Throwback Thursday

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The Barn Swallows

 

 

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Souvenir cups for the win!

A photo posted by Tiff (@rockin2thesound) on Jun 12, 2015 at 10:54am PDT

 

- I spent some time at Conneaut Lake Park over the weekend.  I have so much love for that place.  Also, mini golf is only $2!

 

- There was a massive power outage for me Sunday night/Monday.  Right after calling the electric company and getting an estimated time of 10 PM Monday night for service to return, the electric came back on at about 2 PM.  Our outage was due to down power lines, but my grandma, who also had a power outage, had some bigger issues and ended up blowing up several electronics.

 

- I still haven't watched the new season of "Orange Is The New Black".  I've got like 10 different shows I'm watching right now and I don't really want to add another one to the mix.  

 

- The Killdeer family saga is over.  I went by there one day and they were gone.  In the past, they usually stuck around with their babies for a few days, but this time, they were gone.  I didn't even get to see the babies this time!  They're the cutest.

 

- The barn swallow families had their babies.  I'm going to have to get some pictures of them.  They're also the cutest!

 

- Now that I got a new computer, I finally bought "The Sims 3" to play.  Now, I was a huuuuuge fan of "The Sims" back in the day and I didn't really want to overdo it with "The Sims 4", so I settled on "The Sims 3".  Also, it was like half the price, so that didn't hurt, either!  So I've basically spent every spare minute with these Sims.

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The Curse

I joke that I'm adopted because I look absolutely nothing like my parents. You know how in some families the resemblance is uncanny? Well, not in mine. If you put me next to my parents, you wouldn't be able to tell we're related.

While we may not look alike, my dad and I do have at least one thing in common: we have the worst luck when it comes to objects.

It probably began long before this, but the first instance I can remember is when my dad got his truck. This thing was awesome! It had a snow plow on the front and it was going to be so great in the winter and make our driveway plowing a breeze...until it didn't. If I remember correctly, the plow got stuck in one direction, which was awesome if you only wanted to plow one way. Otherwise, it sucked. Also, one Christmas morning, my mom took it alone to my grandparents' house and the plow dropped right down in the middle of the road and she couldn't get it to move. I'm also fairly certain that this was the truck that my dad got stuck in the snow mound all winter and not even the neighbor's huge tractor could get it unstuck.

Then there are the tractors. Several of them. The one that could have plowed the driveway last winter? Oh yeah, not going to work because it wouldn't start all winter.

Oh, and the boats! The one he's using now is actually named "Little Dumpy" and legit sank in the lake last year.

All of these things started out with such promise and turned into complete junk really quickly.

I never realized that I shared this curse with my dad until I bought my new computer and had to system restore it a week later. Now that I'm facing facts here, I think I've had this curse all along and have been in total denial about it. So if you're looking to buy something that sounds pretty awesome, you should probably keep it away from me!

Weekend In Pictures

It was a pretty fun weekend.

Summer Uniform

I bought 2 pair of the same shorts and a few of the same shirts in different colors to make my summer uniform. Such fashion. Very trend setter.

The Haunted Double Wide

While house hunting, my husband and I have come into some weird situations. Last week, we checked out a local foreclosure with my parents, who are looking for rental properties. It happened to be a double wide trailer. When we got out of the vehicle, the neighbor guy came out on his porch and yelled over "It's haunted!".

Now, you could take this one of 3 ways:
1. It really is haunted.
2. Dude doesn't want any neighbors and will force you out and/or make you a star of some scary neighbor show on the ID Channel.
3. Dude is freaking awesome.

I think the guy is awesome, especially after explaining to him that we were also locals and not looking to ruin the precious neighborhood ecosystem. Getting new neighbors is always an anxiety filled experience and I hope it works out for him.

Also, double wides can't be haunted, can they?

Throwback Thursday

While cleaning my office, I found this old mix cd that I made 10 years ago.

#tbt to mix cds and life before country music!

June 13, 2005 - The Pool Mix
01. Extraordinary - Liz Phair
02. What I Like About You - Lillix
03. Beverly Hills - Weezer
04. Cold Shower Tuesdays - Bowling For Soup
05. Crazy In Love - Beyonce
06. Toxic - Britney Spears
07. Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
08. My Best Friend - Weezer
09. Shake Ya Tailfeather - Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
10. Trouble - P!nk
11. On Love, In Sadness - Jason Mraz
12. Heaven - DJ Sammy
13. Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
14. Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
15. Harder To Breathe - Maroon 5
16. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
17. Island in the Sun - Weezer
18. You And I Both - Jason Mraz
19. Wherever You Will Go - The Calling 20. If I Am - Nine Days
21. You And Me - Lifehouse

Summer Shows

I just realized that Summer TV premieres are a thing and I'm super excited about it.

It gives me one more reason to not mow my lawn!

Here's a complete list of the shows premiering this summer.

I'm looking forward to:
- America's Got Talent
- Aquarius
- The Whispers
- Orange Is the New Black
- Sense 8
- The Astronaut Wives
- Last Comic Standing

Peace Out, Clutter

 

 

Last Friday, my husband and I cleaned my home office. It had been on my to-do list for a long time. We originally remodeled the room a few years ago and then the clutter took over. It was such a mess! Everything was everywhere! We threw away a ton of stuff and also packed up a lot of stuff for our annual sale. Even after putting an actual truckload of stuff in storage for the sale, I'm still finding more things to get rid of! I used to want to hold on to everything and now I just want it gone! We're thinking about moving and the less stuff we have to move the better! It feels so nice to get rid of things

Bird

 

 

 

There is a  Killdeer family nesting in our driveway.  They've done this for a few years now.  It's so cute to see their little ones when they hatch.

My parents also have like 5 families of Barn Swallows beginning their nests in the barn, so I'm looking forward to that.