You should congratulate me. I survived homecoming dress shopping

[Midlodemocrat]

with what's her name. Not only did I emerge unscated and only having to pay for shoes, but I got some cute Thanksgiving decor.

Oh, and she's still alive. :bounce:

[sasquatch]

1. Ooh a Teenmidlo thread, this shouldn't draw any undue attention

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

2. LOL. But, there aren't any pics.

:evilgrin:

Not until Homecoming next week. :eyes:

[sasquatch]

6. Torture poor matcom all you want dear, hell this almost as good as tv

:tv: :evilgrin:

[billyskank]

3. Congratulations!

:hi:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

4. I just got back from getting a sharp grey shirt w/ tie to go with my black slacks

:) Getting a 14 1/2 fitted shirt is a pain in the ass though. . .

[Missy Vixen]

5. You go, girl

I think you deserve a nice glass of wine for that. Hell, I'd drink the bottle. :scared:

I hope TeenMidlo has a wonderful time at the dance!

Julie

[jakefrep]

7. That which does not kill you....

only makes you stronger for prom dress shopping. :thumbsup:

[yellowdogintexas]

8. and ultimately, wedding dress shopping. nt

[Midlodemocrat]

22. I think THAT will kill me.

She is not like me at all when it comes to shopping. She has to try on Every.Single.Dress. in every single store in case she finds one she likes better. :eyes:

This year, her boyfriend's older sister has an absolutely gorgeous dress that she is wearing, but we still had to 'make sure' that it wasn't going to be 'outdone'. :eyes:

I swear, the kid really needs a shopper mom. My cousin has a boy TM's age, and she is always talking about how much she would love to have a girl to go shopping with. For me, it's one step above going to the dentist. I can't stand it.

[jakefrep]

37. Possibly, but there's a lot of Bartles & James and blended Scotch...

between now and then. :evilgrin:

[Hugin]

9. I just handed my Little Cherub...

my wallet and sent the little darling on her way.

Oddly enough it was the same day it was announced the national debt ceiling
had been raised to $9 Trillion dollars (with a 'T') and change.

:scared:

But, by-golly, it was worth it!

No pain. No gain!

[Midlodemocrat]

41. I haven't seen my debit card in three days.

[flvegan]

10. Which high school fella is taking you?

[Midlodemocrat]

21. Twas hoping it would be you.

:smooch:

[matcom]

11. she doesn't need a new dress

I'm taking a left before the school. we are headed for the lake instead.

grass stains on a new dress will just upset you

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

12. Nice post, Hitler. The lake is to the right.

:eyes:

[matcom]

13. figures

in Virginia, EVERYTHING is to the right :eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

14. HAHAHA.

You. Suck.

But I still love you. *smooch*

[matcom]

15. I know. And that is a great thing to have

in a Mother-In-Law ;)

[Midlodemocrat]

16. Hey, I learned from the best.

My own mom was a wonderful MIL.

Poor TM. :cry:

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. I'm dazed and confused.....

What will be Mrs. Matcom's relationship to TeenMidlo?

:crazy:

[Midlodemocrat]

18. He hasn't worked that out yet.

But, I don't let her out of the house without a bodyguard.

:bounce:

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. Armed, I hope.

:bounce:

[matcom]

20. fluffer

:evilgrin"

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. Should I remind you of what your wife's first name is?

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

24. Get him! Get him! Get him!

:evilgrin:

Poor Mrs.Matcom

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. Tee hee.

I think that Mrs. Matcom will make sure that his bark is worse than his bite.

;)

Should I have said "The long-suffering Mrs. Matcom"???

[Midlodemocrat]

26. That poor woman.

:rofl:

:hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Yes, pity the poor thing.

:cry:

:hi:

[matcom]

29. she isn't poor!

barefoot maybe but NOT poor :P

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. I didn't mean "poor" as in impoverished.

:eyes:

[matcom]

31. i'll have you know I'm quite a fine catch

and 6 years YOUNGER than she is :D

[greatauntoftriplets]

32. You make yourself sound like a fish.

My nephew is 12 years younger than his wife.

[matcom]

33. damn. she must be LOADED

:hide:

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. She used to be his boss.

I guess she still is, though in a different way. He now works for a different company.

:P

[matcom]

35. McDonalds To Burger King?

nice move :thumbsup:

The Whopper is FAR superior to the Big Mac

:D











just kidding :hide:

[greatauntoftriplets]

36. Actually, Wendy's to Taco Bell.

Becoming Hispanic was the difficult part for someone of Irish extraction.

:silly:

[Midlodemocrat]

38. Damn straight. She has a front loading washer.

That woman has it ALL!!!!!

:bounce:

I LURVES her!!!!

[matcom]

39. tell me i'm not the BEST hubby EVAH

go ahead!

you would be WRONG of course :P

do you SEE what TM has to look forward to?

Do you SEE it?

:bounce:

[Midlodemocrat]

40. Dude, I want you to spend just one hour with

The Princess so you can see what YOU have to look forward to.

:rofl:

[matcom]

43. an hour works for me..

$50 cover it?

:hide:

[Midlodemocrat]

45. Dude, that won't even pay for her shoes.

Try and keep up. She's a TEENAGER.

Shoes, nails, hair, jewelry.

[matcom]

47. "Services"

"Services"

shoes are YOUR responsibility. not MINE.

you dig? :P

[sasquatch]

57. I thought Virginians didn't wear shoes

:D

[Mrs.Matcom]

52. Whoa!

I need to take her shopping and show her how to bargin shop! I got two pair of shoes yesterday for $55!! One pair for work, and another pair for Mexico!

[Midlodemocrat]

59. I got off cheap this year. And, yes, I know matcom will have quite a good time with that post,

she's wearing a dress that her boyfriend's sister wore. It's a beautiful zebra print, but she wanted to have hot pink shoes.

Do you know how hard it is to find hot pink shoes in October? :grr:

I finally suggested getting some bridal shoes dyed, but then we found these. So I figure spending $70 for the evening is pretty good.

[Mrs.Matcom]

61. What no hot pink purse to match??

I'm with you sister, I'd rather spend my time in Williams Sonoma too! We have a great outlet mall nearby that has a WS! Love it! Was at the mall yesterday, but didn't get a chance to hit that store or the Calphalon store. You need to come up here and we will go do some serious shopping for your new kitchen!!

[Midlodemocrat]

62. I would love to!! I love those kitchen stores.

SurLaTable, Williams-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, I could spend every dime Mr. makes in those stores.

Not sure how he would feel about that, though.

[Mrs.Matcom]

63. matcom would spend every dollar if I didn't stop him!

LOL! When they opened the Calphalon store and I came home and told him, he wept tears of joy! He and my future brother in law are both foodies, and they were like kids in a candy store when we took them down there!

That mall has Calphalon, W&S, Kitchens Etc, pfalsgraf(sp?), corning, and a few others that I can't think of off hand. Any time you want to get away, let me know. We'd love to have you come visit!

[Mrs.Matcom]

51. I LURVE You Too!!

Congrats on the dress shopping! I had a similar experience with my sister a month ago, but it was for a wedding dress. Luckily we had already seen the dress on line so when she tried it on it was a done deal!

Trust me matcom wouldn't last half an hour with teenmidlo! She would drive him right over the edge! He would be on the phone with you begging you to take her back! :rofl:

[sasquatch]

28. *rimshot*

[carly denise pt deux]

42. Ahh, wait until PROM dress shopping time!

stores upon stores, racks upon racks of dresses so big and poofy that one cannot physically walk down the aisles wihtout tripping and falling in the rivers of silk and tulle. triple digit prices, not including the nails, hair, shoes, jewels, etc. I have been here 3 times, hopefully the boy's shopping experience will be better.

[Midlodemocrat]

44. This was her fourth homecoming.

and she's been to the prom twice with one eighth grade dance.

Sad part is, she's my eldest. I'll probably be in the nursing home when it comes time to shop with BabyMidlo. :scared:

I'm just going to give her to matcom and let him raise her.

She was so excited, it was kind of hard not to be excited with her, but it's just not my thing. I would prefer to spend my time browsing in Williams-Sonoma.

Telling ya, the kid got the wrong mom.

[trof]

46. I'm just relieved that you emerged unscated.

Last time I went shopping for a prom dress with teentrof I was scated so badly I had to lie down and put a cold cloth over my eyes.
I was miserable for days.

Even now, 20 years later, when I think about it I have to go lie down in a darkened room for a bit.

Oh god.
BRB.

[Midlodemocrat]

48. See. It's fun for no one, except the attendee.

You should have seen the lone dad in the Macy's dressing room waiting area. I think they finally called 911 for him.

[trof]

49. Um..."unSCATED"?

It ain't a word.
I believe you meant unscathed?
My miserable attempt at humor.

[Midlodemocrat]

50. You're right. I definitely need new glasses.

:rofl:

[trof]

53. I'm having the same problem. The 175s don't hack it any more.

Time to move up to the 200s.
Getting old sux.
:-(

[Midlodemocrat]

58. My problem is that I only need them for reading, so I leave them all

over the damned place and the puppy gets them. I've gone through four pairs this year alone because it seems as though she grows at night and what worked the night before in putting them out of reach, doesn't work tonight.

*sigh*

[GirlinContempt]

54. well, if you think about scat, and what it might mean to be

scated, i think it makes sense :P

[trof]

55. Right. I certainly never want to be scated again.

Once was enough.
Believe me.

[Catshrink]

56. I survived chaparoning the homecoming dance last night.

I don't know how, but I did.

[Midlodemocrat]

60. I LOVE chaperoning the dances.

The kids are so excited and they all look so nice. It's so much fun.

Last year, I was on the prize committee at the Post Prom and the kids were so very, very fun to be around. I really enjoyed it.

[Catshrink]

64. I love seeing them all dressed up also...

but I don't like playing cop -- separating the "dirty dancers" and the makeout artists. Oh well... it's part of the job I guess.

Prom is better -- they always have me guard the chocolate fountain. That's very rough duty!