Random Things, thoughts, etc....

Hello!

It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and I hope everyone is enjoying it! I ran errands this morning then went out to lunch with my husband and son. After that, my son and I drenched each other with the hose in the backyard! Good times! So now, here I sit, the ipod is on "shuffle" (I like to put it on shuffle now and then--not knowing what will play next makes it feel like I am listening to the best radio station EVER! :) "Wow, how did they know that these are all the songs I love???") and I am staring at the computer screen. Not too much on my mind today, other than how the price of gas really inhibits alot of Summer plans. Grrrr! But, we are all feeling that "pain at the pump", so I won't go on a rant about that today. Instead, I will share with you some random things that have happened to me lately, things I have done, random thoughts I have had, whatever pops into my head as I type. Even I don't know where this little mental journey will take me (oh cool, "Like a Prayer" is starting. How did they know that I love this song?? Hee hee!) so it should be interesting....or not, we'll see.

A couple of nights ago, I was at the mall with my family, and had to make a trip to the ladies' room. I was in the stall, door locked, when all of a sudden, this women started blasting into my stall!! I don't mean that she politely knocked to see if it was occupied, as one might do if they saw a stall door closed, or that she took a quick peek under the door to see if there were feet in there....she forcefully pushed the door open while I was still in there! My cat-like reflexes then kicked in (who knew I had those?) and I lunged the upper half of my torso forward and shoved back on the door as hard as I could with both hands! I think I hit the woman with the door, but I was so annoyed that I only gave her my most sarcastic "excuse me". I think she got the point, though, because I heard her mumble a "sorry" before she took off! One more reason to not like public bathrooms! Geez. When I returned to the family and shared my "traumatic" story, my son laughed like he'd never heard anything funnier!

A couple of weeks ago, I had a "drop-in" visit (as in "surprise! I'm here!) from a relative. I'm not a fan of the dropping-in, unannounced, because I worry too much about what people think of my house or the way I look, etc, and here's a reason why: this relative came into the house, and immediately said "let's clean this place up!" and she proceeded to pick up things and throw things that I USE into the freaking trash!!! This annoyed me to no end, and I nicely tried to stop her from cleaning, but she took over, not caring that it was my house or that I might need some of the things she was tossing. When I would say "I need that", she'd say, "oh, you don't really need that". Let me point out that I am not a hoarder, nor is my house filthy. It isn't museum-quality clean, either, but nothing that I am ashamed of. Even though this bothered me alot, I didn't speak up, because this particular person is someone who easily gets pissed off with a person and holds a grudge for a long time. So, to keep the peace, I let her steamroll through MY house and do what she wanted and just vented to my husband about it later! What is wrong with me??? Even now, as I type this, I fear that she might read it (even though she doesn't have internet) or another relative might read it and tell her about it, and I will suffer her wrath! Pathetic, I know.

School has been out for about 3 weeks now, and I am running out of ideas for entertaining my kid. We are on a small budget for "fun money", and there are only so many times we can run around the backyard with the hose or go for walks in the neighborhood or one of the local playgrounds before that gets old. The local beaches all charge admission as well. We've been going to the library weekly, since Devin is participating in the Summer reading program there--anything to get him away from the video games. (U2's "Electric Co" is now playing, how did they know??? ) We are taking him to a baseball game next weekend, so that's something, right? I am not a sports fan, but my husband took a second job at the ballpark for the summer, grilling burgers and stuff at one of the stands, and he really likes it there and wants us to all go to a game together as a family, so I will go and I will like it! Or, I will pretend to like it and not complain, since he took me to a U2 concert almost 2 years ago, despite the fact that he's not really a U2 fan, so I owe him one. Oh, and he has given himself the nickname "Burgermeister Meisterburger" due to the 2nd job, but I call him "the grillmaster" which he seems to like, too! Hey, I warned you that these would be random thoughts! My mind can be a scary place!!! LOL (U2's "One" is now playing. I won't say it this time!)

Oh, please don't tell my doctor, but I had a Cherry Coolatta today at Dunkin' donuts...and, to quote Katy Perry, "I liked it!". I got some exercise and took a little extra insulin, so that should balance it out. I really only drank 3/4 of it, also. Just don't tell on me, okay? :)

I'm getting really psyched for the new & last Harry Potter film. I loved the books so much, and the movies as well ( Oooh, "Rock n Roll Band" by Boston is on! woo hoo!). So far this Summer, I have seen the following movies at the cinema: "Bridesmaids" (by myself--LOVED it!), "Super 8" (loved that as well!), "Green Lantern" (Devin loved that one. Me? I just liked looking at Ryan Reynolds! YUM!) and "Transformers 3" (I actually enjoyed this one, lots of action). I might take Devin to see "Zookeeper" this week, so we can watch Kevin James fall down alot and see talking animals, we'll see. Dev and I go to matinee shows and don't visit the concession stands when we go (or I sneak in bags of Smartfood popcorn and bottles of water) to save big bucks! Of course, he is already talking about the "Captain America" movie, so I guess I will eventually have to sit through that as well. Makes my boy happy, though, so I am happy to do it. We are really looking forward to our annual week at my mom's house in CT. We go for a week each Summer and swim in her pool and visit. It is so fun and relaxing. (Now playing: "Something About You" by Level 42) Plus, they have Dinosaur state park, which Devin loves, and he has a few haunted places he wants to visit to see if he feels any "paranormal activity"! I love that kid!

So, that's a wrap for now. I will try to keep at this more often, but I can't promise!

Take care!