Early birthday goodness!
So today, my daughter’s home sick with a little cold (emphasis on little), and she doesn’t want to go anywhere, including the post office. This is bad, because I have three kits and some yarn for swap that need to go out. Fortunately, the hubby is coming home for lunch, so I can go out then. This is par for the course for him, good guy that he is.
I’m stewing a little, but trying to keep the proper spirit of “this is why I stay home in the first place, to take care of my daughter, and that’s most important” but still sometimes thinking of all the stuff I need to do.
I’m also thinking about how I have exactly enough yellow yarn to start ONE new Jayne hat, and my mondo shipment of yellow yarn isn’t due to arrive until Wednesday, and kind of mentally pacing.
Last night, I started thinking, “I could use a nice pick-me-up, but I haven’t got a lot of extra dough. Maybe I’ll trade some of my yarn stash for stuff on my Amazon wishlist. I’ll just go update that.”
I updated it some last night, then realized that the one thing I wanted MOST had mysteriously dropped off my wish list. Stupid Amazon! I tried to re-add it three times, with my husband looking over my shoulder, but the site kept telling me that the item was already on my wish list, although I clearly couldn’t see it. Stupid STUPID Amazon! Hubby agreed, quite the mystery.
So that’s the picture. Frustrated, plans up in smoke, irritated. And here’s where the eternal optimist in me wins again.
What do you think arrived today? Ding ding ding! You’re right. The mystery item, my #1 wish list want. The Complete Thin Man Collection! Man, I love those movies! I guess the site wasn’t updating because it had been ordered and was en route.
The hubby got it for me, which means the whole time he was looking over my shoulder, he knew what the heck was going on, he just couldn’t say. What a sweetie. Now I have something we’ll both enjoy, and man, is my day better.
Life’s good.
Hee! I love it when honeys are all sneaky like that! 😀
Hee! I love it when honeys are all sneaky like that! 😀
Oh, and Happy Birthday!!
Oh, and Happy Birthday!!
Happy birt-day!
whenever the official date is, that is!
Happy birt-day!
whenever the official date is, that is!
It’s the little things that remind you most. 🙂
It’s the little things that remind you most. 🙂
Re: Happy birt-day!
Ditto that! Kudos to him for being able to keep a straight face and keep you clueless until the DVDs arrived!
Re: Happy birt-day!
Ditto that! Kudos to him for being able to keep a straight face and keep you clueless until the DVDs arrived!
I’ve never seen them, even though I watch all sorts of old movies. What a heathen!
Have you ever used the e-shipping services on usps.com? You can print your own shipping labels for packages. Anything over a pound has to be handed directly to a postal worker, but that includes a regular old letter carrier. It’s so freakin’ handy.
I’ve never seen them, even though I watch all sorts of old movies. What a heathen!
Have you ever used the e-shipping services on usps.com? You can print your own shipping labels for packages. Anything over a pound has to be handed directly to a postal worker, but that includes a regular old letter carrier. It’s so freakin’ handy.
oooh, thanks! I get delivery confirmation on the hats, but not on the kits (the profit margin is close enough on those that I wouldn’t make any money if I did) but it might be a good alternative for the kits. I’ll look into it!
oooh, thanks! I get delivery confirmation on the hats, but not on the kits (the profit margin is close enough on those that I wouldn’t make any money if I did) but it might be a good alternative for the kits. I’ll look into it!
I think you can request delivery confirmation as well. Might cost a little extra, but I assume it does in person too.
I think you can request delivery confirmation as well. Might cost a little extra, but I assume it does in person too.
I had to pull one of these for christmas. He was all “I really wanted X, I’m sad you didn’t get it” cause I had told him I couldn’t find it. Then he was all “We should get it on Amazon right now.” And I had to stall him until after christmas.
I had to pull one of these for christmas. He was all “I really wanted X, I’m sad you didn’t get it” cause I had told him I couldn’t find it. Then he was all “We should get it on Amazon right now.” And I had to stall him until after christmas.
That’s great! It’s always so fun.
But it is hard to keep any size secret from someone you love… 3 days until his surprise party my boyfriend started wondering if he should ask anyone if they wanted to go out for his b-day (it was on a Friday).
I had to project a laissez-faire attitude but in the end…success!
That’s great! It’s always so fun.
But it is hard to keep any size secret from someone you love… 3 days until his surprise party my boyfriend started wondering if he should ask anyone if they wanted to go out for his b-day (it was on a Friday).
I had to project a laissez-faire attitude but in the end…success!