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Just because I haven’t been posting lately, it doesn’t mean that I don’t have stuff going on.
On Friday, I broke my oven. I have been ovenless all weekend but since I don’t cook all weekend, it wasn’t the end of the world. I’ll tell you all about that. Just not today.
On Saturday, I met with friends for a wild night that ran into the wee hours of the morning. I’ll tell you about that too. Just not today.
Today, I will tell you that there is road work on my street -AGAIN! This time last year, the water lines were being replaced. They tore up my street, from one end to the other for two weeks. They disrupted the baby’s naptime-and mine-and made my days miserable. And then they left it merely patched and lumpy, for a year.
Today, they began repaving. This means they have torn up the old paving and patching. Tomorrow, the blacktop will be replaced. We have a work truck and two cars in the driveway. My son won’t have anywhere to park. When the kids get dropped off or picked up, the mom has nowhere to park. As my kids come and go, they will track tar into my house. And the dog will sit at the window watching all the comings and goings. He will bark all day at the workers. If he goes outside, the sounds of the trucks will scare him.
I’m not very happy about it. I know the end result is worth it. But the people it matters to the most aren’t home all day. I am. The people who make the mess in my house aren’t going to clean it. I am. And nobody will be able to comfort my Bandit but me.
So I posted about that first because it annoys me the most.
See? I got stuff!
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Lynda said:
on July 14, 2009 at 3:54 AMI seriously think they should warn you about stuff like that so you aren’t woken up early, or put out, and so you can move your car. GAH! It annoys me too!
At the very least, you could be away from home if they warned you!
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Robin said:
on July 14, 2009 at 8:15 AMYou’re life is so incredibly exciting, I can hardly stand it.
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Finn said:
on July 14, 2009 at 8:33 AMA little cranky are we? I But who wouldn’t be? I hate that shit.
Philly said:
on July 14, 2009 at 8:55 AMYou dog sounds just like my Rosie. She would sit all day at the window and bark, then be scared when I take her outside,,,LOL.
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Grant said:
on July 14, 2009 at 9:32 AMYou mentioned the oven but then withheld information. Is this like when the news tells us what it’s going to eventually tell us? Cheater.
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Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 10:27 AMLynda-They sent a note out the night before it started. One: My bedroom is on the first floor(front row for the trucks) Two: Even with notice, there is nowhere to park and I am beside a busy street where there is NO parking EVER. Three: Like Richard Gere in “Officer and Gentleman”…I got no place else ta go!!
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 AMRobin-This is so true. I was worried about which update to give you because I know that everyone lives vicariously through me!
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 10:32 AMFinn-I’m only a tad cranky. I think the rest of it is just that I may need a little more fiber in my diet.
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 10:47 AMPhilly-Yep, Rosie sounds the same. Some watchdogs, huh!
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 10:49 AMGrant-It’s called a ‘teaser’ and yes.
Actually I don’t want everyone to be overstimulated by my wild shenanigans! 
phinz said:
on July 14, 2009 at 11:46 AMMay I suggest an iron-clad new rule for the duration of the oonstruction: NO SHOES IN THE HOUSE. They come off at the door and stay outside. (and should anyone get tar on their shoes, using vaseline and a rag might get it off of there–it’s what we use when we go to the lovely CA beaches and get tar on the soles of our feet).
I am awaiting with bated breath the details of the oven massacre. It’s almost as exciting as watching my tomatoes grow
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phinz said:
on July 14, 2009 at 11:46 AM*ahem*
“Construction”
thank you
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Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 12:09 PMphinz-On an normal work day, my sons get muddy work boots, but since Son1′s car is his ‘baby’, the boots come off and the pant cuffs get rolled.(They travel in comfy bedroom slippers) HOWEVER, after work is a different story! Sports, and just coming and going? They find it an inconvenience! But maybe a baby gate will be a constant reminder to remove the shoes….if I post a large sign….If it weren’t for your comment, I wouldn’t have thought of that, so THANKS!! *
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 12:16 PMphinz-I kinda like ‘oonstruction’
DutchBitch said:
on July 14, 2009 at 1:49 PMSooooooooo… no hot roadworks guys, then?
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Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 3:27 PMDutchBitch-
Not a single one. 
HoosierGirl said:
on July 14, 2009 at 7:06 PMI’m with DutchBitch. If you’re going to have all this inconvenience, at least there should be some hot worker guys. Sweaty with muscles.:”>
Sorry about your oven.
J.
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HoosierGirl said:
on July 14, 2009 at 7:06 PMI’m with DutchBitch. If you’re going to have all this inconvenience, at least there should be some hot worker guys. Sweaty with muscles.:”>
Sorry about your oven.
J.
Metalmom said:
on July 14, 2009 at 7:36 PMHoosierGirl-It is the sad truth of my life…not even a “look-worthy” road worker.