JJ Ghatt's Old Stuff

Here are the articles I've written in the past

no Lap for you!

September 27, 2007 by JJ

poor soon-to-be-middle child.

He insists on sitting on my rapidly vanishing lap. That is his favorite spot for reading a book or coloring while I’m on the computer.

UNFORTUNATELY, LITTLE MUNCHKIN, there is little room on there as Baby#3 grows and grows.

He slips off. He wiggles his little bum BACK BACK to try to squeeze back on…

He slides…He slips.

I have to put him on his own chair to sit on his own bottom.

Mommy’s lap is “Out of Order” for 3 months, I tell him. Come Back in February.

POOR POOR SOON-TO-BE-MIDDLE CHILD!

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pardon my inner byatch

September 26, 2007 by JJ

It happens everytime I am pregnant. I have a very short fuse and tolerance for much.

I’ve already had fights and cursed out about 5 relatives including my mom, dad, brother, husband and cousin.

I’ve had verbal words with about 5 clients as well, mainly over their lack of wanting to pay my invoices in a timely manner and/or get services for dirt cheap or free as if I am The Salvation Army or something.

Now, I need to reign in my terror especially when it comes to those closest to me like my family and those who have the power to keep me in business (clients). I know they’ll excuse my craziness and let me blame the pregnancy, but still there really is no excuse for taking them for granted.

But for the rest of those crazies out in the world…hmph! It’s every man and woman for him/herself.

Case in point: I went to the ghetto discount grocery store yesterday. I only ventured in b/c it was on my way home from the local university where my oldest son takes Kindermusik class.

I just wanted to dash in and get a few items, but of course 2 turns into 3 and next thing you know you have a shopping cart full of items.

It was okay until I got to the check out line and my oldest started helping me load the items onto the conveyor belt of aisle 5 just as the last customer was wrapping up her purchases.

Just then, the check out girl, turns off her light and tells me she’s closed.

At that point, she was a good candidate for a verbal bashing because I started loading the items BEFORE she turned off her light and if I didn’t tell myself, it’s late, I have to pee and this is the “ghetto” supermarket after all, SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT GOOD THEN!

No… her verbal lashing would have to wait…for unfortunately only 2 minutes!

Just when I go to another line and halfway through loading, I see her ask a passing by shopper looking for an open line if she has WIC (WIC is women infants children, a government food subsidy for low income families).

When the woman nods “yes,” she shakes her head and shoos the woman away.

I’m thinking, “hold up, she’s not picking and choosing her check out customers, is she?”

I was right! I overheard her ask another passing by customer if all she had was the 5 gallons of water in her cart that needed checking out? The woman said, “yes”

She called the woman over and checked her out!

Of course, Raging Preggers Hormones Nelly over here was not going to let her get away with that madness.

“Excuse me. I thought you said you were closed. You see I’m pregnant right and made me unload half the conveyer belt and then I see you take another customer!”

Just then, I noticed that I had a shopping list in my hand and that sucker probably thought I too had WIC certificats and she just didn’t want to be bothered with whatever extra 1 or 2 steps a cashier has to go through to check out WIC customers.

If my son didn’t tell me he had to go pee and I too myself didn’t have a bladder full of pee, I was going to search for the Supervisor and report her lazy ass!

See the mediocre poor customer service craziness that shoppers in lower income areas must suffer through?

I think I calmed down once I got home and told my husband about it, but on the way home, I was so going to call the shoppers and report her behavior!

WORLD BEWARE…there’s is a raging near 6month old JJ on the loose! hahahaha!

stay away from the Habernos

September 25, 2007 by JJ

so in a fit of lunancy, I ate a sausage patty with Haberno pepper cheese for breakfast and if that wasn’t enough, I had a turkey, tomato and a slice of this Haberno pepper cheese sandwhich for lunch.

Guess who is up at 4am with a sour tummy and can’t go back to sleep?

yes, this here dumb bunny! PEOPLE OF THE GOOD WORLD: STAY AWAY FROM HABERNO CHEESE!

at least I get to go clean up my other blog.

23 Weeks

September 23, 2007 by JJ

Your pregnancy: 23 weeks

How your baby’s growing:

Your baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. His skin is red and wrinkled. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare him for breathing. He can swallow, but he normally won’t pass his first stool (called meconium) until after birth. Loud noises heard often in utero — such as your dog barking or the roar of a vacuum cleaner — probably won’t faze your baby when he hears them outside the womb.

compliments of BabyCenter.com

Youthful looks: Pity Looks

September 21, 2007 by JJ

I just started to realize why some folks look at me with such pity, bewilderment and awe (albeit without smiling), I look like I am a teenager or in my mid 20s even though I am in my mid 30s.

Sooooo when they see me, my 5-year old and 2-year old, to them I look like a young mom

(and I guess they may presume single b/c I get these looks when I am alone with the boys and never with my husband around)

…who’s overwhelmed, gotten over her head and spitting out kids, and maybe charges to the state.

*sigh* It’s okay. So long as I nor the kids get bad treatment b/c of someone else’s ignorance or presumptions, I’m good.

It’s times like this that I long for an older more mature look. It’s a shame that other people can project their bullshit onto you giving you uncessary stress. Even though when I notice these folks, I get annoyed slightly, that is too much unnecessary stress that I and my unborn child do not need!
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IN OTHER NEWS. dE Hubby and his Mother have nixed my first choice of names: Monica!

hmprf! Back to the drawing board!

cravings and aversions

September 20, 2007 by JJ

with my first pregnancy, I COULDN’T STAND my favorite fish, Salmon. I couldn’t stand the smell, look, or even THOUGHT of salmon…that aversion lasted for 40 weeks and after giving birth, the first thing I wanted was a smoked salmon sandwhich!

Weird.

This time around, I can’t stand milk, especially in coffee.

I’m experiencing my first real craving for this pregnacy: toasted crisp and flaky French Bread with served warm with melted butter….mmmmm.

My breakfast this morning, scrambled eggs with sauteed onions and green peppers, spiced diced potatoes, veggie sausage patties, coffee (with nondairy creamer) and orange juice was topped off with a warm French baguette with butter….mmmmm

I am so stuffed. GLUTTONY is a bad thing. Good thing I only eat like this once a month other wise I would’ve gained 50lbs by now! phew.

AWWW. I’M SO STUFFED RIGHT NOW.
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*belch* I can barely button down the black collared shirt I’m wearing this Black Thursday in solidarity for the Jena6 case, all the children (black and white) are victims in this case. God Save us all..

ketchup on my belly

September 19, 2007 by JJ

when you got a bump that protrudes a good 6-12 inches in front of you, it makes a easy target for wayward ketchup, crumbs and other food stains and remnants.

Every night, I notice a blotchy patch of lunch, breakfast or dinner on my top.

It’s messing up my cool swagger. I think I’m going to have to invest in a belly bib! 🙂

[check the blog spokesmodel for today. check out the stains under her hands!]

K-Fed’s Meal Ticket

September 18, 2007 by JJ

I thought it was very tacky for Sarah Silverman to call Brtiney’s kids Sean Preston and Jayden James “mistakes” during her opening monologue on the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards,

However, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud LITERALLY this morning when I heard two radio disc jokey’s refer to the kids as TWO GOLDEN SCRATCH OFF TICKETS!!!!

LOL!!!!

They were referring to recent reports that an ex-Britney bodyguard has agreed to testify against her in K-Fed’s attempt to get full custody. He plans to expose Brit’s nudity, drug use and drunkeness in the presence of the kids and essentially that she has compromised the safety of the children numerous times in the past.

It’s not looking good for Brit. While I believe she needs some medical and maybe some spiritual intervention and I’m sure K-Fed loves his kids, I’m thinking, those kids are also great insurance of a future of non-working.

Once he gets full custody, cha ching!!!

You Preggers, NO? TAKE II

September 17, 2007 by JJ

I was reminded again this weekend. that I am not as preggers with clothes on as I am naked in my mirror at home.

I went to an event and had to tell all 30 people there, individually, in groups that I was over 5months pregnant. No one could tell, even though I had on a stretch tank top under a maternity shirt and while wearing maternity jeans.

I guess be careful what you ask for may be appropriate here and I need to bask in my small- bellydome and shut up! LOL!