Overcast Wednesday/Dawn's Tuesday 12

                                         

Well, I spent a lot of my day looking for the darn housecoat I bought my ex-sister-inlaw, but alas' I couldn't find it, or the chicken. 

I also had a fantastic headache.  It felt as though someone hit me in the head again with a pair of combat boots.  I did not go to work yesterday; although there was one point when I really want to "escape" from the children at home and go to work just to get away from them.  If you are a mom, you don't get a day off of work.  Every mother knows this.  And if you are sick...  Forget being able to "rest" either.  My daughter did watch the youngest for a few hours and I was able to do a few errands alone without the three year old.  My head was pounded so it wasn't that productive anyway. 

I did go for that exam for the other job, and I felt pretty good about that one.  There were a lot of people taking the same test--not always good.  I finished early before most of them.  That always makes me feel good when I do that; but then again---who knows if I did in fact do well or not.  I will just have to keep my fingers crossed. 

We are having a going away party for my co-worker; my friend who is leaving, next week.  Pizza and beer.  (After hours of course.)  I was a bit surprised that Maria wanted pizza and beer---not who you would preceive as a beer drinker by any means.  I guess it's a side of Maria I've never seen?  Interesting.  Oh hell, why not!?!  I would much rather have a Margarita myself...but a beer won't kill me.  

                                                   

Well, I wasn't up for the Tuesday 12 yesterday, so here I am doing it on a Wednesday!  The following is in care of Dawn's funtastic blog:  http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/

Feel free to cut & paste and play along!  :)

It is Tuesday, so here is my Tuesday Twelve!

I say ___________, you say ______________ .

Phone  -  Work -  Make the stupid people who call me shut up--please--that includes all the attorneys with atitudes that feel they are so much more important than anyone else and I should drop everything I'm in middle of doing to take their calls! 

Potato  -  Man.  Potato man was a cartoon character that I invented when I was a child.  Yes, I was an odd child.  The word Potato also reminds me of a guy I used to date (Chip Boy) who drove a Frito O Lay Truck.  You would think he would have given me lots of bags of chips, huh?  Can you believe that he never once did?!?! 

Clip  -  Hair..  I need to cut and clip my hair.  It's getting long, and feels so heavy. 

Alpine  -  Meadows.  It's a ski resort.  I don't ski.  I constantly hear advertisements for Alpine Meadows constantly in the winter time.  No, I've never been there.

Super  -  Sweet.  There is this huge cartoon head billboard at the corner intersection of the ghetto (my work building).  It's a cartoon head wearing glasses, and underneath it reads in big, red letters: Super Sweet.  I have no idea what this means.  The billboard is standing in an empty lot with a fence all around it.  I'm guessing it's advertising the new business there?  I have no idea. 

Last  -  Suddenly,Last Summer...  Remember that song? 

Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels

It happened one summer, it happened one time
It happened forever, for a short time
A place for a moment, an end to dream
Forever I loved you, forever it seemed

One summer never ends, one summer never began
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
And then suddenly last summer

Sometimes I never leave, but sometimes I would
Sometimes I stay too long, sometimes I would
Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it would
Sometimes I'm all alone and wish that I could

One summer never ends, one summer never begins
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
And then suddenly last summer
And then suddenly last summer

One summer never ends, one summer never begins
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
And then suddenly last summer
And then suddenly last summer

Until suddenly last summer
And then suddenly last summer
Until suddenly last summer...

Fifth  -  of November...  My youngest son's birthday! 

Grape  -  Juice, Whelchers.  One summer, a long time ago when I met my first husband, I offered him a cup of Whelcher's grape juice.  He was outside at my window talking to me (very old Portuguese tradition) and it was a very hot day, so I went in the kitchen and got him a cup.  When he saw the cup of dark juice, he thought I had given him a big cup of wine (vinho cheiro) instead.  It confused the hell out of him:  "I can't drink all this wine!" 

Mix  -  Mixer.  I don't mean the hand held ones, I mean the "I mean business" mixer.  I don't have one and it makes me sad. 

Magnet  -  Loser Magnet.  I used to think I was one of those.  I met some real losers back when I was single.  Thank God those days are over.

Ginger  -  Ginger Spice.  Remember the Spice Girls?  My daughter was a fan.  Ginger wasn't my favorite (did I have one?) but I remember buying my daughter the whole Spice Girl barbie doll collection.  Ginger was the cutest doll.  My son loved Scary Spice because of her hair. 

Maid  -  Contrary to belief, I really am NOT the maid.  I need an after hour maid that will clean up after I go to bed to clean up the mess left by the "mystery elves" that are up at all hours of the night.