Comments on: Thursday Thirteen – 13 Things That Tick Me Off

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:57:49 +0000

Ticked — a stay at the BUDGET INN last night in a little town called Sanford, FL:

1. Mattress pad AND FLAT bottom sheet too small for the king bed — slid all over the place.
2. Tub that wouldn’t hold water.
3. ONE washcloth for 2 people — give me a BREAK!
4. Wireless internet “service” that did NOT work.
5. Two people in the room beneath us who screamed at each other starting at 1:15 A.M. and continued for almost an hour.
6. SMOKE odor from who knows where that filled our non-smoking room in the middle of the night — not from cigarettes — must have creeped through the window A/C.
7. And last but not least — the 4:00 A.M. wake-up call that we did NOT get.
We did get up, though, and caught our plane back to WV to find SNOW. It was COLD since I refused to wear my winter coat after leaving FL.

NEXT TIME…….we shall upgrade to the Comfort Inn. Nuff said.

By: Les

Les — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:16:50 +0000

Sweet Jesus, I can add my own list of 47 things to this, but instead, I have a question. So the tantrums? I’m polling every mother I know, because I need some new and fresh ideas on how to handle these. Because I’ll tell you what, when there’s a tantrum over something ridiculous like not getting ANOTHER snack when he’s already had one, my fuse is much shorter than when it’s about something important…like wanting to wear the house shoes outside the house. LOL! I’ve tried EVERYTHING. Taking toys away, time out, walking away and letting him finish the fit (yah, 50 minutes later, he was still fitting). I need new ideas.

Oh, and about the gun slinging (ha! I kill me!) Careb’s problem is he’s busy looking over his shoulder paying attention to whatever else there is going on except for his aim. He peed all.over.my.wall the other day, and I saw the whole thing happen, and didn’t interrupt for fear that I’d get squirted too… I threatened to put him in a diaper next time he doesn’t pay attention. He’s WAAAAAAY anti-diaper now, so he has been a perfect aim ever since. :0)

~Les

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:43:14 +0000

Oh Julie! LMBO! I love your list, and I, too, appreciate the chuckle this evening. I hope you have a much better Friday!

By: Kellie@LaVidaDulce

Kellie@LaVidaDulce — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:35:51 +0000

Ok Julie,

I lost track of what I wanted to say because I was laughing so hard. I hope getting this list of things off your chest as helped you work your way to a happier place…because it has certainly helped me to mine!!

By: Colleen - Mommy Always Wins

Colleen - Mommy Always Wins — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:34:26 +0000

Hon, I hear ya about the crooked garage. But here, its my ENTIRE HOUSE that’s crooked. You’ll have that when your house nears 100 yrs old.

Love your blog name! My hubby *just* ended a career as a corrections officer (he starts a new gig out on patrol soon!).

By: Darcie - Such The Spot

Darcie - Such The Spot — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:15:55 +0000

Oh girl. Something tells me that you might catch some flack for that #9 so you’ll have to keep this next part on the down low: I’m *so* with you!

Great list!

By: Tanna

Tanna — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:04:21 +0000

The thing that ticks me off is when you press #2 to be taken off the calling list and 30 min. later they call you back with the same recording.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:40:18 +0000

Empty containers or boxes in cabinets, frig or freezer really tick me off and no matter how many times I say it they still appear.