Balls of Summer

So, this morning at 7:30am, I finished saying goodbye to Vaughn, and was putting on my makeup in the bathroom....He walks outside and I hear him talking (at 7:30am). I'm thinking to myself, 'okay he's talking to himself now...damn he's old.' He walks into the house, and I ask, "Umm...who were you talking to honey?" and he replies, "KYX 98 is outside our door."

Here I am, half my makeup on, and my hair not straightened. You see, my hair is natural afro...yes boys and girls, I have a jheri curl. So, I use an industrial strength flat iron to straighten this nest, and with the humidity the way it was this morning, the radio station showed up while I was looking like a chia pet.

Anyway, back to the story....Next thing I know, Vaughn is pulling my car out of the garage...I'm like, "What the heck is going on?" I go outside and the KYX crew (4 of them) tell me that they saw the "ball of summer" on Vaughn's antenna, and so they stopped to bring us coffee & a prize. A prize? The fuzzy hair was not even a bother now. You know what they gave us?? A new patio set from Sears! How bloody sweet was that???

So, I recognize one of the ladies from the Our Lady Peace concert last week. I looked at her and said, "Hey, you gave my daughter a backstage pass last week - she was the crazy one." She said, "Amy?? Your daughter is Amy??? Oh my God, you guys, this is where Amy lives! Where is she?? Can we talk to her???"

So, I go up and wake up Amy (who was only home since 5am - she went on a bender with a bunch of her friends last night, and is still drunk)....So I say, "Amy. Amy. Amy...For the love of God, Amy!" She barks back,"Dammit! What???" So I say, "Ummm....KYX 98 is downstairs and they want to talk to you." She replies, "What time is it? How did they get my f'ing address???"

So , she goes downstairs - they interview her for the radio and get some pictures. She walks in the house after they leave and looks at Vaughn and says, "Where the heck was your 'ball of summer' when Our Lady Peace was here?" I think I'll die laughing.

I have a new patio set, still in the box, so I'll post a picture when we assemble it. What a good day!

Last month I won $500 worth of meat ( yes, meat ) from our local gas station, and today we win patio furniture... If good things actually do come in 3's, I'm hoping that next month I win the lottery. That's my goal, anyway... :o)