Please bear with
me as I write a post that is more a stream of consciousness.
In other words not
one bit logical!
My summer
has been full of many interesting days.
Privacy was
literally ummmmm NEVER!
I think I
have mentioned a time or two that when I am too busy to think, I may do stupid things...
**Inside-out #1
**Inside-out #1
You may
remember a funny incident from the time I went grocery shopping with my
mother-in-law. She neglected to inform me I had worn my blouse inside- out! She thought I would be embarrassed to know!
You would
have thought I learned something…..Ha ha!
Well
actually I did garner some knowledge after the summer ended.
****What I
learned:

Do not
challenge my Scotsman in front of all his cousins after back seat driving. Yes
I did! I was stressed and was obnoxious. When he objected- I said cheekily, and
with a smirk upon my face, “what are you going to do about it?”
He turned
toward me and loudly shared he would turn me over his knee and spank me!
Yep, and
loud raucous laughter ensued! Everyone just gave me heck…
“Oh so you
guys are like that?”
“You read 50
shades?”
“Kinky!”
Hmmm you can
imagine after my red face I just acted like NO BIG DEAL!!! After all I have
said before…. "See that lap over there......I have been over it!"
Later, while
relaxing I said something…I can't even remember what sassy comment…'They' said ooooh are you going
to get spanked?”
After that... all bets were off…..I was the BUTT of a few comments.
**A close
call:
Did you know
that it is illegal to carry four adults in the back seat of a car? I never do
anything against the law….at least on purpose. Lol. No I didn’t get a ticket.
When my life
careens out of control, I begin to act scattered.
**Inside-out #2
**Inside-out #2
I went to
substitute at a school, and after being in class for quite a while TEACHING…I
reached down and touched my leg.
I couldn’t
process what I was feeling. Disbelief was what occurred to me first. NO WAY I
THOUGHT! MY PANTS WERE ON INSIDE-OUT!!! How? Seriously, how is that possible?
My guy had even sent me off with numerous threats to my backside and even a
swat or two.
MEN!!! How
did he NOT notice?
**Taking on
more than I should:


One day
while multi-tasking….being pulled in more directions then is humanly possible,
(NOT AT ALL NORMAL IN MY LIFE….SNORT) I realized I forgot to pick up my nephew
from school. You know the one I accidentally gave a beer to, thinking it was
Coke!
**Serious but
funny and inside-out #3:
We are
dealing with some serious issues. Protecting our family is important. Sometimes
you ignore the elephant in the room and deal to minimize the unsavory
complications.
Anyway we
had visitors we did not want in our home. The kind that leeches off of loved
ones. We elected to go for lunch. It was all fine and dandy. Everything was
‘smooth sailing!’ Hubby laid out the ‘rules’ to help a loved one deal.
Walking out
of the eatery…I looked down and laughed out loud. People were staring at me! MY
SWEATER WAS ON INSIDE-OUT! However my first thought was an outraged….He let me
walk out of the house with my clothes on in-side out-- AGAIN!! Poor guy. To be
honest he was more concerned with keeping certain people away from his mother
and our home!
**‘Distancing’
for us works:
My Scotsman
is away for a few weeks. Our schedules do not match at all. His time is such that we can barely say hi. For us it is easier to deal and manage by allowing our time away to be free of 'love' stress. We certainly miss
each other, but frankly the way we distance helps each of us focus on doing our
jobs.

*****And......Lastly......YAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!

*****And......Lastly......YAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!
To end I
will say I am going to be working again.
I love teaching. However please send up some prayers that I learn to put my clothes on right-side-out!!
Thanks for listening,
Minelle
I love teaching. However please send up some prayers that I learn to put my clothes on right-side-out!!
Thanks for listening,
Minelle
LOL!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, HOORAY on getting a job!! We need to throw a party for you. A party where you wear your clothes the RIGHT way and don't dispense alcoholic drinks to preschoolers. Oh, and where you don't blame your poor Scotsman for your mistakes. Tsk! Naughty lady. Guess Mrs. Claus better deliver that loopy johnny to you this Christmas, my dear! Such a naughty lady you are.
Oh, and police cars?? Don't you think you should be a better influence to those of us who are young and impressionable?
Ha! My Scotsman can handle it! LOL...Hopefully!
DeleteYoung and impressionable???!!!
Loopy Johnny?? I do not think so!! No...no...never!
I am in Mrs Claus's good graces!
LOLOL!!! I just read this! Too funny, Minelle!!! :)
DeleteI am SO SO SO SO happy that you are back in the classroom again! Many congrats! Those kids are very lucky to have you teaching them. And if, by chance you put your clothes on inside out once more, I am sure that you will teach them to CHECK their clothes before walking out the door! LOL! These things happen to the best of us! :)
Good Grief!!! Is there anyone out there in blogland who would graciously accept Ana's attempt to send Loopy Johnnies to their home??? Her new method of madness must be to torture her friends with such "kindness"! YIKES!!! And I agree, you are likely on the NICE list! Happy teaching and many hugs,
<3 Katie
You seriously need to have a mirror right by your exit door and check it before leaving the house. LOL
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not...there is a mirror by the front door!
DeleteCross your fingers and toes for me! I usually am pretty fashion conscious!!
I'm afraid you are going to have to be responsible for dressing yourself. I'm really happy about your job and I hope you really love it. You have had an interesting summer. I hope when you two get back together that you find some way to have some privacy, or no - I have a feeling you might be over that Scotsman lap either way. Enjoy
ReplyDeleteMan If my Scotsman picked out my clothes....just not sure about that!
DeleteI am so excited about my job!
Privacy...I AM TAKING IT!!!
Yep-I may be over his lap soon!
Woohoo! New job...Happy dance for you!
ReplyDeleteNaughty Minelle...blaming your Scotsman for your inability to dress yourself. Ya know, most of us learn those skills as children. Oh and BTW...folding and putting clothes away right side out will make it much less likely that you will put them on inside out. *snicker*
Sure hope your Scotsman finds a way to put you OTK when he gets home.
If there's anything I can do to make things easier, let me know.
Hugs and blessings...
Cat
Hey! Too much extra work to make sure everything is right-side-out when put away! Just kidding.
DeleteYes- very soon I may be OTK...
Thanks for your offer! I promise to let you know!
Mirrors. Everywhere! And always take a moment to stop and look, not just rush thru getting dressed!!
ReplyDeleteHvg said that- gd luck with the new job!
Great idea! Although when I am in those 'moods' mirrors would irritate me!
DeleteThanks for the well wishes and good luck!!
Omg Minelle you had me wettin my pants with this post, you're so funny lol I'm forever telling my kids there clothes are inside out, maybe you send me a pic just before you leave the house and ill let
ReplyDeleteYou know if you're dressed properly haha
Wow your Scotsman sounds like Balu, he has no problems letting people know i get spanked if I go over bord, he just recently smacked my bum in a busy restaurant and got a couple of high gives from a few male friends lol it certainly did turn the conversation to 50 shades haha
So pleased for you with the new job, will keep my fingers crossed you're clothes are put on right way round :)
Hugs x
So funny how when they are comfortable swatting and saying 'certain' things in public!!
DeleteWow that he got high fives! I would have loved to have heard that conversation!
Thanks, and keep your fingers crossed!
I'm with Cat in her way of thinking - dressing ourselves was something most of us accomplished around the age of 5 or 6... Just mentioning the fact!
ReplyDeleteBut perhaps you are like me, and iron your clothing inside out. Therefore when in a hurry you put it on inside out! Ha! Problem solved - just iron it the right way around in future.
I have been known to go to work without a bra, and suddenly felt free and frivolous half way through the morning! Also I did have the "hold up stockings falling down" incident in front of a class of sixteen year olds. That wasn't good either.
No, I think you are just quite normal really apart from the backseat driving attitude - that is the quickest way to a hot bot I can think of!
Hugs
Ami
Okay miss Ami! Iron? Not unless I have to do some wrinkle damage
Deletecontrol.
If I ever went to work without a bra...I think I would be arrested!
Never happening! OMG! Free and frivolous! LOLOLOL
Yes on the back seat driving...one of my worst habits! If hot bots could happen while he was driving....
I am very, very excited about your new job!!!
ReplyDeleteAs for the clothes, this happened to me a lot as a child. LOL
It has something to do with being entirely distracted when you are getting dressed. So my friend, it may sound silly but give yourself the gift of 5 minutes of focus while you get ready for the day.
If that doesn't work I'm with you, blame your Scotsman. Isn't it their job to make sure we are A-ok before sending us out for the day? I'm sure it is.
Yay Susie!! Yes I agree blame the Scotsman!! I am too on top of other things it is only reasonable he should make sure...right? LOL
DeleteOtherwise I will do the five minute focus!
Congratulations on your teaching job!
ReplyDeleteThose were definitely some funny situations you had too. I was cringing along with you over the spank conversation!
Thanks! Yes, it is so funny I never mind if I bring it up....! But when he does... Red face.
DeleteCongratulations on your new job, that is great news. Can I just ask? Haven't you got a mirror? maybe when you do the ironing you could put everything away the right way round and then hey presto it will be easy to get dressed!! lol
ReplyDeletelove Jan.xx
Another person who irons...LOl... for me ironing is only when needed!
DeleteThanks for the congrats!
Minelle,
ReplyDeleteFabulous news about the job, congratulations.
I think you need to ask your Scotmans to fix a mirror by the front door:) Saying that I went out last week in my slippers, luckily I was only at the bottom of the drive when I noticed.
Love,
Ronnie
xx
Slippers? Glad I am not the only person who who runs on auto pilot some days!
DeleteThanks for the congratulations Ronnie!
This made me laugh so much.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who is forever wearing clothes inside out with the labels showing. I can just imagine H saying that too, I need to be careful not to provoke him in public.
Great news on your job.
Janey
The provoking is definitely what does it...Sometimes I tease him...and he gives back! LOL.
DeleteThanks for the well wishes!
I admit my hubby and I have had many conversations of which one of has has said at the end of the day..."how did you let me go out of the house like that?" :-) Like, when my daughter decorated my hair and I forgot and went out to the store like that or when our children were babies and one of them would spit up on my hubby's shirt right before he left for work... LOL :-) Fortunately we take it in good humor. :-) Hope your Scotsman is home soon to take you over his knee. :-) Good luck with the new job! :-) Hugs!
ReplyDeleteSee! Isn't that funny? Oh my, daughter decorating hair and baby puke...been there!
DeleteHumor is the key isn't it?
OTK soon maybe.
Umm, are you the first one up, dress in the dark person at your house? LOL, can't say I remember inside out clothes but I did have a co-worker notice a lump in the back of my sweater one time. "Well that would be the missing sock from the one of the loads. At least it turned up."
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job! Clara
The thing is, my kids are older. Hubby is out way earlier...For me it is truly because I am pulled in so many directions. Some days I am so over committed it's a wonder I can leave the house fully clothed!
DeleteI have had the missing sock or panties end up in a pant leg too!
Thanks for the congrats!
Oh this was just too funny! ;) Good Luck with the Teaching...and the right side out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the congrats. I am glad I made you laugh!
DeleteMy mantra...RIGHT-SIDE-OUT!!
Congrats on the new job. Teachers are the best! The inside out made me think of my son who does the same thing. Made me smile.
ReplyDeleteYou'd have thought I had it down pat by now. For me this is new! LOL
DeleteYour son has time and a loving mom for help!
Thank you for the congratulations!
I'm thinking if you're so distracted you don't think to check if something is inside-out before you don it, you'll be too scattered to check a mirror before leaving the house! So, let's get you ready for the next time - with some creatively automatic damage control.
ReplyDeleteYou must develop a stock of humorous rejoinders should anyone comment on clothing you did not know you were wearing inside-out. Nothing like being prepared. Try these on for size:
Someone finally noticed! Thank you! Geez, I thought I was going to lose that bet about whether people notice what others wear.
Lol! I wore it like this on a dare. I've had a blast watching people struggle not to say something to me!
Dang. I hoped nobody would notice. I lost a bet, so I had to wear something inside-out in public. At least I wasn't the one who had to shave his head if he lost!
It's National Inside-Out Day! Didn't you know, either? It looks like lots of people didn't hear about it. ....... Who told me? My son. He insisted I had to wear... Oh! He is soooo toast when I get home!
I think there should be lots more of happy, fun, but quasi-serious swats in public. It would do much toward advancing the normality of the spank! ;-)
So happy about the job! Go get 'em, girlfriend!
Sorry the Scotsman is away for so long. :-( I know it's nowhere near the same, and doesn't make up for his absence, but we're all here to help keep you company.
Hugs, sweetie.
Absolutely correct assessment in the first paragraph dear!!!
DeleteI love the idea of having a perfectly inane rejoinder to use when this happens! Maybe I will copy and paste these...memorize them and use the appropriate one for each incident. Dang that means I expect it to happen again!
Thanks for the support dear!
Hi Minelle,
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this cracked me up. You definitely need mirrors my dear! and to give yourself enough time to get ready. That's awesome news of the job. Congratulations, I'm so happy for you! Let's hope you can teach the right side out :)
Hugs,
Roz
your clothes that is ... of course :)
DeleteLOLOLOL!!! That is perfect! Yep, the clothes!
DeleteI know, I am so excited about the job. I can't wait to learn and inspire the kids to be creative!
Well thank GOD you are back where you belong, in a classroom! Inside out our not!
ReplyDeleteAs for the clothes, for the love of GOD, turn them right side OUT before you throw them in the hamper after wearing them...OR I guess that means every second time you wear them they will be right side out! bwhahaaa!
Thanks! Huh? Before they go in the hamper...I hate doing that! I don't mean putting them in the hamper...but that seems like too much organization. LOLOLOL
DeleteThat could happen...odd and even days...inside...right side....etc...
MInelle,
ReplyDeleteWhile I would be so embarrassed to have that happen, I also think at least these people really know who you are, which is really cool in my book!
But no idea how you can put on clothes inside out successfully, lol.
Yes people do seem to get me! Absolutely! My daughter just raised her eyes and laughed out loud!
DeleteCome on over and I will share ho to do the inside-out perfectly!