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Subject: Re: What did you learn? Author: Pam [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 23:30:00 01/02/02 Wed In reply to: Dana 's message, "What did you learn?" on 15:12:34 01/02/02 Wed LOL, that was priceless. I sincerely hope that you started a wall of shame in your new home with that skillet. The twilight zone observation was very apt, too. What did I learn...hmmm..nothing as wonderful as what you learned, I don't think. I learned that... Despite my "perfect house" fantasies, a two store house is a pain in the ass. My son has demonstrated (twice) that it IS possible to fall UP the stairs. A mini van is much more comfy than a sports car. And holds more crap. An adult child who moves home (even temporarily) will regress to a 16 year old in a matter of days. A 21 year old bitching and whining is four times as annoying as a 16 year of exhibiting the same behavior. 11 year olds are perfectly happy to leave two baskets of clean laundry at the bottom of the stairs for a week, making repeated trips down to them to get a new outfit to wear. I can easily spend 80 hours on a video game, but can't work in 8 minutes worth of dusting. The joy of learning that your adult child is getting married and moving back out (thus freeing up your spare room) is hugely offset by the news that you are going to be a grandparent at age 39. It is not considered permissible to announce that any forthcoming grandchildren must call you "Aunt". You feel remarkably stupid and selfish when you whine about having to work an extra four hours (bringing your weekly work load to a whopping 13 hours) after your spouse has just worked 68 hours in the same week. If you delay cleaning and repair an empty house long enough, a tornado will suck it up and you don't have to deal with it. I'm sure I learned more last year, but that's all I can think of right now. :) Pam [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Hehehe Author: Dana [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:55:35 01/03/02 Thu We are thinking about rehanging the hall of shame in the kitchen so the warped pan would be a nice addition. In fact, C. had a three day run of kitchen disasters last week so we can also add the mixer with the bent beater and burnt out motor and the two broken wooden spoons. The man can cook like a dream but is hell on utensils and appliances. My dream is that Craftsman will come out with a line of cookware with a lifetime guarantee. I hear you about the two story houses. We decided that the hidden costs of a two story (aka medical expenses) was just too high. We are three of the most clumsy people on earth, and the steps at the condo proved to be too much of a challenge for us. I hold the record for falling down the stairs and my son holds the record for falling up. Even the dog, who passed agility training with flying colors, fell down the steps on a regular basis. The only steps in our house are the ones to the basement. We treat the basement as a distant land that is traveled to only when necessary. *G* It sounds as if there is an upswing in pubescent hangerphobia. My son has a walk-in closet with ample hanging space plus two large dressers. Both the closet and dressers are devoid of any clothing. Clean clothes stay in the laundry basket until worn and the dirty clothes used to carpet his bathroom floor. Our new system is a laundry basket for clean clothes and another for dirty clothes. Hangers are used to make scultptures or devices for fishing things out from under the bed. I guess congratulations are in order for your son's marriage. When is he getting married and when is the baby due? We'll have to help you come up with more appropriate moniker than grandma. Hmmm, I'll give it some thought. I think that I'll have my grandkids call me ATM. Might as well have them start out early being honest about relationships. *G* I learned the first new lesson of 2002 last night..... If you ever break a piece of Corelle, evacuate the house, put up a for sale sign stating as is, and don't look back. That stuff doesn't break, it shatters into millions of tiny slivers. I spent two hours cleaning up the mess and then another hour picking the glass splinters out of my hands. That stuff is too dangerous to have in a home. ~Dana