Music and Madness

So, I'm thinking it's probably annoying that my music player was at the bottom of my page, because if you didn't want to hear it you had to scroll allllll the way down to get to it to stop it. I moved it up to the top for your ease!!

I have no pics ready to post just now, but I do have a funny story to share. At least funny to me, so...... sorry if it turns out to be a waste of your time, but I'll have fun telling it ;)

The other day it was just the girls at home. Mike was at work and Mikey was at a cousin's house. So we decided to take a trip to Tastee Treat (Spaceburgers and ice cream-yum!) We headed in and just when we got too far to sensibly turn around for any forgotten what-not I realised I forgot to put on my wedding ring. This is a pet peeve of mine, I feel a married person should ALWAYS wear their wedding ring in public, or at least something in it's place. I have been taking it off at night because of snagging prongs. So- I said out loud "Aah, I forgot my wedding ring!!" Mailei (my 6 yr. old) says, "mommy, why do you ALWAYS have to wear it?" Like what's the big deal? So I told her "Well, that way people will always know that I am married." But in my head I'm thinking, it probably isn't really a big deal, right? Here I am with my "mom" body, 3 daughters, one of whom is less than a year old.....pretty OBVIOUS that I'm married!!!

So, we get into Tastee Treat, eat our food (minus spaceburgers, they ran out of the meat just when we ordered-HUGE bummer!), then have our ice cream cones. We were almost done when someone who appeared to be the shift manager started making the rounds to all the customers-2 of whom were neighbors and in my ward-asking if everything was going OK, if anyone needed anything. Then he came to me and my girls last. He lingered at our table asking the girls if they liked their ice cream. Which I'm used to, people like to talk to babies, ya know? Just then Mailei dropped the last 1/2 inch of her cone on the floor. Manager guy says, "Oops, I saw that! You dropped your WHOLE ice cream cone didn't you? I think you need a new one don't you?" Mailei looks at me like mom is he serious? SO we accept the free cone, and he still lingers, then he says to Maddy," I think you need one too, huh? And how bout one for mom?" OK_--so up till then I was thinking oh what a nice manager, givin kids free ice cream! But then when he insisted I have one too I started wondering. I start eating my freebie when he says "Are you seeing anyone?" ?????????
I very quickly replied "OH! I am MARRIED!" thinking DUH!!!!!!!! He says, "No, you're not you don't have on a ring" SERIOUSLY????????? SO I explained why I had forgotten it, and just then, much to my ummmm...gratefulness (? can't think of the right word here) The lady from my ward who was sitting at the booth behind us turned around and started talking to us , giving him the I know her-she's married-leave her alone-vibe. She saved me!!

My goodness, THAT'S why we got free ice cream, silly me, I could hardly choke it down after that, I felt guilty eating it. Poor guy, he had to have been so embarrassed, but hello! Seriously ---three kids with me, one of them not even a year old? What does that say about the times we live in if that is not a sure sign that someone is married?

Lesson learned, ALWAYS wear the wedding ring, ALWAYS!