Crabby Monday Rant

It's Monday.  I figure that's enough reason for some complaining so here goes with the items that have annoyed me today:


HILLARY CLINTON (please go away your majesty - I'm sick of you)
I'm really sick of seeing Hillary Clinton articles EVERY day.  It's like she's waiting for the coronation again and the press is ready to hand it to her.  Whether anyone else is, that's another story.


SUCK UPS
My suck up co-workers just made me look bad again.  Unless I decided to suck up also.  Which goes against my grain.  If they'd just shut their pie holes unless it really is something special I would be happier.  As it is they seem to use any excuse to gush. 


An ongoing problem that caused repeated crashes and lack of productivity is going to be fixed.  I'm glad it's finally getting fixed!  Then the suck ups start one upping each other.  First one exclaims how excited she is.  Second says she's VERY excited.  Do I say how deliriously excited I am?  Dial tone from me.  No wonder I'm not the favored one.  I've earned it apparently.  I'll own that. 


WEEKENDS ARE TOO SHORT, WORK WEEKS ARE TOO LONG
Nuff said on that subject.


GOT HIT WITH SOME ATHEIST HATE ON FACEBOOK THIS MORNING
Pissed me off.  I prefer the term agnostic, but I am one.  This morning one of those smug little pictures that gets passed around on facebook aimed my way, accusing me of wanting to tear down crosses at the 9/11 site. 


Newsflash:  I don't care if there is a cross at the 9/11 site!  I'm guessing very few of us horrible atheists do.  There always have to be some pain in the asses but most of us probably don't spend much time on this kind of thing.


I get really sick of being generalized and demonized for my beliefs or lack thereof.  I guess I missed the memo from the other atheists about how we hate Christians and all symbols of Christianity just because we don't believe.  (need a sarcasm font)  Guess if we don't think the same, we must be evil and hateful right?  Are Christians that afraid of other ways of thinking?  Must they demonize anyone who has a different point of view?


There's a lot of hate and misinformation flying around out there, about many things, so I normally try not to take it personally but sometimes I feel like I just have to say something.  This is one of those times.


So far that's my bitches for this fine Monday.  The sun is shining and no rain in the forecast for today so it is a beautiful day!  Hopefully it will all be bliss from here!

My little helper

I have been babysitting my granddaughter Penelope today.  She is my best helper!  And she's just plain fun to hang out with.

We started out the morning in my room.  I needed to charge my phone and wanted to stay close to it because I was expecting a call from my sister about Father's Day plans for tomorrow.  I'd finished paying the bills earlier and was on-line doing puzzles while Nelly sat on my bed watching Nickleodeon.  I turned around and caught her preparing to open the house payment envelope that had been sitting on my bedside table! Little varmint was being nosy (and helpful) again.  Luckily I looked at her when I did!

I figured it would be better if I paid more attention at that point so we had some snuggle time.  I noticed how small her legs seemed compared to mine so told her to snuggle up next to me so I could take a picture of her little legs compared to my giant legs.  I was setting up for the shot, waiting for the focus to set and suddenly, her little fingers were in the shot.  Then her hand.  It was pretty much blocking the shot at that point but she likes to look at her hands thru the camera.  It's a thing!

I did get this shot tho...not side by side but you get the gist...

Then we wrestled and I said "hold your feet up!"

I may be biased but I think this kid has totally adorable feet!

Right now she's snuggled in her "furs" on my bed, watching Puss in Boots and paging thru her airplane book so I have a quiet moment to blog.

Earlier I was folding laundry.  Penelope decided I needed help.  She took some folded items, unfolded them, carefully balled them up in a wad and stacked them in a pile on the bed.  Thank you Penelope.

Then my sister called so Penelope directed me to the living room so I could sit with her in the recliner (she's bossy like her Mommy) and then wanted to be part of the call for a while.  She even said "hi" to Auntie Stacey!  For those who may not know, Penelope is a special needs child with various delays.  She says only a few words at this point but she's starting to so those little times that she speaks are a big deal in this family!  When she says "hi" we cheer!

Then lunch time.  I made her mac & cheese and PB&J sandwiches.  She likes that.  She brought toys to share our lunch with us.  Turns out she has a Hulk Hogan doll.  I didn't know that until today.  He came to join us for lunch.

It's fun having lunch with little kids!  At least this one.  There are toys to play with.

Hulk Hogan says NOOOOOOOooooooooooo!

There are random butt dances when songs come on the TV in the next room.  

There is also an amazing amount of sticky stuff everywhere.  Like the jelly on top of Penelope's nose (I was in stealth mode - she didn't know I was taking pics)

see the little blob of jelly?

She shared the stickies by touching me on the arm and on the leg.  She sprinkled mac & cheese on the floor, on her chair, on her lap, on the table.  Luckily all of this is washable!

We're watching Puss in Boots.  I was typing this thinking how they sure talk in Spanish a lot in this movie before the lightbulb in my brain turned on and I realized I had the TV set for Spanish.  Sigh.

Now she's fake snoring in the bed.  Time to go get some more snuggles!

Help, help! We're being oppressed!

I just saw another post about how parents can embarrass their children on Facebook if their kids are foolish enough to friend them.

♫ playing tiny violin of sympathy ♫

There is another side to this issue and it’s time I say something about it.

Ok, here’s the deal.  Kids suppress their parents.  We can’t be our true selves without our kids trying to shut us down. 

Let that sink in. 

You know it’s true.

I see it all the time.  One of my friends will make a post with some innuendo…being funny, having some fun, being flirty and one of their kid pops on to say “Ew, Mom” or “Ew, Dad”.

Parents are sexual beings.

GASP!! 

There!  I said it!  It cannot be undone! 

Well...I could delete it but I won’t. 

How do you think you kids happen to exist anyway?  A ton of virgin births? 

In your world, Jesus isn’t so special is he?

And some of you have kids yourselves!  You know better!  tsk-tsk!

But heaven forbid that a parent hint at having any interest in some sexy time with their partner of choice! 

Here’s another shocker.

Your grandparents had sex. 

Your great-grandparents had sex!  I could go on!

They probably had sex a lot!  Maybe even when they were in their 70’s or 80's or dare I say it, older?  Maybe!  If they did, and I hope they did, there’s hope for us all to enjoy it for a long time!   

Sigh.

Ok.  I think I’ve scarred enough young minds now.