Will I ever learn Wednesday…

How is it that it is Wednesday again already!  The week has just flown by.  Here are a couple of what was I thinking type moments for you.

  

WILL I EVER LEARN…

We are making plans to travel deep into the hills of the Ozarks for a short get-away.

 

There aren’t a lot of places to stay in the immediate area where we are going – at least I don’t think there is because I didn’t find much on the internet.  I finally chose a place with cabins that looked promising.

When I called to make reservations, the conversation went something like this:

Guy:  Empty Arms Hotel (or something like that)

Me:  I’d like to make reservations for two.

Guy:  We have a cabin available.  What is your name?   Where y’all located?  Jefferson City?  Don’t think I’ve ever been there.  How’s your weather down thare?  It’s warmer here than thare.  Y’all plannin’ on gettin’ in some fishin’?  Then he took a breath.

Me:  (After answering all his other questions) What is the cost?  $65 sounds reasonable.  Do you give AARP discounts?

Guy:  Weell now, this bein’ the off season, I already gave ya a nice discount.  That thare cabin is usually $85 a night.  But y’all can save $10 a night of ya want to bring your own towels and linens.  When do y’all think y’ll be gettin’ here?  Nah, it doesn’t matter.  T’was just wonderin’.  Nah, I don’t need no credit card.  Y’all call me if your plans change, now won’t ya?  Then we’re good.

Me:  Uh, yes I certainly will. Thank you.  Enjoy the weather.  And I hung up. 

The whole time I was on the phone I was wondering what song I’d hear if he put me on hold:  Dueling Banjos of “Deliverance” fame, or the theme song from Andy Griffith’s “Mayberry”. 

My money is on Mayberry hospitality, Ozark style.  I think I’m going to like this place.

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This one is on Iggy.  You don’t mind, Iggy, do you?

In his comment on my last post he said:

The red (rhododendron is so pretty! what is the blue flower in that picture?)

The rhododendrons are Azaleas and the blue flower is hubby’s gazing ball.  Gotcha!

My lilac bush to the right is blooming for the first time in many years.  A little tip:  only prune your lilac bushes if you don’t mind them not blooming for a very long time…

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I took my cup of coffee with me when I went out to take pictures this morning.  Now, sitting here typing this post, I can’t find it back.  It’s still outside.

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Here is one from my not so distant past that my kids have been waiting to see.  They are still laughing at me.  I get no respect.

I was in a hurry (as usual), late for work (as usual), and hadn’t eaten lunch yet (as usual).  So I swung through the drive through for my favorite quick, I’ll get you through the day, snack.  A DQ Blizzard.  I used to live on those things.

The squawk box asked what it could get me and I ordered a Turtle Pecan Cluster Blizzard.  It asked me to repeat my order.  Thinking we were having technical difficulties, I spoke louder.  It again asked me to repeat my order.  So I LOUDLY told it that I wanted a LARGE TURTLE PECAN CLUSTER BLIZZARD.  And it said:  “Ma’am, will you pull forward please.”

I was totally irritated now.  Here I was already late and I couldn’t even get a simple Blizzard.  So I pulled forward to talk to the person behind the squawk box, ready to give her a piece of what little mind I had left. 

She calmly told me that I was at Wendy’s, but if I would go next door to Dairy Queen, she was sure they’d be glad to sell me a Blizzard.

I went back to work hungry that day.

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It’s time to get busy here.  Hope everyone has a wonderful day!