IMHO (In My Humble Opinion)

Okay, that's the funniest blurb I've ever seen.
(And the use of the word ES YOU SEE QUE ES makes me laugh out loud.)

First of all, today's blogpost is number 999! That means tomorrow is the 1000th Blogpost Giveaway, so be sure to check back!

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Okay, mind you, I really do try not to complain--BUT, if I had a "Free Pass" to complain for one day, here are some things I've observed this summer that I would like to complain about:

Things I'd Like to Complain About (If I Had a Free Pass to Complain):
Summer Edition 2010

1. Kids with short term memory loss.
It's not the times tables that have me worried. I'm talking about the normal day-to-day routines that make family life worth living. Here's a sampling of the things my kids have forgotten over the summer:

a) If you leave milk out after eating cereal, it will go bad.

b) Syrup is sticky. (Especially on countertops. Walls. Light switches. The cat.)

c) Empty orange juice containers do not need to be refrigerated.

d) The pets can't reach the doorknob to let themselves out to "use the facilities."


2. Moms with short term memory loss. 
Again, for some reason summer seems to take away every bit of structure from our once neatly organized family life. I don't know what it is, but here's a sampling of the things I've forgotten over the summer:

a) Summer is for sleeping in. (I still get cranky when someone sleeps past 8am. I keep thinking "You have somewhere to be--get up." Only, the kids have nowhere to be.)

b) A trip to Costco doesn't really qualify as a family outing. ("We already did something fun today, quit asking about Lagoon. You went to Costco . . . sheesh, wasn't that fun? You had a smoothie there. When I was a kid my parents never had to entertain me. I read all summer. Or weeded." Which is totally not the case, PS.)

c) Bathing suits need to be hung after use. (Sitting in the bottom of the laundry basket for 6 days does not keep a suit bright and fresh looking . . . ugh.)


3. People asking me "what are you doing for summer vacation?"
I don't know why this annoys me, but I feel like the only time people ask that question is when THEY have a big vacation planned--so they want a reason to say, "Oh, you're staying here for the summer? We're on our way to fill-in-the-blank-fun-and-exotic-location."

4. Overripe fruit.
This can happen anytime of year, but for some reason this summer every single piece of fruit I've bitten into has been overripe and mushy. Blech. (Bananans, melons, apples, oranges, clementines . . . not a single "just ripe" one.)

5. Over-the-Top Doorbell Ringers.
I'm just sayin' . . . I know the only way to alert someone of your pending visit is to knock or ring their doorbell. BUT, do you have to ring it non-stop for 3 minutes? Do you have to knock so loudly that I'm preparing a camera crew from Cops when I open the front door? And furthermore, if you think I'm home (and I am), but I don't answer your inquiry, is it too much to just "let me be"? (Because in all honesty, I'm in the bathroom, the shower, making a work phone call . . . and I can't get the door. It's nothing personal. I just need some ME time.)

Phew! I better stop there. Now I know why I don't want to give into complaining--you get worked up listing all of this cranky things.

I need to calm down. LOL!

I'm off to the gym to torture myself.