Y3W: Do over moment.

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Do over moments.  We all have them.

I actually have so many that it's hard to narrow it down to just one.  But this story does make me laugh every time I think about it. {You know, it's the kind of story that when you randomly think about it in the middle of a work meeting, you start smiling and/or laughing and everyone thinks you're crazy?  Yeah, that.}  So I thought I'd share this with you as well, so then everyone can see what an idiot I am {or at least how lack of sleep can have a detrimental effect on your ability to function as a human being.}

Again, let me preface this story by saying that I was on about 3 hours of sleep at the time due to Carter's breathing treatments for RSV that he had when he was 5 months old. {Poor baby!}  But 3 hours of sleep does a lot to your work day... let me tell ya.  Sometimes a coffee IV just isn't enough.

So, yeah. {I know, I'm still an idiot.}

Okay, here we go...

We shall title this story "Street Name."

One afternoon Kacy and I headed to The Bank {I'm not kidding, that's the name of "the bank"} straight after work. I just needed to cash a check, so we went through the drive thru. I signed the check, put it in the holder and sent it on it's way. We waited for like 3-4 minutes until the bank teller finally came over to help us.

After the teller finally reviewed my info and started putting things into their computer system, this is how our conversation went:

Teller: Hi Jennifer, can I please have your street name?
Me: Excuse me?
Teller: Your street name?
Me: ::::blank stare:::
Teller: :::waiting::::
Me: :::looking over at Kacy::: I don't understand what she's asking.
Kacy: Your street name, Jenn, like your address. What do you think she means... your street name... like yo, yo, yo J-Zizzle.
Me: :::dies:::

Yes, I might be an idiot, but who the hell says "street name"???  Why wouldn't she ask me for my address!?!

If you already have a child, you can certainly understand how extremely difficult questions like this can be after 3 hours of sleep, an 8 hour work day, and an hour commute home.  But first time moms? See what you have to look forward too??

Street name.  Yep.

So this is my do over moment.  Unlike my idiotic story, the Frigidaire Gallery™Dishwasher gets dishes fully cleaned the first time, so there are no dish do-overs. Nearly half of adults admit to re-washing and/or re-drying dishes after the dishwasher cycle has been completed. To prevent dishwasher do-overs, Frigidaire® is stepping in with its new Gallery® Dishwasher featuring the OrbitCleanTM Wash Arm, ensuring dishes are cleaned right the first time.

But, after thinking more about it, ya know what?  I don't know that I would actually do anything different, even if I had the chance.  The amount of laughs I've gotten out of it, really has made my stupidity totally worth it.

xoxo.
J-Zizzle

I was compensated for this post as a member of Clever Girls Collective. All the opinions expressed here are my own.

LeapFrog Review!

I was lucky enough to be chosen to review the LeapFrog My Own Story Time Pad recently and I can't wait to tell you about it!

As we all know, LeapFrog has a reputation for making excellent learning tools for children, so needless to say, I could not wait to get my hands on this pad for Carter.

When we first opened it, he was so excited. He just couldn't wait to play with "the doggies!" and "the letters!"

The Pad is the perfect size. It's slim, light and easy to slip into any bag to use on the go {which means it's perfect for long trips or appointments, etc.} One cool thing that Carter loved was that it can be personalized with his name and we can even customize "emails" for him to check on his Pad. =)

Carter played with it for over an hour straight {until bed time} and then just had to take it to GG's house the next morning. He especially loved turning the pages of the story and checking his "email." I think this will be a great learning tool for him, especially with sounding out his letters and practicing the alphabet.

Like I mentioned earlier, I loved the size of the Pad and the overall aesthetics... it's adorable to look at and the buttons are clear and easy to use. If I had one complaint, it would probably be the screen. It was a little hard to see {it's not in color} and the overall size of the screen was on the small side. But other than that, I think that it's a great product and I can't wait to see Carter using this as an everyday learning tool!

Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review. While LeapFrog provided the product to me for this review, the opinions I've expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest point of view.