You can pick your friends, but you shouldn't pick your friends nose.
I must be really juvenile. I saw this when I went to prune the grape vine today and it struck me funny...
I guess I should trim the grape vine more often.
What question do you wish you'd never asked.
Submitted by cha0tic.
"Are you here with me because you love me and want to be with me, or only because you have nothing better to do?"
It's one of those questions you don't really want to know the answer to, but beg to hear anyway.
Another would be :
"Was I planned?"
What's with these TV cooks and their love of the taste of licorice. They're forever putting tarragon and fennel in everything. Pretty soon, they'll be trying to shove star anise down my throat. Yuck, if they like licorice so much why don't they just go buy themselves a bag of Twizzlers.
]]>You can pick your friends, but you shouldn't pick your friends nose.
I must be really juvenile. I saw this when I went to prune the grape vine today and it struck me funny...
I guess I should trim the grape vine more often.
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.
This is a simple, but sad, question. I miss going to my grandmother's house on the corner near her big woods. I miss being there with her, watching the sun rise, listening to the owl hoot to each other through the night, playing with the kittens that roamed freely around the yard, and especially just being in her comforting presence.
I thought it was a joke, I really did. Then I looked it up myself and couldn't believe my eyes..the pain. Yes, for only $16.99 you too can have your very own plastic Rachael Ray GB..Garbage Bowl.
is Targets plus size woman's department so small that some of the women it's meant for can't even fit inside?
]]>and crabbing.
You call it calamari, I call it bait...
Hope you have a great day!
really..well, half a day off. When was the last time that happened? I would have blogged about it and I don't remember blogging about anything like that so it's been at least over a year and a half. I've had alone time but not time I've taken for myself. I usually use that time to catch up on stuff that needs to be done around here..not today though, I got the opportunity and jumped on it faster than a greased pig being pursued by a pervert farmer.
Like I said earlier today, DeWitte's radiator hose broke at work so he had to fix it after. Nathan wanted to help so DeWitte kept him at the office for the afternoon so that they could do it together after work..he's such a good Dad.
The first thing I did was come home, grab my 20% off coupon for Bed Bath and Beyond and shaved my legs. After the bleeding stopped, I went off and got a pedicure. It's been a while. The place I used to go to isn't even owned by the same people anymore. There was a sign by the cash register that said "Please sing-ins" but I didn't see anybody singing anywhere, ins or outs.
After that it was off to BB&B. I got a new mandolin. Not the kind with the strings, I can't play one of those but the slicer kind which I do ok with. I haven't sliced a finger off yet, anyway. My old one had gotten really dull. After that I went to Target but as I was walking over, I noticed that everybody around me was on the phone. I called DeWitte to see how he was doing with Nathan so that I wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb. I got a new bra and new underpants. DeWitte asked if they matched, I told him only if them both being comfortable counts.
After that it was off to the fancy grocery store. So fancy I don't usually feel like I belong but I did just have a pedicure and I had new underpants, even if I wasn't wearing them just then. The people there are so fancy you hear words like "commodities" and "brokers" dropped so often you trip over them. You also hear them talk about the nerve of the proletarian's like me invading their incredibly high quality produce department. It's a place so fancy, you can accidentally buy baby leeks instead of green onions and the 16 year old cashier knows the difference. I didn't even know the difference. That's ok, though, the baby leeks went into the dill and baby potato salad even if they did cost $2.99 instead of the 79 cent green onions. I should look at my receipts more often.
By contrast, my grocery store, which I had to stop at because I forgot to buy dill and you can't make dill and baby potato salad with baby leeks without dill, I followed a guy with a sleeveless camofloge shirt around because he was going at a snails pace. A place so un-posh, I didn't feel weird paying for my $20 plus order all in one dollar bills because I was trying to get rid of them. I had so many in my purse, I was starting to feel like a stripper.
I need to do this more often. Maybe I'll have a look at DeWitte's alternator belt.
I think everybody knows the rules..if you don't, just ask..
1. What was I doing 10 years ago
10 years ago I was desperately trying to get pregnant and working on this house. I'm still working on this house but my uterus is useless and I wish it would go away.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list
Well...DeWitte's radiator hose came off when he pulled in the parking lot at work this morning so he's got to stay after and fix it. Nathan and I took him some tools and play clothes at lunch and Nathan said he was disappointed he couldn't help. DeWitte, being the awesome father he is, offered to let Nathan stay at work with him the rest of the afternoon so that he could help him fix the truck later. So, that leaves me the afternoon to myself, so my to-do list has changed dramatically...
1. Clean living room Get a pedicure.
2. Clean kitchen Shop for a new bra.
3. Vacuum downstairs Take my 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon and see what kind of goodies I can find.
4. Yard work Hit the fancy grocery store for heirloom tomatoes and whatever else strikes my fancy.
5. Cook Dinner Cook killer dinner from ingredients found at fancy grocery store.
It's amazing how things can change in just a moment.
3. Snacks I enjoy
Cheddar chipotle cheese sticks, radishes, celery, fresh salsa..yet I'm still fat. Go figure.
4. Things I would do if I was a billionare
Buy all the houses on this side of the street and knock em' down. Hire a garden designer to come help me create one kick butt yard. Hire someone else to cut the grass (I'd do the flower and vegetable beds myself..I really enjoy that.) and someone to clean the house. Add a sunroom. Move the laundry room and water heater upstairs. Hire someone to finish the downstairs bathroom. Buy a new couch. Yeah..sorry, I don't dream that big.
Oh..and not put more than 100 thousand dollars in any one account. I have no problem learning from others mistakes.
5. Places I've lived
Salt Lake City, Utah..but only till I was 3 or 4.
Maple Heights, Oh
Bedford, Oh
Northfield, Oh
Streetsboro, Oh
Norfolk, Va
Chesapeake, Va
6. Jobs I've had
Lets see...
Cleaned houses
Babysitter
Ice cream/pizza shop
Grocery store cashier
Telemarketer
Doughnut shop
Gas station
Convient Store
Burger King
Factory worker
Dry Cleaner
and a couple more I'm sure I'm forgetting..all before I was 23. Either I had a strong work ethic or I couldn't hold a job. I'm not sure which (I was never fired though!)
Phone survey person
Nanny
Photographer (still make money from that)
And current position..Mom.
7 Bloggers I'm tagging.
I tag anybody that hasn't done this yet..it's a fun one. (Yep..taking the easy way out.)
Ok..better get working on that to-do list. I'll start by shaving my legs. I'm sure the pedicure lady will appreciate it.
Edit...or I will get on it after I stop the bleeding. Sheesh..I've been shaving my legs for over 25 years, you'd think I'd have this down pat by now.