Red hair and vacuums

It's free therapy day over at Kmama's place. Life is never complete without some sarcastic thank you's!





Dear Mother Nature~ Thank you very much for the big disappointment. You gave quite a build up Tuesday causing the weathermen to declare thunderstorm, wind, and tornado warnings. Delivering with nothing but a steady rain all damn night? Not cool! Although you did grant me some pretty good photo ops. Check them out here!

ps. Don't take this the wrong way, Mother Nature. I still love you! My frustration at the moment does not mean you need to turn into a psycho bitch and dump a shit load of snow on us again come winter!


Dear expensive Dyson vacuum~ Thank you very much for breaking. Thankfully we didn't shell out the crazy amount of money to bring you in to this house, as you were a gift (thank you in-laws!), but not lasting a year before you fall apart? Again, not cool! Fortunately we can buy the parts and fix you ourselves, but I'm still not happy about the whole melting/stinking up my house thing!


Dear midgets~ Thank you very much for destroying any hope I had of having grandchildren (in the very distant future!!). The song you were singing last night made me very sympathetic, and down right worried, about any kids you may have. Again, in the VERY distant future!

By the way, the words of the song are not "Hit MY baby one more time".


And finally...


Dear school~ Thank you very much for red ribbon week, aka say no to drugs week. It has been really fun dressing my kids in certain colors or crazy outfits, but why did you have to do crazy hair day? Crazy hat day was just fine with me. I have a feeling the red hair spray will stain my son's head. I don't see a haircut for him any time in the near future! Unless he does it himself. Again. Maybe I should hide all the scissors. Again.

Not the answers I was looking for

Wednesday I took my boy in for his annual check-up. I had a few concerns for the doctor, but in particular I wanted to discuss his behavior. Don't you know the little brat did every thing he could to contradict me!

He didn't say a word to the nurse or to either of the doctors that came in to see him. He pretended to read a book or look at some invisible dot on the floor. The look on his face seemed to say "If I ignore them, they're not really here". And yet here I was telling not one, but two doctors about how he beats up his sister, how he's stubborn and defiant. They probably thought I was the crazy one!

Thank you very much Dude for making me look like an ass of a mom blowing things out of proportion!



The answers I got from the doctor wasn't what I was hoping for.

I am not trying to label my son, nor do I want him on any medication, unless it is absolutely necessary. I was seeking advice on how to handle him on those days where I am ready to pull my hair out! It's not every day that he cuts up, but it's more often than I care to admit.

I explained that we have taken privileges as well as rewarded good behavior. When those don't work, off to the rug in the kitchen he goes for a time out.

What the doctor told me?

Keep talking to him and keep doing what you're doing. He starts school at the end of the month and if he is still like this come October, come back and we'll talk about it some more.

Obviously doing what I'm doing isn't working!!! Thank you very much Dr. T for a lack of advice!


Maybe I'm expecting too much too fast. Yes I have been doing the previously mentioned punishments/rewards all damn summer with no change. But in the past few weeks since I wrote the first post about this, I have changed a few things. Sometimes it works, but not every time.

Only time will tell I suppose. But while I'm at it, I might as well throw out a thank you very much to Father Time. He's not always my BFF either!




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*For anyone who wants to leave some advice - I read and take to heart every word you say. But please keep in mind that we have had this same doctor since our daughter was born almost 9 years ago. He was our saving grace when our daughter was suffering from the worst of her asthma. We trust him and have a great relationship with him. This is the man that sees my mom or MIL in public and asks them how the kids are.

I love my son to death! I believe he was given to us to teach me the value of patience and creative thinking. I am going with the benefit of the doubt that time will heal. My son does not embrace change, but hopefully when school starts for him, things will fall into place. If not, then we will proceed to the next step.*

I Love Guilt Trips, TYVM

I don't normally participate in Kmama's TYVM, which is odd because I always have some sarcastic thank you to throw out to someone!


Since Kmama is on vacay this week, TYVM is being hosted by...

A serious thank you goes out here for 2 reasons.
1. I really have people to "thank"
2. A new blog to check out - yay!


Now onward to TYVM!


First off, thank you very much, Kmama for going on vacation. I thank you for rubbing it in reminding those of us who stalk visit your blog. I hope you're enjoying your trip while I'm stuck here with this 70 degree weather. I can't go swimming when it's in the 70s!!!

I'm going to stop with the weather stuff now. Like I said yesterday, if I keep complaining Mother Nature will give me much more than I ask for.

Seriously Kmama, enjoy your trip!



Girl Scout service area manager, thank you very much for the guilt trip. I truly, truly appreciate it! I respectfully declined to participate in the parade, but you keep emailing me. I don't want to be the mean leader because you're kind of like my boss, but I'm ready to go there. There's not much Irish in me, but for the teeny bit there is, it's feisty!


I guess I should explain what the hell I'm talking about, huh?

Our community has a parade every year for the 4th - one of the biggest in the area. The Service area manager for my town asked all of us leaders to march with our troops. Leader R was in charge of organizing for the parade and we should contact her with RSVPs and what not.

I talked to the other leader of our troop to find out if any of the girls would be marching. She hadn't heard from anyone. She also sent an email around for our parents to contact me since she was going out of town. I haven't heard from anyone either.

I finally caved and sent the head honcho-ess and Leader R an email saying I didn't think anyone from our troop would be able to make it. Leader R emailed me back saying not to worry about it. They usually have girls show at the last minute anyway. Head honcho-ess emails me and brings on the guilt trip.

It would be really nice if you could march and bring a few girls with you. Remind them that they will get a patch and be recognized at the luncheon

Yes, it would be nice, but what does she want me to do, drag each girl to the meeting place by their ears?! NO thank you very much!

As for me, I have my mom and a family friend with her daughter who come every year to watch the parade with us. I really don't think it's fair for them to come here only for me to hit them up with babysitting duty for my son while I walk down the road with my daughter. I just love how the husband conveniently schedules a tennis game during the parade. Every year!

For now, I'm going to ignore that last email and just see what happens from here. There's a good chance when they come marching towards me on Saturday, it will just happen to coincide with me needing to run down the hill to my house for a pee break!

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