filtering

i'm a food network addict.  i have a zillion cookbooks but i still check in with food network when i'm thinking through my culinary plans.

i'd like to send them a suggestions though.  i *really* wish i could filter out the rachael ray recipes.  she clogs up the list with her ill-written, mediocre concoctions.  just seeing her name is like nails on my chalkboard.

occupied for hours minutes

we have a house full of toys.  most will keep delilah maeve occupied for 10 minute intervals.  the tile guy just left a grout sample chart for us to look at.  the samples slide out of the side for viewing.  delilah has been sitting on the couch moving the samples in and out for the last 25+ minutes.  we may not give the grout sample chart back.  or maybe we'll add one to her birthday wishlist.

not-so-undercover mother

today while at the nearly deserted local laundromat i was privy to a conversation that would rival a jerry springer episode.  as i moved the massive tangle of sleepers, bibs, and generally tiny clothing to the dryer i listened to a laundromat patron air her sexual exploits to the employee who is often found staring at the wall hung television tuned to daytime crap such as springer.  at one point the girl extracts herself from her prattling long enough to acknowledge my presence and apologize for the content of her chattering.  the employee says to her, "oh, she probably doesn't mind.  she was young once, too."

damn. 

i treated her to an, "oh, no you didn't."