Mostly nothing

Someone at work had a roll of carpet in excellent shape.  They wanted rid of it.  I don't turn down free carpet.  Hell, I don't turn down ANYTHING free.  The problem is, this free carpet was in Lenexa, KS.

I work on the East side of Kansas City, MO.  Lenexa is somewhere in God-knows-where Kansas.  I think it's almost to Colorado, but nobody agrees with me.  It's a long way. 

So, I took Kevin's truck to work, and left from there to find God-knows-where Kansas.  I found the way just fine, but felt lost the whole time.  I got this from my Dad, I think.  If I cross the state line, I'm lost.  I hate driving in Kansas.  I maneuvered Fort Worth with no problem...St. Louis, too.  I can drive in Memphis, in the dark, in the rain.  I can drive in Colorado Springs, no sweat.  I HATE driving in Kansas.

Anyway, I picked up the aforementioned carpet and headed home.  I saw a sign that said something like "get the hell OUT!" or it might have been "leaving Kansas", I'm not sure.  Then, 100 yards or so later, I saw "Welcome home, weary traveler" or it might have been "Welcome to Missouri", I'm not sure.

Here's the question:  Where was I between those signs?  Mexico?  Canada? England?  Just please, tell me what lies between the signs.

Let your flag fly high and proud!

So, I was on the way home, minding my own business, when a sheet of newspaper flew out from under the car in front of me and landed on my windshield.  It only lasted 1/2 of a second, but it was a scary 1/2 second!  I told Kevin about it on the phone, and we shared a laugh.

Less than 10 minutes later, a piece of paper towel flew out from under another car, and decided to hitch a ride on my antannae!  It was so funny.  It wouldn't fall off no matter what I did.  I got behind a semi...nothing.  I got beside a semi...nothing.  I slowed to about 10 mph around a corner on my exit...nothing.

Finally, at my next turn, I came to a complete stop and it left.  I miss it.  *sigh*  Take care, little paper...find a sports car on which to continue your journey.  May you never wind up in the gutter. 

another post, to post, so I can post

I'm tired and sore from yesterday's project, so I'm being lazy.  I stole this meme from Amy who stole it from...ahhh, who cares?  Here goes:

Two Names You Go By:
1. Sis

2. Mom

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Red Coca-cola Tshirt (free from "mycokerewards.com" thank you very much)

2. Blue jeans (slightly faded and tired, but functional)

Two Things You Would Want (or have) in a Relationship:
1. Love (I have that)

2. trust (I have that, too)

Two of Your Favorite Things to do:
1. recline

2. eat

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment:
1. to finish the bathroom

2. a day off

Two pets you had/have:
1. Hawkeye, the best damn dog in the world.  I'm not exaggerating.

2. Lucy, an annoying little shit, but cute as a button.

Two people who will fill this out:
1. Someone with time on their hands, but no idea for an entry (that's why I did it)

2. Another person like that one listed above.

Two things you did last night:
1. worked on the bathroom

2. ate taco salad

Two things you ate today:
1. Activia yogurt

2. McDonald's Filet-o-Fish (I had no time!  I had to get something fast!)

Two people you Last Talked To:
1. Kevin

2. Both girls, at the same time, talking over each other.

Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. catching up at work, after a LONG day of getting behind.

2. spending 2 hours in my car, singing loudly and laughing at DJ's.  I love my commute.

Two longest car rides:

1. Kansas City, MO to Mission, TX

2. Kansas City, MO to Colorado Springs, CO

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Independence Day (My brother comes to visit!)

2. My birthday! (it's all about ME!)

Two favorite beverages:
1. Diet Coke

2. Michelob Ultra (I seldom buy it, since it's pricey, but yum)

Yeah, there's your post.

Bathroom renovations

We have been stalling on some bathroom work for too long.  I announced this morning that I was going to start gutting the shower.  Kevin sighed.  The best way to get him going on a project is for me to start it.

Don't get me wrong, if I start it, I will do all I can.  I just can't do certain things like hanging sheetrock or anything involving strength.  I'm not afraid of work, though, and will do all I can.  I hand him drywall screws and clean up the mess when he's doing something I can't do.  He's not afraid of the work, either, he just needs something to get him going.

As I type this, he is gone on an errand with Dad, picking up a weight machine for Dad to use in the shop instead of the free-weights he's been working out with.  While they're gone, Kevin will get some more construction adhesive.  We underestimated that one.  We both needed a break, anyway.

I'll have to shower in the disgusting, old, dungeon like bathr.....errr, I mean, Brett's shower tomorrow.  I'll need some disinfectant first.  Hopefully, though, I can bathe in the midst of the new shower insert (that we've owned for a couple of months...in a box...in the guest room) on Tuesday morning.  The adhesive needs to dry for 24 hours.  I'll be glad when this job is DONE!

I guess it won't be done.  I still have to tear down the rest of the tile in there, paint the bathroom, put up some border, paint the ceiling, do something about the floor vent....SHEESH!  I'm tired.  It's a good thing we have such a tiny bathroom.

A quiz

OK, Russ keeps doing quiz entries, so it's my turn.  3/4 of my readers are related to me, so the scores should be quite high...but who cares?  Take this quiz and see how well you know me:

Click if you dare!

I might enjoy this!  Or, I might decide it was a giant bomb.  We shall see.  The winner gets to fix dinner for me and my family, and send my kids to college in a few years.

 

The "short" trip East

I'll try to post the short version.  TRY.

After dinner with our clients, we headed to the airport.  The boss called the pilots to make sure they had wine onboard for us.  How cool is that?  We got to the airport, and I changed back into sweats and a Tshirt in the bathroom.  The pilots said that there were storms in KC, and getting home would be a trick.  They said we'd dodge the storms if possible, but if it was a line of storms, we couldn't get there.  Then they decided we'd fly to Columbia, MO, which is halfway home...then reevaluate the weather.

At Columbia, we saw that the storms had formed a line.  *sigh*  We kept watching and waiting.  The boss (who didn't return with us, he had more visits to make in IL) told the pilots to offer to get a rental car for Dan and I to drive home (2 hours.)  Neither of us was comfortable with driving into severe weather in a strange car late at night.  The only other choice was to wait it out with the pilots.

Wait we did.  Finally, around 10:30, we borrowed the "crew car" (one kept at small airports for flight crews to borrow) and went in search of a hotel.  We first stopped at WalMart.  Nobody had toothbrushes, toothpaste, deoderant or anything.  My company bought these things, thank goodness.  I tried to tell the pilots that my stay would be more comfortable with a big screen TV, but that was denied. LOL

We got to the hotel at 11, and checked in.  By "checked in", I mean we carried our toothbrushes to our rooms.  Then we went to find something to eat.  Guess what was open?  Yup, Hooters.  Oh well.  They have decent food.  We went back to the hotel a few minutes past 12.

I had yet to talk to Kevin, so he didn't know we weren't coming home.  He couldn't hear the phone.  He called me a bit after 1, and I explained the situation.  I emailed Mom and she returned my call at 4, as I had asked.  I didn't sleep much between those times, since the storms has arrived  in Columbia.  I think the total hours of sleep may be 3, if you add them together.

We got on the plane under sunny skies.  By the time we taxi'd out to the runway, the sky was dark and the wind was howling.  We had to get out fast!  We got in the air and had a decent flight.  Lots of turbulance during takeoff and landing, though.  I got some video of the landing, if anyone cares.

We landed at 9:15 Thursday morning...still in Wednesday's clothes.  I drove 35 minutes home, changed clothes, stopped at the school to let the girls know I was home, then went back to work.  By Thursday night, I was wiped out.  Yesterday was better, and today is wonderful.

Another safe trip, in the hands of the best pilots in the world.  Seriously.

So much for the short version.  Sorry.

Safe and Sound

I'll add a post later today with the pictures I took.  Some of them are on Mom's laptop, and if I do it now, the first day will be listed after the second.  ACK, the horrors!