On Wed, 04 May 2005 17:56:58 -0400, Goomba38 > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> I think I am slowly getting the picture. Despite the fact that she is a stay
>> at home mother the house is embarrassingly messy and dirty, and
>> organizational skills so poor than a dinner as simple as hamburgers can't be
>> rustled up without a special trip to the store.
>>
>> Cry me a river. My wife and I both worked, and if we had an unexpected guest
>> it was not a major hassle, despite kids and dogs that chose that moment to
>> demand extra attention. We just ate a little later. And neither of us owed
>> anything to the other.
>
>I have to agree with you here. Unexpected guests and meals shared are
>some of the best times in my recall. Almost easier in some respect as
>the last minute nature can let you off the hook of feeling things must
>be "perfect" as you might expect with a planned-in-advance type
>invitation. Often more casual and relaxed you can still come up with a
>decent meal to share if you go at it with a positive attitude, instead
>of looking at it as burden.

Except...

This guest had been invited the day before and would have every reason to
expect that the information was known for well more than 24 hours before
the "event". This person was unknown to the wife, and generally speaking,
if someone you don't know is going to be in your house, you like to make a
good impression by having things neat and tidy, and you don't know what
sort of food they'll be expecting but I bet they expect more than leftover
hash.

Also, I don't have kids, but I *was* a kid. I was a kid with chronic
medical problems and an absolute terror of needles and doctors. A trip to
the doctor for several hours that involved invasive lab procedures with
needles would have debilitated me for most of the rest of the day. I would
have required a great deal of attention afterwards and been quite the
handful for my mother until bedtime (I often milked such things for all
they were worth).

On top of this possibility, the wife doesn't get notice of the guest she
doesn't until about 8 hours or so before the event?

Clearly she managed to deal with it, but I can certainly understand being
annoyed by it. If he'd just managed to mention it the previous night when
he got home (because he clearly KNEW about it then), it would have made a
huge difference.

--
Siobhan Perricone
"I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what ya do in the name of your god"
- Holly Near

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> The OP is a stay at home mom. I thought a
> clean house was part of that deal.

When I was a stay at home mom, house cleaning only happened after the kids
went to bed for the night. During the day, my time was theirs.

Gabby

On Wed, 04 May 2005 18:18:33 -0400, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>I think that most people expect something different from a last minute mid
>week dinner than they would from a weekend invitation. It's about friendship
>and mutual enjoyment, not passing inspection.

You're missing that she didn't even know the person invited (he'd never
been to their home before), and that as far as HE was concerned, this
wasn't a "last minute" invitation.

--
Siobhan Perricone
"I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what ya do in the name of your god"
- Holly Near

I am heartily sorry for having uttered the phrase "he owes me big time".
It was a figure of speech; I didn't mean it literally, and probably
didn't even use those words to him.

My husband was sorry for forgetting to tell me the night before (that
was the main reason I was annoyed). With some juggling, we got through
the day ok, dinner went fine, and we had a pleasant evening with his
friend.

Chris

Siobhan Perricone wrote:

> You're missing that she didn't even know the person invited (he'd never
> been to their home before), and that as far as HE was concerned, this
> wasn't a "last minute" invitation.

Actually, I didn't miss that it was more a matter of last minute notice than last
minute invitation. I simply objected to the suggestion that the husband owed her
big time for the gourmet treat that she whipped up..... hamburgers. Not that
there is anything wrong with hamburgers, only that she implied some huge
indebtedness for coming up with such a labour intensive, gourmet treat.... that
hubby will be cooking.

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> cathy wrote:
>
>
>>Yes, Dave... but did you stay at home with the kids while your wife
>>worked all day?
>>
>>I also have a toddler about the same age AND I am a 'stay at home mom'
>>too. Let me tell you, some days I want to go back to work for a rest!!
>>Taking a toddler shopping is always a schlep at the best of times, never
>>mind if the poor kid had to go to the clinic too.
>
>
>
> Quit yer bitchin'...mebbe you should have just kept yer legs closed...
>
Watchit Greg!! My previous name was Lorena

cathy wrote:
> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > cathy wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Yes, Dave... but did you stay at home with the kids while your wife
> >>worked all day?
> >>
> >>I also have a toddler about the same age AND I am a 'stay at home
mom'
> >>too. Let me tell you, some days I want to go back to work for a
rest!!
> >>Taking a toddler shopping is always a schlep at the best of times,
never
> >>mind if the poor kid had to go to the clinic too.
> >
> >
> >
> > Quit yer bitchin'...mebbe you should have just kept yer legs
closed...
> >
> Watchit Greg!! My previous name was Lorena

Um, that would need to be Lorena Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. hehe

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
> cathy wrote:
>
>>Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>
>>>cathy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes, Dave... but did you stay at home with the kids while your wife
>>>>worked all day?
>>>>
>>>>I also have a toddler about the same age AND I am a 'stay at home
>
> mom'
>
>>>>too. Let me tell you, some days I want to go back to work for a
>
> rest!!
>
>>>>Taking a toddler shopping is always a schlep at the best of times,
>
> never
>
>>>>mind if the poor kid had to go to the clinic too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Quit yer bitchin'...mebbe you should have just kept yer legs
>
> closed...
>
>>Watchit Greg!! My previous name was Lorena
>
>
> Um, that would need to be Lorena Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. hehe
>
> Sheldon
>
No problem...I also have tweezers!!!

"Chris Neidecker" > wrote in message
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> I am heartily sorry

Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet, and when
there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~







Shaun aRe

"Shaun aRe" > wrote in
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> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~


But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
Plum!!!!!

Too simple!

Andy > wrote in news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@
216.196.97.136:

> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
> eenews.net:
>
>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>
>
> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
> Plum!!!!!
>
> Too simple!

Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???

Andy

"Andy" > wrote in message
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> Andy > wrote in news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@
> 216.196.97.136:
>
>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>> eenews.net:
>>
>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
>>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~

>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
>> Plum!!!!!

> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???

Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
revenge.

There, I said it.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:d5drmm$qcv$1
@news.monmouth.com:

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> 6...
>> Andy > wrote in
news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@
>> 216.196.97.136:
>>
>>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>>> eenews.net:
>>>
>>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
>>>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>
>>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
>>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
>>> Plum!!!!!
>
>> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
>
> Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
> revenge.
>
> There, I said it.
>
> nancy

But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's silver
hammer in the Octopus's garden!

??

"Chris Neidecker" > writes:

>I am heartily sorry for having uttered the phrase "he owes me big time".

Personally, I don't see what the problem was in the first place. You
shouldn't have to apologize. I expect you to apologize for apologizing!

Stacia

Then what the **** were you ****ing and moaning about? Big deal, you
had to go to the market and clean up your scummy house.
Whoopidee****ingdoo. Get over yourself.

"projectile vomit chick" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Then what the **** were you ****ing and moaning about? Big deal, you
> had to go to the market and clean up your scummy house.
> Whoopidee****ingdoo. Get over yourself.
>

I see the sewer has backed up again.

projectile vomit chick wrote:
> Then what the **** were you ****ing and moaning about? Big deal, you
> had to go to the market and clean up your scummy house.
> Whoopidee****ingdoo. Get over yourself.

I gotta agree... like why do people only ATTEMPT to clean their pig
stys for company... like they think no one figgers out they normally
live like scuzzy eyetalians... soon as ya walk up to the front door
yoose can smell the stench of out house... I guess all their guests is
eyetalian too.

Sheldon

"Andy" > wrote in message
6...
> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
> eenews.net:
>
> > Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
> > and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>
>
> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
> Plum!!!!!



> Too simple!

Precisely!

I know whodunnit really but am not gonna tell, BWAAHAHAHAHAH!



Shaun aRe

"Andy" > wrote in message
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> >
> > "Andy" > wrote in message
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> >> Andy > wrote in
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> >> 216.196.97.136:
> >>
> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
> >>> eenews.net:
> >>>
> >>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on Usenet,
> >>>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
> >
> >>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
> >>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little Colonel
> >>> Plum!!!!!
> >
> >> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
> >
> > Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
> > revenge.
> >
> > There, I said it.
> >
> > nancy
>
> But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's silver
> hammer in the Octopus's garden!
>
> ??

That was me. It Was For The Ham!



Shaun aRe

"Shaun aRe" > wrote in news:427b4b09$0$20932
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>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> 6...
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:d5drmm$qcv$1
>> @news.monmouth.com:
>>
>> >
>> > "Andy" > wrote in message
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>> >> Andy > wrote in
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>> >> 216.196.97.136:
>> >>
>> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>> >>> eenews.net:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on
Usenet,
>> >>>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>> >
>> >>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
>> >>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little
Colonel
>> >>> Plum!!!!!
>> >
>> >> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
>> >
>> > Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
>> > revenge.
>> >
>> > There, I said it.
>> >
>> > nancy
>>
>> But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's silver
>> hammer in the Octopus's garden!
>>
>> ??
>
> That was me. It Was For The Ham!
>
>
>
> Shaun aRe


Your honor, I cannot tell a lie, Sheldon did it!

Andy > wrote in news:Xns964E4B8BC71ECnospmnowherecom@
216.196.97.136:

> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in news:427b4b09$0
$20932
> :
>
>>
>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>> 6...
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:d5drmm$qcv$1
>>> @news.monmouth.com:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > "Andy" > wrote in message
>>> > 6...
>>> >> Andy > wrote in
>>> news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@
>>> >> 216.196.97.136:
>>> >>
>>> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>>> >>> eenews.net:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on
> Usenet,
>>> >>>> and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>>> >
>>> >>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
>>> >>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little
> Colonel
>>> >>> Plum!!!!!
>>> >
>>> >> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
>>> >
>>> > Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
>>> > revenge.
>>> >
>>> > There, I said it.
>>> >
>>> > nancy
>>>
>>> But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's
silver
>>> hammer in the Octopus's garden!
>>>
>>> ??
>>
>> That was me. It Was For The Ham!
>>
>>
>>
>> Shaun aRe
>
>
> Your honor, I cannot tell a lie, Sheldon did it!


What's that slaying? He who cast the first scone...

Good grief. On my day offff.

On Fri 06 May 2005 04:37:03a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Andy > wrote in news:Xns964E4B8BC71ECnospmnowherecom@
> 216.196.97.136:
>
>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in news:427b4b09$0
>> $20932 :
>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>>> 6...
>>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:d5drmm$qcv$1
>>>> @news.monmouth.com:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > "Andy" > wrote in message
>>>> > 6...
>>>> >> Andy > wrote in
>>>> >> news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@ 216.196.97.136:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>>>> >>> eenews.net:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on
>>>> >>>> Usenet, and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}~
>>>> >
>>>> >>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer, in
>>>> >>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little
>>>> >>> Colonel Plum!!!!!
>>>> >
>>>> >> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
>>>> >
>>>> > Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as revenge.
>>>> >
>>>> > There, I said it.
>>>> >
>>>> > nancy
>>>>
>>>> But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's
>>>> silver hammer in the Octopus's garden!
>>>>
>>>> ??
>>>
>>> That was me. It Was For The Ham!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Shaun aRe
>>
>>
>> Your honor, I cannot tell a lie, Sheldon did it!
>
>
> What's that slaying? He who cast the first scone...

....must bake_more? Or is that bakewell tarts?

> Good grief. On my day offff.
>



--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
:

> On Fri 06 May 2005 04:37:03a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Andy > wrote in
news:Xns964E4B8BC71ECnospmnowherecom@
>> 216.196.97.136:
>>
>>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in news:427b4b09$0
>>> $20932 :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>>>> 6...
>>>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:d5drmm$qcv$1
>>>>> @news.monmouth.com:
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > "Andy" > wrote in message
>>>>> > 6...
>>>>> >> Andy > wrote in
>>>>> >> news:Xns964D912A568F6nospmnowherecom@ 216.196.97.136:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote in
>>>>> >>> eenews.net:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>> Careful! You might set a new trend of people apologising on
>>>>> >>>> Usenet, and when there's neither fault nor foul, no less ',;~}
~
>>>>> >
>>>>> >>> But... but... Mrs. Jill did it, with her lead pipe tenderizer,
in
>>>>> >>> Professor Wayne's boat, right? to Mrs. Nancy's young little
>>>>> >>> Colonel Plum!!!!!
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Wait a second... hmmm... NO WAY!!! Jill killed Kenny Plum???
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Yes! and I whacked her retired military man in the leg as
revenge.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > There, I said it.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > nancy
>>>>>
>>>>> But... hmmm... Something did in Mean Mr. Mustard with Maxwell's
>>>>> silver hammer in the Octopus's garden!
>>>>>
>>>>> ??
>>>>
>>>> That was me. It Was For The Ham!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shaun aRe
>>>
>>>
>>> Your honor, I cannot tell a lie, Sheldon did it!
>>
>>
>> What's that slaying? He who cast the first scone...
>
> ...must bake_more? Or is that bakewell tarts?
>
>> Good grief. On my day offff.


Your honor, my client is NOT a smart idiot! He scan't evens peel his
name!!

I chicken breast my case.

Andy > wrote in news:Xns964E52F80E003nospmnowherecom@
216.196.97.136:

> Your honor, my client is NOT a smart idiot! He scan't evens peel his
> name!!
>

Or trype!

>> Your honor, my client is NOT a smart idiot! He scan't evens peel his
>> name!!
>>
>
> Or trype!


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