Archive for September, 2005
I apologize right off the bat for not having any picturesof the kids. The Chuck E. Cheese party was way too chaotic for me to stop and pose The Squad. I did get a couple shots of the back of their heads, but I’m hoping Bridgette’s pictures come out better.
I would like to begin by saying that a lot of people go to Chuck E. Cheese on Thursday nights. I would also like to say that a lot of parents don’t pay any attention to what their very small children are doing. I know my kids are really big for their age and so I tend to think other kids are younger than they actually are, but, in my opinion a two year old should have supervision in a place like that.
Gabe said it was the fifth circle of hell. It’s where you go if you were an arsonist. This is the Room 101 for people that hate children.
So the party started at 6:00. The Goon Squad likes to go to bed between 6:00 and 6:30. I know it’s early, and believe me, we’ve been trying to get them to stay up until at least 7:00, but when a one year old says “night night” grabs their bear and pacifier and walks over to the gate to go to their room, who am I to argue?
When we got there, there were about 1 million other people in Chuck E. Cheese. I think The Goon Squad was a little freaked out. Ian was clinging to Gabe. He had his little legs locked around his Dad. Claudia looked cautious. We eventually sat down. Claudia kept signing to eat, so we were giving her teddy grahams and pretzels and water and everything.
They actually played in the toddler section for about 20 minutes. Maybe longer (this was my first experience with wanting to punch other people’s kids) and then we tried to get The Squad to go eat some pizza. That was when Claudia really started screaming.
As I was carrying her back to the table, so was yelling and thowing her head back and having a typical temper tantrum. We tried to get them in their booster seats. Becky had just gotten there with “The Kid”, needless to say, I barely got to talk to her. Gabe tried to hold Claudia off to the side while Ian ate some pizza. I looked over every couple of minutes and it always looked the same. Claudia screaming her head off and flailing around. The good part about Chuck E. Cheese is that the place is so freaking loud (like Smell the Glove mentioned) that I couldn’t even hear her screaming and they were less than 20 feet from me.
She was shrieking the whole way home (thankfully, not that far) and Gabe was saying “It’s okay Claudia. That is how I feel on the inside”.
We get home and we are changing their diapers and putting on pajamas when she starts signing that she wants to eat again. This is when Gabe and I remember that she gets hungry and tired confused and she signs eat when she wants to go to bed.
Just like she did when we first got to Chuck E. Cheese.
Gabe swears he will never set foot in a Chuck E. Cheese again. I wish that were true.
I’ll leave you with a picture of the birthday boy and his Mommy.
AFTERWARD: I just found out that Bridgette woke up to three puking kids. She thinks the rat palace poisoned them. Becky and I came out unscathed.
Posted by Sarah @
3:42 pm |
My friend Michelle brought over a toy piano (sort of) for The Squad.
Later, the destroyed it by taking the legs off. Well, it still worked, it was just no longer on legs. Here is what happened.
Me: Hey kinds, look! It’s a keytar. (singing, playing keytar, and totally rocking out) Someday love will find you, break those…
Gabe: (yelling) What the hell is wrong with you?
Me: What?
Gabe: Don’t do that! Why would you teach them that?
I’ve got to say, he had a point.
Posted by Sarah @
2:13 pm |
Little Miss Pissypants called me out.
1. Legal First name? Sarah.
2. Were you named after anyone? No.
3. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes.
4. When did you last cry? Yesterday, a song in the car made me cry.
5. What is your favorite lunch meat? Roast Beef. Rare.
6. What is your birth date? December 17th
7. Whats your most embarrassing CD? Either Boys II Men, Blackhawk, or The Sea Hags
8. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? Yes. I love to watch football and drink beer too!
9. Do you use sarcasm a lot? No, never. I never use sarcasm.
10. What are your nicknames? Feather, ZaZa, Sadie, Tiffer, Armpit
11. Would you bungee jump? Probably not.
12. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? I almost always wear my birkenstocks, but if I’m wearing tennis shoes, I do.
13. Do you think that you are strong? Smell isn’t everything. Seriously, not really, but I am mean, and I’ve gotten a lot stronger carrying around twins.
14. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate
15. Shoe Size? 10
16. Red or pink? Red
17. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? My belly
18. Who do you miss most? Zoe, but she will be here in two weeks.
19. What color pants and shoes are you wearing? Grey pants, barefoot
20. What are you listening to right now? This Hat. I’m not joking. My Mom is letting them watch the video over and over in the living room. I can hear it from back here.
21. What did you eat for breakfast? Bacon, Egg and Cheese Lean Pocket
22. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Maroon.
23. What is the weather like right now? Hot and humid, as usual.
24. Last person you talked to on the phone? Michelle
25.The first things you notice about the opposite sex? Height
26. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Little Miss Pissypants, my favorite non-tart.
27. Favorite Drink? Beer. Harp is my favorite.
28. Hair Color? brown
29. Do you wear contacts? Yes, but I don’t have them in now, so sorry for any typos.
30. Favorite Food? Bacon
31. Last Movie You Watched? I watched half of “Ed Wood” last night.
32. Favorite Day Of The Year? Super Bowl Sunday
33. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? Neither really, but I guess Happy Endings. I haven’t been the same since I saw “The Ring”
34. Summer Or Winter? Winter, but here winter is 60 degrees.
35. Hugs OR Kisses? kisses
36. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? cheesecake
37. Living Arrangements? Gabe, Ian, Claudia, Klaus, Sid and I in a house.
38. What Books Are You Reading? “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by Rowling and “Persuasion” by Jane Austen
39. What’s On Your Mouse Pad? Dell
40.What Did You Watch Last night on TV? Half of “Ed Wood”
41. Favorite Smells? bacon or lemon
42. Favorite junk food? doritos
43. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles
44. What’s the farthest you’ve been from home? Tahiti
Since Little Miss Pissy Pants already called on Mr. Hand and Meatbag, (and I’m guessing they will call Lola, Ms. Ellieand Jamwall) and Smell the Glove is blogless, I hereby preditctibly appoint: Alison, Bridgette, Becky and QOS. You have your orders.
Posted by Sarah @
12:46 pm |
Now things are starting to get interesting.
1. “wells for women”
2. terrell davis
I guess now I have Amani Toomer AND Terrell Davis. Wow. I came up first in blog searches. So, I guess no one talks about poor Terrell anymore.
3. blingo
4. “This Hat Is My Hat”
5. Oswald Noggin
6. jerry cantrell steelers
Is this even a real thing? What do you think they were going for here?
7. Sarah hand a bon
What do you guys make of that?
8. football shaped brownies
9. cheating mom videos
I don’t think whoever found me this way was looking for what I ate while on a diet. Ew. I feel dirty.
10. neocounter
hmph
11. Dora Marching Band
Posted by Sarah @
9:00 am |
I’m getting rid of my neocounter. Now that I know it doesn’t work, it just makes me crazy.
Goodbye to the sidebar tool that would only work occasionally.
Adios to the educator that taught me that Bosnia and Herzegovina is one country.
See ya to the catalyst that made me realize that both Becky and Bridgette had been to Iceland.
Adieu to you who made me paranoid about Japan.
Suck it neocounter.
Posted by Sarah @
12:23 pm |
Tonight will be The Goon Squad’s inaugural trip to Chuck E. Cheese. We will be attending the 3rd birthday party of Louis (seen here reading the newspaper on the toilet).
I’m nervous for the following reasons:
1) Most of the party will be taking place after their bedtime - the Squad gets crazy when they are tired.
2) I don’t know how The Squad will handle older children. I’m afraid that Claudia will pick a random eight year old girl and follow her around. Ian worships Louis, so that should take care of him.
3) The food at Chuck E. Cheese.
4) Remember when that one guy got tasered? (Note to self: Beware of the salad bar. Keep receipt).
I’m excited for the following reasons:
1) We get to leave the house, and we’re not going to the grocery store.
2) I really want to play with the gift we bought.
I’ll let you know how it went.
Posted by Sarah @
9:01 am |
Roger got me thinking about this Japan thing again. Maybe the Japanese don’t hate me after all.
I think this stupid thing (see my sidebar only goes up to 40 countries! It’s been 40 countries for weeks now. I don’t pay for it, so you can be assured that I have the crap version of it.
I feel so much better. But just to be sure, if you are from Japan, please let me know.
Posted by Sarah @
12:29 pm |
I got a job (just a one time thing) writing sports trivia. I know a lot about the NFL and I’m learning a lot about NCAA football and basketball. I’m just looking everything else up.
When the guy first hired me, I thought - 200 questions, no problem. Then it got harder and I had only written about 60 questions. Now, five days later (and with help from friends), I have finally finished.
They are paying me good money, however, we took in one of our cars today, and it looks like it is going to cost us over four times what the trivia guy is going to pay me. Ouch.
I think Little Miss Pissy Pants said it best when she said “fuckingbastardgarageman”.
Posted by Sarah @
11:12 am |
Hey, check me out. My counter just reached 5000.
I’m thinking of doing Google Ads. My friend says she’s made .10 already. With an income like that I could afford an ipod in only 4000 days. Sweet. It will be like having a really low paying job.
Posted by Sarah @
3:22 pm |
When did the plural of fish become fishes? What happened? I have a college degree, and contrary to popular belief, my school was accredited. Seriously, didn’t more than one fish used to be fish? Like “Hey, look over there at all those fish”.
Posted by Sarah @
9:31 am |
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