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lunch ladies and pie people
Today I had a lover-ly lunch with some of my favorite ladies. There were 5 adults and 3 babies and no one cried or fussed. In attendance… Steph, Mom, Nina, Sydney,Delle, Matthew (our token male), Scout and Me! We dined at Salsarita’s…we suggest you try it. It was nice to talk Mommy shop with people who care and have little babies. I was SOOOO excited to finally meet Matthew. He is precious and beautiful and fell sound asleep in my arms. Scout was a little jealous of all the hair he has… but they will have beautiful playdates! 
The only thing(s) missing was Sarah and Caroline….I hope you have notes from your mothers!
Then this afternoon I was graced with a visit from Teddie and My Dearest B! They brought pie! There is nothing like having great friends over and eating pie!  It was so so good to visit with them. There were days at school when I don’t think I could have made it without some Teddie time to reel me back in! I will miss seeing her so much.
Announcement!
For your blog reading pleasure, aisforaardvark is proud to announce the return of steveshickles.net
You should check it out! There is a link to your right!
snarkily with a rude indifference
Place: Barnes and Noble
Time: Saturday afternoon
Ronda: Can you help me find a book please?
Worker: (snarkily with a rude indifference) I will help you as soon as humanly possible but right now I am working on finding things for other customers. (sighs and rolls eyes and continues snarkily as if speaking to a low tone child) If it is adult fiction it will alphabetized by the author’s last name in the adult fiction section.
Ronda: ummm yeah thanks (wanders off thinking “asshole”)
enter Steve
Steve: Did you find your book?
Ronda: Not yet.
Steve: I thought you asked that guy.
Ronda: I did…but he was busy and he was rude and snarky about it. (Ronda relays exchange to Steve then wanders off again in search of her book.)
Steve: Hmmm (Steve proceeds to the customer service desk where Worker and Manager are now standing)
Steve: Can you help me find a book?
Worker starts to walk off
Manager: I can help you.
Steve: No I want HIM to help me. (indicating Worker)
Worker: Excuse me?
Steve: I want you to help me and I want you to be rude to ME.
Manager: Is there a problem?
Steve: Yes. My girlfriend asked him for help and he was rude to her. I understand being busy…but there is no reason to be rude about it.
Worker: Excuse me?
Steve: She asked you for help and you were rude to her. Isn’t part of your job to help people find books?
Manager: I am so sorry about that Sir. (shoots Worker a look)
Worker: (huffy) I am sorry if she thought I was rude.
Steve: I don’t want you to apologize to me…you need to apologize to her.
Enter Ronda with book
Ronda: I found it. There were books around it that were out of order so it looked like they didn’t have it… but here it is.
Manager: We are very sorry for your trouble.
Exit Ronda and Steve
Scene 2
Place: Inside the truck
Time: Minutes later
Ronda: What was thast all about.
Steve: He didn’t need to be rude to you.
Ronda: It was not that big a deal…he is an ass. Whatever.
Steve: It is a big deal…He didn’t need to be rude to you.
Ronda: (laughing) Well thanks for coming to my rescue…you are like my own knight in shining armour. I love you.
anti-raisin
This weekend I made cookies. Oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips. I love oatmeal cookies, however, most of them are ruined by the presence of raisins. I don’t like raisins. Apparently I am not the only one. Teddie talks about being a kid and her mother substituting with chocolate chips whenever a recipe called for raisins. They had oatmeal with chocolate chips for breakfast and oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips instead of raisins! Brilliant!
Today is Teddie’s birthday… I hope you have lots of chocolate chips and no raisins! Happy Birthday!
SAHM
Today I filled out the paperwork to officially leave my job and stay home with Scout. It is weird to think for the first time in 25 years I won’t be headed “back-to-school.”
no apologies
Sometimes I feel like I should apologize for what I post on here. I am letting that go. No one forces you to read this…so if you don’t like what I am saying or if it offends you…don’t read it.
That being said…
If I am ever killed on the side of the road…please do not put a bunch of crap there to “remember” me by or to “honor” me. WTF I hate that crap. Instead of buying some tacky ass bullshit to clutter up the roadside…make a donation to a worthy cause, buy yourself a new bra, eat a piece of cake…any of that would make my dead self much happier than some tired ass crap on the side of the road. AND if someone who doesn’t read this goes and puts that crap out….you better take it down (Steph and Susanna…that means you) because WTF!
Also…please, in the name of all that is holy, DO NOT put some damn memorial sticker/decal bullshit on your car. Again…if you want to honor my memory…eat some fucking cake!
