My Work Is Done!

Some things just drive me crazy! One of my favorite things that drives me crazy is my 14 yr old son. I love him to bits. His name is Matthew, which in Hebrew means " Gift from God". He is that and so much more to me.

He's at that age where he "KNOWS" everything. Yeah! My work is done. I can sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labors...ROFLMAO. I can't wait until he hits 18 (literally hits it like a semi doing 70 mph thru a road block) and discovers the "I DON'T KNOW SH*T STAGE", otherwise known as the "I want my Mommy" Stage...giggle

A few days back he decided to make French Fries for lunch. Well, thankfully, I was downstairs and smelled something cooking. I went to the kitchen and discovered the hot grease cooking fries all by itself....simply AMAZING...no cook. Can we say, "NOT HAPPENING"!!!

Matthew got Middle named.... For those of you not familiar with this term, that means both his first and middle name were in play when I called him to the kitchen. Middle naming is a common activity for Mother's round the world. More serious events, such as a kitchen fire, would have resulted in a FULL NAME-ing incedent.

When I asked him why he'd left the hot grease unattended, he replied, "But I just checked on
it." Oh, right! That makes everything OKAY. Truthfully, he is smart. He thinks outside of every box I've tried to put him in. His life experiences just need to catch up to his IQ.

I brought up previous events to remind him that yes, bad things can happen. Like the time his father sat down on the couch to wait for the grease to heat up and fell asleep. Thankfully, he smelled the smoke before the fire got out of control. Or the time his sister poured cold water onto an overheated pan of grease and it splattered all over her hand and wrist causing 2nd and small 3rd degree burns (same sister has hit the "I don't know sh*t stage recently--grin).

Of course, none of this had any relevance to his experience. I have no idea what made me believe any of it would.

Anyone out there have a brick wall I can borrow? I really need to bang my head against it!

This one incedent alone would cause some concern, however, just last night he walked away from the tub while it was filling for his bath. You guessed it....it rained, conveniently, just below the bathroom into my foyer. I have a rug scrubber. Did he think to use it to clean the water up? Nope....all my clean white towels and some buckets to catch the drips.

Do you know what this feels like? Recall Lucy and Charlie Brown...ya know when Lucy pulls the football back at the last second and poor CB lands flat on his back...that's how this feels.

I keep repeating, "this too shall pass". I know, one day I'll look back and laugh. I'll let ya know when that happy day comes. lol For now, I guess I'll pray he doesn't hurt himself and that he learns from these experiences. A mom can only hope.

He's The Most Wonderful Man In The World....

I have the most wonderful dh. He gave me my birthday present 6 months early! What did he get that has put me over the top of the world? A LAPTOP!!!! I am sooooo happy :) Yes, even happy enough to use silly little side-ways smiley faces! So happily ecstatic that I'm doing the lap-top happy dance...nooooo, I did not say lap dance... snicker LAP TOP!!

Now I can blog to my hearts content about life. Could get interesting. I wonder if anyone will ever read it but me? Lots to do...gotta run.

Bashing on Scam Artists....disgusting

I have been dealing with the lowest life-form there is for more months than I care to think about...the slug (sorry little slugs) called a Scam or Con-Artist. Why are they called that? As if Lying and Cheating old people on fixed incomes out of their SS checks is some kind of Art Form to be admired.

REALITY CHECK: Con Artists are THIEVES not ARTISTS!

Ex. # 1 May I speak to Fill in the blank? He/She has won a cash prize. We just need you to send a check for Fill in the blank to cover our processing fees.

Ex. #2 May I speak to ? This is about fraudulant activities on her FILL IN THE BLANK account. This one does sound reasonable...that is until you ask for their name and the agency they work for. I will happily forward their info to so and so, but I will not give them so and so's phone number. The slug wouldn't give me his name or the name of his agency-- claiming privacy for so and so. BTW...after agreeing to give me the requested info...name, phone number, etc...the slug hung up on me.

In ex. # 1 It's fairly obvious how they get money from the victim. Ex. # 2 is a bit more complex. They talk to the victim and trick them into "confirming" their bank or savings account information. Next day Granny doesn't have any money left in said account.

Just last night, I was called a Lying F'n B for telling the scummy slug that my MIL doesn't live with us. She doesn't. She moved out last summer.

How professional is that?

I guess I have done my job! I have frustrated him to the point that he resorted to name calling. Darn, that just hurts my feelings. lol

Watch out...they could be after your Granny next.