We had one hell of a productive weekend, and I've got to tell you, we are giving Ty Pennington and Martha Stewart a run for their money. We are finally making this house our bitch, and I can't even begin to tell you how thrilling it is to have curtains hung in our bedroom instead of sheets tacked up over the window. And the office floor! I can see it! And successfully walk all the way from the door to the closet without risk of bodily harm! Rapture!
This weekend also allowed for such lovely exchanges as this one between me and my most favorite husband.
Scene: I'm leaning my head against the window as we are driving home from the second Lowe's location of the day, where Colby had loaded 50 paving stones onto a wagon and then into the car with my help. (Okay, I loaded two of the pavers, but they were HEAVY! And they completely destroyed my nails.)
Colby: Are you okay?
Angela: Yes, I'm just weary.
Colby: You're weary?? Why?
Angela: It's hard work shedding your uterine lining!
Colby: (Look of abject horror) Oh my God. In the future, If I ever again ask you why you're weary, don't ever say that. Even if it's true. Make something up!
It's a good thing I've got a signed contract for this whole marriage thing.
Anyway, we just had another 3 pallets of paving stones, river rock, and paving sand dumped on our driveway, so that should keep Colby entertained for the next few days. I'm off to brave the wintry weather and obscene gas prices as I run another in an endless line of errands, but I'm oh so thrilled to leave you with this clip of the continuing story of Charlie the Unicorn.
Glub glub! Happy Monday!
Haha. I'm going to have to remember that one. My husband would flip if I ever said something like that. He'd probably leave me. :)
Posted by: Miriam | June 09, 2008 at 07:14 PM
You make me laugh very much. And I'm stealing your whole "shedding my uterine lining" comment. I love grossing my husband out.
Good luck with the house/yard work. When you're done, wanna come do mine??
Posted by: Kateastrophe | June 09, 2008 at 07:16 PM
My boys very much enjoyed your revelation of the next Charlie installment!
Thanks for the laugh!
Congrats on all the house progress! I'm jealous!
Posted by: MaryB | June 09, 2008 at 07:20 PM
I'm thinking Colby's just going to have to get used to period talk. If you guys ever have daughters, he's gotta get tough! Nothing surprises my dad anymore, after iving with three females for so long (four counting the dog), and I have to say, Trey isn't fazed by anythig I say anymore!
Meanwhile, do you want to come down here and kick my house's ass too? Got the in-laws coming in on Wednesday. AAAAAAGGGHHHH!!
Posted by: shani | June 09, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Now see, my husband would have laughed if I had said that, it takes more than that to gross him out.
Wintry weather? Can I send some 95 degree weather and humidity your way? Please?
Posted by: Jenn | June 09, 2008 at 07:38 PM
Way to kick some house ass! And I love the period line.
Also, I have friends that are obsessed with Charlie the Unicorn
Posted by: Supergirl | June 09, 2008 at 07:42 PM
More Charlie? Yesss!
Also, I'm totally going to steal your uterine lining line. That's priceless.
Posted by: Gretch-a-sketch | June 09, 2008 at 07:48 PM
HA! HA! Love your answer. I'll have to use that one. So much more dramatic than saying Aunt Flo is visiting!
Posted by: girlinterrupted1218 | June 09, 2008 at 08:16 PM
Woo way to do some serious house work. And I love your answer, haha. that's awesome.
Posted by: katelin | June 09, 2008 at 09:06 PM
that's gotta be the best quote EVER. poor Colby
hahahaha
Posted by: deutlich | June 09, 2008 at 09:49 PM
I love the period line! I'm going to have to steal it. hehe I used the 'bloody' line the other day, and got a similar look of horror. hehe Boys love to freak them out. =P
Hey I'd rather have rainy day than 110 degree weather. Ok maybe not, we had some nasty thunderstorms and lightening last weekend. And power outage for 4 hours! Ugh
Posted by: Jass | June 09, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Ha! I thought I was the only one who told my husband that I was shedding my uterine lining! Now I can tell him it's a thing people say...at least it's a thing you and I say, anyway.
The unicorns saying "glub glub" pissed my dog off. He's still barking at the computer!
Posted by: Erin | June 09, 2008 at 11:45 PM
First of all, Charlie the Unicorn is amazing. I've watched that video at least a dozen times, and it just doesn't get old!
Colby's abject horror is also positively hilarious! Having to hear about uterine lining shedding is not nearly as bad as actually having to experience uterine lining shedding, so he's not getting my pity!
And disarray in my surroundings causes disarray in my head, so I totally know what the thrill of finally getting your dwelling in order is like!
Posted by: Girl, Dislocated | June 10, 2008 at 02:18 AM
love love LOVE the period line. I'm so stealing it :D also good job on the housework. i hate housework. or anything that has the word "work" in it. haha!
Posted by: La Petite Belle | June 10, 2008 at 02:36 AM
Yay for y'all for knocking out so much stuff! That's truly amazing. And that conversation? Hilarious!
Posted by: E.P. | June 10, 2008 at 04:31 AM
Ok, the uterine lining line was priceless. But, the Charlie the Unicorn vid--you've really outdone yourself. My kids are going to love that. HA!
Posted by: Steph. | June 10, 2008 at 06:24 AM
I'm so envious of your window treatment dedication! It's been a year and a half since we pulled down our curtains and blinds when we painted. They were so filthy (from the previous owners; we are clean people) that we just threw them away. Of course, we haven't replaced them. Sigh.
Posted by: Vaguely Urban | June 10, 2008 at 06:45 AM
Ha! I think Jon would have had the same reaction too!
Posted by: Katie | June 10, 2008 at 04:37 PM
Poor Colby! It cracks me up what freaks men out sometimes. Sweetheart hates it when I burp. I'm not terribly dainty about it. I think I'll teach the girls.
Charlie freaks me out, but now I have to see if the dog doesn't like it.
Posted by: sophie | June 11, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Ha ha- that sounds very similar to many conversations I have with BJ.
I might have mentioned this on my blog- but it's a story worth repeating.
One day when Casey was about 14 or so, I was driving him somewhere and had REALLY bad cramps. I said, "Honey, you should be really glad that you're not a girl- you'll never have to have a period".
He said, "Mom, you should be really glad that you're not a teenage boy. You'll never have the embarrassment of having an erection in public for no apparent reason."
That kid won my heart that day. :)
Posted by: RisibleGirl | June 19, 2008 at 01:37 AM