Did NOT go out with girlfriends last Saturday for a cheap evening out on the town, at a coffee shop in Wayne. I did NOT decide to go ahead and make a left hand turn because I was in a hurry and there was clearly no traffic coming, despite about three signs informing me lefts were not allowed. I'm a very careful driver who always obeys all traffic laws and posted signs. I did NOT promptly see lights in the rear view and get issued a ticket. While sitting there waiting and waiting for my ticket I did not start to panic at the amount of time it was taking for him to write it up. I have NOT had so many tickets that I would have an understanding of the average amount of time it should take to issue a ticket for a simple traffic violation. I did NOT start wracking my brain for other things he could potentially be arresting me for (am I up to date on my property taxes??) The officer did NOT issue me a second ticket for having an expired registration. My registration did NOT expire in January. It is NOT currently the end of April. (whoops) The "cheap" night out with girlfriends did NOT end up costing me over two hundred dollars in tickets.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
and I thought I overshared on the internet...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
You Know You are a Single Mom When...
-- When you are at work you are trying to do personal stuff (figure out how to take time off for dentist appointments, calling those people who are only around during business hours). When you are at home, you are trying to finish up work because you can't come in early or stay late like the other teachers.
-- Along the same lines, when you have to take a sick day and send the little one to daycare anyways, just to go to the doctor's office and get a hair cut in peace.
-- The daycare sends home father's day cards to mom.
-- You turn on the TV for noise when he's at his dad's for the weekend, because the house seems a little too quiet. -- Your car is a rolling apartment with snacks, drinks, changes of clothing, crayons, paper, books, a folding chair, a case of bottled water, action figures, trash bags, etc. -- You find yourself wanting to strangle the chick in RS who says "Well since my husband is in dental school/works long hours/travels a lot I'm basically a single mom." Girl, you have no idea. -- Your Netflix movies are, like, seven months old because you never have time to watch them. --Your five year old is unphased sitting on the stool waiting and watching while you get your eye brows waxed. -- You look forward to your weekend "off" but then find yourself working four hours later because you can't bear to go home to an empty house and then when you do get home, you are so exhausted you fall asleep before ten o'clock with the lights all on and the computer in your lap. So much for being a swingin' single... -- You start finding children's TV characters sort of attractive (overlooking the fact that they are clearly gay):-- Your siblings see your name on caller id and answer the phone with "I already have plans this weekend, I can't babysit"....
-- Your son recognizes the symbols on bathroom doors, but thinks the women's one applies to him, because you are too terrified to let him use a public bathroom alone. -- You are fine with the fact that when navigating through your living room you will forever trip over a mess of small legos, blocks, action figures, soccer cleats, etc.
Anyone have anything else to add to the list?
Sunday, April 18, 2010
"Driving sideways..."
It's an Aimee Mann kind of night.
I adore those albums. I listened to them over and over in college.
She is very much like Counting Crows in that when you pull out lyrics they don't seem as meaningful. So much of it is in the music and the delivery.
I'm trying to mellow out.

