The Life of Spaguyswife

Hello all,

Here’s a note I just sent to our friends at Taco Time. What are they thinking? Or is it just me?

My children love Taco Time and go occasionally for a special treat. There has been some confusion though over the kids meal. The kids meal states a Jr. Burrito but when we order it we get a choice of a soft or hard shelled taco but no burrito. When the kids look at the photos they are different. We are told by staff that this is the way it is, you get a taco, not a burrito. Why is it then, that the store advertises a burrito?? Tacos are hard for kids to handle. The lettuce falls out, they aren’t wrapped properly and end up having to eat the whole thing with a fork!! Previously we have received burritos, they were wrapped tightly and it wasn’t a problem. The store says they can’t do it because the tortilla is too small. If you’re going to advertise a burrito, give a burrito not a taco. Could you please encourage them to change their sign to read Jr. Taco?
Thank you!!

Here’s another dilemma to ponder…a few weeks back our doorbell rang at 2:30 in the morning. It was like one of those weird movies where the wife wakes up and starts poking the husband “Did you hear that?” We waited for a few moments and then the bell went again. Many of you know that we’ve started calling our neighbourhood the ghetto so no one was in a hurry to see who was at the door. Needless to say whoever it was didn’t go away. Rod finally went and opened the door and I could hear him talking while I was freaking out upstairs. Next thing I hear is “Would you like to come in?” Not knowing who it was I’m trying to whisper in a very loud way “NO!” Turns out it’s this little old lady who is trying to escape from her daughter-in-law. This poor gal was convinced that the daughter-in-law was either trying to do her in or have her committed. She had money, she had I.D. out the wazoo, passports, credit cards and even had a snack; some nuts (okay I know what you’re thinking!) and an apple that she kindly offered to share. She is 84 years old and asked to stay the night. When we refused she asked me to take her to a hotel. Not knowing her situation, whether she was on medication, suffering from dementia, etc. there was no way I was taking her anywhere. To make a long story short she finally agreed to let us call the police.

What were we to do? She probably is suffering from some form of dementia or early onset Alzheimer’s but she appeared very lucid and together. What if the daughter in law was really trying to cause her harm? How do you know? Especially at 2:30 a.m? I can only hope that the police can tell the difference. We discovered that she escaped from the house across the street. We don’t know these individuals well and to date the family has never come over to say anything to us as to what to do in the event she “escapes” again. Do I have a right to go over and ask or do I let it go? What do you think?