Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, there are three of us bloggers inviting you into our homes to see what a fly might see (or overhear).
Our Florida fly is FREEZING this month! Why? Because it SNOWED in Florida the other day! Mother Nature has really been throwing some weather zingers at the U.S. lately. Luckily, I love the cold (that is, if the heat in my house works and I don't have to go outside, haha). We've had more campfires this year than any year I can recall, so I have eaten my weight in smores. However, it's a shame we didn't have super cold temps here during the holidays--I still dream of a white Christmas!
Speaking of the holidays, for the first time in almost 20 years, I didn't have to host the family gathering on Christmas day! We had our traditional dinner with the neighbors on Christmas Eve and then the next morning, we all met at my daughter's house for the big celebration. It was the easiest and probably best Christmas ever because it was zero stress for me. Even better, a few of us got treated later that night to an awesome Italian dinner at a cozy restaurant (no cooking, no dishes!!). I've decided this will be my new holiday tradition (as long as my daughter is willing to do all the work again next year).
We are back on the RV camping trail now that the holidays are over. I have 9 state park trips planned and just finished a return trip to one of our fave spots called Lion Country Safari. What made this trip exceptional was hearing the lions roar all day (yes, we were that close, but it was still safe). My daughter's family lives nearby so they hung out with us during the weekend there---lots of cornhole, bocci ball, cards, and delicious BBQ. The sunsets were stunning during our evening walks! Sometimes I wish I could just freeze time while making these beautiful memories.
While enjoying all the family fun this past month, I did remember to jot down some weird snippets of conversation that I'm sure burned my freezing fly's ears (wait, do flies have ears??):
"We have way too much food in this refrigerator. I guess we don't ever have to worry about running out."
"Unless there's a nuclear war, then everybody would come to our house because they know how much food the Doyles hoard."
"I do not hoard food!"
"Ha! You've heard of halfway houses---well, we are a Fatway house!"
"Why are you still in the bathroom?"
"Because I ate too much cabbage last night! I think I just pooped out a Cabbage Patch doll"
"My poor friend--her little kids have pinworms."
"You mean butt worms?"
"Yeah, and you thought it was bad when our kids got lice."
"Whether it's pinworms or head lice, NOBODY wants to go to the pharmacy and walk down that aisle of shame."
"I'm writing an anonymous sex-health essay for AARP about your penis."
"That will be a short essay...."
"I'm also writing about tantric sex for this essay."
"Why would someone want to have tantrum sex? That doesn't sound fun."
"No, I didn't say 'tantrum sex', I said.....oh never mind."
"Is there a crow cawing in the tree behind me?
"Yes, why?"
"Oh good---I thought I had a sudden bout of tinnitus."
"Oh man, what is that awful smell??"
"Sorry about that. You just walked into my crop dust cloud."
"Crop dust? That was more like a fart bomb cyclone."
"One thing I hate about these road trips is that I have to make a restroom pee stop every hour!"
"So do I! I guess that means we are sym-potty-co."
"Do you have an off switch for your mouth?"
I guess it's a good thing my husband doesn't have an off switch for his mouth. Who else would I gather weird conversation bits from? I suppose if my dog could talk, that would be a REAL game changer in these Fly On The Wall blog posts......
***WANT MORE MENO MAMA? It has been a hot minute since I wrote any humor, but I have a good one about my journey with lifelong dieting for AARP/The Ethel that you can read HERE And for a more serious essay on mental health and my struggle with depression/anxiety, please check out this personal health piece I wrote for AARP/The Girlfriend HERE Lastly, I published another foodie article for AARP on healthy recipes if you're trying to trim up for the New Year that you can HERE
Now check out Karen and Diane's houses to see what that pesky fly has been up to!
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