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Monday, August 11, 2008

My Hubs, the Scouter

Yesterday I was reading a blog post about a hubby and kids building a fire in a pit to roast some hot dogs. It brought back a memory of Love Bunny and the day he.........well, let me start from the beginning.

We had moved to Idaho a few years before and our neighbors to our rear were an elderly couple named F and G, for the sake of anonymity. They were in their 70s when we moved here and they were never blessed with any children. They took us under their wings and thought of us as the youngsters they never had. Actually, she fell in love with Hubs and I was gettin' a bit concerned there for a while. When she had her teeth in she was pretty enticing, let me tell ya!

I'm including some pictures for you to visualize this. Our house was on a small street and on a corner where there was a private drive and there were 2 houses "behind" us. Our driveway was HUGE - enough that a Mayflower moving van could turn around in it without backing up once. So the back of our house looked into the front of those 2 neighbors. (See pix #1.)

Pix #1
Front and Back of house with "side" street and back driveway and garage.

In front of their house, but to the back of our house, was a blacktop driveway with a "garden" between. F & G put it in themselves so as to give them a prettier view and had some evergreen bushes in there. (See pix #2.)

Pix #2 That is their house through one of our back bedroom windows as seen on pix #1 bottom pix. Please enlarge to see what I'm talking about. Okay, now that I've thoroughly confused you, on with the story! It doesn't get much clearer, trust me!)
It was technically on our property. Actually, their blacktop driveway was technically on our property but just before we sold it and left that town we gave an easement to the owner that bought it after F & G died - a couple of years previously.

Anyway, the story continues.......

Love Bunny has been a life long scouter - Boy Scouts - and he's more knowledgeable than any man I know about "scouting" - and one day he wanted to go out in the yard and "control" the weeds. It starts getting frightening about this part of the story so you may want to plug your ears and cover your eyes, chicks!

He had just gotten a "weed burner" a little while before and was burning the little weeds out back. Around that "garden of evergreens" were some "weeds" so he proceeded to burn them Weellllllll, before you knew it the whole shebang was blazing! Hubs tried to put it out with the water hose out there but it would have NONE of that. The other neighbor was the town doctor and his wife started yelling and asking if he wanted her to call the fire department. (See pix #3. Her house is the one on the right with the truck parked. F & G's house is on the left behind the infamous "bushes".)

Pix #3

Okay, just GUESSSSS what hubs said......hmmmmmm?? Of course, nuuuuuu, he could put it out himself he says. Well, luckily, R - again for the sake of anonymity - the doctor's wife who ALSO adopted us(!) - called and the FD came with their BIG hoses and it was out posthaste. Hubs was worrying he'd be the one that killed F & G and just wanted to put it out before it reached their home - a very short distance from the blaze now consuming all the oxygen within a mile radius!! He was MIGHTILY embarrassed about the whole affair and his scout troop never did let him forget it. (Hmmmm, upon reflection, do I REALLY want him to take me "camping" Labor day?!??!) After the fire, Fern put in plastic, YES - PLASTIC, flowers!!! They stayed there until she died; I then ripped them out. Loved that old couple and they were a "HOOT"! I may blog more about the "Misadventures of F & G" someday. ;-)

I had more for this blog but I think that's about all you chicks can take for one day about the adventures of this family!

On second thought I have a captive audience of you so might as well continue with more "things"............
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I decided to keep that little towel holder I bought at a thrift store in Calif. last month and here it it in my guest bathroom. I'm so glad I decided to keep it. Looks great in there!

But now what in the heck do I do with all that stuff that I took down from the trellis?? I don't know. This may require a redo of my craft room AGAIN! Actually, I KNOW it is going to require it!!
My sweet blogging chicks, do you know how far behind I am on surfing blogs?!?!?! I had 80+ to catch up on and was goin' real good at it and then all of a sudden when I was down to ONLY 2, my Google Reader clicked in and said I was 30+ MORE to read. I may not post every day after this. I HAVE GOT to read other's blogs!!!

20 comments:

  1. Your stories are hillarious! I will wait for more info on F&G! Your bathroom looks divine! Love those colors. And yes, I agree, that little towel rack just does the trick. Beautiful.

    Kitty

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  2. Hi Connie , love the story ! I know you are trying to catch up on blogging , so just skip over me and answer someone else . I know you love me LOL !

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  3. Good morning, Connieness! Again I say, you're the funniest one and have such a way of telling stories! I'd love to hear more stories on your adoptive parents F & G! I wonder if there are any stories about views coming from your bedroom window!! lol My bad!!
    Be a working your little fingers to the bone sweetie,
    Shelia :)

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  4. Connie, I am still laughing out loud at your awesome story. OMG!!! you are so funny. And that fire story, what a visual... You are killing me.

    BTW, don't feel bad I haven't blogged in about 3 weeks either. It has rained for the past month and a half here in N.E. All I want to do is sleep. I can't take it anymore!!

    Summer came and went and we never even had a heat wave. What the heck. At least I'm saving $$ on having to run the A.C.'s.

    Catch ya later baby cakes. xo

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  5. Just stopping by to say good moring!! Loved your little story...of course...you are just too cute!

    Hugs~

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  6. Hi Connie...I love the story...what a riot! I love the bathroom like that..looks great!

    Can't wait for more stories on F&G!

    Hugz,
    Michele

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  7. "when she had her teeth in".....oh golly Connie STOP IT I'm laughing so hard. Being the wife of a fireman, your fire story is way funny. What a kick in the pants you are!!!!!!!

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  8. Great story, my friend!

    Does Jack know that you told the entire world?

    Bertie
    Aunt May's Cottage

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  9. Hi Connie :)

    That was hilarious!! You tell a great story :)

    Your rooms are really coming together and the new wall looks great!

    hugs,
    rue

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  10. HiConnie,
    I love reading the adventures of Miss Connie. It's always fun and I never know what's next. Bathroom is pretty. :)
    Warmly, Deb

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  11. you just qwack me up..I too have a weed burner..and I almost burned down a tree on the property next to us..luckily my neighbor was with me and he got the hose super fast..scared the crap out of me...so I watch it this time of year....

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  12. Okay, that was a good one. Had me chuckling.
    Towel holder looks great!

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  13. I'm pretty sure I would have to think twice before going camping with a fire bug...lol.

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  14. Well Girly Girl, I swear (do you believe that?!) that I left a comment on your blog about your DARLING trailer ahile back!!!! Hummm! Anyhoo, I am so happy for you! What decor are you going to use and when is your first camping trip?!

    The weed burning story is a hoot and the plasic flowers is so funny! I might have to try that someday! My hubby has done the scouting thing for years also. Once a Scout, always a Scout...it prepares them to be Bishops!

    Have a groovy week and know that I think of you everyday!

    Hugs,
    Maryjane

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  15. Cute story Connie, I love your bathroom, towel rack looks so pretty.
    Blessing, Shirl
    Shirls Rose Cottage

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  16. Happy belated pink sat. you're not the only one lol I think it may be sat again before I get to the end of this list this time LOL humm think I'm on 10 with 70 to fo & it is now Tue. ohhh & got all those tempt my tummy Tues. post to respond to since I do that too LOL LOL
    Helen

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  17. You are a sweet lady! Loved your story and the towel rack is divine!

    Cheers! =D
    ~Kellie

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  18. Great story!

    I feel your blogging pain. I am behind posting AND reading. ARGH! Work work work...

    BTW, no new posts, so I haven't added to your reader. Prolly later today, my Reading Raven. Can't let last weekend's Blue Water Yard Sale Trail adventures go unremarked upon, now can we?

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  19. I'm with you and have been so far behind on reading everyones blogs. So today I finally am getting caught up on yours.

    OK, I can help you with what to do with all the stuff you took down and don't know where to put it. Put it in a box and wrap it up. Put my name and address on there and send it to ME! LOL

    Hugs,
    Joanne

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