Randomness

While I was outside, watering the flowerbeds in the front yard, a group of teenagers walked by the yard. One girl asked "Can I smell your hose?" Before I could respond, most likely with "Are you serious?...

Second girl: "You are such a freak."
First girl: "What? I like the way they smell."
Second girl: "Do you even know that lady?"
First girl: "Not really, but who would mind if a person smells their hose?"
Second girl: "You can't just ask people stuff like that. You're a freak."

They continued to talk all the way to their house, but I couldn't hear the rest of the conversation. I'm sure it was entertaining.

That's My Girl

Friday afternoon, Tripp and I went to Megan's soccer game. When the game was over, Megan and I started walking toward the car, but Tripp wanted to continue playing. Megan seemed to think that this was the perfect occasion to leave him...and insult me at the same time.

Megan: He's not looking, you should start running.

Me: I don't need to run.

Megan: (Silently glances at my belly.)

Me: What? Are you suggesting that I should run more often?

Megan: No. I was just noticing how much smaller it is than it used to be. * laughs maniacally *

Me: Nice, Megan. Real nice.

Landscaping

Today, I decided to do a little yardwork. There was this old, half-barrel planter on the patio that I'd initially wanted to fill with colorful flowers. But, once I looked at it a little more closely, I realized that it was falling apart, so I decided to empty the dirt into the flowerbed and thrown the planter away. Little did I realize that the dirt was the only thing holding the planter together.


Anybody need a little rotten wood? Or a couple of rusty rings?

Conversations

Today Tripp got a new toy. He was looking at the packaging, where it said "ages 3 and up". He looked at me and the following conversation took place.

Tripp: Hey, Mom. You can play with this.

Me: Yeah. I'm definitely over 3.

Tripp: You're over 30, too. But not over 40.

Me: You're right.

I turned away from him to ask Megan something, then I heard....

Tripp: But you're working on it.

Me: What did you say???

Random guy next to us: "HAHAHAHAHA"

How They Screw You

On Sunday, I washed my cell phone with the laundry. On Monday (April 9,) I went to the Sprint store to get a new phone. After I picked the phone that I wanted, the guy started the long, drawn-out process of selling it to me.

Sprint guy: "Do you realize that if you wait until May 1, you get another $75 off?"

Me: "Yes, but I washed my phone yesterday, so I need a new phone today."

Sprint guy: "That's $75 just for waiting a few more weeks."

Me: "A few weeks is a long time to have no phone."

Sprint guy: "I just want you to be aware that you're missing out on that $75."

Me: "Consider me informed."

Then the Sprint guy clicks around on his computer for a few minutes, calls his supervisor over, asks why the phone is ringing up at the wrong price. She points out to him that there's an extra $75 being deducted, because my upgrade period is only a few weeks away. At this point, I should not have said "Well, well. Looks like I was misinformed about the discounts available."

Business Time