The song currently stuck in my head.....

I blame it on my husband.  We were in the car and I remarked how crazy (or crazier) people seemed to be driving and he launches into...

I don't care if it rains or freezes,
'long as I got my Plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car...

This leads me to believe that you really do have to worry about the people with the Jesus stickers on thier cars because they don't care what happens...they know they've been Saved.

With the wonders of the internet, I go look up the lyrics and got a really good laugh.  There are too many verses to copy here but I recommend reading some of them for a good laugh.  That and I'm sure there's been some poetic license taken, I was laughing.  Whats better than a good laugh to brighten someone's day....

This lead me to find a song I thought was a joke, but no, its real!  Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goalposts of Life.  Bobby Bare, you can find him on Youtube.  Now not nearly as funny as the above, there are people out there in football land that would take this to heart.

And, speaking of football land- I learned an interesting and useless fact today.  The Oklahoma Sooners...what's a Sooner I ask?  A sooner came about because those in Oklahoma jumped the gun and left the starting line early during the land rush and therefore got there "sooner"  and leading to thier deragatory nickname "dirt burglars".  This was also good for a laugh.  Now why does thier fight song only have two words? 


Enough running on for tonight...to be continued...

The Demolition

MMUUUUauauahahahahhaha.....Demolition.  Husband was out of town and my job?  Demolition.....

Off comes the backsplash...up comes the countertop...smash goes the ugly a** cabinet.  YES.  There is something to be said for contributing to the natural law of all things heading towards chaos.  Oh yea, and never you mind that little hole in the drywall.  It'll be behind the new cabinet. 

Then up comes the linoleum. Ugly ugly ugly.  Only 2 layers...thank you!  And thank you for the small multi tool for scraping up the superglued spots.  Anyone want to pull up lino...just call me.  The kitchen Lino is coming up next.

Next comes down the 40ish year old shower surround.  Well built and no match for the saws-all.  just remember, fiberglass and hot showers afterwords don't go well together.

And my last tip...Waste Management makes these dumpster bags that you can fill up and they'll come pick it up.  This is if you do not need an actual dumpster.

The Coat Closet

Oh my.  Thats all I have to say.  I still cannot believe we had that many coats crammed in that closet.  A pile 3 feet high and four feet long.  I was like, yea...get rid of this one, this one, that one...oh wait, we're moving somewhere it snows.  Dern.  Well, I must say the closet looks gooooood.  And...I was able to hang an organizer for small stuff like dog leashes and scarves, stuff like that.  I almost impress myself!

And then there comes a story....A few months back, we decided to plant a Japanese maple in our interior planter/atrium.  We dug a big hole, dropped in a nice specimen and admired our work.  Now this is back when we trusted our dogs and could leave them unattended in the house.  I get a picture on my phone and I cant tell what it is because of the mess.  I deemed it "The Day Fletcher Dug to China" or a new chapter in the that favorite book, The Diggingest Dog Part 2.  There was a 2 foot deep hole with the poor treat at a serious lean.  The mud and river rock was strewn, I kid you not, 10 feet in every direction.  There was mud 5 foot up on the wall.  Its a miracle he didn't shatter the glass door in back given the number of rocks.

So here it is April and I'm in cleaning mode, emptying out the closet and what the hell do I find?....dried mud.  In the closet, in the railing for the door, behind a couple boxes.  Oh, and a few rocks to go along with it.  And....the maple didn't survive.  D*#% dogs.  Needless to say, the boys are now in crates when we leave them in the house and the area now looks beautiful.  Is there such a thing as canine terrible twos?????

The Closet

Yesterday I finished going through my entire closet.  Cleaned.  Pulled out stuff for donation.  Reorganized.  Took the entire day.  Can you say dusty?  dusty.  Very good.

Enough said.

A day in the life of ...me...

All the paperwork is delivered.  It is now very real that we will be moving.  WOW.  Husband out of town helping nephew move back to Nebraska.  I can't believe how much I have gotten done around the house the last couple days.  I made myself a list and checking things off.  2 hours flew by whilst I was buried in my closet.  Holy cow, I haven't worn that shirt in years.....and Off in goes into the donation pile.  YAY.  2 more closets to go LOL (not my clothes).  Nothing like a move to get you to realize how much crap you own and really don't need!  Did I mention how dusty my closet is?  eeww.  Just another reason to get rid of stuff...dust collectors.

I finished planting the grass in the driveway today.  My back and the mosquitos made it a no-go last evening.  I might have finished but it was nice to have neighbors drop by to say hi.  Its been a very beautiful couple of days and I just couldn't stay inside.  I like this EZ grass stuff.  Step one- pull weeds.  Step two- drop on ground.   Step three- water until turns dark brown.  Done.  Stuff even tells you when it needs to be watered because it turns lighter brown as it dries.  Its funny too cause it Puffs up when you get it wet.  (Anyone remember HR Puff-n-Stuff?) 

On the agenda for tomorrow?  The coat closet.  I was about ready to throw a few in the donation pile when I realized we are moving to a place where it snows.  Guess I should rethink the sweater thing too.  Also...I am to foray into the demolition of the guest bathroom.  Emptied out today.  Towel racks down.  Tomorrow- water off and disconnect of sink.  Light fixture and maybe a whack or two at the cabinets... mmuuuaahahahahahha    

The Job

update.....after a long job search and alot of miles it looks like I have a job!!!  YAY.  After a couple hiccups, I have been offered a job in Baltimore, MD.  It is a place I'd like to work and am currently madly filling out applications and paperwork.  All thats left is gettiing my Maryland license and being credentialed by the hospital.  Hopefully this won't take too long.  Its all very exciting! 

The Fortune Cookie

Bento Box for lunch today with my hubby.  It was a nice relaxing lunch outside on the patio.  Got to talk about planning our near future.  Near the end of lunch, Todd slides half of our one fortune cookie over to me with the fortune sticking out.  I pull it out and it says "Your hard work is about to pay off".  Now I know its just a cookie.  I know we all make fun of fortunes by adding "in bed" at the end.  All kidding aside, this fortune is particularly appropriate to our current position in life.  Med School and Residency have been a long 8 years.  I am ready to get to work and I'm sure Todd and I both are ready to move on.

Sweet cookie, sweet guy, he saved the fortune for me.  Could I ask for more?