Interview, Craigslist, Mail & CRAZY
On Friday it was a little crazy! (many of our days are!).... We messed up the time for an appointment and I drove much to fast to get there so we would not be missing so much. And when we got home it was cold and yucky and we just wanted to crawl back in bed!
But we powered on! I was selling bar stools on craigslist and had a guy coming to get them some point in the day. I had an interview with a potential baby sitter for the fall that I had not met but emailed. I got her email from another young person at therapy. And I had a little boy who didn't want to wear clothing or stop talking!
So at 2 the young woman came over. I forgot the time and the dogs were barking like wild but because they are so old and unable to get up the stairs they just didn't bother to come up and investigate her! Espen however SMELLED her. And introduced himself! He announced she smelled like mold. Embarrassing but I am used to strange. I just go with it! She was not at all what I expected and I could feel right away it was not going to be a fit. But I had an open mind and have a few questions to ask of anyone I potentially want in my home to watch my son... I am sort of odd in this regard.... (does anyone else interview babysitters??).... Unfortunately she was a talker in an awkward way and I could not figure a kind way to get her to leave so I was keeping a rolling conversation with her as I chased Espen & kept him entertained.
Thankfully there was a knock at the door. I had no idea when the guy was stopping over. To my delight it was him! So as I ushered the young woman out the front door, Espen ran to open the garage for the guy. And then Espen ran outside in the cold with no shirt & no shoes and he climbed on top of the truck. Oh yes... CRAZY town is where we are! So the guy like the stools, gave me my cash and I helped him load them. I saw the young woman looking at our driveway with an odd expression and I knew I was right to think it was not a match! In our world, a barely dressed child on top of the truck is fairly normal... and strange people stopping over happens when I'm selling things. So I chat with the man a minute and he takes off wishing me well to get the little one off the truck and telling me he is thankful his 2 kids are 16 & 18... he smiles and waves. I think he has been in crazy town once!! I get Espen off the truck and check the mail and we head inside to warm up!
The mail contains a strange envelope from the post office. I have been getting mail from them inquiring about a package we received from France in February. This letter was typed in an odd font and had the phone number hand written. It was not on letterhead. But the letter asked me to call and provide them with information about the package. I took a minute to call.... at which time Doug got home and was nearly freaking out about how it was a scam and I should hang up!
So my husband doesn't freak out that I met this potential sitter ONLINE... or that I had a strange man from CRAIGSLIST come to the house... but he flips over the mail....
And my sisters made me smile and giggle when they were laughing that I interview a babysitter and concerned about how dangerous it is to sell on craigslist.. And then I laughed so hard when one suggested Doug may be concerned about Anthrax in the mail... I swear it was the funniest thing!
I truly think I live in a little slice of the world called CRAZY. I am not hiring this young lady. I sold those stools for more than I paid for them actually. And the letter was legit and did not contain any harmful chemicals.... but the odd thing is that everyone had their own worries and concerns and those worries are valid. I blew them all off because this is the way I roll! We multitask like we were made to... we wear clothes because we have to.... we sell what we don't need.... and we laugh when we can because otherwise I may fall apart... And three days later I am still smiling at the whole day... and how honestly I don't know how I do it!!
But we powered on! I was selling bar stools on craigslist and had a guy coming to get them some point in the day. I had an interview with a potential baby sitter for the fall that I had not met but emailed. I got her email from another young person at therapy. And I had a little boy who didn't want to wear clothing or stop talking! So at 2 the young woman came over. I forgot the time and the dogs were barking like wild but because they are so old and unable to get up the stairs they just didn't bother to come up and investigate her! Espen however SMELLED her. And introduced himself! He announced she smelled like mold. Embarrassing but I am used to strange. I just go with it! She was not at all what I expected and I could feel right away it was not going to be a fit. But I had an open mind and have a few questions to ask of anyone I potentially want in my home to watch my son... I am sort of odd in this regard.... (does anyone else interview babysitters??).... Unfortunately she was a talker in an awkward way and I could not figure a kind way to get her to leave so I was keeping a rolling conversation with her as I chased Espen & kept him entertained.
Thankfully there was a knock at the door. I had no idea when the guy was stopping over. To my delight it was him! So as I ushered the young woman out the front door, Espen ran to open the garage for the guy. And then Espen ran outside in the cold with no shirt & no shoes and he climbed on top of the truck. Oh yes... CRAZY town is where we are! So the guy like the stools, gave me my cash and I helped him load them. I saw the young woman looking at our driveway with an odd expression and I knew I was right to think it was not a match! In our world, a barely dressed child on top of the truck is fairly normal... and strange people stopping over happens when I'm selling things. So I chat with the man a minute and he takes off wishing me well to get the little one off the truck and telling me he is thankful his 2 kids are 16 & 18... he smiles and waves. I think he has been in crazy town once!! I get Espen off the truck and check the mail and we head inside to warm up!
The mail contains a strange envelope from the post office. I have been getting mail from them inquiring about a package we received from France in February. This letter was typed in an odd font and had the phone number hand written. It was not on letterhead. But the letter asked me to call and provide them with information about the package. I took a minute to call.... at which time Doug got home and was nearly freaking out about how it was a scam and I should hang up! So my husband doesn't freak out that I met this potential sitter ONLINE... or that I had a strange man from CRAIGSLIST come to the house... but he flips over the mail....
And my sisters made me smile and giggle when they were laughing that I interview a babysitter and concerned about how dangerous it is to sell on craigslist.. And then I laughed so hard when one suggested Doug may be concerned about Anthrax in the mail... I swear it was the funniest thing!
I truly think I live in a little slice of the world called CRAZY. I am not hiring this young lady. I sold those stools for more than I paid for them actually. And the letter was legit and did not contain any harmful chemicals.... but the odd thing is that everyone had their own worries and concerns and those worries are valid. I blew them all off because this is the way I roll! We multitask like we were made to... we wear clothes because we have to.... we sell what we don't need.... and we laugh when we can because otherwise I may fall apart... And three days later I am still smiling at the whole day... and how honestly I don't know how I do it!!
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