2 posts tagged “zoo”

we went to go pick up my nieces and cousin that live far off in a strange land called Atlanta, Georgia.  We only went halfway, of course.  We met at a quiet, country resturant.  That's when I noticed something:  Whenever I'm around my family I stop being the free, smiley straitforward person it took to become all summer and change into a frigid, stiff slightly awkward person. 

It is the third or fourth day and it seems like I have to deal with all of their little mistakes.  It is fine and not a problem, just super annoying.  For example, this morning when I took a shower I turned it on as usual and prepared to jump in, but someone had twisted the shower head and it sprayed (is that even spelled right?  Summer does make you dumb) me before I could even get in-all off guard and everything-I was pissed for about ten seconds until I realized may hair didn't get wet, just my neck. 

The toilet seat is always up.  Someone likes to use my sponges and washclothes.  Someone is ALWAYS at the computer desk and the television screen.

In fact this is exactly why I call my neices and cousins the MTV generation.  It's always Myspace this and "let me use your cell phone" that and "What are we doing next" there and "Why are you wearing that" here.  It is actually pretty funny. 

But again back to me dealing with the consequences of their actions...I have a cold.  New people, new germs.  I was bummed at first and started walking around the house wiping all the doorknobs and phones and fridge doors with Fabuloso.  But that is okay with me.  I am still enjoying them being here I just gotta organize a little bit.  I'll start with a computer schedule...

Everyone will have an hour and thirty minutes.  They just check off their name after wards or how much of their time they've done already on my wipe board with rainbow markers.

This will be as breezy as yesterday's zoo trip.  Actually that was kind of dull-my nieces just kept talking about how no one else there was matching or something.  The only different thing was when two guys shyly came over while we were sitting on a bench.  One asked if he could sing to us and I didn't know what else to say so i just said sure.  People looked.  He was so shy, in fact he just stared down at my shoes or the ground or something the whole time.  I wanted to be polite so I waited until he was done and told him that was very nice with a smile.  Afterwards they walked straight over to my mom.  huh.  Turns out they had been talking about how they wanted to be rappers and my mom said something like "you can't be shy-start off in public" and pointed to us sitting nearby. Huh.

I don't know exactly what is planned for today because I lost the notebook that I wrote down all of our activities on.  Oh well.   

Here's one for the ladies:  What's in your handbag right now? 
Submitted by Kadeeae.

Well, an arm from the guy I had to kill two weeks ago...just kidding.  Actually, there are a million things in my purse right now.

my high school agenda book.

a script for a play.

a script for a musical.

a cell phone.

a wallet (though I usually stuff my money in my back pocket).

mini notebook.

a poem I wrote a few hours ago on an old diary page.

a cute pink scientific calculater.

face moisterizer.

pens.

pencils.

coacoa butter.

different kinds of chapsticks.

lipgloss (yes, there is a difference).

a sock (for an mp3 player).

a bracelet.

some erasers.

some coins.

a cute little shoe.

my mp3 player (thought its stuck in recovery mode).

blotting sheets (for when skin gets oily).

and my camera.

So today I want to go to the zoo because I want to go somewhere (beisdes the mall) and I haven't been there in a long time, but mom and dad are pooped from a shut in the church just had, ending two hours and eighteen minutes ago.  okay, nineteen.  I so need to hurry up and be able to drive, so I can get a car and go to the zoo and Barnes&Nobles and the movies any time I want.  Ugh.  So I guess I'll study for the play.  Someone dropped out, so I have to say some of her parts.  Great.  And later I'll pick up and distribute those Girl Scout Cookies.  Well, at least I ordered some.  Yay.  

So I'd better get started on that.

...any time now...

ugh...