I had planned to write a post on book week today, but as it turns out I haven’t.
No real reason why. Just haven’t.
Instead, because said post will take too much time out of my already dramatically shortened day, (it helps to take your house keys with you when you leave home, so that you don’t have to drive into your husbands work to steal his), I shall instead be imparting some of my still in tack wisdom.
Or possibly randomness.
So, here goes.
- There is possibly nothing more frustrating in life than moving car seats from one car to another.
- You can, in fact learn things from kids TV shows. The other day I was able to accurately identify an object at a construction site, based on about three minutes of watching Bob the Builder.
- Still on Bob, most people, according to facebook, would like to see Wendy and Bob live happily ever after.
Or, perhaps. Just have one hot and steamy weekend.
See the way she gazes at him?
- It is entirely possible to pretend that sore ankles don’t exist because the physio suggested a $600 MRI, and you already have a dentist stealing all your money.
Possible if you just ignore the fact that the pain is again waking you up at night.
- Bookweek, whilst an excellent celebration of all things literary, is also a great filter of parents. It’s easy to see the passionate, the practical, the ones who forgot until the morning of the parade, and the ostentatious.
I think that prior to elections, we should make our politicians dress up to see which category they fall into.
- Speaking of elections, there is nothing like a looming one to boost the number of telemarketer calls. However it appears that those calling to provide important information actually have no access to much beyond a fact sheet. When I asked what my local members stance on gay marriage was, I was told she would call me back.
The election is tomorrow and now the phone is oddly silent.
- When your husband accuses you of dream cheating with a McDreamy look alike, it is wise to do your best to appease him that his will NEVER happen, instead of just saying, ‘well that’s silly.’
Particularly when the next night he will leave you to go to Japan with the tightly toned woman from the corner store, and you will want to punch him in the face.
“Boatman, please believe me. McDreamy’s perfect hair could never come close to your dark blue overalls.”
- Twitter is an excellent source of enablement when it comes to weird food combinations.
- Twitter is also an excellent source of accommodation issues. Cass Can Sew has kindly volunteered to have a bloggers sleepover at her place, but she will frisk you to make sure you haven’t raided her fabric stash.
- The thought of spring, whilst igniting the online world (ie everyone in my news feed) with joy and anticipation, only brings me dread. The heat is on its way to Darwin, and there’s no way to escape it.
Unless I go and live with Cass.
- Nits are possibly the hardest things to kill ever. If the world spontaneously exploded, I’m sure they would get by with barely a scratch.
They and the cockroaches.
- As for cockroaches, I take back my earlier statement of car seat transference as the most frustrating thing. It is definitely cockroaches crawling across the smoke alarm sensor in the middle of the night.
And finally,
- Toilet training, whilst providing a light to the end of a huggies filled tunnel, is also entirely annoying when it means you must visit every public toilet in the world, and every suggestion of ‘need to do wees,’ must be taken seriously.
There is something to be said for wearing nappies forever.
If Britney can pull it off, Ava is in with a fighting chance
Any wisdom/randomness you want to share?
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having not watched much bob the builder it took me a while to work out that picture was of wendy and bob… i thought it was another girl. my bad. lol
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There is great wisdom to be found in randomness. It shows a recognition that the rules by which we determine what is normal are basically rubbish.
Of course this philosophy may just be my straw-clutching attempt to justify my own basically rubbish behaviour.
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You’re hilarious! We’re having local council elections happening around here. Some of the campaigners were walking around our neighbourhood and doing a door knock. Perfectly timed that I was about to set off for day care pick up…phew! Those telemarketers are soooo annoying!
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Oh I love random (dare I say useless) facts. I’m the queen of them. I have two things to say about your list:
1. Just reading the word Nits made me scratch
2. Bob and WEndy are so getting it on behind the scenes. No doubt about it.
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Really enjoyed this Jess
I often think Bob and Wendy should get it on (or perhaps they already are..?.. behind closed doors and all that eh?). I LOVE your suggestion that politicians should dress up for a parade.. costumes would be very telling indeed. I think you’re on to something there!
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I hear you – I’m so, so over visiting every, single toilet IN THE WORLD.
I hate toilets.
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So wise, and yes I do want Bob and Wendy to get it off!
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Telemarketers suck! Especially on a Saturday morning at 9.30am when you are having a long awaited/needed sleep in
Love that you put them on the spot regarding the gay marriage stance
Never got a reply either! Guess some questions are too confrontational.
Love it! Bob The Builder and Wendy belong together. He could knock her up a brilliant house, and every episode to date has proven his handyman prowess. Although, his parents are on the scene quite a bit – so Wendy would have to contend with the pesky in-laws all the time.
And what would baby Bob-Wendy look like? And how would Pilchard adjust to a new baby? Did I mention that I have to listen to Bob the Builder on repeat for every car trip! http://www.housewifeinheels.com/2012/08/04/how-many-bob-the-builders-will-it-take/
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I think you have put too much thought into this…
Yes but they would always have baby sitters. And Bob’s dad could build them a playground and look after them whilst Wendy takes out her frustrations with a jackhammer.
Hello, new blogger and first time reader, sorry but I think Wendy can do better, if you want to know why feel free to come and take a look at my issues with Bob
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