Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Spiders are Random too!

Ever since my husband found a scorpion in the toilet bowl one night,  I now have a random fear of getting bit on the butt by a scorpion who has suffered the indignity of falling into a toilet bowl.  With the light on, I can see what is happening, and there is a distinct sense of relief when, even with my eyes half closed, I can confirm that there are no scorpions in the vicinity.  We used to have a cat who would take care of those pesky critters for us, but she hasn't been around for a long time, and apparently the scorpions know this.

We've already been out shopping for school supplies for my son.  I've never actually had to buy school supplies, and I have to admit that the whole thing seems to be rather complicated.  For example, Zane is supposed to have a pencil without an eraser.  Where do you get those?  I don't think that I've ever seen one since the 70s.  It must exist, however, since it is on the list.   Also, my child starts school on August 13th.  I'm still having a crisis over that one, and will likely continue to freak out over it until long past that date.  Zane is supposed to have a box of tissues in his school supplies, but I may use that one on his first day!  Well, his first day and the day we have to write the check to pay for this private school/daycare.

 
Never trust someone who is completely confident about anything.  Even if I think I am right, I double and triple check myself.  I have never considered myself infallible on any topic, and if someone is trying to convince me that they're infallible, that gets my spidey-sense tingling. 

I believe that there is an over-reliance on guns to solve problems.  I am just going to put that out there. Use your brain, not a gun, is my thought on the matter, but I'm in the minority on this issue.  And like Jon Stewart says--if this isn't a time to discuss responsible gun ownership/gun control, when is?  I'd love to say that it would be possible to have an unemotional, intelligent conversation about it, but I know that's just wishful thinking.  People with guns probably shouldn't be riled up, anyhow.  

What is it about little kid hands?  If I let my son play with my phone, it is smeary and sticky when I get it back. I don't let him eat or drink while he's holding my phone.  Yet even when I make him wash his hands first--smeary and sticky.  Ick.  I can't even see the screen to make a phone call sometimes!  Is this just my kid?  I may start making him wear gloves before he is allowed to play Temple Run the next time.  

I am hooking up with Stacy Uncorked and the girls, Shawn and Impulsive Addict,  over at Talk To Us Tuesdays.  Go check them out!


Stacy







16 comments:

  1. Well, this post is so eclectic I haven't got room to type in the lengthy comments I could make on each of your fine points above!

    So on your off days, just comfort yourself with the thought: 'I can make people laugh out loud'!

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    1. Haha! I save comments like these for days when I am feeling sad. You cheer me right up, Red!

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  2. We have to do school shopping for the first time too but people keep telling me to wait until I have his particular class's list, not just the school's. But that won't be given to me until the Friday before classes! I have no idea how to work this.

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    1. We can learn about this stuff together! As of right now, I can say that Amazon is your friend. Not having to drive all over looking for stuff is priceless.

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  3. I have to start school shopping soon. Just waiting on the teachers to mail me the list of things I need to buy. I know I will need tissues too when my daughter starts her first year of preschool.

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  4. We won't really school shop until the end of August--Turbo doesn't go back to school until after Labor Day this year. All the stores would have us doing it now though.
    I'd have serious issues going to the bathroom too if I found a scorpion in the toilet. All we get are suicidal spiders in the tub. Why suicidal? They have to have a death wish to go in there because I kill all spiders on sight.

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    1. I don't mind spiders, as long as they behave themselves. But scorpions seem to show up in the weirdest places, and are generally bad guests, so they go!

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  5. Scorpion in the toilet?? SCARY. I'd be double and triple checking, too. Which also coincides with your double and triple checking even when you know you're right about something - I do that too. :)

    I thought Princess Nagger started super early - on August 22nd. But the 13th?? When does school get out? I never get a list of what she needs until her first day of school - which is frustrating when the school supplies have since been replaced with Halloween stuff since they do all the stock rotation so early. Luckily (or not) our high school taxes mean they pretty much supply everything except a few things I can (usually) get easily - school supplies in stock or not. :) A pencil without an eraser? Don't they kind of need them, or are they planning on making sure the kids don't erase their mistakes? :)

    You're not alone on the grimy kids' hands - my phone suffers greatly too.


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    1. I have been trying to get everything out of the way because I know that the stores will be packed with people trying to get supplies the week before school starts. I don't want to fight the crowds!

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  6. And by 'high school taxes' I mean our school taxes are high... heh!

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  7. I ran into the complicated school supply list with Nora when she started K last year. There were at least 3 lists floating out there... not sure which one was right, not sure where to find the specific journal they wanted, almost couldn't find the plastic folders w/ brads. And never did find a package of plain, white construction paper. It's Kindergarten for pete's sake! A little simplicity would be appreciated.

    I won't comment on the gun control issue... I have a few guns and don't want to get riled up. :P

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  8. Eraserless pencils? Canyou just yank out the pinknubs from regular pencils? Gues you don't want to start the poor guy out as "that kid". I remember being annoyed about having to get a box of 16 crayons...not the 24 count that are always 25 cents in August!

    How big are scorpions? Small enough to cling between the seats? Just in case you hadn't thought of that!

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    1. Scorpions between the seats? Eeek! No, I hadn't thought of that!

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  9. My phone is constantly sticky from my toddler. This morning she was drooling on my ipad. *sigh*

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  10. Scorpions in the toilet? Dear sweet lord. I would DIE. In a compromise over the whole seat up/down argument, James Bond and I decided years ago that we would keep the toilet lid closed. The thought of having scorpions anywhere though would freak me out.

    Pencils without erasers? WHAT? I have never heard of such a thing. I think they put it on there just to see how much they can freak out parents by having them look for something that doesn't exist.

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  11. I usually have all my school shopping finished by now. However, this year, I haven't even started yet.

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