Monday Musings

Ah, it’s Monday afternoon and I have no motivation to do anything. I am plagued with this feeling more often then I would like to admit. Oh, well. I’ll blame it on the extra allergens coursing through my veins thanks to my Monday shots.

I wish that Station Casinos would change their Job Line number! Our phone number is very similar, and we get soooo many calls in error. I should start getting paid by Stations to pre-screen potential employees. They would be dinged right off that bat for not being able to read! I always know which calls are Job Line calls, too. If I choose to answer after not recognizing the caller’s last name, there is always a confused silence. I just roll my eyes and proceed to do my good deed for the day: “Were you trying to reach the Station Casinos Job Line? The number is…” I should charge Stations a re-routing fee, too. Today, I actually had a guy argue that he had called the correct number. Ummm… if he’s talking to me he obviously did not succeed in dialing the correct number. Moron! I should call Stations and tip them off about this guy. “Don’t hire him- he’s belligerent, and he can’t read!” We even heard that there may be a billboard that has our number incorrectly listed as the Job Line. Go figure!

Saver or Spender? I am most definitely a saver. I like to get my bank statements and say, “Oh look Sweetie! Look at how much money we put in the bank this month!” I get excited watching my money grow and grow. But, that’s all I want it to do. I don’t want to spend any of it even though I can. Shopping is a difficult task, because I like a lot of things, but I don’t want to spend the money to buy them! So, it was quite a surprise to my husband on Friday when I told him that I had spent X dollars on house things, clothes and shoes. Not that he minded (he’s a spender- the Ying to my Yang.). It just was not characteristic of me. Lately, I feel like I have been spending money like it’s going out of style. We have birthdays, weddings, Mother’s Day, etc. all right around the corner, so I’ve been gearing up. Alas, my binge ended today around noon. I was in the middle of an aisle at Barnes and Noble looking at the price of a particular book and in my head I said those words that I know so well, “I don’t really need to buy this book.” The saver has returned. I’m back to agonizing and justifying every purchase for a while. I can’t spend like that for long before my buyer’s remorse gets the best of me. Oh, well. I’m sure that Don will find a way to compensate! It’s funny- while I was out on my spending spree, he was agonizing over justifying the expense of a PDA. Total role reversal. Maybe, we’re balancing each other out a little. That’s not such a bad thing.

Last, but not least…my recent thoughts about PDA. I’m not talking about the hand-held computer Don bought. I’m talking about public displays of affection. I know that when some people are in love they want the whole world to know. Sure, I hold my husband’s hand and we’ll kiss in public, but never anything that would make anyone uncomfortable. That’s ok. Now, let’s say that I have to stand so close to Don that neither of us can breathe and we have to be touching each other in some way at all times. And if he’s holding me, he has to embrace me right under my breasts so that they are pushed way up and out. That’s ok, right? What if we were doing this at church with, say, 700 people watching? It’s ok, because we have a very physical relationship. If any of the above describes you and your significant other at church, please stop. Keep your physical relationship at home. I should NOT have ideas about your sex life through casual observation. It’s private for a reason, and “no” I don’t want an invitation! Yes, God created man and woman and sex and all that great stuff, but I’m sure that it would be in the Bible somewhere if He wanted it to be a team sport!