Um, I’ve had SOMEONE try to be helpful and put my dirty dishes away and to his benefit I scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher so they can look clean..... I spent a whole day rewashing every dish in the cabinet and a drawer full of silverware… It’s almost over chick… this coming week is my worst week of February and probably the entire year… starting to freak..
We need a girl’s lunch, as soon as you can arrange it, and feel up for it. I know some of your hurts Rachel. Sometimes venting helps a little. And good food, or screw that, dessert if we feel like it, can help sedate things.
I love you for reading my (what amounts to everyday) rants, even though what you’re going through puts me to shame for even venting some of this crap of mine.
On a lighter note, all dishes have been re-washed, and unloaded.
Rachel: I think I should barbecue something for you and 3T so both of you can see that this new addition to the patio is really a February bright spot. And to all: I was only thinking of what barbecued cat would taste like.
Kevin, any man who addresses himself to his cat as “Daddy” has no intentions of BBQing his “baby.” (Hehehehehe, secret’s out now!)And we both know, that had chaos not been ensuing everywhere, I probably wouldn’t have a problem with your new BBQer. Love you, my grillin’ man!
Chatty~
I’m glad you are able to attribute it to idiots, (God knows there’s enough of those around) but mine has been a long standing curse, recognized and dating back to the 1980’s. Now I need to go over and see what’s going on in your part of the blogosphere! I hope your day improves, Girlfriend. As a school teacher to teenagers though, I know you have the patience of a saint and nerves of steel!
Holy cow. This makes me exhausted just thinking about it. I’m a bit of a germaphobe myself, so the thought of dirty rubbing against clean makes me cringe!!!!
Ugh. I can sooooo relate to the dishwasher tale. It only happened once and that was enough to force me to tell people it was not helpful for them to do this chore. Honest. It was okay… it really didn’t bother me to do it.
I wonder if you did one of those satelite map searches on google, if that grill wouldn’t show up on the image fom a thousand miles us. I mean, really, it’s HUGE!!!
“Frankly, I don’t see the need for a cadillac of BBQer’s for a family of four, who at most may BBQ once a week. But then my veins are not coursing with testosterone that most likely inhibits my ability to understand the important purchases in life”.
Ah ha! You’ve discovered the gene common to all males. The one which translates to “if it’s bigger, it’s better”. While having been relatively successful at molding that certain trait in myself, it still rears its head more than I care to admit. Most recently, the king size bed purchase. Sure, it’s nice and big, but it dominates half the bloody room.
In regards to the dishwasher: I am right there with you. It’s not a bloody haz mat decontamination unit, it’s a kitchen appliance! Or so my mother drilled into my head. One of the things that has actually stayed there.
Sounds like you may need a “cadillac” dishwasher. Bosch makes a great one and since it has the Bosch name, men tend to be more receptive.
My other half jokingly calls me “Felix” or “Monk” because of my preoccupation with tidiness and germs. My oldest daughter took me by suprise when she once casually commented that I suffered from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). But doesn’t the world just seem right when everything is clean and in its place??
Jay~
You just get on that plane to Phoenix, and I’ll have Kevin grilling that steak for you immediately!
MizMell~
I would love the cadillac of dishwashers! Even then I think my compulsive instinct would be to rinse the particles off completely before sticking it in the dishwasher. I’m sure my excuse then, would be to keep the new dishwasher working and running well without mussing it with all those grodie food particles. That’s what the garbage disposal is for, afterall.
And you’re right, life is as it should be, when things are clean and in their proprer places. Now if I could only convince my children of that, I’d be all set. I could think of worse things our children could say about us, than OCD about cleanliness!
tori~
You’re right. Grilled food is delicious! But having read a little bit about the carcinogens that accompany your grilled food; usually attached to any blackened area on your meats, from the grilling process; balance is important. Too much of a good thing is unhealthy, and unfortunately that goes for grilling meats as well.
Al~
Your bed purchase? The hubby has been harping about wanting king size too! It is a gender thing, isn’t it?! In our case, I have a headboard, that is more like the size of a book case with many drawers and cabinets attached. All hardwood oak; and not to drop dollar amounts, but it wasn’t cheap, and took me a good year to pay off. It fits a Queen size bed. In other words there will be no king size bed. But I’ll compromise with the hubby. He can have the cadillac of DISHWASHERS instead.
On a serious note, I hope you and all of Peter’s friends and family are holding up. You all remain in my prayers and thoughts.
Diane Mandy~
THANK YOU! You’re right; that thing is HUGE. As far as the satellite goes, the grill is for the most part under a covered area. And any argument against the grill purchase? Has long since left the building, since it’s here, unwrapped, and I’ve witnessed the husband’s adoring glaze at it. I wouldn’t have the heart to say take it back.
Sue~
I hear ya on that one! Kevin likes to be helpful though, so I think I’d have to beat him off with a stick to stop him from helping me out. I just have to be quicker than he is, and get in there and get it done before he notices that I’m doing it.
Amy~
Thank you for the positive vibes! And the dirty dishes rubbing against the clean was responsible for my disgusted and defeated feeling that morning. Bus as of now, 6 days and counting!
If I make it through to the end of this month alive, I will be at your doorstep to give you a real live hug, take you out for a drink, and we can have some girl time! All of us!
Oh dear ladies! I’m SOOOO looking forward to some girl time! My schedule is pretty much wide open. (barring the kids’ taxi service I run)
Ok Jade & Rachel, 6 days and counting...and then we celebrate the passing of another February!
Love you both,
OMG. I am a total germaphobe. And a nurse...tell me how tHAT works??? *L* My husband bought a floor model bbq grill because it was enormous, but less money because of it being the floor model.
made him turn his ass right around and bring it back...cause my fat ass ain’t eating offa shit that 32948732947 other people ran their fingers over, touched, sneezed on, coughed on and there ain’t enough bleach in the world to clean that shit to my satisfaction.
I feel like we’re twins, separated at birth. I’m with you on the dishwasher thing. I don’t know how people just stick dirty dishes in there. I mostly like it gives the dishes somewhere to stay overnight & I can put off putting them away til morning.
What you wrote, was me last week. Just remember 2 things: 1) don’t kill anybody. 2) don’t hurt yourself. Oh and also: CHOCOLATE CURES!
Men & BBQ’s...I think it’s the ultimate toy. I just think it’s so cool they like bbq’ing, heck, give em a gold bbq! As long as they’re doing the cooking.
ps...I wouldn’t let Kevin tell Miss Ann about his bbq’d cat theory. I think she’s seriously considering something along those lines & encouragement of any sort may be um...not good for the cat.
I am so with you girlfriend...every dish would have come out and been rewashed in the dishwasher.
I will be so glad when this month is over. I did an open house last Sunday for a million dollar house...sold the house...and didn’t make a cent!!! WTF...they don’t want to use a Realtor. Someone please wake me when this nightmare is over.
OhGirl, aren’t there laws about that or something? You’d think they would have to “rent” you for the open house they took advantage of. Seems fucked up :(
If there aren’t laws against that, there should be. That’s so messed up. Is it just me, or do the richest people seem the cheapest? Geez, that would’ve been a nice commission.
uh-ohhh. I hear ya. I didn’t sleep well last night, tossed and turned, kicking the covers off and pulling them back a dozen times. Rachel, can you take a Klonopin? Might help the nerves some, if not the actual situation. We’re in the home stretch. This month is almost dust! I love you Girlfriend. Hang in there, just a few more days, and we’ll go celebrate with some gooey decadent chocolate!
Jane~
My Dad used to say the rich remained rich for a reason. (They were tight with a buck) Which of course is not always true; but it fits for this situation.
Oh-Girl~
Of course you’re in! I’m so sorry what happened to you on the Open House. I believe in karma, and they have some not-so-good karma coming their way for this! I also believe your big sale is out there! Keep the spirits up. And in a few more days we’ll set up a girls lunch! Love you,
3T
Dad~
I can’t remember if I did that once, or if Randy did it; in the house in Kelso. Those suds were everywhere and grew and grew and grew, there was no stopping them. Although I do believe that’s the cleanest the kitchen floor has ever been! I love you Dad!
Jane~
Chocolate cures, got it! I’ve been eating my shar of chocolate over the last month. But I do promise to hurt no one including myself! Besides I’m on the home stretch here. Just a few more days...Sending hugs over there in CA. Love ya!
CP~
Ya know, I never would have thought of that. The thought of germs wouldn’t have crossed my mind. Well untilI got it home, then it may have...I do believe we are gemraphobes for a reason. I took biology and the courses for Pharmachy Technician and sterile technique for mxining IV’s. If anything it made me more of a germaphobe, and I’ve no doubt it added to yours as well! Thanks for commenting CP!
Oh No!! I hate when that happens with the dishes. Of course now that I live by myself that never happens because the Dish Fairy must have stayed behind at my old place.
Um, I’ve had SOMEONE try to be helpful and put my dirty dishes away and to his benefit I scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher so they can look clean..... I spent a whole day rewashing every dish in the cabinet and a drawer full of silverware… It’s almost over chick… this coming week is my worst week of February and probably the entire year… starting to freak..
We need a girl’s lunch, as soon as you can arrange it, and feel up for it. I know some of your hurts Rachel. Sometimes venting helps a little. And good food, or screw that, dessert if we feel like it, can help sedate things.
I love you for reading my (what amounts to everyday) rants, even though what you’re going through puts me to shame for even venting some of this crap of mine.
On a lighter note, all dishes have been re-washed, and unloaded.
Love you,
3T
It sounds like you and I had about the same day. I attribute mine to being surrounded by idiots, hopefully not the month!
Rachel: I think I should barbecue something for you and 3T so both of you can see that this new addition to the patio is really a February bright spot. And to all: I was only thinking of what barbecued cat would taste like.
You wouldn’t bbq that adorable cat. You might pretend to but you’re a sucker for him and you know it.
3T.. I’m so there.. fuck lunch - lets go straight to chocolate.
Ahhh...chocolate it is, Girlfriend!
Kevin, any man who addresses himself to his cat as “Daddy” has no intentions of BBQing his “baby.” (Hehehehehe, secret’s out now!)And we both know, that had chaos not been ensuing everywhere, I probably wouldn’t have a problem with your new BBQer. Love you, my grillin’ man!
Chatty~
but mine has been a long standing curse, recognized and dating back to the 1980’s. Now I need to go over and see what’s going on in your part of the blogosphere! I hope your day improves, Girlfriend. As a school teacher to teenagers though, I know you have the patience of a saint and nerves of steel!
I’m glad you are able to attribute it to idiots, (God knows there’s enough of those around)
Holy cow. This makes me exhausted just thinking about it. I’m a bit of a germaphobe myself, so the thought of dirty rubbing against clean makes me cringe!!!!
Ugh… not too much longer to go. It’s almost over.
Sending you positive vibes!!
Ugh. I can sooooo relate to the dishwasher tale. It only happened once and that was enough to force me to tell people it was not helpful for them to do this chore. Honest. It was okay… it really didn’t bother me to do it.
I wonder if you did one of those satelite map searches on google, if that grill wouldn’t show up on the image fom a thousand miles us. I mean, really, it’s HUGE!!!
I hope you use it more ofthen… grilled food tastes soooooooo yummy, even in the winter!
“Frankly, I don’t see the need for a cadillac of BBQer’s for a family of four, who at most may BBQ once a week. But then my veins are not coursing with testosterone that most likely inhibits my ability to understand the important purchases in life”.
Ah ha! You’ve discovered the gene common to all males. The one which translates to “if it’s bigger, it’s better”. While having been relatively successful at molding that certain trait in myself, it still rears its head more than I care to admit. Most recently, the king size bed purchase. Sure, it’s nice and big, but it dominates half the bloody room.
In regards to the dishwasher: I am right there with you. It’s not a bloody haz mat decontamination unit, it’s a kitchen appliance! Or so my mother drilled into my head. One of the things that has actually stayed there.
Sounds like you may need a “cadillac” dishwasher. Bosch makes a great one and since it has the Bosch name, men tend to be more receptive.
My other half jokingly calls me “Felix” or “Monk” because of my preoccupation with tidiness and germs. My oldest daughter took me by suprise when she once casually commented that I suffered from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). But doesn’t the world just seem right when everything is clean and in its place??
Wow, that thing is beautiful!
I mean, I’m sorry it caused you trouble, but....
what a honking grill!
I know Jason would be drooling. Grilling is one of his favourite sports.
I like my steaks medium-rare, in case you were wondering
Jay~
You just get on that plane to Phoenix, and I’ll have Kevin grilling that steak for you immediately!
MizMell~
I would love the cadillac of dishwashers! Even then I think my compulsive instinct would be to rinse the particles off completely before sticking it in the dishwasher. I’m sure my excuse then, would be to keep the new dishwasher working and running well without mussing it with all those grodie food particles. That’s what the garbage disposal is for, afterall.
And you’re right, life is as it should be, when things are clean and in their proprer places. Now if I could only convince my children of that, I’d be all set. I could think of worse things our children could say about us, than OCD about cleanliness!
tori~
You’re right. Grilled food is delicious! But having read a little bit about the carcinogens that accompany your grilled food; usually attached to any blackened area on your meats, from the grilling process; balance is important. Too much of a good thing is unhealthy, and unfortunately that goes for grilling meats as well.
Al~
Your bed purchase? The hubby has been harping about wanting king size too! It is a gender thing, isn’t it?! In our case, I have a headboard, that is more like the size of a book case with many drawers and cabinets attached. All hardwood oak; and not to drop dollar amounts, but it wasn’t cheap, and took me a good year to pay off. It fits a Queen size bed. In other words there will be no king size bed. But I’ll compromise with the hubby. He can have the cadillac of DISHWASHERS instead.
On a serious note, I hope you and all of Peter’s friends and family are holding up. You all remain in my prayers and thoughts.
Diane Mandy~
THANK YOU! You’re right; that thing is HUGE. As far as the satellite goes, the grill is for the most part under a covered area. And any argument against the grill purchase? Has long since left the building, since it’s here, unwrapped, and I’ve witnessed the husband’s adoring glaze at it. I wouldn’t have the heart to say take it back.
Sue~
I hear ya on that one! Kevin likes to be helpful though, so I think I’d have to beat him off with a stick to stop him from helping me out. I just have to be quicker than he is, and get in there and get it done before he notices that I’m doing it.
Amy~
Thank you for the positive vibes! And the dirty dishes rubbing against the clean was responsible for my disgusted and defeated feeling that morning. Bus as of now, 6 days and counting!
If I make it through to the end of this month alive, I will be at your doorstep to give you a real live hug, take you out for a drink, and we can have some girl time! All of us!
*smooches!* You know I love you!
I for one can’t wait for that.
Oh dear ladies! I’m SOOOO looking forward to some girl time! My schedule is pretty much wide open. (barring the kids’ taxi service I run)
Ok Jade & Rachel, 6 days and counting...and then we celebrate the passing of another February!
Love you both,
3T
OMG. I am a total germaphobe. And a nurse...tell me how tHAT works??? *L* My husband bought a floor model bbq grill because it was enormous, but less money because of it being the floor model.
made him turn his ass right around and bring it back...cause my fat ass ain’t eating offa shit that 32948732947 other people ran their fingers over, touched, sneezed on, coughed on and there ain’t enough bleach in the world to clean that shit to my satisfaction.
We have a smaller, but cleaner grill now.
CP.
I feel like we’re twins, separated at birth. I’m with you on the dishwasher thing. I don’t know how people just stick dirty dishes in there. I mostly like it gives the dishes somewhere to stay overnight & I can put off putting them away til morning.
What you wrote, was me last week. Just remember 2 things: 1) don’t kill anybody. 2) don’t hurt yourself. Oh and also: CHOCOLATE CURES!
Men & BBQ’s...I think it’s the ultimate toy. I just think it’s so cool they like bbq’ing, heck, give em a gold bbq! As long as they’re doing the cooking.
ps...I wouldn’t let Kevin tell Miss Ann about his bbq’d cat theory. I think she’s seriously considering something along those lines & encouragement of any sort may be um...not good for the cat.
Hay! at lest he didnt put liqiud dish soap in the damn thing .that is so much fun you should try it sometime. Love you Dad
Please please count me in on that girls lunch.
I am so with you girlfriend...every dish would have come out and been rewashed in the dishwasher.
I will be so glad when this month is over. I did an open house last Sunday for a million dollar house...sold the house...and didn’t make a cent!!! WTF...they don’t want to use a Realtor. Someone please wake me when this nightmare is over.
OhGirl, aren’t there laws about that or something? You’d think they would have to “rent” you for the open house they took advantage of. Seems fucked up :(
If there aren’t laws against that, there should be. That’s so messed up. Is it just me, or do the richest people seem the cheapest? Geez, that would’ve been a nice commission.
Two more fucking days to go and I swear to God SOMEONE is going to die before this month is over. I’m on a homicidal rampage. The End.
uh-ohhh. I hear ya. I didn’t sleep well last night, tossed and turned, kicking the covers off and pulling them back a dozen times. Rachel, can you take a Klonopin? Might help the nerves some, if not the actual situation. We’re in the home stretch. This month is almost dust! I love you Girlfriend. Hang in there, just a few more days, and we’ll go celebrate with some gooey decadent chocolate!
Jane~
My Dad used to say the rich remained rich for a reason. (They were tight with a buck) Which of course is not always true; but it fits for this situation.
Oh-Girl~
Of course you’re in! I’m so sorry what happened to you on the Open House. I believe in karma, and they have some not-so-good karma coming their way for this! I also believe your big sale is out there! Keep the spirits up. And in a few more days we’ll set up a girls lunch! Love you,
3T
Dad~
I love you Dad!
I can’t remember if I did that once, or if Randy did it; in the house in Kelso. Those suds were everywhere and grew and grew and grew, there was no stopping them. Although I do believe that’s the cleanest the kitchen floor has ever been!
Jane~
Chocolate cures, got it! I’ve been eating my shar of chocolate over the last month. But I do promise to hurt no one including myself! Besides I’m on the home stretch here. Just a few more days...Sending hugs over there in CA. Love ya!
CP~
Ya know, I never would have thought of that. The thought of germs wouldn’t have crossed my mind. Well untilI got it home, then it may have...I do believe we are gemraphobes for a reason. I took biology and the courses for Pharmachy Technician and sterile technique for mxining IV’s. If anything it made me more of a germaphobe, and I’ve no doubt it added to yours as well! Thanks for commenting CP!
February is just horrible, always. I am so ready for MArch, but that means I need to plan birthday parties. AGGGHH!!
Oh No!! I hate when that happens with the dishes. Of course now that I live by myself that never happens because the Dish Fairy must have stayed behind at my old place.
Hope everything goes well for Riley!
Riddle me this: will the cat be grilled or slow roasted?
Tomorrow is March! HOORAY FOR MARCH!
I hope your days got better since this one.
Hurray, 3T! YOu made it, it’s March!!
Today is Wednesday! Tomorrow is my birthday! Say Happy birthday
I’ll say it a week from Tuesday. Are you happy enough?