Life

She said:
We love our old Mercury Villager van. John's been looking at new van-type vehicles, but they all have some kind of big ole console between the front seats. Our old van doesn't have that, and it is one of its special charms - a wonderful space to use for all kinds of things, including a John-made holder for drinks which is superior to any you can buy. Give me a bench seat any day!

When John put duct tape over the hole he made in the van by pulling at some loose paint, I decided we must be red necks. Now our back storm door has a piece of string and a dowel for its handle, and I'm sure of it! HA!! Apparently the latch must be something that has broken on other folks too, because the people who make it are giving us one free - we just have to wait for it. I can't say I miss it going out the door. Sure is easy just pushing. But coming in is a little trickier when I've got my hands full. Isn't life just a bundle of fun adventures!? HA HA

I said:
If you want to see rednecks-- no, wait a minute-- that's hillbillies out here....... I live with all unfinished drywall ceilings, two with openings in them that need to be re-drywalled before we can paint, one that allowed a dead mouse to drop through onto the floor last week~~~~~shudder. My backyard will go through the winter about eight inches tall with accompanying "things" around the fences a bit taller, like two feet? The kudzu did die when we sprayed it last summer, but so did a large 8x8 square of everything else. The old garage filled with building leftovers like old chandeliers may actually manage to tip over next year, but is very scenic under dark skies right now. (see attached photo. :-) My carpeting being gone in the back two bedrooms helped tremendously with the humidity problem, but looks like the bathroom of an old grade school now. My car's glasses holder slips out on the left side and only requires a tap to replace it in the ceiling of my car. The hole Bobby burned in the seat doesn't show as long as someone sits in the driver's seat and who gets in a car without a driver anyhow? The back is filled with baby seat, dog seat, a stack of books that fills the floor behind the driver's seat, a pair of crutches, a blanket for winter and what's left of the atlas Lennon props his feet on when he gets bored.
You were saying?????

She said:
hahahahahah I love it. I love it. And you know what? Who cares!? As long as you're fairly warm and dry and protected from the elements, there's so much love in that house nothing else matters!
　
And I say, life is pretty much what you make of it.