School days…

Being back at school reminded me of my school days…grade school onto college.

Elementary:

Amy: she ate paste. Elmer’s Glue Paste. Cute girl. Big blue eyes. Brown Curls. Would look at you as you were talking…and just open up a jar of paste and eat.
I wonder what she’s doing now. Addicted to something harder? Like rubber cement?

George: he was my archenemy. He was the acknowledged ‘best artist’ in our 2nd grade class. ONLY because HIS schtick was drawing Snoopy. Snoopy standing there. Snoopy sniffing something stupid. Snoopy standing.
What a one trick pony!
I had range! I drew with feeling! I didn’t pander to the masses!
What a sellout.
I’m not bitter. He’s probably drawing for those stupid 99cents greeting card company.

Kelly: third grade Sasquatch! Cute girl, too. But if you just saw her arms, you’d swear it belong on a man with Mediterranean ancestry.

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First day of a new school year

Every year there’s an unwritten script I follow:

1. First week of school, I come home and immediately fall asleep when I get home. This year, with our new furry baby, I waited until B got home. Then promptly went to sleep.

2. Always feel like I’m running out of time and not ready…but you still keep going and get it done.

3. Around the 3/4 of the way into the year, I tell my teammates, “I don’t want to play anymore! I’m not doing this next year.” And of course, I’m back the next school year. 🙂

4. I always have more projects than can be finished in a year. It keeps me from being bored and complacent.

So a long way of saying, until the school year is off and running, I won’t be able to blog as much.

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For iPod lovers…with babies

The cutest onesies!

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Child’s Wisdom

Saw this on another blog. Someone found a piece of paper on the sidewalk and scanned it.

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$100+ for a deck of Pokemon cards?

I don’t know how long this will show up, but a mom of 6 sold a set of regular Pokemon cards for $142.51. Why? Because of the story of how she had the cards to start with. Very funny. Then she is (at this time) selling ONE, NEW TOTE PATTERN…and as of 11:36pm Central Time, it’s going for $210.50. But she throws in the S/H for free.

I’m jealous I didn’t think to write the stories to go along with what I was selling first. Goodness knows, the things I sell for my sister has weird or odd stories to go with them.

Her blog is just more stories like her listings. Very funny stuff.

Oh, some guy in Great Britain apparently copied her entire story for the Pokemon cards as his own on eBay. His listing has been yanked. The gall!

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The boy’s allergic to clothes!

Generally, I don’t much care for reality TV. However, I started to watch HGTV’s Design Star (2007). The contestants are/were pretty unique: Lisa and her opposite skunk hair, “Sparkles” with his je ne sais quoi (is that how you spell it?), and Neeraja…kinda scary chick. But the one that stands out the most is Todd Davis. He is the poster child for ADHD. He cannot sit still! And he seems to have a strange aversion to clothing. More often than not, he has his shirt off. And I reckon he’d be butt nekkid if he the show would let him.
But I must give him his props. The first individual design was AWESOME! You can tell when he was doing the background that he had drawing skills. Totally loved his design.

Now would I have him be my interior designer? Heck no!

I don’t think he’s going to win. As interesting as he is to watch, I feel jittery after watching him…like I had one too many cups of espresso.

Of course, I wouldn’t put money on my guesses. 🙂

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My Pet Peeves

There are things that one person doesn’t even notice…but bother the heck out of another. Here are a few that make me want to grit my teeth.

1. When different food groups touch on my plate. I HATE that! For example, if I have fruit salad on my plate but also have meat, I hate the taste of meat when I eat my fruit. Yuck! If I can’t use two plates to keep them segregated, I will use a piece of bread to act as a barrier and soak up inappropriate juices.
2. Mean people. Mean people SUCK!
3. I can’t stand it when I open a bottle or box of something when I haven’t finished the previous box. Drives me nuts to have two items opened up of the same thing!
4. Misuse-nay, the OVERuse of the “I”. It probably started all innocently enough. Teachers correcting students, “Oh, Johnny. That’s “Molly and I will get the gift.” But now people over-correct themselves. Even seemingly intelligent people will do this! I’ve heard teachers say, for example, “The report was given to John and I.”

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Did you know there is a ‘Child-Free’ movement?

I just happened to stumble across this movement…that I suppose dates back a few years.

I was reading on metrodad’s blog and had to google it.

I suppose there are people out there who do not want to have kids…or can’t have kids. End of statment. But the meaness I’ve been reading on another blog about ‘breeders’ (people who have kids…but generally saved for the really bratty kids’ parents)…and the vitriol spewed was…quite impressively…overwhelming.

Of course the rhetoric did go back and forth. However, 1) this was a parent website 2) was there a need to be so mean spirited…especially towards people who were innocently asking questions? & 3) why have a group about disliking something. Isn’t that a lot of wasted energy?

I couldn’t believe some of the things people…on both sides…were saying…but who’s the fool, since I wasted the time reading a HUGE list of comments.

As someone said, “Can’t we just get along?”

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These are a few of my favorite things….

There are certain things that make me happy…inexplicably happy. I’m not talking about big, costly things. I am talking about those small things…or moments that make you sudden say, “Aaaawwww!” or “Aahhhhhh!”

 

1. Driving on a newly paved road…smooth!
2. When you wake up in the morning and realize you had the yummiest sleep ever and feeling totally refreshed.
3. Eat a delicious meal and you have to dance in your seat…or make yum-yum noises…without meaning to.
4. When my puppy plops himself right next to me, hangs his head on my thigh, & looks up at me with his puppy-dog eyes.
5. When B does the housework without me asking him.
6. Right after a rainstorm…the smell of clean earth. Actually, the smell of clean dirt when I am gardening. I like good dirt!
7. A nice evening in with a group of friends and good food…and great conversation.
8. A funny thought…something that strikes your funny bone and you laugh and laugh and laugh. The next day your stomach hurts.
9. The slow smile of a solemn child. Most kids smile a lot. With a few, you feel blessed with he shines that smile towards you. It just seems to suddenly brighten his/her face…and my day. Of course a tight hug from any child is great.
10. Finding a pair of jeans/pants that make your butt look great.

What makes you smile?

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The Perpetuation of “Guilt Economy”

There’s a strange phenomenon among (mostly) females in suburbs across the States that use guilt to keep its micro-economy turning its hamster wheel: ‘home shopping opportunities’

Oh, it starts off innocuously enough. You get invited to come ‘join in on the fun’ with a few friends. And while you are having all this fun, oh my…where did these things come from?! *sigh* Well, while you are here, might as well look at them…and maybe buy a few things: makeup (Arbonne, Mary Kay), food (Pampered Chef, Homemade Gourmet), ‘stuff’ (Cookie Lee, Southern Living), and I’m sure a myriad of other items.
So why would one go to these parties? You might go the first time because 1) you mistakenly think it’s a ‘real party’, 2) maybe feel a little honored to be asked…that first time, 3) you possibly, actually need some of the stuff they are selling, 4) you have a free evening and want to be fed, OR 5) your friend begs you to come to the party as a filler.
Whatever the reason, even if this is a favor to your friend, you feel guilty about eating and not buying anything. So what happens?

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