Much Better!

Today has started out much better than the past few days.  Thankfully.  I couldn't take one more shitty day in a row.  Hopefully today flies by!!

So, yesterday on my lunch break, I went and raped the hell out of Publix.  I can't believe all the stuff I got for $20.07.  Check this out:

That's a great deal!!!

Let's focus, people.  That's:

2 - Thomas bagels
2 - V8 juice (YUCK, but Supa loves it)
2 - Peter Pan peanut butter
7 - Eggo waffles (Neon's absolute favorite)
2 - Perdue chicken tenders
1 - Mr. Clean antibacterial cleaner
4 - Kraft mac & cheese

All of that for $20.07?!  I was very happy with yesterday's haul.  I wish I still had my receipt so I could post how much I saved but let's just say, a whole bunch.  :)

Taking about coupon stuff, I got some coupons in the mail from Uncle Darling (finally, JUST KIDDING!!!).  LOL!!  Thank you, Uncle Darling!!!   I really appreciate it!  That is my favorite thing to get in the mail now :D

I finished reading Book 2 of The Hunger Games...Wow, it's so good!  I plan to start the final book (Book 3) today and I'm pretty excited about it.  I could have started it yesterday but then I knew I wouldn't get anything else done.  I had to catch up on Celebrity Apprentice and get my coupon plan of action together.  Today, I should have plenty of time. 

So, for those of you who have read or are reading The Hunger Games:

Because of this and the fact that I need to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, when I get back from vacation, I'm going to work out harder than ever.  This is so me!!!

(PS, thank you for that Red Lady.  :)  I appreciate the nice, totally appropriate contribution.)

Neon came into the living room the other night and presented me with this:


WTF?!

He explained to me that this baggie contained pieces to a puzzle and he bet me all the money in his piggy bank that I couldn't figure it out. Oh, really??  He said he got it from school and his teacher told the kids to try to see if their parents could complete the puzzle.....Of course I laughed and said, "Time me!".  (haha, I can do this, easy!)



I got started....

All of these little triangles should form a perfect square when it's all put together.  "No gaps or spaces allowed", Neon said.  Okay, no problem... 

Or so I thought....

This is the best I got it to look...After about 15 minutes of moving and removing little triangles.  Supa came and took over and he got nowhere quick.  WTF?!  LOL  I guess I shouldn't have been so puzzle-cocky. 

I asked Neon if he knew how to do it and he said "Yep!  Sure do!".  Alrighty well, we gave up so Neon was going to show us how it was supposed to be done.....

He couldn't do it either!!!  Bahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

I told him to take it back to his teacher and let her show him again because his parents couldn't do it.  Talk about admitting defeat.  Haha!!  AND, since my son is only 9, I'm never expecting to hear of that puzzle again.  I'm sure he's already forgotten all about it.  The pieces are probably stuck to the bottom of the inside of his book bag.  LOL.

I had one call yesterday at work that absolutely almost drove me over the edge.  I really want to record these calls somehow and one day write a book about tall the idiots in the banking world but for now  I thought I would share this one:  (PS, 100% true story)

Me:  "Thank you for calling _____  ______  ______!  This is Apple Darling speaking.  How may I help you today?"

Idiot:  "Yeah, well, I reported my debit card lost and I didn't know if there was a new debit card automatically ordered for me or if I had to order one....."

Me:  "There is a form that you would need to complete in order to get a new debit card.  I can fax or mail this form to you or you may visit a local branch to get the form."

Idiot:  (with an attitude problem) "Ah, well, I can't just order a new card over the phone?"

Me:  "No, ma'am.  There is a form that you would need to complete in order to get a new debit card."  (Didn't I just say that?!)

Idiot:  (with more of an attitude) "Well, I'm in Alabama so what now?!"

Me:  "I can fax or mail this form to you."  (I don't know where all my patience is coming from at this point)

Idiot:  "Well, OK, I guess you can fax it to me and then I'll just have to mail it back"

Me:  "Or you could just fax it back to me, ma'am."

Idiot:  "Oh, yeah, okay.  I'll fax it back."

Me:  "May I have your member number please?"

Idiot:  "My what?"

Me:  "Your member number."

Idiot:  "My phone number?"

Me:  "No, your member number, please."

Idiot:  "I still can't understand you."

Me:  (Speaking in plain, LOUD English)  "M-E-M-B-E-R, your MEMBER number."

Idiot:  "Oh, my member number?  I don't know it."

Please keep in mind folks, this is only 1 call out of about 85 that I took yesterday.  Sometimes, I just don't know how I make it through the day without losing my mind. 


Sometimes, you just have to bang your head against the wall, repeatedly.

Tomorrow is my birthday.  Yep, sure is.  Whatever.  I'm going to get older no matter what so I might as well take advantage of my "special" day and have some fun right?  Well, for starters, I took tomorrow off of work (supa is off Friday, Saturday and Sunday).  Red knew that I was not going to be at work tomorrow so she surprised me this morning with:

A really cute card, signed by our whole department ;)



My absolute favorite...Andes Mint Cupcakes made by Red.  YUUUUMMMMM!

Thank you so much, Red.  That was very thoughtful of you and it completed my "Friday" at work.  :)  XXOO  (I hope that most of the people in our department don't like mint, more for me!!)  Heehee!!

I'm not going to reveal all the details of what we're doing on my birthday weekend yet.  I do promise to be a really good blogger and take many pictures so that I can document the weekend long event on Monday morning for everyone.  I will say that there will be a whole lot of eating out involved and lots of great friends.  I have also invited a group of people over on Saturday night and they are all coming armed with $1 bills.  You didn't know Supa stripped for social events did you?  LOL! 

Now that I have your attention:

Have a super weekend!!  (I know I sure will!)

Until Monday,

Apple