Busy days, sneaky child, and Kevin

I was so busy today.  It's like this all the time now.  Heck, we aren't even in our "season" right now, and I can't catch up. Here comes a boring work story, so you might want to skip this paragraph.  When the receptionists have a caller that asks for customer service, they push a button and hang up.  That button sends the call to the first available rep.  Sometimes, we will hit the "unavailable" button.  No calls can come in, and we can finish what we're doing.  If we *do* take a call, we have 1 minute "wrap time", to wrap up whatever is needed for that call.  If we don't need wrap time, we hit "end wrap" to let the calls roll again.  I decided that, since so many folks were unavailable, I would voluntarily "end wrap" through as many calls as necessary to clear out the que.  SIX calls, ladies and gentlemen, SIX!  4 of those calls demanded immediate attention, or things could get ugly.  Damn, it was a busy day.  But it's over, and I have to kill some OT, so I'm not going in until 12:30 tomorrow.  Late sleepin', here I come!

OK, boring work story is over.  Brett has always pushed us.  Last fall, he downloaded enough ring tones and games to his cell phone, that the total was over $100.  I guess he didn't think we'd have a problem with the bill.  WRONG!  He eventually paid it back, but not without a LOT of trouble.  He's done it again.  Last night, he announced, "I need lunch money."  I said, "OK."

At this school, we pay on account.  When the account is empty, we send more money.  Kevin overheard Brett asking me for lunch money and started scrambling for the checkbook.  He paid for a month (20 lunches) only 11 school days ago.  Kevin cried "foul" and asked where the money went.  Apparently he's been buying soda at $1 a pop (pun intended) for a while.  He just "doesn't like milk any more."  Too friggin' bad, my friend.  He is to pack a lunch for the next 8 days, after which we'll replentish the lunch account again.  He said, "but I don't *like* milk any more!" To which Kevin replied, "then get a freakin' *job*!"  Sheesh, the lazy, unmotivated one has done it again.

Kevin has been pulling 12+ hour days lately.  Today, he actually got off work on time.  I came home to see him cooking spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner.  It's his specialty.  It was wonderful, and with Survivor being on tonight (instead of Thursday,) life was good.  I brought home the customary Pringles (pizzalicious and trivia prints) and beer.  I even bought a bag of raisinettes as a bonus.  And WHAT an episode of Survivor it was!  *BOTH* teams had to vote someone off?  Wow, that was interesting.

Kevin has had a few "moments" with Snowbell tonight.  I gotta say, he's wearing down.  He actually loved on her for a few minutes, albeit unwilling.  When he made it clear that he was done, she *almost* gave up.  Anyway, she wasn't QUITE as persistant as yesterday.  Now, she's passed out in the floor, looking quite satisfied.  Heh, heh.  She wins again?!