Author: The Jody

Just to give you a little view into my head, here are the things that I was actually thinking about on the drive home.

• People talk about sausages in natural casings. Are there unnatural casings? What could you make a casing out of that would be edible and yet not be the intestines of a small animal? But do I really want to know? Maybe I don’t. Maybe it’s just better to not think about this.
  

• I wish I could remember the exact wording of the sports report the new guy (Steve) did on WXLO this morning so I could post it on the blog. Made me laugh out loud; I just love stuff like that. I know I’m going to say it wrong, but it was something like “The Red Sox lost to the Yankees 2 to 1 last night. They’ll never do that again and then they’ll have a parade.” No, see, I didn’t say it right and it’s not funny. [10 minutes pass while I try to remember the wording.] Crap.
  

• What should I wear to work tomorrow? I could go with a skirt, but I’m in training most of the day. I should try to be comfy. Ugh, training. Shoot me.
  

• Why do people driving older American cars drive like crap? 20 year old Chevy = insane blind person behind the wheel, leave lots of extra room.
  

• I don’t know what that DJ is talking about. What 80’s singer died 3 years ago after performing down at Foxwoods? [I never did hear the answer to this one]
  

So there you have it. Fun, huh?

I’m teaching Junior to say “I’m a big fan of Newton’s Theories” in reply to the question “Junior, how do you know so much about gravity?”

However, it comes out “I’m a fan of fantons fairies”

I know, we probably shouldn’t get into a whole science lesson before he learns how to tell time. I have a “Time and Money” workbook that we could play with but then he’d know how to tell time and I could no longer fake him out. Is it bad that I like him not exactly knowing if I’m pushing it or not when I say it’s bedtime?

The house insurance is supposedly all set. Apparently they didn’t put my account number on the check (?) and it was credited to my car insurance. That would explain the refund check they sent me, eh?

Anyway, it’s taken care of. I did want to smack the agency woman who said “And if your mortgage company is going to pay your bill can you make sure they put your account # on the check?” Um, how am I supposed to do that, drive down to Florida? Why didn’t you tell them that when you had them on the phone last week, schmuck? It’s hardly MY responsibility. If the insurance company gets a check from Joe Blow Home Loans for the exact amount due on my homeowner’s insurance, why would they assume it was a car insurance payment? Once again, I say, “Schmuck.”

Three Day Weekend, we hardly knew ye.

And to end it with a bang, I have to have a discussion about death with Junior when he watches a Disney movie where the grandfather not only dies of lukemia, he dies right there in front of the granddaughter.

I need to figure out how to talk about these things in language he can understand without scaring him. “Disease” just isn’t a concept he’s familiar with. “Is that like when you break your arm? Or if your eyes are too big?” (Huh?) “No, it’s more like if your eyes stopped working and you couldn’t see anything anymore. But that wouldn’t kill you” (unless it was brain cancer or something but really, do we need to go there at 9:30 on a Sunday night when he should already be in bed? No, I don’t think so.)

I just don’t want him to start obsessing about cancer and disease and people dying. Although he just handles the people dying part so well. I’d give anything to have that attitude. It’s very matter-of-fact at this age. Just another thing that happens that he doesn’t really understand but just takes it as something that happens. Like how I know when it’s time to put the recycling out by the curb. Actually, it causes about that much emotion in him at this point. He seems to get the “never see the person again” concept but it doesn’t bother him. I suppose that will change when it’s someone he actually knows and cares about.

But I don’t really want to think about this stuff right now, thanks so much Disney Channel.

Just a cute picture from the 4th of our sadly hole-filled pool. I didn’t get a picture of the replacement because I was in it most of the day. In this photo we have turned on the sprinkler and they are using umbrellas because it seemed like something really fun to do. The second pic is of a car that was parked across the street from my house that morning. I assume it was headed for (or had been in) a parade or a car show, but it was across the street. I’d never seen it before.

And lastly, this is where I am currently sitting, typing this entry: