Preparing for Remodel

Kitchen remodel begins Monday morning at 7:30. I've spent the past week and a half at tile and countertop and flooring stores with the designer, selecting appliances, deciding which direction the wood tile plank flooring (so pretty!) will run, which lighting will be on which switch, what trim will contain the unfinished ends of the backsplash and all sorts of other teensy details. All that remains to be decided is the pendant lights for over the island, the wall paint color and kitchen towel bars. Gah.

The packing of the kitchen is killing me, but I am getting rid of a bunch of things I don't need. I wish I would have sold my china and crystal before this packing thing. Ha!

Turns out, we have metric buttloads of glasses for every type of alcohol ever invented. We barely drink, so a few sets of those are going. I'm totally keeping the cordial glasses though. So cute!

Saturday 9: Ode to Billie Joe (1967)
If you're not familiar with today's song, you can hear it here.

1) This song takes places on "the third of June," which is described as "another sleepy, dusty" day. Describe the weather where you were on Friday, June 3, 2016.

warm and rainy and flooding in the area

2) In this song, the family sits down to eat and discuss the doings of their friends and neighbors. Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister were at the table. Who did you have dinner with on Friday?

Jeff

3) Young Billie Joe MacAllister playfully put a frog down another kid's back. Do you see many frogs where you live?

A few. I think the snakes eat most of them, unfortunately.

4) This song made Mississippi's Tallahatchie Bridge famous. What's the name of a bridge in your neighborhood?

The closest named bridge is the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.

5) Bobbie Gentry often performed with Glen Campbell. Mr. Campbell's family is very open about Glen's battle with Alzheimer's. Is anyone in your life facing this terrible disease? 

Not currently. Jeff's grandfather had it.

6) "Ode to Billie Joe" was made into a movie directed by Max Baer, Jr. Mr. Baer is better known for playing Jethro Bodine in a famous 1960s era sitcom. Can you name it?

Petticoat Junction? (Awww man! The Google says Beverly Hillbillies. So close!)

7) Bobbie Gentry made one of her last public appearances in 1981 onThe Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny is now seen in reruns on the Antenna TV channel. Think of the last TV show you watched. Was it new or was it a rerun?

Ridiculousness- it was a new episode

8) In 1967, when this song was popular, Sweden changed its traffic laws and Swedes began driving on the right. Have you ever driven in a foreign country? If so, did you have a hard time adapting to their laws?

I've only driven in Germany. It's pretty much like driving here.

9) Random question: Which would you rather have more of -- compliments or hugs?

hugs!