they forgot to alert the folks at Turkey Creek this afternoon! good grief after I picked C up from his soiree we were going to prowl around Borders for a bit and by the time I realized what a mistake it was I was committed to trying just to get to the store, which we did but then could not find anywhere to park. Literally no where to park!!!
I bribed him with a magazine from Kroger and a promise to go to Borders again maybe in January
Saturday, November 15, 2008
birthday party etiquette
before I knew what was coming out of my mouth I had somehow let David off the hook and offered to take C to a birthday party today.
My dilemma being do I stay for party or just drop off and pick up? When he was younger I stayed. I stayed but unhappily when did the parents start staying for those things? As he got older I started just dropping off and escaping on my own for a hour or 2 but this is a 3 hour extravaganza at a fun center with lots going on and I don't know how much help the mom is going to need. Hell there are some years when if I could skip C's party I would happily do it those places are so very noisy and filled with annoying children-my own included I might add..
Oh well guess I'll grab a handful of ibuprofen and be on my way
My dilemma being do I stay for party or just drop off and pick up? When he was younger I stayed. I stayed but unhappily when did the parents start staying for those things? As he got older I started just dropping off and escaping on my own for a hour or 2 but this is a 3 hour extravaganza at a fun center with lots going on and I don't know how much help the mom is going to need. Hell there are some years when if I could skip C's party I would happily do it those places are so very noisy and filled with annoying children-my own included I might add..
Oh well guess I'll grab a handful of ibuprofen and be on my way
Friday, November 14, 2008
evidently I need a time out
just hollered at C for moving the gift card for tomorrow's birthday party...except I had not taken the gift card out of my purse.
Dear Mr Pillsbury
or can I call you doughboy?
I have a problem, I can not find your microwave biscuits in any of my local grocers any longer, did you stop making them? I am a Northerner(read as never learned how to make biscuits from scratch) so your biscuits are a hit in my household. The regular frozen biscuits are great & do taste better but they involve cooking. Have you ever tried managing that at 6 in the morning while trying to get yourself ready for work and your 8 year old to the bus by 6.50? 30 seconds vs. 16 minutes? Microwaving does not involve opening eyes to get the correct temperature on the oven set, forgetting to remove the cookie sheet from the oven when it is already hot, waiting for preheat to finish, remembering to put the biscuits in the oven to cook, doing simple math so you can tell when the biscuits will be finished, I am not a morning person these are not simple tasks while sleepwalking!
I have a problem, I can not find your microwave biscuits in any of my local grocers any longer, did you stop making them? I am a Northerner(read as never learned how to make biscuits from scratch) so your biscuits are a hit in my household. The regular frozen biscuits are great & do taste better but they involve cooking. Have you ever tried managing that at 6 in the morning while trying to get yourself ready for work and your 8 year old to the bus by 6.50? 30 seconds vs. 16 minutes? Microwaving does not involve opening eyes to get the correct temperature on the oven set, forgetting to remove the cookie sheet from the oven when it is already hot, waiting for preheat to finish, remembering to put the biscuits in the oven to cook, doing simple math so you can tell when the biscuits will be finished, I am not a morning person these are not simple tasks while sleepwalking!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
the impossible assignment
checked C's agenda on Monday to find a writing assignment that he had 40 minutes to work had not been finished in class and was being sent home so he could finish that evening. My gut reaction was oh hell no this s**t was not starting again what would the punishment be? I was relived to discover the assignment had been how I prepare a turkey for thanksgiving or some such nonsense...
Quite honestly how in the hell would he know? We never have turkey for thanksgiving! I am not sure when or why but David & I usually have a rib roast or leg of lamb for the holidays and I might throw a small ham into the mix if we are having a crowd but never turkey. I reminded C of some preparations that happen at Grammy & Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving but in retrospect I should have just pushed him to write what we actually prepare.
Quite honestly how in the hell would he know? We never have turkey for thanksgiving! I am not sure when or why but David & I usually have a rib roast or leg of lamb for the holidays and I might throw a small ham into the mix if we are having a crowd but never turkey. I reminded C of some preparations that happen at Grammy & Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving but in retrospect I should have just pushed him to write what we actually prepare.
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