We have a massive thunderstorm approaching. For the past 30 minutes or so, I have been getting warning updates from the National Weather Service on my cell (yes, if you are as freighted by storms as I am, you sign up for such warnings). I am getting a kick out of the progression of hail size descriptions, so I figured I would share...
Golf Ball - Ping Pong Ball - Hen Egg - Tennis Ball - Golf Ball - Half Dollar....
If you know the difference in golf ball and ping pong ball size hail - please give me the exact measures - really...then Hen Egg...so is that the size of the eggs I got from Kroger....then Tennis Balls...oh and it said Tennis Ball will cause major damage including breaking windows...shocker right - heck a regular ol' tennis ball has been known to break a window and it wasn't dropped from 3,000 feet...but bottom line - I am pretty sure half dollars are about the same as a golf ball and I know for a fact they are smaller than tennis balls and that is a good thing because storm is on us...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Some Quality Family Time
1) Left MS - drove 10 hours to get to the coast and MB Hugh John Mom Dad Grandmomma and Granddaddy (cinnamon roll for breakfast)
2) Celebrated John's 2nd Birthday (cake for dessert)
3) Walking tour of Charleston - then walk on the beach (Cinnamon rolls for breakfast, pralines for lunch)
4) Swim in the heated pool
5) Golf at Dunes West (Cinnamon Rolls...you get the picture...it wasn't good for our waist)
6) Private Cruise to Capers Island with Low Country Boil on the island
7) Drive to Macon
8) Dinner with Papa Ouzts
9) Visit former co-workers while guys golf
10) Golf with Andrew and Gary
11) Dinner with Gary and Lindley
12) Drinks and chill time with Gary Steven and Cate
13) Lunch with Mom and Dad more golf for the guys
14) Girl's Night with Mrs. Susan - dinner and shopping - the boys went to the woods for camping and hunting
15) Girl's Day - Pedicures, Jewelry Store, Shopping at Craft Fair, Lunch, "Scenic Route" drive home
16) Boys decide not to "wait out" threat of hail and tornadoes in a pop-up camper and come home from hunting early
17) Yummy Chinese take out
18) Drive Back to Jackson with a plum "tuckered" little doggie
Links to pictures:
Monday, March 21, 2011
Gas Tank
Well I most likely shouldn't admit this, but I am...because that is what I do. So it took - no joke - 5 minutes and two unanswered, one answered phone calls, before I (and Andrew) figured out how to open the gas tank door on my dad's mid-life-crisis. We spent, no lie, 5 minutes searching, pushing, defining the meaning of symbols, trying to open the tank by pushing on it, before we gave up and started calling...
Wanna know how to open it...yeah, well it seems it just swings open when you press the proper side. Go figure.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy _________ Day!
Bet you guessed I would fill in the blank with St. Patty's but nope, not me...today is MATCH Day! For those of you far removed from the world of residency - you lucky dog. No really - you have no clue what I am talking about, and that is okay - my friend. Match day (always the third Thursday of March) is when all the fourth year medical students around the nation find out where they will be doing residency (if they were successful in matching that is). After submitting applications in August/September then getting invites to interview, then going on a world-wind, 3 month interview trail, the med student and each of the programs submit rank lists in late February, the computer system does its magic and on the third Monday of March they find out if the matched. Then you spend another three days in a state of worry and fret about where you will spend the 3, 4, 5, plus years, which is also where you matched. Was it your first choice, will we be happy there, did I make the right decision, etc.
So for us Match Day was March 19, 2009. Not sure if we have ever told this story officially so I am going to break the news to the 6 of you that read this crazy blog.
Anyway, Andrew's top three programs were 1) UMC Jackson, MS 2) UK Lexington, KY and 3) Some Hospital Greenville, SC. Obviously we got super lucky and matched in Jackson. Which is also the only one of the three that I had never set foot near the place. I had to completely trust Andrew in picking the program and the City. He did great, by the way - I love it here. Side note - my first trip to Jackson was when we were coming to look for houses to buy. Yep, never been here, but hey let's buy a house...and we did...and we don't regret a single thing about it!
But before we went looking for houses and after we found out we were moving to within 3 hours of our soon to be born nephew, we got some other news. MB and Hugh couldn't make the trip from MS to be with us on Match Day since she was 1) 36 weeks preggers and 2) had her first weekly Dr's appointment that afternoon. So at 9pm that night, right before we crawled in the bed, completely exhausted from all the nerves and worry and stress and then celebration over Match Day, we got "the" call. Sister was on her way to the hospital. Now at the time we were told not to get in the car and start driving, but to wait until they got to the hospital to make sure they were really going to deliver. Whelp at 6:00am the next morning right before my alarm went off for work, we get the "baby is almost here" call. Geee thanks for not calling us back the night before, but everybody knew we needed some sleep. So we jump in the car and drive 5 hours to meet little John boy. We arrived two hours after he arrived and I spent the rest of the day taking care of MB so Mom and Dad, who did attend all match day events, and got out of bed to drive all night to get to the hospital, could get some sleep. What did Andrew and Hugh do all day? They repeated every test possible on the poor kid. As soon as he would get to sleep, they would have him unwrapped doing the reflex test again. Crazy doctor boys.
I say all of this to say that Match Day and the third Thursday of March will always be a day that I remember...I will never forget the feeling of waiting for Andrew to be called to the stage to get his results, then how slowly he opened the dang envelope. I am pretty sure I ripped it out of his hands...Then the pure joy and excitement that shot through both of us as soon as we saw the words "UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI". Then of course, having John surprise us the next day, isn't so bad either.
On last note - John has done this sort of thing to us from the very beginning...while unbuttoning the covered buttons on my wedding dress in the coat closet of the Hall, MB tells me that they have started trying to have a kid. We come back from our honeymoon to find out that they were successful...then he shows up 4 weeks early on Match Day. What's next, little fellow?
So for us Match Day was March 19, 2009. Not sure if we have ever told this story officially so I am going to break the news to the 6 of you that read this crazy blog.
Anyway, Andrew's top three programs were 1) UMC Jackson, MS 2) UK Lexington, KY and 3) Some Hospital Greenville, SC. Obviously we got super lucky and matched in Jackson. Which is also the only one of the three that I had never set foot near the place. I had to completely trust Andrew in picking the program and the City. He did great, by the way - I love it here. Side note - my first trip to Jackson was when we were coming to look for houses to buy. Yep, never been here, but hey let's buy a house...and we did...and we don't regret a single thing about it!
But before we went looking for houses and after we found out we were moving to within 3 hours of our soon to be born nephew, we got some other news. MB and Hugh couldn't make the trip from MS to be with us on Match Day since she was 1) 36 weeks preggers and 2) had her first weekly Dr's appointment that afternoon. So at 9pm that night, right before we crawled in the bed, completely exhausted from all the nerves and worry and stress and then celebration over Match Day, we got "the" call. Sister was on her way to the hospital. Now at the time we were told not to get in the car and start driving, but to wait until they got to the hospital to make sure they were really going to deliver. Whelp at 6:00am the next morning right before my alarm went off for work, we get the "baby is almost here" call. Geee thanks for not calling us back the night before, but everybody knew we needed some sleep. So we jump in the car and drive 5 hours to meet little John boy. We arrived two hours after he arrived and I spent the rest of the day taking care of MB so Mom and Dad, who did attend all match day events, and got out of bed to drive all night to get to the hospital, could get some sleep. What did Andrew and Hugh do all day? They repeated every test possible on the poor kid. As soon as he would get to sleep, they would have him unwrapped doing the reflex test again. Crazy doctor boys.
I say all of this to say that Match Day and the third Thursday of March will always be a day that I remember...I will never forget the feeling of waiting for Andrew to be called to the stage to get his results, then how slowly he opened the dang envelope. I am pretty sure I ripped it out of his hands...Then the pure joy and excitement that shot through both of us as soon as we saw the words "UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI". Then of course, having John surprise us the next day, isn't so bad either.
On last note - John has done this sort of thing to us from the very beginning...while unbuttoning the covered buttons on my wedding dress in the coat closet of the Hall, MB tells me that they have started trying to have a kid. We come back from our honeymoon to find out that they were successful...then he shows up 4 weeks early on Match Day. What's next, little fellow?
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Crazy Dog
I play opossum every morning...
I read the "Hive" with Daddy (that's the Tech sports forum if you don't know)
And when I get scared I sit my bottom on the sofa next to Mom
And I look for the doggies on TV behind the TV to make sure they aren't here
There was a dog on TV, Tucker was checking him out.
Just watching some TV...
For Sale...Hunter Green 2004 Chevy...
Colorado, 84K Miles, Z71 Package, 4WD, Extended Cab, XM Radio, Line-X Bedliner, Bug Guards, well cared for...
Actually, it isn't for sale, but if you can find someone to give me $13,000 I would be one happy camper.
(Dearest Ouzts' please know that I really do appreciate your gift of a vehicle to Andrew when he got into med school. I am pretty sure we would still have my old accord if it was not for your generosity in replacing the jeep for Andrew..however, the truck and I just don't get along...)
Let's just summarize the past two days with Andrew's (paid-for (thanks Ouzts'), which is why I am only slightly serious) truck...
1) It needed: Oil Change, Rotate and Balance, and according to Chevy - Transmission flush
2) Plus: the fan to the A/C and Heat has started sporadically not working...
3) So we take it to the GM place to have all this work done, since there is the issue with the fan we decided to take it to GM and not an independent oil change place.
4) Call to check on it yesterday afternoon and they tell me that they would rather me buy new tires than rotate and balance these, and that they can't get the fan to stop working and unless they "see" it happen they can't figure out what is wrong. I tried to explain that it seems as though it is shorting out, since it will work from time to time. He wouldn't believe me. I told them not to replace the tires (mainly because we need to plan for a purchase like new tires and these are fine for another couple thousand miles anyway).
5) So I go to get it...they drive it around to me...turn it off...hand me the keys...I get in...crank up...the check engine light comes on and stays on. NOTE: The check engine light has not been on previously - it wasn't on when we dropped it off and the service tech said it wasn't on when he drove it over to me.
6) I turn it off, and tell the service manager, who then comes to make sure I know what the check engine light looks like because he doesn't believe me.
7) They take it back over to the shop to hook it up to the computer and check all the basic things that would make it go off...gas cap not on properly, forgot to reset it after changing the oil, etc.
8) Can't get it to go off and can't get it hook up to the computer.
9) They discover two broken wires that go from the truck's computer to the truck's plug for their computer. Tell me that they don't have time to fix it then before they close and that it is minor so drive it home and bring it back in the morning (today). So I do.
10) On my way home, I start smelling an odor...when I get home it stinks so badly and so much like the entire electrical system is melting/burning that I refuse to park it inside. Andrew laughs, says, "it can't be that bad. you just don't like my truck." I tell him to go see for himself. He stops laughing and pulls it back out into the driveway and leaves it while we go to dinner...free...at sal and mookies...where I got to see Sam...
11) Get ready to leave the house this morning in it and the fan stops working...check one up for me...now I can't turn it off until the service manager and service tech see it so they can figure it out.
12) By the time we get to the shop and they get to check me in, service manager says, "Wow Mrs. Gray you do have a strong odor coming from the truck like you mentioned last night. Can you turn it off for me?" I say, "Nope because the fan isn't working now and if I turn it off and you turn it back on, it is likely to start working again, so I need you and your tech to see this..." He says okay, then gets my information again and away I go.
But hey - at least it isn't the brake lights this time, right? In all seriousness...I sure as heck hope they get this figured out because otherwise we are going to be really considering our options.
UPDATE: The issue with the A/C is the blower motor...the computer wires have been fixed and there was no reason for the check engine light to be on so "the computer must have had a hiccup." Oohh and the odor, yeah he is know saying that he couldn't smell anything and that he thinks it is the A/C. Ohhh so now that you told me how much it is to fix the A/C and I declined, you are now going to tell me that this new odd odor that you smelt this morning is the A/C??? Sure thing, jack-turd...
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Got the call that is was ready and that when I come to get it I should drive it around a little while to see if the check engine light comes back on. Guess what? It did. As soon as they brought it around to me, turned it off, handed me the keys, I crank it up, the check engine light is back on. ....Insert four million curse words here.... I go back to the service person (my buddy is on lunch so I had to explain everything to another one)...they take the truck back to the same service tech to try to figure it out again. I call my coworker who had just dropped me off and ask him to come back and get me. He had just made it back to the office when I called...if I can get the check engine light off and the air working, I am going to CarMax to get an offer tonight...I am pissed.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: They once again ran out of time today to figure out what is wrong with the truck, so it is spending the night at the shop. I wish them better luck tomorrow...for my sake only...
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE TO THE...: So I have been told the truck has been repaired and it is now functioning properly. In fact, they took it for a test drive before calling me this time. (I don't think my buddy the service manager wants to see me or this truck again). The problem: it seems that the fuse box is located in the wrong position. DO WHAT? Are you telling me that when the truck was built the fuse box that controls the computer was located in the wrong place because I can assure you we have not gotten a wild hair and decided to move the fuse box for poops and giggles. I wanted to ask the guy to double check the truck to make sure nothing else was installed in the wrong location...but I held my tongue for now.
FINAL UPDATE: I got the truck back, the check engine light stayed off while I was driving back to work. We did not get charged for any of the computer/fuse box issue, which makes me think that they did something to it and knew it. Sooo...here is my theory...the fuse box surely couldn't have been installed improperly, rather, while trying to figure out the A/C on Monday, they checked the fuses and put one back in the incorrect slot. Not positive about this, but I sure as heck hope it is the case. And if I find out that they disconnected the check engine light I am really going to be hacked.
Actually, it isn't for sale, but if you can find someone to give me $13,000 I would be one happy camper.
(Dearest Ouzts' please know that I really do appreciate your gift of a vehicle to Andrew when he got into med school. I am pretty sure we would still have my old accord if it was not for your generosity in replacing the jeep for Andrew..however, the truck and I just don't get along...)
Let's just summarize the past two days with Andrew's (paid-for (thanks Ouzts'), which is why I am only slightly serious) truck...
1) It needed: Oil Change, Rotate and Balance, and according to Chevy - Transmission flush
2) Plus: the fan to the A/C and Heat has started sporadically not working...
3) So we take it to the GM place to have all this work done, since there is the issue with the fan we decided to take it to GM and not an independent oil change place.
4) Call to check on it yesterday afternoon and they tell me that they would rather me buy new tires than rotate and balance these, and that they can't get the fan to stop working and unless they "see" it happen they can't figure out what is wrong. I tried to explain that it seems as though it is shorting out, since it will work from time to time. He wouldn't believe me. I told them not to replace the tires (mainly because we need to plan for a purchase like new tires and these are fine for another couple thousand miles anyway).
5) So I go to get it...they drive it around to me...turn it off...hand me the keys...I get in...crank up...the check engine light comes on and stays on. NOTE: The check engine light has not been on previously - it wasn't on when we dropped it off and the service tech said it wasn't on when he drove it over to me.
6) I turn it off, and tell the service manager, who then comes to make sure I know what the check engine light looks like because he doesn't believe me.
7) They take it back over to the shop to hook it up to the computer and check all the basic things that would make it go off...gas cap not on properly, forgot to reset it after changing the oil, etc.
8) Can't get it to go off and can't get it hook up to the computer.
9) They discover two broken wires that go from the truck's computer to the truck's plug for their computer. Tell me that they don't have time to fix it then before they close and that it is minor so drive it home and bring it back in the morning (today). So I do.
10) On my way home, I start smelling an odor...when I get home it stinks so badly and so much like the entire electrical system is melting/burning that I refuse to park it inside. Andrew laughs, says, "it can't be that bad. you just don't like my truck." I tell him to go see for himself. He stops laughing and pulls it back out into the driveway and leaves it while we go to dinner...free...at sal and mookies...where I got to see Sam...
11) Get ready to leave the house this morning in it and the fan stops working...check one up for me...now I can't turn it off until the service manager and service tech see it so they can figure it out.
12) By the time we get to the shop and they get to check me in, service manager says, "Wow Mrs. Gray you do have a strong odor coming from the truck like you mentioned last night. Can you turn it off for me?" I say, "Nope because the fan isn't working now and if I turn it off and you turn it back on, it is likely to start working again, so I need you and your tech to see this..." He says okay, then gets my information again and away I go.
But hey - at least it isn't the brake lights this time, right? In all seriousness...I sure as heck hope they get this figured out because otherwise we are going to be really considering our options.
UPDATE: The issue with the A/C is the blower motor...the computer wires have been fixed and there was no reason for the check engine light to be on so "the computer must have had a hiccup." Oohh and the odor, yeah he is know saying that he couldn't smell anything and that he thinks it is the A/C. Ohhh so now that you told me how much it is to fix the A/C and I declined, you are now going to tell me that this new odd odor that you smelt this morning is the A/C??? Sure thing, jack-turd...
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Got the call that is was ready and that when I come to get it I should drive it around a little while to see if the check engine light comes back on. Guess what? It did. As soon as they brought it around to me, turned it off, handed me the keys, I crank it up, the check engine light is back on. ....Insert four million curse words here.... I go back to the service person (my buddy is on lunch so I had to explain everything to another one)...they take the truck back to the same service tech to try to figure it out again. I call my coworker who had just dropped me off and ask him to come back and get me. He had just made it back to the office when I called...if I can get the check engine light off and the air working, I am going to CarMax to get an offer tonight...I am pissed.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: They once again ran out of time today to figure out what is wrong with the truck, so it is spending the night at the shop. I wish them better luck tomorrow...for my sake only...
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE TO THE...: So I have been told the truck has been repaired and it is now functioning properly. In fact, they took it for a test drive before calling me this time. (I don't think my buddy the service manager wants to see me or this truck again). The problem: it seems that the fuse box is located in the wrong position. DO WHAT? Are you telling me that when the truck was built the fuse box that controls the computer was located in the wrong place because I can assure you we have not gotten a wild hair and decided to move the fuse box for poops and giggles. I wanted to ask the guy to double check the truck to make sure nothing else was installed in the wrong location...but I held my tongue for now.
FINAL UPDATE: I got the truck back, the check engine light stayed off while I was driving back to work. We did not get charged for any of the computer/fuse box issue, which makes me think that they did something to it and knew it. Sooo...here is my theory...the fuse box surely couldn't have been installed improperly, rather, while trying to figure out the A/C on Monday, they checked the fuses and put one back in the incorrect slot. Not positive about this, but I sure as heck hope it is the case. And if I find out that they disconnected the check engine light I am really going to be hacked.
Lucky Me
After a pretty nasty day weather and vehicle-wise, I got to play with and feed this little fellow...
And everything was much better! Well I gotta admit that the free pizza and ice cream at Sal and Mookie's helped too but not as much as my buddy, Sam. Thanks Sam for coming to dinner with your parents so you could make me forget about the day I had.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Winner - Winner, Chicken Dinner
Well it was a Filet with twice baked blue cheese potatoes and a salad...dinner...oh and a slice of cheesecake.
And while I am admitting things - actually I didn't win anything, but I did break 100 on the golf course and I had fewer putts than my (usually) putter-master husband.
For the first time a "for-serious," non-goat patch, full par-72 I shot under 100!! I had a grand total of 32 putts, which is pretty dang awesome. Had I been able to hit my driver on the first so say 13 holes, I would have given Andrew a true run for his (actually our) money.
If you care, I shot a 98 and when factoring handicap, I shot a 64.
And as for the rest of our weekend...we cleaned house, did yard work, ran errands, bought John another present, took Tucker to the vet, walked/played 18 holes (approximately 8 miles, while carrying about 15lbs on my back), then ate at Kiefer's yesterday. Today, we slept "in" because of the time change, we made it to 7:30 rather than the usual 6:30, shopped on Soap.com for all kinds of necessary household items, then played another 18 holes and walked about 6 miles...carrying my clubs again.
And while I am admitting things - actually I didn't win anything, but I did break 100 on the golf course and I had fewer putts than my (usually) putter-master husband.
For the first time a "for-serious," non-goat patch, full par-72 I shot under 100!! I had a grand total of 32 putts, which is pretty dang awesome. Had I been able to hit my driver on the first so say 13 holes, I would have given Andrew a true run for his (actually our) money.
If you care, I shot a 98 and when factoring handicap, I shot a 64.
And as for the rest of our weekend...we cleaned house, did yard work, ran errands, bought John another present, took Tucker to the vet, walked/played 18 holes (approximately 8 miles, while carrying about 15lbs on my back), then ate at Kiefer's yesterday. Today, we slept "in" because of the time change, we made it to 7:30 rather than the usual 6:30, shopped on Soap.com for all kinds of necessary household items, then played another 18 holes and walked about 6 miles...carrying my clubs again.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Little More John...
Sister needed a boy more than she needed anything else in this world. God knew exactly what he was doing by giving her this little monster. Not only does he make my world go round - he also has forced Sister to let go just a little bit...it was needed - she will admit it. Just like I needed Tucker to make sure I cleaned my house every week (Mom, I know you are thrilled!)
Take these pictures, both from last night, for example...
On the way to dinner at Mellow Mushroom, they spotted this "biggggggd monster tuck" in the parking lot of Advanced Auto...so what do they do, go get pictures in front of it and get the drivers autograph! And they found out that there is a monster truck rally this weekend in OS so what are they doing tomorrow - taking John to the monster truck rally!!!
And this happened when they got home...now she is going to kill me for posting this - but it is too funny not to share. I guess when your parents just discovered the leak coming from the washing machine, you cover your eyes with anything you can find...I will let Sister's caption say it all....
"Oh yeah. Those are pads. The maxi variety"
Take these pictures, both from last night, for example...
And this happened when they got home...now she is going to kill me for posting this - but it is too funny not to share. I guess when your parents just discovered the leak coming from the washing machine, you cover your eyes with anything you can find...I will let Sister's caption say it all....
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Pioneer Woman Book Signing
As I might have mentioned...Kim and I decided on a Thursday night to go to Memphis the next afternoon for one reason, well may be two, but really to see Pioneer Woman!!! As an added bonus we got to meet her husband too! And just in case you really didn't believe me that we went, the evidence is below...
And yes we were only, slightly, possible, excited. Okay!?!
And yes we were only, slightly, possible, excited. Okay!?!
John. Enough Said.
Dare you not to look...John's Mardi Gras 2011.
Just one to get you started...
And my personal favorite...
Just one to get you started...
And my personal favorite...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Suggestion to Gas Stations
Put the dang air station under a cover too!!
Because before I put air in my tires during a "cold snap" I like to see if when it warms up again if the tires still need air - which is exactly what I did from Sunday until Monday night...so when the tire pressure light was still on Tuesday morning and it was mid-50's, I decided the tires must really need air. I give my father all the credit in the world for teaching me that the pressure in our tires drops when it is cold, and expands when it is warm, and that you should consider that when filling tires.
However, I was also "running a little behind" this morning and managed to make it to the gas station to get air at the exact time that the rain started really coming down. And don't give me a smart-a comment about needing to use an umbrella...have you ever tried to put air in your tires, while holding the pressure gauge, in a dress, while holding an umbrella - that's what I thought.
So I came to work this morning with wet clothes and hair all because the dang air pump isn't covered....and because I am stubborn and my dog wouldn't get up...
Because before I put air in my tires during a "cold snap" I like to see if when it warms up again if the tires still need air - which is exactly what I did from Sunday until Monday night...so when the tire pressure light was still on Tuesday morning and it was mid-50's, I decided the tires must really need air. I give my father all the credit in the world for teaching me that the pressure in our tires drops when it is cold, and expands when it is warm, and that you should consider that when filling tires.
However, I was also "running a little behind" this morning and managed to make it to the gas station to get air at the exact time that the rain started really coming down. And don't give me a smart-a comment about needing to use an umbrella...have you ever tried to put air in your tires, while holding the pressure gauge, in a dress, while holding an umbrella - that's what I thought.
So I came to work this morning with wet clothes and hair all because the dang air pump isn't covered....and because I am stubborn and my dog wouldn't get up...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Must Tell You Something...
We had a super stinky, nasty, disgusting puppy living in our house. He managed to avoid his twice-monthly bath since - oh you aren't going to believe this - mid-January!! That's right, he missed approximately 3 trips to the tub. So he got a good rub-a-dub-dub, Tucky and Momma in the tub last night! I should tell you that he loves bath-time and does amazing well when I use the tub...the hose outside is a completely different story, he thinks it is time to play chase with the water coming out of the hose.
Anyway, when I put him outside this morning he smelt like a vanilla bean, my guess is that he will smell like a stinky dog that has rolled in the mud by this afternoon.
Anyway, when I put him outside this morning he smelt like a vanilla bean, my guess is that he will smell like a stinky dog that has rolled in the mud by this afternoon.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Weekend Recap
Well let's start on Friday -
1) We had steaks, in the rain, because I wanted a steak
2) It was topped with caramelized onion and blue cheese cream sauce with Whiskey glazed carrots
3) There was also a trip to Bruster's that involved a hot brownie sundae
Saturday...
1) Tucker sweetly woke us at 6:30am
2) We canceled our tee-time because of the rapidly approaching rain
3) Paid bills and cleaned house
4) Had Chick-Fil-A for breakfast
5) I went furniture shopping for MB and Andrew went "looking" at Dick's sporting goods and Bass Pro
5) I went to the mall to get a wedding shower gift from Dillard's
6) The boys were waiting for me on the porch to go to PetSmart
7) Tucker was the center of attention for 30 minutes and loved every minute of it
8) Nap time for all
9) Got ready for a wedding shower while eating a pan of homemade cinnamon rolls because we were starving
10) Went to a wedding shower
11) Woke up at 12:30am by the dead battery alert on the Carbon Monoxide detector
12) After spending an hour attempting to figure out what was beeping, how to reach the beeping thing (10 foot ceiling with a 3 foot step ladder doesn't do much), how to get blank-blank thing down, taking out the batteries, oh did I mention Andrew standing on a step ladder on top of an ottoman??
SUNDAY
1) Tucker woke us up at 6:30 then decided it was a false alarm and wanted to go back to sleep
2) Went to 8:45 Church and realized that it was dang cold outside
3) Grabbed brunch at Corner Bakery and decided that it needed to warm up more before I would be playing golf this afternoon
4) Ran to Lowe's for all kinds of yard stuff
5) Decided to take a nap and see what it felt like at 12:30, oh and Andrew turned the heat back on in the house because it was 60 inside
5) Sent Andrew to the golf course alone since it was 45 degrees at 12:30 with decent winds and no sun and my shoulder was hurting...actually Tucker begged me to stay at home with him so we could watch golf, NASCAR, and the back-sides of our eyelids...as I type, he is in super tight ball with his back feet under he head and is snoring up a storm.
6) Promised to have dinner ready when Andrew gets home...but I need an onion for dinner and really don't want to go to Kroger so I think I will just make it without an onion (and hope that Andrew doesn't notice it is missing...)
1) We had steaks, in the rain, because I wanted a steak
2) It was topped with caramelized onion and blue cheese cream sauce with Whiskey glazed carrots
3) There was also a trip to Bruster's that involved a hot brownie sundae
Saturday...
1) Tucker sweetly woke us at 6:30am
2) We canceled our tee-time because of the rapidly approaching rain
3) Paid bills and cleaned house
4) Had Chick-Fil-A for breakfast
5) I went furniture shopping for MB and Andrew went "looking" at Dick's sporting goods and Bass Pro
5) I went to the mall to get a wedding shower gift from Dillard's
6) The boys were waiting for me on the porch to go to PetSmart
7) Tucker was the center of attention for 30 minutes and loved every minute of it
8) Nap time for all
9) Got ready for a wedding shower while eating a pan of homemade cinnamon rolls because we were starving
10) Went to a wedding shower
11) Woke up at 12:30am by the dead battery alert on the Carbon Monoxide detector
12) After spending an hour attempting to figure out what was beeping, how to reach the beeping thing (10 foot ceiling with a 3 foot step ladder doesn't do much), how to get blank-blank thing down, taking out the batteries, oh did I mention Andrew standing on a step ladder on top of an ottoman??
SUNDAY
1) Tucker woke us up at 6:30 then decided it was a false alarm and wanted to go back to sleep
2) Went to 8:45 Church and realized that it was dang cold outside
3) Grabbed brunch at Corner Bakery and decided that it needed to warm up more before I would be playing golf this afternoon
4) Ran to Lowe's for all kinds of yard stuff
5) Decided to take a nap and see what it felt like at 12:30, oh and Andrew turned the heat back on in the house because it was 60 inside
5) Sent Andrew to the golf course alone since it was 45 degrees at 12:30 with decent winds and no sun and my shoulder was hurting...actually Tucker begged me to stay at home with him so we could watch golf, NASCAR, and the back-sides of our eyelids...as I type, he is in super tight ball with his back feet under he head and is snoring up a storm.
6) Promised to have dinner ready when Andrew gets home...but I need an onion for dinner and really don't want to go to Kroger so I think I will just make it without an onion (and hope that Andrew doesn't notice it is missing...)
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