Den of the Beastly Bear
Hi Folks!
I Have a pet peeve..well, OK I have dozens of pet peeves...ask anyone that knows me...LOL
But this one really sparks my ire, and I can't really put my finger on why.
And is the reason today's blog is late.
Showing up at my door unannounced!!!
For some reason this just immediately sets me off! I find it highly rude and inconsiderate...
Perhaps it is the assumption that I have nothing better to do and am just waiting around for you to grace me with your presence, or that whatever I am doing is unimportant and can be instantly dropped so I can deal with you...
Most all of my friends are well acquainted with my dislike of the practice and will generally call first, that is polite and considerate.
If I don't answer the house phone, guess what? I'M NOT HOME!!!
The one person in my life that can't seem to wrap their head around
this concept is my mother!
I just saw her yesterday for my nephew's birthday. I had some errands to run this morning so got up and left the house.
I got home about 12:15 ate a quick lunch sat down to write my blog because I leave for work at 2pm when..."Knock, Knock"
Thinking it would be another window/siding guy I hustled to the door, told the dog to shut up pulled the door open to tell this guy to go peddle his crap down the road as I was busy...and there stood my Mom.
"Oh, you're home!" she said.
"Yeah...I live here..."
"Well I tried calling and didn't get an answer..."
"Unh huh..."
"Well I got you something..." and back to her car she goes...rummages around in the back seat and comes back with two Mancino's Grinders and her little Papillon.
"I brought subs..." she says with a cheery smile "for lunch!"
"I already ate lunch Mom, I wish you'd have called before you came..."
"I did call about 11 and nobody answered the phone!"
"That's because nobody was home Mom, Kathy's at work, Kaitlin is babysitting and I had errands to run..." Mind you we all have cell phones and she didn't call them!
"What errands???" (Nosey Rosey)
"I had to run to Sears..." I answered, as if it makes any difference.
"Well I was at my friend Verace's and I thought I'd get you guys Grinders for lunch, I got you a steak and an Italian for Kathy and Katie to split...you can take yours to work for lunch..."
"I will Mom, thanks.....you didn't have to do that"
"Why don't you just cut a little bit off that Italian for me...and could I get something to drink?"
"Sure Mom...."
So I cut her off some sub, got her a soda and set and talked with her while she ate lunch.
Now don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that she thought of us...extremely blessed to still have my Mom...but I swear she does things BECAUSE she knows they annoy me!
And then stayed and stayed...before asking:
"Do you have to work today?"
"Yes Mom, it's Monday...I go to work EVERY Monday unless I'm on vacation..."
"Oh, I guess I better go then..."
So I got nothing done other than my errand...
I've tried to explain that working second shift I have a limited time to do things...as I have to plan and budget my time, I don't have time for spontaneous visits.
I might as well be talking to the wall...
Sorry I'm a day late!
Be Well!
Beastly Bear
"What errands???" (Nosey Rosey)
"I had to run to Sears..." I answered, as if it makes any difference.
"Well I was at my friend Verace's and I thought I'd get you guys Grinders for lunch, I got you a steak and an Italian for Kathy and Katie to split...you can take yours to work for lunch..."
"I will Mom, thanks.....you didn't have to do that"
"Why don't you just cut a little bit off that Italian for me...and could I get something to drink?"
"Sure Mom...."
So I cut her off some sub, got her a soda and set and talked with her while she ate lunch.
Now don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that she thought of us...extremely blessed to still have my Mom...but I swear she does things BECAUSE she knows they annoy me!
And then stayed and stayed...before asking:
"Do you have to work today?"
"Yes Mom, it's Monday...I go to work EVERY Monday unless I'm on vacation..."
"Oh, I guess I better go then..."
So I got nothing done other than my errand...
I've tried to explain that working second shift I have a limited time to do things...as I have to plan and budget my time, I don't have time for spontaneous visits.
I might as well be talking to the wall...
Sorry I'm a day late!
Be Well!
Beastly Bear
