Hello MacMammas and Papas:
So, historic Storm Juno turned out to be a big Blizzard Fizzard! Boy, I feel bad for all the meteorologists who had to eat crow on Tuesday morning, especially my favorite facebook guy, My Weather Concierge. But, I did learn one new word this week, bombogenesis (or meteorologic bomb)--it is replacing last year's favorite "Polar Vortex" catchphrase.
Even though the storm wasn't historic, it was enough snow to keep the kids home from school and in my hair. My house was a revolving door of neighborhood kids, and my poor husband had to go out to buy more pasta about 3 times! Jake spent all day making a fort with the neighborhood kids, Arielle managed to find a way to make herself look glamorous in a sledding selfie, and Josh slept until 3 PM!
What a week ahead--Ground Hog's Day and Super Bowl! That's quite a mix-up! With the way this winter has been going, I am sure that the Ground Hog is going to see his shadow and sprint back into his nice warm hole. At this rate, I am sure it's 6 weeks more of winter for sure!
And of course, this issue is jammed packed with all kinds of good stuff for this Sunday's Big Game. Read below for recipes for delicious dips and fun facts about the Super Bowl. Did you know that we (umm, healthy) Americans consume 14,500 chips and 8 million pounds of guacamole? And while we are talking about party food, why not try our recipes for brown sugar bourbon meatballs, and pancake and sausage muffins.
And did you know that the sale of antacid goes up 20% and 6% of Super Bowl viewers call in sick on Monday? One of my colleagues thinks we should declare "Super Bowl Monday" a national holiday. But what happens if you HATE football? Well, there is a huge Mitzvah expo being held at PURE on Sunday. Not planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? No one will ever know...just go for the food, fun, free gifts, and spectacle of it all. Or you can watch the Puppy Bowl XI on the Animal Planet or the Kitten Bowl on Hallmark Channel. Really, these do exist. Personally, I am celebrating just because the football season is officially over.
You see, at my house, football begins in August with my crazy football family (mostly my husband, two sons, dad, brother, and father-in-law--Arielle and I go super shopping instead!). After 5 months of Fantasy football drafts, leagues, all-day Sunday calls from my father-in-law, nasty texts going back and forth from my Eagles-loving brother and Giants-loving husband, Sunday TV takeover from 11 AM to 11 PM, yelling and cursing at TVs, ugly blue Giants Jerseys, I am SO ready for Super Bowl Sunday.For me, it's a celebration of the end of football season and the beginning of American Idol Season (ha, time to surrender the remote control, dear husband of mine). Plus, as an advertising major, I love all the commercials. Check out our article on a fun way to rate the Super Bowl commercials. This year, the national anthem will be sung by Idina Menzel (I wonder if she will sing it to the tune of "Let it Go?"--I swear that song will never die). And Katy Perry is playing half-time with Lenny Kravitz. Hmm, that should be an interesting combination. I wonder what songs Katy Perry will sing and what color hair will she have? Sports gambling sites even have prop bets for these types of questions (my brother is one of the people who comes up with these "props").
Have a great week and stay warm!
Peace, love, and macaroni,
Merri and Sheri
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