so. i am going to whine. be prepared.
really trying to keep things in perspective here. the last several days have been a real treat. though the children are just head cold sick - 4 of the children in the biggest beans class are sick. 2 of whom threw up IN SCHOOL. LOVELY. AND to boot, I am the helping parent tomorrow. and I know you all know, that i live in fear of this virus. it is ridiculous. utterly ridiculous. so, as we sit here crossing fingers and toes and hoping those nasty germies don't come our way, other loveliness ensues.
we are having this magnificent propane issue, which has proven to be the culprit behind the super bowl disaster of 2008. when i turn on the gas range to cook, the whole house smells like gas. it is really fabulous. you start to get a headache, before the water even boils. SO, i called the propane folks, who just last week delivered a load of propane our way, and they send out a creepy gentleman, who not only wouldn't leave, but who was CONVINCED that our problem, was in fact that we got a load of propane with "double stink." (in his very professional opinion.) really.
which to my delight, should go away after i cook on the stove for 3-4 weeks. really.
*apparently propane does not smell, so they add an odor to make you aware of a gas leak if there is one.*
so, after getting him OUT of the house 45 minutes later, and calling back the company, and explaining his explanation of our unfortunate "Double STINK," which they were totally baffled by - we had the tanks promptly switched out. OVER? NO. After a brief period of no smell - we are back to double stink just in time to make dinner. they are coming back tomorrow. fabulous.
The beans have been stuck in the house, and therefore very difficult. This evening at dinner, i asked M why he has been being so TERRIBLE today - to which he responded
"mommy....i am really uncomfortable talking about this."
un - stinkin' believable....really. un-stinkin' believable.
Also the neighbor keeps dropping his old dog off here, and LEAVING him for hours on end. the dog has a bad case of gas ALL THE TIME - and some weird bleeding things on his face that ooze. WTF. I have tried avoiding said neighbor, but M lets the dog in when he barks at our door, which is always, and without fail, the guy will call two minutes later to ask if we could hang onto the dog for several hours. unbelievable.
Seriously people. If those germies get us now, it is going to be the equivalent of a BAD week.
At least we haven't had any ransom notes involving weiner poopy. Head over to Nina's to check it out. Really worth your while. Really.
