Okay, so we might be a little redneck. And I say “we” in that affectionate, my-husband-is-so-I-am-by-association sort of way. I guess we have established already that we can light a fire with a blow torch and live in a trailer and enjoy NASCAR so it’s not a far stretch to imagine the “formal entryway” to our new home. Allow me to share a picture. Oh, what is that in the corner?  Is that the arcade game Big Buck Hunter? Why yes, it does appear to be Big Buck Hunter.  Let’s take a closer look… Yep, definitely Big Buck Hunter (PRO! Open Season!). …

I know I’ve been sort of absent lately. There has been a lot of stuff to do at work and a lot of improvements on the new house and also last Sunday I was extremely occupied with reading a book by the pool and getting a pedicure. So sue me. In lieu of an actual, interesting post, I’ll share one of the tidbits I came across when cleaning house. As you may recall, I’m not very good at getting rid of things. So when I found this Mervyn’s coupon, it was not much of a surprise. Maybe you might notice a…

People attending the party: People who got lost on the way because Google Maps doesn’t know where our address is: People it took to figure out our new coffeepot: People who locked themselves in our bathroom due to the faulty door: People who called us from inside the bathroom to come and let them out: Adult beverages spilled on the floor: Times were were glad we chose tile instead of carpet: Bottles of wine that we received as housewarming gifts: People who accidentally fell into the pool: High-dollar steaks that almost got burned (but didn’t): People sleeping on our couch…

The sad part is that they have this disclaimer at all.  Because you know it’s only there after someone actually WALKED INTO THAT WINDOW.

Maybe other people have this problem. I can’t be the only one. But every time I go to the airport, the number of gray plastic bins that I have to push through the security checkpoint is borderline ridiculous. Let’s do a little exercise, called “How Many Bins Does it Take To Get Through Security.” Bin #1: jacket, shoesBin #2: purse, cell phone, beltBin #3: plastic bag of liquids, whatever item of permissible food-stuffs that I am carryingBin #4: laptop And then, of course, there are the non-bin items, such as my laptop case and carry-on suitcase. I have, on occasion,…

This is a picture of our new backyard, taken last weekend.Choose your favorite caption from the selection below, or create your own and leave it in the comments section: “OMG, the pigeons are mutating! Look at the size of those things!” “Thanksgiving’s come early this year… Cletus, get yer shotgun!” Actually… the birds in question are actually neither pigeons or turkeys — they are peafowl. As you may recall, we recently bought a house. Our new neighbors have about a dozen peacocks/peahens that they let roam around the neighborhood. Which seemed really cool, at first. Until we found out they could…

Dressing up as an Elvis impersonator for a Las Vegas wedding… inappropriate or funny??? We had some good friends get married at the MGM in Las Vegas last weekend.  After a few cocktails at the bar on the night before the wedding, my husband and his twin brother thought it might be hilarious to rent Elvis costumes to attend the wedding.  The next morning, however, we had our doubts.  What seemed like a good idea at midnight on a Friday does not always wash in the light of day.  Plus, it is – ahem – the bride’s day.  Two Elvis’s might…

A little story of two companies, one chair, and a clerical error… The company that I work for has a lot of temporary project sites, for which we establish mobile offices. We often furnish our mobile offices with rented furniture. This past month, we closed up one of our mobile offices, and called the furniture rental company to come pick up their desks and chairs.  Well, when they came to pick up the rented chairs, they had a surprise in store: an extra chair.  A few days later my boss received the following message: “During our scheduled pickup, we retreived 5…