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August 14, 2008

Just call me...

(Originally published by Nattie on January 30, 2004)

..."Cranky Crankerson." Yup, I've changed my name. Why am I cranky?

1. I had to get up early on a Saturday morning.
2. It was 9 degrees below zero on said Saturday morning.
3. It felt like 20 below zero on said Saturday morning because of the wind chill.

I warmed up the car for over 15 minutes and it still didn't thaw out.

I think I got frostbite on my butt from sitting on a cold car seat.

It took half an hour to get myself and the Squirmy Twins bundled up.

The oldest Squirmy Twin stuck his gloved hand in a snow bank and then complained loud and long about how cold his hand was.

The oldest Squirmy Twin who, by the way, said he wanted to play soccer, sat on the sidelines the majority of the game because that was more fun. When he was in the game he spun around in circles oblivious to the goals of the game.

After tackling and rebundling the oldest Squirmy Twin when the game was over, he then whined because he wanted to play soccer.

The youngest Squirmy Twin fell on the ice outside the gym because her brother wanted her to hold his doggy that he had to bring with him and I told him no. It was his doggy. He needed to take care of it.

So the youngest is crying because her butt is cold and sore now.

The oldest is crying because I'm making him tow the line and he now only has one hand to form the snowball that I told him not to make.

When we get home I tell them to go straight to the house. No detours in the snow. Not when it is this cold.

Guess who doesn't listen but goes tramping through a snow bank?

Guess who cries because mommy is upset that he didn't follow the rules?

I'm congested.

My husband is at work and I have to deal with this alone.

The clincher and what makes all of the above a big deal when it normally wouldn't be - I have a headache! Not just a little headache, but a I'm-going-to-be-a-migraine headache if you don't slow down and lay down soon.

I have a ton of things to do and I don't have time for a headache.

What do I need to do?

• dishes (I had to wash dishes to fix breakfast—so that was another reason I was cranky)
• laundry (it mated again in the night. I had it all folded yesterday now there is at least three more loads to do.)
• vacuum (I haven't vacuumed in over a week because my vacuum is out of commission. I sucked up a crayon and can't get it unstuck. BTW, hubby was home all last week and I asked him every day to look at said vacuum. He said he would look at it later. It is later. He hasn't looked at it!)
• clean the bathrooms (they are cruddy—again)

What am I going to do?

• take some headache medicine
• sip my Diet Coke
• lie down on the couch
• and pray that I can keep my temper in control

I don't like being "Cranky Crankerson." I want to be "Happy Happerson" or at least "Connie Contenterson." I'll stop whining now. I won't come back till I'm at least Natalie York again. :-)

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