THE GOOD
1. Two very sweet and generous friends of our family offered us a not-quite three-year-old EVER-SO-GENTLY-USED king-sized gen-u-wine Tempur-Pedic mattress set for absolutely no cost or obligation. AND threw in two sets of eleventy-hundred threadcount Egyptian cotton sheets. Also, for the record, these are the exact same very sweet and generous friends of our family who about a year ago gave us a practically new sixty-two inch (SIXTY!TWO!INCH!) flat-screen high-definition television.
And yes, we are aware that we did pretty much NOTHING to deserve it.
And we’re pretty much okay with that.
2. My cousin-who-is-like-the-sister-I-never-had is newly! pregnant! with her second! baby! Even though I, as a good cousin and mother-of-four, totally warned her against having more than one but she apparently has a mind of her own. Oh and did I mention that she is in town on a long vacation whilst her husband, a movie director/producer, shoots a film here? And that they have been staying with her mom and dad, my aunt and uncle? And that this fetus is a miracle from God in many ways but mainly because it was immaculately conceived since I KNOW my aunt and uncle do not allow their daughters to have actual sex under their roof.
3. Real and bona fide plans are in the works for me to attend the Blogher ’08 Conference in July. Even in spite of the fact that Emma and Katelynn completely and totally broke down at the mere mention of the words “mommy,” “going,” “airplane,” and “four days.” Okay to be honest the tears didn’t start until they heard the words “booze” and “table dancing.” But then I bought them each a pony so it’s all good now. San Fran in July? Hells yeah baby.
THE BAD
1. Nintendo changed the street date for the Wii Fit to tomorrow, May 21st. I didn’t figure out this interesting little tidbit until I had already:
2. Spent 43.7 minutes on hold with Best Buy and STILL never spoke to an actual human being regarding its availability or lack thereof, and also
3. Wasted approximately four gallons of gas (= $14.20 in case you’re doing the math) driving to the actual Best Buy store which took my tank to Below Empty, and then
4. The only gas station I will currently patronize since their gas is ethanol-free was OUT OF GAS. Which I don’t get. Because gas? IS.WHAT.THEY.DO. That would be like Starbucks running out of latte. But not quite that bad.
THE (F)UGLY
1. I seriously need to have my roots done and quick. Because 30s? The new 20s? Only with the help of Clairol nice ‘n easy number 118 Natural Medium Brown. And that’s all I’m gonna say about that.
I once went to Starbucks and they were out of ice, ergo out of Frappucinos. There was something fundamentally wrong with that.
I know, right?
Starbucks without Frappucinos is like leggings without Spanx.
Or something.
I went to Taco Bell once and they were out of beans. I was all “how the hell can you be out of beans, you are Taco Bell.” It was horrible. Especially because I really wanted a bean burrito.
I want to be friends with those people who give you stuff so forward me their contact info, yes?!?
I don’t get when places run out of stuff they specialize in. It is bizarre.
My friend worked at Starbucks and they ran out of milk. Repeatedly.
I’m so glad that I am not the only person sick of pulling up to a gas station only to see that it may be “up to 10% ethanol.” I don’t want corn in my gas, dammit.
Also, shall be moving to the greater Tulsa area (heh) to be friends w/ Jenny’s very generous friends.
So sorry about that Best Buy trip.
Seriously… out of gas?
Scary!
Yeah and the next gas station I went to had a double line at the pumps so I was all ZOMG! THE APOCALYPSE! IS HERE!
But then later in the day I was in the area of my preferred (non-ethanol) station and they were all full up again so I guess no rapture this week.
I, too am sooo happy for Kasey and Justin! And I hate to burst your bubble… but… she told me that this baby was actually conceived on Pat and Don’s pool table. Ask her.
Okay Merrill thanks SO much for THAT visual.
I’m poking out my mind’s eye now.
I once went into a McD that had run out of fries. Like, WTH?
Plus, can I have a pony too? If not your 62″ flat screen?
Okay to be honest the tears didn’t start until they heard the words “booze” and “table dancing.”
The tears don’t start for me either until I hear those words..though they be tears of joy.
And new layout tossed me, that and the drink…
Congrats to your cousin. =]
Along — Tell you what, when my girls get tired of their ponies (which from experience should be in approximately three to five days) they’re yours.
The girls, not the ponies.
Keith — Yeah, I thought about mentioning the new layout in a post somethere but then I slept and forgot to ever say anything. Twas fun tossing you though.
Your blog cracks me up. I’m adding you to my regular reads
@ Frugal Babe:
Thanks FB! Thanks a million!
Will visit you too.