By whatserbucket
So I’ve been really having a hard time writing lately. I don’t feel very quippy and my summer thus far has been pretty “eh”. Mostly busy busy stuff that MIGHT be interesting for individual posts but I just don’t know if I have it in me right now. Since summer is all about the lazy, I’m gonna wrap it all up in one glob for you.
Just for giggles I’ll even bullet point the random crap from the past month or so:
- No fun trips, in fact, no weekends where Daddio wasn’t working at least one of the weekend days. Bleecchhk.
- The weather has been pretty nice, only one week where the heat/humidity was “bad”. In fact, there was even a nice cool-ish week thrown in that really spoke to me.
- Kiddo’s best friend moved away. Like far away. Like 2,245 miles far. It’s been tough. Don’t get me started.
- Potty training is creeping into my house.
- I had a little surgery. I think I’ll post about this all on its own though so I can gross you out with pictures so you can get the full effect. Suffice it to say, you shouldn’t neglect the SPF this summer. Embrace having healthy skin and avoid the draw to be golden.
- I attended a funeral this morning. It was a nice service. It just never is easy, is it? Hopefully the copious amounts of food provided can ease the mourning a bit.
- The hole in the wall of the room I’m sitting in has been here for two years now. Somehow of all the fix-it projects to tackle, this hole taunts me the most. A substantial amount of that taunting is because I created the hole myself. It started with a mushy spot at the bottom corner of the window and I chipped away at it to see how far the moisture extended. Pretty far. After hanging out of the window in my climbing harness to caulk the living crap out of it (oh, hey neighbor!) and doing everything humanly possible -short of replacing the window- to fix and/or slow the water seepage, the hole is ready to be repaired. I think. The taunting continues.
- I’m looking into preschools in my area. We visit one this week and I think it’s my pick. This place is close, cheap, and reportedly decent. Kiddo doesn’t need to be smarter, he just needs to ummm…“polish his social skills”.
- Both Daddio and I got “big” callings at church. I contend that our poor ward is just really scraping the barrel at this point. This summer’s turnover was like 40% of active families leaving. Ouch. Does anyone else’s ward ebb and flow so drastically?
- I got 9 books about Wal-Mart from the library and have read 4 and a half of them. And no, not all of the books were rabidly “anti”. The last one I finished could have been written by Sam Walton’s ghost for all I could tell. My opinion of the company has not changed a lot, but I feel much more informed and the history of the company really is fascinating. They have truly reshaped the face of retail around the world. Only one of the books so far would, in my opinion, tip the scales as a blatantly inflammatory publication. I’ve really enjoyed the reads, though. The one I’m currently reading seems more balanced than the previous three, but I’m only a quarter of the way through it.
- I fixed the lawnmower. Twice. The first repair was a broken pull cord, which was remedied by disassembling the mower and reattaching the now slightly shorter pull string to the housing it coils in. It took three take apart put together cycles to get the spring thing sprung and retracting correctly, but ultimately I did it. The second repair was the cracked and leaking fuel line that I discovered while I had it apart fixing the pull string (a-ha so THAT’S why the gas smell is so strong!). Kiddo (male, 3rs old) and I headed to the home center to get replacement parts and, our quest being successful, we busted out the tools. One last “take-apart” and we put that sucker right in. Then we secured it with the new clamps we got – the exact replacement of the old clamps was not available so we took a chance faking it with an alternative and it worked!. I now know right off the top of my head which size sockets and which screwdrivers are necessary to take apart a TORO GTS-XL 21” mulching mower. Can I just say my mower has never run better AND I saved at least 100 bucks doing it myself. Ladies, pick up your tools and reject being subject to greasy repair people preying on you and/or nagging a man to help you! Well, maybe the Wiz should just cough up the hundred bucks because apparently her spatial skills aren’t that hot (you know I love you, dude… but we all have our limits).
So that’s my June. I had to just sit down and crank out this post out because the inertia of my dwindling contributions to this blog was beginning to grind things to a perma-halt. Though it seems my enthusiasm for this whole shindig is minimal, I really do want to keep trying. Plus, the Wiz got HOSED this week and it seemed like the least I could do. Ok, Wiz have a DP and take a break for a day or two.




Seriously? You’ve done all that THIS summer? Didn’t summer just start like two days ago?
Comment #1 by JamieJune 25th, 2008 at 12:41 pmOur last two wards were exactly like that. Lots of students (though they were both family wards) so in the spring there was always at least 40% turnover, if not more, and the summer months were beasts to fill callings. We were only functioning at almost full-capacity once it hit fall and winter again. We just moved into a ward where for the past few years they’ve really only had people moving out, not in (it’s kind of an expensive area–we’re only here b/c we got a great once-in-a-lifetime-deal on a place). People almost cried the first week we showed up to church and announced we were new in the ward, that’s how badly they want new faces. It feels good to be so wanted again, for a different reason than before. I won’t have to have another “big” calling for a long long time, I hope!
Comment #2 by StarababaJune 25th, 2008 at 1:09 pmMy but you are handy. Wanna come take apart our mower? It runs funny, and it’s really loud, so everybody in the neighborhood knows we are mowing.
You can even bring the Wiz to teach her a thing or two. She might run away screaming though, but it’s worth a shot.
Comment #3 by Heather O.June 25th, 2008 at 1:17 pmPlus, this post has like, the most links ever. I like it.
Comment #4 by Heather O.June 25th, 2008 at 1:36 pmI needed a mid-afternoon chuckle. Thanks! You guys are the best. A little bit of reality mixed with humor - it doesn’t get any better than this.
Comment #5 by AbbyJune 25th, 2008 at 1:58 pmSounds like you’ve been busy! Summertime for me is like every other time (busy!) since my kids aren’t in school yet… except now we can play outside!
Luckily I haven’t been having a hard time writing stuff at all. I just started blogging and I LOVE it! Not that my life is incredibly interesting or anything… I guess I have an opinion about everything! From mammoth shopping carts to diapering incidents and of course adorable children.
Comment #6 by Honey MommyJune 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmPoor Wiz. I’m still feeling sympathy pangs.
In our Utah house, I have a hole in my office door. It’s because I threw a stapler at it. (Hey, don’t judge, I was frustrated.) It’s too big to patch and we’ll have to special order a replacement door, which might not happen for a while. So now, every time I go in that room I have to look at this big ole stupid hole. And remember about how I’m an idiot.
Can I ask you a random question? Very random? So random it has nothing to do with the post?
Why are you guys called Mormon Mommy Wars? I was around the ‘nacle when you guys started up, but I can’t remember what it was about. What were you warring about? Was there CONTROVERSY?
Comment #7 by SueJune 25th, 2008 at 2:27 pmWe live in a military area, but this year the moves don’t seem prompted by the military. However - heh… New Bishopric, Primary, YW, YM, Elder’s Quorum, everything except Relief Society. And she’s had her calling for a LONG time. It’s a little thing I call it the fruit basket turnover. It certainly keeps things from getting stale that’s for sure!
I would love to know about the whole Mormon Mommy Wars thing too! Every time I tell people I read this site they look at me (once again) like I’ve got a third eye and what have I gotten myself into!
Comment #8 by MommomJune 25th, 2008 at 2:52 pmWoo hoo! The toughest I’ve ever felt was the day I took apart my washer while my baby was asleep upstairs. I cut my hands in a few places but it was TOTALLY worth it.
Comment #9 by LibbyJune 25th, 2008 at 3:09 pmSorry, y’all, there is no sordid tale to tell about the Title “Mormon Mommy Wars”. So many people have asked about it, and they give me far more credit than I deserve. I mean, I made up something to legitimize it and stuff, and I was probably subliminally inspired by the blog Notes from the Trenches, but bottom line, we are called Mormon Mommy Wars because I thought it sounded zippy.
Comment #10 by Heather O.June 25th, 2008 at 3:11 pm-So sorry about the big callings. They always sound like more fun than they really are. I avoid them by looking mildly insane every time I attend sacrament meeting with the littles. It’s working out great!
-I admire your mechanical powress! I wish someone would fix my lawn mower. Between the drought and the dead mower, it’s looking pretty scary in the landscape department.
-I love your blog’s title. And by the way, who did the banner? It took me forever before I saw the woman’s face in the laptop. It’s gorgeous.
Comment #11 by JamiJune 25th, 2008 at 3:38 pm>> So now, every time I go in that room I have to look at this
>> big ole stupid hole. And remember about how I’m an idiot.
Hang a picture. Anything, a picture from a 2004 calendar. It works here.
Comment #12 by Jim DonaldsonJune 25th, 2008 at 4:52 pmI’m glad Sue asked the question because I’ve always assumed this blog must have been far more controversial at its inception than it ever has seemed since I’ve been reading it (and I always feel the need to explain that it’s not controversial when I tell anyone I read it.) So what’s the something you made up to legitimize it, Heather? Are the “wars” supposed to be the home-front battles to keep a household running and raise the kids — rather than the working-mom vs. SAHM conflict I’ve always associated with the term “Mommy wars”?
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