damn wifi

so i wrote a really kickin blog today at lunch where I was told they had wifi. well after not being able to connect I did get another signal and connected to another source. Only to get through with my blog and lose it. DAMN. it was pretty good too. Oh well . another day another blog. ta-ta

Things people should know.

So I decided Sunday morning that we had no food in our house and I needed to go shopping. As I was at the Pittsburgh Mills I decided that I was hungry and would go to Eat n Park to have lunch. Well ... whoever said there was a recession going on obviously didn't tell these people. I (by myself) had to wait for 15 minutes to get a table.! When I was seated I proceeded to pull out my new "Happy Hookers" book. Despite what you might think it is actually a crochet book. While I did buy it partly for the name itself, it does have some good patterns in it. (Back to story) I was greeted by my WAY to happy waitress. Now I'm not saying that being happy is a bad thing but there are limits. When you look like the characters in the "Black Hole Sun" video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU then you have a problem.
So I place my order and am rudely interrupted by a 2-3 year old girl screaming at the top of her lungs. The mother was holding her and not doing anything to try to quiet her. Yes as you can tell I don't have children but I like to think that I am a half-mother to my nephew. Now in my countless Monday's with Dawson I can honestly say that I have never had a problem with him in public. Do parents really think that kids want to be everywhere that they are all the time? In my time with Dawson I've quickly realized that distractions are KEY. I see endless parents with nothing to keep a childs attention. For God's sake even a pen and the back of a menu will suffice. Please for the sake of everyone that dosent' have a kid , bring something to keep your kid entertained. Even if it's a video game, if it keeps that damn kid quiet I don't care. So once the little girls brother and dad returned from the bathroom she seemed to quiet down a little. But they have a couch and coffee table in the area that I happened to be sitting in . So the parents let the kids crawl all over this table. I mean literally the boy was on top jumping while the girl was crawling through the bottom section, while proceeding to get stuck and screaming again. Thankfully they were seated promptly and someone else had to deal with them.
So just getting back into my book my food arrives as well as 2 ladies move into the table beside me. Obviously a mother and daughter (mother 70's and daughter 40's). I had to laugh thinking this was Dorothy and Sophia from Golden Girls as the daughter told her mother to get her head out of her ass or she was going to the home. Well now we have some entertainment. So my salad looks delicious and the waitress approaches S & D (Sophia and Dorothy) and asks for their order. D loudly asks "What's that she has there" pointing at my salad. I hate it when people do that!!! The waitress tells her what it is and she yells at me "Is that any good?" What the hell does she expect me to say, "no it tastes like shit but I'm eating it anyway" .? REally?
So D ends up ordering the same exact thing as me, then her mother opens her mouth. Now by this time of the day it is at least 1pm. I think everywhere should abide by McDonalds rules and stop serving breakfast at 1030. If you can't get up and get breakfast by then your just too lazy and should be punished by having to eat pizza cold.
So "S" orders a breakfast platter with eggs which have to be cooked to her spec's or it WILL be sent back. So while I've never really waitressed I hate this shit. People have taken being a P.I.T.A. to a whole new level. So the waitress brings their food and "S" is inspecting the eggs like nobody's business, and says to "D" "I don't think they're done enough". To which I envision "Shady Pines Ma!" lol. The daughter says "Shut up and eat the eggs mom" to which she does. The "D" yells over to me "Im glad you convinced me to get this salad it is really good". Well I don't recall actually having a conversation with this woman , but whatever helps you sleep at night.
So Please next time you go to eat:
Don't ask people what they're eating
Don't let your children climb over anything the can
Bring something for your child to do
If you kid acts up have either you or your spouse take them outside or to the car until they settle. I'm sure you get used to hearing your child yell at home all the time , but remember you are in public and I can guarantee no one else wants to hear it.
This concludes todays Public Service Announcement.

Sunday Sunday Sunday

So it is finally Sunday and I am chilling out already. I had a busy weekend. Friday night Sissy, Bex , and I went to Pitt to see Lisa Lampanelli down at the Byham. Weather aside we had a very good time. We went to dinner at Rolands in the strip then headed down to the show, but not before going to the Rennaisance hotel for a pre-show drink. Then Saturday morning I went to work (not sure why) then the parents and I went to Pitt (again) to see Jersey Boys. WOW. can I just say it was a freakin awesome show. They said the "F" work a few times, but all in all the music and story were great. I thought I was going to have a problem with the woman behind me, during the first song she started singing, and I was all like "oh no she isn't" but she stopped. Then we headed home and I was in my pj's in record time. I included some pics on my facebook if anyone gets on there. So I am quite content with staying home and chilling out for the day with my boys.

Another year...

So it is New Years Eve 2008. I would like to take a moment and reflect on all the things that have happened the past 12 months. On second thought, no I don't. Honestly the year went by so quickly that I don't remember half of the stuff that went on. There were too many deaths to even count , but there were alot of great times on the other hand. So as I eat the last of the Christmas ham and look forward to the evening festivities I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Merry Christmas!

So I had a nice little write up and I walk away for literally 1 minute and it's gone. Oh well. Lets try again. So it's Christmas morning. I awoke around 730 and couldn't wait to open presents. My wonderful husband bought me a Sidney Crosby jersey, a long sleeve penguins shirt and a new camera! I got a camera last year but about 2 months ago it broke. Being that the holiday season was looming ahead I didnt send it back to get fixed, so Brandon bought me a new one that he says is even better than the other. I still intend on sending it back to get fixed just so there is a back up. We went to church last night and had a very nice service. Then we headed to mom and dad's for tids and bits. Or as my bro-in-law Brian says "titts and bits". seriously he never heard of the term "tids and bits". oh my. So now we're watching the traditional Christmas movie "A Christmas Story". So now Im going to sign off and get ready to go to mom and dads and open the first round of presents. So Merry Christmas to all and to all a good day.

Here comes Santa Claus, Hannukah, Kwanza?

So it is 4 days till Christmas!! I am in the process of cleaning the spare bedroom up for the arrival of our company on Tuesday night. Brandon's cousin T.J and his wife Giedre are staying with us over the holiday. I was quite excited that I cleaned out my closet and got rid of a LOT of clothes. I freecycled 1 big garbage bag and the rest is going to Sissy. Didnt realize that I was wasting so much space. So now I'm printing out some certificates for Christmas presents. I am going to take my dad to the Pittsburgh Glass Center to do a 2 hour glass blowing class! He has always been fascinated by that and I think it's just awesome how they do it. My Aunt Teresa however is getting the gift of a clean house. I think I may have written how her house is going to the dumps and I thought that if I were to do a monthly cleaning certificate I would know that the house was getting cleaned and kept up on a regular basis. I am ready to throw the damn desktop out the freakin window. My next job is to get all the pics off the computer in the hopes that it will speed up the system. Oh so many things to do, I am signing off to start the next....

Seriously?!?

So I came home last night from work put down all my crap and as always look to see what came in the mail. I didnt even get fully turned from the counter when I saw it. An envelope from the Armstrong County Courthouse. I have been summoned for Jury Duty in February. Brandon enters the room , which at this point I am cussing to make a sailor blush at the shear disbelief that they would send me such a thing. Don't they know who I am ? Don't they know how busy I am . So looking at the questioneer that they sent I think I will be ok. I will be writing to be excused due to being self employed. If that doesn't work I might have to tell them how I just love Capital Punishment!