Random thoughts for a Wednesday

So, I am pretty sure I saw Colonel Sanders crossing Vermilion Street (via North Street) today. Tall skinny guy, white hair and beard, white-ish suit ... yup, that was him.

Sarah caught her first lightning bug last night. She was super excited.

I wish people would show up to appointments - and show up on time. As I have often tried to explain to a DEAR friend of mine who is almost always late (you know who you are and I LOVE you!) - when you are late for an appointment with me, what you are saying is that your time is more valuable than mine. Guess what - it isn't and it only makes you rude.

Some days I feel 20 years older than my age and some days I feel 20 years younger. Weird.

I avoid drama at almost any cost. Not confrontation - just drama. See, you can speak your mind and be true to yourself and still not make an issue about it. And if I DO happen to have some drama, you won't find me posting it on facebook.

I am not interested in making new friends, only becoming a better friend to the ones I already have.

“The Best You Will Look While You Are Pooping”

First off, let me just apologize in advance to all of the people I am about to offend – BUT YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!

I have been complaining for weeks about these new diapers by Huggies. You know the ones I am talking about – the jeans diapers. I see these diapers as just another way that trashy people can justify taking their babies to Wal-Mart in nothing but a shirt and a diaper. “They are like jeans shorts,” they will say. Well guess what – NO THEY AREN’T!! No matter how you decorate them, they are still diapers. My kids may run around my house, and sometimes even my back yard, in nothing but a pull-up or underwear – but NEVER would I take them out in public like that. Huggies, stop trying to make people think that is okay.

And to prove my point, I was in the dressing room at a local department store just the other day, and I heard two young girls with babies talking about this very thing. How the diapers were sooo cute and now they don’t even have to put pants on their kids!

Then this morning, things just got worse. There I am, innocently watching my kids eat their nutritious breakfast of pop tarts and chocolate milk while they watched TV (please feel free to compliment my parenting at any time) and there it was. A baby boy, strutting his stuff down the street, trying to look “sexy,” wearing nothing but a button down white shirt and a JEANS DIAPER!!! OMG!! I was so disgusted, I couldn’t even listen to the commercial. I did, however, get to see the slogan at the end … you guessed it! The Best You Will Look While You Are Pooping (or something close to that).  I swear, if Pampers didn’t stink so bad (I hate the smell of fake baby powder mixed with pee), I would quit buying Huggies just on principle.

(I now prepare myself for the backlash I will get for implying that some of my friends are white trash. You know some of you have already bought these diapers!!)

Observations from Wednesday

1. I LOVE Jelly Belly jelly beans. I think I ate about a pound of them yesterday. But if you arent paying attention and eat more than one at a time, you better know what you are doing. While cappuccino might be one of my favorite flavors by itself, it makes just about everything else taste like crap. Trust me.

2. Some people can only keep track of what day it is by what shows are on TV. Seriously. I heard someone say that in my office yesterday. She is all messed up cause its summer and her "shows aren't on."

3. People drive like *insert derogatory term here* when they are on their cell phones. The same woman mentioned in number 2 almost hit me in the parking lot yesterday and she still has no idea. I was eating lunch at the Varsity Room in the window seat watching people, and one guy drove up on the sidewalk while trying to park. Low and behold, he was on a cell phone. And I am convinced it isnt the fact that you are holding a phone or driving with one hand - it is the simple fact that you are distracted by your conversation. My best friend Kristi has scared the crap out of me many times while using her hands free device. So I guess we should ban talking while driving. But that makes about much sense as a seat belt law ...

4.Why is it so hard to return an e-mail or phone call? I made 3 calls at work where I was following up on an e-mail I had sent and each person said to me, "Oh yeah, I read your e-mail." Then effing return it so I dont have to waste both of our time by calling you!!

That about sums up my thoughts on the world from yesterday. Wonder what today will hold ...

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How's a girl supposed to pee like that??

Well I am glad to see they don't destroy your blog for not blogging for a REALLY long time.

So I was sitting here this morning, loading some pictures onto facebook and thinking about this obnoxious girl at McDonalds last night and wishing I could tell everyone about it. Thats when I decided it was time to bring back the blog. Not really for your benefit, but mostly because I want to be able to complain to large groups of people all at the same time.

So after the fun run last night, we took the girls to McDonalds to grab a quick dinner.

 As we were finishing eating, I went to the bathroom. There was a teenage girl - an employee for that matter - in the bathroom, on her phone ... WITH IT ON SPEAKERPHONE!!!

Let me tell you, there isnt much that I hate more than someone on their phone in a public bathroom. I find it horribly inconsiderate. But what is even worse, what I never even thought of, was SPEAKERPHONE!!! How is a girl supposed to pee with God only knows who listening???

So for those of you out there who don't really consider that the rest of just want to pee in peace and dont want to care about who your boyfriend is sleeping with or why you now hate your best friend, keep in mind that one day I might just freak out and shove your head in the toilet. Let us pee in peace. Thank you.