Comments on The Crymes Syndicate: In Which I Lament My Guatemalan Place Mats

awww - its ok - things get ruined so that we can ...

2010-07-29T00:01:23.408-07:00

awww - its ok - things get ruined so that we can get new ones, its nothing to get so upset about, be thankful that they were only mats and not your favorite dress!!

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I Love your sense of logic about the whole situati...

2010-07-21T14:38:10.585-07:00

I Love your sense of logic about the whole situation. Its great to know that people can seperate the accident from the person, since it he didn't do it on purpose. : )

I like to get on the people mover and pretend that...

2010-07-21T10:39:41.266-07:00

I like to get on the people mover and pretend that I'm in that old school Jamiroquai video.

OH MY GOODNESS!!! My husband (whom I met in Guatem...

2010-07-19T12:39:56.412-07:00

OH MY GOODNESS!!! My husband (whom I met in Guatemala, but he's Canadian) did the same thing to my Guatemalan placemats that my sister purchased for us (while she lived in Guatemala) for our wedding gift. I hung onto the ragged-edged ones for a bit but then we moved so they got tossed. Still have the good ones though. But, my husband's a keeper, so I couldn't cry too long over spilt milk. Enjoyed the post. :)

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2010-07-19T12:27:10.405-07:00

Wow I'm impressed that yours can pronounce the...

2010-07-16T02:10:50.960-07:00

Wow I'm impressed that yours can pronounce the "S" word. I'd be surprised if mine knew the word even existed :) Once he put my silk (dry-clean-only shirt) in the machine and what went in as an expensive and lovely, kookaburra printed blouse came out as a cheap, see through rag, patterned with, what now resembled, ugly black crows. Ahh men, they seem so silly from up here.

Your husband is awesome. And quite tall. I just go...

2010-07-11T17:04:13.195-07:00

Your husband is awesome. And quite tall. I just got home from a bad date, so I must say I'm pretty jealous. I want a man who washes placemats! waaaa.

@Junket - Our cat? Managed to have an outdoor adve...

2010-07-11T15:49:11.021-07:00

@Junket - Our cat? Managed to have an outdoor adventure and she brought in fleas. It took Husband a weeklong EPIC Battle to rid the house of them. The safest two rooms? Were the kitchen and the bathroom.

Yes, yes. Nice recovery, Hulk. Except...I'm ...

2010-07-11T15:47:24.112-07:00

Yes, yes. Nice recovery, Hulk. Except...I'm left wondering why your husband was sitting on the side of the tub. Was he hiding out in fear? Cleaning the tub? Doing those wacky bathtub push-ups? I need to know now!

I would have freaked the eff out too. This is why...

2010-07-08T18:19:32.826-07:00

I would have freaked the eff out too. This is why I don't let DH wash my laundry (not that he's offered, but you know, if he did ..)

We definitely need to have a caffeinated powwow. F...

2010-07-08T13:42:22.397-07:00

We definitely need to have a caffeinated powwow. Fo Sho.

You're right, I totally want to clone him. An...

2010-07-08T07:56:48.030-07:00

You're right, I totally want to clone him. And I totally think I'm smarter than those doofuses on Star Trek and my cloning would work out perfectly, because come on, even I knew that you shouldn't fall for Kirk and Scotty's got something sketchy going on down in the engine room.

If you change a few details of your story this has...

2010-07-07T21:23:47.560-07:00

If you change a few details of your story this has happened to me a lot. :3

Sew a line up them and the use pinking shears to t...

2010-07-06T22:07:10.486-07:00

Sew a line up them and the use pinking shears to trim the fray... or just toss the other ones in the dryer to match.

I did something simillar, but they were for Pier O...

2010-07-06T18:43:37.178-07:00

I did something simillar, but they were for Pier One so......

Ok, yeah, every woman knows that if someone says, ...

2010-07-06T18:21:04.358-07:00

Ok, yeah, every woman knows that if someone says, yes, please wash that, the next question you ask is, should we just hang it up to dry, or do you want it to go in the dryer. See, men have never paid $30 for a bra, only to have it disintegrate before their eyes from one tumble in the dryer. Every woman has had that experience at least once, and it is forever burned into her brain, just like these placemats will be burned into your brain too. But his? Nope. He'll do it again someday if you are not hypervigilant about every laundry conversation you ever have.. Oh well. You're a champ in my book for the way you recovered from the whole incident!

@2leftbarefeet My sister suggested shrinking the o...

2010-07-06T16:31:09.292-07:00

@2leftbarefeet My sister suggested shrinking the other two and then turning them into a table runner. Maybe I should do that, and then dismantle the table runner and use them as kids' place mats once we finally spawn!

We husbands are useful sometimes, yes. So glad to ...

2010-07-06T16:29:33.483-07:00

We husbands are useful sometimes, yes. So glad to read you giving yours some props. We also have good ideas to help where we screwed up. Since your husband sounds like a wise man, he might have made this suggestion had he not been afraid of getting slashed by a kitchen knife: Use the shrunken place mats for the kids' table at Thanksgiving. They are the perfect size for little eaters.

I always blame the lentils for washing disasters t...

2010-07-06T16:15:05.169-07:00

I always blame the lentils for washing disasters too

My ability to have nice things has completely devo...

2010-07-06T16:08:52.437-07:00

My ability to have nice things has completely devolved. My kids managed to ruin a vinyl tablecloth.

Maybe you could cut off part of the other two, the...

2010-07-06T15:29:35.890-07:00

Maybe you could cut off part of the other two, then buy smaller plates so they don't look out of proportion.

And I totally flip out over trivial stuff all the time. Wait till you get pregnant, you will rediscover flipping out over dumb stuff. Like, really dumb stuff.

After reading this to my hubby I said, "I tol...

2010-07-06T15:01:21.301-07:00

After reading this to my hubby I said, "I told you I am not the only girl who does this."
I really hate when things like that happen. Loved the post :)

@Sonja Holy sh- Why didn't I think of that? Yo...

2010-07-06T14:59:21.778-07:00

@Sonja Holy sh- Why didn't I think of that? You're brilliant.

I would still be crying...oh well, throw the other...

2010-07-06T14:56:01.434-07:00

I would still be crying...oh well, throw the other ones in the dryer...at least they'll match.