1. Did you know that at 3:30 PM on Good Friday, the party bus drops off the old people at the Shoprite in Bordentown? Old people are supposed to be back in their caves at 2pm, so they can get ready for their early bird dinners. That is the rule!! It was being blatantly broken this afternoon, much to my dismay. On the way home from work this afternoon, I stopped at Shoprite to do the weekly grocery shop, and was blocked in by old people every step of the way. Argh. It was very frustrating. I have serious issues with oldsters. I know I'm supposed to respect my elders and all, but it's difficult when there is one standing IN MY WAY in EVERY SINGLE AISLE in FRONT OF EVERY SINGLE THING I want to put in my own cart. I have to yell "EXCUSE ME. EXCUUUUUSEEEE MEEE!" at least three times, or if that doesn't sink in, I have to shove my way past them, which earns ME the dirty looks. I especially have issues when they're scooting around in those rental motorized cart things, and try to run me down because they're so desperate to get to the next sale item. ARGH!! In case you maybe didn't notice, patience is not one of my virtues :)
3. Did I mention that I have new work hours? I started working 9-3 Monday through Friday last week. It's working out great so far. Except that Milo has a love/hate relationship going on with getting picked up earlier from daycare. One day last week we stayed a little while and had afternoon snack with the other kids, and now Milo wants to do that every day. Before I had to talk him into going to school in the mornings; now I have to talk him into leaving school in the afternoons! Other than that, I love this schedule. It gives me time in the afternoons to do errands on the way home, and we're always home in plenty of time to make a decent supper.
4. Speaking of supper, you'll never guess what Milo had for dinner tonight: Our son ate salad, a hamburger and french fries. He actually asked for the salad himself. I know, Mr. I don't eat anything green!! Those kids at Lakeview are rubbing off on him; Milo ate a salad there last week and came home raving about how tasty it was, as long as there was no dressing on it. I bought a bag o' salad at Shoprite this afternoon, thinking "Here's $2.00 down the tubes" because I figured Milo wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole, and I would end up having to eat it for lunch or something. Lo and behold, the kid ate it, with gusto! And the hamburger too! Again because of Lakeview. They eat turkey burgers there, and he likes those, so we just told him it was a turkey burger, and Milo ate it right up. Cool beans!
5. And the biggest news of the week: After much deliberation and teeth gnashing, I finally went to Sears and ordered a new washing machine and dryer. Our set of used stuff is hovering on the verge of just giving up the ghost altogether, so Corey and I talked it over and decided it was time to spend the bucks. We've been talking about it for over a year, but I've been reluctant to take the steps to purchase them. Mainly because I'm the one that has to use the dang things day in and day out, and if I made the wrong choice and they don't perform as I need them to, I'll be kicking myself in the butt for the next 10 or 15 years. My original intention was to get the high-falutin' new style washing machine with no agitator, to fit tons of laundry inside, but they are too big to get through our doorways. So I opted for a mid level set, that is larger than what we currently have, but not ginormous. I also went for plain old rotary controls, so I don't have to be bothered with pushing buttons and choosing fancy cycles. I can just spin the dial to "wash" and walk away. I basically just bought the 2009 version of what we already have, now that I'm thinking about it. They will be here on the 18th. Woo hoo!! To get ready for their arrival, Corey and I have to move all kinds of crap out of the way in the basement, but it will be so totally worth the effort.
