Saturday, April 26, 2008

The Red door will be bolted shut for me!

At least two to four times a day I am forced to drive by my favorite salon, and envy all the cars parked out front. It's called the Red door salon and it's this white building with a big Red door. Today we were all in the car and driving by it and Kailey asks "Mommy have you ever been in that place with the big red door? What's it like?". I told her "Yes, and It's like walking into a piece of Heaven. That place is magical, you can walk in looking like a hag terrible and come out looking like a beauty queen. (that result can very from time to time but she doesn't know that) You can be pampered from head to toe, get your nails done, it's so wonderful and relaxing... " All while I'm telling her this I'm hoping Jason is taking notes, with Mother's day just around the corner. (Sneaky but clever don't you think?) It's like when those junk mail jewelry store catalogs never get thrown away, and are instead left out in plain view. Bad thing is it wouldn't matter what I say or do he gets what he wants. He'll come home with the biggest most expensive thing to get the 'Holy crap what did you do' effect. (which gets him lots of brownie points!) The only problem with that is once the shock has worn off and I see the price tag, I usually freak out and run with the receipt back to the store. Sad thing is this year I'll miss all that schmoozing and the little fight we have, when I threaten to take it back. That's because this year there will be no spa treatments or diamonds, no matter what I drop hints about or drool over. (No thanks to the little prick Mr. Bush for putting us in Recession...that's right I said it, it's not a 'Slow economy' you dweeb! Man up and act like you know a little something. He lies by omission better than Clinton ever did. Oh and I'm sure his wife won't be going without her pedi!) Nope instead this year our money will be going towards Gas and Groceries. Here I'd just settle for a new pair of BoGo's and a candy bar, yet I can't even get that. At least I know my little babies won't leave me hanging. They always treat me to the best homemade gifts ever.

19 comments:

  1. I just wanted to say, I love reading your blog! I discovered it on the blogs of notes and have been hooked!

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  2. Well something is better than "you aren't my mom" which is all I get for Mother's Day from my husband most of the time.

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  3. Mine's all going into the savings. I know that's the opposite of what we're supposed to do with it, but there's no telling how much worse this will get before it gets better. Hello, I'm Apple and I'm a money hoarder.

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  4. If you qualify for the whole thing what for you a whopping $2100 I say take $25 get your pedi wear socks not sandles make it last and save the rest for the heart attack at the pump. You deserve it. Good luck.

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  5. We will be saving too!! :-(

    I love reading your blog!

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  6. Oh, my husband is like yours, spends way too mcuh, I always return the gift as well- as I've had a mini heart attack seeing the receipt!
    You can always go to the cheap salons for a "fake" pedicure! It's a bite of the slice!

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  7. The best presents are the homemade gifts. My Daughter is a starving actor struggling to survive in NY and she'll send me an iron on shirt and a photo album that she has put together...they are priceless and are cherised forever!

    http://www.katherinescharhon.com/

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  8. Love your site! Great job! You have been bookmarked, girl! I can't wait to read what your kids made your for mother's day!

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  9. What is a Recession? It's a "slow down". It's the stage right before a depression. Bush is a moron.

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  10. By the way, congrats on getting featured. :)

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  11. I love your site too. I've added it to the blog roll on my site so everyone can enjoy it.

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  12. We love reading your blog,but I think advertising medical products is not ethical..

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  13. I have also added you to my list of fave blogs :o) Seems like you're pretty popular around here!

    I'm struggling with the same conundrum- we don't really have the money for me to get a pedi for mommy's day... but are we really ready to see mommy's feet in sandals without one? Hmm... :oP

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  14. Oh, now I get the whole red door thing. DUH!

    I love your blog, I read it every day, sometimes twice a day in case I read it too fast the first time.

    I saved almost all of my Mother's Day gifts from my first born and this year I am re-gifting them to my son and his wife for their first mother's day with my granddaughter, Grace.

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  15. What is mother's day? We just buy so much crap whenever we want it that by the time holidays and birthdays roll around we are over budget. Are we finacially functioal or what?

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  16. Okay, last year I asked for note paper and I got a three subject notebook for Mother's Day. Crazy thing is? I've actually used it to the point where he can replace it if he wants.

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  17. AM I sensing a bit of uneasy tension between you and a certain Mr. President?

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  18. I think you could make money just from this blog! Seriously your halarious! I don't even know your name and I love reading your blog!

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  19. Buy a bottle of nail polish, and have your husband do your toes :)

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Girls could you PLEASE give our guest some space. Take your brother and go play. Sorry,it's hectic here, what were you saying?"...

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