Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, there are four of us bloggers inviting you into our homes to see what a fly might see (or overhear). Hopefully, this month, the fly saw everyone having a fabulous Mother's Day---I know I enjoyed mine! Who doesn't like a day to be spoiled?
I've REALLY been feeling my age lately. It probably started with my recent bone scan that determined the start of osteopenia. Yikes! So I've started walking daily as well as eating more dairy and using hand weights. Apparently, yoga and zumba hasn't been enough. This means I have to add more physical stuff to my routine (and anyone who knows me well knows I tend to be....lazy...when it comes to physical exertion). I've been teasing Mac about being an old fart since he turns 69 this July, but here I am having bone deterioration, so I guess I'M the OLD FART! Naturally, the nosy fly has overheard plenty of snarky conversations recently about our aging issues....
"Antiques? You'd better hurry up and get over there since you're the main attraction."
"I read a funny meme about putting your loved one's ashes in an hourglass so they can still be part of family game night."
"Knowing you, my ashes would end up in the grandkids' sandbox."
"Or the kitty's litter box...."
"Hurry up and turn the A/C on! I'm HOT!"
"You hot? Thankfully, at your age, no one else thinks that."
We've continued with our RV trips, which means there have been more fun conversations around the fire while cooking s'mores. Of course, the marshmallows weren't the only things getting roasted:
"I thought you said we were cutting out carbs while we camp. I noticed I have pasta on my plate, but you don't."
"You need the carbs for energy, even if they cause a little weight gain."
"So, instead of Make America Great Again, this is Make Mac Fat Again."
"Why did you buy such big tires for the truck to pull the RV?"
"Because size matters."
"That's what she said."
"Did you pick up the sod?"
"Yep, and I already laid it."
"That's the only thing around here that's getting laid...."
"You know, I'm your Big Mac and you can play with my McNuggets any time you'd like."
"You're also one fry short of a full order."
"Why do you eat so fast?"
"When you come from a family with eight siblings, it's do or die at the dinner table."
"I call it my sixth toe."
"Either that or you're turning into a platypus."
"I need to declutter and get rid of some of my tchotchkes."
"Yeah, you have too many Titanic-themed memorabilia. No one wants your fake icebergs because their value has 'melted' over time."
"I'm burning up on this hiking trail! I feel like a rotisserie chicken turning over a spit."
"If you're the chicken, then I'm the shriveled up wiener at the gas station deli."
"Geez, thanks for leaving the camper door open so all the mosquitoes can get inside."
"You're a mosquito."
"If I were a mosquito, I'd bite the hell out of you for leaving the camper door
open."
Our RV camping has been awesome, but now that summer is coming, things will slow down a bit. I fell in LOVE with Lake Kissimmee State Park---made lots of new RV friends there. One of them---Kim, was eating an apple while we were hanging out, and suddenly three deer came to our campsite and let us feed them apple slices. It was a magical experience! Then later that night, a freaking armadillo came over and sat by my feet. He was eating something on the ground and was totally comfortable chilling out next to me. THIS is why I love the RV life! Another reason we were anxious to explore Lake Kissimmee is because our dear friend Kristin Jacobs, who passed away several years ago, has a trail there named after her, so of course, we had to walk it! Then two weeks after that park, we were off to Torry Island, where the sunsets were spectacular and the alligators plenty. Up next in June is Peace River again for a longer stay this time, since it has become one of our favorite spots. Temps are supposed to be in the mid-90s, so there will be a LOT of sweating going on.
It's getting hot as blazes here in Florida. I'm thinking Mac may just spontaneously combust while he's outside doing yard work or walking a camp trail with me... If he does, I already know where I'll be putting his ashes.
***WANT MORE MENO MAMA? Speaking of aging, I had a blast writing a humor essay for AARP about things I do now that I never thought I'd do when I was younger. Check it out HERE for a good laugh! And I wrote another one "anonymously" for AARP about my husband's refusal to retire, which you can read
Be sure to go see what the fly has been up to at these other blogs:
Baking In A Tornado https://www.BakingInATornado.com
On the Border https://dlt-lifeontheranch.
What TF Sarah https://crazymamallama.blogspot.com/
On the plus side, now you can add "Wildlife Whisperer" to your resume.
ReplyDeleteLOL Mac said the exact same thing to me after that camping trip!
DeleteIt's Sarah...for some reason, it won't let me sign in to comment. In your RV travels, avoid Spanish Main RV Resort in Thonotosassa at all costs. I used to work there...it's a craphole. Tampa East in Dover is nice. When you bringing that RV to Kentucky?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads-up! We have been to 12 parks & resorts so far and loving every minute of RV travel! I'd love to get back to Kentucky again to see you, but Hubs says he won't leave Florida until we buy a drivable RV in a few years.Those hills and mountains take some excellent RV driving skills, ya know?
DeleteOh my goodness, you guys are funny.
ReplyDeleteThat's what we strive for!
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