:18 am
    KD @ A Bit Squirrelly said:

    I went to a wedding Saturday night, sans the juveniles and Hubby drove. I had three glasses of wine down before the “Frist Dance” Sunday was rough.


18. 18
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
    andrea said:

    I hope you are going to Vermont and have a blast! You are driving some sort of Saturn and you get a pop up trailer? That sounds pretty sweet. Stop by Church Street if you can. I’d buy you and your husband a good microbrew to celebrate your anniversary if I actually still lived there! Looking forward to the anniversary photos!


19. 19
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:21 am
    Avitable said:

    I love sift gertificates, but not usually for build-a-bears.


20. 20
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:26 am
    MarathonMom said:

    I have always wondered what a leto deck is?


21. 21
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:34 am
    Bossy's Daughter said:

    Can’t wait…


22. 22
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
    My Nut Village said:

    You are a better person than me. I’m not so much a camper. I took my boys to Boy Scout camp and they almost starved. I guess there’s not a lot of nutrition in sqeeze cheese and crackers and powdered sugar donuts. I silently cursed the moms that were making breakfast burritoes over the camp fire. As I sat in my mini van and read People magazine.


23. 23
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:51 am
    The Other Laura said:

    Well, Bossy, I can hardly wait.

    Whenever I annouce some big upcoming thing on my blog someone in the house gets a stomach virus and I have to go days without blogging. I think (for me anyway) it’s a jinx.


24. 24
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am
    Jacquie said:

    Oh good, I’ve been thinking of getting a top-pup-nailer for my family, I’ll look forward to your reviews. Intricate detes please, okay? Have fun!


25. 25
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:57 am
    Debby said:

    Woo Hoo, something to look forward to through these long-hot days of summer. Living vicariously through Bossy!


26. 26
    on July 28th, 2008 at 10:58 am
    David said:

    Rop-cup Bailer.

    I have no friggin’ idea.


27. 27
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:05 am
    ms picket to you said:

    I love weekends like that. It teaches the kids to fend for themselves.


28. 28
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:14 am
    Sandy_Shoes said:

    Funny, my Saturday had a red line through it too. I’m too old for those Friday nights anymore! Looking forward to the camping trip!


29. 29
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:21 am
    What Happens Next said:

    Twenty years!! Oh. My. Gah!

    My comment rhymes with goncrats!


30. 30
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:25 am
    tj said:

    …lol…You’re a gas! lol…Seriously. D

    …Blessings… )


31. 31
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:31 am
    Jen M said:

    A sift gertificate? I am so in!!


32. 32
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:32 am
    Tina said:

    Do they allow Rop-cup Bailers on Saturn? Will there be moon shots?


33. 33
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:38 am
    jp said:

    Your wkend sounds a bit like mine, 10 mile road race in RI, then on to Gillette Stadium for the Kenny Chesney Country Fest!

    Can you say “Tailgating @ 10:00am”?!?!?!

    Miller Lites on ice for 2 Days……..MMMMMMM!


34. 34
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:56 am
    Tootsie Farklepants said:

    “My how time flies when you’re bickering down the basement steps”

    BOSSY should put that on a shirt.


35. 35
    on July 28th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
    Evolving said:

    I seriously read this post title and thought is said LIBIDO Deck. I guess we all know whats on MY mind…

    Is Saturn sponsoring your family vacation??? Holy shit. That’s pretty dern awesome.


36. 36
    on July 28th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
    Cheri @ Blog This Mom! said:

    Twenty years! Congrats!


37. 37
    on July 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
    Peg said:

    Well, now that the Tour de France is over, I got nuthin’ on my plate this week. Guess I’ll follow your camping adventures and get blasted along with the rest of your peeps. Congrats on the anniversary!
    (No bears for me, thanks!)


38. 38
    on July 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
    Ree (the Other one) said:

    I think we had the same weekend. Except that whole dinner party with Martha part.


39. 39
    on July 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
    Jami said:

    Kewl! I’ve always wanted to gild a chair and now when I win that gift certificate, I’ll be able to cross that one off my list!


40. 40
    on July 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
    Julianne said:

    7:00 1/2 pm is my favorite time! Pull out the cocktails!


41. 41
    on July 28th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
    dlyn said:

    What-in-heck rhymes with Rop-cup Bailer? This is a trick to get me to come back isn’t it?


42. 42
    on July 28th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
    Victoria said:

    I’m lost…. rop-cup bailer?

    This may, officially, have been the weekend of drink lots and then sleep.


43. 43
    on July 28th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
    Pamela said:

    Rop-cup Bailer? It is evident that Bossy is either a) way more crafty than all of the rest of the world; or b) closer to being admitted to the senior center than we thought.


44. 44
    on July 28th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
    Manic Mommy said:

    Damn! I was hoping the give away was going to be to accompany Bossy’s family on vacation. I love sleeping on the table that turns into a bed.


45. 45
    on July 28th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
    erin said:

    I hope your vacation promises to be as exciting as Chevy Chase’s….
    Don’t drink the Kool-aid!


46. 46
    on July 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
    MP said:

    Rock Band is still my favorite..cause I can sign..and since I’m in the band my husband can’t yell at me to shut my pie whole!!

    Sorry you lost a day….

    Killed A Chair.. Is it like a Gallagher thing? Are chainsaws involved.. Bear = Chair, Hair..oooo maybe it’s a new hair cut..


47. 47
    on July 28th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
    Foolery said:

    Bossy is talking like Scooby Doo again. Rav a rood racation in rop-cup railer.


48. 48
    on July 28th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
    Shayera said:

    Awe, that’s just nice.


49. 49
    on July 28th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
    Mrs. G. said:

    Wait! Are you going camping with Norman Mailer? Bossy, I have some bad news.


50. 50
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
    Cece said:

    20 years? Are you serious? You don’t look old enough to be married 20 years!


51. 51
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
    Amy said:

    You’re going to Saturn on vacation?

    xoxo, SG


52. 52
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
    Sparx said:

    Ha! I thought scooby doo too. Have a great holiday, just maybe don’t pack so much wine… ruh ro! PS, 20 years, wow. Mind you I think I have some eyeshadow that old but it never sends me any cards.


53. 53
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
    Grandma J said:

    Bossy, bossy….I don’t have room in my upstairs closet to figure out your brain teasing scattergory stuff.
    Either way, have fun!


54. 54
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
    Bush Babe said:

    I am completely confused – except about the aliens bit. That sometimes happens to me, only I kept blaming Mr Chardonnay bottle and I really should have been blaming Martians. Thanks.

    And were you a child bride…??? I look forward to the explanatory photos from your wedding!!
    BB


55. 55
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
    biddy said:

    How do you keep track of anniversaries when you have so many husbands??

    hmmm a saturn and a pop up trailer…nice


56. 56
    on July 28th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
    Carolyn...Online said:

    I wish my brain could function properly so I could deduce what you’re telling us.


57. 57
    on July 28th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
    MeL said:

    4Things that Spring To Mind on Reading Bossy’s Latest Post:

    1) Whoa, I had no idea Bossy was a child bride. 20 years? So Bossy was married at, like, 9. Creepy.

    2) Maybe it’s just that I only have boys and they are not so into stuffed animals dressed in people clothing, but I gaze warily upon Build-A-Bear. All I can think when I walk by is “$75 for a stuffed rabbit in a ballerina costume?” But free is always good, so I would take the ballerina bunny if it came by way of winning a gift certificate from Bossy.

    3) We live less than 10 miles from some of the best camping in the Eastern States, but have never actually been camping here. I anxiously await Bossy’s camping tips, because after I get this baby out of my uterus I may finally insist the husband takes me camping. We need to get some use out of the tent, two-man sleeping bag, and camp stove kit that we got as wedding gifts when we got married six years ago. Six is not as many as 20, but it still goes by fast.

    4) Gin and Tonics are not my friend, but after 8 dry months I would drink a gin and tonic. I would drink it even if I had to slurp it from Bossy’s shoe. That is probably also creepy, but not as much as Child Bride Bossy.


58. 58
    on July 28th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
    Cynthia said:

    I loved to camp in my younger years. I haven’t ever tried a pop-up trailer. These days, I prefer a yurt because I am really really old and achy.


59. 59
    on July 28th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
    kate said:

    i’ve been trying and trying, but alas, i cannot crack your code. too smart for me.


60. 60
    on July 28th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
    Stimey said:

    You’re going to Saturn? Awesome. I hear the sunsets are nice.


61. 61
    on July 28th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
    Caroline said:

    Oooh! I grew UP, practically, in a Rop-cup Bailer! What fun you are gonna have! How exciting! Am a little jealous!


62. 62
    on July 28th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
    Auds at Barking Mad said:

    The Barking Mad crew hopes your vacation will be every bit as thrill-filled and edge-of-your seat entertaining as ours will…Well ok, edge of the seat is accurate as we are having a Staycation and the ‘rents are flying in from So Cal.

    I bet you’re going to have a better time than we are.

    Of course, I will miss out on the fun that IS roasting marshmallows. Darn!


63. 63
    on July 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
    Bossy's Friend Martha's Sister said:

    Ok, Ok, Ok, Ok, too good to be true, my daughter has some crazy insane obsession with build-a-bear and I won’t take her because you can’t see her bed for all the fluff on it now. So let’s rig the contest now and know that one little girls will be thankful to the entire Bossy audience!


64. 64
    on July 28th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    If it has to do with “Baturn” then Bossy’s announcement has everything to do with upcoming family (spawned on that cross country spree) but nothing to do with a vacation.


65. 65
    on July 28th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    Oh, and seriously, thanks to Bossy’s genius and the snail’s pace of dial-up internet, I was laughing hysterically before the Weekend Schedule even loaded. The headline and opening words were enough for me.


66. 66
    on July 28th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
    Maria said:

    Wouldn’t miss it for the world.


67. 67
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
    surcie said:

    You know, that’s exactly what happened to the real Julie The Cruise Director.


68. 68
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
    Brooke said:

    Pop Up Trailer??? Is that it?


69. 69
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
    SecondHand Karl said:

    Sift gertificates are wonderful and all, but they’re no build-a-bear.


70. 70
    on July 28th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
    Her Bad Mother said:

    20 years? What anniversary is that? Silver? Platinum? Camper-trailer?


71. 71
    on July 29th, 2008 at 2:30 am
    Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy said:

    Congratulations on 20 years!


72. 72
    on July 29th, 2008 at 3:00 am
    Camille said:

    Oh, is that how to make the next 20 years fly? Cause I’ve only been at it for 10 months, and I was wondering…


73. 73
    on July 29th, 2008 at 4:29 am
    Raz said:

    A camping adventure? That’s easily my favourite type of adventure.

    Plus, 20 years? Cor blimey.


74. 74
    on July 29th, 2008 at 10:05 am
    Brent Diggs said:

    Twenty years and a vacation, sound like a busy week.