Multifaceted Mama

Being the married single woman that I am at the moment, all things plumbing fall within my realm of responsibility.  So, Tuesday afternoon, I headed into traditional Man Land to buy a flapper.  No, I was not out buying an escort into role playing girls doing the Charleston.  I needed that little rubber piece in the tank of a toilet that plugs the hole.  Good times.

In my frequent forays into Man Land, I have noticed that there are certain things & rules that are specific to a particular genre of location within Man Land.  For example, in the Man Land location of an auto parts store, there are certain rules of behavior that should be followed.  One of the most important is to be followed when you are there accompanying your male significant other.  And that is that you should never dare to insult your male companion, even in jest, while within those sacred walls.  If you do, you will be glared at and spoken to as if you are a complete loser.  I have noticed this phenomena in several states, so I don’t think it is a regional thing!  I have also learned that when entering the auto parts store alone, you should be prepared to be talked to as if your boobs and ovaries have caused all the blood to leave your head, leaving you deprived of both oxygen AND brains!

However, hardware stores seem to be different.  They are more than willing to help you, but sometimes that help might be slow in coming.  Especially if you have large breasts.  I talked to two different men at the store Tuesday afternoon, and neither of them could lift their heads and clear their minds long enough to listen to what I was asking.  And when they did speak to me, they suddenly developed a stutter.  I considered placing a sign on my boobs listing my needs, but thought that might be trashy.  But it probably would have been more efficient.

My conclusions?  Auto parts store workers hate women, and hardware store workers like them too much.  Good times!

NEVER fall asleep with Oxygen on your TV.
Some people sleep walk, some people sleep eat.  I apparently sleep channel-surf.  When I fell asleep I was watching NBC and the end of Jimmy Fallon.  When I woke up, the Oxygen network was on and I was viewing a rather large array of,… um,… personal pleasure devices!  It took me a moment to reach the level of clarity necessary to realize that I was lying in bed, snuggled with my little guy, and watching a inhumanly large shocking pink phallus rotating at impossible speeds in impossibly large circles.  It didn’t look like it might be fun; it looked like a hard to explain trip to the ER.  Fortunately for me, the yard ape stayed snuggled and asleep so there were no awkward conversations need at 2am!  I did, however, change the channel.  Cold Case on TNT is a lot easier to deal with at that hour!

Gearing up for NaNoWriMo,…
I am truly hoping that I do better with NaNoWriMo this year than I have the last couple, especially last year.  They tell you to just write, not to edit and change things as you go.  Those things come later, after the month is over.  But when one is anal as I am about such things, that is a tall order!  But they are absolutely right, because my word count for the month was DISMAL!  I have fleshed out a story line, but there is something about it that I just don’t like and I don’t know what it is.  I can only hope it straightens itself out as I write.  Donovan is doing it this year, too, so that should be fun.  I have WAY more faith in my kid than I do me!  You can visit our profiles with the links under my NaNoWriMo badge in the menu under “Mama on the Net”.  We start November 1st!

I have always been all about supporting other military wives whenever possible in their business ventures.  Military families just don’t make a lot of money and sometimes those side businesses make all the difference to a family.

Recently I met another Army wife on Facebook, whose husband happens to be stationed at the same post as my husband.  She has just started selling some of the most DELICIOUS candles online as a consultant for Gold Canyon candles.  They have every possible scent, from floral and nature scents, to edible and “clean” scents, as well as some yummy sounding holiday scents!  They are heavily laden with scent, which I never can seem to find in a candle, and they are very long burning.  I just sent in an order for myself for 4 different yummies to try out!  I got a Mulled Harvest Bella candle, a Raspberry Cocoa Torte Heritage candle, an Apple Orchard Pear’adise Bella candle, and a Rose Heritage candle.  They even have a line of bath & body products, as well as a line of green living cleaning supplies.  They also carry all kinds of cute candle accessories and candle care items.  TONS of stuff!  Go check out Caroline’s candles HERE!

She also sells Tupperware online, another place I love to shop!  And who can’t use Tupperware?!  The stuff lasts FOREVER so you ALWAYS get your money’s worth.  I remember the Tupperware of my youth in my mom’s kitchen was all that lovely 70′s orange, yellow & green.  But has Tupperware ever changed!  There is so much more available now and I want to throw out everything I own to get it all!  Caroline’s Tupperware site is HERE.

The holidays are coming and it is a good time to start shopping!  So go support a military wife whenever possible!  If you know of other military wives with an online business, please send me her name, branch and link so I can add her to my new page on my blog, “shop military wives“.

Note to self,…
A mug resembling a pumpkin may be cute, but may not be the easiest thing from which to drink the blood of life without dribbling. Yes, I learned that this morning. Fortunately, I managed to just dribble down the chin and not on the clothes! I bought an admittedly cheap mug at the grocery store last night, thinking I could drink my coffee in the spirt of the season. The mug itself is the pumpkin, complete with the bumpy ridges, and the handle is the stem and vine. But trying to drink WITHOUT dribbling takes planning, not something I generally need to do when simply trying to drink my coffee! They say you should learn something new every day, so I think today’s lesson is that, when drinking from a pumpkin mug, drink from the ridges, NOT from between them. That allows you to avoid the admittedly attractive twin rivelets of coffee from either side of the mouth. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Gotta love Soldier Daddy
A couple days ago, Soldier Daddy asked me if he could use the credit card to get something online. I asked him how much and what for, to which he informed me that he couldn’t tell me because it was FOR me. So, of course, I told him to spend as much as he needed. Well, yesterday I received a phone call for him from the local flower shop. I told her that he was in Afghanistan, which was followed by a moment of awkward silence. Apparently, that was my surprise! He had ordered an arrangement, but the flowers necessary they didn’t have so they called to get subsitutions. She felt like a heel, but I thought it was hysterical. So I told her to surprise me! A couple hours later, they were here, complete with a bag with candy in it! I ♥ my Soldier Daddy! Click on the pics to see them larger!