This afternoon there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find one of the next-door redneck neighbors. “Oh crap,” I thought. It was Fuzzy, the owner of Sir Shits-A-Lot. We had just shoveled over another load of poop over to their yard a day’s previous. “Hey, I’m Ron from next door.” he […]
Category Archives: random life
turd wars
Since the loud and obnoxious antics of the beginning of the year, we have settled into a more subtle kind of cold war with the neighbors. We did receive feedback from the mythical HOA — they consider it a serious situation and they are watching it closely — and there have been no more parties. […]
bottomless pit
Last night we all had a chance to head out to eat. We chose a lovely Mexican restaurant due to its speed and willingness of the children to eat there. Sam was showing signs of ravenousness as I handed him chips so I had the waiter bring him out a plate before the rest of […]
the tree; 2011
I knew I would have a year like this. 2011 turned out to be the year. It took me three days to get all the lights on the tree. Apparently all the Lowe’s and Wal-Marts and Targets of the Birmingham area only saw fit to stock a few boxes of the plain old incandescent white […]
7/23/99 Day 15 “Plane Day, Take Two”
[This is the last of a series of entries I wrote in a travel diary I kept during the summer of 1999, when I went on a two-week long trip to Europe with people from my high school French class. Thankfully, many friends and my one-day husband were included in that group. Sadly, I have […]
7/22/99 Day 14 “Pompeii Day”
[A continuation of my travel diary I kept during my Grande Tour de Europe: 1999. I’m typing it up for posterity. Or something. — Present-day Carrie] [horrible handwriting; worse than usual] On the bus going back to Rome from Pompeii. Can you tell? Really really nifty. Got oodles of pictures. Italy needs to do something […]
7/21/99 Day 13 “When in Rome Day”
[A continuation of my travel diary from the summer of 1999, which I kept as I travelled through Europe. — Present-day Carrie] Good Lord, it is so hot down here. And these crazy Italians act like they have never heard of air conditioning. I think the heat’s gotten to their heads. Today we went to […]
7/20/99 Day 12 “Bus, bus, & more Bus Day”
[We continue to look back at my travel diary that I kept during the summer of 1999 when I traveled through Europe for two weeks. In Italy, I learned how to say, “No nuts,” in Italian. — Present-day Carrie] Hey, noticed I slipped a day. Word to the wise: don’t eat Italian food, Especially when […]
7/18/99 Day 10 “‘Nother Long Bus Ride Day”
[ A continuation of my travel diary from when I traveled Europe in the summer of 1999. — Present-day Carrie] Yeah, we’re on the bus again. Hopefully it won’t bus this time. Heading down to Florence. Yesterday was very spiffy. We walked around Lutzern, & this was the first time when I felt a great […]
7/17/99 Day 9 “Switzerland Day”
[And we continue the travel diary I kept in the summer of 1999 as I traveled through Europe. Let’s find out if I finally escaped from France. — Present-day Carrie] Wow, this is a nifty hotel! And a nifty little town!* How come we’re only staying here for one day?! But I must finish yesterday’s […]