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And so it begins. | Fetch My Flying Monkeys
Everyone needs a fleet of flying monkeys to rip the stuffing out of the annoying people in their lives
— Laura

I think I have stomach rabies. Or maybe it’s just gas. I don’t know, but belching makes it feel better. Never add two extra jalapenos when the recipe calls for one and then top it off with half a bag of Circus Peanuts for dessert. You’re just asking for stomach rabies. And while I was laying on Sofa Island, debating whether or not to call the Make-A-Wish Foundation and request a visit from George Clooney AGAIN,  I watched “Mommy Dearest” and all I can say is the close-up of wild-eyed Faye Dunaway lounging on the white couch, wearing only a turban and robe, slowly massaging lotion onto her elbows, is without a doubt the most demonic scene in the history of cinema. Seriously.

Now here are a couple of photos of the pool area of the new house, before the yard clean-up and after. The pool will be drained and cleaned after the soffit and fascia is either repaired or replaced, the brick is power washed, and a new roof is on. Then “Operation Turtle Rescue” and/or “Dead Hooker Removal” begins.

Nature always finds a way. So does stomach rabies.

The floating lounge chair in that muck cracks me up.

Now excuse me while I go finish off that bag of Circus Peanuts. I’m suddenly in remission. It’s a miracle! You’re off the hook, Make-A-Wish Foundation. For now.

58 Comments
 

58 Responses to And so it begins.

  1. Sylvia says:

    Cool looks like something from Dallas!!!

  2. Michelle says:

    AWESOME!

    I hope Jack is back to his normal crazy self and that your stomach rabies did not come back after the circus peanuts.

  3. MSgt B says:

    Pool party at Laura’s house!

    (Please remove the dead hookers first)

  4. Bertranelli says:

    That is the best before/after pix I seen in a long time. all I can say is WOW!

  5. Todd says:

    I do pools….. When they are clean.. with a float… and an umbrella drink….

  6. Holiday says:

    OMG… I want one!

  7. Princess says:

    Laura, that is just beautiful. I am so very happy for you. enjoy…

  8. Tyrone says:

    are there any openings for your line of work… Im in! cool digs.

  9. Jena says:

    WHOA!! I bet you and J will christen the pool with nekkidness! AMIRIGHT?!!! Right J?

  10. Mrs. Who says:

    “…wild-eyed Faye Dunaway lounging on the white couch, wearing only a turban and robe, slowly massaging lotion onto her elbows, is without a doubt the most demonic scene in the history of cinema.

    Thank you so much…I had suppressed that memory…and then you brought it back!!! Hand over some gin and circus peanuts to help me recover!

    • Laura says:

      Girl, wasn’t that scary as hell? My momma could give looks when I’d do something bad and I would tremble and declare I’d never do it again. Fortunately, she was more tolerant if wire hangers.

      • SB Smith says:

        Ha ! …I’ll bet Bette Davis loved that movie cause it made Joan Crawford such a horrible woman. Davis and Crawford did Not like each other. Somewhere on her IMDB.com page under quotes, Bette Davis said the most fun she had making a movie was in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane when she got to push Joan Crawford down the stairs ! Honest !, she really said that !…LOL

  11. Mark12A says:

    Remember my suggestion about whatever you might or might not find when you drain the pool. Just a quick email, and a few guys would be around to pick up anything that might prove incriminating to, um, a close friend of mine. Who knows, maybe incinerating…

    I’ll deposit circus peanuts in an untraceable Cayman Islands account. Mum’s the word.

  12. Roxie says:

    I hope you find nice, friendly turtles! The snapping ones you have to get rid of, but the nice ones you can keep as pets! They can be really cute! :)

  13. Cheryl Lundgren says:

    Your home is absolutely gorgeous! Can’t wait to see the finished product. You should have done an HGTV project and gotten paid for all your hard work plus you’d be on the telly and we could watch you dig out dead hookers and woof down circus peanuts.

    As a side note, I love the links you post. Keeps me entertained all week long. I’m stealing the pic from Curiosity on Mars to post on my Facebook page. Love it!

  14. Maeve says:

    I LOVE “before & after” photos! I can’t wait to see more.
    Are you going to call that guy from Animal Planet, “The Turtle Man” to come clean out your pool?

    • Laura says:

      I don’t know about The Turtle Man!! I dropped Animal Planet because they kept making me cry with their shows.

      There will definitely be more before and after pics, especially with the interior. I don’t want to show the entire exterior because of privacy issues/Internet serial killers. But the grounds are fabulous and I love showing people. I am also going to show a few things in the house I found that I am keeping and not putting in the estate sale too. This is called “suspense.” ha!

      • Maeve says:

        I hear ya on the sad stuff from Animal Planet. I have to flip the channel when I see one of those really sad commercials or I’ll sit there and wonder why the hell I watch “Animal cops Detroit/Huston/what ever city” when it upsets me so. But if I’m watching the I.D. channel with all those criminal investigation shows I don’t bat an eye. Guess I like animals more than people! LOL!
        Can’t wait to see what “treasures” you kept from the previous tennants and every thing else. I just love me some “before & after” stuff. :)

        • Laura says:

          I’m the same way “Whatever people, get over it.” But let something happen to a baby hyena and I’ll collapse in a sobbing heap on the couch.

          Ha! Be careful what you wish for. I may start posting nothing but house pics!

  15. Yabu says:

    Nice crib, and a nice cement pond. I can definitely see you doing a little gin and juice out back.

  16. Janie Jones says:

    Holy baby goat farm Batman, your new digs look awesome! I am way impressed. If you lived a couple thousand miles north, I’d also be insanely jealous.

  17. Erik says:

    The back yeard looks good now. Did you have to get a bulldozer to clear that brush? (Channeling John Wayne from ‘The Green Berets’ – “I want that brush cleared!”)

    While clearing the pool, if you find any dead hookers, WITHOUT PAUSING, you have to say, “I did not put that hooker there!” Practice this as many times as needed to make it second nature.

    Remember, its only a lie if you can’t sell it.

  18. Otter says:

    p.s. the Irish commentary on women’s olympic sailing has been taken down nearly everywhere

    but it was still here as of now
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_KwLPQ3itg

  19. Alison says:

    Holy cow, there’s a house behind all that forest? What a nice bonus!

    I’ve decided that the more you clean it up, the less your house looks like it did in my Psycho Bitch Killer nightmare. Which is a good thing. Also makes me not want to visit, because maybe I’m channeling the memories of someone who was murdered at your home and whose body is lying in your pool.

    Nah, probably not.

  20. untbunny says:

    I, too, love the links. Do you Stumble? The gorilla photo is by far the cutest internet post since Buttermilk. However, I have an irrational fear of flying rubber bands and that machine gun scared the shit out of me!

  21. SB Smith says:

    That looks great !
    Were the table and chairs already there, too ?
    When’s the house warming ?
    Can’t wait to see what’s in that pool with the dead hookers !
    Once it’s clean….
    Does Jack like to swim ?….will he be wearing a little doggie life vest ?
    Photos !
    He’ll steal the floating pool lounger and have little shades on.

    Sorry all the questions…I can’t help myself !
    :-D

    • Laura says:

      Yes- all furniture and stuff was there. I’ll post some photos of some things I’m keeping later.

      Jack will get a life vest and taught how to get out of the pool on day 1. And yes, I’ll take pictures.

  22. Jess says:

    I tried to post a comment yesterday, but the interwiz decided to belch and the post was lost.

    Anyway, watch for zombies. If they’re going appear anywhere, they’ll appear from a stagnant pool.

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