A Day In the Life Of...

I had a cute little design post ready to go last night, but our Internet was being silly. And, meanwhile, I found two gophers in our yard. So, of course, I had to share.

I got home relatively early from work last night (ie. it was still daylight) and thought I'd play around in the yard a bit. I started by raking up some of the leaves that had straggled and stuck around since the fall. 

Picture this: I'm picking weeds, raking away and pretty much imagining that once I'm finished with my hour long yard work jaunt, our yard will instantly look like this.


And then, under one of my beloved azalea bushes, I found a gopher. Actually, two of them. My rake touched one and I quickly realized it was not moving. Oh. Em. Gee. All country cottage images shattered.

So I did the obvious... and screamed. Scrunched my toes up and closed my eyes and tried to pretend that I had not seen two dead gophers under my azalea bush. David wasn't home from work yet, so I didn't know what to do. Call a neighbor? Call the fire department? Maybe the office of homeland security?

Then I came to my senses and realized I wasn't doing anything about the gophers- they were staying put until hubby got home. I ran to the other side of the yard and started over there (yes, screaming every time I found something under a pile of leaves- don't worry, no more gophers).

THANK goodness, David got home before dark. Before he could even say "what up, G" (which is how we greet each other, obviously), I ran to his car screaming "oh-my-gosh-there-are-two-gophers-under-our-shrubbery-holy-cow-you-must-do-something-but-don't-touch-them-because-I-don't-want-you-to-get-dead-gopher-germs." Plus a few four letter words. So David goes over to the bush, and says "ooohh, I see" with a slightly squeamish look on his face. Those things looked gross. 

BUT. Then he says...  "wait a minute, honey..." and starts poking around at the gophers a bit. Of course that freaks me out, so I start screaming again and running around the yard doing some kind of creeped out dance.

David: "Honey... the gophers have a Ty tag on them."
Me: "A Ty tag?? Those poor gophers, why do they have a Ty tag on them?"
David: "Because they aren't gophers."
Me: Silence.
David: "I'm pretty sure it's a Beanie Baby."



I kid you not, folks. No gophers. Just a gopher-look alike stuffed animal. Let's take a moment of silence for Bob the Dog, a Beanie Baby who has been buried in our yard for goodness knows how long. 

And that, my friends, is a day in the life of Michelle. Oh me, oh my.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

PS. On a totally different note, does anyone know of any good sources for a bathroom vanity?? 

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47 comments:

  1. AnonymousFriday, March 25, 2011 at 8:56:00 AM EDT

    Oh my gosh. I literally laughed out loud! So funny.

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  2. Alex {Things That Sparkle}Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:00:00 AM EDT

    I LOVE this! I can imagine the same exact thing happening to me. Have a great weekend!

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  3. ColleenFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:14:00 AM EDT

    LOL. so something I would do!! have a nice weekend Michelle.

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  4. AleciaFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:18:00 AM EDT

    I laughed out loud too. Thanks for the laugh this morning. :)

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  5. AnonymousFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:31:00 AM EDT

    This made me laugh out loud!! You are too funny! I love it..thanks for making my day;)

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  6. ElsaFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:33:00 AM EDT

    LOL! Happy Friday :-)

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  7. AshleyFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:35:00 AM EDT

    That is tooo funny!! I bet someone is missing that stuffed animal!! lol

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  8. Savor HomeFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:49:00 AM EDT

    Too funny!!! I needed that laugh! Happy Friday.

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  9. ChRiSFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:51:00 AM EDT

    LOLLLLLLLLL i could visual all this!! prolly best laugh for my weekend ty have a great 1 yourself!!

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  10. Rebecca @ the lil house that couldFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:54:00 AM EDT

    Hysterical! I would have cried if I saw a dead animal in my yard! I was expecting them to be gone when David came home or something weird like that... well I guess the happy ending was a little weird :)

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  11. Aspiring KennedyFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:02:00 AM EDT

    hahah... that is so funny! i would have been scared, too :)

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  12. Maggie LunsfordFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:07:00 AM EDT

    LOL! This just made my Friday morning! I can't stop laughing!

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  13. Natalie {Designer Bags and Dirty Diapers}Friday, March 25, 2011 at 10:08:00 AM EDT

    I am dying laughing! Best story ever. So something I would do too! Happy Friday Michelle!

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  14. Dana GastelumFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:11:00 AM EDT

    hahahaha that is hilarious and totally something I would do!! Have a great weekend and hopefully no more gophers :)

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  15. Carissa @ the Fabulous Design FileFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:15:00 AM EDT

    hahaha! That is awesome. The most amazing part of the story is that you STAYED OUT THERE even when you thought there were dead gophers in the shrubbery! I would have been inside in a flash. eek.

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  16. JamiFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:19:00 AM EDT

    this is hilarious and weird all at the same time! how did that thing get buried there?? hopefully there are no more "surprises" in your yard!

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  17. Rebecca GibbsFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:39:00 AM EDT

    bahahahahaha!!!!! hilarious! Thank you for sharing that ridiculously funny story, Michelle! Good start for a friday! : )

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  18. AnonymousFriday, March 25, 2011 at 11:07:00 AM EDT

    Oh man, Michelle -- You definitely know how to keep us in stitches! Thanks for the Friday smile!

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  19. Lauren CaldwellFriday, March 25, 2011 at 11:35:00 AM EDT

    Oh my gosh!!! I died laughing ... With you, not at you of course! I'm REALLY glad that they weren't dead gophers!

    Happy Friday! xo! Lauren @ tickled.

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  20. A Big Little LifeFriday, March 25, 2011 at 11:54:00 AM EDT

    That is hysterical!

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  21. SarahFriday, March 25, 2011 at 12:13:00 PM EDT

    OMG I can see you now. That is hilarious!! TGIF!

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  22. Chassity (Look Linger Love)Friday, March 25, 2011 at 12:17:00 PM EDT

    Bahahahaha.

    We got most of ours from PB, and love them. For our powder room we bought a dress, stuck a slab of marble on top, and then on top of that put a vessel sink and I love!

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  23. Cassie BustamanteFriday, March 25, 2011 at 12:27:00 PM EDT

    thanks for a good laugh today! i totally would have thought the same thing!!!

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  24. MeganFriday, March 25, 2011 at 1:56:00 PM EDT

    Rhonda was clearly inhabiting you that day. RIP beany baby.

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  25. meganFriday, March 25, 2011 at 2:02:00 PM EDT

    Hahaha love this story and definitely sounds like it could have come from me.

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  26. LeaFriday, March 25, 2011 at 3:04:00 PM EDT

    I can see your face as you tell this story! How funny! Enjoy a beautiful, then rainy weekend! Love seeing you guys at the beach!

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  27. Simply LKJFriday, March 25, 2011 at 3:19:00 PM EDT

    Ha!!! I am still laughing. Hubby thinks I'm nuts!!

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  28. KellyFriday, March 25, 2011 at 3:39:00 PM EDT

    That is too funny!! And...since I am picturing the dance...I am still laughing!!

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  29. Drew {Coral Cafe}Friday, March 25, 2011 at 4:07:00 PM EDT

    Bahahahahaha!! That was the BEST!! I could feel the shivers all down my spine when you were talking about the "real" gophers! Thank goodness they weren't real!! EEk!

    Have a great weekend Michelle!

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  30. Trisha @ The Sweet SurvivalFriday, March 25, 2011 at 4:26:00 PM EDT

    Oh my gosh that is hilarious! This is totally something I would do.

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  31. MeganFriday, March 25, 2011 at 4:59:00 PM EDT

    Hahahaha. This is hilarious!! Definitely something that would happen to me, too!!

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  32. Amber B (Simple Dwellings)Friday, March 25, 2011 at 5:03:00 PM EDT

    Hysterical post! I did not see that coming! Thank goodness it wasn't gophers!! :)

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  33. AlimaFriday, March 25, 2011 at 5:32:00 PM EDT

    Ha! That's so funny! I could see that happening to me!
    And thanks for the comment on my blog today! I'm new to the blogging world so I really appreciate you stopping by! Oh and peonies are my absoolute favorite too! I am so jealous of yours because we can't grow them here in Alabama :( I would have a dozen peony bushes if I could.

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  34. Katie @ katieboothinteriorsFriday, March 25, 2011 at 7:13:00 PM EDT

    That is too funny!!

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  35. UnknownFriday, March 25, 2011 at 7:55:00 PM EDT

    Thanks so much for the laugh today! This story was hysterical!

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  36. UnknownFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:54:00 PM EDT

    This is the funniest thing I've read in a lonnnngggg time! I can totally picture the entire thing! SO funny!

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  37. jessica // union shoreFriday, March 25, 2011 at 9:58:00 PM EDT

    you are too funny!! that's such a great story!! thanks for the laugh!

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  38. Thrifty Decor ChickFriday, March 25, 2011 at 10:38:00 PM EDT

    Hilarious!!! SO something I would do, down the dance and the four letter words. :)

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  39. natasha {schue love}Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 12:49:00 AM EDT

    AHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Love it! SO something I would do...hands down!

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  40. KatelynSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 9:42:00 AM EDT

    I literally laughed out loud! Best post ever! I love you :)

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  41. Kim @ NewlyWoodwardsSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 10:11:00 AM EDT

    Oh my gosh. This entire story gave me a hearty laugh this morning! Crackin' me up. Although I would have totally done the same thing.

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  42. A Vintage VineSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 10:41:00 AM EDT

    That is so funny....I once buried a dead cat I thought was mine...it looked like her...then she showed up the next day!!!! too funny!! Have a great weekend!

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  43. Kim @ Life AnalyticalSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 12:53:00 PM EDT

    This made my morning! You're too funny.

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  44. MichaelaSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 2:24:00 PM EDT

    Hahaha! Oh my word. This is too funny. I have lots of Beanie Babies, from the good ole days. Your popularity really depended on how many you had. It was awesome.

    So glad they weren't real. We find gophers in our yard all the time cause we live by a creek. Our yard is a zoo...we've had rats, bunnies, wild turkey, deer, raccoons, skunks...

    PS. Your header/new blog design is AMAZING!!!

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  45. Alexandra Bee BlogMonday, March 28, 2011 at 12:21:00 AM EDT

    bahahhaha, you had me cracking up!! sounds like something i would do!

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  46. According to AshleySaturday, April 2, 2011 at 11:45:00 AM EDT

    Just found your blog and you are CRACKING ME UP! Can't wait to read more posts. :)

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  47. RebeccaThursday, April 14, 2011 at 5:55:00 PM EDT

    I'm a new reader - and I'm from Atlanta! Couldn't help but comment here - this made me laugh so hard....I'd be doing to dance in the corner of the yard, too!

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