If these things come in threes, I don't think I will survive...I MEAN it Gloria Gaynor

I know people who only call when they want something.

They are those people who never have anything encouraging to say, but are more than willing to suck the life right out of you and then act like they were entitled to it.

I received a sweet little morsel of encouragement over something that causes me to lose sleep.

It came from my mother.

This week, I got even more good advice from her.

We were in the car, taking LB to the Emergency Room.

The. Emergency. Room.

Where doctors work.

Mom: Just remember flies and honey Ashley.

Me: I don't have a damn clue what you are talking about right now.

Mom: Just remember you catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar. Remember that when you are talking to the doctors and nurses.

Me: Are you for real giving me an etiquette lesson right now?

Mom: I'm just saying, Ashley.

Me: I'm ready to get all Shirley MacLaine if I have to, mother.

There's been a lot of tension in our house, what with the whole cat piss couch thing a couple of weeks ago and then this week, no one...no.one. escaped the violent stomach bug that turned our house into the den of infection.

Also, the piss couch is now also the vomit couch.

Please come over.

So I turned to the Internet to find something to lift my spirits and I found this...I'm thinking of using it as leverage over Kevin so he fully appreciates that THIS could be ME: