my morning car conversation

*car radio* coming up next - be caller number 9 and have a chance to win hannah montanna tickets before the even go on sale on wednesday - we'll be playing kid's bop singing bee!

*nina* MOMMY!!! MOMMY!!! MOMMY!!!!!

*me* Nina - i'm trying.

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep.

*nina* MOMMY!!! YOU KNOW ALL HANNAH'S SONGS! YOU CAN WIN ME TICKETS!!!

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep.

*nina* MOOOOMMY!!!

*me* nina - i told you i'm tryin. can you hear the busy signal???

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial.

*nina* yes but i REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna go!

*me thinking* you saw her last year sillyhead.

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial.

*nina with sad eyes while being dropped off at grandma's house* you aren't going to give up are you???

*me thinking* stupid puppy dog eyes!

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep.

*me* YOU DUMMY! IT'S "TELL ME BOY NOW WOULDN'T IT BE SWEET?"

*phone* beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep. redial. beep. beep. beep.



and thus - with a beep beep beep - i have once again failed to secure nina's everlasting happiness with hannah montana tickets. darn you y98! don't you know better than to have those contests at a time when a kid might be in the car guilting her mom!