Just Sayin' Again

I finally got to see Frozen.  I really liked it.  That's not what I want to talk about though.  At the end I saw that Disney had based this movie on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.  VERY loosely based.
From what I remember the Snow Queen stole children. Well, at least one boy and his close friend had to look for him.  It was quite an adventure, all wrapped up in lessons for the little ones.
The Snow Queen had the boy trapped and he had to spell Eternity in ice pieces in order to get away.  Of course, the friend saves the boy with her love and the Snow Queen isn't around so they go home and live happily ever after.
Do you know the real story of The Little Mermaid?  Equally charming.  She gets legs but her feet feel like daggers and she is in constant pain.  In spite of saying he loves her, the prince marries another  and the little mermaid goes back to the sea and becomes foam.
Now, here is what I think.  I think old Hans was clinically depressed.
Really.  I'm just sayin'.

Just Sayin'

I promise you no spoilers in this post unless you think the Cap walked through the whole movie and didn't fight anyone.

It occurred to me about two thirds of the way into the movie that all those bad guys shot at Captain America and their bullets bounced off his amazing shield.  Now don't get me wrong, I'm not for bad guys but I wonder why not one of them thought to shoot him in the legs.  They were sticking out there the whole time.  After ten of your bullets bounced off a shield, wouldn't you rethink your strategy? 
I know that  would be a boring movie but I'm just sayin'.

Four Eyes

OK, I have to admit I need my glasses all the time now.  For instance, I couldn't read a recipe the other day.  I sent my friend, John, a message and I called him Jphn.  I joked about it but it sent it home, Sue, wear your glasses!
It's not that I hate wearing glasses. I actually have a new pair that I just love.  But when I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is open my computer and look at my mail and Facebook.(Just keep the comments to yourselves please)
I CAN'T READ THEM!
I can still watch the television without them and go to the movies without them but that's pretty much it.  I even wear them to shave my legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, it's all part of the journey of getting older but it is just so frustrating.  Just ask Jphn.

Chew Vigerously

Shopping for a new car isn't fun.  Not anymore.  It should be fun but the rising prices and the huge payments are draining all the fun out of it.  Nevertheless, sometimes you have to buy a car.  That happened to us so we went out "shopping" for a new to us car.
We really wanted a brand spankin' car but no can do so we had to think previously owned.  In other words, used.
Used car lots brought up visions of sleazy salesmen, cars that had been in accidents, old cars, junk cars and the buyer getting cheated for many, many years.  It seems like that is a thing of the past at least if you go to a reputable dealership.
So long story short, we found a car that we liked and as we discussed the details, the salesman asked if we had a trade and we said yes.  We told him what it was and he said he thought they would give DH a fair price on his old car or he could sell it outright to someone else.  OK, here is where the foot in mouth came in.  Helpful Hannah(that would be me) says, "Oh, I'd never let him sell that car to someone else."  Whoops!  It just fell out of my mouth.  The only saving grace is I didn't call it a pile of crap!

Paranoia Strikes Deep

So yesterday I went to the grocery store and stocked up for the week.  I pulled into a great space and started walking towards the store.  The man collecting carts says to me, "Lady, you went through a stop sign."  I DID NOT!!  "Lady, you went through a stop sign and didn't even look."  I DID NOT!!! Just note here, I said nothing of the kind.  I was too scared.
As he got closer I wondered if he was going to hit me or yell at me more or citizen arrest me.  He got closer and said,"Lady, you were on your cell phone."  NO, I WASN'T!  Still silent...still thinking I might get punched.
When the guy is right by me he says "Somebody's going to get killed."  Now I am about to wet my pants.  He finishes by saying, "Right?" to me!
OMG He isn't going to kill me or arrest me. He's talking about someone else and he just wants me to agree with him.  I nodded my head and scurried to the door.

Finally!

I just read a list of 75 things that sound crazy but are fact.  It was a fun read and I hope everyone read it....really.  Especially number 70:
. Peanuts are not nuts. They grow in the ground, so they are legumes.. Peanuts are not nuts. They grow in the ground, so they are legumes.

DH is allergic to nuts but not peanuts.  I think he has told about a zillion people that.  Now I think he should just keep copies of this blog in his pocket and hand them out to save his breath!

OMG!!!

I never thought these ponies would be part of some raging controversy but here they are stuck in the middle of a royal battle.
Now, I don't know all the details and I don't know if the school is messed up or not.  I don't know what the principal or the board of education said.
Having admitted all that, what the heck is wrong with that mother??????????  A nine year old boy is in third grade or maybe even fourth.  Did that mom never go to school?  She thought her kid could just walk in with that book bag and nobody would say anything???????
Maybe the kid was naïve enough to think it was hunky-dory but any adult should be able to tell you that the whole nightmare was just waiting to happen as soon as that kid stepped out of the house.
Kids make fun of everything!!!!!!!!!!  My kid got teased about his freckles, my nephew's red hair was another thing kids teased about.  Now teasing has escalated in the last few years into bullying. 
If that mom did not know her kid would be bullied over that book bag then she needs some child development classes and do an observation at any elementary school in the nation.  She should have told him to use it at home to save important papers.  I know he has the right to like what he likes but there comes a time when a mom is supposed to PROTECT her child and sending him off to school that way was the opposite.   She threw him straight into the lion's den.