Day 28 or 4-weeks-down or May 24th

Early "Reveille" (pre-dawn) to get the J-crabs up and dressed in order that the Supremely-Motivated Patty Kiki could take them to the Memorial Weekend Flag-Posting Scout event at Fort Rosecrans Ceremony on Point Loma. Here's some photos of them beforehand:








Not sure why it is that Jamie's shoulders look like I've weighed them down! POSTURE, people!




Shockingly, our sitter arrived a full hour early (9 a.m.) this morning; not so shockingly, she wants to also leave a full hour earlier than scheduled.

Frustrated Errand-Girl, An Under-sung Superheroine.

1. 24 minutes, 21 seconds of cell phone interaction surely across at least 1 ocean with Motorola's customer service to arrange a warrantied replacement of a cell phone accessory (car charger) that expired after less than 4-weeks of mild use. (That was after 8 minutes with Verizon's customer service to get the information necessary to contact Motorola). The fact that I didn't ask to be bumped up to a supervisor is due to my supreme -- and highly unusual -- reservoir of patience.

2. 50 minutes in the Naval Hospital main pharmacy AND I forgot my book. After all that, the inventory did not support the Rx so I get to return for a do-over (short 12 quantity of 1-mg and 194 (one-hundred and ninety-four!!) quantity of 2-mg.

3. Target Boutique for a replacement of the broken TV/DVD remote control. *** Upon returning home, it seems that I am unqualified to program the $6.99 cheapskate version I selected and, this errand, too, shall prove a do-over unless "the Darrin" can intercede.

4. Vons to procure our family's contribution to tomorrow's Memorial Day celebration in the cul-de-sac. Thinking "I can have a nicer-looking vegie tray than that [the 3.5 lb. one that was on special for $9.99], I spent over $15 on a la carte items. Splurged on "patriotic frosted sugar cookies", too. (Think blue-frosted Lofthouse(TM) with red/white/blue stars...YUMMY! I know I'll have blue teeth and lips while chatting with my neighbors...it's a look.)

Sensing a trend of Throwing Inordinate Effort at Activities Likely to Require Additional Effort at Some Future Date, I went home. Funny, that's pretty much a description of running the Sand Castle and parenting the Crablets. Never a "to-do-list" that gets permanently crossed off.