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Blythe and her Boer Goat, Auggie
Category: Blog Carnivals
Blythe and her (borrowed) puppy
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Tag – I’m It
Kendra over at The Adventures of the Headless Family tagged me for a meme. Thank goodness she did, because I’m still struggling to recover from a weekend of drunkenness with my cousins, and my brain doesn’t bounce back as quickly as it used to.
The rules:
1) Go to your photo files
2) Pick the sixth folder (open)
3) Pick the 6th photo
4) Write a story about the photo
5) Tag six people
Although, had Kendra known what I’d end up having to post, she probably would have skipped over my name and chosen to tag someone else.
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On the way up to Tahoe, after miles and miles of winding roads and no rest stops, there is a Shell gas station. There is always a line for the bathroom, and if you can’t figure out why, you should probably go back and read that last sentence again.
While you wait your turn, you can do your little pee-pee dance while perusing the various statues they have for sale.
Behold:
This is what is at eye level, right outside the bathroom. I don’t know, do you think it helps people do their business faster?
And don’t worry, I DID NOT TOUCH. How would I have explained that purchase to Jeremy?
Who will I tag? Hmmmm.
Kellee, of The (not so) Small Things
Neena, of MamaNeena.
Meghan, of A Mom, Two Boys and All Mediocre
Sophie, of Our Life, Inzaburbs
Susan, of Sassafrassery
Maura, of One Ping Only
If I didn’t tag you and you’d like to play, let me know so I can see what you came up with!
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Monday Mumbers
565 = Bales of hay we’ve gotten from our fields so far
1,495,246 = Times I’ve sneezed in the past two days because: HAY! EVERYWHERE!
638 = Times I’ve considered gouging out my own eyes to stop the burning and itching
2 = Children home today
1 = Child that should be home today
1 = Child limping around on her “spranged” ankle. Except when she thinks I’m not looking
9 = Days my parents are out of town
7492 = Bottles of wine I’ll need, trying to cope without the babysitter Grandma around
6 = Days it took me to get my blog permanently purple for Maddie!
1 = Day until I meet with my Doc about anti-anxiety meds
18 = Years my Doc’s been trying to talk me into talking about anti-anxiety meds
327,195 = Times I’ve felt anxious about talking about anti-anxiety meds. So far. Today.
1 = More day of bandaging Cage The Dog’s injured foot
5 = More days of hand feeding him because of the HUGE cone around his neck
5829 = Pounds of dog hair I’ve swept up in the week he’s been convalescing in my living room
729,437 = Times I’ve thought about eating pizza today. I wonder what’s for lunch?
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Monday Mumbers
2 = Big tubes of caulk I utilized in finishing up the baseboards at the rental house
5 = Jokes I tweeted about caulk while caulking. What can I say? Caulk makes me laugh
1 = New baby chick born this weekend, just in time for Easter. *awww*
8485903 = Plastic Easter eggs I hid Saturday night
1 = Times Blythe fell on her face, in the dirt, while hunting Easter eggs.
0 = Pieces of chocolate any of us got to eat for Easter. Sacrilege, I know
584 = Bunny crackers we ate, instead. ‘Tis the life of a food allergic family
7 = Times Alison asked, “Why are you staring at Dad?” as Jeremy cut hay on the tractor
8295 = Times I realized my shirtless husband looks HOT driving the tractor
0 = Times I’ve had him alone since then. Must remedy that situation, and soon
6 = Children moving into the rental we’re fixing up
38250 = Thoughts I’ve had about what condition they’ll leave it in, afterward
15 = People I thanked profusely for making it possible for me to attend Maddie’s service
Infinity = Times I’ve cried for Maddie, Heather and Mike.
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Edited to add:
I can’t believe… I almost refuse to believe… another one of our bloggers has lost her child.
Shana of Gorillabuns lost her baby boy, Thalon, on Sunday evening. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers, right along with Maddie.
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And, God? You can stop now. Please.
*Photo of Thalon copied from Gorillabuns – I hope Shana doesn’t mind.