Toilet seat temper tantrum and an impersonation.

Self-Portrait before "Bee Movie" starts

'Hmmm, where is this title taking me?' is what you might be asking yourself right now. Don't be alarmed - keep reading! Since we moved into our house in Montreal there has been one thing I have absolutely detested about this house - the upstairs, rusted toilet seat. This isn't our home, we are renters, so Craig stance has been to just leave it - since there is no equity to be made in this home. However my opinion of his opinion changed drastically earlier this week. Let's go back a bit to the treatments that Craig and I have been going through. It's been really hard to get to the end of the month and see that I am still not pregnant. Monday was the end of our fourth cycle and the end of these current treatments. Now, since I am not pregnant, there next step is surgery for me - long story, for a later date. Going on now to Tuesday, I walk into the bathroom to brush my hair, and I look down at this old toilet seat and I say to myself - enough is enough - the thing didn't have a chance after the week I had; so be it hormones, stress, or just being peeved I was forced to feel "in control" of something...

I run downstairs and grab the screw driver and start taking the seat off - it's time for a new one! I've changed these before, I think - no problem. After about a minute of turning the screw that held the toilet seat in, I realize that the thing hasn't really gone anywhere. I keep turning and turning and my frustration level rises. The darned thing isn't coming off - WHY! No I didn't yell this aloud - but I certainly thought about yelling. I lift the toilet seat lid and start pulling the lid up, gently, and then with much frustration. The lid flies off and lands on the bathroom floor, but to my dismay, the screws were still in the toilet seat, which meant - I can't put the new one on. And then, the light bulb in my head goes on and I realize that underneath the seat is a bolt that is holding on the screw- oops!

Frustration can build and I took out on that poor toilet seat. One thing about me you may know if you know me personally, is that I can often try to solve a problem without thinking it through all the way. OK, so the toilet seat is off - but I didn't think to buy a new one yet. I only had 30 minutes to get across the freeway to Canadian tire to pick-up a new toilet seat. Craig has teased me persistently because of situations just like these - I wasn't going to get this one messed-up. I made it to Canadian tire and realized that I didn't measure the toilet - so my genius tells me to purchase the biggest toilet seat lid on the row - because all the other ones are too small. I run home tare open the toilet seat cover and put it on - crisis averted - no need for teasing this time - it's perfect. I feel a bit sheepish about getting so frustrated, but - what I can I say - I was.

David Caruso, the famous sun glasses.

This weekend was all about spending as much time as we could together before Craig leaves on a business trip, this time I feel more excitement since I will be joining him in only four days! Yeah! It's time away as a family, but the thought of a reprieve is most blessed in my mind. We took the girls to see the "Bee Movie", took them to an art/princess birthday party for one of their friends, and we did some errands.

David Caruso, the famous end of a scene pose.

Before church today, Craig gave us his best David Caruso CSI Miami impersonation. He drives me crazy, I can't even stand seeing the previews of this show - when are they going to take him off the series???!! Am I alone in my Caruso annoyance? The clip below is from the Letterman Show and Jim Carrey's best Caruso impressions. Enjoy!

How do you take out your frustrations?

Have you seen the Bee Movie?

What do you think of Caruso's one liners and sunglass habit?