Saturday Favorites – Happy Dance, a Brady Bunch Earworm and One Stupendiferous Dude

After the unbelievable and horrific winter those of us who live in Minnesota have just survived, the past few weeks of glorious sunshine and 75° days have been almost too good to be true. And before all of you who do not live in Minnesota but who live east of the Mississppi get your panties in a bunch about the unbelievable and horrific winter you, too, endured, let me just say that until you’ve experienced it year after year after year — for 17 years — we still win (unless you happen to be in western Wisconsin or maybe northern Iowa, but I’m still claiming victory for Minnesota).

Sure, we’ve had more than a few rainy days over the past month.

But overall this spring has been perfect, so perfect that it’s almost made me think that *whispers* the rest of the year’s weather is worth it.

Since I was busy all day yesterday with company doing very important things like eating lunch lakeside and spending five hours at the theatre with Thing 2 at her fabulous show, the Friday Favorites got pushed to the bottom of the priority list (look at the following picture — can you blame me?).

No worries, though. I didn’t make this button a year or so ago for nothing:

It’s Saturday, my friends! Grab a Bloody Mary and let’s go.

 

1. I think I’ll go for a walk outside now, the summer sun’s callin’ my name (I hear ya now)…

You’ve got an earworm now, don’t you?
You’re welcome.

But really, the weather has been so stupendiferous (add it to the urban dictionary) that I’ve put many tasks on hold this week to get out in the summer sun and take a walk. I mean, he knows me by name, so duh.

 

 

2. Hello Peony!

If you’ve ever bothered to read the list of moderately useless things to know about me up there in that “Meet the Fam” tab, you’ll know that the Peony is my favorite flower and that I have several bushes in my yard. You’ll also know that because of this little darling, a.k.a. my favorite napping buddy, I cannot ever clip them and bring them inside to enjoy because she’ll eat them.

Random, I know, but if you’re still reading these lists after over two years it’s what you’ve come to expect, amiright?
Back to that list I mentioned.
#7 tells you that I love banana pancakes but am not a fan of bananas, and the banana pancakes at The Original Pancake House are my favorite.
Last week I got to inhale those beauts pictured above with my 13-year-old buddy who got to go there for lunch as a reward for her bravery at the doctor’s office, where she had to get a shot (and handled it like a champ, which if you remember this post from a couple of years ago, might give all of you with younger kids with needle-phobias hope).

I was first amazed by this dude when he posted his “Harry Potter in 90 seconds” video (that my kids immediately memorized), but thanks to Thing 2 I was introduced to this newest video where he writes postscripts to four Disney movies.

This guy is unbelievably talented.

You might say he’s stupendiferous.

Trust me, if you love Disney movies or just love awesomeness, take a moment to watch.