Plays Well With Others

Can Someone Stop It …

So, the world is revolving faster or something, that’s what I’ve come up with. My big scientifically proven theory as to why the days are going by so quickly. Yikes!! Can someone please stop this … stop it right now. I demand it.

I spent Sunday, doing my usual exciting errands that you all just can’t go a day without hearing about, so I won’t disapoint you. I woke up and got a call from French Girl, which always makes my day. I mean the first voice I hear in the morning is that of someone you enjoy so much, it just sets the day off in the right direction.

Of course, we will probably both go broke trying to pay for these phone bills. Unfortunately the phone bills are hers, because of the time difference, if I called, I’d wake up half the neighborhood, so I’m more than willing to take up the cost of the phone charges, its only fair.

I then stopped to pick up a box of candy for my Grandma and dropped them off for her as an Easter gift, and also dropped off some storage boxes left over from my move for her. She is planning a total remodel of her kitchen, involving tearing out everything and replacing it.

She’s wanted this for about thirty years, but my Grandpa never really enjoyed things like that. He was a do it yourself type, not willing to pay someone to do something, so when my Grandma asked for a new kitchen, well, my Grandpa built the cabinets and installed the countertops himself. He did an okay job, but it looked very do it yourself, so when he passed away a year and a half ago or so, my Grandma decided that this would be something she would do. It shouldnt sound cold or anything, because she didnt draw up the plans at his funeral or anything, but it’s something she’s wanted for so long. So, the boxes I dropped off are for the dishes and food that will need to be stored from the cabinets.

Once the workers finish installing everything, I’ll go over and spend a weekend or two painting the kitchen for her. She’s really excited about all of this, which is great because I think she really needs something to keep her mind busy.

After Grandma’s house, I dropped by my mom’s house to help with the projects she has. Mainly, moving a shelf in the living room. She just bought a new sofa that is larger than the previous one, and the shelf she had behind the sofa was too low, so nobody could see the photos anymore. So we moved that up a little, so all the photos would show. We also cleaned out some old junk from the garage, because she is having an “extra garbage” day, where she can toss out something like a cubic yard of extra garbage to be hauled away at no extra charge. God knows how you are supposed to measure a cubic yard, when the stuff is odd shaped, but somehow we manage.

Anyway, afterwards I got a home cooked meal of potatoes and a roast, which was very good and left me feeling like I gained a hundred pounds. This is worse than Thanksgiving/Christmas lately, with all the food.

This is a four day work week at work. We have Good Friday off, which is supposed to be a religious holiday, but for some reason we get it off. Hey for a day off, I’ll be whatever religion I need to be.

My Friday plans include, now get ready to be jealous, cleaning the pond in my mom’s backyard. Woohoo, everyone calm down, there isn’t enough pond for everyone to clean. I know it sounds glamorous, but believe me it’s not. First I have to try to catch all the fish and stick them in a bucket so I dont suck them up when I’m emptying the pond. Then I have to scrape off all the slime and grunge that is built up on the bottom … does this sound fun yet. If you think so, please drop by I’d be more than happy to give you the chance to scrub the pond. It will probably take me all day to clean the damn thing, and I’ll be filthy when I finish, and it will probably only stay clean for a week before the green shit starts to grow back. But at least it will look clean for Easter when the family is over.

So, speaking of Easter, I’m looking forward to it. It means I get to spend some time with my young cousins which are adorable and fun all at the same time. I guess I’ll have to bring my PlayStation over to my mom’s house because that is a good way to spend some time, and depending on the weather we can play outside. I get to be a kid of a couple of hours at least, then I can return to being a grown up again.

This morning I got my vacation request approved for two weeks at the end of July, beginning of August. I’m very excited to have some time off and am planning on spending some time with French Girl. Two vacations in two years is the most I’ve ever taken … my standard is a good vacation every five or six years, and little stay at home vacations the other years.

So anyway, thats the plan, and when vacation time comes I’ll keep a paper journal like I did in New York and upload it for you detailing my time … erm, well, detailing some of what I do.

For those of you that have been with me for a long time you remember the question of the day. They’ve all been erased from the archives, but I used to have them and then got rid of them. I’m bringing back the comment board, rather than the question of the day. You can just click the link in the yellow area above and leave your comments on the days entry. They won’t be changing, I wont have a question of the day, its just an area to leave me what your thoughts are on the days entry, or anything in general. Comment Board.

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