Archive for September, 2008

For Now, Bullets.

We made it home. It was a long trip in a very short time. There are stories to tell and pictures to share.  Until then….

My idea of a clean restroom and the idea of those who plaster “Clean Restrooms” all over their interstate signs, are very different.
My mother is a fabulous backseat (and passenger seat) [...]

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My Next Post Might Be From The Funny Farm

Tonight for the first time in probably close to 15 years I will be spending the night at my parents house. My brother will be there as well, I imagine it has been closer to 16 or 17 years since the 4 of us have all slept under the same roof at the same time.
Tomorrow [...]

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Time To Call Cesar

A couple of weeks ago we noticed our neighbors had a plastic tote filled with water on the end of their driveway with a big note on the front of it.  The note said something to the effect of ” This water was in our downstairs pantry and it leaked from the upstairs bathroom. We [...]

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My Middle Name Should Be Lucky

Guess who has pink eye?
At least its only in one eye.
 For now. 
Care to take bets as to who gets it next?

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The End Of A Line

My mom just called. My great uncle, my grandpa’s youngest brother and last surviving sibling had a heart attack and passed away this morning.
I remembering going to visit him when I was little.  He was the spitting image of my grandpa. We were at the grocery store and I called him grandpa in front of [...]

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  So I am a hair care product whore. I admit it.  In my defense, the Bed Head in the pink bottles? Buy 2 get 2 free. One will last me about 4 or 5 months so it will last quite awhile, and I can not pass up a good deal.  The shampoo and conditioner [...]

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Off To A Great Start

Hubs works at a car dealership. People who have locked their keys in their vehicles call all the time wanting him to cut them a new key. He always tells them he would be happy to as long as they can provide proof of ownership.  They don’t usually understand that dealerships do this for a [...]

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Blast From The Past

In the last week I have run into 2 people, who I haven’t seen or thought about in years.
The first was at the gas station. Noodle and I went in to get a pop and this girl says to me “Oh My Gosh! How are you?”. So I replied “Great! How are you?”. Yup, I [...]

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I Accept

A day last week I was trying to download some new application thingy (the technical name I am sure) on my computer at work. It was the end of the day and I was watching the clock because I knew I had to pick Noodle up right at 5:00 that day.
It seemed like it took [...]

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The Name Game

Noodle has a  “proper” first name, although 99% of the time we call her by her nickname, a version of her “proper” name.  Everyone we know also calls her by her nickname, I am not sure she would know to answer if someone in our everyday lives were to call her by her “proper” name.
Some [...]

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