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Thursday, September 24, 2015

A FRIDAY CHAT ( about this & that )

Good morning everyone !

I missed you last week - but you know with Evan ....................

Would you like a cup of tea?

I'd offer you coffee except......................................

My son brought a Keurig coffee maker over - that he doesn't use - we have a Tassimo and the coffee for that particular machine is very expensive -
I don't drink coffee - and John goes out every morning to pick his up...............
Anyway - so my son brought over this Keurig
The next time John went out I asked him to pick up some Keurig's.................

Suzan says - It's probably best if you get a variety pack
John says - Variety pack?
Suzan says -Yeah - different flavors to choose from
John shrugs his shoulders and says - Ok - I didn't know they came in different flavors

AND HE CAME HOME WITH CURD CHEESE !
DEAR GOD !

John says - They didn't have different flavors - and before you tell me I didn't look enough I ASKED a store clerk if they had any
John says - He looked at me like I was nuts
Suzan says - I wanted you to get keurig coffee !!!
John says - YOU ASKED FOR CURDS

How can someone who can hear me whispering on the phone from another room - never hear what I'm saying when we're face to face???

There's farsightedness - and farhear-edness I suppose.

So you have 2 choices
I can make you a Cup of Curd Coffee
or a Poutine -
It's up to you
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I'm in a panic.
It's officially Fall - and I still haven't lost the weight I was supposed to lose last Spring - for Summer - and now Winter is the next season up for grabs and that's the season I typically put weight on - so now next Spring I'm going to have double the weight to take off for next Summer.....................
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Suzan says - Do you know where I can get a couple of bales of hay around here?
John says - Why the hell do you need bales of hay - you planning on buying a horse?
Suzan says - No - I feel like decorating with them
John says - YOU'RE NOT BRINGING BALES OF HAY INTO THE BLOODY HOUSE NOW - I'LL TELL YOU THAT !
Suzan says - It's for outside !
John says - You made a wreath - we got tons of " mums " out there - it's enough - why do you want to make the house look like a farm?
Suzan says - Maybe because I want to live in a farmhouse?
John says - Well we don't ................and we're not putting bales of hay everywhere

This is what I go through - with every single decor thing I want to do..................

I'm serving him oats for supper tonight ..................

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I keep checking online for a wheelbarrow - an antique one................
And finally came across this one


Suzan says - Do you think you could pick up a wheelbarrow for me?
John says - We don't need one...............
Suzan says - It's an antique - it's so pretty - I could use it for decor outside
John sighs - Where is it?
Suzan says - Vermont
John says - I'M NOT CROSSING A BORDER TO PICK UP A BLOODY WHEELBARROW - WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??????????
Suzan says - We could make a day of it.............have lunch in Burlington
John says - I'M NOT CROSSING A BORDER TO PICK UP A WHEELBARROW.
John says - No one - absolutely no one would believe this..............
Suzan says - I'm not asking you to drive to California - just across the border...................

If anyone's in Vermont - here's the link................Craigs List
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I saw this on ebay


If that's not the cutest outdoor planter !


I almost bought it but it's only 17 inches long

So.............no bales of hay - no wheelbarrow - no bike planter.

Maybe I'll combine seasons and put pumpkins in my child's antique sled - lol
(except I can't remember where I put them - they WERE in the front porch - but I moved them when I worked on that room and have no idea where they are now )

How's this for a pumpkin holder?  I'm seriously considering it !
Link EBAY


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I know most of John's expressions by now - but every now and then he says something I haven't heard before.
He was stuck in traffic ...............and called me to tell me he was going to be late.

John says - I can't move - it's chockablock with traffic
Suzan says - It's what ?
John says - FULL
Suzan says - But what did you say before that?
John says - I'm not repeating it - it'll end up on the blog..............

I had to trick it out of him later that night..............

Suzan says - my inbox is chuckalucka
John bursts out laughing - it's CHOCKABLOCK
Suzan makes a mad dash for her pen and paper..............
John says - is that going on your blog?
Suzan says - no
( but we all know I'm chockablock of sh_t........................)
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We're off to Old Montreal today - walk around - have lunch - browse ( maybe I'll find some hay )

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Kiss, kiss,
Me



27 comments:

  1. you just THE most funny writer I loved this post!! your husband like mine never knows whats going to happen next!! it keeps 'em on their toes eh**

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    1. Oh Jeannine - thanks SO much !!!
      Yes - John is on his toes quite a bit - but then again he's also on his butt a lot watching sports LOL
      XOX

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  2. Don't feel bad about not having any hay bales. We live right smack in Texas and we don't have any either. They are too big to decorate with around where we live. For some reason, the farmers think hay bales are to feed animals, not to decorate with...imagine that.

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  3. That story about curds/keurig is hilarious!!!! We have a Keurig... expensive but more choices that Tassimo. I want that wheelbarrow, but really I should make one and put it outside my store, dontcha think?

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  4. You're chockablock of a lot of things but that is not one of them... I think you have to be one of the most down to earth bloggers I read!! Thanks for my daily chuckle!! :D

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    1. And you Mary - are chockablock of kindness !!!
      Thanks SO much !
      xox

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  5. I love the Vermont wheelbarrow.... but walking around Old Montreal with your hubby for the afternoon sound like a lovely thing for coupler to do on a early fall day.

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    1. Oh I had a blast walking around Old Montreal !
      Now I've changed my mind about the wheelbarrow and want shutters made LOL !
      xox

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  6. Love these chats Suzan. Just cracks me up to read these. Thanks for the smiles this morning. Hugs to little Evan.
    Have a great Friday and wonderful week end.
    Kris

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  7. I love that second bike cart! Go for it ~ John be damned!!

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  8. I think I'll pass on the curd, lol! But thanks for offering! That is too funny! Your conversation about the hay bales sounds like mine with my husband over pumpkins! He rarely complains about anything... except pumpkins... and pillows! haha! Good luck on locating a wheelbarrow on your side of the border! :) ~Rhonda

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    1. LOL Rhonda - John complains about everything - ( and usually loves it all when it's done - it's his schtick at this point I'm sure )
      I've given up on a wheel barrow - now I want him to make me some shutters - dear Lord LMHO !!!
      Hope you're having a great weekend !
      xox

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  9. This post provided me with the best laugh I have had all week!!!!! Your friends and family must have a blast hanging out with you.

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    1. You're so sweet Lala - most people just think I'm nuts ( they pretend it's in a good way LOL !!! )
      Thanks SO much !

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  10. I think most men hear only what they want to hear.
    Suzan, do you have a Bed, Bath and Beyond in your area? If so, they have variety packs of the Keurig coffee and some even come in their own little stand holder.
    The wheelbarrow is adorable as well as the rest of them carts.
    Now, one more thing my dear. Don't get hay. You will want straw. Hay has Lots of seeds in it. Straw is your best choice for decorating. If you have a Tractor Supply place or something similar, check with them as they usually have bales of straw. Look in your yellow pages in your phone book. There may be a business close to you that sells bales and sometimes even the larger nurseries have them for sale.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Me. I'm busy cleaning and digging up irises :{ Not a fun job in this Texas heat.

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  11. John gets kudos for trying, even when he mishears so dreadfully! Poutine for dinner! Yes!! lol I love hay bales, pumpkins, & a wheelbarrow as fall decorations. How about a homemade, rustic wheelbarrow out of wood scraps? It doesn't have to work...just look cute! Don't tell him one of your blog readers had this idea to save him that trip to Vermont! Thanks for the Friday humor!! :-)

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    1. We're attempting outdoor shutters today Nancy - a diy wheelbarrow? He'd kill me - plain and simple -
      I can't imagine what's going to happen with the shutters - he already thinks it's a stupid idea LOL
      Wish me luck LMHO !
      xoxo

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  12. Hi Susan - Cockablock, haven't heard that one in a long time! An Evan week - trust it was a wonderful one full of cuddles 😍. I am hunting for an old wheelbarrow too, love the one in Vermont. I think the garden centres bring in straw bales, both large and small for porch decor and to insulate garden plants. Good luck! Drywall was being installed this week and they are starting the mudding and taping. Hopefully the weather holds and they can get the siding started next week. Enjoy your weekend. xo Patty

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    1. I didn't have a whole Evan week - but what I had was just unbelievable - he melts my heart Patty !
      I think I'm going to try Michaels for the hay ( straw? )
      We're working on outdoor shutters today - a test run - dear God - I'm nervous of the conversations already LOL
      You enjoy your weekend too - wow - you must be going nuts with the addition !!!
      xox

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    2. Just going nuts - interior and exterior. So slow and just drywalling, maybe by Christmas it will be finished? Month 5 starts this week ...

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  13. Omg...curd cheese? WTH is curd cheese?

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  14. I haven't been by in a couple of weeks so this made my day! LOL! I do hope grandmotherhood is all you dreamed it would be. I'm sure it is and more! Have a blessed weekend....:)

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  15. Soon to be having my husband slipping and sliding in the ditches near by to cut cat tails, he knows by now this is going to be a yearly job for him, and there are thousands of them. So you realize how difficult it will be for me to choose the perfect ones, you do don't you? Wanna do some ditch diving?

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    1. LMHO !!! I asked John to stop last week so I could grab some - he whipped by that road faster than a bat outta hell let me tell you !!! I'd do ditch digging with you for cattails in a heart beat Mary Anne !
      Good luck !
      xox

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  16. You are my medicine on a bad day. :-) LOL, thank you for the laughs.
    Carla

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  17. LOL...take a GF and go to Vermont and get that wheelbarrow...and Johns chockablock with BS...I whispered that...lol, Sandi. Um wait til next week when I have to go pick up the chandelier I bought in Cedarburg WI, about 2 hours north---over the state line. Let's see how that convo goes with my hubby...LOL.

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    1. OMG - I'm telling him that LMAO !!!
      and 2 hours north for a chandelier is perfectly normal in my humble opinion !
      xox

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Can I beat these spammers at their own game? Probably not - but I'm going
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xoxo