I dont like pink and purple together, at least on a wall

I don't know if in my later years, or mid years or early mid years, or whatever, that I have grown to like mellow colors. I used to love wild colors and strange mixes, but lately i seem to be gravitating toward subdued hues. Ok, now that I have gotten that out of the way, let me explain why I say that.
We decided that our front room and kitchen desperately needed a face lift. When we moved in, the house was decked out in that "what are you thinking" country wood carved, floral curtain, matching wallpaper like decor. A little past "cute" and into the "wow, did you really pay for this stuff" territory. So we ripped down the curtains, and tore the horrible floral border wallpaper off the wall, and then just kind of left it at that.
So fast forward, 8 years later and I decided that it was time to finally do something about the walls.
Me and Joe did what all good color enthusiast do, we cruised the website for paint colors. Now I want to give those who do the same thing some advice. Don't.
We went to the Ace paint website, we hmm'ed and haw'ed and tilted our heads and asked the kids for their advice on the colors we choose.
We all agreed, gray for the main walls, a rust color for the accent wall and a dark gray for the trim. Looked real nice on the website. HAH!
So we go to Ace and dump $200 on paint. As the paint is going up, I kind of notice that the Rust color is more like a Pink color and and the gray border looks a little purple. I keep thinking that it's the lighting or something. I know the internet couldn't be wrong, so it must be me.
So the job is almost done, and on Sunday me and Joe sat in the front room for a bit and just looked at the wall. We kept telling ourselves that it was rust and gray, and when I was finally convinced that it was those colors, my neighbor comes over and says. "I didn't know you like purple and pinks?"
Well, suffice it to say, our walls and borders are now repainted from colors that we actually looked at before painting a wall, and it looks nice!
Purple and Pink, Bah!

Mom's and "Monuts"

Time for a simple observation. We have in my sons Elementary school, a parent-child reading day. The one for dads is called "Dads and Doughnuts", catchy I like it. But the one for for Moms is called "Moms and Monuts" hmm. Either someone is feeling less then creative or has some strange sense of humor. I mean, really, what the hell is a Monut?
I can see it now, mostly because it has happened to me in the past...
Little kid walks into moms bedroom, where Mom is happily sleeping because, I don't know, it's freakin' 6 in the morning.
"Mommy, get up!"
Mom turns and covers her head with a pillow
Son shakes Mom "Mom! It's important! It's an emergency!"
"I told you son, cats are not flammable, so stop trying to light her on fire"
"No, its not that" Son is now bouncing on the bed
"What?!" Moms muffled reply
Little boy now in a tug-a-war with the pillow on moms head. "You have to get up! today is Moms and monuts!"
"What? What is a moms and monuts?" Now has the Moms attention
"We go early to school and read together and eat something" Little boy pleads
"We eat what?" Mom replies as visions of dehydrated eggs and tpv "bacon" float through her head.
"Monuts!, I want Monuts, so lets go!" Little boy eyes get big like a puppy "please, mom?"
Mom, feeling resigned, gets up and shuffles to the bathroom, "Ok, I will be ready in a little bit, go finish getting ready for school"
"But I won't eat, because I want Monuts!" Little boy happily calls from down the hallway
So now at school, mom and little boy are happily reading, stomach is rumbling and mom goes and looks for this mysterious food for her and her son.
"Hi, I wanted to know where we can get some of those things called Monuts?" Mom asks scary looking lunch lady
"Oh, we are out of those" Scary lunch lady replies
"Oh, ok, I guess they must be pretty good then, huh? I mean you can't beat a monut, right? heh?" Mom says, no reply from scary lunch lady
Mom goes back to son who is eagerly waiting for some monuts, "Son, all the moms ate the monuts and they are out of them, not sure why, because, I usually don't eat what I cant pronounce on the first try, but hey I have an idea."
"What?" Son asks
"We have some time before school starts, lets go and eat something that at least we know what it is!" Mom says
"Whats that?" Son says excitedly
"A Happy Meal!"
And somewhere in a far away land, where monuts are a regular breakfast fare, some mother is scratching her head while her son is bouncing on her bed at 6 in the morning and asking "What is a Happy Meal?"