tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36814299095069132672024-02-19T03:33:49.186-06:00Come on in, the senility is fineJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.comBlogger513125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-52108074997300818332018-07-02T11:01:00.002-06:002018-07-02T11:01:22.229-06:00Happy 151st Birthday Canada!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://miscellaneoust.blogspot.com/search/label/Happy%20Canada%20Day" target="_blank">It all started</a> with a simple <a href="http://miscellaneoust.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-141st-birthday-canada.html" target="_blank">picture of my 10 month old daughter holding a Canadian flag</a>. Now 8 years later, all 3 of my kids proudly wave the maple leaf on Canada Day. </span></div>
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<i>We get to see the maple trees, maple sugar and the maple leaves,</i></div>
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<i>We got the biggest wheat fields growing tall</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">We get to see the maple trees, maple sugar and the maple leaves,</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">We got the biggest timber woods so tall</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In C-A-N-A-D-A, where adventure ever calls,</span></span></i></div>
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<i>Have you ever heard a maple creak?</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">In Canada, we get to see them all.</span></i></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">We get to see the maple trees, maple sugar and the maple leaves,</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">We got the biggest wheat fields growing tall</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">In C-A-N-A-D-A, where we see the reversing falls,</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever seen a magnetic hill?</span></i> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">We got the biggest timber woods so tall</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">In C-A-N-A-D-A, where adventure ever calls,</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure if anyone actually reads this blog anymore, but I have such a huge collection of these gems, I needed to post them somewhere, even if it's just for my own memory's sake. This boy is full of some great sayings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nunny</b> - It's what he calls a bunny. So cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What doing? </b>- When he wants to know what you're up to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>No fair! </b>- His response anytime he thinks he's getting the short end of the stick. When did two year olds learn of this concept? I blame the older siblings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yeah peese!</b> - Yes please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yuv Yoo! </b>- Love you... he says this to me every morning when I get him out of his crib.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dirt bag!</b> - When the kids get Halloween/Easter/Christmas candy, we put it in Ziploc bags with their names on it. The older two started referring to these as "dessert bags". Lucas can't say that, so he asks for his "dirt bag".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nino/Nina</b> - His names for Mattias and Elise. It's a shortened version of brother/sister in Portuguese.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>nem-minem-minems </b>- M&Ms</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nuggle</b> - His word for snuggle. He asks me for "nuggles" every night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yeth </b>- Yes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hold you</b> - I know lots of kids say this, but it's so adorable I never want him to stop saying it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Right hew</b> - His response if you ask him where he is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other day Mattias was asking me if I could wipe his bum after, well... you know. Taking a cue from Chick-fil-a, I responded, "it would be my pleasure." To which Lucas replied, "No! Dat mines! Dat mines pleasure!" I guess when you're two, everything really does belong to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last, the one that inspired me to post this, just happened today. Lucas was in the kitchen and started yelling, “My nuts! My nuts! I can’t reach my nuts!” I came in to find him reaching for a magnet that has a picture of peanuts on it. So funny and inappropriate all at the same time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://miscellaneoust.blogspot.com/search/label/Happy%20Canada%20Day" target="_blank">It all started</a> with a simple <a href="http://miscellaneoust.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-141st-birthday-canada.html" target="_blank">picture of my 10 month old daughter holding a Canadian flag</a>. Now 7 years later, all 3 of my kids proudly wave the maple leaf on Canada Day. </span></div>
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-6196623210684736282014-07-25T12:00:00.003-06:002014-07-25T12:00:47.860-06:00Darkness<span style="font-size: large;">If you are FB friends with my husband, you have already heard the news, but for those of you who are not, it is with immense grief and sadness that I share that we have lost the baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">My water broke a week ago, but the baby still had a strong heartbeat, so they sent me home to see what would happen. Unfortunately, the follow-up sonogram on Monday showed the heartbeat was gone and the baby had died over the weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Monday I was induced and delivered a tiny baby boy, who we named Nicolas Daniel. The pain and heartbreak is indescribable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to all who sent messages via FB, or email. I have read every single one of them with tears in my eyes, knowing that we are loved.</span>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-2939721868562448582014-06-28T19:44:00.002-06:002014-06-28T19:44:23.553-06:00Breaking News<object height="244" width="380"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/QNrGmxWH4bY?version=3&hl=en_US"></param>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And now you know why I've been so quiet lately...</span>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-78537795920519678602014-06-15T15:29:00.001-06:002014-06-15T15:35:12.451-06:0018 monthsOne of the days I'll have the time to do an honest-to-goodness, actual post. Until then, more cute pictures of my offspring! Our littlest man turned 18 months old over a week ago. My, where has the time gone? <br />
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I love this little guy from the silky curls on his head right down to his big, squishy feet.<br />
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<br />Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-83397870818427529462014-06-05T10:11:00.001-06:002014-06-05T10:11:51.522-06:00First and Last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-81982860975360840742014-02-24T11:19:00.004-06:002014-02-24T11:19:38.760-06:00Kid-isms<i>I haven't done one of these in a long time... actually, I haven't written <u>anything</u> in a long time. Maybe this will help get me going again...</i><br />
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<b>E:</b> And on the drums... Mattias (last name)!<br />
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<b>E:</b> And singing and playing the guitar, Elise (last name)!<br />
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<b>E:</b> Thank you, and GOOD NIGHT!<br />
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<b>Mattias to his teacher: </b>Did you know my sister lives in Texas?<br />
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<b>Mattias:</b> Mom, look! Boobies!<br />
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<b>Me:</b> Farmer's guitar? What's that?<br />
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<b>Elise to my Mom:</b> I get less money than you because you're a grown-up. You get all the money you want.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-84960928903507021992014-01-14T13:52:00.001-06:002014-01-14T13:52:45.672-06:00Beverly Hills, 9021-Noooooo!The unthinkable has happened. Actually, it happened a few weeks ago but I've been so broken up, that I haven't been able to verbalize my feelings until now.<br />
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SoapNet went off the air on New Years Day. And with it, Beverly Hills 90210; the only reason for ever watching that channel. Because of this, piles of laundry are slowly taking over my house.<br />
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How are the two connected? Because nothing could spur me on to fold shirts and roll socks like the exploits of Brandon, Brenda et al. I could burn through 5 baskets of clean clothes during the 2 hour time slot during which those crazy kids hooked up, drank up, smoked up, broke up, broke down, burned down, and burned out.<br />
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It wasn't something I <i>had</i> to watch; just a little world that I could peek into to distract me when doing mind-numbing work. I didn't watch it every day and probably never saw an episode in its entirety. But I could always turn it on and find out if Donna was still a virgin. Or if Dylan was with Brenda or Kelly. Did Steve ever grow up? Did Brandon ever stop being a self-righteous turd?<br />
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Now that it's gone I will never find out how sweet Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell turned into crazy Val Malone just by moving zip codes.<br />
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I blame Facebook... now if you want ridiculous, over-the-top drama, all you have to do is turn on your computer.<br />
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So goodbye to my favourite 30-somethings playing teenagers, and the TV show that had the coolest theme song guitar riff of the 90s. I'm hoping you'll find your way back via another network one day. Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-33160228945058255162014-01-04T04:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T04:00:03.791-06:00A very Merry 1st UnbirthdayToday is Lucas's shoulda-been birthday. I don't know why I'm so stuck on this day. Maybe because both his actual birth day, and his 1st birthday (thank you Icemeggedon 2013) were surrounded by such chaos. <br />
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The new year has slowly meandered its way into our lives without any fuss and all is calm. Today would have been a great day to have a party.<br />
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But like I said in<a href="http://miscellaneoust.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-very-merry-unbirthday.html" target="_blank"> this post</a>, I need to remember it is his story. And if December 8th brings chaos every year... so be it. Because this guy is worth it.<br />
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Plus... he seems to thrive on craziness. It's how he rolls.<br />
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A very Merry Unbirthday once again Lucas.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-77541145581662994892013-12-12T04:00:00.000-06:002013-12-12T08:58:05.382-06:00Thoughts on your first birthdayDear Lucas,<br />
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A year ago, you came into our world with a bang. You had your own pre-determined schedule and you were sticking to it. Now, 365(ish) days later, not much has changed.<br /><br />
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You actually started out as a pretty chill baby. I think you slept about 23 hours a day after you were discharged from your 9 day stay in the NICU. You fit into our family easily and you were adored by all; especially your brother and sister.<br />
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As you sped through the months, your easy-going nature continued. And then, everything changed... I don't know if it was when you learned to crawl, or if it was teething that sent you into an eternal angst-spiral, but <i>ermahgerd</i> child... simmer down!<br />
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If you want something, you WANT it. And telling you "no" leads to wailing and gnashing of your three teeth (that may or may not be the culprits of your 'tude). I guess what I'm saying is that you are one determined little dude. Even though some days it makes me tear my hair out, I do love watching you crawl at warp speed towards the open front door, that unfaltering smile on your face as you are single-minded in your quest for freedom. And no matter how close I am to that door, or how far away you are... still you make a break for it; one time even getting all the way out only to sit and munch on a leaf you found on our walkway before I caught up to you. <br />
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Speaking of eating strange stuff... once you learn to talk, I will be asking you what's up with that? Paper, markers, leaves, dog fur, candy wrappers, Polly Pocket heads, Lego, rocks... those are just some of the items I have fished out of your cute little kisser. It doesn't matter how thorough I am at scanning the floor for these tiny torture devices, you still seem to find them. Just stop eating them!<br />
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Having said all that, you are also one of the sweetest little snugglers a Mama could ever ask for. I don't think there's a better feeling in the world than picking you up and feeling you wiggle into your perfect cuddling position. I love how you light up when you see me, and even though it hurts my ears, your wailing as I walk away is a total ego-boost. And yes, I even love those open-mouthed, drool-fest kisses you give. And sometimes? I don't even wipe my cheek afterwards.<br />
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This year we had a grand birthday planned for you. People! Coming to our house! Food! Cake! Friends!(as you grow older, you'll get that this is a big deal, your Mama hates being a hostess). Then the ice hit the fan. Er, the ground. Everything was frozen over and people were stuck in their houses. By the day of your party, things were a bit better and some people managed to make it. Actually, it was perfect... right down to your face as we sang Happy Birthday to you and your expression when you had your first taste of cupcake.<br />
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Just like last year, your birthday was not boring. But let's not make this a thing, okay? It's hard on your Mama.<br />
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Happy Birthday my doodle. I love you so much and can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!<br />
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I meant to post this yesterday, but we had a party on his actual birthday and most of the day was spent preparing. Only half the guests could make it because of an ice storm that hit our area, but I think a good time was had by all. <br />
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Apparently, Lucas's birthday will never be boring.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-2040402344779484702013-11-11T10:06:00.001-06:002013-11-11T10:06:21.360-06:00This baby goes to 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Another year of getting my offspring to knock on strangers' door and ask candy is behind us, and all that is left is for me to somehow get away with eating said candy without said offspring noticing. <br />
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Hope you had a Happy Halloween too!<br />
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-50751349980915537492013-10-17T12:30:00.000-06:002013-10-17T12:30:26.000-06:00Wee little Pumpkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Can I be honest? I don't get out of my house a whole lot. Outings are short trips to the grocery store, or the happiest place on earth (Target), and then home again. I fit these in between naps and nursing/feeding times of my two littlest littles. </div>
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It's my own fault... I hate to disrupt nap time. But today I figured for my sanity, and thus the sanity of my children, we must go out on some sort of adventure.</div>
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So to the pumpkin patch we went...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare moment... he's looking at the camera AND smiling<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun in the bounce house... Lucas didn't want to leave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He went on this only about a million times</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm going to eat this now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is a very unfortunate position the one hand of the scarecrow is in<br />The kids, however, are adorable</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting him to smile is never a problem</td></tr>
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So there you have it... a fun adventure, no meltdowns, and a good time was had by all. Boy is Elise going to be ticked she missed all the fun.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-35642616557152350512013-10-08T12:57:00.002-06:002013-10-08T13:17:59.631-06:00A perfect 10 (months)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yes... this really was the best picture I could get.</div>
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-17353383402182885362013-10-02T13:00:00.001-06:002013-10-02T13:01:22.915-06:00The Stupid People Chronicles, Vol.1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately I've been encountering a lot of stupid people. Now these aren't people with below average IQ who do things that even Homer Simpson would deem, "not s-m-r-t", but people who have ticked me off in some manner or another.<br />
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This is a tale of a woman who made me want to run her over with my shopping cart because she was a Class-A Jerk. I was grocery shopping, and as I came around the corner to the aisle that held the Clearance Section (aka my favourite aisle in the whole grocery store), I noticed a back-up of people and carts. It seemed one jack-weed had positioned her cart so nobody that was coming from my way could get to the clearance section.<br />
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She then proceeded to clear out pretty much every "good" item from the section; school supplies, diapers, pull-ups, batteries... you name it, she had it in her cart. I think I counted over 10 packs of diapers.<br />
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By the time I came around the corner, she was done; sashaying her way towards the check-out leaving a handful of bewildered people in her wake. They wanly smiled at me and shrugged their shoulders. One person muttered, "she took EVERYTHING!".<br />
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My rage is two-fold; first, the blocking out of everyone else... so not cool on so many levels. Had I arrived sooner, I like to think I would have sent her cart sailing down the aisle. Not before taking a few choice items out of it and putting them in my cart (okay, maybe not on that last part).<br />
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Second, <i><b>SHE TOOK EVERYTHING</b></i>. She didn't leave anything for anybody else. You might say, "so what, she's entitled to take it all if she wants." Um. No. Because that makes you a turd. <br />
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Yes it does.<br />
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I remember one time I found some baby food in the clearance section, marked down to about 10 cents. This was the good stuff; expensive, a well-known brand name, and organic. I could have been a douche-canoe and taken every last package, but the human in me thought it would be nice to leave some for other people. Because I'm decent like that.<br />
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I spent the rest of my shopping trip with visions of pelting her with all the diapers she took, but then the idea of the Stupid People Chronicles was born. And it seems a lot healthier to write out my rage, then to act on it.<br />
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So congratulations, Raider of the Lost Clearance Section; you are the star of my inaugural Stupid People Chronicles!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-44986001314009725192013-09-08T14:40:00.000-06:002013-09-08T14:40:06.213-06:00A super-fine 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy birthday to the best mix of crazy and sweet you will ever find in one boy. You keep us laughing every day with your antics, and you keep me on my toes. Your pre-school teacher told me how well behaved you are in class (but you love making mischief for your Mama... hmmmmm), and that you are definitely a leader, not a follower. May it always stay that way, and may it serve you well.<br />
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Happy Birthday... I love you, my little man!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-42532359419824040922013-09-04T06:33:00.002-06:002013-09-04T06:33:54.125-06:00Six<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As we snuggled together on the eve before she turned 6, Elise said to me, <i>"I wish I could stay 5... everything is perfect when you're 5."</i></div>
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If she only knew the greatness that awaits her; this year, next year and all the years of her life.</div>
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And it all started 6 years ago today. Happy birthday to my sweet, wonderful, amazing girl. I love you and love you.</div>
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<br />Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681429909506913267.post-40244079628517267212013-08-27T12:19:00.000-06:002013-08-27T12:19:19.891-06:00And so it begins...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One day he will share a room with his older brother. Who, at the moment, is having ridiculous night terrors and screams the night away. I think it's because he doesn't want to share his room.</span></div>
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