So there has been talk about banning toys in fast food kid's meal. I think this is total bullshit. Whatever happened to parental responsibility? If parents are irresponsible enough to feed their children too much fast food then removing the toy isn't going to help. I am willing to bet (and this is from personal experience) that a fast food run is less about kids begging for a crappy toy, and more about an easy and quick meal. I'll admit that Elle occasionally gets fast food. We might be out and about and it is an inexpensive lunch option, or once in awhile I might be too tired to cook. Or, more likely, I am out for the evening and daddy is in charge of dinner. Whatever the reason, it doesn't happen too often and hell, I order her the sliced apples instead of fries.
Despite my steadfast feeling that toys are A-OK in kids' meals, I am feeling a little screwed by the last few toys we have received.
Case in point:
Taco Grande gave us a very realistic fake spider. So realistic that Elle was scared to touch it at first. Once we convinced her it wasn't real she seemed to like it, but now the cat keeps finding it and leaving it in the middle of the floor. This has given Carey and I a few mild heart attacks when we come across it at night. I am surprised I haven't hit it with the broom yet. I'll probably become desensitized and step on a real wolf spider. Then I really will have a heart attack.
Arby's most recent gift was a blow up fireman's ax. Yes, I said an ax. Guess who has been whacked with said ax in the head 212 times. Me, that is who.
Finally, McDonalds is handing out some sort of slutty doll. Bratz maybe? Just what my three year old needs: Fashion inspiration.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Morning
5:00 AM.
Alarm.
Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. I kid not. I really hit it that many times. Unfortunately for me, this morning I hit it one time too many and I started the day running later than usual.
So what do I do? I check Facebook. "Who is this Ruth Bourdain character that Kelly likes? I think Kelly is pretty cool so I must check this out. Wow! It is a page created by Anthony Bourdain claiming to be a mashup between himself and Ruth Reichl. This is freaking hilarious." Read. Laugh. Read.
Now I am running really late.
So what do I do? "Let's try a new style with my bangs this morning. That sounds like a brilliant idea. Wait...it isn't working. I hate my bangs. Let's fix this. Crap...not working either."
Resign self to bad bangs. OMG. I am super late.
"Wait, I forgot to clean up the 67 bath toys from Elle's bath last night, and the cleaners are coming today." Frantically pick up foam letters representing all 26 letters and 10 numbers, 3 cups, 4 boats, a Dora bath toy and some assorted others.
Would you believe I actually made it to work on time? I am superwoman, but maybe I should start drinking coffee first thing in the morning instead of waiting until I get to work. It might increase my focus. Or, it might be the one thing that tips the scales and actually makes me late...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Making the Workplace a Better Place
My rant/vent for today:
1. Calm down:
Distinguish between things that should cause you to freak out and things that really shouldn’t.
For example,
Major order is lost = freak out!
Boss asks you to clean a spoon = do not freak out. Yes, even if it isn’t your spoon. Doesn’t count as a “freak out-able” item.
2. Shut your mouth:
Please.
3. Ask yourself this question: “Does this really matter?”
Does it really matter who made the call as long as it was done? No, no it does not.
Is that person really annoying? Bitchy? Evil? Smelly? Can you walk away? If the answer is yes, then does it really matter? No, walk away and quit bitching. See #2.
4. Know your enemy
Does one person share all the juicy gossip with you? Great, just know that person is also sharing all your juicy secrets with everyone else. Trust me.
Monday, June 13, 2011
My Weekend - A Summary
This article from Babble.com, "24 habits of highly annoying toddlers (who, of course, we love anyway)," totally sums up my weekend. A few items from the article that especially pertain to my household:
A sampling:
#3 High pitched screaming: Are you being stabbed? Has your skin literally caught fire? Has your entire family been murdered and the village you grew up in burned down? Oh, I see, you dropped your cracker and felt that a blood-curdling scream was the most appropriate response.
#7 Eliminating grown-up pop-culture cred: Who should have won an Oscar? Who knows? You don’t, and the last movie I saw in the theater was Wolverine. On the other hand, we've seen the whole second season of Yo Gabba Gabba.
#8 Making the house look like insane people live in it: Toys, magazines, and clothes are strewn all over the floor; the drawers and cabinets are all locked; and people in bathrobes and pajamas are often found walking back and forth moaning for coffee. Oh, and that “cleanup, cleanup, everybody, everywhere” song? We don’t sound crazy singing that at all.
#18 Being inflexible: “Sure, we’d love to make plans this Saturday. Here’s the thing: Jacob usually naps from 12-2, so we can have brunch early or meet for a late-afternoon coffee. But he didn’t sleep well last night, so he may go down for his nap early, so we’ll have to call you right before we leave to let you know when we’ll get there. And of course we need to back on the road by 6:00 to get home for dinner and bedtime. Does that work for you? We’re also available on Sunday at 6:00 a.m.”
A sampling:
#3 High pitched screaming: Are you being stabbed? Has your skin literally caught fire? Has your entire family been murdered and the village you grew up in burned down? Oh, I see, you dropped your cracker and felt that a blood-curdling scream was the most appropriate response.
#7 Eliminating grown-up pop-culture cred: Who should have won an Oscar? Who knows? You don’t, and the last movie I saw in the theater was Wolverine. On the other hand, we've seen the whole second season of Yo Gabba Gabba.
#8 Making the house look like insane people live in it: Toys, magazines, and clothes are strewn all over the floor; the drawers and cabinets are all locked; and people in bathrobes and pajamas are often found walking back and forth moaning for coffee. Oh, and that “cleanup, cleanup, everybody, everywhere” song? We don’t sound crazy singing that at all.
#18 Being inflexible: “Sure, we’d love to make plans this Saturday. Here’s the thing: Jacob usually naps from 12-2, so we can have brunch early or meet for a late-afternoon coffee. But he didn’t sleep well last night, so he may go down for his nap early, so we’ll have to call you right before we leave to let you know when we’ll get there. And of course we need to back on the road by 6:00 to get home for dinner and bedtime. Does that work for you? We’re also available on Sunday at 6:00 a.m.”
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Bid Day/Wind Fest/New Blog Idea
It is "bid day" at work so that means we keeping getting frantic requests for stuff from the owners. My stuff mostly consists of OHSA, work comp reports and employee resumes. Not hard but I am always worried I won't have what they ask for and spend the morning all nervous.
We took Elle to the WindFest, I mean RiverFest last night. Good night it was windy. And hot. The Cessna Kids Korner was pretty cool. They had a couple of carnival rides for little kids, several playgrounds and the Bubble Man preformed. There were supposed to be inflatables too, but it was too windy. We ate at the food court by the stage which didn't have a huge selection and no freaking tables! We had to sit on the curb and eat. Today my mom is picking me up for lunch and we are hitting the actual food court.
So I have an idea for Elle's artwork that is already coming home in droves from preschool. I want to preserve it, but don't really want to have it all cluttering up the house. If I put it away in boxes it will stay there forever junking up the basement. So....I had a grand idea: Elle's Artwork Gallery blog! I will scan her stuff, or take pictures and record them on a blog. I know that no one other than my mother will look at it, but she will be able to see all of her stuff when she is older and I can have a record of it with out the extra clutter! Plus, it will show her progression as she grows up if I can keep it up.
We took Elle to the WindFest, I mean RiverFest last night. Good night it was windy. And hot. The Cessna Kids Korner was pretty cool. They had a couple of carnival rides for little kids, several playgrounds and the Bubble Man preformed. There were supposed to be inflatables too, but it was too windy. We ate at the food court by the stage which didn't have a huge selection and no freaking tables! We had to sit on the curb and eat. Today my mom is picking me up for lunch and we are hitting the actual food court.
So I have an idea for Elle's artwork that is already coming home in droves from preschool. I want to preserve it, but don't really want to have it all cluttering up the house. If I put it away in boxes it will stay there forever junking up the basement. So....I had a grand idea: Elle's Artwork Gallery blog! I will scan her stuff, or take pictures and record them on a blog. I know that no one other than my mother will look at it, but she will be able to see all of her stuff when she is older and I can have a record of it with out the extra clutter! Plus, it will show her progression as she grows up if I can keep it up.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Preschool
Oh boy...listening to coworkers say how the death penalty in underused. Must. Stay. Quiet.
Elle started preschool yesterday. Carey went with me to drop her off and we had to peel her off of our legs to leave. The morning teacher held her and she reached out her arms and gave us the most pitiful face ever as we walked out the door. I felt so bad I went up to check on her at lunchtime, and they said she was doing great. They even said she followed directions!?! I didn't let her see me so she didn't even know I was there. Then when I picked her up she didn't want to leave. She was clingy again this morning, but I think she is just fine once I leave. I sort of wish I had picked the school with web cams, but it was just too expensive.
My mom and I were going to go to the Botanica concert tonight with Elle, but it is too freaking hot. Maybe next week.
Tomorrow we are going to the kid rodeo at the RiverFest. I know if will be hot, but maybe we'll wait until a little later in the evening. The only things is then I will feel bad for keeping Elle up too late when we have to leave the house at such an ungodly hour of the morning.
Oh yeah...Elle pooped on the potty last night! I figure everyday she doesn't crap her pants at school is victory!
Elle started preschool yesterday. Carey went with me to drop her off and we had to peel her off of our legs to leave. The morning teacher held her and she reached out her arms and gave us the most pitiful face ever as we walked out the door. I felt so bad I went up to check on her at lunchtime, and they said she was doing great. They even said she followed directions!?! I didn't let her see me so she didn't even know I was there. Then when I picked her up she didn't want to leave. She was clingy again this morning, but I think she is just fine once I leave. I sort of wish I had picked the school with web cams, but it was just too expensive.
My mom and I were going to go to the Botanica concert tonight with Elle, but it is too freaking hot. Maybe next week.
Tomorrow we are going to the kid rodeo at the RiverFest. I know if will be hot, but maybe we'll wait until a little later in the evening. The only things is then I will feel bad for keeping Elle up too late when we have to leave the house at such an ungodly hour of the morning.
Oh yeah...Elle pooped on the potty last night! I figure everyday she doesn't crap her pants at school is victory!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Stupid Blogger
Jen, this damn thing won't let me comment on your posts. It tells me to sign in and then when I do it takes me back to the comment page and the process repeats. Ugh! Anyway...I just wanted to apologize for being an absentee blogger. Vacation, you know. And then all the hell that comes with coming home from vacation. Extra work to catch up and all.... We are still on for lunch Friday, right? I will try to have vacation pics up on Facebook by then.
Not much new going on other than the awesomeness of being done with school. Oh, Elle has kind of been acting psycho, but I am hoping that it is just from being out of her element and off her routine for several days. Last night she had one of those screaming, thrashing, insane fits you hear about (other) kids having. WTF? She also did that once on vacation. In public. It started with her grabbing a package of peanut M&Ms and trying to run out the door with them (we were in a zoo gift shop). We told her to put them back and she proceeded to run, at top toddler speed, weaving in and out of aisles, dodging us as we chased her through the gift shop. When I finally caught her she started kicking and crying as I carried her out. It was lovely.
I checked this book out from the library:
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