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Monday, July 11, 2011

Manic Monday - 07.11.11

When I look down, I miss all the good stuff...when I look up, I just trip over things.
 ~ Ani Difranco

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Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not; and to believe in your own individuality.

~ Henri Frederic Amiel

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So yeah, of course there is a backstory to my Manic Monday.  There always is....I guess I feel the need to share and explain, step by step....how manic and utterly crazy I am.  Perhaps?

My mom always joked that she should have named me Grace.  Any guesses why?  Yeahhh.....

Same reason I tell Layla, with her clumsy ass!!!  Ha...although we carry GRACE within us...we don't have a bit of it! 

grace (gras) n.

1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.

2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.

3. A sense of fitness or propriety.

4.   a. A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.*
      b. Mercy; clemency.

You see...#1 of the above is what I do not always have.  #2 and #4...I got those down!  But I really needed #1 on Saturday at the Mall.

After a very long day in the sun, a birthday party and non-stop go, go, go...I headed to the Mall with Layla to pick up a birthday gift for my nephew...my 15 year old nephew TODAY...Ethan....Happy Birthday dude.  I decided to throw her butt in her stroller I still have stowed away in my trunk.  There was no way I was gonna haul her butt all over the Mall searching for the Aeropostale store.  Nope, so in the stroller she went. 

So, I pause to make our way across the crosswalk of the Mall Parking Lot.  I can tell this big red truck is irritated and doesn't really want to slow down to let me and my baby girl cross.  But, they stop anyway.  And annoyingly wave me across the road. 

So, me, being the graceful* (see above definition 4a) person that I am...I put a lil pep in my step and tried to scoot across the road so they can go about their uber important way....

**insert drainage grate**

**add stroller wheel**

**combined with a "pep in my step"**

It did not end too well for me and Layla.  And the stroller.  But, we all survived....thankfully Layla was unhurt.  I, however, am another story.  But this too shall pass, right!?! 

I will live to fall another day!

6 comments:

Jocelyn said...

Oh no!!! Stinkin red truck for making you hurry to get across safely!!! Glad you and your girl are ok. Hey, I love all the pics on your header...too cute!!!!

Nikosmommy said...

Hope you weren't hurt too bad!! I'll admit that I'm super clumsy myself. My hubs classic line is "how do you make it through the day?!" (without falling down and injuring myself...)

seriously, I stub my toe or bump my head at least once a week! (and it gets worse when I'm PMS'ing....)

Poppies and Sunshine said...

I hate how people are! Too many people are so impatient these days. I'm glad you got by okay though!

Liz Mays said...

OH GEEZ!!!! That doesn't sound good at all! I'm glad you survived the mishap though.

undomestic mama said...

Guuuurl, you are not alone. Boyfriend used to make fun of me for always looking down. I told him it's cause I have a fear of stepping on slugs, and I'm always in heels so it's a good idea. One time, at a restaurant, my heel got stuck in the space between floorboards, the two tables next to us were laughing along with me, and Boyfriend doesn't tease me about it anymore. So glad you two got away alive.

georgia ~ gi gi said...

Aw, honey!

I hope those Jackasses felt like sh!t!!! I hope you flipped them the bird too, lol!

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