I Heart Craigslist

Do you all Craigslist?  I've bought and sold on there several times in the last several years.  I won't bore you what I've bought and sold, but I'll share with you my most recent sale.

This sat at the moving sale for 2 days and only a few people asked about it.  It was crying out to be taken home and put back to work.

But after I put it on Craigslist??  Two days later I had $20!

Anyone know what it is??

Fun Things About Owning a Convertible

In this first week of owning a convertible I've learned a few things.

1.  It's not a good idea to blow bubbles while driving with the top down.
2.  In Oklahoma, in May, when driving by Cotton Wood trees, you can get it stuck in your lip gloss.
3.  Having some headbands and big hair clips in the glove compartment is a good idea.
4.  Heated seats and floor vents make it possible to keep the top down even if the temperature drops.
5.  When faced with an out of town trip, while head over heels in love with the EOS, Shawn will start researching pricing on U-Haul trailers.  
6.  After purchasing a car that seats only 4 of the 5 people in our family, we may or may not plan stuff around one of the girls being at a friends house for the night.
7.  I did a little happy dance when I filled it up for the first time.  
8.  After dark I still need sunglasses because there's a lot of stuff flying in the air.
9.  Bugs can get into the car....anytime they want.
10. I can dry my hair after a shower in a quick trip.

So, we're still in love.  And I don't ever see an end coming. 

It's a blast.

Ethanol

I'm not going to go into gas prices and how I'm not enjoying owning a SUV right now. 

I'm not going to go into gas with ethanol versus gas without it. 

But I am going to share a sign I saw that makes me wonder how stupid people can be.

Do you see it?  I would never buy gas from a place that can't even spell. 

And with my SUV, I need a whole lot of gas.

Their loss.

This Is Just Wrong

I grew up in a mixed marriage house. 

A blended family. 

It was an over the top or down behind marriage. 

I'm talking toilet paper here people.

My mom won the battle and for most of my life before my dad left it was over the top.  A few times though he snuck it in.  But of course after he left is was always over the top.  That was odd because my mom's sister and dad and step-mom were all down behind people.  I guess my mom was just the smartest of the bunch:)

For most of my life I have gone around flipping rolls over.  Never at someone's house, that's just wrong, but at public bathrooms.  Okay, maybe at some houses...but only if it was a guest bath and I knew they wouldn't be using it themselves.  I have some morals.

Shawn's family is an either or type.  I've never figured out which they are.  But I'm more than happy to flip it for them.  I'm such a good in-law, aren't I?  Shawn has just always gone for my way.  He's flexible like that.

A person I follow on Twitter  posted this handy reference.  It shows you the reasoning behind the right way to do it.

So imagine my surprise when I found this in the bathroom this morning.

My text 'Is this some kind of joke' got the reply, 'Just being ornery'.  He'll pay.  Trust me.

So let me hear from you.  Which way do you hang yours?  The right way, or the wrong way?

And if I can handle what might come of it, some day we'll discuss if the lid should be up or down.  I might need therapy before I go there.

Merry Christmas?

How do you think this survived the last two and a half months? 

In the back yard.

Did it feel all alone? 

Abandoned? 

I knew it was missing but after circling the tree several times it was no where to be found.  There are 5 others like it and if we'd found those why couldn't we find it?  I finally decided that it had fallen and been vacuumed up.  Where else could it be?

Now if someone could please tell me what I did with it after carrying it around for an hour hooked to my pinkie...and bringing it inside, I'd greatly appreciate it.

You Must Be Nuts

Apparently the ground is too hard. I can guarantee this squirrel that this pecan will not be there when they come back to get it.

Our Principal

For Dr. Seuss's birthday our elementary principal stepped outside the box. Way outside.

I heard he would be reading Dr. Seuss stories to the elementary students in the high school auditorium so I headed that way. Somehow, and by looking at the picture you might wonder the same thing, I missed him. When I got to the auditorium I saw The Cat In The Hat and The Kangaroo, but no principal. I turned around and headed back to the elementary. Can I just say, I love that our school is pre-k through seniors in 3 blocks, all connected. Still, I was feeling the burn and was glad I'd worn my tennis shoes. I was almost through the middle school when I found him.

Staring into the windows of the middle school classes.

The screams coming from the classrooms was hilarious!

What would you do if this was peering through your door?

Think Anyone Will Notice?

Roll Call

I take roll each Sunday in our Sunday School class. It was a job I wanted for a long time. I can't exactly explain why though. But it is mine. Our class has 257 people on the roll but attendance ranges from 80-130. So basically I'm busy for a while. And since our class often gets first time visitors, I have a lot of people to remember. I can look at someone I've known for 10 years and not have a clue who they are. But I can look at a visitor that's there for the 3rd time and know exactly who they are.

How, you might ask.

My notes.

It's necessary. Very necessary. We have had 20 visitors on one Sunday before. If even one of them comes back the next week, I need my notes to help identify them.

What type of notes? Glasses. Long hair. Tall. Short. Permed hair. Highlights. Any identifiable characteristic.

At a recent class council meeting they decided that having a second person who knew enough people to take roll would be a good idea. I can't be there every single Sunday of the year and have about three people I call to fill in. Each of them knows about a third of the people. I'm not good at math, but I know enough to know those aren't good odds. The first Sunday we were both there she asked me a ton of questions and I felt pretty confident in her abilities.

But over the last few months each time that I'm gone when I get back I find notes that she's written to help herself.

And they crack me up.

The first time this couple was here I wrote down 'incredibly curly hair' next to this ladies name.It also works for my assistant.

I wrote this also when this couple came to visit. It's like we're one person.

'Big guy' is a perfect description of this man. Well, he's tall. Like 7'5". Okay, maybe not that tall, but the last time he sat on my couch I should have moved the coffee table a bit...like across the street...so that he wouldn't have looked so uncomfortable.So we notice the same things. But....this one escapes me.And cracks me up. I wonder if this actually helped her. I asked yesterday when we were both at a meeting. The laughter from everyone that heard me ask drowned out any answer she could have given me.

Word Feud

I have a new addiction. A legal one. Never had one of those illegal ones...

Anyway.

It's Word Feud for the Android phone.

A cousin put on Facebook that she played it so I quickly downloaded it and invited her to a game. I don't think I ever beat her. She doesn't play anymore though. Something about college needing her full attention. Oh, and wedding planning. Excuses, excuses. McKinley and Kennedy didn't last long either since I kept beating them. I mainly play random opponents because I don't have friends that are cool enough to have Android phones. I've put it on Facebook and Twitter to no avail. But then my friend Amy put it on her status. We've played about 15 games since then and I've won....one. But the last one I only lost by 3!

Since I play a lot of random people I don't utilize the chat option very often.

But other people do.

I've met some interesting people.

Terry214-Before he'd start the game he sent me a message asking where I lived. I replied 'somewhere in the middle' and waited patiently. He then asked how old I was. I replied 'old enough to know not to tell people'. I then waited not very patiently. He then asked how old old enough was. I didn't reply and gave him one more chance. He still hadn't started the game! When he asked if I was married, I resigned the game.

Sengrit-I've discovered that this game isn't really something you sit down and play from start to finish. It can take days. If you wait 72 hours it will resign for you, but if you play before that, you can keep going for days. I've had a 3 week game. After all, life gets in the way and people do have to sleep. One morning I played a word in a game that was about halfway through and then went to work. An hour and a half later I had a chat message from Sengrit. "Could you either play or resign if you don't plan to finish this game? I can't resign since it's your turn." I thought that was rude but played anyway. 5 minutes later they'd resigned.

Foofee-We were 2 days into a game and had just woken up when I got this message, "Will you just play." I know I shouldn't have....but I resigned. I won't have free app Word Feud random opponents talk that way to me!

Studmuffin86-The name concerned me, I must say. Before he played he sent a message asking if I was ready to play. I guess asking to start a game and letting the app choose someone for me wasn't enough for him. I replied yes and he played a word. While I was playing mine I got another message. "You ready to lose?" I replied that I win about half my games. I won't know which half you're on for a while." He sent back, "I'll be on the winning half." After about 6 words each I was up by over 100 and he resigned. Guess he was on the losing half.

So who out there is cool and has an android phone like me?? Come find me! Stefunk. I can promise you have a 50% chance of winning:D

Ahhh, College Days

I had a photo shoot a few days ago at our local college. The one where I met Shawn:c) The couple had also met there so I felt it was appropriate. I parked next to one of the guys dorms and started making sure I had everything I needed.

But something caught my eye.
I found these four items in the back of a car. Cake, spray cheese, Triscuits, and a Roy D. Mercer cd.

I would love to meet the owner of these items. I have a feeling he's very interesting!

Don't Look!!

I think they want to be alone:c)

What's In Your Freezer

Doesn't everyone have a hard drive in theirs??

What In The World

No worries. Just a teenager with a new cell phone:c)

More Estate Sale Finds

I have a mild obsession with cookbooks. I would rather sit down and read a cookbook from cover to cover than anything else. But there's a problem after that. I don't always make anything from the books. It's like reading a self help book and then not implementing anything. But I love the adventure so much, it's worth it.

At the estate sale people kept coming to pay for cookbooks. I just didn't have enough time to go look through the hundreds of books in the front room. I did of course find this one, so really, I'm fine.

I held one for a lady while she continued shopping and of course had to read a bit.

I love the measurement smidge. How cute is that.

And how exactly do I tell a tender young onion from a tough old onion? Anyone?
And who wants some Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Okay, can someone get me 32 pounds of shortening?? Oh wait, I might have to half this recipe. I really don't want 2,250 cookies. Well, I really wouldn't mind, but my waistline would not do well with that.

And I really don't think I could come up with 25 cookie sheets. Unless I asked the entire neighborhood if I could borrow theirs.

But I'd also have to borrow their ovens. That could get exhausting.And what great cookbook had this fun inside of it? I don't have a clue.

Do You Think...?

...It smells bad in this car??Now before you think I am going to pick on smokers, let me tell you about the recent smell in my car.

Wet, moldy, lake clothes. Yep, they stewed in there a couple of days before the aroma reached it's most annoying amount. I was afraid to look back there and see what it was. So I made Shawn. I just love being married.

So what about you all. What's the 'worst-smell-that-lead-to-a-nasty-discovery in your car? Please make me feel better. But I will start with this. Rotted leftover milk in a sippee cup ranks pretty high on the list.

Not that I know anyone that has happened to....

...I'm just guessing it would be bad.

Well...

I might actually be catching on to the 9 pages of notes I've taken over three weeks of class.
Or this could just be pure dumb luck.

Who really knows?

Chores

Do you think we should have a lesson on kitchen chores? This was taken out of the dishwasher and put into the cabinet. I think I see something on it...

What's Wrong With This Picture?

It's March. Our pool is full, but covered and the water is ice cold and black.So why did I just fold an entire load of towels????

Is this necessary??

I do not like bottled water.

I know. What other weird things will I force you to learn about me?

But avoiding it (the water) is not easy in today's society. Couple that with the fact that I'm cheap and you get our filtered city water put into recycled water bottles. And three girls that hate to be on House Duty and have to fill them.

That might explain what I found today.Yep, one empty, one 1/4 full, and one 1/2 full.

Good grief. Sadly it reminds me of this.

I love living here. Every day is an adventure:c)