New Project (256/366)

I don’t know how she did it, but Rachel got poison ivy on her brain. The only way she could scratch it was if she thought about sandpaper

Steven Wright (American comedian, actor and writer, b 1955)

TIME:  7:29 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Sander & wooden trunk

I purchased this trunk about 2 months ago at an estate sale for $12 – sweet! – plus it has loads of character.  My plan is to sand it down to the bare wood, stain it, apply a protective poly coating and use it as our coffee table.    Of course, to do that, I needed to buy a new random-orbital sander.  A Makita BO5030K.  I’m liking it.  Who knew that I would find removing paint to be so soothing?

Pepper Dance (254/366)

"Winny and I lived in a house that ran on static electricity... If you wanted to run the blender, you had to rub balloons on your head."

Steven Wright (American comedian, actor and writer, b 1955)

TIME:  9:40 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Static electricity

The Brownies are continuing to work on their Home Scientist Badge.  Tonight we looked at density and static electricity.  The density experiment with white soda and raisins?  Didn’t work so well.  But the balloons and pepper were a raging success.  I poured some pepper on  a sheet of paper in front of them.  Then, they rubbed their balloon on their hair to get a static charge.  When they brought the balloon close to the pepper, that charge attracted the pepper.  After the pepper moved to the balloon, a negative charge repelled it back to the paper.  Once back on the paper, the pepper lost the charge and it started all over again.  The girls thought it was the coolest thing ever.  I just hope their moms don’t mind the crazy hair from all of the balloon rubbing that was going on.

Charger Cord (235/366)

“I invented the cordless extension cord.”

Steven Wright (American Comedian, b.1955)

TIME:  11:54
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Cell phone charger cord

We go through more cell phone chargers than Carter has pills (I’ll just let you Google that expression if you’ve never heard it before).  I had to buy DQ yet another one this evening.

On The Way Home (217/366)

“What a nice night for an evening.”

Steven Wright (American Comedian, b.1955)

TIME:  8:02 PM
PLACE:  On the highway
SUBJECT:  The view

It’s still hot at night – 94 degrees when I took this picture – so we went to the pool after supper this evening.  I thought they were open until 10, but tonight they closed at 8.  Bummer.  Oh well, we got about an hour and 45 minutes in, so it’s all good.

Yes, I Watered Today (180/366)

“If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?”

Stephen Wright (American Actor and Writer, b.1955)

TIME:  8:12 PM
PLACE:  Front sidewalk
SUBJECT:  Planter

I watered the flowers in the front planters this evening. 


TIME:  4:04 PM
PLACE:  The Jeep
SUBJECT:  The temp

It was a little toasty today….the same is expected for tomorrow.

How An Accountant Wraps A Present (347/365)

“I bought my brother some gift-wrap for Christmas. I took it to the Gift Wrap department and told them to wrap it, but in a different print so he would know when to stop unwrapping.”

Stephen Wright (American Actor and Writer, b.1955)

TIME:  11:58 PM
PLACE:  Desk
SUBJECT:  Employee gift exchange contribution

Tomorrow is the Christmas luncheon and gift exchange at work.  The gift exchange isn’t mandatory, but I decided to join in this year.  It’s one of those exchanges where you can “steal” gifts from co-workers.  The only stipulations were the gift value ($15) and you had to wrap it pretty.  I bought a $15 Starbucks card and then I went “green” with the wrapping.  I used a cereal box to place the gift in; then made the bow out of a jeweler’s advertising insert and wrapped the box with the stock section of the paper.  I think it’s rather festive myself.

Restaurant Tile (263/365)

“I went to this restaurant last night that was set up like a big buffet in the shape of an Ouija board. You'd think about what kind of food you want, and the table would move across the floor to it.”

Stephen Wright (American Actor and Writer, b.1955)

TIME:  6:52 PM
PLACE:  Steak ‘n Shake
SUBJECT:  Tile floor

We ate supper this evening at Steak ‘n Shake: DramaQueen’s choice.  My mom *hearted* this place big time.  Whenever we would go, she usually ordered the same thing - a double steakburger with onion and mustard, their tiny, crispy, shoestring French fries and a chocolate shake.  Come to think of it, when I was pregnant with DramaQueen, I would eat here almost every Friday night, usually accompanied by my sister.  Maybe that’s why DQ loves this place so much now.

Krack (246/365)

“If God dropped acid, would he see people?” 

Steven Wright (American comedian, actor and writer. b1955)

TIME:  4:35 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Krack

We were invited to my cousin’s for dinner this evening.  I was told I didn’t need to bring anything, but I don’t like going empty-handed.  So I decided to bring this – it’s called “Krack” because it’s so addicting.  If you would like to try it, here is the recipe to make your own Krack:

1 large bag of corn puffs
1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
1/3 cup of dark corn syrup
1 cup of dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon of salt.

Melt butter, sugar, salt and corn syrup in a sauce pan over medium heat.  Bring to a boil.  Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Place corn puffs in large bowl. Pour mixture over corn puffs and stir to coat.
Spread coated puffs on a cookie sheet in a single layer.  Bake at 275 degrees for 25 minutes.  Stir and bake an additional 25 minutes.
Let cool and eat.