Peggy's Pretty Priceless Passing Points

1. This mommy stuff takes more time than I originally anticipated. I was so excited to play and take naps and I have yet to take one dang nap. Blast it all.

2. So I'm at WalMart last week returning some shoes that I bought that don't fit Jack's chubby feet (the story of my life) and the Mexican friend in front of me (with THE cutest little baby!) was wearing a REALLY big, very long button down shirt, long khaki shorts that looked distinctly "gaucho" with white tube socks pulled up to his knees.  He looked like he was wearing tights.  This has discouraged me from wanting to visit our neighbors to the south.  Does everyone dress like that? Because I just wouldn't be comfortable surrounded by men in gauchos with tube sock tights and a shirt big enough for 5 ferns. I've always thought it would be GREAT to visit Cancun or some other such white-beached location, but not if The Boy has to sport khaki gauchos and tube socks.

3. I want to thank the fern who took the time at 10:29, 10:34, again at 10:34 and finally at 10:43 to leave your comments.  I will now address them individually:

A. I, too, enjoy the color scheme. 

B.  If this is one of the best sites you've ever seen, I suggest you look at more sites.

C.  Obviously you don't know me at all since you graced me with the compliment of being Nice.  I'm really not.  I'm mostly a snobby jerk. That's my charm! Thanks for the advice that I need MORE pictures.  I guess a good place to start would be with A picture? I look forward to your return.

D. Greets back at you.

4 So the President of Mexico is visiting Utah today. (Oddly enough, not wearing what I ignorantly supposed to be the outfit of choice--the token khaki gauchos, huge shirt and tube sock tights! Interesting. Perhaps I was wrong!) Anyhoo--he's walking into the capital building and protesters are screaming at him as he's walking.  Now this is just silly.  First of all, some of them were screaming, "GO HOME!" What do they suppose will be the result of this? Do they think he'll stop dead in his tracks and say, "Oh! Well...okay. I had no idea you didn't want me here. Paco, where is my private jet? that man in a tank top with his stomach hanging over his cut-offs doesn't want me here." Secondly, why are they so mad at HIM? I doubt HE'S here illegally. I have a hard time imagining the Mexican president travelling for days in the desert, naively trusting a "coyote" with his life to get him into the land of the free and the home of the brave.  Finally, I've not researched the friend--perhaps he's a horrific corrupt dictator-type president (I know what you're thinking, but trust me, they DO exist!) but maybe he's a nice guy just doing his best.  He's not giving his people secret maps and "President Vicente Fox's Top 10 Tips To Fool Border Patrol." I'm sure he's just as bummed that all of his friends are leaving as we are that they're coming illegally.

5. I am grateful for role models. As a friend who blatently struggles, it's so nice to have normal people I can look up to.  Doug, your wife is one of these ferns.

6. Blast. Jack woke up before the "Great Lego Caper."  My goal was to confiscate half of his legos during his nap and hide them, thus decreasing the number of legos strewn across my house that he doesn't play with, he just likes to see scattered.  Let's all say a prayer that he takes an afternoon nap!

7. I'm making another quilt.  Heaven help us all.  Actually, this one is much smaller so I don't think it'll be nearly as traumatic as the monster I just finished.

8. I think I'm going to shave my head.  Why do people keep complimenting my hair?  I'm starting to think I didn't get the memo that May is the "Insincere Compliments" month where you compliment people on things that truly deserve no compliment.  Had I known, I'd have tapped my WalMart friends shoulder and said, "I think it's really cool when dudes dress up as chicks."

9. I wish I had an exotic accent.  Man, that'd be fun.  Sadly, I'm from Idaho and have none. (Not sad that I'm from Idaho, sad that I have no accent.) I was once told that I sound like a weather person with absolutely no accent. Hmm..did he tell me that in May, "Insincere Compliments" month?

10. Lest you think I am a racist sort of friend--let me make one thing abudantly clear: I am not anti-Mexican.  I think Mexicans are FANTASTIC and I'm glad to know lots of them.  I am, however, anti-wearing stupid clothes.  I take that stand firmly, knowing I might offend some people (Larry) but hoping you know how much I love you all dearly (friends, family and Internet crazies, equally!).

 

Thanks for joining me for today's edition of Peggy's Pretty Priceless Passing Points.  As usual, you can see this and previous pretty priceless passing points at  www.peggysprettypricelesspassingpoints.blogspot.com