November 18, 2008 - The $700 Cup of Coffee (32 Weeks)

Is there such a thing? I can assure you that it does! My Starbucks runs before going in to work are pretty much non-existent since the arrival of the boys. Standing on line for a grande sugar-free vanilla caramel macchiato extra hot upside down has become a thing of the past unless it is on the weekend. My mornings are now spent getting ready for work, feeding Anthony, checking email while watching Sponge Bob Square Pants with Anthony, and making sure the boys’ bottles and formula containers are ready for the day. What does a practical gal with a busy a.m. schedule do in this situation? She makes her own cup of expresso and takes it to work. I left my travel mug at work and took my java in a regular mug. BIG MISTAKE!!! The coffee spilled onto the gear section in Daniel’s Mercedes. In my RAV4 this is not tragic. In a Mercedes it apparently is a big deal. I luckily got to work. We had it towed to our repair shop and found out that the coffee was the culprit. Some control panel was under there and burned it out. So, yes, there is a $700 cup of coffee. Doesn’t this story make that $3.45 price of a grande coffee not seem so expensive?
On a happier note, our boys are doing great. They continue to be amused by the joy of rolling over and bringing their feet to their faces (and sometimes mouth!). We visited Gymboree this week to check out their prices and to observe part of a class. We are toying with the idea of enrolling the boys in the class they have for 6-10 month olds. What I’m really interested in is the baby sign class “coming soon.”