My new favorite time to shop for groceries is Sunday night. It is so quiet and I practically have the whole place to myself. Last night I left a little too late and got stuck with the overnight staff. AKA – teenagers with an attitude. Don’t get me wrong I love teenagers…just not in service roles. So at about 10 p.m. they shut down all the check out counters and just have the self-checkout open. I always try and be cool and act like I’m a real cashier but it never works. I can never figure out those damn machines and that annoying voice that keeps telling me to “please place item in the bag” or “please place item back in the bag” or “please take items off of scanner” ten gazzilion bazilion times. It took me about an hour just to check out and get the heck out of there. Yes an hour because when something rang up wrong, it took teenage boy 10 minutes to run back and get a price check and then 15 minutes for teenage girl to fix my receipt while asking me “do you think relationships can be rekindled? You know like after you break up with someone and they want to get you back?” Hugh? Does it say therapist across my forehead?
How cool is it that Alec Baldwin narrates the Thomas the Tank Engine videos. I thought that was his voice but just figured it only sounded like him, until I was watching it today and saw that it really was him. Sorry, but after watching him on 30 rock I can’t take him seriously. I love that show by the way, him and Tina Fey are hilarious
We’ve been so spoiled with Eva being such a good sleeper but she is now at that stage where she fights us when it’s time for bed. She had Chris running around the house like a banshee last night and today she thought it would be funny to hide under her bed when it was time for nap. Then she screams and cries like monkey on crack when I finally catch her. I know when she is 16 I will be looking back at these days with fond memories and wondering where my sweet 2 year old went.
Ya so yesterday I find myself telling Eva “You have to let Mommy wipe your butt. Mommy wipes her butt, daddy wipes his butt, Everybody wipes their Butt.” Aint that the truth. She let me wipe her after that. 
wendy says...
My Thomas & Friends (The Great Discovery 2008) was narrated by Pierce Brosnan. Sexy. LOL. Never done that check-out counter thing. One hour????? Grrr.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Casey says...
I didn’t know that about Baldwin and Thomas.. that is cool. Sleep issues are THE WORST. My kids are generally good sleepers but when my son gets ear infections, it’s a month long struggle to get him to sleep through the night again. Good luck..
I’m “officially” representing Keely today…consider her represented. So I’m day late but I’m trying!
August 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Mom says...
I am laughing, but really, it is not funny when it is happening to you. Your sarcastic humor is very effective.
Laughter is a good reaction to most of life’s grrr’s.
August 12th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Gentry says...
The worst self check out for me is when I take my six year old. He simply can not RESIST the self check outs. We’ve had numerous discussions (where I have humbly resorted to bribery, threats, begging, you name it) about how he needs to PLEASE NOT TOUCH and let Mommy scan her stuff….I tell you six items can take 20 minutes via self checkout with your six year old.
By the way, I like to shop at night too but I hate how picked over it is on Sunday night. I have better luck on other nights…my grocery store is totally decimated by Sunday evening–I’m envious if you can still get decent produce and meat at that time!
Love your blog by the way–this was my first visit here.
August 12th, 2009 at 5:29 pm