Well, I am disappointed with the new family that lives three houses down from us.
I guess they are really taking "if you need help, call" very literally. They've been asking for all sorts of things, everything from money to books to tools.
Kristin came in after school and worriedly told me that Clarissa and her sibs might be coming over for us to watch while Terry, the mom, went to Philadelphia again for a test. I kind of groaned to myself. I might not have minded but geez, you think Terry could call first? Especially for a doctor's appointment! She had to have known about this appointment for a few hours at least.
Well, the kids never showed up thank goodness and I took a little catnap.
While I was napping, though, Clarissa came over with a note to me from her mom. She wanted to know if she and her brothers and sisters could come over here while Terry was in Philadelphia tonight getting a blood test.
A blood test in a doctor's office at night? Weird... Well, TB and I had a funny feeling about all of this. Terry hasn't paid back the $10 she borrowed last Friday. I wouldn't normally mind except for the fact they also asked for other stuff.
Anyway, TB explained that the girls and I weren't feeling very well and he didn't think it would be a good idea.
"I won't get it," Clarissa said.
TB said no.
Clarissa said, "Well, you did say if there was anything we could do ..."
Ugh.
So when I woke up, TB showed me the note Terry sent. She didn't mention watching the kids at all! She wanted to know if she could borrow another $10 for gas to get her to Philadelphia.
I didn't have $10 anyway and so I wrote her a short little note and explained that I was sorry I couldn't help this time. I sent Billy with the note. That was a sort of paybacks because she didn't call or come over to ask me, she sent her kid. That bothered TB too.
These new neighbors are going to get old soon, I can tell. :P
This is an online prompt at theWriter’s Digest website. This is just bare bones.
Write a plot outline in which a poor woman with nothing but her intelligence climbs out of ruin and poverty into great fortune.
A woman becomes widowed and she has small children. Her husband had no insurance.
She loses her job because the kids are sick and she misses a lot of time. She has unreliable daycare.
She tries several working-from-home ideas and just ends up getting ripped off
She goes to social services and endures the rude treatment of the social workers
She tells the kids bed time stories with a hero cat with super powers.
She begins to put the ideas down and write about them.
A publisher is interested in the story.
She makes a great fortune from the book.
1. What do you do to get warm when you are very cold?
It depends on where I am. I’ll put on a sweater or a coat. I’ll throw on an extra blanket. I’ll snuggle with TB. I’ll drink some coffee or tea or eat some soup.
2. What is the first thing you do in the morning after you get up?
If I am up first: feed the kitty kitties. If TB is up first, then I’ll get yogurt and spoons for us while he feeds the kitty kitties and makes coffee.
3. Do you remember the very first video game you ever played (arcade, handheld, console, etc.)? What do you remember about that experience?
That would have been Space Invaders at my friend’s house. The thing I remember the most about it was learning that I am uncoordinated when it comes to eye-hand control!
4. Do you have a good memory or do you find that you need to write things down to remember them?
Well, I used to have a good memory. Now I need to write things down.
5. What are some of your all-time favorite television commercials?
Any of the Alka Seltzer commercials, especially “No matter what shape your stomach is in”, “Plop plop fizz fizz oh what a relief it is” and “I can’t believe I ate the whooooole thing!”
I also love the Coca-Cola Christmas commercial “I’d like to buy the world a Coke”.
Burger King’s “Where’s the beef?” campaign.
6. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving food that is made by one person, and no one makes it better? If not, then what is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving?
Hmmmm … when I was a kid, I loved my mother’s candied yam casserole. No one else made it as good as she did. My favorite food at Thanksgiving has to be … everything!
7. Are you planning to switch cell phone companies as a result of this new law, or possibly pit two companies against each other for a better deal?
I wasn’t planning to … I guess it depends of what another company can come up with.
Posted by Cassie at November 25, 2003 09:42 PM