“How can you make a shambles out of a shambles?” Captain Sam Pak, “The Chosen People,” season two, episode 19
Chickadee Thursday
It was pretty chilly at the Missouri Botanical garden on Monday, but it was a beautiful day to see the Japanese cherry blossoms at their peak bloom!
Opening Day Eve
Happy Opening Day Eve!
The Cardinals home opener at Busch Stadium is tomorrow, but we decided to have our traditional ballpark dinner a day early. We started with nachos:
The main course was hot dogs and brats, with lots of toppings…my favorite is still the Chicago dog!
We had the same dessert as last year…a homemade cookie cake with Schnucks Cardinals ice cream on the side:
Hopefully this will be a good season!
M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/25/2026
“Radar, the good Lord gave us one belly, and one button for said belly. Therefore it is two words: Belly. Button.” Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, “Operation Noselift,” season two, episode 18
M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/24/2026
“I just translate things like that into Latin. Makes them sound noble.” Father Francis Mulcahy, “Operation Noselift,” season two, episode 18
Cherry Blossoms
M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/23/2026
“I’m a desperate flamingo!” Captain Hawkeye Pierce, “For Want of a Boot,” season two, episode 17
Mani Monday
This week’s mani features Holo Taco “Cool Cat Mom” magnetized with the super magnet and topped with “Garden Party Taco.”
Fourteen and Fantastic
The weekend of birthday celebrations continued today!
Chickadee started the morning off at church, where the congregation sang “Happy Birthday” to her after the service!
When we got home, she opened her presents:
For breakfast, she wanted the coffee cake we always have on Christmas, with a twist…this time, I made it with strawberries instead of cherries.
She requested “Brinner” (breakfast for dinner) for her birthday dinner, featuring Mickey waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage, a delicious fruit salad, and strawberry milk tea with popping boba:
And she picked a chocolate chip cookie cake for her birthday…the decorations were inspired by the colors of the Honmoon in KPop Demon Hunters.
I had such a fun time celebrating my youngest (who isn’t that terribly young anymore!) today!
M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/22/2026
“Your initials signify that instead of signing, you initialed. Uh, then you have to sign this form, which states that you merely initialed the forms that required signing. Then after you’ve signed, you put your initial where you signed so that people will know that you okayed your signature with your initial.” Corporal Radar O’Reilly, “For Want of a Boot,” season two, episode 17