ho ho meh.

Please tell me I am not the only Grinch that took down the tree on the 27th.
I'd have done it sooner if I could have.

ho ho doh!

So guess who drove to Lethbridge on Monday to visit with her sister and exchange Christmas gifts... And guess who forgot to bring them and drove to Lethbridge again today only to realize that she had brought all but one and will still have to mail it and have it arrive late anyway.

Merry Christmas!

the phone call

My phone rang at 8am this morning and I thought that was kinda strange. Most of my friends know that we're early risers and it okay to call, but we don't usually chat this early - so I felt a little nervous as I answered.

Me: "Hello?"

Them: "Hello ma'am, my name is _____ and I'm calling from Solo/Bell Mobility to offer you a free cell phone. Can I ask who you're internet provider is?"

Me: (who has always operated on a very polite level with telemarketers, but never gives out any information. EVER. is distracted by the early hour and what has free cell phones and internet service have to do with one another?!?) "Um, ______"

Them: "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah" (I tune out at this point because this particular company has been calling once a week for about a year and THEY always hang up on ME when I explain that I'm already a Bell customer with a contract and I'm not interested in a second cellphone.)

Them con't: "Blah, blah, can I ask how much you pay with your current cellphone?"

Me: "You know, I'm not interested. I'm already a Bell customer with a contract."

Them: "But ..."

Me: "Are you aware that it is only 8am in my time zone?"

Them: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience," (they're not - this part is still sounding scripted), "but is there a more convenient time for me to call back?"

Me: "Your company has called me every week for the past year with this same offer and I keep asking you to take me off your call list - I'm not interested."

Them: "Oh, no, not us"

Me: "I'm not interested - take me off your call list" (I'm pretty patient about getting around my requisit 3 "no"s, but I'm starting to get ticked.)

Them: "Ma'am, are you telling me you are not interested in saving lots of money by...."

Me: "I am not interested ... I love spending lots and lots of money!" Click - call ended.

*It should be noted that I've abbreviated much of the sales pitch (you're welcome).

This is the first time I've ever really hung up on a telemarket and it felt so liberating! But I think I may have reached some sort of breaking point in my busy week - I know my children were a little frightened by my maniacal laughter as I ran out of the room.