Daily Mish Mash

Remember the post I did a few days ago about things that were plucking my nerves.  Well, it seems that my luck is starting to turn around.  Look what we just bought:

That’s five cases, which means 60 cans (not dreadful 2 liter bottles)  of stomach rotting, bubbly goodness.  And it was only 5 for $10!!  Life is good!

And as if the universe was in a really giving mood– guess what we saw sitting outside our pyromaniac neighbors yard all day yesterday?

We were trying not to get our hopes up that it was, in fact, a moving van. I mean they could be just transporting their stuff to another location to have a giant bonfire.  It’s possible.   But once we saw pretty much everyone on the street sitting outside their houses in chairs, drinking mixed drinks and smiling from ear to ear we knew that they must be celebrating as well.    The pyromaniacs are moving!!  Hooray!!

And while I’m talking about good things, I have to mention this bloggy award that I received from My Friend Amy.  It is an award that Memoirs of a Mommy made up to honor the donor who gave her son a heart.  I’m all about organ donation, so I was super excited to receive this award.   

Here are the official rules:
The rules of this award are: SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog. **All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipient to do the same**

The only problem that I have with these awards is that I feel all Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls trying to narrow down all my favorite blogs to the select few that are worthy enough to sit at the cool table at lunch.  I don’t know why I feel this way.  I’m not delusional enough to think that there is anyone out there refreshing their page over and over again waiting to receive an award from me, but I still feel like I’m leaving someone out.  

Since there was no designated amount of blogs to award, I’ve chosen three to bestow this award upon: 

Auds at Barking Mad

Emily at Two Dogs Running South

Met at Prefers Her Fantasy Life

All these make me laugh, smile and generally just be in a better mood when I read them.  I hope you’ll check them out.

1.  Coke Zero in a two liter bottle.  For some random reason, my husband decided to buy a few bottles of two liter Coke Zero in place of our usual  fridge-friendly 12 pack.  First day–delicious!  Next day–flat and yucky.   So, now that we are working on our second bottle I’m feeling compelled to consume the whole damn thing so as not to waste the bubbly goodness. 

2.  Urinary Tract Infections.  Maybe if I drank more water instead of the aforementioned Coke Zero, I would not get them as much.  But I figure if Coke can clean corrosion from your car battery, it sure as heck should be able to wash away bacteria in my bladder.  Doesn’t this seem like a good scientific theory?  No, I didn’t think so either.

3.  Giving Kids Homework at Vacation Bible School.  Seriously??!!   Look, I’m not trying to be ungrateful or anything.  I know that you all don’t get paid for all the work that is put into what you do.  I do appreciate the almost 3 hour break from my kids (not to mention all the cool crafts you are doing with them while at the same time teaching them about God and stuff) but I do think having homework is a bit much.  Come on now.

4.  My 3 month old computer freezing up.   Ok, Mr. Laptop, I know that  I’m working on Friday’s Eye Candy and it is just too much hotness for one computer to handle, but you are seriously getting on my nerves.

5.  Clutter.  This does not need an explanation. 

6.  Gas Prices.  Again no explanation needed. Well, actually I will add one thing to this.  Did you hear about the kids who are protesting the gas prices because their parents had to cut something out of the budget to afford to live and they chose cable tv.  Having to give up Sponge Bob would drive my kids to take extreme measures too.  I find this story funny but also inspiring.  Good for them for trying to take a stand!   We should all be protesting because this is getting out of hand. 

7.  Cats who are always begging for my food.  See that bowl behind you.  The one with all the food in it.  That is yours.  This chicken soft taco is mine.  And you can take your pathetic look and meowing over to the big oil corporations because with the price of gas being so high, I can not afford to give you scraps anymore.  Sorry.  Maybe you should make up little signs and protest at the gas station like the kids who lost their cable.  

8.  People burning things.  My neighbors behind us are pyromaniacs I think.  They are constantly having a bonfire and the smell of the smoke on a nightly basis is enough to drive me mad.  I’ve tried calling the police but I guess they are above the law because they just keep doing it.

9.  Matt Damon not looking like the Sexiest Man Alive in this picture.  I know it is for a movie, but there really should be laws prohibiting this sort of thing: 

10.  Ben Affleck.  He really hasn’t done anything to annoy me this week, but he just always rubs me the wrong way. 

11.  Moms in skimpy bikinis frolicking around with their toddlers on the beach.  My husband, on the other hand, loved this and couldn’t seem to take his eyes off of them.  I think he was just waiting patiently for something to pop out. 

12. Having to pay for new lenses for my son’s glasses (that I already spent $300 on so they would be supposedly scratch resistant in the first place) Maybe they wouldn’t have gotten scratched at the beach if the aforementioned husband wasn’t so busy looking at the bikini girls and paid more attention to where he put the glasses.

13.  Summer TV.  Between Celebrity Circus, Wipe Out and I Survived a Japanese Game Show, I’m avoiding the tv altogether.  My kids, on the other hand are loving every mind rotting minute of it. 

What’s plucking your nerves this week?

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