Queen of Rambles

Mike and I love to pretend we are Snape and say “Pppppotter” with lots of spit flying. We were doing it tonight and Erik started spontaneously saying Potter with us, then cracking up when we cracked up. Meghan, our house guest, thinks we have to get him a greasy black baby wig for Halloween so he can dress up like Snape. Otherwise he’s destined to a life as Draco with his pale white locks.

We are getting a little HP crazy around here. That tends to happen when you have a house full of fantasy freaks just days before the final book is released. I’ve been reading that books have been released early and real spoilers are floating around out there so I am scared every time I refresh my friends page or read my favorite blogs. What if someone spoils me? I read a dire warning on some one’s friend’s page and almost feel like doing the same. If you spoil me without warning, you will be dead to me! Spoilers are what cuts are for! Everyone knows to be courteous, right? No one is going to be standing outside the bookstore at 12:01 yelling “Snape killed Dumbledore!” or whatever the big spoilers in this one are, right?

I bet you non-HP fans are getting sick and tired of all the talk. It’s not every day a seven book series comes to an end.

In other news, Erik refuses to allow me to touch him in the swimming pool. He thinks he’s a little puppy dog and paddles all over the pool. He’s in a life jacket, but it scares me because it pushes his head forward. I can see the headlines now. Death By Life Jacket! The last few days he’s wanted away from me, then yesterday he ventured out on his own even though he kept dipping his face in the water. Tonight he only dipped his face in a couple of times and screamed bloody murder if he thought I might possibly reach out to touch him. He looked so proud! My little boy is growing up ::sniffle::

At least that frees me up from going to the pool with him every afternoon. I can just send him out the door and trust that he’ll be on his merry way. Maybe I can take a nap while he swims. I suppose I’ll have to walk down to the pool and punch in the code since he’s not tall enough, otherwise he is perfectly able to go down there by himself and jump on in. I can send my cell phone with him and if he needs help he can call Julie or someone random. I don’t think the lifeguards would even notice.

Last year we had fantastic lifeguards who made everyone behave and kept an eagle eye on the pool. This year? The guys sit in their chair and read the newspaper while they are on duty. You read that right. They read the flim-flamming newspaper while they are supposed to be protecting my sweet baby from certain death. Last year the guards were constantly cleaning the pool when no one was around. This year they sit in the corner and play with their computer. Last year the guards were women. This year they are men. Interesting.

Potter!

Pat just reminded me of the little Harry Potter personality quiz we took earlier today. I don’t remember the link, but it was not a quiz for the kiddies. I am TOTALLY offended and mortified. I have the personality of the worst possible character. Worse than Draco! Worse than Snape! Worse than Umbridge (maybe)! Worse than the Dark Lord himself!

If I really have this person’s personality you should all de-friend me right away. You should hate me! You should shoot me and put me out of my misery!

I think I only got this personality because I said my best Triwizard Tournament activity would be getting laid at the Yule Ball. Don’t mean to be crass, but that sounds way more fun than getting chased by a dragon.

So who was this mystery character?

Prepare to be disgusted. Prepare to shudder. Prepare to get your comment box going so you can tell me I’m nothing like this person.

Vernon Dursley. Yuck yuck yuck yuck!

And now it’s off to bed for me! Erik was up at 6:15 this morning. Whoo-hoo!

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