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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Well Color Me Tickled



For four years we've lived in this house, taking it from neglected and dated, to energy star approved and aesthetically enhanced. We ran the cable for the wiring, stuffed insulation in walls, hung drywall and valiantly tried to tape and mud ourselves. We repainted and reroofed, resided and replaned. We have landscaped and laid stone for a patio. We've installed babygates and all other manner of baby protective-type gear throughout the house. It has been our sole mission to provide a safe and wonderful environment for ourselves and our girls.

The only thing that has been damnably out of our control has been the driving around our neighborhood. Day after day the same jack asses run the stop sign, staring back at our condemning gazes defiantly, often hitting the gas and smiling as they speed through our toddler populated neighborhood. The same jerks drive drunk and use our street as a cut-through.

No one ever gets pulled over. Ever.

Until today.



And all I can say is, It's about fucking time GFPD!

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18 Comments:

Blogger Anne said...

YEAAAA!!!!

September 27, 2007 3:20:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger BetteJo said...

Oh I totally understand!

September 27, 2007 3:52:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Beck said...

Now get them to come arrest the boneheads on MY street.

September 27, 2007 4:43:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger dawn224 said...

Excellent!

September 27, 2007 6:38:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Christy said...

Such satisfaction!

Cute house by the way!

September 27, 2007 6:45:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger iheartchocolate said...

What a lovely home! Sweet justice!

September 27, 2007 7:40:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Colleen said...

First off... your house is gorgeous.
Second.... yippee!!! I hate people drive like idiots in our neighborhood.

September 27, 2007 8:22:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Ashleigh said...

Beautiful house! And yeah..those jerks, its about time! We have guys like that around our place too! Thanks for your comment on my crazy addiction, its does feel really good to kick my sugar habit! Oh and I watched your Take this boob and shove it video..you are gorgeous! And your little ones are super cute too!;-)

September 27, 2007 8:53:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Mrs. Chicken said...

I want to live in your house. And I totally get your feeling of vindication. Here's to more speeding jerks getting caught!

September 27, 2007 10:22:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger flutter said...

I adore your house, and good! friggin jerk deserved it

September 27, 2007 11:11:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Janet said...

Hooray for justice!

I love, love, love your house. I have a weakness for porches.

September 28, 2007 9:38:00 AM PDT

 
Blogger Janet said...

My kids would delight in colouring on your porch. Just so we're clear, you aren't too attached to those crisp, white spindles, right?

Good. It's a date.

September 28, 2007 10:53:00 AM PDT

 
Blogger Kelly said...

That is so awesome. I'm always saying, "There's never a cop on the road when you need one." Well, I guess I was wrong!

And hella cute abode, by the way. Where's my guest room, ahem?

September 28, 2007 12:04:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Amanda said...

Kelly, your room, complete with its own tv and entrance, is aroudn the back of the house, blissfully shrouded in greenery so as to allow lazy sleep-ins. And Janet, we're the kind of family that would turn a blind eye to a little bit of coloring on the spindles. What you can't see is that despite having rebuilt the porches less than three years ago 3/4 of the spindles on one porch need to be replaced. Sigh, the work never ends.

September 28, 2007 12:35:00 PM PDT

 
Anonymous chelle said...

Your house is beautiful!
w00t that they are slowing people down. Residential streets need to be protected!

September 28, 2007 2:01:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger LIBSMOM said...

Your house is Better Homes and Gardens worthy! Beautiful!!
Maybe the word will get out amongst his peeps that cutting through and driving like a jackass will net you a ticket.
I'm totally salivating over your house.
I've got your back on the boob issue too. I whipped 'em out whenever my baby needed his life sustained, ya know?

September 29, 2007 8:30:00 AM PDT

 
Blogger painted maypole said...

your house is gorgeous!

September 29, 2007 3:43:00 PM PDT

 
Blogger Damselfly said...

I love that house!

One New Year's Day after having family over for a big, long brunch, my husband and I took a nap. When we woke up about 6 pm, there were a cop and a strange car in our driveway. We were like, "What the...?" We live on an off-off street, so for someone to get pulled over here was very weird.

September 30, 2007 9:42:00 PM PDT

 

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