Nathan and I thought we’d do the social thing today. So this afternoon we met up with some mommies. Oy. “Everyone, this is Michelle who needs to learn to put her baby in the bouncy seat right outside the shower. Michelle this is everyone.” Really? Dude! Why didn’t I think to put him in the bouncy seat in the bathroom instead of getting out of the shower no less than three times before the shampoo was fully rinsed? Oh, that’s right because he is too freaking big for the bouncy seat! But, hey, thanks for making me feel like a jackass in front of large group of people. Rock on!
After that I needed a coke. We hit the Burger King drive-thru just as the high school was getting out. Again, I say oy. In front of us were five kids in a tricked out Hyundai. Yep someone has too much money and yet not quite enough money. “Can’t really afford a nice car so I’ll pour every red cent I can get into tricking out my mid 1990’s Hyundai!” Firt they each took a pull of their pop and then returned them. All five of them. Now Nathan is crying because he really wants to be asleep, but doesn’t want to be asleep. The huge bags of food come up next and they paw through them before handing them BACK! It’s Burger King. It’s crap. I know it’s crap. You know it’s crap. Take your crap and move on. Finally – 13 full minutes from when I decided to start timing – the Hyundai starts pulling forward. At a snail’s pace. They actually stopped just far enough ahead for me to get excited about maybe getting my coke and quenching the thirst that threatened to kill me. And then they stopped. They were all checking out who was inside the Burger King. If you really cared who was inside the Burger King then why not go inside in the first place. I laid on my horn until they started moving again. Just left it blaring. The cashier applauded and gave me my king-size coke for free. Don’t screw with the thirst.
My new favorite meal? Trader Joe’s carries raviolis filled with mascarpone cheese and mushrooms. Boil them up. While that is going on take some of their sun-dried tomato bruschetta topping and mix it with heavy cream in a small skillet. You can use nonfat half and half if that’s how you roll, but here with the extended nursing we allow ourselves a few extra calories now and again. That’s it. You’re done. Freakish good and done in under five minutes. You’re welcome.
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