Random Thoughts and a Word Problem.

there is nothing like a bunch of random Rad thoughts. i have plenty and feel compelled to share. Enjoy the wonder as it comes. some days I'm afraid I've run out of randoms and that my friends would be a tragedy. ;)

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I asked people (meaning children, offspring, hoodlums,kids) to empty the dishwasher, everyone else pretended they didn't hear me, but the 2 youngest (ages 5 and 3) volunteered. (and yet neither of them can do it completely) , i just overheard #5 explain to #6 ,"this is a bowl not a hat." as they both had bowls on their heads.

so i took a picture.

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i saw a guy wearing a surgical mask at Costco yesterday which made me speculate, is he freakishly trying to avoid catching something? or is he attempting to prevent sharing something?

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we had pancakes for Sunday breakfast...

I cut pancakes with a pizza cutter before i pour on the syrup. every time. as i serve the kids.

in the past when multiple kids wanted their pizza cut every time we had pizza (which was a couple times a week), i carried a pizza cutter with me in my purse. so i didn't spend the first 20 minutes of lunch cutting pizza with a fork.

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I find myself resisting buying more halloween decor daily. it's not in the budget. i hate having a budget. but seriously it boils down to needs vs wants.

which brings me to this next one...

after looking online at costumes that were at minimum $39.98 each plus accessories.

i stated my opinion of the holiday to the hubs, the conversation went like this.....

Me to hubs: Halloween is expensive

his response? "any holiday you take an interest in, is expensive."

which made me CACKLE, because it's true.

i tried to say that it's an obligatory expense and he argued that no money has to be spent to participate in the holiday. sigh. i'm so not even gonna go there.

then again this is one of those times that having 6 kids is an expensive endeavor.

think about it in a word problem way....

a mediocre costume costs $40 , you must dress and prepare 6 children for Halloween. liberty wants to be a witch, Peyton wants to be a night elf hunter, Joy wants to be a cheerleader, Paxton wants to be a superhero, Pierce wants to be a Garden gnome, and Hope wants to be a princess. how much does Halloween end up costing you?

really I'm making crap up about what they wanna be, but you get the picture. it could be overwhelming and expensive. i think I'll have to be persuasive and creative again this year. scrounge costumes from sisters, or cousins. talk people into wearing what we have instead of fantasy costume ideas. etc.

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Oh and someone asked the other day how school was going for me. it's been going great. I'm way ahead in my math class. I've done the homework and quizzes ahead through Oct.4th. just for fun.

The other night , the hubs observed that " i think you'd have a harder time doing this many hours of homework, except it's on the computer and you are already conditioned to sit there for hours on end already so it doesn't bother you at all.

true.

and English? well I'm ready to take a laptop with me and sit in the back of the room. so i can do my research on my topic and ignore the boring lecture that doesn't apply to anything at all. the guy just likes to hear himself talk. so far , he's confessed his love of sports bars, gambling, and drinking. along with his love of 17th century spanish lit.
none of which impresses me or interests me.

but aside from that, so far it's good. i like it.

Questions...

any random thoughts you wanna share?

have you spotted anyone wearing a surgical mask in public?

what do you think of Halloween Costumes?

do you make yours? buy them? new? used? borrowed?

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