Gremlins

I am being beset upon by gremlins, I swear. And they aren't the cute kind either!

First my yarn went missing .... then I couldn't find my yarn bobbins for winding off enough yarn for the toe part of my socks so I would be sure to have plenty.

Then it was pointed out by my daughter that - gee won't that make the foot too small for your partner? ... yes it will ... thank goodness I didn't pull all the stay-stop threads out, it will make it easier to fix the pattern (it just won't go up her leg as far as I had thought, she won't be able to roll them down now)

Then last night was the last night of my daughter's school's fundraiser -- we always order last so I know how much I need to spend to get her to her goal ... or should I say I need to know how much to over spend? anyhow -- made up a list so that when we added things up I would know what stuff I wanted.

I should have did it last night -- figured I had my list, I knew right where my checkbook was, and it isn't a big deal adding it all together .... until the gremlins showed up.

I started at 6am trying to crunch the numbers -- then I couldn't find the blooming list I made -- so I went thru and made a new list ... no biggie right? wrong. I know I had MORE on my second list than my first. okay so I found that I would be kicking her up into the next prize catagory from where she wanted to be (I've got plans for one of those prizes though, she just doesn't know it yet).

Then the checkbook went missing -- I knew right where it was last night, in my backpack where I keep it so I won't over spend by keeping it in my Scout To Go bag -- not there. So I went to grab hubby's, he always keeps it in the same spot -- accept for this morning when I needed it. It was in the van - stupid place to keep it.

So then I figured out how much to make our check for -- we convert all cash to our check so that if it goes missing its easy to cancel and write a new one -- and messed it up TWICE. First time I got the amount right, the wording so wrong .... the second time I got the amount wrong but the wording right. Third check's the charm.

Mean while here's my 9yr old "mom today's the last day to turn it in!" ... "I've got to catch my bus" .... thanks for the pressure kid .... so I sent her off to school - I'll have to drop it off later.

so I'm filling out the form and for the total amount for the orders I put in my check amount - wrong - its EVERYONEs orders they want the total of .... argh! Easy to fix.

Until I started doing the calc to make sure I had enough money to cover the order -- $12 too much. WHAT???? how the heck did that happen? So I had to run the numbers a few more times. (by now all the kids are gone to school, even missed the second bus). Found my error.

So now I have to go back and fill out the form again and update the TOTAL ... I accidentally counted something twice ....

Okay, take total $$ of purchased material and subtract $$ from checks ... should come out even, right? That $12 reared its ugly head again. What the f----? suddenly it dawned on me ... another voided check. the error was in the check I wrote. damn.

4 checks later .... I finally got the form done correctly and everything is adding up proper -- now I just have to seal the envelope so the checks don't get lost and get it to school.

they don't put lick-em glue on the envelopes any more .... and the gremlins hid all the glue sticks .... no problem, I'm a scrapbooker - I'll use some of my adhesive ... which ... the gremlins hid also! Every bit of sticky stuff was gone from its spot! not even the containers they were in are there.

Damn gremlins.

fine I'll use tabs from my label gun the do it then and just "tape" it down .... haa haa haa, they hadn't thought of that .... but just to add insult to injury, they knocked the package out of my hand -- labels rolled on the floor ... and they pushed the roll out of my hand while I held the end so that I would have to curl it all up.

Now I just have to wait for hubby to get done splitting wood (he took the day off to boot) ... and have him run it down on the way to the bank. Then I have to have him pick up a new towel paper holder springy thing ... the gremlins lost that from the guest bathroom, too. I'm sure somewhere they are having a blast playing with the giant spring.

Damn gremlins. See if I feed you after midnight any more!