Oops called the wrong person!

The hubby came home the other day explaining that he was feeling a bit puzzled and pissed off at the same time. He explained that he got a call from his brother saying that he received a call from someone looking for Raul (the hubby). The person said that Raul owed over $700 to Washington Mutual and that he needed to talk to him so he can let him know about the amount due. Furthermore if he didn't pay he was going to be arrested. So Raul's brother takes the persons number and lets the guy know he will contact his brother and let him know.

Raul speaks to his brother and is completely caught off guard by the whole thing. Raul had an account with Washington Mutual but closed it years ago. Nothing was ever owed to them. So Raul calls this guy and demands an explanation. The guy proceeds by saying that if he does not pay he will be arrested. Also asked him for his social security number, and account number. Hahahahhaha you have got to be fu&*@$g kidding me!!!

Raul started getting irritated once he asked for the personal information. So Raul asked where he was calling from, or what agency. And what do you know, THE GUY REFUSED TO TO GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION. He simply said, "if you don't pay we are going to investigate this further and you will be arrested." OMG I wish I could of been there, I would of grabbed that phone and gave that idiot a piece of my mind. Raul finally told the guy he was calling the wrong person and to stop calling him. Raul's brother said his caller ID showed that it was a number from Florida. I even tried calling it and got a voice mail.

So the whole time Raul is telling me this I have an abundance of "questions to ask".

1) Why call Raul's brother and not Raul?
2) Why ask for all this personal information?
3) We just got a credit report for both of us. Raul DOES NOT owe WAMU a penny.
4) And arrested?????? Since when do creditors threaten people with an arrest. Have I missed something?
5) And an investigation???WTF!!!
6) Chase just bought off WAMU hmmm...maybe it's an ex employee of WAMU who got people's info. Who knows??? A million things can happen!!!

Thank God Raul did not give any information. He always claims I am paranoid and that I watch too much crime TV. Well now he knows why I am paranoid. Thank God some of it rubbed off on him. I'm sure everyone I know would be suspicious if they got a call like this. Just be careful and know that there are idiots that have nothing better to do, and are just out to "F" people over. I hope no one falls for this.

Quicky!!

One job opening, forty-six people applied. All forty- six people interviewed in three days. All in the name of "fairness". What are the chances that I will be chosen??? None!! LOL! I have to say that I appreciate their honesty. This is where I prepare for the worse, and I hope for the best!

Weekend

My sister-in-law and her hubby went out of town this past weekend, so the hubby and I offered to babysit the little ones, our nephew that is 3 yrs and niece that is 15 months old. We had fun with them, they made us laugh, and even helped us loose a few pounds from running after them. They are so loving and they were constantly hugging us out of no where. :)

I do however have a new perspective on having kids. YES, I still want to have kids. :) I just never realized how much time goes into caring for children. I must of spent 30 minutes out of a 24 hour day on myself. And those 30 minutes were spent in the shower. I would eat standing up and I rarely finished my meals. It was constant diaper changing, feeding, naps, drinks, snacks, chasing, bubble baths, cartoons, etc. etc. I guess it gets easier when you have a routine set.

My SIL and I were talking about the "having children" subject and we both agree that kids should be "part" of our lives not our "entire" life. That may sound a bit selfish or mean, but I think it's true. We have to find time to take care of our selves physically, because the time may come where we get sick (God forbid) and can't care for them at all. I think it's also healthy to go out without the kids every now and then. I say that because in the 2 1/2 days that we babysat I forgot all about my hubby. All the attention went to the kids. And I don't think that's good. Sooo point being I would imagine that it can be very easy to drift apart. I guess it's just a matter of trying to balance everything.

All in all we had fun with them. I am glad that I got a feel for it all. And I would love to watch "Papoosh" and "Mamushhkas" again LOL....ummm yeah my SIL calls her lil. boy "Paposh" and I started calling Ivanna Mama...and it ended up with "Mamushhkas." I don't know it almost sounds Russian. hahahaha.