Foster Car

She's ours until our seat comes back from the factory.

 

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Weekend with The Dudes

The return of winter meant that it was 4 degrees yesterday morning! Yowza!! I had a bacon quiche and The Hubs had a breakfast burrito at Buttercup Cafe sans Resident Little Dude! Resident Teenager enjoyed a day off from swim practice or meets!

I learned that the best time to venture to Costco is 9:30 am on a Saturday at 9 degrees! We had run of the place. The only hiccup was a RUDE couple that thought it appropriate to unload a belt full of items while running about--still shopping! The husband didn't have his Costco card, so the cashier had to wait for the wife--- taking her sweet time shopping and chatting with folks along the way. Kudos to the cashier who refrained from snarky comments, evil stares, and murder.

Resident Teenager doesn't feel well.... And he has finals upcoming. Not a good thing!

I went to the salon to get a cut and color--- I usually find this relaxing, but not yesterday. I am evil, plain and simple.

Out of The Mouth of Dudes

Resident Little Dude:

Worksheets cause Math Fever!

I can multi-task!

Yestermorrow- 2days from now.

RLD: I finally cleaned all the crap off my desk! I got tired of looking at it!

Me: Oh, what did you do with it?

RLD: I put the crap in my desk.

Me: What are you going to do when you need to put stuff in your desk?

RLD: Oh, there is plenty of room for more crap!

Resident Teenager:

I was pouring my heart out to The Dudes, mostly The Hubs, about my grey hairs----

RT: Your hair will still be grey when you dye it, just to let you know.

Me: Thanx...

The Hubs consoling me while trying to inform Resident Teenager about ladies and grey hairs.

RT: He is defending your flawed logic.

Yep, some animals eat their young!

Resident Little Dude's desk sans crap!

 

 

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What I learned This Week

You can get your monthly in a box from leparcel.com. The box provides your monthly tampons, pads, and chocolate--- add wine please.

I need a new eye cream--- read one that actually does something.

Teen Mom, waxed her 3 year old's unibrow.

Sometimes a dental evaluation is free, sometimes it is $94.

4 illuminated Christmas trees on the way to swimming practice.

One day it is 47 and the next day it is a winter wonderland.

Sometimes you have a bad hair day and sometimes you have a bad face day.

I should clean out my makeup bag more than once a year.

16 days left until I go back to school.

Girls as young as 8 are routinely married in Yemen, India, and Sub Saharan Africa.

"Going Commando" NOT what you want to know about someone.

The ability to drive in snow has nothing to do with either a penis or four wheel drive.

Our Hyundai dealership ROCKS!

 

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Ehhh, Not Today

 

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Winter Returns

 

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From the Mechanic

I went to the Hyundai dealership yesterday so they could test my airbag light. Evidently, the sensor needs to be reprogrammed. To reprogram the sensor the driver's seat must come out and go to the factory. WHAT??? Is this normal for all cars? I am waiting to hear back from the dealership; we are hoping that Hyundai will cover the cost. How much does it cost to ship a car seat? I didn't even know this was a possibility.
To add insult to injury my purse broke. One person will be happy about this sad development--- my brother-in-law. My sister has a similar purse in bright pink--- he hates it! He won't be seen with the bag--- yeah, he likes it that much. We bought them at the same time--- death is pending.

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Why Do I Try Samples?

I guess this is a spin-off of my cheapness, but I LOVE beauty samples!  Shampoo sample--- Sold  Anti-aging lotion sample--- Sold  Conditioner sample--- Sold  You get the picture!  I sign up for samples that I have no intention of buying their full-size cousins.  I brought a roll of TP home from the fair!!  Hey, it was free and the Roto-Rooter guys were handing them out.  I hear you, I hear you--- So what?

Well as much as I love samples, most products don't love me!  I have naturally curly hair.  When the shampoo sample says all hair types it means all hair types except curly headed people!  My skin is SENSITIVE, it always has been.  As I near the big 4-0 it gets even stranger.  I have hormonal breakouts, dry patches, and I am trying to keep wrinkles at bay.  When the anti-aging lotion samples declares "perfect for all skins," it means all folks but the sensitive freaky skin people!  Does this keep me from trying the sample?  Hell no!  I try it and then I pay the consequence!  Dry brittle afro hair and a funky allergic face rash--- sexy.

Obviously, I am a slow learner.  

Everytime I see a Clarisonic I think that I need it--- Holy Hell Batman!  I would end up in Emergency if I used that!!!  An esthetician used it on  me during a facial and I had to ask her to stop...  

I still get samples; I might even make The Hubs sign up for Target beauty bags on Facebook--- I shun the Facebook because I have enough crazy drama in my life.  I try the samples that look the most benign and I pass the rest out to friends and classmates.  I get free stuff and I give gifts and I don't get rashes--- that often!