Not quite a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good week...
...but darned close.
So, I wanted to write this long, whining post today so that you would all say..."poor Jenny, poor, poor Jenny" because frankly, a pity party sounded like a pretty festive event to attend.
And I told Mr. Jenny I was going to do this and he said, "Don't."
To which I queried, "Why not?"
To which he said, "Don't."
So...
I went to bed last night without any post in mind, thwarted by Mr. Jenny's obvious need to control blog whining.
Sigh...
So he should not have been surprised at all when I woke him at 4:39 am to ask him this:
"If I can't write about my almost terrible, horrible, very bad, no good week what can I write about?"
And with his voice muffled by his pillow he replied, "Oh sheep! What time is it?"
So I thought and thought I really didn't want to write about sheep!
So I poked him again.And repeated my question.
And this time he replied with a muffled "zzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzz..."
And I thought and thought but I really didn't want to write about bees either!
So...I have nothing to write about today.
Nothing, I tell you.
But don't be mad at me.
It is Mr. Jenny who deserves the anger.
No whining? Sheep and bees? Geez. How can anybody write with all those restrictions?
And just to salvage this post from total worthlessness...
I heard that remark you made under your breath just now, by the way...did you say "as if?"
...
As I was saying...to salvage this post I am going to end by telling you who the winner of the Alphabe-Thursday giveaway is for the letters: N, O, P, Q!
True Random Number Generator
Min: 1
Max: 308
Result:
6
Link 6 is this one from Julie! from her Abecedarium of demise series!
Julie, e-mail me and we'll set up your prize!
And now I am off...to wrap up this almost terrible, horrible, very bad, no good week.
And just so you know...
No husbands were sleep deprived for the making of this post. He conked back out and slept for another couple of hours.
So there!
Your post still comes together so good, even though you didn't plan it..
ReplyDeleteCongrats Julie!
Sometimes we just need to whine outloud. What do men know -- especially about women. Hope you have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteJenny - if anyone could have written about sheep, it would have been you - and it would have been very entertaining, I have no doubt!
ReplyDeleteJust the fact that you can entertain me by writing that you have nothing to write about - is proof positive!
Have a blessed day!
Sorry to hear you've had a bad week, the least Mr Jenny should have done was get up to get you some cheese to go with the whine!
ReplyDeleteHope your weekend is better and congrats to Julie for winning the giveaway. She's a great gal with a very interesting blog.
~Maggie~
I like the way you put that together.
ReplyDeleteSheep & bees? Too cute Jenny!
ReplyDeleteYou can write about anything and make it enchanting to us. We all adore you and your wit sweet lady.
Have a fantastic weekend!
~Melissa :)
Sheep and bees... he's not very helpful in the wee hours of the morning, is he? At least they were coherent words that actually meant something, as opposed to "mrrrfllggbbrgggr"!
ReplyDeleteI hate weeks (or strings of a few days) where it seems the universe is out to get you. Hang in there, someone will pop the universe's tires soon, and then all will be back to normal. :)
Jenny I'm sorry you are having a rough week. Here's a BIG OL HUG for you!!!
ReplyDeleteSadly some weeks are just like that... no fun, at all. But hey... it's friday!
ReplyDeleteDid you hear the one about the sheep and the bee....they walked into a bar and...oh, never mind.
ReplyDeleteI hope your weekend is better than terrible, horrible, no good, very bad.
I've done enough whining out loud for many this week....
ReplyDeleteit does get boring after awhile but it feels so good when you're in the moment.
Hope your weekend is a non whining one.
jenny loved it and your winner is so deserving I love her blog.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to be released from looney bin soon
It has been a sorta whiney week for me too! Shouldn't have been but I've not been feeling well and that makes me cranky! Glad you tried to get him to help...Men, what can we say. Love you blog even when you don't post about Sheep or Bees! :)
ReplyDeleteHey now you could write about the birds and the bees - and you'd have something to talk about!
ReplyDeleteLike for example - when do you tell a child about the birds and the bees?
Sandie
I've had one of those weeks myself. Hard to resist the temptation to do a very public 'poor me' post. Yes, I know! :) We will survive! Here's to a much better week - next week. -Tammy
ReplyDeleteLOL ... I really mean it. Glad Mr. Jenny got his sleep. Congrats to Julie! She deserves it (if it's okay to say that)... weekly such artistic, creative, and morbidly unique posts. AND I'm sorry you've had a rotten week. So wish I had that magic wand to make the days better. Please know you are being thought of.
ReplyDeleteSteph
Hehe Silly husband! Doesn't he know that if you are not allowed to whine to your blog friends that he has to listen instead? Hope your weekend goes better than your week!
ReplyDeletecan you get anymore adorable! seriously you're incredible.
ReplyDeleteEven your posts about nothing, are better then my something! :)
Oh why, can't men understand about just venting. I know when I tell my husband something that's bothering me he thinks he has to fix it. Sometimes it's just good to get it out and vent, whine LOL.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Julie!
ReplyDeleteWell, you made reference to a bad day in your note yesterday but now it seems it was the entire week. :-( Sorry! Hope the weekend brings sunnier times.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled Julie was selected. Love to visit her blog!
Hugs to you, Jenny. ~ Sarah
Sorry you had a bad week - anything I can do to help?
ReplyDeleteHave a nice, relaxing weekend! I always find a big glass of wine helps!
DID HE REALLY SAY "SHEEP"? I WOULD SAY I'M SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR BAD DAY, BUT YOUR MOST HUMOROUS POST INDICATES THAT YOU ARE WELL PAST YESTERDAY...LOOKING AHEAD TO RESTFUL SLEEP WITH BLEATING SHEEP AND BEES KNEES AND A HUSBAND WHO, TIRING OF HIS RESTLESS, TEACHER, BLOGGER WIFEY, SAYS #!*$, BE QUIET DEAR...
ReplyDeletePEACE AND BLESSINGS
thankgoodness for fridays huh?
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be such a good sport about a bad week!
thanks for the laughs Jenny:)
Lol! You should have poked him a few more times to see what else he would say.... And yeah I am having a horrible no good very bad week... Even in the hospital because of it
ReplyDeleteYou may have had a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good week, but you sure didn't write a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good post.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that you can make a very-much-worth-reading something out of pretty-much-next-to-nothing. (Not thaat sheep and bees aren't fascinating, but...)
Great job. Thanks!
=D
Oh Poor Jenny! I understand the bad week thing. Been there. Hope next week is a great one for ya!
ReplyDeleteLove Di ♥
Jenny,
ReplyDeleteOnly you could do this post!!!!! I am telling you you need to write a book!!! You are like the new Erma Bombeck!!!!!
Hang in there sweetie....:)
I find it heartening to know even Jenny has an occasional "off" day, when the creative juices just aren't flowing. Welcome to my world!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your week. Come whine to me . . . I've had an even worse week, I'm willing to bet, so I'm in the mood for whining. I'll bring the cheese!
ReplyDeleteOh you are tooo funny...and yes you can whine to us...Whine all you want and I will offer you some cheese with that wine!!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you had a horrible, terrible, week...I had a couple of those days also and today I woke up a bit miffed!!! So I will join you with some of that cheese and wine!!
Love ya girlie!!
Jenny I hope today was a better day! I am back from LA! What a whirlwind trip ..it almost feels like a dream now.
ReplyDeletePlease come enter my give away!
Hugs, Pat
well that funny sheep face makes up for having nothing to say. My hubby would be NO help in the blogisphere. Blog....What's a blog? I don't even think he reads mine (o:
ReplyDeletei hope your week turns around :D
ReplyDeleteTGIF!
Your post about nothing was pretty funny!!! Sorry you had a bad week, though. :(
ReplyDeleteOh Sheep, I can't believe you pulled off a post about your horrible terrible no good very bad week, made me feel bad for you and yet said ABSOLUTELY nothing about it! You are BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteOh Sheep, I can't believe you pulled off a post about your horrible terrible no good very bad week, made me feel bad for you and yet said ABSOLUTELY nothing about it! You are BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteWow! If my husband told me not to whine about something on my blog I would tell him to buzz off! It's your blog, lady! Vent to us anytime!
ReplyDeleteYay! Yay! Yay! Did I win a sheep?
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness, Jenny!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure he said "Oh Sheep!" I'm sure you got the first 4 letters right but I'm not sure about the rest of them! ;)
I do love you, though! I'm not sure I know anyone else with the talent to write a funny post mixing a book about Alexander, a bad week, a sheep and some buzzing bees! Not to mention a guy named Mr. Jenny!
Beth
This is what I call a "Seinfeld "post. A post about nothing and yet it still captivated and enthralled me. I'm pretty sure you've cast some sort of spell over me.
ReplyDeleteSorry your week kinda sucked. Next week will probably be less sucky. But if it's not- write another post like this one. Priceless!
Whatever you write is brilliant! y hubby doesn't understand my blog and my need to write {poor man}. As long as I don;t wake him up, I'm ok!
ReplyDeleteSheep and Bees. I was so totally going to write about this very subject. ;) Sorry your week was not a good one. Hopefully all the crap is behind you now.
ReplyDeleteWere you dissing bee's and sheep? AS IF??????
ReplyDeleteOh my...
I hope your weekend is good and not stressful!!!
I've had one of those weeks myself. I'll not impose it on you, since yours has been bad, too; except to say my internet server was down from Weds. until this afternoon so I couldn't post my Alphabe-Thursday post (picture weeping and gnashing of teeth, and much foot tapping as I tried to explain my dilemma over and over to tech. people from another planet ... a nice gentleman (from Texas) did finally get my problem fixed today, though.) .... I hope you will let me make up my Q assignment next week, pretty please!
ReplyDeleteLove the Queen Anne's Lace. I saw some blooming today in a road construction site of all places. I think they must have been brought in with the soil, because they don't normally grow here. I wanted to take a photo, but my dh was driving, and well ... you may know how that is, asking your hubby to stop in the midst of busy traffic so you can take a picture of a "weed" ... not happening this weekend anyway!
OK, now I'm off on one of your tangents ... maybe you are rubbing off on me ... that could be fun, I like you!
:)
OK,
Here's to a better week for both of us!
Many Blessings Dear Lady,
Catherine :)
Happy Weekend!
You are the queen of the no-good-horrible-week post. Definitely. I loved it. And I'm glad you let your poor sleep-deprived hubby get his sleep. :)
ReplyDeleteHaven't stopped by in a while......you always make my day. Cracked up as usual.
ReplyDeleteSo glad dear hubby got his beauty rest, tho.
Jo
Congrats Julie! I am sure no mules were hurt in the making of a very cute series. Jenny sleep well tomorrow brings a new day.
ReplyDeleteSo Mr. Jenny got to sleep all the way to 6:39. Good for him. He may have had a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good week right along with you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to ya both!
I'm glad that you decided to whine. I whined right along with you. It was also one of those not so bad but not so good weeks for me too.
ReplyDeleteGlad that no husband was harmed but was able to sleep in the midst of this blog post. So cute!
Typical husband - they can always manage to fall back to sleep, no matter what the circumstances!
ReplyDeleteUs girls need to whine, it's our duty to whine, it's our God given right to whine! ..Whining is good for the soul!
ReplyDeleteSo put the sheep back in their pen and whine whine whine!♥
Poor sheep and bees....
ReplyDeleteI love you more!
Awww! Bad weeks suck. Hope next week is better for you jenny. Enjoy your weekend and thank you for your comment on my blog. I enjoyed my first visit to Alphabet Thursday.
ReplyDeleteYou and Alexander - but he didn't have an "almost". He had the full shebang.
ReplyDeleteTell Mr. Jenny I like the prompt. It's clean and versatile. Muchas gracias and all that.
Poor Jenny, poor Jenny, poor, poor Jenny!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your bad week! Hope things are looking up for you now!
ReplyDeleteJenny, even when you write about nothing, it's so good! xo Paulette
ReplyDeleteSorry about your horrid week! And I disagree with Mr. Jenny. Go ahead and whine! I'm listening.
ReplyDeleteGood thing that week is done for you! Finish it up and don't look back! My week ended wtih me getting a most lovely, very sweet little skunk in the mail! Thank you so much! I love her!!! Actually,she is much bigger than I had thought... So, here's to next week! Hugs, Silke
ReplyDeletePoor Mr. Jenny...I love you but it must be a bit of a challenge sharing a home and a bed with you!
ReplyDeleteHI!!!At that time of night or early morning, probably some of the best things you will ever hear!!!AT those hours, my hubby would have said something like GO BACK to sleep and stop talking, I talk alot!!!!
ReplyDeletePoor guy,
listening to me talk all day!!!
glad I am not the only one
love,
jamie
Sorry about the rotten week, Hon. They do seem to come along, now and then, don't they? Blahhhhhhhh...
ReplyDeleteBut betcha' Mr. was right, with keeping you from going into details about the rotten week. Hard as it is to admit when husband is RIGHT, of course! Eeeek!!!
But betcha' by the end of next week, you'll be glad you didn't Hang The Whole Rotten Week's "Laundry" Out on the Blog Land Line, so to speak.
And anyway, husbands have to be allowed to be right, some of the time! Or so I'm told. >,-)
Congrats to your winner! I love to cheer for the prize winners on blog drawings! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd LOL! about the sheep and the bees. But they are great pics!
XO,
Sheila :-)
I hear ya! Hope this week is better, Yard sale and all. It's been crummy here too. New roof, lots of folk, lots of noise...they had to redo a whole section because he could NOT convince me that a big A** dip in the middle of the roof was "acceptable". See me rolling my eyes? OK, so no more talking about the freakin roof, but trust me, I hear ya!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen it gets too hot in the Summer remember to plan a getaway to NH. I'll be filling up the pool soon with icewater (Oh,it does warm up; in AUGUST!), I mean gallons and gallons of water...and we can be "ladies of leisure for a few days, and whine to each other over Margaritas! hahaha.
Sorry to hear you've had a bad week
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