Long awaited. Highly anticipated. I aim to please.
10) Adam update—Current interests, bordering on obsession: socks and shoes. Current nicknames: schmooty, schmeeksy, schmeetsy, meeksy, and schmootsy-poots. Current favorite foods: milk, cheese crisps, apples.
9) Curse my economical nature: I seriously loathe Walmart. I didn’t think it could get any worse. I was wrong. I ended up there one Sat. night sans children to enjoy the horrendous crowds, appallingly long lines, and a fascinating checkout girl obliviously ranting about how the pervs on anime shows are the only comic relief . . . with examples. Whaaaaaaaaa? (Of course, if I was REALLY economical, I’d be an Emily and never have to shop at Walmart again. I’m just not there yet.)
8) Kye’s “botox gone bad” look: two face hits in two days. Picture to follow.
7) I was hung up on. By a telemarketer. I was hung up on. By a TELEMARKETER! After politely (I’m not kidding—I was very nice) asking the name and location of their company (she answered me), and explaining that I had asked several times to be removed from their call list and was there anything I could possibly make SURE that I be taken off because I didn’t like wasting their time or mine, all I heard was silence. She hung UP on me! The calls haven’t stopped.
6) I: If you get me a drink of water, you’ll get a go & do point (our current rewards system)
10) Adam update—Current interests, bordering on obsession: socks and shoes. Current nicknames: schmooty, schmeeksy, schmeetsy, meeksy, and schmootsy-poots. Current favorite foods: milk, cheese crisps, apples.
9) Curse my economical nature: I seriously loathe Walmart. I didn’t think it could get any worse. I was wrong. I ended up there one Sat. night sans children to enjoy the horrendous crowds, appallingly long lines, and a fascinating checkout girl obliviously ranting about how the pervs on anime shows are the only comic relief . . . with examples. Whaaaaaaaaa? (Of course, if I was REALLY economical, I’d be an Emily and never have to shop at Walmart again. I’m just not there yet.)
8) Kye’s “botox gone bad” look: two face hits in two days. Picture to follow.
7) I was hung up on. By a telemarketer. I was hung up on. By a TELEMARKETER! After politely (I’m not kidding—I was very nice) asking the name and location of their company (she answered me), and explaining that I had asked several times to be removed from their call list and was there anything I could possibly make SURE that I be taken off because I didn’t like wasting their time or mine, all I heard was silence. She hung UP on me! The calls haven’t stopped.
6) I: If you get me a drink of water, you’ll get a go & do point (our current rewards system)
M: Who’s going to give me the go & do point?
I: I will, but what what I meant was, will you do me a favor?
5) My recurring “momnesia”: I found a note on my counter in my handwriting. “$150 $200 for both” I’m pretty sure I found it the day I wrote it and I have NO IDEA what it means. Can you tell me? No, really . . . did I talk to any of you about this? Did I find something to buy on craigslist? Did I sign the kids up for an extracurricular activity? Did I agree to sell 2 of the children? I kind of wish I knew.
4) Adam’s new obsession that rivals shoes and socks: toothbrushes. He loves them so much he will find the bathroom drawers in whatever house he happens to be in at the time and shove all the toothbrushes he finds into his mouth. (Sorry about that, Rachel.)
3) After Kye puked for the sixth time in an hour, he suggested we say a prayer. We did, and sure enough his prayer was answered. Though he still felt sick, he didn’t puke again.
2) My first ever sick day: Zach stayed home to watch the kids while I had the stomach flu. For the first time in my adult life, I spent the entire day in bed. I watched a long movie, sipped Sprite, and slept. It was wonderful. And also very weird. Thanks, Zach.
1)S: (after realizing Zach remembered NONE of the recent conversations we’d had about home improvements) Do you EVER pay attention to me?
Z: Of course I do.
S: (closing my eyes) If you pay attention to me, what color are my eyes?
Z: Uhhhhhh . . . ummmmmm . . . green? And brown?
Sigh. (They’re blue.) :-)
I: I will, but what what I meant was, will you do me a favor?
5) My recurring “momnesia”: I found a note on my counter in my handwriting. “$150 $200 for both” I’m pretty sure I found it the day I wrote it and I have NO IDEA what it means. Can you tell me? No, really . . . did I talk to any of you about this? Did I find something to buy on craigslist? Did I sign the kids up for an extracurricular activity? Did I agree to sell 2 of the children? I kind of wish I knew.
4) Adam’s new obsession that rivals shoes and socks: toothbrushes. He loves them so much he will find the bathroom drawers in whatever house he happens to be in at the time and shove all the toothbrushes he finds into his mouth. (Sorry about that, Rachel.)
3) After Kye puked for the sixth time in an hour, he suggested we say a prayer. We did, and sure enough his prayer was answered. Though he still felt sick, he didn’t puke again.
2) My first ever sick day: Zach stayed home to watch the kids while I had the stomach flu. For the first time in my adult life, I spent the entire day in bed. I watched a long movie, sipped Sprite, and slept. It was wonderful. And also very weird. Thanks, Zach.
1)S: (after realizing Zach remembered NONE of the recent conversations we’d had about home improvements) Do you EVER pay attention to me?
Z: Of course I do.
S: (closing my eyes) If you pay attention to me, what color are my eyes?
Z: Uhhhhhh . . . ummmmmm . . . green? And brown?
Sigh. (They’re blue.) :-)
4 comments:
You know, you can get on the "Do Not Call List".
Also, husbands are not required to remember things like their wife's eye color. It's in the handbook. They also don't need to notice when they cut their hair either.
Number one is my FAVORITE. We have a version of that conversation several times a week.
My family hangs up on tells a LOT!
I have never been hung up on period.
So the record shows, we ARE on the do-not-call list.
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