Babysit? NOW?

There's presents to be wrapped and put under the tree, a house to be cleaned, much cooking to be done, a table to be set, etc etc and I'm working a half-day - so my brother decided now would be a good day for Mom and I to babysit. Two hyper Christmas-crazed boys who want to open their presents NOW in the middle of all the work we have to do yet? Swell.

I. GIVE. UP.

Remember ( this post? )

It ain't over yet, kids.

So Amazon deleted our order and didn't bother mentioning it to us. Thus I spent the next day surfing the net looking for "Wii Rock Band Beatles Special Value Edition". Only found them upwards of $300. Finally found one for $160 at buy.com. Ordered it. Made absolutely certain it was a Wii and the Special Value Edition. But I needed Mom's credit card, since it was supposed to be a gift from her to Mike. I wound up calling the house every 15 minutes for 4 hours. Mom had said she wasn't going anywhere that day, then she went out anyway. Finally got a hold of her just before I panicked that she was ill or injured. She gives me the credit card number. Half an hour later, the card is rejected for some reason. Call her again. Get a different card. This one was acceptable. Finally have an order. It was delivered last week, and we breathed a sigh of relief.

Mike opened it a couple minutes ago. They sent the Playstation version, not the Wii. *pounds head against wall repeatedly* Now it's time for returns hell, during the holidays with a big honkin' box. I could cry.