Where is "IT"?

Where is “IT”?

As you know I was home by myself while my family was in Coal Valley, Illinois after Christmas. As you don’t know, when I am home by myself I sometimes shave in bed while I watch the morning news...I know...too much information...but it's important to the story - stick with me. By the way, I use an electric shaver and so it's not like I have shaving cream all over my pillows when I'm done. Another thing you know is on New Year's Eve I was home alone. But what you didn’t know is the cleaning lady came over to clean my house on New Year’s Eve.

Another thing you know is I left the house on New Year’s Eve to buy a ping pong table (see previous post) but you didn’t know that while I was at The Sports Authority the cleaning lady cleaned the house.

You also didn’t know that when I woke up on Monday, January 4th to go to work I reached for my electric shaver – AND IT WAS GONE! I looked in the bathroom, I looked on my night stand, I looked on the floor next to and under my bed but it was nowhere to be found - MY ELECTRIC SHAVER WAS GONE! Although I was frustrated I couldn't find it - I wasn't too worried - I just grabbed one of the plastic Walgreen's razors under the sink and I shaved. After I ripped the outer layer of skin off my face I drove to work - with several bloody squares of toilet paper stuck all over my face.

Over the next couple of weeks the question of the whereabouts of my razor was constantly lingering in the back of my mind. You know what I mean. My mind was quietly asking, "Where is it? Where did I leave it? Did I drop it behind my bed? Did I bring it downstairs with me? Did I bring it to work with me? Did I leave it at my In-Laws?" As I listened to the little voice in my head ask me these questions my mind started answering with little pictures. I could see my shaver in the bathroom, I could see it on my night stand, I could see it next to my recliner, I could see it under the bathroom sink, I could see it under my bed, I could see it everywhere. The voices and visions in my head were always the strongest on my way home from work - and so when I got home I ignored everyone as I walked straight to the recliner, to the bed, to the sink, and to the millions of other places I could "see" my shaver. But no matter how many voices or how many visions I had - none of them helped me to find my shaver!

The little voice in my head never blamed anyone else for losing my shaver – it only asked what “I’ did with “it”. After all, I was the only one in my house when the shaver was lost – OR WAS I? No, I wasn’t! The cleaning lady - aka Jane “Sticky Fingers” Doe was also in my house! By the way, I’ve changed her name in case she reads my blog. The last time I shaved with my electric shaver was the morning of New Year’s Eve – the next time I looked for my shaver – it was gone! Sticky Fingers was in my house the same day I lost my shaver – a coincidence – I THINK NOT!!!

But far be it from me to blame someone else when something of mine is lost! At least not until I was sure it was no longer in my house. To be sure it wasn’t in my house I decided to tear my house apart searching for my shaver…AND I DO MEAN TEAR MY HOUSE APART!!

But before I go there - I need to backup a little. You need to know a few things I recently learned about having a cleaning lady. I've learned that the night before the cleaning lady comes...the house needs to be cleaned - yes, I know - it doesn't make sense to me either. But actually we don't really clean it - we 'straighten it up". We "straighten up" the kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms, etc. To "straighten up" - we "put things away". You know how everyone has one of those "Junk Drawers" in the kitchen. Well, when you "straighten up" and "put things away" for the cleaning lady - the "Junk Drawer" grows into a "Junk Closet" and before you know it the “Junk Drawer” grows into a “Junk Room" – and like a “Junk Drawer” - EVERYTHING GETS SHOVED INTO IT!

Another thing you need to know (and something I learned on New Year's Eve) is - if I don't "put things away" the cleaning lady will! Don't get me wrong – before the cleaning lady got to my house - I "straightened up" and I "put things away" but there were a few items "left out" when I left. However, when I got home, she had "straightened up" and everything was "put away"!!

But, again, before I blamed anyone else for losing my stuff – I needed to make sure it wasn’t in my house.

I was no longer going to casually check here or check there – I was going to tear the house apart! I took the same approach Bill Murrey took when he tried to find the gopher in Caddy Shack. I tore apart the kitchen, the living room, the family room, every room where the cleaning lady might have put it!!! I didn’t mean that – I meant, ‘I tore apart every room…where I might I left my shaver…”

I didn’t find my shaver in the kitchen, living room, or family room. It was 10:00pm by the time I moved onto my bathroom. Again, I TORE IT APART - I pulled everything out of the cabinets and the closet. No stone was going to be left unturned in my search for my shaver. I didn't mention this earlier but after I tore the rooms apart I re-organized them and put them back together in better shape then I found them (I threw that in there in case you think I left my house in a shambles). My plan was the same for my bathroom...but in the search for my shaver I came across some things I didn't expect - like my bathroom cabinets being used as one of the "Junk Rooms"…

This is a picture of my bathroom AFTER I started re-organizing…it looked A LOT WORSE a few minutes before I took this picture…

During my re-organizing I was surprised with what I found…I found that when you shove things in drawers, closets, and rooms before the cleaning lady comes over you sometimes forget where you put them.

I found that we sometimes purchase things we’re “out of” because we forgot where we put them in a rush to “straighten up” and “put things away” for the cleaning lady…

I found we have 6 blow dryers...yes 6!!! That's 1 blow dryer for every 10 strands of hair on my head!!!

I also found we have 26 tubes of toothpaste! Did I stutter???? I said 26!!!

I didn't take pictures of them (because this is a family blog) but I also found 447, yes 447, super-absorbent, scented, unscented, light days, heavy days, wings, no-wings, mini, maxi, gentle glide, fresh & dry, etc., etc., feminine hygiene products under my bathroom sink!!! Yes, we only have 2 woman in my house. I’m sure we have a supply of feminine hygiene products which will cover at least 85 menstrual cycles – but don’t quote me on that. All I know is I don’t have to worry anymore about making midnight runs to Walgreen’s for an ‘emergency’. There is so much absorbency in my bathroom – (you finish this joke…I can’t)

So yes, I found a life time supply of toothpaste and femanine hygeine products but I DIDN'T FIND MY SHAVER!!! But as you can see – I did re-organize my bathroom…

Since I couldn’t find my shaver I decided to go out to buy and new one. I priced a few good shavers, like the one I had, and they cost $89!

Since shavers are so expensive I decided to buy a good razor – I’ve seen the commercials for Mach I, Mach II, Mach III, and Mach IV razors and so instead of buying an expensive shaver I decided to buy a reasonably priced Mach I, II, III or IV razor - NOT!

I walked over to the razors and I noticed they are locked up - like diamonds!!! When I got in front of them I saw why they are locked up! Mach III DISPOSABLE razors cost $49 FOR A PACK OF 10!!!

There is no way I'm going to spend $49 for razors...so I decided to lean over to pickup a big plastic bag of cheap disposable razors. Since I am shaving with these cheap plastic razors I walked to the next isle to buy a 24 pack of toilet paper for my face.

So now I drive to work in the morning with little squares of bloody toilet paper stuck all over my face while on my drive home that little voice in my head (which is no longer quiet) screams in my head, "Where did the $%%^&&* cleaning lady put my @#$%^ shaver…where did the #$%^&** cleaning lady put my ##$%^^&& razor!!!!!”

WE HAVE LOST OUR #$%^ MINDS!!!

Our country is out of control! From the highest to the lowest levels of government - WE HAVE LOST OUR MINDS!!!

At airports, we spend the same amount of time screening 85 year old grandmothers and 11 year old little girls as we do screening 25 year old men named Mohammed from the middle east. We have lost our $%$%^^ minds?!!!

In congress, politicians pass an 1,100 page "healthcare reform" bill without reading it!!! We have lost our #$%^& minds?!!!

In congress politicians are allowed to bribe and be bribed - without being thrown in jail!!! We have lost our #$%^ minds?!!!

Our president flew to Copenhagen, along with thousands of other governmental bureaucrats from every country in the world, to solve Global Warming. They filled the air with millions of tons of carbon flying to a meeting to discuss how to limit carbon. It's like having a keg party to figure out how to solve alcoholism!!! We have lost our ##^^&&& minds?!!!

One of the "solutions" to global warming is for the "rich countries" to give the "poor countries" BILLIONS of dollars!!! I have a better idea. How about everyone gives me a billion dollars and I'll solve world hunger - I'll even solve world ignorance at no additional charge. We have lost our %^&*( minds?!!!

AS I TYPE THESE SENTENCES ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING IT IS 11 DEGREES OUTSIDE - YES I SAID ELEVEN DEGREES - IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING - I LIVE IN GEORGIA!!!! We have lost our $%^&* minds?!!!

Our Attorney General, Eric Holder, will try a war criminal, Khalid Sheikh Mohhammed, in a US court. This 911 mastermind will get the same justice we reserved for OJ Simpson!! We have lost our $%$%^^& minds?!!!

Our government prosecuted two border patrol agents for shooting a drug smuggler who was trying to cross over our border ILLEGALLY! We have lost our $$%%^& minds?!!! Thankfully, George Bush commuted their sentences in January.

Our government is prosecuting three Navy Seals for "mishandling" Ahmed Hashim Abed when he was captured. Ahmed was the mastermind behind the ambush of four American workers in Iraq in 2004. This ambush resulted in these four Americans being KILLED, MUTILATED, and being HUNG on a bridge. In other words, our government is prosecuting Navy Seals for not being nice enough to these murdering animals! We have lost our #$%%^& minds!!

Our US Senators and Representatives can vote themselves raises while our unemployment rate is 10% - 17%. Our US Senators and Representatives can vote themselves healthcare insurance and pensions while our unemployment rate is 10%-17%. We have lost our #$%^& minds?!!!

All this insanity and more can be seen if you watch the news on a daily basis but today I experienced my own INSANITY!!

Sheri and Kelsie are in South Carolina this weekend for one of Kelsie's horse shows and Cameron slept over his friend's house. So I was home by myself last night and this morning.

On Saturday Kelsie, Cameron, and I normally go to McDonalds. Even though they weren't here I decided to go. As I mention above it was 11 degrees this morning and so I put on my heavy coat and I drove to McDonalds.

I drive the back roads to McDonalds to avoid the traffic on Route 20. I drove down Haw Creek Road and I crossed over 400 by driving down Old Atlanta Road. The picture below is Old Atlanta Road - there is rarely a car on this road - a perfect place for a cop to park and look for criminals IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO WASTE TAX PAYER'S MONEY!!!

After I crossed over 400 there is a "Park and Ride" parking lot. Parked right there was a police car.

After I passed him by he pulled out of the parking lot. Of course I wondered to myself if he was coming after me. I looked down at my speedometer and I was going about 37 mph and the speed limit was either 35 mph or 40 so I was sure he wasn't coming after me.

The patrol car kept following me even though I was sure he wasn't 'following' me - you know what I mean. He followed me as I past by THE DOZENS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT LINE ATLANTA HIGHWAY. THESE ILLEGAL ALIENS STAND IN PARKING LOTS WAITING TO BE HIRED BY PEOPLE TO DO MANUAL LABOR - LIKE RAKING LEAVES, MOWING LAWNS, ETC. He then moved over to the other lane as we passed by the dozens of ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT LINE ATLANTA HIGHWAY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO STOP BY AND OFFER THEM SOME WORK. I thought for sure he was going to pull in the parking lot WHERE THESE DOZENS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS WERE STANDING SO HE COULD ARREST THEM OR AT LEAST DISPERSE THEM.

Instead of arresting the ILLEGAL ALIENS he moved back into my lane and put his lights on and motioned for me to pull over.

I thought to myself 'I must have a brake light out or maybe he was going to give me a ticket for going 37 mph in a 35 mph zone.

But NO! He was giving me a TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON!!

HAVE WE LOST OUR #$%^& MINDS?!!!! We have ILLEGAL ALIENS STANDING ON THE ROAD - DOZENS OF THEM. EVERYONE KNOWS THEY ARE ILLEGAL - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY WORK FOR CASH - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY DON'T PAY FEDERAL TAXES - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY DON'T PAY STATE TAXES - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY TAKE WORK AWAY FROM UNEMPLOYED LEGAL CITIZENS - EVERYONE KNOWS THIS - EVERYONE!!!

I WAS MAD!! VERY MAD!! I AM STILL VERY MAD!!! THE #$%^& NUTS ARE RUNNING THE NUT HOUSE!!!!

THE GOVERNMENT I PAY A LOT OF TAXES TO AND I DO MEAN A LOT - GAVE ME A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON - WHILE PASSING BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO BREAK THE LAW EVERYDAY - AND, AND, AND DON'T PAY TAXES!!!!

I AM NORMALLY VERY RESPECTFUL TO POLICE OFFICERS BUT I COULDN'T BE RESPECTFUL TO OFFICER DSJ HIATT. YES, DSJ HIATT! At first I asked, 'Yes Officer did I do something wrong?' One thing led to another and I said, "DO YOU SEE THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE? THEY ARE ALL ILLEGAL AND YOU'RE STOPPING ME FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON!! He was a young man and not prepared for this. He said, "Yes, I know they are illegal but when we arrest them they are on the street the next day." We had some other words and I did go further than I normally would with a police officer but, honestly, I didn't care if I was arrested - this was insane!!!!

Our government, at all levels, is OUT OF #$%^& CONTROL!!! HAS COMMON SENSE BECOME ILLEGAL????

Instead of the police parking on an empty street to find someone allegedly not wearing a seat belt - wouldn't it make more sense to park next to the ILLEGAL ALIENS so that people won't hire them and they will be forced to go back to Mexico? Wouldn't that make sense? Wouldn't it?

I will be writing a scathing letter to everyone I can think of.

THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY LEGALLY, THE PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES, THE PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME LIVING THEIR LIVES AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC, THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO CITY HALL, THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO THE STATE CAPITAL, THE PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR THE NUTS TO RUN THE NUT HOUSE NEED TO STOP TAKING THIS CRAP!!!

THE SENSIBLE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY NEED TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK. WE NEED TO STOP ACCEPTING THESE ASININE LAWS, RULES, AND DECISIONS THESE #$%^& MORONS INFLICT ON US. WE NEED TO STOP LIVING LIKE WE'VE ALL HAD A LOBOTOMY AND WE NEED TO LET COMMON SENSE TAKE OVER THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. IF I HAD NEIGHBORS LIKE NANCY PELOZI, HARRY REID, JOHN CONYERS, HENRY WAXMAN, CHRISTOPHER TODD, MAXINE WATERS, ROB EMANUEL, AND DAVID AXELROD - I WOULD MOVE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD! BUT THESE #$%^& MORONS RUN OUR COUNTRY, THEY TELL US WHAT TO DO, AND THEY ROB US BLIND!!! WE HAVE LOST OUR #$%^& MINDS!!!!

We need to tell our government - STOP CHECKING GRANDMA AT THE AIRPORT - CHECK MOHAMMED AND THEN CHECK HIM AGAIN - I'M SORRY MOHAMMED - GRANDMA DIDN'T BLOW UP THE TWIN TOWERS - YOU DID!! NOT EVERY MUSLIM IS A TERRORIST BUT TERRORISTS ARE ALL MUSLIM!!!! Alright ONLY 99.9% OF THEM ARE - THIS IS FOR YOU MORONS WHO THINK I'M WRONG - THE .1% TAKES INTO ACCOUNT TIMOTHY McVEIGH!!!

We need to tell our government - IF YOU DON'T READ THE BILL - YOU CAN'T VOTE ON THE BILL!!! IN FACT THEY NEED TO PASS A TEST TO PROVE THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BILL BEFORE THEY VOTE ON IT - I'LL EVEN ALLOW IT TO BE AN OPEN BOOK TEST!!!!

We need to tell our government - IF BRIBERY IS ILLEGAL FOR ME - IT'S ILLEGAL FOR YOU!! GIVING NEBRASKA A PASS ON MEDICARE OR IS IT MEDICAID PAYMENTS IN ORDER TO BRIBE BEN NELSON TO VOTE YES ON THE HEALTHCARE BILL IS OUTRAGEOUS AND NOT ONLY SHOULD THAT BE ILLEGAL - HE SHOULD BE PUT IN PRISON!!

We need to tell our government - LET'S TALK ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING WHEN I STOP FREEZING MY #$%^& OFF!!!! THESE MORONS TAKE US FOR MORONS - GLOBAL WARMING IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN EXCUSE TO TAKE MORE OF OUR MONEY - THE THOUGHT THAT WE CAN ALTER THE EARTH'S TEMPERATURE IS AS STUPID AS THINKING WE CAN EMPTY THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH A SPOON!!!!

We need to tell our government - DON'T YOU DARE TAKE MY TAX MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THE UN TO SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING!!

We need to tell Eric Holder - Khalid Sheik Mohammed DOESN'T DESERVE THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS AN AMERICAN - HE IS A #$%^& WAR CRIMINAL!!!!

We need to tell our government - IT'S OK TO SHOOT ILLEGAL ALIENS INVADING OUR COUNTRY WITH DRUGS. IF THEY ARE SHOT CROSSING THE BORDER - GUESS WHAT - THEY'LL STOP CROSSING!!!!!

We need to tell our government - IF A NAVY SEAL FINDS TERRORISTS WHO HAVE KILLED AMERICANS - THEY ARE NOT ONLY ALLOWED TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THEM - THEY SHOULD RECEIVE A METAL FOR DOING IT!!!

We need to tell our government - YOU WORK FOR US - WE'LL DECIDE WHEN AND IF YOU GET A RAISE!!! BY THE WAY, NO HEALTHCARE OR PENSION FOR YOU - IF YOU WANT IT - YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT!!!

FINALLY, WE NEED TO TELL OUR GOVERNMENT - GET YOUR @@##%^ PRIORITIES IN ORDER - GET RID OF ILLEGAL ALIENS BEFORE YOU TELL THE POLICE TO CHECK FOR SEAT BELTS!!!

THIS COUNTRY IS BEING RUN BY MORONS AT EVERY LEVEL AND I'M SICK OF IT. I'M SICK OF PRETENDING WE'RE A GREAT COUNTRY. WE'RE NOT A GREAT COUNTRY ANYMORE!! GREAT COUNTRIES DON'T DO THE THINGS WE DO. COUNTRIES IN DECLINE DO THE THINGS OUR COUNTRY IS DOING!! WE ARE FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EGYPT, GREECE, ROME, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ETC...

WE CAN BE GREAT AGAIN BUT ONLY WHEN WE PURGE OUR COUNTRY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND LIBERALISM!!! WE NEED TO REINSTILL INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF RELIANCE!! WE NEED TO STOP RELYING ON GOVERNMENT FOR OUR BASIC NEEDS - WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. BUT MOSTLY WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE TAKING CARE OF US - THEY HAVE ALREADY SUCKED THE GREATNESS OUT OF US - THESE LEECHES WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF US!! OUR COUNTRY HAS REACHED THE POINT WERE (LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES) - WE HAVE BECOME SO OPEN MINDED - OUR BRAINS HAVE FALLEN OUT.

BUT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT - IT'S NOT THE LIBERALS FAULT - IT'S YOUR FAULT - IT'S MY FAULT -WE ALLOWED THESE MORONS TO TAKE OVER WHILE WE'VE BEEN BUSY WORKING, LIVING, AND BUSY PAYING OUR TAXES!!

ON A LIGHTER NOTE:

YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY, REALLY TICKS ME OFF!!!! BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MCDONALDS - BREAKFAST WAS OVER!!!!

Happy New Year!!

As you know I've been home by myself since Monday. We had a very nice Christmas at my In-Laws in the Quad Cities (I'm sure you've heard of the Quad Cities). The food was great and so was the company.

One of the things I look forward to every year is giving and receiving gifts. Of course I usually have an idea of some of the presents I'll receive but there is always that one unexpected gift that makes Christmas just a little bit more special. That's always my favorite gift - the one I didn't expect! This year I received some beautiful gifts and yes I also received the surprise, unexpected gift! It was one of those 'Secret Santa' gifts - you know, one of those gifts where you don't know who gave it to you! But unlike the typical Secret Santa gift, it's funny, nobody admitted that they gave me the gift (now I know how Anthony Mastacholli felt when I gave him the Fingerling Action Figure - but that's a whole other story).

I wondered why nobody owned up to giving me this gift but that's okay - I'm sure I figured it out!

The first clue that helped me to figure out who gave this present to me was when XXXXX came downstairs and said, "I don't feel good..." My next clue was when XXXXX's youngest daughter squirted a gieser of yellow diara up her back, right through her onesie! This yellow diarea was very similar to the yellow diarea I enjoyed the following day! My final clue was when XXXXX's sister said, "Oh XXX (XXXXX's wife) was puking her brains out last week - again puking my brains out was also a part of the gift I received!"

So, yes, I figured it out - I know XXXXX gave me this present - although I think it was actually from his whole family!! XXXXX was so generous this year! In fact, he was so generous he not only gave the gift to me, no, HE GAVE IT TO EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY!!!! :)

I have to admit I feel bad that I didn't give him a similar gift but I can guarantee you I really, really want to!! :)

Because of our experience this past week in Coal Valley, Ill Kelsie and I came up with some ideas for an unofficial nickname for Illinois. Here is a sample of some of our ideas:

1. Illinois - The Show Me - How to Toss Your Cookies State
2. Illinois - The What Happens in Illinois Doesn't Stay Down in Illinois State
3. Illinois - A Beautiful Place to Live, Squirt, and Barf!
4. Illinois - The Sooner or Later You're Going to Puke State
5. Illinois - The Incontinence State
6. Illinois - The Live Free or Die Puking State
7. Illinois - The There's Not a Better Place To Be On Your Knees, Hugging Your Toilet State
8. Illinois - The Life is Good - Then You Puke State
9. Illinois - The Vomiting - It's Why You're Here State
10. Illinois - It's not for Just Hurling Anymore
11. Illinois - The Guess Which End It's Coming Out State
12. Illinois - The Chunk Blowing State
13. Illinois - The Irritable Bowel Syndrome State

Alright, onto another subject...my In-Laws have a ping-pong table at their house and my kids love playing (they always lose to me but that's another story) so I decided to purchase one more gift...a Ping Pong Table.

It started out so simple...one big, heavy box...how hard can it be to put together a Ping Pong Table...I mean really...how many parts can it have...it's a stinking table!

It started out easy enough. I borrowed my neighbors pickup truck and bought the table from the Sports Authority. When I got it home I pushed the 150 pound box from the back of the truck bed onto my garage floor...

When I opened the box I realized my job was going to be more involved than just unfolding the table. I guess I'm silly but I assumed I would be able to unfold the ping pong TABLE like one of those little card tables we all have...

Once I realized it would be more involved I organized all the big parts...

And then I organized all the little parts...

Oh, by the way, I started this project at 5:45 pm...

Of course I had to break out all the man tools to make the job easy...I got my friendly hammer, screw driver, knife, duct tape, spatula, mixer, and chain saw - Semper Paratus - "Always Prepared"

See...that didn't take long...

I'm getting close...

See...that didn't take long...

I'm done! After putting this together I'm looking forward to doing something a lot simpler...like performing brain surgery...splitting an atom...or figuring out how Obama healthcare reform is a good idea...

The only problem I couldn't overcome was HOW TO TURN THE STINKING TABLE OVER ONCE I PUT IT TOGETHER!!!! And so I decided to call my neighbor to ask for help...I'm sure this is exactly what he wanted to do at 10:30pm on New Years Eve...

But it worked out...after he came over I crashed his party (actually I was invited believe it or not). I welcomed in the new year with several of my neighbor friends! They really are very nice and I had a great time...we scheduled our next man day (stage 5 rapids this time)...

The next morning I cleaned the garage and put the finishing touches on the Ping Pong table...looks pretty good if I do say so myself... :)

This is a surprise for Kelsie and Cameron...I'm looking forward to seeing their faces when we open the garage...I'm also looking forward to seeing their faces when I whoop them at ping pong...again...and again...and again...

Happy New Year!!!