Strange but True

Things around here have been kind of strange this week, and here are some of the reasons why.

• If anyone would like to drink beer in the parking lot of an old gas station that is now an EPA and NJDEP hazardous waste site, here is your chance!

• Our wedding anniversary is June 13th and my birthday is June 15th. I had a discussion with a family member who adamantly insisted I was wrong about the dates and had them reversed. After 10 minutes, I was both amused and frustrated when it became clear that I was not going to convince this person. Maybe we'll be celebrating on different days next year. 

• We came home from our walk on Tuesday to see guys with long ladders up on our roof. When we yelled up to ask what they were doing, they replied they were cleaning our gutters. This is something John does while I nervously hold the ladder, ready to call 911 if needed. It turns out that they had been contracted by our neighbor and had just cleaned the gutters on the wrong house. 

• In more "You've got the wrong place, buddy" news, yesterday morning I noticed a guy with a clipboard measuring my house. When I asked him why, he said he was doing the appraisal for the bank. This was news to me, and after another 10 minute discussion, I did manage to convince him that he had the wrong house; he wanted the house next door ... the one with the house number that matched the one on his form and a FOR SALE sign in the front yard. He kept saying that his boss had told him to appraise my house, as if that bit of information would make me say, "Sure, come on in and appraise the wrong house!"

• It's unclear whether the calves escaped on their own or this was an act of vandalism, but with a name like Vealchop, it's no wonder the poor calf is still at large. 

I hope your weekend includes lots of relaxation, fun, and maybe even some of the unusual, but very little of the strangeness that's been going on here!