Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things my son said this week.

1. "I have gas.. (turns to our cat)..do you have gas too?"

2. "Where's the bald man?"-Talking about our neighbor.

3. "You vote repeventys (representatives) daddy?" I told him all about voting and something stuck.

4. "No thank you I don"t want to go to bed now."

5. "It ok ,you want 911?" -To friend who fell

6. "I WANT TO SKATE!" - Meanwhile its raining cats and dogs outside.

7. "It stinky outside, the tree has gas."-Talking about the smell of wet worms..

8. "Oh no! It stuck!" -After taking a toy and shoving it into the printer.

9. "Hot dog please" -Said at 6am this morning

10. "I love you sooo much!"-To my 10 yr old cat as he squeezes the life out of him.

11. "Oh no I lost daddy!"-Covers face and shakes head......Daddy only went to the bathroom.

12. "No you come here!" -After I asked him to come to me so I could change his diaper.

13."WE ARE!(pauses)Penn state!"- When asked where he goes to school.

Mommy's gone wild!

Waiting in line sweating with anticipation (or it maybe it was the 85 degree weather at 8am.) I waited to get into my county's biggest event....The Children's Consignment Sale.
Last year when a mommy knocked me down trying to get a Bob the Builder toy I swore that I would never go back again.
They even posted officers at the doors!
So then why in the name of sanity am I here surrounded by ravenous looking women carrying laundry baskets and going over the "game plan" in whispers?
WHY!?....Because I love a good bargain!
Last year I found all of my favorite men...Tommy,Ralph, even Dior was there for only 2 or 3$.
This year I too had a plan. Skip the clothes, go straight for the big items.
I was on the look for a Franklin Batting Tee set and play costumes.
Then the doors opened.

I saw women twice my age pushing shoving and cussing at each other.
That's when I see it...... the T-ball set.....and it looks brand new!......and it's only 5$!!!!!!!
(25$ in stores!)
I grab it up then, search through the fast flying costumes.
I needed both hands to move things so I sat the T-ball down and stood on the plate of it....Then I feel something pulling it out from under me
A crazed lady stares at me. "You put it down. And the rules are if you let it go its up for grabs"
"Um, I am standing on it."
"So?"
"Well, if you think that you can lift almost 200 pounds off of it,
then its all yours"
I know, I know major bitchy of me but the tension and negative energy in this place was enough to make any mild mannered soccer mom go crazy.
I decided it was time to leave and pay for my items.
8$ for the T-ball set and 3 costumes.
As I left I could still hear the shouting and excited squeals. Some women had clothes piled up to their eyes all while pushing a loaded laundry basket with their feet.

The crazy thing is that I went back at 4pm for the 1/2 price or more off sale.
I saw a desk I really liked for 30$ (75$ in stores)
I waited and when I came back it was only 10$!
Deals make me giddy...I feel a little light headed... I need to lay down. Man, I can't wait til next year.

Flashback Friday

I was going through some old boxes and found some pictures.

My first car.The lovely Ford LTD aka the Banana Boat. (remember this death trap Sarah?)

On a family vacation I think I was about 11, I had it going on with the Farrah hair and heels.

Speaking of hair, check out Elvis...I mean hubby.

I call this my wind blow I just got of a 2 hr Ferry ride and am going to puke look. And last but not least the cutest baby around. Wow... yellow and hospital lighting does nothing for a girl.