movie star

Ashley: Mrs. G., you look like a movie star with your sunglasses on your head like that.

It doesn't take much around here.

quotables

Adam: I thought that plumber guy was really nice... you know who he reminds me of?

Me: Who?
Adam: Kronk from the Emperor's New Groove.

overheard last week in room 45

“Why are you asking me? I’m not very brilliant at that.” Manuel

“That’s as bad as selling your family.” Ismael

“I keep telling my brother to stop pooping, but he doesn’t listen.” Manuel

“Mrs. G., is your life going to be very treacherous next year?” Ismael

“I learned that big kids are great.” Deondre

“My anger problems are as bad as a goat with a whole family in his corral.” Ana

hugs for adam

I have seriously been an emotional basketcase this week guys... I thought you might laugh (or at least feel compelled to call adam with your condolences) at some of this stuff.

First of all, you know how I've been scouring the internet for free/cheap food deals??? Well, Safeway has some serious sales on life cereal, cheerios, flour and grapefruit this week... but the deals started WEDNESDAY and we were shopping TUESDAY (I'm new at this and wasn't aware that Safeway promotions run Wednesday to Wednesday). So anyway, we're filling our cart and none of the signs are up for these fabulous sales that I found. Adam, being the logical shopper that he is says, "Maybe we should ask about the deals... just to, you know, make sure these things are really on sale." "Of course they're on sale," I huffed and wheeled our cart right to the checkout.

I was so strong in my convictions about the deals, and so adament that the safeway checker honor the 'sales' (that weren't sales yet) that our total for 5 boxes of Life cereal, 2 bags of flour, and 2 grapefruits was $1.43. When we got home, we looked at the sales flyer and figured out that the sales hadn't even started yet. Poor Safeway checker and poor Adam! The moral of the story: I am a wreck right now (and definitely scary enough to intimidate the safeway guy into giving us free food).

So watch out for my streaks of grouchy, mean scariness. And if you have a chance, call Adam, email him, send him brownies, and pray for him. He's been a CHAMP in handling me (I think he is perhaps the only person on earth that can put up with me!) and such a trooper through my basketcase-ness.

PS- On the other end of the spectrum, if you need a grocery shopping partner and don't have ethical issues with intimidating clerks, it seems like right now might be a good time to go with me...

when you start to dream about it...

You know that the budget has been coming up a lot in our thoughts and conversations when it starts to infiltrate that peaceful time between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am.

Adam had a dream that some middle school kids had been watching me as I found and stored up free toiletries, razors, and food... and then decided to steal my treasure!?! Even better, in the dream, he valiently defended my honor and retrieved all of these precious goods.

I love it that I have a husband that'll defend me against middle school-aged thieves (even in his dreams)... and I giggle every time I think about 13 year olds stealing my free stuff!