Initiation Complete
Today was my first Webelos Den meeting. Thank the heavens Sir Luke’s mom sent me her old Den Mother shirt. Apparently these things are pretty pricey. And I got mine for FREE!
Here I am modeling my Webelos Den Mother outfit.
I don’t know what this face is or why my arm looks so deformed. And you can blame Sir Luke for the blurry photo.
My favorite quote from our meeting: “Hello, I’m Jackson, this is Zach and this is my fingernail.” Giggles all around. Is this a thing that I don’t know about? Introducing one’s fingernail?
Magic Carpet
Lots of people have been asking to see photos of our new place. And I haven’t really given them anything to view. It was too nasty to expose to the world wide web.
Our current carpet is being torn out by some fine gentlemen from Lowe’s. The head hauncho said, “Do you want to keep any of it?”
Sir Luke and I both replied with a resounding “NO!”
The reason for this intense response was the foulness of said carpet. All Sir Luke could say as we were driving across the country was, “Just know the carpet is disgusting.” He must have warned me about fifteen times. He was right, it was disgusting. We’ve been painting since we got here (painting walls sucks) and we finally finished painting all the carpeted areas. Reasoning behind this was so that we wouldn’t have to worry about splattering paint on brand new carpet. Instead we just dribbled wherever we liked. I haven’t gone barefoot in our house since we got here and only recently conceded to actually sitting on the bare floor, unless I was painting baseboards.
Have a little looksie at the final outcome. Oh, and no we didn’t get to choose the carpet, since we’re renting, but we did get to choose the paint, with approval.
We chose Behr paint from Home Depot. Nearly the entire house is white. Two walls in the living room are blue and one wall in the bedroom is grey. I want to name paint colors. How cool would that job be? Those swatches aren’t exactly accurate, but they’re close enough to get the idea.
Here are some before and after photos of the carpet. Don’t mind our messy house, we’re finally able to begin moving in. Yes, after two months, we can finally move our stuff in for real.
One crappy thing is that the carpet men used some crazy mechanism to put the carpet in and scuffed up every baseboard I’ve painted for the last few weeks…grrrr. Let’s just say there was a slight breakdown. But the guy in charge ended up touching some of it up. Thanks!
It’s great to finally walk around the house without shoes on. And I don’t throw up in my mouth if I have to sit on the floor.
This is was the only place we had left in our house. It was that or the laundry room…
Papaya REVOLT!
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS LENGTHY BUT WELL WORTH IT!
Becca does and says some amusing things, you may recall this email I received, but this is pretty awesome. It made my day, well almost as much as getting carpet installed.
I asked Becca why her G-chat icon looked like this:
Then she sent me this picture:
While it’s amusing it still didn’t really make sense. Sure she’s dressed as a papaya and Richard’s dressed as a hot dog. But didn’t make sense as to WHY?
Then she continued…
So Amy had this party a couple months ago
and i was just afraid that everyone would just be like clapping awkwardly because they didn’t know how else to react
Lyrics:
Now that I’m offa your tree
I’m so much better
You thought that I’d go soft without ya
But I’m stronger
You thought I wouldn’t swing without ya
Don’t need branches
You thought the fall would break my skin
Didn’t make me tender
You thought that I would start to rot
But I’m riper
You thought that I would sour without ya
But I’m sweeter
You thought that I’d get eaten by bees
That didn’t happen
You thought that I’d be C-town produce
But I’m whole foods
[Chorus]
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop`
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
(Verse 2)
You thought that I’d be poor without ya
Rich in folate
You thought that I’d have nothin’ without ya
I got fiber
You thought I wouldn’t mix without ya
Try fruit salad
You thought I couldn’t blend without ya
I’m in smoothies
Thought I wouldn’t fit in without ya
Cubed in salsa
You thought that I’d be lonely without ya
Don’t need hot dogs
Thought this song’d be over by now
But it won’t stop
Even when I’m on the ground
I’m on the top
[Chorus]
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
(Bridge)
Papayas are the best,
Helping you digest
Eat them for lunch, dessert, or breakfast.
(I’m better than that)
I’m not gonna pump you full of calories
(I’m better than that)
Not gonna clog up all your arteries
(I’m better than that)
And I got all your vitamin C
(I’m better than that)
Three times what you really need.
(I’m better than that)
You know I’m not gonna poison you with trans-fat
Cuz I’m a lot healthier than that.
[Chorus]
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
P
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A
(Oh)
P
(Oh)
A
(Oh)
Y
(Oh)
A
(Oh)
Oh
(Oh)
Oh
(Oh)
After all of the papayas have fallen
I still have all my seeds
Don’t you think that my heart is broken-
I prevent heart disease
[Chorus]
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
[Chorus]
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
I’m a papaya
Fruit of the angels
I’m not gon’ stop
I’m gon’ get riper
I’m a papaya
Orange in color
Vitamin Rich
Help digest proteins
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