Car Sale Craziness…

So, the twins are looking to buy their first cars. 

My parents bought my first car from the car sale, which is a local auction house where people can bring their used cars to be sold.  So, I thought it would be a fun family outing to take them to the car sale to walk around and look. 

Things have changed.   We get there and they have this huge gate and a lot of security guards.  They tell us we need to register inside this little building before we can walk around the lot and look at the cars. 

Okay, no problemo.  We go in to register, and you need a picture ID, you must be 16 or older, and it costs $25 per person to get in.  What??

Needless to say, we left.  With two not very happy teenaged girls.  (I hate when you take your kids to do something they might enjoy doing with you, and it backfires, and then they’re all ticked off.)

Someone told me they changed things for insurance purposes.  I don’t understand that, because it’s just a large parking lot.  And, they bring the cars through one at a time.  So, basically, taking your kids to Walmart would be a lot more dangerous. 

And, the $25 entry fee.  Who do they think they are?  Six Flags?  Why would anyone in their right mind pay $25 to enter a used car lot? 

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Update: Had a Great Time Last Night

So, yesterday I posted about having lots of company and nowhere to hide. 

Well, I just went with it and it turned out to be lots of fun.  The girls and their company stayed out of our way, and we really enjoyed having our friends over. 

They did actually cook for us.  They made fajitas on the grill, which I never would have thought of, but was soo good.  I would say it was authentic, homemade Mexican food, but they are Guatemalan, so I won’t say that.  (No, they didn’t read the blog yesterday.  I know because they don’t even know about it.)  They also have the cutest kids you’ve ever laid eyes on in your life.  (Except mine, of course!)

Anyways, I wasn’t feeling much like a people person yesterday, but I should learn to just stop my moaning and enjoy our house full of people. I should be happy that my kids and their peeps like to hang out at our house.  And, I should be thankful for all the great friends we have. It gets crazy here sometimes, but we are loved and we laugh a lot. (A whole lot!) And that’s what really matters.

And, the girls will be doing the cleaning up today.  And, yes, we are having company again.  And I’m looking forward to it!

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House Full of People… No Where To Hide!

Last night, I went to sleep with a clean (enough) house, a good start on the huge pile of laundry that always sits in the laundry room floor, and visions of relaxing by the pool this weekend.  (Which I spent the last two days adding chemicals to.)

Today, as I write this, someone has taken over the laundry room and I have no idea where the laundry I did has gone.  (My guess would be back into the dirty clothes pile.) 

The kitchen is a mess.  I haven’t ventured much further than that.  But, I bet the mess continues throughout the main areas of the house.

The house is full of people. It seems like everyone who lives here has company today.  Except me and Ashley.  We are both on our own computers.  In separate rooms. 

And, the pool is occupied.  Of course.

Oh, and my husband just came out to inform me that he’s invited more people over for dinner.  (What dinner?! I hope they know how to cook…)   

Would it be wrong for me to just ground everybody tonight so I can enjoy tomorrow in peace?

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10 Questions

1. If you were to choose a new name for yourself, what would it be?

It would probably be a girl’s name.

2. If you were given an extra $10 in change at Walmart, what would you do with it and why?

I would return it.

3. What’s your favorite animal?

My favorite animal in particular is my dog.  My favorite kind of animal is an ape.

4. What’s one of your worst habits?

Was smoking, but I just quit.  Yay!

5. What was the best day of the past week for you – why?

Tuesday – it was my birthday.  (It was also the worst day, for the same reason.  Funny what getting older will do to a woman…)

6. What are you wearing today which is most reflective of who you are?

Who I am has nothing to do with what I’m wearing.

7. Choose a unique item from your wallet and explain why you carry it around.

Pesos.  Because I didn’t convert them back to dollars, and because they remind me of our trips to Mexico.

8. If you could change one thing about your physical appearance what would it be and why?

One thing? Just one?  I would put it back the way God designed it to start with – before I had kids.

9. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? 

None. You can’t pick pickled peppers.

10. What would you do if you won the lottery?

I won’t ever win the lottery.  I don’t play the lottery because I have this (irrational) fear that I would win and it would ruin my life.  Like the people on the documentary.

Now, it’s your turn.  Pick a question, and give me your answer.  Come on, don’t be shy!

Credits:  I made up some of these questions.  #9 came from Mother Goose, I think. The rest I got from:  http://wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/EverythingYouEverWantedToKnowAboutOneAnother.html

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Happy Birthday… To Me!

It’s my birthday.  And other random stuff about my birthday…

1)  My birth story begins with my mother being chased by a bull.  Then her water broke.  True story.  I think it was an omen of things to come for me.  I didn’t include this one in the animals attacking me posts because, technically, I wasn’t even born yet!  Oh, the irony! 

2)  I know a lot of people who have the same birthday as me.  The day I was born, my mother was with her friend, Pat.  They both got chased by the bull.  It was Pat’s birthday.  Then, I was born, so it was my birthday, too.  My brother-in-law has the same birthday as me.  (Happy Birthday, Bubba!)  And, I’ve known other random people who share my birthday.

3)  People keep asking me what I’m gonna do for my birthday.  A Big Fat Nothing!  It’s my favorite thing to do.  (I know, I’m very lazy.  I was born that way, but that’s for another post.)  Oh, and I quit smoking three days ago.  The best birthday present I ever gave myself = more birthdays!  Yay, me! 

4)  I’m 32.  And I’ve never been happier or more content in my life…

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