Boggles the mind

August:
Grumpy Daughter: Mum, I'm coming home to go to College.
Mum: Yeah!

Sept:
Grumpy Daughter: Can you buy this for me?
Mom: Yes, but you need to get a part-time job.
Grumpy Daugher: Why? I'm going to school.
Mom: Cuz, you only go to school 3 days a week and you do nothing else.
Grumpy Daughter: Yea, okay

Oct:
Grumpy Daughter: I need money for.........
Mom: I'll pay half, you need to get the other half. You need to get a job! I'll take you into town as I go and you can have a look.
Grumpy Daughter: Yea, right.

Mid Oct:
Mom: Get out of bed and I'm dropping you in town when I go to work to look for a job.
Grumpy Daughter: Muuuuuuuummmmm, today?
Mom: YES!

First of Nov:
Grumpy Daughter: Mum I need..........
Mom: So?
Grumpy Daughter: But I really need......
Mom: Did you go out and look for a job? Come on, I'll take you now.
Grumpy Daughter: I'm busy, later.

Mid Nov:
Grumpy Daughter: Mum.......
Mom: Get a job!
Grumpy Daughter: But.....
Mom: Get dressed, I'll take you now to look, I'll even sit in the car and wait on you.
Grumpy Daughter: *slams bedroom door*

End of long month:
Mom: (Saturday) Just so you know, if you don't have a job by Thursday, you are grounded from going out, Come on, Dad and I will take you into town.
Mom: (Sunday) Don't forget, you have to have a job by Thursday.
Mom: (Monday) Don't forget, you have to have a job by Thursday, or no going out.
Mom: (Tuesday) Ditto
Grumpy Daughter: (Wednesday morning) I'm going into work with you when you go, so I can go job looking.
Mom: I'm not going into work today.
Grumpy Daughter: Take me into town.
Mom: Nope, I'm not going to work to save petrol, so NO, walk.
(Note: Town is only about a 10 minute walk from our house, JustAL does it daily)
Grumpy Daughter: Humphf!
Grumpy Daughter who DIDN'T go job looking: (Wed. Night) I'm going out with Bunny Boy.
Mom: Enjoy your last night out, you don't have a job, so this is it till you get one.
Grumpy Daughter: No Way!! It's YOUR fault I don't have a job, you wouldn't take me into town today!!

Mom:

Can I just say..............................................

Anybody see a theme here??? ha!

Darkness

Picking up Doodles from school today at 3:30, I realized the necessity of putting on my car lights.

When we got home, about 5 minutes later, I noticed needing to turn on lights as I entered.

This is probably the hardest time of year for me. It gets dark so early and the days tend to be grey and blah, and I tend to get a bit glum.

I don't think I'm alone in this, as my mom says she'd never make it living here, as the winter lack of sunlight would depress her.

I guess that if you've always been use to it, it doesn't effect you as bad, but for us transplanted Okie's, it's tough some days.

I've been here 8 yrs now, can you believe it??

I remember when I first came over to 'date' JustAL and everyone had it set up for me to email at certain times, 'just in case'.
What if he's an axe murderer? What if he's a sexual deviant? What if he's married?

Well, I can safely say, after 8 yrs of marriage, he's not an axe murderer, in fact, he doesn't like me near sharp objects, as I tend to cut myself.

He's not a sexual de......... okay, let me think about this one (ha!! joke!!)

And guess what, he IS married! at least now! ha! to me!

So guess that ya'll should have been protecting HIM from me! Poor guy has suffered thru 8 yrs with me, ya'll protected the wrong one! ha!

Hey! how did I get on this subject? I was talking about the dark! Man, is my mind rambling today!