It's another manic Monday

Just when I was hoping that this week would be a good week to play catch-up at work, my truck driver called out sick. So, I've got to brave DC traffic with a box truck which is not my cup of tea. I like driving, but DC has too many pedestrians and too many street signs to pay attention to when driving any vehicle, let alone a big truck. I think I'll hide now.

Rainy Day Burnoff

If your like us and you have a kiddo that has tons of energy, I'm sure you've found it very frustrating when it's pouring out side and your kid's energy is pouring over.  Our favorite activity to remedy this is taking him to the roller rink.   After skating around for 3 hours he gets pretty tuckered out and he usually falls asleep on the ride home.  

We used to go to Chuck E Cheese on days like this, but we've found that the roller rink is much cheaper and usually a little less crowded.  

Maybe you have some activities that you like to do to burn off kid energy on yucky rainy days....... care to share?  We're always open to new ideas.

Spoiled rotten

This is my dog Oreo.  She is part Bassett Hound and part Beagle.  She loves long walks in the park, chasing dad in the yard, playing keep the stick away from dad, cuddling on the couch, sleeping, and playing with her kong toy when it has meaty bones inside.  

After all they have personalities.

Have you ever given your vehicle a name? I have named every single car, truck, and motor home I've ever owned. Here's a list in order from first car to the one I'm soon to own:

Bessy (1986 Chrysler New Yorker)
Betty Lou (1989 Jeep Cherokee)
Thelma Lee (1990 Ford Bronco, and it looked just like O.J.'s)
The Super Tortoise (1977 Vogue Motor Home Class A 32 Ft.)
Vicky Vandura (1995 GMC Vandura Full size conversion van)
Connie (1994 Toyota Corolla)
Molly (Mazda hatchback 2 door something or other)
Holly (Honda Accord)
Nancy (Nissan Sentra)
Sunny (Plymouth Sundance)
Izzy (Izusu Trooper)
Dixie (1988 GMC pick-up)
The Wash Wagon (Ford F-350 Diesel Stakebody pick-up)
Bertha (GMC 1500 pick-up)
Sally (2003 Saturn Ion)
Patty (2000 Chevy Prizm)
Chloey (2006 Saturn Vue, aka The Blue Dragon)
Susan (2005 Pontiac Sunfire which is my car that is waiting in the wings)

I figure why not name each and every one of them because over their lives they all develop a personality.

What's the grossest job you've ever done?

I know mine was really gross when I was a janitor at an athletic club in Ohio. I was making minimum wage and it certainly wasn't worth it when you considered the gross task that I was asked to do one day.

I was asked to take a screw driver and rag and clean the body hair out of the space between the wooden slats in the sauna. Talk about gross! Hopefully you were not about to eat when you read this post.