Do You Want Fries With That?

I've lately made blogging much more complicated than it really needs to be. And making things extra-complicated is something I never would do. Ahem. I've had trouble blogging often because I always think I need to have some great tale to tell and lots of pictures to go along with it. And, of course, the pics never are straight from the camera. They're almost always edited first. Since I take about a bazillion pictures a day, that's a daunting task! Then blogging, in turn, becomes more of a daunting task and not something to do for fun. Whose idea was that? Oh, right. So, I'm officially letting myself off the hook and getting back to basics. I'm sure this is about the 18th time I've said that in my 150+ posts, but whatever.

Sooo....

Yesterday, I went through the drive-through (thru? It hurts me to spell it that way.) at a fine establishment near the mall. When the young woman working the window handed my drink to me, it was literally overflowing and coated with soda all around. I asked her if I could please have a napkin. She looked at me like I was nuts. Now, don't get me wrong... I've known plenty of intelligent, competent people who have worked at such establishments. This girl just happened not to be one of them. Clearly, she thought the same about me. After she looked at me - utterly puzzled - for a moment, I said again, "A napkin? Please?" (Really, is the economy so bad that asking for a napkin is that preposterous?)

Then her expression changed and she said very slowly, as though explaining something very complicated to a small child, "See, you're at the 'drive-thru' and at the drive-thru, we usually put the napkins inside the bag."

Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me. I have always wondered.

Sizzling Summer!

Good things to do on a day with a heat index of 106: go to the pool, play in sprinklers, stay inside with the AC cranked up, eat watermelon & Popsicles.

Dumb things to do on a day with a heat index of 106: mow the lawn, forget to apply sunscreen.

Can you guess which option I chose?

The lawn does look much better, though. :)

-- A Mobile Post

Sleepy

So, my dear, sweet, precious baby girl has recently made the executive decision that sleep is overrated and, as such, there will be no more "early" bedtimes (like before midnight), there is likely to be middle-of-the-night waking (to give us a chance to cuddle & reminisce about her newborn days), naps are off-limits for everyone except the cats & our days will now start around 5 am. It's been going well. Ahem.

This afternoon, in my sleep-deprivation-induced-delirium, I decided going to the pool would be a good idea. It was only 101 degrees, K had only napped about 15 minutes & I was at the end of my rope (but too tired to think of anything to do with it). All sarcasm aside, we actually had a good time. It always seems to take longer to get ready to go somewhere than we actually spend there, but what can you do? At least I'm prepared.

-- A Mobile Post