Manic Monday
A kind, thoughtful friend gave me this necklace [thank you SO much!!!] yesterday at lunch; she said…I’m not sure why I thought of you, you’re usually pretty calm. Ironic words!
I got home from lunch and saw some dog poo on the back steps. Steeling myself, I went in the house. Dad said, “I think I got some poo on my shoes.” I asked, “Did you walk into the house with the shoes on?” Of course he did. How did he get poo on his shoes? He walked out in the back yard to fill the bird feeder. The back yard is where the dog run is. I haven’t been out there to pick up the poo in months awhile, so really, I guess it’s my fault.
But…I blew up anyway: WHY did you walk THROUGH the house if you thought you had shit poo on your shoes? JESUS CHRIST! Do NOT walk in the back yard when you KNOW there is shit poo there. What the hell are you THINKING??? I WILL FEED THE EFFING BIRDS! And on and on and on. It’s like a switch just goes off in my brain and I GET.SO.MAD. It’d be one thing if we never had this conversation, but we’d had it time and again.
So, the answer, of course, is for me to pick up the poo as soon as it comes out the dog’s ass and get rid of it. Because Dad isn’t going to change. Dad is probably going to just get worse and worse.
Let’s not even get started on his overfeeding of the dogs. Yeah, I just love living here for free, I’m having the motherfucking time of my life. Woooeffinghoo.
Jebus.
Any, rant over. Here’s Lisa’s Manic Monday:
What is the sexiest part of the body? That would depend on whose body it is 
On the person I think is the most sexiest in real life (i.e., not Captain Jack Sparrow or Snape), it would be his lips.
If you kissed a frog, who would you like it to turn into? See above. Well, wait…yeah, him, but with none of his annoying idiosyncrasies, please.
What do you have stuck up on your refrigerator right now? OMG thank you for reminding me! I was going to take off ALL the magnets and post RULES like 1. DON’T FEED THE DOGS; 2. DON’T WALK THROUGH SHIT; 3. DON’T FEED THE DOGS! 4. DID YOU REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR PILLS BEFORE YOU WENT TO BED?; 5. DON’T FEED THE DOGS!
But right now? TONS of magnets.
Sigh…
Posted in Manic Monday | 31 Comments
March 30th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I say leave the magnets and the notes. I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be sometimes. I know it has to be hard. Just don’t be too hard on yourself, OK?
March 30th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Full lips, not skinny mean ones.
Armpits under a good set of shoulders are good too.
March 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
irony in it’s finest state…..breathe in, breathe out.
March 30th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Hands. Or the nape of the neck. There’s something about the nape of a man’s neck…it’s sort of mysterious.
Also, I’m passing an “excellent blog” award on to you – post will be up shortly.
March 30th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Great post! My wife’s lips are very sexy too…
Please pay a visit to my post
Happy Manic Monday!
March 30th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
What a lovely necklace!
I played too
March 30th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Beautiful necklace
I do think you’re a calm person too!
I can’t say I know how you feel about your dad and poop on his shoes (although sounds pretty frustrating), but I think that my mom has gone through very similar. Hug.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Can you breathe and clean up dog poop at the same time?
March 30th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’m feeling kinda lousy today (caught a cold I think) but your rant made me chuckle so thanks for that!
You need to live in Japan again where no one wears shoes indoors.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:17 am
Oh ya you are wicked! Love your answers! Especially number 3-ROFL! Have a great week!
March 31st, 2008 at 4:52 am
What a wonderful gift.
I’m sorry about the problems between you and your dad.
It’s so hard to get rid of expectations.
Great manic monday.
You’re welcome to visit mine.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:15 am
*hugs* Breathing is very good.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:49 am
Remember to breathe.
I understand your frustration with your dad.
Keep breathing…
March 31st, 2008 at 9:30 am
This is why I think everyone should always take off their shoes when they come inside. I am sorry you had such a rough afternoon.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:41 am
Hello from another Janet – found you on the Planet of Janet, appropriately enough. I, too am fond of Snape – someday we can share why. I know the day is coming when either my mother or hubby’s parents will be living with us. Although since hubby and I are both bad for walking through dog poop (the 140-pound Rottweiller with 2 bad back legs likes to poop next to the driveway right where we walk), we have trained ourselves to check our shoes at the door. Good luck. it’s a beautiful necklace. Actually I could use one of those with my toddlers some days.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:41 am
I like that necklace…and cute butts.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:58 am
For me, the sexiest part of the body… eyes.
Breathe. Good advice!
March 31st, 2008 at 11:22 am
LOL, oh man, I feel your frustration but I couldn’t help laughing at the way you wrote it. I could just feel your exasperation! I’m sorry. lol
That would drive me crazy too.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:24 am
Oh honey, I’m sorry. I know how frustrating this can be. It’s nice of you to stay with your father – and nice of him to let you stay. You guys are a good pair. So I wonder if there’s something else that’s raising your frustration level.
((hug))
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
ugh! what a shitty Monday! So frustrating! It’s completely natural to get fed up and go all postal. Then you can breathe
March 31st, 2008 at 1:35 pm
so clearly, the necklace worked.
You know, as Forest Gump says, “Shit happens”. Hope your week gets better.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
He, he, I so hear you on the “frustrating parents” topic! I must have had the “don’t feed the dog too many treats” conversation with my dad about 100.000 times. But does he listen to me? Nope.
I sometimes wonder if I have been that aggravating myself as a child and that’s just his way of paying me back or something…
March 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I say leave the note, and add to it, take all these magnets off the fridge lol.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I would like the frog to turn in to Prof. McGonagall
March 31st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Thanks for visiting my Manic Monday! Nope, no white board on my fridge… but what is your idea?
March 31st, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I totally heart this post and your new necklace.
And, since you mentioned sexy today, come on by and:
Get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it
March 31st, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I am sorry to hear that you had a bad day…
things will get better…sure!
Thanks for your visit!
♥
bindi
March 31st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
breathe … excellent advice! i should take it myself
April 1st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hey, janet! Thanks so much for stopping by. You made me chuckle with the dog poo and Dad story. I care for my 89 yr old Grama who suffers from SD/Altz, so I understand. Pulling our hair out helps, but laughter helps more.
Namaste
April 1st, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I think you are one of the most calming people I know…one of the things I admire about you. It’s only natural you would be pissed…I would be to!
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 am
Yeah, maybe he just forgets, I understand your frustration though for sure…when my dad was here he asked how I met T and I told him and then a day later he asked again..I got all ticked like “What do you think my answer is going to be different this time?” I thought. Instead I said Dad, why are you asking again I just told you yesterday then to my astonishment he said, “You know what we’re getting older sometimes I don’t remember everything” Of course, I felt like total dog poo at that point and came to realization that maybe as we age things start to run down…I’m not there yet but one day it can happen to all of us. You know dear how I care about you…I just see it differently since I had this experience myself…hugs to you gal!