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Random Tuesday Thoughts

Last week, Ed called the exterminator. I had at least twenty bees in my laundry room, and enough was enough. The exterminator showed me a queen bee, and said there were usually a few queens in a nest.

The next day, I found a queen bee in the laundry room, trying to escape. I squished her in a paper towel, and said regretfully, “One queen bee to another–I’m just protecting my hive!” (I really didn’t say that out loud. That would be a little crazy.) (If I admitted I said it out loud, would you really think I was crazy? Because I didn’t, honest!)

Our favorite Mac ‘n Cheese is NOT Kraft. The girls love President’s Choice White Cheddar–it’s the bee’s knees! So when I couldn’t find it at the grocery store during the last couple of shopping trips, I had Ed look into it. Here’s the response he got:

Thank you for contacting us regarding the availability of the President’s Choice Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you. This label will no longer be available in our Jewel Stores, it will only be available in Canada. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Ahem, Keely? I have this favor to ask you….

In the event that Keely doesn’t come through with PC Mac ‘n Cheese for me my daughters, do you have a brand of mac ‘n cheese that you prefer? Those Kraft noodles are just too limp and mushy for my the girls’ taste.

Bees and Mac ‘n Cheese. That’s all I’ve got for today! If that’s not random enough for you, go see the Queen of Random, Keely at The Un-Mom.

Have a great Tuesday!

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Test Results are IN! And other Random Tuesday Thoughts

I have bees in my laundry room. I was washing a load of Lily’s laundry yesterday equipped with a fly swatter and my handy-dandy Dust Buster. We have a bee nest under our bay window in the front of the house, and Ed has sprayed and sprayed that nest all summer long, with no visible results. Now that it’s cold, they seem to have found a way in the house, and trickle into the basement one at a time. I even found a bee in the refrigerator yesterday. I have no idea how he got in there!

Fortunately, these are friendly bees. They haven’t been aggressive, and no one has ever been stung. But that doesn’t keep me from swatting them. They are a little groggy; they must be ready for their long winter sleep, or whatever bees do in the winter. I am a little wary of being a bee killer, though, especially since I’ve heard bees are in trouble.

Ed emailed me this morning that he wants to do laundry tonight. (I’m a lucky gal…my husband does his own laundry!) However, he hates bees, so I might offer to wash his clothes for him this time.

I woke up with a cold yesterday morning, and my coffee tasted HORRIBLE! I’m still a little stuffy this morning, but at least my taste buds are back to normal–my coffee tastes good again. Phew!

Some of you may remember that my family has been waiting for some test results. It took a long time, but we finally got the results.

My mom went to a genetic counselor to have her DNA tested for the breast cancer gene. Since our family has so many women diagnosed with breast cancer, and two of us were young, the lab kept testing Mom’s DNA looking and looking for a reason why we have such a strong family history of breast cancer.

The big news is: they found NOTHING! Mom does not have the breast cancer gene, so it’s highly unlikely that her daughters and granddaughters have the breast cancer gene!

I’m so thrilled! It does raise some other questions that will never be answered, like why did I get breast cancer when I was only 27? Mom was only 40 when her breast cancer was first found. We live healthy lifestyles; neither of us drinks very much, smokes, or are overweight. We may never know the answer; it seem to be one big coincidence that we both had breast cancer. At least I don’t have to worry as much about my sisters and my little girls going through breast cancer! Hurray!

Random Tuesday Thoughts was brought to you by Keely at The Un-Mom! Today she has a guest blogger; her friend FoN is taking over while Keely is on the road.