The Pumpkin Patch

It's Monday and it's cold

Okay, so since I'm in such an excellent mood this morning, I thought I'd get some of my negativity out and pass it around blogdom. Just this once, then I promise to follow up with some optimistic vibes tomorrow or sometime later this week.

Introducing a few of my (many)
PET PEEVES:

• Receiving a blank Christmas card...not even a name written inside (gee, thanks for the reusable card. good thing the envelope has your return address so I know who sent the thing!).
• Apostrophe in a family's plural last name. It should be written: The Funakis, NOT The Funaki's. And if your last name ends in s, just add es to make it plural: Morris-->Morrises . Looks weird, I know.
• Misuse of apostrophes in general and...I could go on and on about English usage. I am my mother's daughter.
  
• Smelling like food. In high school, I used to change my clothes just to eat dinner. I also have to wash my hands after meals...I can't really function if they smell like food.
• For said reason, when eating at a restaurant, being seated next to someone ordering fajitas...it can ruin my whole evening.
  
• Not having lotion available after I wash my hands...I hate dry skin!
  
• Lack o' customer service (including cashiers who don't know basic math).
• When I drive away from the drive-thru and realize the order is wrong (or there's no ketchup, no straw, etc.).
• Telemarketers who don't take no for an answer and make me want to throw the phone across the room.
• Answering the phone to a voice recording from "Sarah" or "Kevin" wanting to talk about my mortgage, auto warranty, satellite TV, or credit card account, etc.
  
• When people don't park straight...come on, take an extra 30 seconds and do it right.
  
• Missing library books...I hate looking for them.
  
• The Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
• When the following used up items are not replaced: paper towels, toilet paper, garbage bags, grocery store produce bags.
• Grocery store lines...especially, a store that has 20 check-out stands but only 3 are open with 8 people in each line (hello, Wal-Mart).
  
• My brother Cord.
• When parents don't follow the rules of pronunciation in naming their child (secondary to that: crazy spellings in general and combo names...sorry to all you Breaking Dawn fans—Renesmee Carlie is pretty bad).

DISCLAIMER: I'm sorry if what's written offends anyone. No offense intended, I'm just keepin' it real, as they say. Besides, I'm pretty sure that I myself am a pet peeve for many of you.