Southern By Grace

23 Skidoo

23 skidoo (sometimes 23 skiddoo) is an American slang phrase popularized in the early Twentieth Century (first appearing before World War I and becoming popular in the Roaring Twenties). It generally refers to leaving quickly. And that means I'm going to try to be brief and get this done quickly! I had my first full night of sleep last night. Let me tell ya...that was GREAT! I have no guarantees about tonight or any other nights, and I can't tell you what was so different about last night, but it felt good to sleep straight through the night (and only get up to pee once)! School! School! School! Here is my latest list of requests. As the acting Admissions Coordinator, I'm getting to know a whole different side of people; Up close and personal, ya might say... Number 1: Please, people, do your local school Admissions Coordinator a HUGE favor--register before the week before school starts. P L E A S E. Number 2: If the door to the Admissions Office is locked. Take a hint. Come back tomorrow during the hours posted on the outside of the door. Just because there is a frazzled looking woman standing in there talking on the phone is no reason to continuously bang on the door and look in the window while shouting through the sound-proof (mostly) glass telling her that you're here to register your child. K? Thanks. Number 3: If there happens to be a cute lil basket with peppermints in it on the corner of the desk, feel free to take ONE. Really. Other people might enjoy having one too. :) Number 4: If you walk into an office and you see someone is on the phone, there are several people waiting to be helped, and the person on the phone happens to be the person you need to see, please refrain from shoving the person standing in front of the counter out of the way and tapping on the desk and asking loudly, "Hey! Is this where I needa come to get my kid registered?" (Um, no. You "needa" go down the street to the public school that really has no choice but to accept your rude ways and the children who will likely be as rude as you... ) And most important of all--Number 5: Please, please, PLEASE if your child needs to have their diaper changed, by ALL MEANS, feel free to utilize the bathroom facilities BEFORE squishing the ooze sitting them down on the countertop. And also--feel free to say "excuse the mess" before you leave with your 3 yr old Tasmanian Devil child, too. Thank you for your time. *painted on grin* (I really do love my job--just sometimes the people are a bit over the top!) Ciao* PS: I've begun workin' on my 100th post...those "burning questions" will all be answered! If there are any late takers...get them to me! *wink*

posted by Gracie @ 8/02/2006 09:06:00 PM