Look in a mirror, fercryinoutloud! We can’t do everything for you!
**swampster **is a decrepit old dude, and while I am a wee bit older than he (which he usually delights in telling the world) there is nary a gray hair upon my person, apart from what Taz has shed on my clothes. Plus, come to think of it, in some circles, the term grays refers to space aliens, and I don’t think we’ve ever seen swampy’s birth certificate. :eek: He could very well be a gray gay gray!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Goooooooood morning, Mumpers! We had a wee bit of rain overnight and it’s overcast, mostly, but I’ve got the sprinkler running because my hydrangeas are looking pretty sad. C’mon cooler weather!!! Today will mostly be clean-up-before-the-inlaws-arrive day. I expect lots of stuff to be hidden in the spare bedroom, I mean, stored in the unused green room. **FCD **has volunteered to do the bathrooms while I attack the kitchen. I’m going to need to buy a new floor mop, since the old one died and generally I can’t be bothered to mop the whole floor. I run the vacuum and spot clean as necessary. But I do need to do it right.
Very weird dream last night. I was in a prank war with Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris’ character on How I Met Your Mother.) It all ended when he pretty much destroyed my cell phone and I caused him to do a face-plant on the ground. We declared a truce and I woke up. It was a very mean dream, and sorta disturbing. Plus Barney is a fictional character!
Thus beginneth the last weekend before my cruise - yay!
I am waaaaay behind this week so rosies sig to all.
We are in the middle of a decent thunderstorm right now. We need the rain for sure. We are also,headed to Dallas for our anniversary weekend and to an outdoor concert. Here’s hoping the rain holds off down there!
Our marine layer is back so it is blessedly cool out.
rosie, the dye jobs from the pros last longer too. I am way overdue, but just haven’t had a chance to get mine done. I’ve got a lot of gray showing on the top, unfortunately. But, I was one of those unlucky people who started graying early in life. I’m not going down without a fight. I’m only 48; much too young to this gray.
I don’t have much planned for today. I’ll probably do some chores and that’s about it.
Break time! I pulled out the fridge and cleaned behind it as well as down the side that abuts the cabinet. I also cleaned the inside - not a thorough gut and clean, but I emptied the shelves, wiped them, tossed the furry leftovers, and put things back neatly. Then I scrubbed the grungy handles (yay, Magic Eraser!!) and mopped the floor before shoving it back in its hole.
I also pulled the stove out, vacuumed and mopped the floor under it, wiped down the sides of the stove and the adjacent cabinets, then put it back in place. Half of the counters have been wiped down and miscellaneous stuff has been put away. Most of the cabinets have been wiped down - maybe half a dozen to go. Then the rest of the floor gets mopped and the bar stools, which I also cleaned, will go back in place.
What a grungy kitchen! I think when we get the new countertops, I’m going to paint the kitchen first - I’m tired of the light green. I think I want something a little darker…
**FCD **recaulked our shower, so yay for that! He’s doing stuff in his shop right now - I know he wants to show it off to his dad next week. I need to inventory the freezer. I need to do 5 suppers while the inlaws are here, and a rotisserie chickie is already planned for the first night. After that, I have no idea. I’ve got ground beef - maybe I’ll cook up a batch of sloppy joes. That’s 2 down, 3 more to plan.
Back to work - the kitchen won’t finish cleaning itself, dammit. :mad:
The kitchen is clean. We went to Lowe’s for some plywood for FCD’s latest project and grabbed lunch while we were out. He’s futzing in his shop now, and I’m not sure what I’ll do - maybe have a little studio time?
Just finished shampooing carpet, so it’s time for a celebratory nap. Gonna watch The Hunger Games tonight, and tomorrow’s project is Picklefest. Just for Swampy, I’s gonna try making a batch of pickled fart blossoms!
Cheetos is evil!
What [del]black[/del] orange magic is in them that transfers the orange stuff from the Cheeto to your finger & then won’t allow it to come off, no matter how much you lick/suck your fingertips?
Tasty, but evil.
Well, you’ve succeeded in oogying me out too, **Bobbio. ** Fart blossoms are just gross, and pickling them just sends them off into a whole new stratosphere of grossness. No offense meant, I just hates 'em, yes I does.
So, if one pickles a fart blossom and then farts, would the fart smell like pickle or fart blossom? I offer this as a question for Mumpers to ponder this evenin’.
Pastrami and swiss on rye sammich for dindin with watermelon for dessert. YUM!!!
I dunno, bite sized kimchi sounds good. Go for it, Bobbio.
Had a lovely afternoon with my friend. She and I bonded a few years back when everyone else had pair off and/or got married. We had a yummy and overfilling meal at Chili’s including two Marg’s and a sinfully yumful desert. I ate so much, I’m good 'til Monday.
Sadly, tho, I came home to the news that a chorusmate has lost her brother to the illness he’d been fighting for the last few years. I’ll be paying a Shiva call during the week.
But, it’s Saturday night, chores and errands out of the way, I’ma play Castleville for a few hours then crash
Dagnammit, my tomatos have got blight, and a badger’s been eating my sweetcorn.
I’m very glad I abandoned the plan to grow all my own fruit 'n vegetables this year, before my teeth started dropping out.
Oh well, was a nice hot day today, and after wandering around in the sun for a few hours, I spent a worrying amount of time watchin’ the blackberry booze fermentin’ away in the basement, watching the bubbles go ‘bloop’ ever few seconds. Fascinating, watching the alcohol content growing… Did I ever mention I have no TV?
Apart from thievin’ badgers, only problem with the day is that one of my mice appears to be going bald- she’s compulsively scratching all the fur off her nose, and it’s starting to look owwie- I don’t think she’s got mites, and I can’t figure out how to stop her from doing it.
Spent the morning casting concrete leaves. Made some that will be mini birdbaths, one that will just be decorative and a couple of mushrooms. Won’t know how they turned out till Monday or so.
Then came home and helped brother do some prep for painting the house.
He cleaned one side while I started moving plants away from tthe house and trimmed some shrubs. We’re hoping to paint over the next 3 weekends.
Am tired. Should do some work, but I think I might just go crawl into bed and get some work done in the a.m. before going off to the zoo for a birthday party.
**FCD **has volunteered to do the bathrooms while I attack the kitchen. I’m going to need to buy a new floor mop, since the old one died and generally I can’t be bothered to mop the whole floor. I run the vacuum and spot clean as necessary. But I do need to do it right.
Also, I’ve heard rumors about gotti’s grayness. Just rumors, mind you.
