Could not sleep last night. When I finally did knock off, a bloody nose woke me up. My sons thought it would be funny to try to wake me up by setting the hamster loose in my bed. Being groggy (and pissed about the wake up call) I wash my brand new cell phone in the clothes washer. This brand new cell phone replaced my other cell phone that I washed a few months ago. I had to pick up medical forms from my son's doctor today. I dropped them off on Monday morning so that the office would have lots of time to get them filled out. I needed to drop the forms off at school today. I pick up the envelope and head to my car. I get in and put the keys in the ignition but do not start it. I open the envelope and one form is not filled out. Back into the office we go. This is when I realize that I just locked the keys in my car. I hand the paper back to the receptionist and ask her if I can wait for the form to be filled out. Then I call AAA on the office phone. The receptionist comes out (and is very sweet) and tells me that the forms will not be ready until Monday since there is only one doctor on duty. We leave and wait for AAA. This is when my 9 year old asks, "So when are we going bowling? Right after we get into the car? Right after? Right Mama? Mama, when are we going bowling?" This is when I explain that we will not have time to go bowling, but I'll take him to Ben and Jerry's for a treat. He grumbles. We go to Ben and Jerry's and on the way out after he has had his favorite treat, he starts to piss and moan about how he wishes we could've gone bowling today. How it was not fair of me to say we were going and then not take them - and on and on. The he realizes that he is making a big mistake. So he changes course. He is trying to cheer me up by saying, "Don't worry Mama, it can still get worse!" (He means it could be worse, but keeps saying that it will get worse.) "Like, we could get into a car accident. That would be worse - or you could get really sick today, that would be worse!"
I just want to crawl under a rock and come out when today is over.
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Anatole France
That sounds like one hell of a bad day. Hang in there; it's almost over, and to quote the infamous Scarlett O'Hara, "... tomorrow is another day."
Hey, at least I didn't break out in song (rather scary, that) and sing "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! The sun'll come out tomorrow! You're only a day away!" or however it goes.
Yeah. Cheer up- FAIL on my end. Sorry!
Here's to today being better. 
Sorry you had such a bad day yesterday.
hope your 'today' is better than your 'yesterday'! here's something to make you smile:
A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The woman took out her wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?”
“No,” I had to stop drinking years ago, the homeless woman replied.
“Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?” the woman asked.
“No,” I don’t waste time shopping, the homeless woman said. “I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.”
“Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?” the woman asked.
“Are you NUTS!” replied the homeless woman. “I haven’t had my hair done in 20 years!”
“Well,” said the woman, “I’m not going to give you the money. Instead, I’m going t o take you out for dinner with my husband and myself tonight.
The homeless Woman was astounded. “Won’t your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I’m dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.”
The woman replied, “That’s okay. It’s important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments and wine.”
Quoting Hippiemama98:
hope your 'today' is better than your 'yesterday'! here's something to make you smile:
A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The woman took out her wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?”
“No,” I had to stop drinking years ago, the homeless woman replied.
“Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?” the woman asked.
“No,” I don’t waste time shopping, the homeless woman said. “I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.”
“Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?” the woman asked.
“Are you NUTS!” replied the homeless woman. “I haven’t had my hair done in 20 years!”
“Well,” said the woman, “I’m not going to give you the money. Instead, I’m going t o take you out for dinner with my husband and myself tonight.
The homeless Woman was astounded. “Won’t your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I’m dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.”
The woman replied, “That’s okay. It’s important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments and wine.”
HAHAHAAAAA
Oh, Annie... that sucks! I'm going to refrain from complaining for a while because the day you had was way worst the last few of mine. :-) How's it going now?
Thanks guys. It has just been a week.
I had to go to court against a neighbor (that lives 2 doors down) yesterday. For 5 years, he's been letting his pit bull and akita run loose every morning, night, and weekend. We've asked him nicely to not let his dogs run. They'll chase people down the street including a mom pushing a baby stroller and have knocked an older man off his feet. We have a high school at the end of our street and the kids are chased a lot.
They also sit in our yard (and other yards) and bark and growl at the owners of the yards. He told us that his dogs don't get out.
We've called animal control at least 6 times in the past 5 years - but they have to catch the dogs being out and since they're only out when animal control is closed.....We've also called the cops on him twice.
So the man that was knocked over by them takes them to court and asks other neighbors to testify. I am the only one to show up. The whole time, the dog owners say that we're lying and just trying to be a pain in the ass. The guy gets a small fine and is court ordered to build a mega pen for the dogs - one that is up to animal control spec. Until then, the dos must be in the house or on a leash held by an adult. Not chained to a cinder block in the back yard like they are now.
If they fail to keep the dogs like that, the man can go to jail. (I just wanted the dogs to stop chaisng people and I wanted to protect the dogs and the neighbors from a situation where the dogs would bite and have to be put down.) I did not want jail time to be a possibility!
As I'm leaving court. They start to tell us to stay away from their property, top never, ever go near them, etc.
I'm glad that the dogs will be safe and not allowed to chase anyone any more. I am so upset that Now things will be very unpleasant with this neighbor.
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Anatole France
Okay, after hearing this, I'm going to stop complaining about my neighbor for a while. My neighbor cleans her yard with a pooper scooper and then throws it into our yard. Also, when she walks the dog, she lets the dog piss or shit in OUR yard as she passes by. How rude! We don't even leave dog poop in our yard... we pick it up and take it to the dump. I loathe people that do not know dog etiquette. Okay, I said I wasn't going to complain. :-)
Quoting imannieeggplant:
Thanks guys. It has just been a week.
I had to go to court against a neighbor (that lives 2 doors down) yesterday. For 5 years, he's been letting his pit bull and akita run loose every morning, night, and weekend. We've asked him nicely to not let his dogs run. They'll chase people down the street including a mom pushing a baby stroller and have knocked an older man off his feet. We have a high school at the end of our street and the kids are chased a lot.
They also sit in our yard (and other yards) and bark and growl at the owners of the yards. He told us that his dogs don't get out.
We've called animal control at least 6 times in the past 5 years - but they have to catch the dogs being out and since they're only out when animal control is closed.....We've also called the cops on him twice.
So the man that was knocked over by them takes them to court and asks other neighbors to testify. I am the only one to show up. The whole time, the dog owners say that we're lying and just trying to be a pain in the ass. The guy gets a small fine and is court ordered to build a mega pen for the dogs - one that is up to animal control spec. Until then, the dos must be in the house or on a leash held by an adult. Not chained to a cinder block in the back yard like they are now.
If they fail to keep the dogs like that, the man can go to jail. (I just wanted the dogs to stop chaisng people and I wanted to protect the dogs and the neighbors from a situation where the dogs would bite and have to be put down.) I did not want jail time to be a possibility!
As I'm leaving court. They start to tell us to stay away from their property, top never, ever go near them, etc.
I'm glad that the dogs will be safe and not allowed to chase anyone any more. I am so upset that Now things will be very unpleasant with this neighbor.
Erika - we used to have a neighbor that would carry her dog across her property and put it down on our yard to potty and leave it in our yard. Some people just should not have dogs!
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Anatole France
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on Jul. 17, 2009 at 5:14 PM