christmas leftovers.

I swear my floor swallowed up pine needles from Christmas tree because I am STILL sweeping up needles and the tree has been down for a couple weeks now. It must be my Christmas leftovers :)

Yes dear

M: Jessie, I just washed a load of whites and there was barely anything in there. Are you putting my socks somewhere?
J: No Max. I never put your socks anywhere. YOU on the other hand put your socks everywhere.
M:I don't think so. I think you have my socks somewhere.
J:Whatever Max. Whatever you think. I'm not the one without socks.

Further proof.

Dear Max,

Your socks are in the bathroom.

and under the plant in the living room

and in the porch
and Clyde also has some as well.

So my sweet cheeks, stop taking your socks off everywhere around the house and you will have socks.

Love, the wife.

Remember to....

When leaving for a camping trip, you always need to remember to:

get a tent, air mattress, chairs.
pack variety of clothes for a variety of weather.
basic toiletries.
sunscreen, beach towels and sunglasses.
food.
bug spray, games, etc.

oh yes, also make sure you pick up the tree that fell into your driveway/road so you can leave the house. this is also a good thing to do to meet your neighbors :)

Mr. Lawn Mower... current address: our garage

Dear Mr. Lawn Mower,

I know that we pretty much beat the crap out of you. Max and I are just not yard people and with Max being sick and all this rain, the yard got a bit long. You are such a trooper in getting through that ridiculously high grass that not even Luca can walk through but Mr. Lawn Mower... was it necessary to pitch a hissy fit and have your wheel fall off when I only had ONE strip left to mow? I didn't think so. Next time, lets be adult about the situation and finish the very small section of this very big yard.

Thanks!

wanted: one hearty dishwasher

Can you tell I put off the dishes now that I have to share the terrible, horrible duty with Max?

haha xcel!

I didn't think I'd be doing this already!!

Yay for sunshine!

*I ran out of clothespins so I had to resort to hangers... where do those things run off to during the winter??

ppshhhh.... Who needs heat?

Propane?? worthless....

Caribean beaches?? who needs 'em...

80 layers in a 55 degree house? count me in.

oh yeah :)

Oh yeah... looks like my showers just got a whole lot longer :)

*don't mind my disgusting basement... the nasty floor is pretty much the reason we got a new water heater. that and our water heater is from 1984.

Second Wind

I am ashamed to say this but I am no morning person nor am I a night person. I am a middle of the day person so unless I do my chores during the day, they usually don't get done. Which doesn't sound like something I should be too ashamed about except for the fact that my house is a disgusting mess. All I usually would have to do is spend a couple hours cleaning and it would be fine but unless I hit that special "Jessie will do stuff" time, it won't get done.
So imagine my surprise that once Cody and Caitlin left tonight at 830, I had a splurge of energy! No worries, I did NOT waste it :) I got the kitchen cleaned up, the dishes done, garbage went out (max did this) and I even mopped the kitchen and bathroom.
Now, I got to thinking... I effing have to mop my floors all the freaking ass time. What the hell? I realize that I have Max who isn't the most efficient cook. Little bits of food get dropped on the floor and since my dogs are somewhat picky, they get smashed to the floor once Max steps in it... I also have dogs especially Luca who thinks that my floor is a bathroom even though he IS potty trained. But seriously, I have to mop my 1500 square feet of hardwood/plank wood floors EVERY. SINGLE. WEEKEND or it is not a good idea to walk in my house without slippers.

Answer me this people please, how often do you mop your floors? Sounds dumb but it is one annoying chore!