Fwd: non-plagio Tommy (gotta vent!!!!!!!!!!!!)

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Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, NV

This has been a day to go in the books.

First I have to call the auto ins. to get a quote on my DH's new motorcycle. While I am on the phone with them (and on hold) our house loan underwriters call and have info. to give me. Although I kept checking back, I lost the auto insurance people. I called back, got another person, and managed to finish the quote. I was put on hold again, at which time my friend and babysitter calls me to tell me she thinks she is pregnant (geeeez!).

Fortunately, I was able to get back to the other line without losing the connection this time. While I am still on the phone, I have to try to pry the phonebook out of Gavin's hands. Then Tommy walks up, with a big grin and some chalky stuff on his chin. I taste it, curious, and lo and behold, it is the remains of a 3mg Melatonin pill that I missed picking up when I accidentally spilled the bottle on the carpet earlier!

This upsets me a little, so first I call the nurse hotline. The nurse on the other end has of course never heard of melatonin, so she gives me the poison control center #.

I call them, twice, and get no answer. At this point I call 911. The paramedic on the other line gives me the CORRECT number to the poison control center (the other nurse was off by 1 #) so I call again. At this point, my cordless phone goes dead and I have to go upstairs to get the other one and bring it down. I call again, and this time manage to connect to a human being-at which point Gavin grabs at the phone and nearly disconnects it and the first thing the nurse hears me say is "s%# t! Don't do that!" (I was a little tense).

At least melatonin is nontoxic up to 80 mg, I found out. However, Tommy is now conked out in his crib, 20 minutes after taking this stuff, and I have to check on him every 20 minutes or so to make sure he is breathing OK.

This is why I want to smack young women who see my boys and say "Gee, I wish I had twins!"

Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, NV

Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, NV