Momma always said it would. You know, you're jumping on the bed & she says your gonna either A) break your neck or B) break your head....right?
My son, as always, was jumping on my bed, but he doesn't just jump, he climbs on the wrought iron headboard & 'canon balls' onto my bed.
We have this conversation EVERY day:
son: look mom, canon baaaallll!
me: STOP jumping on my bed!
son: but watch, I can do it...canoooon baaaall
me: I said STOP jumping on my bed.
SO today once again, as mom warned a gazillion times, he jumped & this time he MISSED his target & landed on his head on the floor! HE was crying & I was rolling on the floor laughing my head off! I couldn't help it.
This reminds me of the time the same child tried to swing on my bath robe hanging on the back of the closet door. He grabbed a hold & jumped from the bed, thinking it would swing him around, instead the hook broke & he landed flat on his back w/ the air knocked out of him. Again, I couldn't help but laugh!
And the same child also tries to be responsible: after his birthday party, where he was wearing flip-flops all day, we were getting ready to go to church & I find him in the bathroom, sitting on the sink, w/ one leg IN the water filled sink. I ask him what he is doing & he tells me he is washing his feet-------------> WITH a TOOTHBRUSH!
I ask him WHY is he using a toothbrush & he replies: because I couldn't find the scrubber. (like duh! mom!)
Then my only concern was: who's toothbrush is it? Well, it's his of course....oh ok!
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Diary of a Recycler Part 1
Off I went..... on my trek to keep the ktbunch from becoming latch-key kids if I were forced by our current economic situation to go to work.........
I walked w/ my head held high, the ktbunch in the wagon & a defiant air that just DARED any mall security (aka rentacop) to STOP me from picking up TRASH! Well, they were too busy hoping to get some action down by JCPenneys where protesters were quietly picketing unfair labor practices. go figure!
I was a woman on a mission!!! who was consistently interuppted by cries of: my frog! my peanuts! L stuck her tongue out @ me! my frog! my frog! as the younger members of the ktbunch kept dropping things OUT of the wagon! argh!
IT was slim pickins on a HOT Wednesday afternoon. NOT as much recyclable action as the busy weekends naturally.
And I thought it was interesting: we will PAY for something we can get for FREE (water) but skimp on soda? I found lots of water bottles, one practically full, to which I did my eco-friendly duty of emptying it IN the bushes instead of on the pavement, & one NEVER even opened.BUT the soda cans I found were mostly CHEAP shastas! go figure!
BUT hey! on the first leg of our adventure........I found $15 folded up together.........& later another dime! heehee!So see...even on a BAD day.........it PAYS to recycle!
I also thought: have I sunk to a new LOW OR....have I a reached an exceptional new HIGH of tossing off the chains of conformity & societal tradition & embracing creativity & freedom through desperate resoucefulness? LOL Hopefully the latter.
I did not dig IN the trash...but what if I did?
Ds refused to reach far in the bushes but then I challenged him..would you reach into it if you saw $5 or even $1? Because that is the value of a few bottles. kwim?
But later he found a big 'walking' stick & then had no problem getting the bottles & cans farther in there.
He saw (I smelled) something dead in a bush we passed by.
Laughed @ a mom (or grandma) helping her little boy pee in the bushes. (when you gotta go, you gotta go)
And I pointed out the RAT traps outside Mimi's Cafe. (that's what those black boxes are outside EVERY grocery store & restaurant)
And I saw some other nasty unmentionable trash! ewe! yuck!
DS got scared when he walked by a bush that moved! LOL
Anyhoo....interesting day!
I am a really GREAT mom!
I think it's ALL in the attitude........right?
I walked w/ my head held high, the ktbunch in the wagon & a defiant air that just DARED any mall security (aka rentacop) to STOP me from picking up TRASH! Well, they were too busy hoping to get some action down by JCPenneys where protesters were quietly picketing unfair labor practices. go figure!
I was a woman on a mission!!! who was consistently interuppted by cries of: my frog! my peanuts! L stuck her tongue out @ me! my frog! my frog! as the younger members of the ktbunch kept dropping things OUT of the wagon! argh!
IT was slim pickins on a HOT Wednesday afternoon. NOT as much recyclable action as the busy weekends naturally.
And I thought it was interesting: we will PAY for something we can get for FREE (water) but skimp on soda? I found lots of water bottles, one practically full, to which I did my eco-friendly duty of emptying it IN the bushes instead of on the pavement, & one NEVER even opened.BUT the soda cans I found were mostly CHEAP shastas! go figure!
BUT hey! on the first leg of our adventure........I found $15 folded up together.........& later another dime! heehee!So see...even on a BAD day.........it PAYS to recycle!
I also thought: have I sunk to a new LOW OR....have I a reached an exceptional new HIGH of tossing off the chains of conformity & societal tradition & embracing creativity & freedom through desperate resoucefulness? LOL Hopefully the latter.
I did not dig IN the trash...but what if I did?
Ds refused to reach far in the bushes but then I challenged him..would you reach into it if you saw $5 or even $1? Because that is the value of a few bottles. kwim?
But later he found a big 'walking' stick & then had no problem getting the bottles & cans farther in there.
He saw (I smelled) something dead in a bush we passed by.
Laughed @ a mom (or grandma) helping her little boy pee in the bushes. (when you gotta go, you gotta go)
And I pointed out the RAT traps outside Mimi's Cafe. (that's what those black boxes are outside EVERY grocery store & restaurant)
And I saw some other nasty unmentionable trash! ewe! yuck!
DS got scared when he walked by a bush that moved! LOL
Anyhoo....interesting day!
I am a really GREAT mom!
I think it's ALL in the attitude........right?
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Is TV robbing us of Genuine Moments?
Ok, I think our generation has been SO in-tune to TV for so long that it has created a bit of a pre-conceived experiential reaction in our brains.
For instance, when hit w/ a shocking or traumatic event in our lives...our brains automatically search for a scene from a movie or tv show for clues on how to react? kwim? It's like you can't just NOT know what to say....so you whip out some line from a movie that seemed to fit appropriately in the movie...but it is from a MOVIE! It's NOT a real reaction!
This happened to a friend once....her mother died & her first thought was a song from the Wizard of Oz, "Ding dong the witch is dead!". How sad is that?
I was also the victim of a 'tv reaction' as well. I was being told of a very life changing event & circumstance...my VERY immediate reaction was: Am I on candid camera? & THEN I started quoting a line from GREASE The movie! (the scene in the drive-in when Sandy threw her ring @ Danny & says: And take this piece of TIN!)
IS that what we are destined for? UNoriginal responses for the rest of our lives? Can't we THINK of something more original? OR have we been SO inunudated w/ TV & movies that we are incapable of pulling out a new thought? Our brains are overloaded w/ numerous scene after scene & line after line.
It used to be that TV mimiced reality....is it now that reality only mimics tv?
The thing that REALLY sux about it, is that we can say the syndicated lines but we don't get the cool hair & make-up crew!
For instance, when hit w/ a shocking or traumatic event in our lives...our brains automatically search for a scene from a movie or tv show for clues on how to react? kwim? It's like you can't just NOT know what to say....so you whip out some line from a movie that seemed to fit appropriately in the movie...but it is from a MOVIE! It's NOT a real reaction!
This happened to a friend once....her mother died & her first thought was a song from the Wizard of Oz, "Ding dong the witch is dead!". How sad is that?
I was also the victim of a 'tv reaction' as well. I was being told of a very life changing event & circumstance...my VERY immediate reaction was: Am I on candid camera? & THEN I started quoting a line from GREASE The movie! (the scene in the drive-in when Sandy threw her ring @ Danny & says: And take this piece of TIN!)
IS that what we are destined for? UNoriginal responses for the rest of our lives? Can't we THINK of something more original? OR have we been SO inunudated w/ TV & movies that we are incapable of pulling out a new thought? Our brains are overloaded w/ numerous scene after scene & line after line.
It used to be that TV mimiced reality....is it now that reality only mimics tv?
The thing that REALLY sux about it, is that we can say the syndicated lines but we don't get the cool hair & make-up crew!
Monday, June 13, 2005
Wedding Reception Reflections
moved from 'other blog'....
E & I attended a wedding reception Saturday night, for an old highschool friend of E, who was also the best man in OUR wedding!
It was quite thought provoking.....in regards of this friend who was NOW married. Apparently my private thoughts became public when the best man was making his speech & I automatically made "a face". I couldn't even stop it. The worst part of making "a face" was getting CAUGHT making "a face", as I did when I turned to H & the 2 guests sitting next us then reacted facially (in shock) to my "face".
The best man was talking about the groom & used the word 'honorable' to describe the groom & later even used the word 'noble'. (I had enough sense to excercise facial control by that time)
It was a bit embarrassing. BUT the reality is that EVERYONE was THINKING just what my face was portraying. I realized this later during the 'dollar' dance.
The 'dollar' dance is a traditional dance where the bride & groom basically prostitute themselves out for dances. In other words, you line up & when it's your turn to dance w/ the bride or groom, you pin money on their clothes.
The line for the groom was especially long & the male half of the couple sitting next to us proposed this question: "How many girls in that line do you think he has banged?"
NEED I say more?
E & I attended a wedding reception Saturday night, for an old highschool friend of E, who was also the best man in OUR wedding!
It was quite thought provoking.....in regards of this friend who was NOW married. Apparently my private thoughts became public when the best man was making his speech & I automatically made "a face". I couldn't even stop it. The worst part of making "a face" was getting CAUGHT making "a face", as I did when I turned to H & the 2 guests sitting next us then reacted facially (in shock) to my "face".
The best man was talking about the groom & used the word 'honorable' to describe the groom & later even used the word 'noble'. (I had enough sense to excercise facial control by that time)
It was a bit embarrassing. BUT the reality is that EVERYONE was THINKING just what my face was portraying. I realized this later during the 'dollar' dance.
The 'dollar' dance is a traditional dance where the bride & groom basically prostitute themselves out for dances. In other words, you line up & when it's your turn to dance w/ the bride or groom, you pin money on their clothes.
The line for the groom was especially long & the male half of the couple sitting next to us proposed this question: "How many girls in that line do you think he has banged?"
NEED I say more?
Saturday, June 11, 2005
My eyes deceive me Again!
I was exfoliating & noticed for ONE brief happy moment that my outer thigh looked a bit smoother than in the past.....and in that brief moment was encouraged that maybe, just maybe, those leg lifts I did LAST week, really WERE working............
THEN I realized that the only reason my outer thigh looked better was because the fat had moved into my INNER thigh!
whatever! Why are there NO chocolate chip cookies left when you REALLY NEED one!?!?!?!
THEN I realized that the only reason my outer thigh looked better was because the fat had moved into my INNER thigh!
whatever! Why are there NO chocolate chip cookies left when you REALLY NEED one!?!?!?!
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Testosterone...is funny like that!!!
Our refridgerator died & TODAY was finally the day my H had off & would take out the old one & bring in our 'new' one which was from a friend, 2 blocks over who had an extra one in their garage. (thank you Lord)
Previously, I had made arrangements for some friends Hs to be available to help, since no one had an appliance dolly. Well, I didn't want to be a nag & burst my H ego or anything, so I asked once if he wanted me to call these friends to 'help'. He said NO, he could do it.
He got the montruous appliance to the door way w/ the help of our 12.5 yo. THEN it got tricky. The doorway has a bit of a step down onto the porch & then 2 steps down the porch. @ that point I asked, "And WHY don't you want me to call our friends?" To which my studly H replied in what can only be described as a good-natured but cave-man like roar of: "Because I am MAN"! LOL
Promptly followed by the fridge falling DOWN the porch steps onto the lawn, spilling out the contents. Because he said he would take them out 'later'. LOL H laughed & grinned sheepishly & picked it all up. LOL
I went to clean up all the dust that was under that thing. I figured it was wise not to get involved w/ the mix of testosterone that was outside. IT all seemed like craziness to me. But I was determined NOT to be bossy about it. (trying something new!)
He & son, went to friend's house & 'walked' the fridge the 2 blocks back. We had a heck of a time getting it UP the porch steps & IN the house, but a neighbor noticed our plight & offered his help. I was useless, that thing was HUGE & HEAVY! I am NOT powered by testosterone.
Yah, testosterone...it's a FUNNY thing!!!
Previously, I had made arrangements for some friends Hs to be available to help, since no one had an appliance dolly. Well, I didn't want to be a nag & burst my H ego or anything, so I asked once if he wanted me to call these friends to 'help'. He said NO, he could do it.
He got the montruous appliance to the door way w/ the help of our 12.5 yo. THEN it got tricky. The doorway has a bit of a step down onto the porch & then 2 steps down the porch. @ that point I asked, "And WHY don't you want me to call our friends?" To which my studly H replied in what can only be described as a good-natured but cave-man like roar of: "Because I am MAN"! LOL
Promptly followed by the fridge falling DOWN the porch steps onto the lawn, spilling out the contents. Because he said he would take them out 'later'. LOL H laughed & grinned sheepishly & picked it all up. LOL
I went to clean up all the dust that was under that thing. I figured it was wise not to get involved w/ the mix of testosterone that was outside. IT all seemed like craziness to me. But I was determined NOT to be bossy about it. (trying something new!)
He & son, went to friend's house & 'walked' the fridge the 2 blocks back. We had a heck of a time getting it UP the porch steps & IN the house, but a neighbor noticed our plight & offered his help. I was useless, that thing was HUGE & HEAVY! I am NOT powered by testosterone.
Yah, testosterone...it's a FUNNY thing!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2005
No Taxation w/o representation......
Whatever happened to THAT anyway?
So the federal government takes %10 of my H paycheck, off the top. Then the state takes their %10 cut then w/ what is left.....ANYthing I buy (except food) I pay %8.25 in sales tax.
Then all my utilities have some sort of taxes on them...local & state.
I mean that can easily add up to %40 of your income in taxes!!!
I just got my recent phone bill & %12 of it is TAXES & FEES! What the HECK is that?
Let's see what they are charging for shall we?
Federal subcriber line charge: $4.42
Rate surcharge: .38 (CR, gee thanks!)
State regulatory fee: .03
Federal Universal Service Fee: .49
CA High Cost Fund Surgharge-A: .04
Ca High Cost Fund Surcharge-B: .60
California teleconnect Fund Surcharge: .04
Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Surcharge: .38
CA Relay Service & Communications Devices Fund: .07
9-1-1 Emergency System: .17
Federal: .96Local: .77
FUSF Pass Through Fee: 1./47
Federal Excise Tax: .65
Ca 911 Tax: .08
Ca High Cost Fund A: .02
CA High Cost Fund B: .29
CA Relay Service & Comm. Devices Fund: .04
CA Teleconnect Fund: .02
CA UNiversal Lifeline Tel. Service Fund: .19
CA Local Tax: .38
Fed Universal Service Fund: .89
Regulatory Surcharges: .03
CA State Regulatory Fee: .01
Now is it just ME or do some of these sound REDUNDANT?
I mean why are we paying TAX on 911?
& what's the difference between a CA High Cost Fund Surcharge B & Ca High Cost Fund B? Don't those sound like the SAME thing?
ugh!
Who voted for THIS?
So the federal government takes %10 of my H paycheck, off the top. Then the state takes their %10 cut then w/ what is left.....ANYthing I buy (except food) I pay %8.25 in sales tax.
Then all my utilities have some sort of taxes on them...local & state.
I mean that can easily add up to %40 of your income in taxes!!!
I just got my recent phone bill & %12 of it is TAXES & FEES! What the HECK is that?
Let's see what they are charging for shall we?
Federal subcriber line charge: $4.42
Rate surcharge: .38 (CR, gee thanks!)
State regulatory fee: .03
Federal Universal Service Fee: .49
CA High Cost Fund Surgharge-A: .04
Ca High Cost Fund Surcharge-B: .60
California teleconnect Fund Surcharge: .04
Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Surcharge: .38
CA Relay Service & Communications Devices Fund: .07
9-1-1 Emergency System: .17
Federal: .96Local: .77
FUSF Pass Through Fee: 1./47
Federal Excise Tax: .65
Ca 911 Tax: .08
Ca High Cost Fund A: .02
CA High Cost Fund B: .29
CA Relay Service & Comm. Devices Fund: .04
CA Teleconnect Fund: .02
CA UNiversal Lifeline Tel. Service Fund: .19
CA Local Tax: .38
Fed Universal Service Fund: .89
Regulatory Surcharges: .03
CA State Regulatory Fee: .01
Now is it just ME or do some of these sound REDUNDANT?
I mean why are we paying TAX on 911?
& what's the difference between a CA High Cost Fund Surcharge B & Ca High Cost Fund B? Don't those sound like the SAME thing?
ugh!
Who voted for THIS?
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
A mom like me? who's she kidding?
I just started reading this book that is SUPPOSED to be encouraging. Written by a mom who claims to be 'just like me', you know a normal mom who DOESN'T have it together!
SHYA RIGHT!
She sounds as if she has perfectly well-behaved children, a check-book that's well padded, AND she can afford a HOUSEKEEPER!
whatever! She's definately NO mom like me!
SHYA RIGHT!
She sounds as if she has perfectly well-behaved children, a check-book that's well padded, AND she can afford a HOUSEKEEPER!
whatever! She's definately NO mom like me!
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