Road Rage

Well, not really road rage, because I hadn't gotten on the road yet. That was the problem. I was in a hurry to make an appointment and almost out of gas. So, I stopped at the station, went inside, plopped down a $10 bill (I know, big spender) and said, "10 on 6 please." Just like that. Well, the clerk apparently did not hear the 6 part and put my money on pump 10. The man at pump 10 was already gassing up when the clerk came out to tell him what happened. Pump #10 was not happy. I heard him shout, "that's not my problem, it's your problem, Buddy." The clerk points to me, halfway across the lot, and says, "no, it's her fault." I swear I felt the hair stand up on my head at that point. "EXCUSE ME?" I say in my sweetest I'm-not-taking-any-crap voice. The clerk goes inside to get the receipts to show Pump #10, who eventually goes grumping into the building to pay $10 on my pump. Meanwhile, I'm standing out in the cold stressing over being late for my meeting. I see Pump #10 drive away, but still nothing is happening with my pump. Finally I go inside and ask the clerk and he says, "oh, it's working, try it again." When I get back to my pump, it spits out my measly $10 in gas and I'm finally on my way. Moral of the story: pay at the pump. Or ride a bike.

Heightened Awareness

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Hometown Throwdown #1

Shane and Co. tearing it up at the first monthly Freestyle Kayak Throwdown competiton last night. Great, cold fun! (Photo credits to Scott)

Creating Fun

The kids were climbing-the-walls-bored today, halfway through Spring Break. Hannah has been bugging me to go paint pottery for days - ever since she got some birthday $ from her sweet Auntie. So, we finally went and it was super fun. Now we have to be patient for a whole week while the pieces get glazed and fired. And, note to self: do not use black in the future. You can't make mistakes and it is tedious and you will get a headache.

Signs Of Spring

Longer days, birdies chirping, allergies raging...yep, it's beginning to look a lot like spring! The bulbs are coming up in the flower beds, and there are little buds on the wisteria. I'm so ready!

Library Run

I love the library. Love it! The kids enjoyed picking out some new books today, and I got more Stephen King for Jordan. Maybe that will keep him off the XBox for a little while.

Our new library has a really cool kid's section:

I snuck this pic - I love that my kids like to read!

The automatic checker-outer thingie is cool:

Today's haul:

"Whatev, Mom"

Daylight "Savings"

It seems that not only are we losing an hour today, but it's also costing us $3.19 over the year. Hey! I could almost buy a gallon of gas with that! Not making this up folks, check out the news story HERE.


And also in the news...those Diebold crooks are at it again!