I'm baaaaack, and some other cliches: Random Tuesday Thoughts
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 5:30AM 
So! Here I am. Back. After a week's holidays. Do I feel refreshed? Um...not really. But I missed you guys! So let's just jump right in there, okay?
I did miss you guys but to be honest, I don't really feel like blogging. Or very random. Mostly my thoughts consist of "I want to be back on holiday. I want to be back on holiday. I want to win the lottery so I can be back on holiday. I want to be back on holiday."
FoN said I didn't have to blog if I didn't want to, because I don't have a bloggy boss. See? YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.
(Yes you are.)
On an unrelated note, my actual boss didn't even say 'hi' when I got into the office today. He eyeballed me and growled, "You are never allowed to take holidays EVER AGAIN."
Then he dumped two weeks worth of work on my desk.
Oh, yay! Welcome home.
My toddler rolled with the punches on holiday beyond my wildest expectations. He was awesome, and had a total blast. Mostly because there was a small kitten there for him to torture. The kitten was used to toddler torment, since it already lived in a house with an 18-month old, but I realized we may have let him get away with a bit too much in that department when we arrived home and he tried to pick up our 70-lb dog by her skin.
Yeah, she's really thrilled we're home.
We had a house-sitter/dog walker here while we were gone. When I was putting stuff away I wondered if she'd gone through our medicine cabinet. Not that I really care, but it made me hatch a new social experiment: I want to fill our medicine cabinet with really weird and cool things, like antique medical equipment or jars of exotic candy or dozens of gold dentures. And then have a party, and watch to see if you can tell who rifled through there when they were using the toilet. Who's confident enough to admit they opened it up? Who just looks shifty-eyed as they exit? Who manages to look completely guileless?
I probably should have been an anthropologist with this kind of in depth thinking.
Did I mention I love holidays?
A loving shout-out to Captain Dumbass, Casey, Jenni, Churchpunkmom, Frogmama, Michele, and Sprite's Keeper for holding down the fort while I was gone. They did it with style, panache, and a remarkable lack of clothing. Also thanks to Julie for conducting her own social experiment by giving me a post that was just thismuch over the top, and then watching me squirm while I agonized over whether to post it or not. Let me know when it gets published in Penthouse, won't ya Julie?
And that's about it for me today, kids. What? I'm easing back into it.
Grab the button and make the magic happen!
Reader Comments (64)
Welcome back...glad you had a nice holiday and hope you win that lottery soon!
Welcome back! Glad you had a great time - you were missed, though your bloggy friends took real good care of your blog for you in your absence! ;)
I bet the look on your dog's face when X tried to pick him up by his skin was a sight to see... ;)
See? You're appreciated at work - bet no one else goes on holiday and gets 2 weeks worth of work dumped on their desk the minute they walk through the door...unless that's the 'typical' 'punishment' for taking a holiday... :)
Happy Tuesday! :)
Welcome back!
Holidays are a bit hard when you are "needed" at work. It seems as though I work like a dog for two weeks before the holiday to get everything done before I go. Then when I get back it takes two weeks just to get back to normal.
But then I have a total of 7 weeks of vacation time that I have to schedule this way. (Socialism, love it ... or be stupid)
Yay for you being back and yay for X surviving the trip. So if you got a house/dog sitter, why couldn't that person be your blog sitter as well? You were paying this person? That would have been an interesting spin.
Sorry you're back to reality but I'm glad to see you back.
Sounds like you had a great time. Can't hardly blame the kid kitties are soft and cuddly.
This is my first time participating and it was a lot of fun to do. Great idea for a meme.
I understand your wanting to go back on holiday. I think we don't get enough vacation time. I came back from holiday last month and still have the, "I want to go back to holiday syndrome".
Julie sent me that post... HA. It was quite the naughty note and I giggled after reading it... I hope it does get published for her!
Happy RTT!!
so, was toddler child ABLE to pick up 70 pound dog by the skin? I'd have been interested in seeing his face when it didn't work.
You're alive! Thanks for letting me spend the night. I, um, DID look through your medicine cabinet, but found nothing of interest! Really! (You have the very boring medical issues, you know?) (That WAS a compliment.)
Would you believe me if I said that I have never once looked in anybody's medicine cabinet?
It's the truth. I really don't care what's in there.
Welcome home!!!
Yea for holidays. They are never long enough though, I know what you mean. Sounds like your boss is a charmer.
I 100% support your medicine cabinet theory. I often wonder the same thing...
Does Canada have a lottery?
Welcome back. My son seems to excel at cat torture as well. He seems to think it's playing, the cat, not so much. At least he does share his goldfish with the cat from time to time. He is a benevolent captor.
Welcome back! I felt exactly the same way when we came back from Disney. I really didn't want to come home!
Thanks for writing for me while I was away!
I had a hard time writing this week too!
glad you are back. not that i didn't enjoy the guest posters but still glad you are back.
I enjoyed your guest posters! But now I'm curious about Julie's post... . . ..
I always wonder that too about house sitters and dog walkers. Once I was sure that the kid next door had a party here while we were gone.
I'd like to leave a rude comment but the velociraptors might get me. Tee hee.
Glad you had a great holiday/vacation!
Poor kitty!
At least you are needed at work!
Glad you had a super time. Sounds like your boss isn't so fun. It would've been awesome if X had actually been able to pick up your dog by the skin. Happy RTT!
Ah, kids and animals. Good times.
Ah, kids and animals. Good times.
you're back! i felt the void in my life filling in as I read your post.
i knew X would do awesome because, well, he is awesome.
also, ialways, and i mean ALWAYS, look in peoples medicine cabinets. and underneath the bathroom sink. i just can't help it. god, if feel so much better just admitting that.
The guests were great. The kitten's in therapy.