Thursday, July 16, 2009
McGuyver Strikes Again!
Chad was cutting down trees in the backyard last week and Rachel came up with the great idea to make a fort. She horded branches and then asked for help trying to get them to stand up and make a cave. I tried, I really did, but no go. So I called to Chad AKA McGuyver and asked him to take a break and help us out. He looked around the yard and literally using metal tubing scraps off the ground made this wonderful fort. Thanks, Dad!
My Day in Court
Everyone has their day in court, or should have their day in court, or something like that....right? Well, today was mine.
I arrived early wearing a pair of black capris and a turquoise sweater with gold hoop earrings. My nice leather sandals on my feet. I was charged with allowing my dog to run loose which is contrary to RSA something-or-another:II.
Hillsboro Police Officer McCallister came in and asked for anyone from Hillsboro to meet briefly with him. As I came into the room he asked why I was there. I told him that my dog had chased a motorcycle.
He looked at me like he expected me to go on....I shrugged and said, "that's it." "Ah," he said. "The woman with the dog." "That's me" I replied. He pulled out the file folder and opened it on the table. "Chadwick?!" he said. "Yes" I said. *(wheels turning in his brain....* "You don't live on Second NH Turnpike, do you?" he says with a look of confusion. "The one and only" was my reply. He lets out a breath, starts to roll his eyes and he shakes his head like he can't believe that he is the chosen one who has to stand in court and say this idiotic thing about one of Hillsboro's finest citizens (which is very accurate, BTW).
Then he kinda remembers that he is supposed to be more professional than that and says, "OK, why don't you tell me what happened" So I did. And he said "That's it?" And I said, "um hmmm". He said, "it only mentions one day on this warrant. Has it happened since?" "No" He pursed his lips and nodded. "OK, here is what I would like to do...how about we put this on file for 6 months with no fines or other consequences barring any repeat behavior during that time." I gave him a thumbs up. *big smile*
So into court we go. I sit and listen to a drug charge, a drunk driving charge and a failure to pay money due charge. Then they call me to the defendant's table. I stand there as the woman reads the charges against me and the judge says "how do you plead?" At this point Off. McCallister stood and said that he would like to put it on file...yadda, yadda....he then went on to say that he has known "the Chadwicks" for a long time and was sure that we would make sure that it wouldn't happen again. So nice of him to add that in! Gave me a boost for the day :) So the judge agreed and said that that is what he would do, wrote a few things and then told me that I was free to go and to have a good day. I said, "Thank you!" and beat feet! Whew!!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Ya Should Have Heard Me
OMG there is nothing like a good friend to get you out of a bad mood. To say that I have been overwhelmed recently may be a bit of an understatement. When Jody called to say that she and Paula were coming up on Monday it was pretty much the straw that broke the camel's back. She could hear the stress in my voice as I told her, "Great. Can't wait." and thought about how I now had to find the time to clean the house in between finishing the billing, building the float for the parade, etc., etc.
On Monday they arrived. It really was great! The parade was over, the checks were pouring in and all my bills had been paid. The house wasn't nearly as neat as I would have liked it, but I was finally in a good mood. We had a really nice visit. Thank God for old friends.
Now onto the adventure......It was lunch time and one of the things I hadn't fit in was grocery shopping, so we ordered pizza. Jody graciously dangled the keys to her brand new black LeSabre convertible and suggested that they would stay with the kids and I could go and pick up lunch.
Picture it. I couldn't get out fast enough. I move the seat back, adjust the mirrors, run my fingers through my hair...I am ready to roll. Down Saw Mill Road I go, through the light at 202 and pull into Yanni's lot. I am styling! This was how it should be. Ohhh yeeeaaaaah.
I get the pizzas (surprise, three free soda's, too!) It is all good. I lean over and place the food on the passenger seat (kinda nice having the top down) and go around to take my place in the driver's seat (In my mind I weigh 150 and am only 23 years old). I am just preening away like an idiot. I grab the handle and the door is locked. LOL! It is a convertible with the top down! So I use the key ( I know, old fashioned, but I don't have a remote on my van so that is what I am used to) to unlock it. Plunk, unlocked. I grab the handle and Holy Guacamole!!! Whoot! Whoot! Whoot! Lights flashing, horn beeping, people staring....am I the cool one, or what?!?
I fumble around with the remote and looked confused as I didn't see how I could have pushed the panic button. But I must have, right?... so I push it again to turn it off. WHOOT! WHOOT! WHOOT! faster now with the lights flashing and people starting to look at me like "turn it off already!" I am clueless! I push the panic button again and it goes back to 'whooting' at a slower pace...isn't that so much better??!?
So an older gentleman comes out of Dunkin Donuts and takes pity on me. "Um...I think you have to get in and turn it on and then it will stop." Fabulous! I hop in and start it up. Vroooooom! Woulda sounded sweet if some idiot's car alarm wasn't going off LMBO. So I am now thinking of all the ways I can string Jody up for not telling me that the car was alarmed. I'm sitting there in the seat watching the reflection of the headlights and flashers blinking in Yanni's window. Oh yeah, I am cool all right! Good thing Hillsboro is a big city and I am an unknown around here. At that point I burst out laughing. Now that I was through the shock, it was down right funny. I shrugged at the good samaritan, put the car in gear (can you believe it drove like that?!?) and pulled out of the lot onto W. Main St. WHooT, WHooT, WHooTing all the way. Don't cha know I had to stop for the red light at McD's. People were pulling over thinking I was a volunteer firefighter, people were waving and a few even threw in a few beeps of their own. I laughed all the way up Saw Mill Rd.
Jody said that I am not ready for a convertible yet :( Oh well, There's always next time! *chuckles*
On Monday they arrived. It really was great! The parade was over, the checks were pouring in and all my bills had been paid. The house wasn't nearly as neat as I would have liked it, but I was finally in a good mood. We had a really nice visit. Thank God for old friends.
Now onto the adventure......It was lunch time and one of the things I hadn't fit in was grocery shopping, so we ordered pizza. Jody graciously dangled the keys to her brand new black LeSabre convertible and suggested that they would stay with the kids and I could go and pick up lunch.
Picture it. I couldn't get out fast enough. I move the seat back, adjust the mirrors, run my fingers through my hair...I am ready to roll. Down Saw Mill Road I go, through the light at 202 and pull into Yanni's lot. I am styling! This was how it should be. Ohhh yeeeaaaaah.
I get the pizzas (surprise, three free soda's, too!) It is all good. I lean over and place the food on the passenger seat (kinda nice having the top down) and go around to take my place in the driver's seat (In my mind I weigh 150 and am only 23 years old). I am just preening away like an idiot. I grab the handle and the door is locked. LOL! It is a convertible with the top down! So I use the key ( I know, old fashioned, but I don't have a remote on my van so that is what I am used to) to unlock it. Plunk, unlocked. I grab the handle and Holy Guacamole!!! Whoot! Whoot! Whoot! Lights flashing, horn beeping, people staring....am I the cool one, or what?!?
I fumble around with the remote and looked confused as I didn't see how I could have pushed the panic button. But I must have, right?... so I push it again to turn it off. WHOOT! WHOOT! WHOOT! faster now with the lights flashing and people starting to look at me like "turn it off already!" I am clueless! I push the panic button again and it goes back to 'whooting' at a slower pace...isn't that so much better??!?
So an older gentleman comes out of Dunkin Donuts and takes pity on me. "Um...I think you have to get in and turn it on and then it will stop." Fabulous! I hop in and start it up. Vroooooom! Woulda sounded sweet if some idiot's car alarm wasn't going off LMBO. So I am now thinking of all the ways I can string Jody up for not telling me that the car was alarmed. I'm sitting there in the seat watching the reflection of the headlights and flashers blinking in Yanni's window. Oh yeah, I am cool all right! Good thing Hillsboro is a big city and I am an unknown around here. At that point I burst out laughing. Now that I was through the shock, it was down right funny. I shrugged at the good samaritan, put the car in gear (can you believe it drove like that?!?) and pulled out of the lot onto W. Main St. WHooT, WHooT, WHooTing all the way. Don't cha know I had to stop for the red light at McD's. People were pulling over thinking I was a volunteer firefighter, people were waving and a few even threw in a few beeps of their own. I laughed all the way up Saw Mill Rd.
Jody said that I am not ready for a convertible yet :( Oh well, There's always next time! *chuckles*
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
I love this blog!
I can't even explain how much fun this blog is. So many things happen every day that make me smile (make me scream) and typically they would amuse me and then after a day or two fade away. I just had so much fun looking back over the last few entries that I made. With the hectic rush of day-to-day I just know that even if I don't post quite as much as I would like, that in a matter of a few years, these pages are going to be priceless to me....actually, they already are.
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