a day in the life of… ME

a day in the life of… ME

Today was not an ordinary Monday. We all have crazy days, right? I had one today and sure hope this isn’t a sign for what the rest of my week is going to be like.

It all started with a text from Metronet letting me know they would arrive in 15-minutes. I figured that was plenty of time to let Gracie and Dharma out before the action started.

But… that’s WHEN the action started. Two tiny birds had gotten into the patio room (someone left the door open). Dharma had one dead in half a second. The other was frantically banging into windows to get free while Dharma chomped and I screamed. That’s when the doorbell rang.

Then… no Internet for hours. My Apple watch continued to send warning notifications — your front door camera has lost connection… your back door camera has lost connection! Alexa was pissed and kept telling me she couldn’t connect and Mr. Google was whining in the other room about his connection.

Then, we had gymnastics…

Colette at gymnastics.

While there, a little girl got hurt — and then another. One was a toe and the other was full-on drama. While that was going on a very nice lady sat beside me and now I know everything about her family, her dead husband, and her battle with Lupus.

By 8:00 PM ET I was done! I unplugged from life and took a nap on the couch. Of course, now it’s almost midnight and I have the big-eye. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings! šŸ™‚

Let’s talk about this potentially inappropriate surprise

Let’s talk about this potentially inappropriate surprise

Yesterday was Coletteā€™s last ā€œfreeā€ day before starting the new school year. As a last summer hurrah, she wanted to eat at Red Lobster and hit Target for a new LOL Surprise Doll.  She LOVES them! LOL dolls are purchased wrapped in layers of hard to remove packaging and once opened, the doll you get is a surprise, as are all the accessories that are included.

You get what you get, and you donā€™t throw a fit.

Once Colette saw the ā€˜surpriseā€™ doll inside, she got quiet. Assuming the doll was one she already had, we asked, ā€œWhat did you get?ā€

ā€œA boy,ā€ she said. ā€œItā€™s inappropriate. I donā€™t want it.ā€

She thrusts the boy LOL doll at me. I take it and find the ā€˜surpriseā€™ is a penis and scrotum. The hole in the end of the penis is where the doll pees.

We tell her to put little dudeā€™s pants on him but sheā€™s not having it. She explains, ā€œThe girl LOLs donā€™t have their private parts showing!ā€ She goes on to explain the pee hole is just between legs on the girl dolls without anything else there. She again tells me this dude doll is inappropriate.

I know Barbie has boobs and Ken has a ā€˜bulgeā€™ ā€“ but if a 9-year-old thinks her ā€˜kidā€™s toyā€™ is inappropriate to the point she wants nothing to do with it, who am I to disagree?

I’m not so much of a prude that I’m offended by the “Mom” tattoo — even though it IS on a bottle sucking, peeing (ummm… BABY) doll — but do think a ‘reputable company’ might want to reevaluate the product theyā€™re selling to kids.

A quick Google search told me lots of parents arenā€™t happy to be surprised by a teeny penis and accompanying anatomy. One Mom of a 4-year-old was pretty crazy after her daughter wanted to know why her doll had bubbles down there.

the most common form of torture is…

the most common form of torture is…

According to a leading researcher at Oxford, the most common form of torture is waking up to go to work (or school) before 10:00 AM. That’s right, Dr. Paul Kelley says our internal body clock dictates the way our body functions — it’s genetically preprogrammed. All this waking up stuff negatively damages the body’s natural balance.
Link to Article

“Just one week with less than 6 hours’ sleep each night leads to 711 changes in how genes function.”

What about 20+ years with less than 6 hours’ sleep per night? Huh? What about THAT? Still, I’m one lucky girl! My boss tells me he really doesn’t care which 16 hours of the day I choose to work.

And I actually get a day off every now and again to see my favorite human…

my granddaughter is my favorite human

Dharma cares nothing about how her genes are functioning because her sleep/life balance routine is right on track. She may want breakfast early, but she continues to sleep long after 10:00 AM.

Dharma gets plenty of mattress time
and now it’s fall y’all

and now it’s fall y’all

It’s after 11:00 AM ET, cloudy and 49 degrees F — definitely a sign that fall is here. I keep telling you guys that I love the change of seasons. I say it every year and it remains true today. Even with the rainy weather, fall is fabulous.

As you’re aware, with fall comes Halloween. And with Halloween you get to wear Halloween shirts. Team Pesky Non-Neighbors purchased shirts for my favorite granddaughter because I refuse to step foot inside a Wal-mart.

Stand up for Halloween

chips and salsa

chips and salsa

I bought a ‘night sky’ print with my granddaughter’s birth date. ‘Colette’s night sky’ was further personalized with, “Under this sky the brightest star was born.” She took one look at it and said, “The brightest star wants some chips and salsa please.” šŸ™‚

The brightest star

You can get one too at: https://thenightsky.com