February 16th, 2008 by Jennine
February 15th, 2008 by Jennine
The Direct TV receiver in our basement overheated and melted its internal organs so we called to order a new one. Today the installation guy came out to replace it. “How nice!” I thought to myself, “He’s on time and everything!”
With baby in arm, I welcomed this man into our kitchen to complete the paperwork. I noticed that he was the observant type, looking around at everything. We made little eye contact. At one point, I became uncomfortable with the conversation. He was asking how we could possibly afford to have seven children and live on the amount of acreage we have with a relatively new home. He asked what my husband did for a living. He asked what I did for a living. It was just not right.
After he did his job and left, I couldn’t shake the feeling of being questioned that way. I began cleaning in my kitchen while contemplating the cost of changing all the locks on the doors and that’s when I realized what just happened.
I am a lover of tea and my favorite is Red Raspberry leaf. I buy it in bulk on the internet, in loose-leaf form. So as this guy was standing in my kitchen, this is what he saw on my counter:
This is what he did not see:
He so thought I was running a little business on the side! Now I’m for sure going to change the locks.
February 15th, 2008 by Jennine
My nephew, Dylan, deep in thought.
February 15th, 2008 by Jennine
My brother-in-law, John, and niece, Jilly.
