Sorry for the Lull....

in posting.... Things have been crazier than usual here..... Putting in more hours of work than we want!

Plus - there have been a couple of vacations in there, too.....

We'll try to get things back to normal......

Marilyn is 50 ... Doesn't Know HOW to Spit

We were discussing Google's new Street View this morning, and as we all know, Marilyn can take any subject and turn it to herself.

I (Cat) sent Marilyn and Dog - via Messenger - a few links to some funny pictures. One of which was the guy caught mid-spit. (http://www.streetviewfun.com/2007/spitting-image/)

Here's the conversation that followed:

Dog says:
gross

Dog says:
i think that public spitting is gross anyway!!!

Marilyn says:
my dad would not let us girls spit as kids and to this day i still can't spit.

Dog says:
hey, my dad would fart in front of us!!!

Marilyn says:
i got a bug in my mouth once while riding a bike and could not spit for nothing i was so not happy i had to swallow a bug

Dog says:
oh yuk!!! sorry, i would spit!!!!

Cat says:
that's disgusting

Marilyn says:
i tried and it wouldn't work

Dog says:
you know, they say a person eats lots of bugs and spiders in their sleep.... i don't even want to think about it

Marilyn says:
yea i have heard that.. i don't want to think about that either

Cat says:
be careful if they come here.... you'll get caught at whatever you're doing

Dog says:
i bet google could see some weird stuff around here!!!!

Marilyn says:
here {town} or {work}

Marilyn says:
or both

Dog says:
both actually!!!

Dog says:
like today.... there was pee in a cup on the bathroom counter!!!

Marilyn says:
and that is gross

Janitor has Days/Nights Confused

I, Cat, was still at work at almost 9pm. I was walking up to the front of the office and saw the janitor coming to the door, so I unlocked it to let her in. She came in saying something about being late. I thought she meant meeting someone.

No! She thought it was morning and she was late for work! She had only left about 5 hours before.

She kept saying something about going to bed "last night" with a horrible headache.... I think she meant a couple of hours ago and may have still been confused.

Raining Spiders at Marilyn's

Marilyn told us that she & JoeJack had a torrentula rain at home a couple of days ago.

New Fashion Trend

Marilyn is wearing a SHORT denim dress today .... and one of those open-weave-why-bother-wearing-it-because-there's-so-many-holes sweater/jacket .... that's longer than the dress....

Squirrel's New Truck

Squirrel is telling everyone about the new truck and how he really got a deal on it. He says that the dealer didn't make any money on it - because he sold it to us for the same amount that the bank would loan on it.... and showed him the value in the blue book.

They may have sold it at loan value ... but you can bet your last dollar they made money on the deal.... I worked for a GM/Jeep dealer years ago.... they don't make deals like that!

We Saw JoeJack's Temper Last Week

Marilyn came in one morning telling us that she had to go get JoeJack a new phone because his was broken. {and why can't he do it himself???}

She called the local business to have them get everything ready for her so she could just pick it up and go. She was told that it would be between $200 & $400 depending on which model she wanted.

"But I have a 2 year contract.", she tells them. They must have told her that having a contract is for service - and they don't provide a free phone/replacement.

She then tells them that they had insurance on the phone. The person looked at the records and told her that when they did the last insurance replacement they did not repurchase the insurance. She was upset because it was something she was supposed to be proactive about and it wasn't automatic - meaning it was her fault. So she kept throwing out the "2 year contract" and "nobody told me I had to repurchase insurance" hoping to change their mind - didn't work.

Just as she hung up the phone..... JoeJack walks in. She tells him it's going to cost $200-$400 and he hits the roof and starts blaming her. She knew what was getting ready to happen because as she was telling him, she started trying to guide him to the door.

They went out to the parking lot - we couldn't hear ... but we could see. He was animated .... moving his arms around and a couple of times pointing at her.

Do we feel sorry for her? NO..... It's her choice - and she does have a choice in the matter. Why does she put up with this? Who knows? Maybe it's because he's so much fun in their new hot tub. {yuk yuk yuk} It's sure not because of money. He lives in HER house (she makes sure never to say "our house".... it's always "my house").... She gets enough alimony from her ex-husband that she doesn't need his financial help. She (jokingly admittedly) uses him for construction jobs around the property - but we'd pay for that before we'd live with him!

We'd just kick his butt to the curb!

The ending of the phone saga .... apparently it had gotten wet .... (hot tub?) .... and the time it spent in Marilyn's vehicle.... dried it out, according to her.

Marilyn's Take on How to Stay Skinny

Marilyn wants JoeJack to install a door with a full-length mirror on one side... and a drop-down ironing board on the other....

She thinks if you have a full-length mirror and look at yourself naked every day - that will keep your weight down.

Enough About You, Even Though You're Not Talking to Me

Mrc. C knew I was pulling my first day as Board Member on Duty for the softball league over the weekend, so we were talking about how it went. Of course, one of the coaches decided to dispute a call.... and I know NOTHING excepts the basics.... Luckily - two other board members were there to handle it..... One of the parents just looked at me... I said "I'm a geek, not a sportsperson."

My story was this short .... but before I could finish..... Marilyn rolls out of her cube and says, "I hope all the little girls have their own helmets. When my niece played 20 years ago, my sister didn't want to buy a helmet until she knew my niece wasn't going to quit and my niece got head lice."

We don't care what happened to your niece 2o years ago!!!

Tears Over a Parking Space

Squirrel bought a new truck for his department this week - and yesterday he parked it in the spot where Marilyn usually parks while she was at lunch (we do NOT have assigned spaces). When she came back, she wanted to know who was here .... just us ....

"No, who's here? Someone is in MY spot."

Squirrel walked in about that time and told her that was his new department truck. She told him to move it over one spot - because she's parked in that spot for 18 years. He told her he was protecting his new truck.

At this point she was almost in tears, telling him that she would protect his truck - she would look at it every day when she backs in.

We're down to a skeleton crew in this building - there are about 40 more places to park ... but she HAS to have that one....

This morning .... she was in tears telling Mrs. C (who wasn't here yesterday afternoon) about it....

A few minutes ago - she told the guy who usually drives the truck to park it over one spot.... We all chimed in that her name's not on it.... The tears started again and she said she would park in our spots.... We told her we'd park in any free space ....

Crying .... over a stupid parking space.... and, no, it's not right in front of the door.....