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Nancy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Nancy

Okay. So maybe it wasn’t as bad as Alexander’s…but it wasn’t a great one.

I should have known the stars wouldn’t be aligned today when Burke announced this morning that he wanted diapers because he wasn’t a big boy. (And perhaps I should have listened to him.)

My nanny was late…I’m still not sure if it was that the train was late, or she missed her usual one. I didn’t really ask though either.

It was super strange seeing all of the school busses on the road again.

Work wasn’t too bad – I actually got a lot done today.

I got home from work and Burke was naked from the waist down…and had apparently peed through his 3rd or 4th pair of shorts.

I asked the twins to pick up the play dough they’d left on the floor so that Logan wouldn’t eat it and they flat out refused. (After many requests, I did get Maggie to help me.)

About 2 minutes after I asked Maggie if she needed to use the potty, she peed all over the floor…without even an attempt to get to the potty.

I just put a whole load of the kids’ laundry in and found a bunch that I missed in the bathroom.

And I got two bills today that are significantly higher than I expected.

*sigh*

Mike’s mixed a lovely gin and tonic for me though – so I will go down that and then contemplate what to have for dinner.

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4 Stinkin’ Days

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Nancy

I promised myself that I wouldn’t get worked up about this because it is so far away…but I. can’t. help. it.

As you may, or may not, know – Logan was born on September 4th. And what is the HARD-SET cut-off date for starting school in our community? You must be 5 on August 31st to start Kindergarten. Ya. He misses by *4* stinkin’ days. (Of course, he turns just 1 this year…but that’s beside the point!!)

As a parent, I have the choice to hold my kid back if I don’t think he’s ready for school. But I DON’T have the choice to start him “early” if I think he’ll be ready? What the hell? As I keep telling everyone, if this kid is anything like his daddy, he’s going to be super smart…so, what if that means he’ll be bored in school, and therefore gets into trouble?

I totally understand that parents aren’t always the best judge of what their kids can and cannot do – most parents think their kids sh*t roses and can do no wrong; but that shouldn’t mean that there’s a HARD-SET cut-off date. What about working with parents who think “hey – perhaps he IS ready” ..? Maybe talk with the pre-school teachers. Wouldn’t they know if the kid should go to school – even if he’s FOUR DAYS too young? Hell – give the kid a test of some sort. They test for everything else under the sun.

So now I don’t know whether to hope that the school system will listen to pleas from me, or if I should hope that Logan WON’T be ready.

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Uhm, Hello??

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Nancy

If you’ve read the Who’s in the Zoo? page to the right, you know that one of my “on-the-side” jobs is Administrative Assistant. One of the things my boss wanted me to do a few days ago was extend his promotion for super-fast internet though one of the cable companies. I called them up and, after a few run-arounds, found the person who could help me out. He said “Sure! I can do that. I just need you to verify the account for me.” (Who knew?? I gotta try that for MY bills!!)

Now, before requesting I call this cable company, my boss provided me with the account number, his address, and how much he was paying for the original promotion. What did the guy on the phone want? The amount of the last bill paid. You’ve got to be kidding me. It’s not like I’m here phishing: “oh, and what was the credit card number I used for that?” or “What was my billing address again?” no…I was simply trying to reduce a bill! So another day and another phone call later and I was able to do it.

On a related note…a few years back, Mike opened one of those zero interest balance transfer credit cards thingies – and it made sense to move the balance on my card over too. He had no problem transferring his own credit card balance over, but when the time came to do mine (his WIFE!!) there was a problem. Mike had all of the correct numbers and everything, but nooooo they needed verification. It so happened that I was standing right there and hopped on the phone. (I could have been ANYBODY though LOL). But seriously…he’s, in essence, PAYING OFF MY BILL. I’d approve on the spot even if it were a perfect stranger trying to do this! heh

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Incompetent

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Nancy

Another one of those “huh??” posts…we frequent a certain, let’s say, pastry shop (of the “Dippin'” kind) and usually hit the drive through so we can stay in the car with the kids and so it will supposedly be faster. Well, this morning we hit it after church and give our order. And then had to tell the girl at the window the order again. which she messes up. more than once. At least we were billed for what we actually got. *sigh* But here’s my complaint…why do they have that “talk to the scratchy speaker” thing at all if the person on the other end isn’t conveying this to the people getting the order together?? Why bring us false hope at all?

The other thing that this particular branch does that is not only annoying, but a wee bit DANGEROUS is to put butter and a plastic knife in the bagel bag when you ask for a bagel with butter. At the drive through. And I’m not even kidding. Uhm…have you ever TRIED to butter a bagel while driving?? I don’t recommend it.

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Plastic Bags

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Nancy

There was an article I read about a city trying to ban plastic bags from grocery stores. I totally get the whole pollute the environment thing…and I hate seeing the “bag birds” along the side of the road, or stuck in trees. But, uh, HELLO?! Because people can’t hold on to their trash – EVERYONE is punished? (I hate that.)

The reason I shake my head at this is because we REUSE those bags. Novel concept, huh? When we clean out the litter box, plastic bags are used (and by we, I mean Mike). Or when I’m going to be out-and-about and know that diapers are going to be changed, plastic bags join us on our adventure. Or if I have a quick crafting project that I want to take on the run and can’t find any of my millions of non-plastic bags that I bought specifically for this purpose, I grab a plastic bag. These grocery store bags fit perfectly in the smaller trash cans as liners…I’ve even seen a can designed specifically TO use with them.

So, seriously – ban plastic bags?? Please don’t make it so I have to purchase the small trash bags instead.

I’m done with my rant. For now.

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What the..?

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Nancy

So, I’m pumping gas today and the pump asks for my zip code before the pump can be unlocked. Seriously?? The only thing I can think of is that people are trying to use, we’ll say borrowed, credit cards to purchase gas. Are people really doing this?? And how can I get in on that action? 😉 I actually felt a little violated. And c’mon people – if someone is going to go to the trouble of borrowing a credit card, all they have to do is hit this pump once and know that they’d now need my zip code with it…so the next card they borrow, they’ll go to the trouble of getting the zip as well!

And on the subject of “huh??” And borrowed credit cards…we have this AWESOME Chinese/Thai food place near us that delivers AND takes credit cards. I called them to place an order last week and put it on my debit card. The woman then asks for the 3 digit number on the back of the card. So, I get that this number is to verify that I actually have the card in my hand…but I’m thinking two things here. . . what good is this number if I have to give it out to everyone and their brother WITH the card number anyway?? And if I were borrowing this card, don’t you think I’d have the good sense to grab that number as well?

Okay…I think I’m done with my rant.

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How to Wear White

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Nancy

I started receiving a “glamour” magazine out of the blue (bring it on – I’m not paying for it!) and flipped through it the other day to find an article titled “How to Wear White.” This woman obviously doesn’t have kids. And obviously has no self-image problems!!

So, I thought I’d write my OWN version of How to Wear White.

If you have children

Don’t DO IT.
If you must ignore rule #1, or if you will be going out without said children, do everything possible – including hugging and kissing said children goodbye – and THEN put on white clothing. Run out the door.

If you have self-image issues

Find thicker material. There’s nothing worse than sitting down and having all your *ahem* curves show right THROUGH your filmy, flimsy white shirt.
Don’t eat or drink anything that isn’t white. You know that it will end up on you.

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Scary Disney Movies

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Nancy

What is it with Disney – supposedly FAMILY oriented Disney – that makes them have a scary part in pretty much every single movie?? Don’t get me wrong. I’m a *huge* Disney fan – I was a member of the Disney Movie Club long before I had kids. But wow. I guess you don’t really realize how bad it really is until you’re watching WITH kids.

A random sampling:

Bambi – mom’s shot. ‘nuf said.
Beauty and the Beast – uhm. Not just the Beast…there are wolves too!
The Fox and the Hound – The entire movie is crazy! I remember a cute friendship story…watching it (ONCE) with my kids showed a very, very dark story where they’re always trying to kill the fox!
101 Dalmatians – Cruela DeVil. She wants to make a coat out of the puppies.
Monster’s Inc. – The very first scene is monsters trying to scare a kid in bed. nice.
Lion King – Dad dies. Scar then tries killing off Simba. And Scar’s FAMILY!
Finding Nemo – Mom dies. (What IS it with mom dying??)
Little Mermaid – Shark scene.

So…we start watching and ack! a scary part comes up and my brain freezes…do I turn it off or keep it going?! I’m thinking that most of these would be scarier if I turned it off before the warm fuzzy happy ending, so instead of doing that, we brave the monsters and plunge right on through…

I guess the ones that were around when I was younger didn’t scar ME for life (at least…I don’t think they did! LOL), so perhaps I shouldn’t be too worried. But then again, I hear that we can’t help but scar our kids for life, so why not let Disney help …

***EDIT*** I’m told that this is a good candidate for another blog listing (see comments), the Daily Mish Mash and July Movie Madness, so I’m adding a link to over there…looks like fun!

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