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The Trouble With Teens
Tue Aug 01 2006

…specifically #1 and #2. They are in hot water right now, and owe me $160.

It seems, sometime in the last couple weeks, the twins discovered 900 numbers. Over the course of 4 phone calls, they racked up a $160 bill.

I want my money, and I want it NOW. However, since they don’t have it now, they had better get their skinny white butts out there and start mowing lawns, washing cars and doing whatever other odd-jobs around the neighborhood they can find to earn me my money.

I’ve now disabled 900 capabilities on the phone, and it will be a LONG time before they talk on the phone again without me breathing over their shoulders.

Times like this I wish I had chosen a hamster rather than children.

OK, maybe not, it sounded better in my head than it did out loud.

To calm myself down today, I spent the morning canning apricots and plums. I discovered yet another mayo jar that got stuck in with my canning jars. I can always tell them as they break during canning. Oh well. At least my house smells sweet and fruity now.

4 Comments
  • From:
    DyingToBeThin (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Aug 01 2006
    lol. i once spent 870 euros on a phone bill, in one month (1115 dollars). spent it on international calls to my long distance boyfriend before i found the joys of calling cards (hmmm... mayb thats one of the reasons y my folks cant stand him..?) needless to say, my folks were not pleased! but i paid it back, took almost all of my savings, but i did it. just b pleased it was only 160, lol! theyve probably learned their lesson and wont do that again (i know i wont!) lol!

    V
  • From:
    DowntownMom (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Aug 01 2006
    LOL...back in my day...we had party lines 211, 311, 411, etc...until the local phone service started charging for the service...without us kids knowing...until the day the phone bill came...dun,Dun,DUNNNNN!!!
    Boy...did we get it that day!
    Another reason I am lame...I have only gotten thru the first half of the first Stephanie Plum book....I normally read tons of books in the summer. Half a book is not good. I am bringing a bunch on my train trip across the country the end of this month! Hopefully I will get thru more than a half a book!
    Unless I meet Prince Charming along the way, that is....
    :)
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Aug 02 2006
    Ouch! Those 900 numbers will get you in trouble everytime.

    Mayo jars do have a way of sneaking into the jar supply. I usually can spot them because the glass is much thinner than a canning jar. (that's why they break so easy) My mother used to use them with no problem, but they were hurkier jars in those days.
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Aug 02 2006
    Yikes! They'd best be hoping there are a LOT of dirty cars in the neighborhood!