Hmm. Maybe I shouldn't had thrown away that AARP card that came this week!

Actually, if Busy Dad wasn't with you, it could've been accurate. Seems that no matter how old your spouse is, if you qualify for AARP, they also get a card. My friend is 38 and her husband has an AARP card, so she also gets one.

Actually, if Busy Dad wasn't with you, it could've been accurate. Seems that no matter how old your spouse is, if you qualify for AARP, they also get a card. My friend is 38 and her husband has an AARP card, so she also gets one.

Hey, a discount is a discount.

I think I would have taken the discount. Free money is free money, and if someone wants to call me old so I can get it, ain't no skin of my wrinkly nose! LOL

I would have taken the discount$$

I'm not too proud to turn down a discount, but I'm pretty sure he would have questioned me further or asked for an ID of some sort.

Would it have bee too much to ask for him to exclaim, "No way!" When I said that?

I think not.

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I told Jeff the next time some moran suggests that to us... we should just say... "Oh yeah" and let them ring up the discount! No big deal that it is years and years too early!
-d

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I second: take the discount!

Good for him. He was just looking for a way to save you a few dollars.

Cas

Joke if you want, but the AARP has been lowering the minimum age to join recently in an effort to boost their membership. I'm just 41 and I've gotten a few mailings from them.

You sounded like Sarah Palin just then.

Uh, I rooted for Vandy yesterday, but not happy about my Vols being on the bottom of that list. *hmph*

Good for y'all. Really, I mean it.

For a few more weeks anyway.

Yawn.

(Groovy just loves to aggravate people!)

I have some sad Auburn Tigers in the house but WTH, there's more to life than football.

WOO-HOO!!!

What is that??? I can't see! I see numbers but no catty supermodels!

I sure hope you aren't too excited, because you haven't come to play in the west with ELLESSU. We all know how that would end up.

what?! It didn't include my [SEC football smack talk] [/SEC football smack talk] brackets before and after my comment. hmmmft.

I don't even want to think about the teenage years. You are handling it quite well, I might add.

Ha - I was the "other" parent on Saturday. My son had his first homecoming and I drove - even sat at a booth in the restaurant after! You don't know what you missed sitting at home waiting :)

You might want to skip my post today. Visions of things to come.

Oh dear god, make the teenage years stop!!! My friend's 14 yo just got her first on-the-lips kiss today and we both needed a glass of wine...a large one.

Oh boy..I am not there yet, but I feel for you.

My son is 4. We've already had the talk.... about how he's not allowed to become a teenager. I think he understands?

I remember being in your shoes. When Kat was 14 she asked to date a 16 year old. Gulp. We agreed to meet him - picturing a testosterone laden football player who wanted to take advantage of our "almost" 9th grader.

We walked in the house to find a nervous, tall, skinny red head shaking with fear at meeting us.

LOL.

We gave permission.

This year we have a 17, 16 and 12 year old. Just did Homecoming last week as well!!

I wish I wanted a diet coke. That meal sounds lovely.

Come back soon!

I'm a rule follower too, that's why I like to board like that, you know, "take turns".

BusyMom. In the future, take the Super Shuttle from BWI to downtown DC. Costs more, but worth the price. Getting back to BWI, the best way is on the train from Union Station - MARC, rather than Amtrak. When you get off at the BWI train station, there's a free bus shuttle to the Southwest terminal. (For future reference, I am an expert on cheap ways to get to and from airports that Southwest flies to from Nashville.)

I think your meal is perfect...and your diet coke so canceled out the richness of that meal!!! mmmm creme brulee.

And I do like flying into BWI more than DCA...although DCA is more convenient.

I've always thought that their boarding pass system was kinda odd, but I love love LOVE the club seats in the exit rows even if it does make for awkward "don't stare at the creepy person sitting across from you" moments..

I hate the willy-nilly seating on Southwest. I'm all about breaking rules when it is for a cause but when it comes to lines and seating just tell me where to sit and I will. I also get nervous when there is a line and someone refuses to stand it but stands next to it...makes me crazy. I don't know why.

It was so fun to have dinner with you, even though I had to use the GPS to find my way over the river to Virginia! ;)

Forget the Diet Coke with that meal--I'd have ordered a nice cabernet!

I, unlike you, love Southwest's boarding policy. That way I can sit as far as possible from crying babies and other less-than-desirable seatmates. Plus I like the fact that their flight crews actually seem to enjoy their jobs.

Darn it. Nothing unusual. Bless your heart.

At least Punditmom didn't wind up in Russia.

That spijnach made me sit right up and notice. They give you vinegar on the side (I hope, I hope).

That smiley face tells me you made it.

I'll meet you in the bar at 6:30.

Mmmm, Johnny Rockets! I hope you had a chocolate milkshake. :)

We went on a Royal Caribbean cruise in August, and my son ate at the Johnny Rockets every single night at 10:00. By the third day they were putting in his order (original, no tomato) as he walked in the door.

I heart Johnny Rockets!!!

welcome to bwi! i presume that you are coming down to washington if you are on the marc, but i guess you could be going to baltimore. i am down in dc. i would invite you for drink but i have people coming into town for my birthday and i am crazy busy for days!

I feel your pain. If you find one (or even a double XL) I would happily trade a worn out MIL conversation shrinker.

I could use one of those and I don't have kids. Why do I not have time!!

I'll take two!

shoot...if i had one I would NOT be sharing. :) I'm mean like that.

Surely Franklin Covey sells them right? With your choice of blue, brown, or black all leather cover?

(hee hee)

I so need one of those. I'd even take a small if it was all that was left.

Need one of those, too....maybe try Ebay, they've got everything

If you find one, can I borrow it?

If you find one, let us know. Checked eBay, none there. I've been needing one too!

So excited to see you there! xoxo.

Oh how I wish BlissDom was closer!

Do you know if you're going to be broadcasting the panels and discussions?

Makes me want to fly South.

Damn. That's the second bloggy thing I'll have to miss that weekend IN THE SOUTH.

Are you people trying to tell me something?

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Your "boring, mundane" weekends trump my good ones. That's about all I got to say about that.

I am equally as socially awkward as you are when running into people I havent seen in years! I feel your pain!

Yikes!

We have Edward Jones. I know this because they spend most of our money sending us a gabillion pieces of snail mail updating our lousy portfolio.

I'm proud of you that you didn't beat her with her shoe for saying how easy it was to someone who is now calling their retirement account their $100. Not that it's her "fault" or whatever. But she's the face. I'm sure it's not a picnic but being flippant about it is just bad form. But I suppose she's not worried about job security at this point. hehe

Hey, side question. Who designed your site? I'm looking to pay someone because, quite frankly, I just don't have the time to do it myself. And I love yours!!

Oh would you look at that. Right down there on the right hand side under where it says "credit". Yep, I am stupid. Pay me no mind.

I might feel all comforted right now. I might, except I'm sure my guys are headed in the same direction, too.

Geesh...I'm hoping you weren't affected too badly by this. And I hope your AIG rep can keep her head above water.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Fidelity doesn't go under. Then I'm screwed.

Tough times.

Ditto...mine was also called something for most of the time I was putting in my money...then AIG bought them, then AIG imploded...LOVELY. You are not as behind as me, I haven't called my rep yet.

Oh wow. Hope you can salvage something! I haven't even asked my husband about our accounts - he's very grumpy and really, I don't think I want to know.

Sarah Palin could solve this problem with a quirky accent.

I think AIG has some sort of help phone line that ends up in Bangalore.

Enjoying your blog. But am I missing something? Am I supposed to be drinking coffee or champagne this morning? From the looks of the smile on the woman's face in your header, and her tray, I think I have the wrong beverage, lol. Seriously, love your site :)

Yikes! I work in the financial district, where I own a business, though luckily not one in the financial markets. I've passed some pretty grim faces this last week, let me tell you.