Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Fast Food, Slow thinkers
It took me over an hour yesterday to drive home from 5300 South and the hospital where I volunteer on Wednesdays. It was a hot, hot day yesterday and my air conditioner wasn't working. My windows -all of them - were down to let the warm air at least be moving and keep the inside of my car breezy.
I know I am mostly cold, but I can get hot, too. It's actually kind of dangerous because I can't sweat (at least not to cool me down) and I can overheat easily. I was trying to avoid that and kept hunkering down into the shadows by the door handle so I could get out of the sun.
It didn't really work and by the time I got onto 89 to go into Ogden, I was so, so hot. Hot and tired (you know that kind of super tired you get when you're way hot?). Anyway, I called Whit and told him I was picking up fast food for dinner because I'd be too tired to make anything.
Actually I'm kind of lying. I'd been planning on getting hamburgers from Carl's Jr anyway. I LOVE them so much. I can't help it, they're delicious. I especially love the Bourbon burger. Mmmm. So I was pretty excited and hungry. I had a coupon for a 2 for 1 Teriyaki burger and my mouth was already watering.
I pulled into a little strip mall area where there are a few restaurants and shops and things. Carl's Jr is there and it's really convenient because it's like 2 minutes from our house.
But I was disappointed that there was a long line. Two cars, then me, all waiting to order through the box. I was frustrated because I was hot and the sun was beating inside my car. I kept hiding in the shadows to at least get a little relief. It didn't really work and I was getting hotter. I started fanning myself with my Teriyaki Burger coupon.
The two cars were taking freaking forever. I was like come ON. Order already. By the time my turn came I was a little hurried and asked what their specials were. 99 cent crisp burritos. Carl's Jr also has like a small Green Burrito-type menu, I guess for competition purposes. That wasn't what I wanted, though.
So I told the guy I wanted two Teriyaki Burgers and I had a coupon.
"What?" came the static-y guy on the other end.
I said it louder: "Two Teriyaki Burgers and I have a coupon."
"Sorry. What is your order?"
"Teriyaki Burgers. The Teriyaki Burgers!" I yelled.
"What?"
Ugh! Come on! "Two TERIYAKI BURGERS and I have a COUPON!" I practically screamed. Geez.
"Um...This is Taco Maker."
I know I am mostly cold, but I can get hot, too. It's actually kind of dangerous because I can't sweat (at least not to cool me down) and I can overheat easily. I was trying to avoid that and kept hunkering down into the shadows by the door handle so I could get out of the sun.
It didn't really work and by the time I got onto 89 to go into Ogden, I was so, so hot. Hot and tired (you know that kind of super tired you get when you're way hot?). Anyway, I called Whit and told him I was picking up fast food for dinner because I'd be too tired to make anything.
Actually I'm kind of lying. I'd been planning on getting hamburgers from Carl's Jr anyway. I LOVE them so much. I can't help it, they're delicious. I especially love the Bourbon burger. Mmmm. So I was pretty excited and hungry. I had a coupon for a 2 for 1 Teriyaki burger and my mouth was already watering.
I pulled into a little strip mall area where there are a few restaurants and shops and things. Carl's Jr is there and it's really convenient because it's like 2 minutes from our house.
But I was disappointed that there was a long line. Two cars, then me, all waiting to order through the box. I was frustrated because I was hot and the sun was beating inside my car. I kept hiding in the shadows to at least get a little relief. It didn't really work and I was getting hotter. I started fanning myself with my Teriyaki Burger coupon.
The two cars were taking freaking forever. I was like come ON. Order already. By the time my turn came I was a little hurried and asked what their specials were. 99 cent crisp burritos. Carl's Jr also has like a small Green Burrito-type menu, I guess for competition purposes. That wasn't what I wanted, though.
So I told the guy I wanted two Teriyaki Burgers and I had a coupon.
"What?" came the static-y guy on the other end.
I said it louder: "Two Teriyaki Burgers and I have a coupon."
"Sorry. What is your order?"
"Teriyaki Burgers. The Teriyaki Burgers!" I yelled.
"What?"
Ugh! Come on! "Two TERIYAKI BURGERS and I have a COUPON!" I practically screamed. Geez.
"Um...This is Taco Maker."
Monday, July 6, 2009
Finally complete!
The duplex is done! We finally finished all that work – and by “we,” I mean “Whit.”
That duplex was a monster – it’s only 2-bedroom, 1-bath, but it seemed to need everything! For the entire month of June (and the last part of May) he worked straight through his lunch hours and clear until 10 o’clock every night. He watched no TV the whole month. He always eats fast, but he ate particularly fast so he could hurry over and keep working.
Here is his list:
Rebuilt the hallway floor because it was soggy wood. Then he tiled it.
New back door. Paint it.
New tracks for both bedroom closets and hall closets.
New light fixture in Master
Repaint entire place. Patch holes (many, many holes to patch. The guy who lived there before punched holes everywhere, plus they had posters covering every square inch!)
Paint kitchen cupboards
Re-do all baseboards
new stove
New kitchen sink plumbing stuff (he worked upside down for hours!)
New plumbing for toilet, bathroom sink
New bathroom fixtures
New flooring throughout – bathroom and hall were tiled, carpets in bedrooms and front room were pulled and hardwood underneath was refinished.
Geez. That doesn’t quite seem like a very long list…I’m sure I forgot something. He worked so hard. I am so lucky to have such a hard-worker! Let us know how you like it!
He did awesome and escaped injury...almost entirely! The very last day, in the very last hours, he cut his left thumb with a razor blade and his right thumb on a light fixture. They're both really, really bad! Poor Whit!
That duplex was a monster – it’s only 2-bedroom, 1-bath, but it seemed to need everything! For the entire month of June (and the last part of May) he worked straight through his lunch hours and clear until 10 o’clock every night. He watched no TV the whole month. He always eats fast, but he ate particularly fast so he could hurry over and keep working.
Here is his list:
Rebuilt the hallway floor because it was soggy wood. Then he tiled it.
New back door. Paint it.
New tracks for both bedroom closets and hall closets.
New light fixture in Master
Repaint entire place. Patch holes (many, many holes to patch. The guy who lived there before punched holes everywhere, plus they had posters covering every square inch!)
Paint kitchen cupboards
Re-do all baseboards
new stove
New kitchen sink plumbing stuff (he worked upside down for hours!)
New plumbing for toilet, bathroom sink
New bathroom fixtures
New flooring throughout – bathroom and hall were tiled, carpets in bedrooms and front room were pulled and hardwood underneath was refinished.
Geez. That doesn’t quite seem like a very long list…I’m sure I forgot something. He worked so hard. I am so lucky to have such a hard-worker! Let us know how you like it!
He did awesome and escaped injury...almost entirely! The very last day, in the very last hours, he cut his left thumb with a razor blade and his right thumb on a light fixture. They're both really, really bad! Poor Whit!
MWU Float
We did a float in the Kaysville 4th of July parade! It was pretty fun. The parade theme was “Proud to be an American” and we wanted to do something catchy with that song, so we made banners that read: Proud to be an America, where there’s just a-bil-i-ty!
All three titleholders rode with 362 kids. It was fun.
All three titleholders rode with 362 kids. It was fun.
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