I'm just sayin'...

A bunch of people have urged me to blog. Ok, maybe not a bunch. But several have. (3 counts as several, right?) Anyway, so here it is. First & foremost, thanks to Heidi (at work) for helping me set this thing up. She knows I am not lying when I say - there is no way I would have figured this out on my own. Even as I type this I have no idea if I'll actually be able to post it when I'm done. And even if I'm able to post it, I have no idea if you'll actually be able to see it. By the way, visit google sometime. Click on the "more" button at the top of the page. Seriously, its like a whole 'nother world of google! I never knew until today.

So, I check something off on my "Things I Want to See Before I Die" list tonight. Dwayne took me outside to see the Space Station go flying by. How cool was that?? So now we can say that we've seen the Space Station and the Space Shuttle flying by in the sky. And might I add - they were screamin' fast! And then I made the mistake of asking why they were going so fast. "Waaam Waaam Waaam Waaam Waaam they have to stay in orbit Waaam Waaam Waaam Waaam". Does everyone else's husband know this kind of stuff or I am just the luckiest girl in the world? And how is it - he could remember #1 - what time it was going to be buzzing our house, and #2 - why it goes so fast - - but he can't remember important stuff like - - well, you know where I am going with this. Honestly, I love that man with all my heart.

I especially love him for having a smile on his face when I got home knowing full well that we were "spring"ing into cleaning tonight. It's that time of year where furniture gets moved and you vacuum underneath, dust the ceiling fans...you know - Spring Cleaning. And it makes me wonder, how can we put a man on the moon (or space station) but we can't make a cobweb resistant entryway light? Do the martians in outer space have the same issues? How about spending some of that research grant money on designing a miniblind that repels dust? Ooooo - here's a thought - I wonder what would happen if I wiped down the mini-blinds and the entryway light with a Bounce dryer sheet since they are supposed to repel lint & hair. And how about instead of window panes that keep the heat/cold in/out, how about glass that repels dog slobber and cat nose prints? Because I'm really not that chilly in the Winter when I have a hot, soapy dish rag and I'm rubbing the crap out of my back door glass. I always make sure I sit down and look out the door right after I clean it. Because at any minute, Shelby & Spencer will meander over to the back door and discover that they can see outside again (now that the film is gone). And the vicious cycle starts all over again.

Which reminds me, I'm mad at Dawn Dishwashing Detergent. And here's why. I made up a small bucket of warm dish soap. I don't care what anyone has told you. This is the best, most economical way to clean your front storm door glass that has winter goop all over it. First, I open up the front door, I wipe a spot off of it, but once that's clean I notice 3 other spots, and once those are gone, I notice...well, you get it. As I'm cleaning the front door (keep in mind I haven't even gotten to the storm door yet), I make a mental note that wouldn't it be nice to have a nice Spring-y wreath to hang on the front door for Easter? But as I'm thinking of this, I'm trying to figure out how to do this but not cover up the door knocker, which by the way, is beautiful. I make another mental note to measure the space between the hook that's already there to hang a wreath on, and the door knocker.

Ok, moving on to the storm door glass. I wash down the door and get down to the door jam. Now, its not like Dwayne & I are "perfect" or spotless people. But how in the h*&& does our door jam get that disgusting when we don't even use the front door? I really should get a toothbrush and clean that crap out, but we only gained one hour of daylight last weekend and its not all going to my front door jam. So I move on to the outside of the storm door. I streeeeettttcchhhh to reach to top of the glass and get that cleaned in record time considering how long it took me to get to this point. I stand back to admire the shiny, streak-free glass that Windex only promises. But that shiny, streak-free glass is only making the dirt all around the door stand out more. But before I clean that, I should probably wipe down the siding around the door since its filthy, clean the porch light glass, all the while making a mental note to talk Dwayne into removing the porch lights and garage lights when it's warmer so they can be re-painted and properly cleaned. I step down off the front porch to survey my rockin-clean porch when I notice dirt all down the porch post - and I am saying things under my breath that completely remind me of my Mother like - for Heaven's sake how in the world does dirt get all up and down this post well it looks like some fool has just walked up and splattered a cup of coffee all down my porch post (for those of you who knew her - you know this is what she would say) and its at that exact moment that I step back and look at what I've been scrubbing off the porch post. Man, am I glad I wear gloves. But you have to admire a bird that is "that talented". I do hope that bird feels better because that was just not normal.

So, why was I mad at Dawn dishwashing detergent?? Oh wait, I remember, because even though my front door and glass and porch enclosure and porch post might be clean, I now need to buy some kind of spring-y wreath or floral thingy, I have to throw away a pair of rubber gloves because they have been bird poop-ized, and every time I pull in the driveway I will be looking at the porch and garage lights!

In closing, lots of things got cleaned tonight (thanks again honey), and I got to start my blog. I look forward to sharing a few spider incidents (because they are just around the corner), Curves Girls Nite Out stories, and I'm sure lots of stories about Shelby & Spencer, and much, much more.