so we've all heard the phrase those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, right?
well, thankfully i learned from my past because this mistake did not occur again!
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
the scene of the crime: target
the offense: passing up a ridiculously cute, cheap pair of hot pink converse shoes.
yep... that's right. on monday i went to target. i had my kids with me. and my soon to be 5-year-old niece. i had time to kill before i was supposed to drop her off at my mother-in-law's house, so to target we went. i had to get ryan's medicine refilled, so as we waited for the prescription we wandered around target, each member of our posse hanging on to the cart, and touching nothing. we meandered through electronics, housewares, toys, and finally arrived at the shoes. there, before my eyes, was a whole aisle of clearanced shoes. i carefully looked them over, waiting for a pair to jump into my cart and demand that i buy them.
and then i saw them.
converse. hot pink. 75% off.
i flipped over the price tag. $4.98
i looked at the size. girl's 2.
ugh... i wear anything from a woman's 7.5 to a 9, depending on the shoe, unlike my sister who can fit into both women's and girl's shoes. i searched through the shoes anyway, just hoping there might be a pair that would fit. and then i found them. girl's size 5.5.
i tried them on. they fit! but for some reason i was deliberating if i should buy them, when suddenly samantha piped up and said, "MOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!" (no, not oo as in moon, but a long, drawn out, said-with-an-attitude 'MOM') "WHY are you trying THOSE sneakers on?! you're NOT even a TEENAGER anymore!!!"
i took them off, put them back on the shelf, got ry's prescription, walked out the door, and drove away. (you know, after putting the kids in the car...)
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back at home i tweeted my offense. i knew ashley would yell at me, but i didn't think everyone would! i guess it was evident that i WAS out of my mind.
it didn't take much to convince me that i needed to go back and buy the shoes, so the next morning we ventured out to target again. i grabbed a cart and headed straight for the shoes. after a minute of thinking they were gone, i saw them. i snatched them up and stuck them in my cart. and all wrongs were made right... 
yes, ryan is kissing my shoes. i may or may not have thought of doing the same thing...
moral of the story? and i have the bestest friends! even when i mess up, they're right there to set me straight. that is, after they threaten to not be my friend, and don't want to look at me for 3 months!
oh, and don't pass up a cute five dollar pair of shoes!
Monday, December 7, 2009
not me! monday
ben was NOT home wednesday through today due to lack of work. and in our attempt to get some things done around the house, we did NOT get side-tracked by the mess of wires behind our TV. we did NOT spend one afternoon disconnecting, labeling, re-routing, and reconnecting cords and wires. i can NOT honestly say that the back of our TV is the only organized space in the house.
samantha did NOT have the whole week off school last week. this vacation was NOT unplanned and spontaneous. i am NOT counting wii games (she has to read), farmville (science), and shopping (social studies, math) as her school for last week, simply because that's about all she did!!
last week we did NOT get the tree up, 95% of the presents bought, gifts wrapped and placed under the tree. this is NOT the earliest we've ever had this done so we are NOT way ahead of schedule this year. now i will NOT be able to spend all my free non-stressful time cleaning the house....
this morning i did NOT go and soak in the tub after i told ben i was gonna jump in the shower quick. and i did NOT put my head under the water so i would not hear the kids and feel guilty for relaxing. and then i did NOT decide to shave my legs since i'm starting to look a bit manly. i did NOT have to pick globs of hair out of the razor a few times and i did NOT have to use more than one razor to thoroughly complete the job.
and just because i like to give y'all too much information and gross you out, while in the bathtub i did NOT have a coughing fit (remember we're all sick here) and a big glob of phlegm did NOT go flying somewhere out of my mouth. a couple minutes later i did NOT finally find it on my leg...
there ya go! what have you NOT been doing lately? join in on the fun or visit mckmama for some more not me! monday therapy!
Monday, November 30, 2009
not me! monday
what a fast, busy, fun week! we did NOT have a wonderful thanksgiving with ben's family on thursday. we did NOT eat to our heart's content and did NOT gaze for hours at all the black friday ads.
ben and i did NOT make a spur of the moment decision and we did NOT take his mom up on her offer to have the kids spend the night so we could go shopping on black friday. after deciding we weren't going to go to toys r us at midnight (the line was crazy long) we did NOT go get "dinner" (no we hadn't eaten dinner yet) at the gas station. i seriously did NOT eat a hot dog, half of an apple fritter, and a cappuccino at 1am. really, who would do that?! we did NOT stay up until 2:30am shopping online, go to bed, and then get up at 4am to go to target.
we did NOT have so much fun! after the day was said and done we did not go to target, walmart, toys r us, a different walmart, and a different target. and then on saturday ben did NOT go back to target. two times. we did NOT get a LOT of our Christmas shopping done!
we do NOT have a stack of items to return to walmart and target...
and speaking of Christmas shopping, ben did NOT tell me that he was going to buy me a present. (we normally don't exchange Christmas presents, so this was a surprise!) and then he did NOT tell me that it was in the ebay room. i have NOT been wrestling with the thought of going and finding said Christmas present.
the more i think of it the more i do NOT want to go peek...
i am NOT staying out of the ebay room...
how was your week?! go check out mckmama.com for more not me! monday fun!
Monday, November 23, 2009
not me! monday
welcome to not me! monday! this blog carnival was created by mckmama. you can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
last monday my tooth broke. like the whole side of it cracked and was pulling away from my filling. so because i know that i won't be able to get into the dentist anytime soon (and because we don't have dental insurance and i don't feel like paying for a crown or a bridge—it's a tooth that's had a root canal.), i did NOT super glue my tooth. nope. not me! i did NOT get my handy dandy trusty headlight, my home dental kit (you know, the mirror and the pick thingy), and the super glue and i did NOT pull my tooth away from the filling and then squirt a bunch of super glue down in the crevice and push my tooth back into place. no... i definitely didn't do that! because if i did, i surely would've made a drawing or something. (sorry guys, i really did plan on making a visual aid, but i didn't have time today.)
after driving around to 4 local targets looking for a specific item, and calling my sister in minnesota to look for it, i did NOT convince my husband that we needed to go to a target 20 miles away. it was NOT an item that cost $2.50. i did NOT finally find it there, making the 40 mile round trip excursion a success. please don't ask how much gas we wasted...
on thursday i did NOT re-super glue my tooth.
on friday i decided to finally put away the groceries that had NOT been sitting on the floor in bags for about a week. and while i was over by the panty* i was NOT attacked by a swarm of fruit flies. ok, so i wasn't really attacked... anyway, in the bottom of my pantry i noticed that a walmart bag full of apples had a bunch of condensation on the inside. so i went to touch the bag just to find out that they were all rotten! (the bag was sitting on a couple other bags of potatoes and apples that were sitting on a couple 12 packs of soda.) so i got a trash bag to put it in, and when i pulled it out i realized the whole bag was pretty much liquid. it got all over the floor and all over me and it smelled like apple wine! a wonderful reminder of why i don't like wine... i cleaned out the rest of the stuff—the rotten apple juice had seeped down through the other bags, and through the packs of pop all the way down to the floor. needless to say, everything went to the trash. man, what is it with me and fermented fruit?!
*thanks for pointing out the typo, heather. no, people, i really do not keep groceries in my panties...
tonight i did NOT cook dinner. we did NOT eat at the kitchen table (third time in a week! *gasp!*). i did NOT put away the food after we were done eating. i did NOT wash the dishes. by hand. i did NOT then dry said dishes and put most of them away. my mom will NOT fall out of her chair when she reads this!
on thursday morning i did NOT stupidly cause a small fire in my kitchen. you'd think i'd learn from a mistake like that, right?! wrong. all day yesterday and most of today my stove did NOT look like this:
really, who would put the newspaper on the stove after they started a fire three days ago?! certainly NOT ME!!
the fire department is NOT on speed dial...
happy monday!
Monday, October 12, 2009
not me! monday
happy not me! monday. not only can we admit our imperfections without guilt, but this month there's also a chance to WIN! check out mckmama's blog to play along or for some hillarious reading material!
this week...
i did NOT take ryan to scary target the night before his EEG. i did NOT buy him $50 worth of toys to play with. and i certainly did NOT make him leave them in the boxes so that we can take them back...!
i did NOT clean the majority of my house on thursday (and it looked great!!), just to have my husband bring stuff home from the auction on friday. there is NOT a little path through my living room again.
in an effort to get out the door to make to church in time, i did NOT totally dump half of my mug of chai on my pop tart. and because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, i did NOT still eat it. and although i would never recommend a soggy pop tart, i am NOT trying to figure out how to make chai flavored pop tarts. because YUMM!!!
today i did NOT check the mail about four times and was NOT surprised to find nothing. on my fifth attempt to check the mail i did NOT remember that it is a holiday today. my retired mailman father is NOT laughing as he is reading this!!
i did NOT almost forget to call about ryan's EEG results today. the nurse told me that dr. h wasn't in today, so if she didn't call me this afternoon that she'd call me next week. hmmm.. (i wonder if she thinks it's friday?!) so our results are NOT that we have to wait for the results! i'll let you know when and what i find out!
ryan did NOT accidentally hit the enter button and post this before i was done. i am NOT scrambling to fix it before any of you see it!
happycolumbus day monday!
this week...
i did NOT take ryan to scary target the night before his EEG. i did NOT buy him $50 worth of toys to play with. and i certainly did NOT make him leave them in the boxes so that we can take them back...!
i did NOT clean the majority of my house on thursday (and it looked great!!), just to have my husband bring stuff home from the auction on friday. there is NOT a little path through my living room again.
in an effort to get out the door to make to church in time, i did NOT totally dump half of my mug of chai on my pop tart. and because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, i did NOT still eat it. and although i would never recommend a soggy pop tart, i am NOT trying to figure out how to make chai flavored pop tarts. because YUMM!!!
today i did NOT check the mail about four times and was NOT surprised to find nothing. on my fifth attempt to check the mail i did NOT remember that it is a holiday today. my retired mailman father is NOT laughing as he is reading this!!
i did NOT almost forget to call about ryan's EEG results today. the nurse told me that dr. h wasn't in today, so if she didn't call me this afternoon that she'd call me next week. hmmm.. (i wonder if she thinks it's friday?!) so our results are NOT that we have to wait for the results! i'll let you know when and what i find out!
ryan did NOT accidentally hit the enter button and post this before i was done. i am NOT scrambling to fix it before any of you see it!
happy
Monday, October 5, 2009
not me! monday
thanks to mckmama, there is now a reason to love and look forward to mondays! hop on over to her blog to join in on the not me! monday fun!!
sooo.... now that we all know the difference between pt and ot, i have to get this off my chest: when ryan's pediatrician told me that he needed physical and occupational therapy, i did NOT immediately think to myself, but he's not even remotely close to being old enough to have a job... nope, i am NOT that blonde!
while cleaning out the closet the other day, i did NOT find my bridesmaid dress from my sister's wedding 11 years ago. i did NOT proceed to try it on.... and it did NOT fit!!!! (ok, granted it was a slight bit more form-fitting than it was when i was 16, but it zipped all the way up. and i could breathe!!!) i was NOT so excited that i did NOT wear the dress for about 40 minutes while i called my sister to tell her.
during one of my coughing fits this week (due to this wonderful head cold) i did NOT cough up a big gob of phlegm and it did NOT go flying out of my mouth and land on my arm.... ummm, no. that really couldn't have happened because i always cough with a tissue. well, at least i do NOW!
the same thing did NOT happen to samantha. and she did NOT come and show me the glob of mucous in her hand...
since i now have a somewhat clean pantry, there is absolutely no way that i bought another jar of peanut butter at target last night. it was NOT on sale and i did NOT have a coupon. so of course i was NOT obligated to snatch up a good deal. and on top of that, we most certainly did NOT buy 3 more boxes of cereal...
happy monday y'all!
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sooo.... now that we all know the difference between pt and ot, i have to get this off my chest: when ryan's pediatrician told me that he needed physical and occupational therapy, i did NOT immediately think to myself, but he's not even remotely close to being old enough to have a job... nope, i am NOT that blonde!
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while cleaning out the closet the other day, i did NOT find my bridesmaid dress from my sister's wedding 11 years ago. i did NOT proceed to try it on.... and it did NOT fit!!!! (ok, granted it was a slight bit more form-fitting than it was when i was 16, but it zipped all the way up. and i could breathe!!!) i was NOT so excited that i did NOT wear the dress for about 40 minutes while i called my sister to tell her.
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during one of my coughing fits this week (due to this wonderful head cold) i did NOT cough up a big gob of phlegm and it did NOT go flying out of my mouth and land on my arm.... ummm, no. that really couldn't have happened because i always cough with a tissue. well, at least i do NOW!
the same thing did NOT happen to samantha. and she did NOT come and show me the glob of mucous in her hand...
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since i now have a somewhat clean pantry, there is absolutely no way that i bought another jar of peanut butter at target last night. it was NOT on sale and i did NOT have a coupon. so of course i was NOT obligated to snatch up a good deal. and on top of that, we most certainly did NOT buy 3 more boxes of cereal...
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happy monday y'all!
Monday, September 21, 2009
not me! monday
good morning and welcome to not me! monday!! hop on over to mckmama's blog for some more hillarious not me! monday confessions (but right after you read mine, of course!)
i did NOT blog about treating our house for fleas, and then blog a few days later about how i don't clean my house. i did NOT realize that this would make us sound like sloppy, messy, white trashy people. and while i can assure you that we're not, i will admit that we're simply NOT a little disorganized! (and our house doesn't look that bad anymore...!)'
samantha did NOT finally start school last tuesday only to have wednesday off because her friend came over. we are only a few weeks behind now and i did NOT just order the rest of her curriculum on saturday...!
while ben and samantha were gone all day saturday, i did NOT decide to go to target with ryan. and when we were walking towards the entrance ryan did NOT start saying "scary, scary." (all because we went to target a couple weeks ago and ryan bawled his head off because he was terrified when we walked past the halloween aisles.) after we made it through the store with only a few tears and $50 spent, i did NOT decide to go to another target for a repeat performance. hello, my name is erin, and i am NOT addicted to target!
i did NOT take a pregnancy test last monday after thinking that there was aslight huge possibility i might be pregnant. it was NOT negative. (although really, it was negative!) and as the week went on and on i did NOT get more and more nervous that the test was wrong. i did NOT resolve that i would take yet another test this morning, until finally last night my aunt flo did NOT show up eight days late! i did NOT breathe a sigh of relief and silently say thank you Jesus! because even though we do NOT want to have more kids, we're not quite ready to pursue that venture right now—sorry auntie di and gramma! (oh, and sorry dad if that was a little too much information!!)
on friday, i did NOT whack my head on the washing machine whilst bending over to pick up ryan. it still does NOT hurt. yesterday ben did NOT throw out his neck while he was clearing his throat. and this morning, i did NOT wake up to a thud when samantha fell off of her ladder. i am NOT wondering when and how ryan will hurt himself. might as well make this a family affair, right?!
happy monday, y'all. have a blessed day!
i did NOT blog about treating our house for fleas, and then blog a few days later about how i don't clean my house. i did NOT realize that this would make us sound like sloppy, messy, white trashy people. and while i can assure you that we're not, i will admit that we're simply NOT a little disorganized! (and our house doesn't look that bad anymore...!)'
samantha did NOT finally start school last tuesday only to have wednesday off because her friend came over. we are only a few weeks behind now and i did NOT just order the rest of her curriculum on saturday...!
while ben and samantha were gone all day saturday, i did NOT decide to go to target with ryan. and when we were walking towards the entrance ryan did NOT start saying "scary, scary." (all because we went to target a couple weeks ago and ryan bawled his head off because he was terrified when we walked past the halloween aisles.) after we made it through the store with only a few tears and $50 spent, i did NOT decide to go to another target for a repeat performance. hello, my name is erin, and i am NOT addicted to target!
i did NOT take a pregnancy test last monday after thinking that there was a
on friday, i did NOT whack my head on the washing machine whilst bending over to pick up ryan. it still does NOT hurt. yesterday ben did NOT throw out his neck while he was clearing his throat. and this morning, i did NOT wake up to a thud when samantha fell off of her ladder. i am NOT wondering when and how ryan will hurt himself. might as well make this a family affair, right?!
happy monday, y'all. have a blessed day!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
i felt like a 1950's houswife.
today i got a visit from someone i figured was long extinct. there was an unexpected knock at the door, and when i answered it, there standing in front of me was a door-to-door salesman selling household cleaner. i never knew door-to-door salesmen still existed. i had only ever seen them in old episodes of classic tv shows like i love lucy and such.
so for a minute i felt like june cleaver. until i looked down and realized i wasn't wearing a dress and high-heeled shoes. and then i glanced back at my unkempt children and my messy house and i swiftly came back to reality!
our conversation was quite interesting, as i'm not usually very good at dismissing an unsolicited sales pitch. that, and if you've ever seen my house, you know that i'm not really in the market for cleaning supplies. so i thought i'd share our banter...
me: "hello?"
man: "hello ma'am, how are you? my name is james and i'm with the blah blah blah company."
me: "hi james, how are you today?"
james**: "fine thanks."
**names have not been changed to protect the innocent.
and then the conversation turned to the little spray bottle he was holding. he mentioned that this cleaner was non-toxic, didn't have harmful chemicals, and was great for people who are going green. *gag me*
james: "so what is your hardest cleaning job that you have here at home?"
me: "um.... i don't really do a whole lot of cleaning..."
james: "now you have kids right? because i know your feet aren't that small!" *he said as he glanced at samantha's shoes that were sitting on the front steps.*
me: "yes."
james: "have you ever gotten marker get on your carpet?" *he digs out his white rag and sharpie and scribbles black magic marker all over it.* "have you ever seen anything get out magic marker?"
me: "yep!"
james: "really? what?"
me: "alcohol."
james: "you're supposed to drink that! but really? alcohol? like rubbing alcohol?"
me: "yep."
james: "well have you ever seen it come out this fast?" *as he sprays his product on the marker and rubs it out. then he went on to another question:* "so who does the cleaning here at your home? you? your husband?"
me: "um.... well, none of us, really!"
james: "well what about cleaning your car? this stuff takes bugs off the front of your car just great!" *points to our car about 15 feet away.* "do you see all those bugs on the front of your car?"
me: "no."
james: *goes over to our vehicle, sprays his cleaner on the front fender and starts scrubbing.* "did you know that if you leave bugs on your car too long there's an acid in them that starts eating the paint chips?"
me: "no." *thinking to myself, good—then it will match the chunk of paint that has been scratched off for 3 years...*
james: "well, your husband probably knows that." *moves over to the tire and starts cleaning the hubcaps.* "this also cleans brake dust off of your hubcaps and protects them for 4-6 weeks."
me: *laughing* "sorry, we don't get that detailed!"
james: "well this also gets off fingerprints and scratches under your door handle."
me: *?! does this man really not realize that i don't clean? let alone UNDER the car door handles?*
james: "i work with the company out in california. where are you from?"
me: *?! that's random. wouldn't he assume i'm from...* "here..."
james: "do you have any spots in your car on your upholstery that have been hard to get out?"
me: "sure, try this one."
james: "is that a stain from a beverage?
me: "no, i think it's just mud from the winter."
james: *cleans the spot on the floor and shows me all the dirt. then proceeds to spray my seat and clean it. wipes it up and shows me the rag that hardly has any dirt on it!* "well, the cleaner comes in a bottle and it is sealed. it's a concentrate and it will last you for about a year and a half."
me: *a year and a half? try about 6 years for me then!* "well i don't think i'll buy any right now, but can you leave me with any information?"
james: "all i have to leave you with is the bottle. a quart is only $48. and next time you order you'll call the 800 number and you'll get ten dollars off and free shipping."
me: "sorry, i can't spend $48 today without talking with my husband. and we just got new tires on yesterday so that cost quite a bit of money. if we want some in the future i'll just look you up online."
james: "well you won't get the $10 off or free shipping."
me: "that's okay, thank you!"
james: "it will also get rust spots off of your railing up by your door."
me: *walking up to the house, um... we don't have rust spots on our railing..!* "thank you for stopping by..."
me: *walked inside, googled the product, read the reviews and found out that it really isn't that great of a cleaning product!*
so now, friends, i want to hear your stories—have you ever had an experience with a door-to-door salesman? have you ever bought $48 cleaner only to realize that the off brand dollar store stuff works better? do you clean your hubcaps?!
so for a minute i felt like june cleaver. until i looked down and realized i wasn't wearing a dress and high-heeled shoes. and then i glanced back at my unkempt children and my messy house and i swiftly came back to reality!
our conversation was quite interesting, as i'm not usually very good at dismissing an unsolicited sales pitch. that, and if you've ever seen my house, you know that i'm not really in the market for cleaning supplies. so i thought i'd share our banter...
me: "hello?"
man: "hello ma'am, how are you? my name is james and i'm with the blah blah blah company."
me: "hi james, how are you today?"
james**: "fine thanks."
**names have not been changed to protect the innocent.
and then the conversation turned to the little spray bottle he was holding. he mentioned that this cleaner was non-toxic, didn't have harmful chemicals, and was great for people who are going green. *gag me*
james: "so what is your hardest cleaning job that you have here at home?"
me: "um.... i don't really do a whole lot of cleaning..."
james: "now you have kids right? because i know your feet aren't that small!" *he said as he glanced at samantha's shoes that were sitting on the front steps.*
me: "yes."
james: "have you ever gotten marker get on your carpet?" *he digs out his white rag and sharpie and scribbles black magic marker all over it.* "have you ever seen anything get out magic marker?"
me: "yep!"
james: "really? what?"
me: "alcohol."
james: "you're supposed to drink that! but really? alcohol? like rubbing alcohol?"
me: "yep."
james: "well have you ever seen it come out this fast?" *as he sprays his product on the marker and rubs it out. then he went on to another question:* "so who does the cleaning here at your home? you? your husband?"
me: "um.... well, none of us, really!"
james: "well what about cleaning your car? this stuff takes bugs off the front of your car just great!" *points to our car about 15 feet away.* "do you see all those bugs on the front of your car?"
me: "no."
james: *goes over to our vehicle, sprays his cleaner on the front fender and starts scrubbing.* "did you know that if you leave bugs on your car too long there's an acid in them that starts eating the paint chips?"
me: "no." *thinking to myself, good—then it will match the chunk of paint that has been scratched off for 3 years...*
james: "well, your husband probably knows that." *moves over to the tire and starts cleaning the hubcaps.* "this also cleans brake dust off of your hubcaps and protects them for 4-6 weeks."
me: *laughing* "sorry, we don't get that detailed!"
james: "well this also gets off fingerprints and scratches under your door handle."
me: *?! does this man really not realize that i don't clean? let alone UNDER the car door handles?*
james: "i work with the company out in california. where are you from?"
me: *?! that's random. wouldn't he assume i'm from...* "here..."
james: "do you have any spots in your car on your upholstery that have been hard to get out?"
me: "sure, try this one."
james: "is that a stain from a beverage?
me: "no, i think it's just mud from the winter."
james: *cleans the spot on the floor and shows me all the dirt. then proceeds to spray my seat and clean it. wipes it up and shows me the rag that hardly has any dirt on it!* "well, the cleaner comes in a bottle and it is sealed. it's a concentrate and it will last you for about a year and a half."
me: *a year and a half? try about 6 years for me then!* "well i don't think i'll buy any right now, but can you leave me with any information?"
james: "all i have to leave you with is the bottle. a quart is only $48. and next time you order you'll call the 800 number and you'll get ten dollars off and free shipping."
me: "sorry, i can't spend $48 today without talking with my husband. and we just got new tires on yesterday so that cost quite a bit of money. if we want some in the future i'll just look you up online."
james: "well you won't get the $10 off or free shipping."
me: "that's okay, thank you!"
james: "it will also get rust spots off of your railing up by your door."
me: *walking up to the house, um... we don't have rust spots on our railing..!* "thank you for stopping by..."
me: *walked inside, googled the product, read the reviews and found out that it really isn't that great of a cleaning product!*
so now, friends, i want to hear your stories—have you ever had an experience with a door-to-door salesman? have you ever bought $48 cleaner only to realize that the off brand dollar store stuff works better? do you clean your hubcaps?!
Monday, August 17, 2009
not me! monday
monday is here! time for not me!
on friday morning i did NOT realize that samantha had a birthday slumber party to go to... that afternoon! i did NOT call the mom and make sure she could still come, quickly pack her bag, and go shopping for a gift. when i dropped her off at her first friend sleepover i was NOT a tiny bit sad that she was growing up!
you know that well known phrase, no shirt, no shoes, no service? well this weekend i did NOT try out the no shoes part. on saturday morning i went to pick up samantha from her friend's house and took my flip flops off at the door. 3 minutes later when we went to leave there was only one flip flop by the door. my friend's dog had taken off with it and chewed it up and slobbered all over it. so instead of driving all the way home to get different flip flops, we did NOT go to target to buy some new ones. i did NOT walk barefoot all the way from the back of the parking lot and all through the store to the shoe section. i did NOT feel like such a dork, and i did NOT feel like i was wearing a huge lit up sign that said hey people, look at my feet--i'm not wearing any shoes! i did NOT quickly find a replica pair of my chewed up flippy flops and proceed straight to the checkout. i told the cashier i didn't need a bag because they were going right on my feet. when she hesitated and asked if i was not wearing shoes i was NOT worried that she wouldn't let me buy them because of the whole no shirt no shoes policy. but thankfully she laughed about my story and completed the transaction! the best part about this? the flip flops were NOT on clearance! ahhhh... i do NOT love target!
being the good mom that i am, i let samantha have chocolate milk for lunch yesterday. i did NOT grab a used cup off of the counter that had a trace of chocolate milk from the day before and poured some milk in. i took a drink of it, and it tasted a bit funny. i figured it was the dirty cup, so then, being the even more good mom that i am, grabbed a clean cup for her and gave her the milk. later, after the kids were in bed, ben went to the fridge to get a drink. he grabbed the chocolate milk jug and ask, "hun, is this milk still good? the expiration date is the 11th..." he did NOT then open the milk and take a big old whiff of spoiled rotten chocolate milk!.... that i did NOT give to samantha earlier.... which is still NOT sitting on the counter to be disposed of.... ugh. next time i'll check the date!
this weekend has NOT been a bad sleeping weekend for ry. on friday he did NOT take a 5 minute nap. and yesterday he did NOT cry/scream for the first 2 hours of his nap, finally fall asleep for 20 minutes, then wake up and cry for another 40 minutes before i finally got him up...
today is NOT our anniversary... every year it seems like i nag and nag ben asking him if he wants to do anything to celebrate. last night i was NOT having a crabby, pms-y attitude (note that this was right after ryan's screaming crying 20 minute nap. i deserved to be crabby, people), and decided that this year i was not going to mention anything about our anniversary. if we did anything, it would have to be ben's doing. so this morning when ben got up for work he did NOT wake me up with a kiss and tell me happy anniversary (yea!). and then he did NOT tell me he was gonna see if his mom could watch the kids tonight so we could go out to dinner or something (bigger yea!)! thank you ben! and happy anniversary hun! and for the record, after a good night's sleep for ryan (and me!) i am NOT in a much better mood this morning!
happy monday everyone! stop by mckmama's blog to join in on the fun!
on friday morning i did NOT realize that samantha had a birthday slumber party to go to... that afternoon! i did NOT call the mom and make sure she could still come, quickly pack her bag, and go shopping for a gift. when i dropped her off at her first friend sleepover i was NOT a tiny bit sad that she was growing up!
you know that well known phrase, no shirt, no shoes, no service? well this weekend i did NOT try out the no shoes part. on saturday morning i went to pick up samantha from her friend's house and took my flip flops off at the door. 3 minutes later when we went to leave there was only one flip flop by the door. my friend's dog had taken off with it and chewed it up and slobbered all over it. so instead of driving all the way home to get different flip flops, we did NOT go to target to buy some new ones. i did NOT walk barefoot all the way from the back of the parking lot and all through the store to the shoe section. i did NOT feel like such a dork, and i did NOT feel like i was wearing a huge lit up sign that said hey people, look at my feet--i'm not wearing any shoes! i did NOT quickly find a replica pair of my chewed up flippy flops and proceed straight to the checkout. i told the cashier i didn't need a bag because they were going right on my feet. when she hesitated and asked if i was not wearing shoes i was NOT worried that she wouldn't let me buy them because of the whole no shirt no shoes policy. but thankfully she laughed about my story and completed the transaction! the best part about this? the flip flops were NOT on clearance! ahhhh... i do NOT love target!
being the good mom that i am, i let samantha have chocolate milk for lunch yesterday. i did NOT grab a used cup off of the counter that had a trace of chocolate milk from the day before and poured some milk in. i took a drink of it, and it tasted a bit funny. i figured it was the dirty cup, so then, being the even more good mom that i am, grabbed a clean cup for her and gave her the milk. later, after the kids were in bed, ben went to the fridge to get a drink. he grabbed the chocolate milk jug and ask, "hun, is this milk still good? the expiration date is the 11th..." he did NOT then open the milk and take a big old whiff of spoiled rotten chocolate milk!.... that i did NOT give to samantha earlier.... which is still NOT sitting on the counter to be disposed of.... ugh. next time i'll check the date!
this weekend has NOT been a bad sleeping weekend for ry. on friday he did NOT take a 5 minute nap. and yesterday he did NOT cry/scream for the first 2 hours of his nap, finally fall asleep for 20 minutes, then wake up and cry for another 40 minutes before i finally got him up...
today is NOT our anniversary... every year it seems like i nag and nag ben asking him if he wants to do anything to celebrate. last night i was NOT having a crabby, pms-y attitude (note that this was right after ryan's screaming crying 20 minute nap. i deserved to be crabby, people), and decided that this year i was not going to mention anything about our anniversary. if we did anything, it would have to be ben's doing. so this morning when ben got up for work he did NOT wake me up with a kiss and tell me happy anniversary (yea!). and then he did NOT tell me he was gonna see if his mom could watch the kids tonight so we could go out to dinner or something (bigger yea!)! thank you ben! and happy anniversary hun! and for the record, after a good night's sleep for ryan (and me!) i am NOT in a much better mood this morning!
happy monday everyone! stop by mckmama's blog to join in on the fun!
Monday, August 10, 2009
not me! monday
welcome to not me! monday. this blog carnival was created by mckmama. you can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
happy monday everyone!
i have NOT neglected my blog for a week. so in addition to catching up on reading blogs, i also have to catch up on posting.
remember how i do NOT need new clothes? well it was NOT me who went shopping at jcpenney outlet and got a few new articles of clothing, one item being a pair of khakis. i am NOT so cheap frugal that i was on the fence about spending $12.99 on a pair of pants. so when i finally gave in and decided to buy them, i was NOT super excited that they rang up for $2.69!!! (and i was NOT ecstatic that i was able to fit into the pair that was 2 sizes smaller than i used to wear!)
i did NOT have a bad backache one night from 1-4:30 am. so i did NOT lie on the bathroom floor because it was the only thing that somewhat helped. yes, the bathroom floor that had NOT gone uncleaned for 2 weeks... and just to top things off i did NOT grab the used bath towel and proceed to use it as a blanket.
it has NOT gotten incredibly HOT here, so i did NOT finally get samantha's pool out this summer. and one sweltering afternoon, my sister and i did NOT decide to put on our suits and hop in samantha's kiddie pool with her, despite the redneckish feeling we had while sitting in it! it was NOT incredibly relaxing and refreshing. and in the 12 inches of water? well, we did NOT get totally and completely drenched!
yesterday as the heat index approached 101 degrees outside, i was NOT sickened when samantha said to me, "mom, i'm cold." and then she most certainly did NOT curl up in a heavy blanket...
i am NOT anticipating having ben home tonight. he has NOT spent the last 2+ weeks working super hard and super late (last night he did NOT work until 2am...). so tonight will NOT be my first time of real cooking in over a month!
happy monday everyone!
Monday, July 13, 2009
not me! monday
monday, monday.... time for not me! this blog carnival was created by mckmama. you can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
i do NOT abhor swimsuit shopping. so of course i was NOT dreading shopping for one this year. so as i ventured through the swimsuit section, i actually found a two piece halter & skirt suit that i liked so i decided to try it. the top fit great but the bottom didn't. so i tried the next size up. the skirt shorts fit better, but the top was too big. so when i was putting the suits back on their hangers i did NOT accidentally mix up the bottoms. oops! (you couldn't buy them individually. they were a set.)
then when i went to check out the thought went through my head what if they check to make sure that they're the same size? i did NOT scope out the lanes and hop in the one that the cashier was a guy about my age. surely he won't look at the size on my swimsuit...! and guess what?! it did NOT work! :-)
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i did not put off packing for our trip until the very last day. i did not have about 3 hours to pack and then waste 2 hours blogging, washing dishes, and cooking. one of the ingredients i needed was chopped onion. and every time i cut into an onion i cry. last time i tried wearing sunglasses to see if that would help, but it didn't. so this time i figured i would just have to cry through the cutting, slicing, and chopping. oh how i wished i had a pair of these. and then i got a brilliant idea: i did NOT go outside and dig through samantha's toybox and pull out her pair of swimming goggles. i did NOT bring them inside and clean them off. and then i did NOT wear them the entire time i cut the onion. even despite them being way too small. i was NOT so thankful that they worked and i didn't shed a single tear!
and because i know some of you readers would beg for a picture, when i was all done i did
NOT go over to the computer and snap a picture with the webcam for y'all to see. because i am NOT nice like that! and i am NOT a little bit scared of what my sister will do with the picture after she did made me these... (yeah, and i was definitely NOT covering up a couple pimples with my hand.)
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speaking of our vacation, by the time this posts, we will NOT be on our way to camping for 6 days. pure fun if you ask me! and i am NOT so thankful to my bloggy friends that have agreed to guest post for me! after looking at the posts i have scheduled, i will NOT have posted more while i'm away than when i'm home...
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tomorrow is NOT my 200th post. i am NOT going to have a giveaway, so make sure you do NOT come back!
happy monday!
i do NOT abhor swimsuit shopping. so of course i was NOT dreading shopping for one this year. so as i ventured through the swimsuit section, i actually found a two piece halter & skirt suit that i liked so i decided to try it. the top fit great but the bottom didn't. so i tried the next size up. the skirt shorts fit better, but the top was too big. so when i was putting the suits back on their hangers i did NOT accidentally mix up the bottoms. oops! (you couldn't buy them individually. they were a set.)
then when i went to check out the thought went through my head what if they check to make sure that they're the same size? i did NOT scope out the lanes and hop in the one that the cashier was a guy about my age. surely he won't look at the size on my swimsuit...! and guess what?! it did NOT work! :-)
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i did not put off packing for our trip until the very last day. i did not have about 3 hours to pack and then waste 2 hours blogging, washing dishes, and cooking. one of the ingredients i needed was chopped onion. and every time i cut into an onion i cry. last time i tried wearing sunglasses to see if that would help, but it didn't. so this time i figured i would just have to cry through the cutting, slicing, and chopping. oh how i wished i had a pair of these. and then i got a brilliant idea: i did NOT go outside and dig through samantha's toybox and pull out her pair of swimming goggles. i did NOT bring them inside and clean them off. and then i did NOT wear them the entire time i cut the onion. even despite them being way too small. i was NOT so thankful that they worked and i didn't shed a single tear!
and because i know some of you readers would beg for a picture, when i was all done i did
NOT go over to the computer and snap a picture with the webcam for y'all to see. because i am NOT nice like that! and i am NOT a little bit scared of what my sister will do with the picture after she did made me these... (yeah, and i was definitely NOT covering up a couple pimples with my hand.)********
speaking of our vacation, by the time this posts, we will NOT be on our way to camping for 6 days. pure fun if you ask me! and i am NOT so thankful to my bloggy friends that have agreed to guest post for me! after looking at the posts i have scheduled, i will NOT have posted more while i'm away than when i'm home...
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tomorrow is NOT my 200th post. i am NOT going to have a giveaway, so make sure you do NOT come back!
happy monday!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
i champion cheap shoes. and target clearance.
call me frugal, call me penny-pinching, call me an uncommon woman, but i like me some cheap shoes. so of course a few months ago i found it hard to breath when i bought my $60 tennis shoes. and they were on sale. and i even had a $10 off coupon--i only paid $40 for my shoes and it was heart-wrenching to me!! don't get me wrong here. i LOVE spending money. just not on shoes. so my $40 shoes stay inside the house. they are for treadmill use only. never have i worn them outside.
so i had a dilemma: we are going camping for a week. and we take lots of walks while camping. and i don't like taking lots of walks in flippy-flops. so with our trip quickly approaching i needed to find a cheap pair of walking shoes for outdoor use and today it was my goal to find some inexpensive ones. i had already looked at *cough* walmart, but didn't remotely like any of the ones there. so next up was payless. i browsed through the aisle holding my shoe size and didn't really find a price i liked. yes, $24.99 was way too much to spend on camping shoes. i figured i would have to return to walmart and buy the $13 butt-ugly, probably-hurt-like-crap, and will-fall-apart-in-no-time tennis shoes.
but right at that moment the angels sang and a bright light burst forth from a box on the bottom shelf. could it be true?? was i really seeing a $10 sticker on the box?!? i enthusiasically tried on the shoes. they fit great and felt even better! and here's the kicker: they're pink!!
i left the store splendidly happy that i got a $35 pair of shoes for $10!! thank you God!(now do you get my pun on the title?! hehe!)
then i headed next door to target, where i got another cheap pair of flippy-flops, clearance shoes for samantha, and best of all a cute clearance bra and panties. and no, i won't post a picture of that. you're welcome, dad!
so this is my thankful thursday: good deals and money saved--so that i can go spend it on something else!
what are you thankful for today?
Saturday, February 7, 2009
5/52 photo challenge
it's time for photo of the week! this week's category is sports. thank goodness it can be anything related - equipment, teams, players, etc. i don't know why this category wasn't left for summertime, but i guess that's what makes it a challenge!
i was going to take a picture of samantha this morning at her sparks-o-rama awana olympic practice, but i read the information sheet wrong and practice doesn't start until next saturday. hmmmmm....
so then i had to get creative! i don't play sports, and goodness knows i'll have plenty of pictures of ben playing softball here pretty soon, so i didn't want to take a picture of a bat and ball.
so i decided to go shopping at target and try to get some inspiration. after moseying through the toy department i came to the sporting goods. and there lined up in a big long row were all the bikes. i thought that would be a good picture. after all, that was probably my favorite thing to do growing up. but then it dawned on me. i do have a sport....
my equipment... (the cart)
...and two of the best team players!
i was going to take a picture of samantha this morning at her sparks-o-rama awana olympic practice, but i read the information sheet wrong and practice doesn't start until next saturday. hmmmmm....
so then i had to get creative! i don't play sports, and goodness knows i'll have plenty of pictures of ben playing softball here pretty soon, so i didn't want to take a picture of a bat and ball.
so i decided to go shopping at target and try to get some inspiration. after moseying through the toy department i came to the sporting goods. and there lined up in a big long row were all the bikes. i thought that would be a good picture. after all, that was probably my favorite thing to do growing up. but then it dawned on me. i do have a sport....
SHOPPING!!!
well, target clearance shopping, that is!my equipment... (the cart)
...and two of the best team players!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
would you like to save 10% on your purchase today by signing up for a target red card?
this is one of the things i hate the most about target. well, besides the fact that they have 20 check out lanes and only 2 open. sometimes only one. even with long lines. i digress...
but i hate it when they ask you all the time if you'd like to apply for a credit card. no, we already have one thank you, one that was maxed, one that the apr was about 22.9%, one that we PAID OFF about 5 months ago. no, i really don't want to save $20 on my purchase when i'll be paying $10 a month in interest. no thank you, we really don't want another target red card.
i don't ususally get into that kind of conversation when they ask the simple question, but that is what rambles through my mind. (although after we paid it off we were asked if we'd like a credit card and i told the lady, "nope, we had one that we just paid off and we definitely don't want to go down that road again!" i hope i wasn't too rude to her.)
so black friday morning i was at target when the doors opened (actually before they opened and got to stand in line), easily made my way through the store, snagged the items i wanted and was headed for the checkout in no time. they even had seven lanes open. i don't think i've ever seen that many open at one time. (yes, i stopped to count.) i chose the express lane and was greeted by a nice lady that was probably in her 60s. i'll call her marge. as we were chatting she mentioned that she was nervous because she was from a different store and that the computers were a little different and she wasn't used to them.
as she was finishing scanning all my items i swiped my debit card and signed for my purchases thinking i would shortly be on my way to the next store.
nope.
marge looked at me and asked, "would you like to save 10% on your purchase today by signing up for a target red card?"
me - "no thank you."
marge - "ok." she said, smiling. then she hit a button looked at the screen for a minute and said "ohhhhh....... oh no....... uh oh.... OH NOOO......"
she started pushing some different buttons and then found a credit card application, scanned something on it, asked for my driver's license and scanned it, asked me what my address was, then handed me the application brochure, looked at me with appologetic eyes and said, "just throw it away."
uggghhhhhh. so apparently she had pushed the yes i'd like a credit card button on accident and had to go through the whole process. meanwhile the lines were backing up behind me. i didn't dare look, but i could see the impatient people out of the corner of my eye.
then marge asked me to sign something on the credit card thingy. (what's that called anyway?) but there was nothing to sign. it stated that i had already completed my transaction. so marge was stuck. she was pushing buttons on the computer, flipped her light so that she could get some help, and just kind of looked around unknowingly. poor marge. finally the lady from the cafeteria - let's call her pat - came over to help.
**side note - why is the cafeteria opened at 6:15 on black friday morning? are they having a popcorn special that people don't want to miss out on?**
so pat and marge discussed what was happening and pat asked me for my i.d. again. so i gave it to her and she went through the whole process of scanning, swiping, and asking again.
pat looked at my license and asked me, "is your first name erin?"
me - "yes."
pat - "is your last name k***?"
me - "yes...?" can you seriously not see it on my license?
pat - "is your address blah blah blah?"
me - "yes......."
she finally got done with all that and asked me to sign on the credit card thingy again. "it says my transaction is complete. i already swiped my card and signed it," i said. so pat started pushing a bunch of buttons and got stuck again!!!
finally i looked at pat and said "is there no way you can get out of this because i don't want the credit card."
pat - "oh, you don't?"
me - "no!" (laughingly, not rude.)
she pushed some more buttons and after a couple more minutes my receipt finally printed out - my ticket to leave the store! after the 15 minute fiasco i quickly took the receipt, did not even dare to glance at the line behind me, and swiftly got out of the store!
and to think i went back there today...!
but i hate it when they ask you all the time if you'd like to apply for a credit card. no, we already have one thank you, one that was maxed, one that the apr was about 22.9%, one that we PAID OFF about 5 months ago. no, i really don't want to save $20 on my purchase when i'll be paying $10 a month in interest. no thank you, we really don't want another target red card.
i don't ususally get into that kind of conversation when they ask the simple question, but that is what rambles through my mind. (although after we paid it off we were asked if we'd like a credit card and i told the lady, "nope, we had one that we just paid off and we definitely don't want to go down that road again!" i hope i wasn't too rude to her.)
so black friday morning i was at target when the doors opened (actually before they opened and got to stand in line), easily made my way through the store, snagged the items i wanted and was headed for the checkout in no time. they even had seven lanes open. i don't think i've ever seen that many open at one time. (yes, i stopped to count.) i chose the express lane and was greeted by a nice lady that was probably in her 60s. i'll call her marge. as we were chatting she mentioned that she was nervous because she was from a different store and that the computers were a little different and she wasn't used to them.
as she was finishing scanning all my items i swiped my debit card and signed for my purchases thinking i would shortly be on my way to the next store.
nope.
marge looked at me and asked, "would you like to save 10% on your purchase today by signing up for a target red card?"
me - "no thank you."
marge - "ok." she said, smiling. then she hit a button looked at the screen for a minute and said "ohhhhh....... oh no....... uh oh.... OH NOOO......"
she started pushing some different buttons and then found a credit card application, scanned something on it, asked for my driver's license and scanned it, asked me what my address was, then handed me the application brochure, looked at me with appologetic eyes and said, "just throw it away."
uggghhhhhh. so apparently she had pushed the yes i'd like a credit card button on accident and had to go through the whole process. meanwhile the lines were backing up behind me. i didn't dare look, but i could see the impatient people out of the corner of my eye.
then marge asked me to sign something on the credit card thingy. (what's that called anyway?) but there was nothing to sign. it stated that i had already completed my transaction. so marge was stuck. she was pushing buttons on the computer, flipped her light so that she could get some help, and just kind of looked around unknowingly. poor marge. finally the lady from the cafeteria - let's call her pat - came over to help.
**side note - why is the cafeteria opened at 6:15 on black friday morning? are they having a popcorn special that people don't want to miss out on?**
so pat and marge discussed what was happening and pat asked me for my i.d. again. so i gave it to her and she went through the whole process of scanning, swiping, and asking again.
pat looked at my license and asked me, "is your first name erin?"
me - "yes."
pat - "is your last name k***?"
me - "yes...?" can you seriously not see it on my license?
pat - "is your address blah blah blah?"
me - "yes......."
she finally got done with all that and asked me to sign on the credit card thingy again. "it says my transaction is complete. i already swiped my card and signed it," i said. so pat started pushing a bunch of buttons and got stuck again!!!
finally i looked at pat and said "is there no way you can get out of this because i don't want the credit card."
pat - "oh, you don't?"
me - "no!" (laughingly, not rude.)
she pushed some more buttons and after a couple more minutes my receipt finally printed out - my ticket to leave the store! after the 15 minute fiasco i quickly took the receipt, did not even dare to glance at the line behind me, and swiftly got out of the store!
and to think i went back there today...!
Friday, November 28, 2008
thanksgiving by the numbers
6:30 - the time my alarm went off so i could stick the turkey in the oven before going back to bed.
8 - the number of things i made for dinner.
2.5 - how many hours the turkey had been done by the time we ate.
12 - how many people were at our house throughout the day.
80 - how hot (in farenheit degrees) our house was.
0 - the number of stressful minutes i had during the day! seriously!
240 - minutes spent looking through the black friday ads.
2 - how many hours of sleep i got last night.
6 - hours spentbattling the crowds shopping this morning.
14 - the number of items i bought today that i will be returning.
359 - days until we do this all over again!
i must say i had a wonderful thanksgiving day. this is the first year we hosted ben's side of the family. i had dreams that the turkey didn't get done and that we ran out of food. but the reality was that the turkey was done way early (it wasn't dry though, thankfully!) and we had tons of food left over! as i was getting ready for the day i was missing my family and wishing i could be with them. then as everyone showed up i realized i was with my family! i am so blessed to have in-laws that i love and get along with! i had such an enjoyable day with everyone!
we had a relaxed day.we the men watched the football game, we played a couple games, spent hours looking through the ads, and all but two people played guitar hero. by the time everyone left it was the kids' bedtime. sweet quietness!
the past 4 years ben and his brother tommy and a bunch the nephews and family camp out at best buy most of thanksgiving afternoon and through the night. they decided not to do that this year since there were no good deals and they really didn't want anything so instead they went to walmart at midnight to see if they could get anything then or if they had to wait till 5am. by the time ben got home it was after 1am. i was still looking through the ads, then ben started his quest of ordering stuff online. it was 3am when i got to sleep, 4am when ben got to bed, and 5am when my alarm went off. i was out the door by 5:20 and went to target, walmart, kohl's (wow... i'm definitely not a kohl's lover. walked in and out in a matter of 5 minutes!), gordman's, and kmart and was home by 9am. then we all ventured out again at 10! it was so nice to go shopping by myself! the crowds weren't too bad (except at kohl's!) and it was great that the kids were sleeping the whole time so that i didn't feel like i had to hurry home!
i had a tiring but fun day. hopefully by monday i'll be recovered and ready to get back into the groove of things. i hope you all had a fun, safe, and happy thanksgiving!
8 - the number of things i made for dinner.
2.5 - how many hours the turkey had been done by the time we ate.
12 - how many people were at our house throughout the day.
80 - how hot (in farenheit degrees) our house was.
0 - the number of stressful minutes i had during the day! seriously!
240 - minutes spent looking through the black friday ads.
2 - how many hours of sleep i got last night.
6 - hours spent
14 - the number of items i bought today that i will be returning.
359 - days until we do this all over again!
i must say i had a wonderful thanksgiving day. this is the first year we hosted ben's side of the family. i had dreams that the turkey didn't get done and that we ran out of food. but the reality was that the turkey was done way early (it wasn't dry though, thankfully!) and we had tons of food left over! as i was getting ready for the day i was missing my family and wishing i could be with them. then as everyone showed up i realized i was with my family! i am so blessed to have in-laws that i love and get along with! i had such an enjoyable day with everyone!
we had a relaxed day.
the past 4 years ben and his brother tommy and a bunch the nephews and family camp out at best buy most of thanksgiving afternoon and through the night. they decided not to do that this year since there were no good deals and they really didn't want anything so instead they went to walmart at midnight to see if they could get anything then or if they had to wait till 5am. by the time ben got home it was after 1am. i was still looking through the ads, then ben started his quest of ordering stuff online. it was 3am when i got to sleep, 4am when ben got to bed, and 5am when my alarm went off. i was out the door by 5:20 and went to target, walmart, kohl's (wow... i'm definitely not a kohl's lover. walked in and out in a matter of 5 minutes!), gordman's, and kmart and was home by 9am. then we all ventured out again at 10! it was so nice to go shopping by myself! the crowds weren't too bad (except at kohl's!) and it was great that the kids were sleeping the whole time so that i didn't feel like i had to hurry home!
i had a tiring but fun day. hopefully by monday i'll be recovered and ready to get back into the groove of things. i hope you all had a fun, safe, and happy thanksgiving!
ben's first time carving a turkey. you did a great job hun!
ben's brother tommy and his daughter kasey.
kasey and her boyfriend josh.
friend casey, ben's mom debbie (yes, playing the drums!) and step dad mike.
debbie and friend jason who is married to casey.
friend casey who is married to jason! :-)
cousins! samantha and niece karma. no, not samantha's niece, our niece! figure this out: karma's dad is tommy and her mom is casey. ;-)
ryan LOVES playing the drums! and doesn't he look soooo cute!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
catching up
my parents came down for a visit on tuesday, october 7th. we had a wonderful vist. when they got there on tuesday evening, we had a quick dinner then went to ben's softball games, in which he skinned up the sides of both legs..... let me just say that you should be glad i didn't take pictures because it was pretty bad!
on wednesday we worked on miscellaneous projects around the house. i don't know how this happened but my mom ended up helping me wash the windows. i never wash the windows. i haven't in about 2 years. so why we ended up washing them i have no idea. what a nice way to treat my mom on her vacation, huh! :-)
on thursday mom, ryan, and i went shopping while samantha stayed home to play legos with papa. little did we know we'd be gone for 5 hours. oops!
on friday we went to penguin park and had a picnic. right when we got there samantha got stung by a bee. thankfully i had a princess ice pack in the cooler so it didn't swell up.
we had a fun filled day on saturday. we went to a children's farmstead in overland park, kansas. we had a great morning there. i thought it would be a fun field trip for samantha, but i think we all enjoyed it.
on monday the 13th my parents had to go back to minnesota. and the kids and i went with them. (yes, it was planned!) the kids were pretty good, so we had a nice 10 hour trip!
on wednesday we worked on miscellaneous projects around the house. i don't know how this happened but my mom ended up helping me wash the windows. i never wash the windows. i haven't in about 2 years. so why we ended up washing them i have no idea. what a nice way to treat my mom on her vacation, huh! :-)
on thursday mom, ryan, and i went shopping while samantha stayed home to play legos with papa. little did we know we'd be gone for 5 hours. oops!
on friday we went to penguin park and had a picnic. right when we got there samantha got stung by a bee. thankfully i had a princess ice pack in the cooler so it didn't swell up.
we had a fun filled day on saturday. we went to a children's farmstead in overland park, kansas. we had a great morning there. i thought it would be a fun field trip for samantha, but i think we all enjoyed it.
on monday the 13th my parents had to go back to minnesota. and the kids and i went with them. (yes, it was planned!) the kids were pretty good, so we had a nice 10 hour trip!
Friday, August 8, 2008
5 year old conversations
samantha has always been one to come up with random things and have interesting explanations for some stuff. for example, when we were sitting in target the other day waiting for daddy to get done shopping, she asked,
"hey mom, wanna talk about something?"
"sure. what do you want to talk about?"
"umm, how do the lights work?"
huh??? of all the things to talk about you want to know how the lights in target work?? random. it's always fun though, seeing her thought process sometimes and hearing some of her weird ideas. (by the way, i did have to tell her how the lights worked. an explanation that i won't post here because i'm sure it's not very acurate!)
so today we went shopping and were driving in the car and she was looking out the window and said,
"mom, i can kind of see now how the world is round!!!"
"what????"
"you know how the world is round and kind of like a ball? well i can see that it's round."
"how can you see that?"
"well," she said looking at the sky, "just look up there and it's kind of round and when we're driving it's kind of on a ball. and remember it's round like the picture of the world that you showed me. and it's like a ball because God has the whole world in His hands.... hey mom, did you know that there's a song about that?"
after she got done singing the song to me, we talked more about the world being round, and i was still trying to figure out how she could see that it was round while riding in the back seat of a car. i told her that people used to think the world was flat and asked her if she thought it looked flat. and of course at that moment i drove over a slight hill... so she said "no, it's kind of round right here!" then i asked her since the world is round, what happens if we're on the bottom of the earth? will we fall off?
"nope, we'll just fly heaven if we have Jesus in our hearts."
"oh, so we won't stick to the earth if we're on the bottom?"
"nope, we'll just stick to Jesus."
so i left it at that. it should be fun when we get to teach her about gravity. i wasn't about to today. :-)
"hey mom, wanna talk about something?"
"sure. what do you want to talk about?"
"umm, how do the lights work?"
huh??? of all the things to talk about you want to know how the lights in target work?? random. it's always fun though, seeing her thought process sometimes and hearing some of her weird ideas. (by the way, i did have to tell her how the lights worked. an explanation that i won't post here because i'm sure it's not very acurate!)
so today we went shopping and were driving in the car and she was looking out the window and said,
"mom, i can kind of see now how the world is round!!!"
"what????"
"you know how the world is round and kind of like a ball? well i can see that it's round."
"how can you see that?"
"well," she said looking at the sky, "just look up there and it's kind of round and when we're driving it's kind of on a ball. and remember it's round like the picture of the world that you showed me. and it's like a ball because God has the whole world in His hands.... hey mom, did you know that there's a song about that?"
after she got done singing the song to me, we talked more about the world being round, and i was still trying to figure out how she could see that it was round while riding in the back seat of a car. i told her that people used to think the world was flat and asked her if she thought it looked flat. and of course at that moment i drove over a slight hill... so she said "no, it's kind of round right here!" then i asked her since the world is round, what happens if we're on the bottom of the earth? will we fall off?
"nope, we'll just fly heaven if we have Jesus in our hearts."
"oh, so we won't stick to the earth if we're on the bottom?"
"nope, we'll just stick to Jesus."
so i left it at that. it should be fun when we get to teach her about gravity. i wasn't about to today. :-)
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