More random exerpts from my life

On how much Grace loves her little sister, Ella...

I was in the kitchen doing something and hear screams coming from the other room, first from Ella and next from Grace. I can tell from the pitch that these are not screams of pain, but of anger, so I am not in a total hurry to get to the girls. Grace's screams get louder and more intense, so I finally decide to investigate.

I walk around the corner and calmly ask, "What is going on in hear?"

Grace responds, "Mom, her is, like, ruining my life!" She then gets up, runs to her room, and slams the door shut.

Ella, obviously pleased with how the situation played out, picked up the doll they had been fighting over and flashed me a quick smile before heading off to the bedroom to antagonize her older sister some more.

In Grace's defense, I am sure Ella has ruined her life a little bit:)



Yet another reason I love St. Cloud...

I was at Circle K a few nights ago picking up a cherry Icee...ah, nothing beats a cherry Icee...sorry, I always get distracted by the thought of a cherry Icee!

As I reached the counter to pay, a young man (late teens to early twenties) walked into the store. He was pretty good looking and happened to have a nice physique (which I am aware of because he was not wearing a shirt.) After he finished his conversation with the cashier out the tobacco product he was looking for, but that had still not arrived, he left with the promise to return the next day for said tobacco product.

The cashier (nice woman in her late 40's) takes just a moment, turns to me and says, "Girl, that right there is why we don't enforce the 'no shirt, no service policy' here. That boy came in here about three days after I got hired here I knew right then I had me the best job in the world!"

Classic!

I do have to say that this gave me a much needed perspective check on my life. This women was thrilled to be working the graveyard shift simply for the prospect of good looking, shirtless boys coming in to buy dip. It really did make me stop and think about all of the great things I have in my life instead of focusing on what I am not thrilled with. You never know when little moments in life will actually affect you!

As a side note...I think she had whatever he was coming in for, but was hiding it behind the counter so he would have to keep coming in to ask for it. And I am not going to lie...I now have a new Icee spot!