Oh boy....

Have you ever done something stupid? Like really stupid and then immediately regretted it, but you still had a chance to stop it, but you couldn't because you already said you would and if you don't have your word to go on then really, what do you have? Yep, that kind of stupid.

I have and did and I'm going to tell you all about it.

At the tender, naive age of 25 I decided that I would like a tattoo. But not just any tattoo. This one would be special. It would be meaningful. It would be the only one I'd ever get. Then I tucked the idea in the back of my mind and decided that if I still wanted said tattoo when I turned 30 I'd go ahead and get it. I turned 30, I wanted it so I got it. No regrets there. As an aside, I have to thank Muffin for hooking me up with his friend the tattoo guy who did an amazing job.

In the days leading up to the tattoo, the boys tried to freak me out about the whole thing. The spot I chose was going to hurt more than anything else ever... It was going to bleed all over the place... It was going to be sore and more itchy than I'd ever experienced... On and on... Heck, I knew it would hurt. It's hundreds, maybe thousands of needles. Of course it would hurt. Muffin decided that there was no way I'd make it through without crying. In fact, he bet ten bucks that I would cry during the process. To his credit, he did pay up in a timely manner.

Just some back story so you know where I'm going with this. Muffin then decided that somehow he needed to make his money back. Maybe even double it!

Turns out that both of our favorite NHL teams are in the playoffs. We've had some rousing text chats during games. Lots of curse words, lots of smack talk... It's been fun. And what has been riding on this playoff? Twenty bucks. If Detroit wins, I make a quick twenty. Yep. There is no other scenario. Detroit has to win.

Why does Detroit have to win? Simple. Tonight the bet got stepped up into dangerous territory. If the Wings do win, Muffin has to get a tattoo of wings somewhere on his person. However, if the unspeakable should happen *gulp*... Well... I'll be sporting a new penguin on my buttocks.

Go Wings!

The Final Egg...

Well, this morning's egg was the final one. It was sad really, but I'm leaving for vacation and it's hard to buy plastic eggs mid-summer. Not that there's any sign of summer yet, but you know what I mean.

So after two weeks of eggs what exactly did they lead up to? A little quiz. One question with only one answer. Which of the plastic eggs was my favorite color-wise? The answer was sort of mis-leading as everyone knows my favorite color is blue, but the purple plastic egg really was my favorite one so the surprise was hidden in the purple egg. And what was the surprise? A whole lot of nothing really. But I gave them chocolate and gummy bears as a consolation.

I thought about it long and hard, but they really did behave for two weeks, so it would have been cruel to hit them with some of the ideas I had.

Of course, right after the egg had been opened my past life collided with my present and one of the guys I used to prank at my old job showed up and may possibly be in cahoots with Baba and Muffin now. *sigh* So I have a feeling it's not really the end.

I'll be away for two weeks but the blog will continue to be updated when I return because really, everyday is an adventure. (Well, not everyday, but stuff happens and I need a record of cruelty so I can plan payback.)

Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Big Surprise Eve!

Let's celebrate! With balloons! Yay for Bell Mobility finally getting around to fixing my photo messaging. So, by popular demand, the balloon truck from earlier this week. I was smart and snapped this picture part way through. There were a few more in there than this, but then I got busted. *sigh*
Today was the second last day. So sad...

Today's clue was pretty much a giveaway as to what is going to happen tomorrow. It should be fun!

Here it is:

I forgot to write it last night,
So crammed it in this morning,
This is the last of the fun eggs,
Yep, this is your warning.

Tomorrow's egg will be a choice,
But not one of your own.
A little game we all will play,
Then the big one will be known.

So how will we know What you will win?
It's quite simple you will see.
I've got bunches of numbered eggs,
It's like a freakin' spree!

Yep, bunches of eggs will be here tomorrow,
But only one will be cracked.
Some will be bad, some will be good,
The odds against you are stacked.

So be ready to play when you come to the store,
I'll be anxious to see you.
Read up on the clues so you know which one to choose,
And hey, get over the flu. (or man cold. But that didn't rhyme)


I have lots of stuff to get ready for tomorrow! The eggs? Nah. Those are done. But I have to get packing. I'm leaving town. Might be a good thing. ;)

Man Cold

Stupid Bell Mobility still won't let me send myself pictures. Grr... Apparently today it has switched from billing issues though to network issues. *sigh* So, no pictures of balloon truck again today.

I did get to hear about the aftermath of project balloon truck though! Turns out that even though I didn't get nearly as many balloons in there as I had hoped, the effect of the ones I did get was a pretty good one. When they started popping them the rubber was sticking to the windows and made a pretty good mess. I'm sorry I missed that.

As for today's egg, since the guys are sick, I decided to take it easy on them. They showed up still under the weather again this morning and threatening to spread their germs all around. They forget that women don't act like freakin' babies when they have a little head cold. Of course, it's universal. Check out the evidence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsvWK_EedLU That's a classic man cold.

Anyway, I just kept the egg on my desk this morning. I had to run out in the torrential rain to measure a garage door. See, I'm way more brave than them. When I got back to the store at around 9:30 it was still sitting there. Hmm... Maybe they really were sick...

The rain hadn't even dried on my notebook though when they showed up. "Is that our egg?" Well, it's not mine. Then they thought that there was something messy in there because they could see it. Paranoia at its best. I had to open it up and show them that no, there was nothing messing in there. Then they said they were the only ones allowed to open the eggs. *eye roll* There's no making these guys happy.

Today's poem:
So yesterday's plan didn't go as well as I thought.
In fact the whole thing had me a little distraught.

I guess I need a day to regroup,
And you guys need some chicken noodle soup.

Just two more days until the end,
Then you'll have a whole week to mend.

Will the big surprise be a punch in the head?
Or more balloons in the color of red?

Nah, it's neither, so you can relax,
But maybe it'll be a whole box of tacks!

I'm crossing my fingers it goes as it should,
If it does, life will be good.
(For me at least. I can't say the same for you two.)

Only two more eggs to go! They have no idea what the big surprise will be. Do you?

99 Red Balloons

I seriously love that song. So I didn't get 99 balloons, and they weren't all red, but some of them were red and I have no idea how many there were.

I started inflating balloons yesterday because I figured I'd only have half an hour at the job site today to fill the entire cab of the truck with balloons.

The guys showed up this morning and they were sick. Really sick. I felt a little bad, because balloons make a lot of noise when they pop. Not exactly the best noise to hear when your head is all stuffed up and you feel like crap. They told me to bring it on though, so I did.

I had a whole bunch in the back seat of the car and some in the front seat as well. I got there and tried to be as quiet as possible with the car doors.

I got busted by the painter, who laughed and said he'd keep my secret.

Then I got busted by Muffin who apparently saw me through the window and called me a Tweaker. Whatever the heck that is. (It's probably a good idea I don't know). Then Baba came out and really called me on it. Ah well, I did manage to get quite a few balloons in there! I even took a picture, but my oh-so-wonderful cell phone provider (yeah, I'm looking at you Bell Mobility) has decided to cut my picture messaging service for the day. Hopefully I'll get that fixed up tomorrow.

So, in one of the balloons was today's egg. They also got a bonus poem today! It was written on a piece of paper, which a pin inserted into it. The paper poem:

This is not an egg you say?
You guys are pretty smart.
But yes, there'll be an egg today.
This is just the start.

I'm including with this poem,
A teeny little pin,
And if I was a betting gal,
I'd say this one was my win.

Keep this little pin handy,
I'm pretty sure you'll need it,
When you do find today's egg,
You just might throw a fit.

And the poem in an egg in one of the balloons:

So hopefully you aren't too mad,
After all balloons are fun!
Before you know it this will end,
This week is almost done.

Yes, I know it's Monday,
But admit it, you can't beat me.
We can end it all right now,
If you guys would just agree.

You think that this is as big,
As I am able to go?
This is just a tiny thing,
Seriously, you don't even know.

Your one last chance to call a truce,
Before I set the trap.
If a truce is finally called,
Then I'll shut my yap.

It turns out that the guys are WAY more cruel than I could ever be. Baba told me I should have filled the things with water. Somehow I don't think he'd have been thrilled with that idea if I had gone through with it. It had been considered, along with flour and whipped cream. Obviously some of us (me) aren't mean. No matter what they say.

Better luck with plan followthrough tomorrow I guess!

These guys just won't quit...

Yay for Friday! But seriously, I don't know how much worse things have to get before these guys say "Uncle". Here's to hoping next week will do them in for good.

All week I was eagerly looking forward to Friday, not just because it's the last day of the work week (or so I thought until I realized I'm going to have to go to work tomorrow. Boo on that.) but because I had been working on a secret project that I couldn't wait to reveal.

What was this secret project? Personalized shirts.

I'm glad Baba's shirt is on an angle here, because this way you can't see that I screwed up the last "A". Drinking and ironing don't mix kids.

So after yesterday's guess of shirts for the big reveal I thought about saving these for next week, but they have bigger and better things coming their way, so I stuck with the plan.

They showed up bright and early looking for today's special surprise. I had gift wrapped each of them in tissue paper. I think it's fair to say that they like them. Baba put his on right away. Muffin is saving his for a special occasion. *shrug* Then they requested matching underwear.

However, I was refused a photo op for blogging purposes. I'm starting to suspect that Muffin may be wanted by the police in 6 provinces or something. Whatever.

Today's poem:
Hurray! Hurray! You made it this far,
And got my offering of peace,
So if you've chosen evil,
I will warn you this won't cease.

What do you think of your new shirts?
I hope you'll wear them every day.
So we can tell you both apart
In a new and special way.

While working on the Doiron's bath,
I'm sure you've both had time to think,
What the big surprise might be,
Is it yellow or is it pink?

We've made it all the way to Friday,
The weekend's here at last,
I'll be the first to admit,
This week of eggs has been a blast.

Speaking of blasts and thinking,
I'm wondering what you'll decide.
Will you pull your ultimate prank?
Or will you run and hide?

I've been turned down on the peace offering. Maybe they'll reconsider on Monday. For the record, Muffin has decided he wants Monday's surprise to be pink.

Consider it done Muffin.

The Handyman's Secret Weapon...

Duct tape! That Red Green was a smart guy. Not only is duct tape good for quick and dirty repairs, like taping crown molding to the ceiling while you wait for the adhesive to dry (ask me how I know that and how long it took to repair the paint afterwards), it's also good for frustrating the heck out of would-be egg openers!

The egg:
Yep, I wrapped that sucker up in about ten meters of duct tape. I wish I had posed it next to a normal sized plastic egg. Problem was I didn't know what to do with today's egg. I've done the mailbox thing a couple of times so that was out. I did the coffee thing, so that was out... I seriously considered paying $40 to have the egg delivered by one of our delivery trucks, but then I snapped back to reality.

I called around 10ish this morning to see if coffees were needed. Turns out they were on their way to *gasp* Home Hardware. Sheesh... The enemy. Or at least the competition. Since Tim's is next door I met them there. Yep, horror of all horrors this was my second time this week hanging out in the Home Hardware parking lot. I hope no one saw me.

Anyway, they wanted to know where the egg was. It was in my pocket of course. They asked me to throw it over. Apparently they have overestimated my throwing arm. I throw like a girl. Or a blind man (rather than expert). You choose.

It rolled under the truck so Baba went to fetch it. Muffin had the honour of opening the egg. They were convinced that either there was something VERY messy in there, or it was just an egg shaped bunch of duct tape. I wish I had thought of that...

Minutes later the egg was unveiled.

Today's poem:

Yay! Woohoo it's Thursday!
Just one more week to go.
And just look at this new clue,
It's written out below.

Hopefully you'll get this safe,
I used a lot of tape,
I really like this plastic egg,
It's the same colour as a grape.

Tomorrow will bring something special,
I've worked on it all week,
Keeping the project to myself,
Was not easy so to speak.

I hope you both will like it,
I worked on it long and hard,
In order to get this next thing,
You won't have to go to the yard.

Instead I'll have it at my desk,
So you just come and see me,
It's blue, it's amazing, I made it myself,
And best of all it's free!
(But you can't get it until tomorrow. Sorry.)

Now, anyone who knows me knows how hard it is for me to keep things a secret (except for serious real secrets. I'm good with those) and this one has just about been killing me. I cannot wait for tomorrow! Eeeeee!

Later in the afternoon I thought they'd been stabbed to death by crazy Home Hardware workers and thrown in a dumpster. Thanks a bunch for making Loree and I worry. Answer the damn phone next time. Jerks.

Oh! And they took a guess at what the big surprise is. The tshirts I told them I'd ask the boss for. I wish I'd thought of that too.