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Monday, June 8th, 2009
12:54 pm	The girls were supposed to have a field trip today to a farm. They were both so excited about bumper cars, milking a cow, petting kittens and other assorted animals, and pony rides. Well, sadly it rained. In fact rained so hard that we started our .25 mile walk to school and turned around midway, went home, changed and drove to school. So yeah, cancelled. I just want to say that aside from some cursing (that STUPID rain!) the girls have taken this disappointment really really well. Right now, Amy is writing a book about a bad day and Emily is cleaning her desk. Given that I expected to be holding two sobbing girls about now, I think we're doing ok. I think we may try to go out to this farm sometime soon. I so much need a picture of my children in bumper cars. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
7:44 am	haiku I woke up this morning with a haiku floating around in my brain. So I thought I'd share it with you all. Today I ran errands I mopped the kitchen floor too Kindergarten days. (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
2:34 pm	What would you have done? So, here's the scoop. Last night the fam went out to a locally owned, just changed owners, retro diner place. One of the "new" features is that now the outdoor seating is full service, instead of last summer when you went to the window--ordered and then sat down and someone brought you the food you ordered. So Friday night and an announcement in the local paper meant that the place was busy. Usually we prefer to eat inside, but the only choice last night was outside. We sat down approx. 5:35 (we left the car at 5:30 because I looked and thought--UGH 5:30 means crowds). The waiter spots us and gives us menus like 10 minutes later maybe, I'm not sure but it was a while, but ok they're busy. We ask twice for kids menus, because even though we plainly have two children somehow our waiter hasn't figured that out. We do get drinks ordered (2 lemonades--that were supposed to be kids size and weren't and ice tea and a milkshake). Drinks minus the milkshake come. A little after 6 we finally order. The milkshake comes about 6:10. I look at my watch at 6:15. The waiter comes back, asks if everything is ok. well except for the fact we have no food, is our reply. Oh! he says as if he just noticed we're there--it'll just be a few more minutes. At 6:30 he brings us our check and asks if he can get us anything else. "um, our food?" is the reply. He says--Oh it'll just be a minute. This is when the man and I start talking-- How long do we give this, given that now we've been there an hour with no food. The kitchen is pumping food out because everyone around us--the people who ordered a few minutes before us and the people who ordered after us have food. We have drinks. At 6:40 we pack it in. Husband gets up, finds our waiter hands him the ticket says--you know we've been waiting way too long, we're leaving. Husband handles it because I have the tendency to go from zero to bitch in 45 seconds. We go to Subway across town and by 7 have food. I was so mad, even though they essentially comped us drinks and a milkshake, I feel like this was such bad customer service that perhaps we should have informed the manager. I do know this, even though they have been a favorite restaurant of mine--one I was excited to see reopen after being closed most of the winter--I'm not going to want to go back soon. And this--this makes me the most disappointed I almost feel like this bad service was a bigger betrayal than at some chain restaurant that I feel eh about. What would you have done? Would have you have waited until 7 (given that Amy and Emily were hungry and tired and bedtime is 8)? Would you have sought out a manager? Would you write a letter to the manager now? Would you just never go back? (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 4th, 2009
12:32 pm	Here's a bad bad thing--I'm all irritated because the man replaced the glass in the door with the screen--and currently it is too cold for the screen but would be perfect for the glass. Usually we find ourselves in the opposite situation (wishing for the screen only having glass). Yeah, I need something better to do. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
6:01 pm	For Jenn Top ten reasons why I do not join the PTO: 1) They meet Tuesday nights when I'm working 2) I don't need any extra drama in my life 3) I don't like catty adults (or kids for that matter) 4) Meetings are to be avoided--this is a guiding philospohy in my life. 5) at least one, possibly two former twins club ladies go regularly 6) I'm not really a joiner 7) I hate thinking of ways to generate income 8) I'd rather spend time with my kids 9) I'm really not that social 10)I can't really get all worked up about minor slights and issues because I read the NEWS. Current Mood: snarky (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
3:38 pm	To the person who spit their gum onto my car: I've had that "Had enough? Vote democrat" window sticker for almost three years and you are the first person to try to deface my car because you don't agree with it. I think it was the most immature thing I dealt with today--and I have six year olds. But I can understand that you might be mad, I mean here you are at the doctors office, and maybe you don't have health insurance, maybe your job is in trouble, or maybe you are just having a bad day. Well guess what--Spitting gum on my car doesn't change any of those things--Voting might. In fact if I had my way, our Congressional rep would have voted for SCRIP and maybe your kid would have some insurance. I'm not sure about your job or the bad day part, but maybe we could have done that one thing for you. Lil. PS Thanks for teaching my kids a good lesson about litter, gum manners and disagreeing with other people's opinions in a mature way--It was a good teachable moment. p.p.s I think I know who you are and I want you to know that these things have a way of coming back and biting you on the ass--hope you also did a super good deed today. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
9:46 pm	Am watching a group project work on marketing for the library I used to work for, I find it unbelievably hilarious. (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
10:19 am	I'm starting to suspect I may be anti-social. Why else would I feel so eh about people friending me on goodreads and people I barely knew friending me on facebook. Maybe I just never wanted to be popular. Maybe I'm just putting off giving the kids a bath. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, March 9th, 2009
11:13 am	I'm no sure why I always think--Oh when husband is gone, I'm going to have time to do X Y and Z and get this that and the other done. I never do--instead I spend ALL the time consoling children who miss dad even at times they wouldn't be seeing him anyway (like--you know it is Monday--Dad works til 5pm on Monday, so you miss him like crazy at 1pm on Monday), taking care of said children who suddenly become helpless, and wearing them out so they will actually sleep (without daddy's kisses that according to Emily make her Magical). So why do I think I'm going to be able to clean out the closet, write the article for the student newspaper that I should have written last week, finish my lace knitting AND watch a movie that husband doesn't want to see? Yeah. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
8:27 pm	Seeing Jessie talk about the inaguration I realized that I should probably talk about what it is like to have your almost 6 year old twins watch it with you. First, you will have to answer a million questions, about who everyone is etc. You will have to explain why you gasped at the sight of george 1 and how awful he looks. If you want to hear Aretha Franklin sing--you should not tell your almost 6 year olds that she is the "queen of soul". Otherwise you will have to answer tons of questions about her taira, where soul is and what that thing on her head is. Finally you will have to say--please hold all qestions to the end. At the end, you will have to answer the only question they have: Why are you crying mommy? Edited to include the fact that yes, they are almost 6 (2 Comments |Comment on this)
6:03 pm	proof that I can be talked into just about anything: I'm now on twitter. Although not fast enough as librarylil was taken. So find me at http://twitter.com/liblil (Comment on this)
Monday, January 19th, 2009
9:08 am	I turn 40 in 40 days. I feel like I should be doing something special to mark this out. But I am also lame and uncreative, so I have no ideas. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
3:05 pm	Guy on his cell phone REALLY loud at 3pm: So are you drunk? Are you able to drive? Or are you beyond that already? She (or he?)responded that yes she was drunk , but she could still drive. Guess I'll be goign home a route that doesn't take me by the bars. Not something I usually think about at say 4pm! (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
10:20 am	who replaced my children with these whiners on the couch? (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
12:21 pm	Made my husband take the font quiz and he ended up being Helvetica too. Now I want to watch the documentary which is probably the point. Today I took the girls to a class at the local Y type place called Games Galore. The description says: Children, ages 5-6, will participate in an exciting 45-minute session. Fun-filled activities will introduce the youngsters to a variety of different, exciting, athletic-oriented games while developing positive personal skills and self esteem in a physical education atmosphere. Children will also participate in athletics-themed crafts and story time. Now, they didn't do the craft or storytime, which as far as I'm concerned is ok. I really just wanted the ladies to be able to run around and make some friends and run around. Oh and run around please run around. When we got there, Amy and Emily were the only girls, which was kind of weird. I don't recall it saying anything about boys only. Here's the crazy part--this was the BEST class they've ever had at this place. I think i'll have to look at what all the boys are taking from now on, because clearly there is something going on. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
1:00 pm	font I just took this font quiz and discovered, that I am helvitica. Man, I'm even boring as a font. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
12:38 pm	k, here's a kid question. Let's say theoretically that your kid threw up in Kindergarten. You picked him up took him home. Would you send him to school the next day? Even if he didn't throw up anything the rest of the day? You see I wouldn't. I figure, puke free for 24 hours before school, and this kids didn't meet that. I would have kept either of my kids home for the next day, even if I had to miss work/pay someone to watch them. However, the little boy who sits next to Emily, well his mom feels differently. Yeah, welcome to public school. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, January 5th, 2009
11:36 am	I have about 10 more minutes in my one day this week that I have the house to myself. I really need to do this way more often, I'm so relaxed I feel like jelly. My brain has turned to mush because I'm sure I logged in here to say something profound. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
10:01 am	happy 2009 I'm feeling very contented right now. I've made some resolutions, which I'll share in my main journal next week, when we all get back to our normal schedules. Right now the four of us are home all the time and sometimes that is fun and sometimes that's a little smothering you know. I don't think I would like it if either the man or I worked from home full time. I think I'm over the stocking thing for the most part. Which is good, I don't like feeling resentful and greedy. The girls are over their fever/throat ailment. So basically, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop otherwise known as the next thing to upset me. I joined the group 52 themes on flickr. It looks a little challenging for me, and now I'm wishing I would have done something a little less intense like 52 1/2 weeks. Well, maybe I'll do that too. Current Mood: content (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
8:54 am	Thinking I went pro on flickr this last year (and I'll be renewing) and have a new camera (since Christmas even though my camera isn't fancy or anything), I'd like to join some sort of flickr group that has either a daily posting or a weekly one. Anyone have any ideas, or have seen something that looks interesting? Is there something you belong to that looks interesting? I've seen 52 themes 2009 and it looks interesting, but some weeks look a little technical for my little point and shoot (although it might challenge me to learn to fiddle with the settings) (Comment on this)