one of my auntie's who lives back in ye olde hometowne came down yesterday and left us a nice gift: a cousin to stay with my daughter for 2 weeks.
o happy day!
the mermaid now has someone to swim with, someone to eat with, someone to play dolls with--someone to trash the joint with--24 hours a day for the next 2 weeks.
it's only been 24 hours and we've already been to the pool, had a mini-cookout, watched a movie (Transformers), visited other relatives, watched a movie at home, did a bit of grocery shopping, and hit the library.
last night those chickadees tried to stay up until dawn but i made them pack it in around 2. i had fallen asleep on the couch and was awakened when they came sneaking out of baby bliss's suite to see if my eyes were open. bless their hearts, those lil muffins tried to scare me. but in the spirit of my grandma, i convinced them that i was only resting my eyes, and not sleeping like they thought and therefore not at all surprised or scared. '-)
independent little sprites that they are, this morning they were making their own breakfast as i was coming to my senses. i dozed in and out to the sound of a bag crumpling. recognizing what i thought to be the sound of the potato chip bag, i was instantly awake.
"hey! who's eating chips for breakfast?!"
"mommy it's not chips. i'm getting croissants from the bag." was that a sigh of annoyance i heard at the end, along with the "what do mom's know" voice? i'm not sure cuz i drifted back to sleep to the cackling of the two pre-tween hyenas laughing in the kitchen.
it took me a while to do my chores and get ready to hit the street. usually i save most chores for late night, when the other occupants of the house are sleeping but today i wanted to fold laundry before going out. (yeah, "why" is a mystery to me too.)
we returned the movie and i decided to treat the yappers to lunch at panda express. i figured they'd have a decent price on a lunchtime special. they did have a 3.95 kids meal that included an entree, one side item, dessert, and a small drink. i got the panda bowl (on a plate ???) for $4.50. the panda bowl is one entree and one side without the dessert and the drink.
can you say bullsh*t? the kids got the best deal. my "bowl" wasn't worth $2.00 and i had to pay an extra dollar and change for my drink. my dessert was the free fortune cookie the nice lady gave me when i asked for napkins.
my plate was segmented into unequal thirds. (y'all know what kind of plate i'm talking about, right?) the entree--chicken--was put in one of the tiny sections. my side--fried rice and veggies--was put in the larger side. the other section was left empty. huh?
why put the panda bowl on a plate like that if you're gonna leave the third section empty? it didn't make any sense to me. why not use a real bowl?
any way, that's a moot point for me cuz i won't eat there again. i like my fast food to be tasty and memorable. panda express wasn't it.
so now we're at the library and lucky for me, just when the chaps started getting bored, the lady got on the loudspeaker and announced that a fun kid's program was about to start. so the critters took off to meet and play with other critters in a safe and friendly environment.
amen.
.
o happy day!
the mermaid now has someone to swim with, someone to eat with, someone to play dolls with--someone to trash the joint with--24 hours a day for the next 2 weeks.
it's only been 24 hours and we've already been to the pool, had a mini-cookout, watched a movie (Transformers), visited other relatives, watched a movie at home, did a bit of grocery shopping, and hit the library.
last night those chickadees tried to stay up until dawn but i made them pack it in around 2. i had fallen asleep on the couch and was awakened when they came sneaking out of baby bliss's suite to see if my eyes were open. bless their hearts, those lil muffins tried to scare me. but in the spirit of my grandma, i convinced them that i was only resting my eyes, and not sleeping like they thought and therefore not at all surprised or scared. '-)
independent little sprites that they are, this morning they were making their own breakfast as i was coming to my senses. i dozed in and out to the sound of a bag crumpling. recognizing what i thought to be the sound of the potato chip bag, i was instantly awake.
"hey! who's eating chips for breakfast?!"
"mommy it's not chips. i'm getting croissants from the bag." was that a sigh of annoyance i heard at the end, along with the "what do mom's know" voice? i'm not sure cuz i drifted back to sleep to the cackling of the two pre-tween hyenas laughing in the kitchen.
it took me a while to do my chores and get ready to hit the street. usually i save most chores for late night, when the other occupants of the house are sleeping but today i wanted to fold laundry before going out. (yeah, "why" is a mystery to me too.)
we returned the movie and i decided to treat the yappers to lunch at panda express. i figured they'd have a decent price on a lunchtime special. they did have a 3.95 kids meal that included an entree, one side item, dessert, and a small drink. i got the panda bowl (on a plate ???) for $4.50. the panda bowl is one entree and one side without the dessert and the drink.
can you say bullsh*t? the kids got the best deal. my "bowl" wasn't worth $2.00 and i had to pay an extra dollar and change for my drink. my dessert was the free fortune cookie the nice lady gave me when i asked for napkins.
my plate was segmented into unequal thirds. (y'all know what kind of plate i'm talking about, right?) the entree--chicken--was put in one of the tiny sections. my side--fried rice and veggies--was put in the larger side. the other section was left empty. huh?
why put the panda bowl on a plate like that if you're gonna leave the third section empty? it didn't make any sense to me. why not use a real bowl?
any way, that's a moot point for me cuz i won't eat there again. i like my fast food to be tasty and memorable. panda express wasn't it.
so now we're at the library and lucky for me, just when the chaps started getting bored, the lady got on the loudspeaker and announced that a fun kid's program was about to start. so the critters took off to meet and play with other critters in a safe and friendly environment.
amen.
.
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