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Helen Georgia

We had a great day Saturday. DH and I drove up to Helen. If you’re not familiar with Helen, Georgia, it is this shockingly tacky little town in the mountains. The residents reinvented it as a German village, and have a number of German themed restaurants and bars. DH says the allure is that one [...]

Expired Drivers License

Few thoughts can sap the energy from my body, like the knowledge that I am going to the DMV to renew my drivers license.  It’s up there in the top five most exhausting events along with filing, and calling any member of my mother’s family.  I feel less drained thinking about the dentist. DMV hell [...]

Think Grumpy Old Men

Looking at my post, DH seems quite badly represented. He was actually very amusing in a cranky way, like Grumpy Old Men. He is really the worst for a car trip. He acts like I’m not prepared enough for our journey to the center of the Earth. Today, it was the Zoo in strange weather. [...]

A Squatter Did It

It appears that someone broke into the beach house after we left on Friday. The owner, after accusing us of trashing the place, went to check it out. The screen door was torn open. And the lock on one of the doors was broken. 03-18-09_0741 by JackBunny He sent a noncommittal note to DH, not [...]

The Shower

DD took one look at this shower and said, “I’m not getting in there. I want my own bath, in my own house. I want to go home!” It was clean. But after a couple of days ants appeared. And we had to spray. I think this must be a beach thing. I have yet [...]