Really Kinda Random...The "I'm Ba-a-a-ack" Version

Welcome to Really Random Thursday.  I'm linking up with Cindy over at Live a Colorful Life.  Head on over there for more randomness....

I have lots of randomness to share.  I debated on whether I should split this up among several days, but I decided, "Nah.  Who knows what next week will bring in terms of busy-ness.  Better post it now."  So, here it goes.

My friend Shelly always posts these little excerpts of conversations that are pretty funny.  I had a conversation with her the other day that went like this:

Shelly: Compliments me on the bag I wrote about the other day.  She says she has too many bags.

Mama Pea:  Thank you and I have many bags, too, but "Working for the university, I'm toting a lot of stuff around, so I do have use for a bag like this one!"

Shelly:  "I believe you! When I worked at the university, sometimes it felt like I was moving in and out every day!"

Mama Pea:  "I tell my colleagues all the time:  'I feel like a fricking pack mule!'"  (Pardon my almost French.  It's how I roll.)

Shelly:  "Haha! At least you haven't gotten so bad as to succumb to being one of those nutty professor types who loads everything into one of those wire-cage rolling carts to go back and forth!!!! (Or have you?) Heehee!!!!"

Mama Pea:  "I have.  Haha!  I take these little write on response boards to class, along with erasers and markers.  I have to tote those in a wheelie cart because they are too heavy!  haha!"

Shelly:  "Bahaha! Somehow I knew it! Too funny. I guess it's OK, as long as you're not shuffling along with it mumbling to yourself, or trying to avoid cracks in the sidewalks (both of which happen daily on the campus I used to work on)!"

Mama Pea:  "Well, I often mumble to myself, but no avoiding cracks unless [Sweet Pea] and I are playing a game!  haha.  She catches me mumbling to myself frequently and asks me if I'm talking to her!  haha! 

Crap.  I'm a nutty professor!"

Shelly:  "OMG! You totally ARE! Hahaha!

Still, there are worse things you could be . . ."

Then, for some reason this got me to singing this song in my head:

 

...and I couldn't get it out my head.  Thanks for that, Shelly.  hahaha!

One day over the last month, Sweet Pea had a delayed start to school due to snow.  I had a phone conference I had to attend for about 2 hours.  She wanted to play outside while I was on the phone.  I said that was fine.  I came out after my phone conference, and this is what she had done....All by herself!  I was really impressed.  She had even gone downstairs into my button drawer and had gotten buttons for the eyes and mouth.  Pretty cool.

Then, she loaded the snowman's hands with a snowball.  She is quite creative!

Thankfully, it does not look like this anymore here.  I have been trying to walk one hour at least three times a week since January.  I've been doing pretty good.  Because the weather has been better (meaning no snow....still pretty cold), I have been doing my walks outside.

I was rewarded for doing so the other day when I got to see this sand hill crane in one of the corn fields by my house.  We have lots of the at this time of year.

He took off right after I took that first photo.  There were tons and tons of geese around, too.  I guess spring really must be on its way.

the cranes had left some pretty awesome footprints in the frozen mud.  I took a few photos for quilting inspiration.

I was poking around in an antique store the other day and saw this sign.  It cracked me up and I had to take a photo of it.  It cracked me up in so many ways.....  It made me think of when I was a kid and my parents would punish some of my behavior and say, "This hurts me more than it hurts you...."  (Which was probably true, I now understand!)

Scattered around the shop, I found a lot of neat pitchers.  I have a pitcher fetish (among my other fetishes).  I loved these.  Are they not fantastic???!!! Cindy, if you are reading this, I thought of you....

I was walking down the hall to my office the other day and saw this sign on one of the bulletin boards.  It made me giggle.  I thought, "Only on a university campus do you get to see stuff like this on a regular basis."  It is one of the things I love about my job.  University campuses are quirky in many ways.

Okay.  Gotta run.  I have to get to work.  I will apologize in advance for typos (I found plenty after I posted my post yesterday....Argh.)  I don't have time for a careful proofread.  And I wasn't wearing my glasses as I typed.  Not good.

(I do not know what's going on with the formating in my post today.  It looks better in my compose screen, and I don't have time to fix it.  Sorry!)

Have a great Thursday!  Papa Pea and Sweet Pea get home tomorrow.  Yay!

Until next time,

Comments

[Sara]

Nutty Professor too stinkin' funny and awesome at the same time!! Have a great day!

[Maggie Szafranski]

Love those pitchers! One would have had to come home with me!

[Caroll]

You have made my day. I love having an early morning giggle and you gave me that. Love this post and enjoyed seeing the pictures! You must have a really great job!

[Lynn]

When I worked on campus I hauled all my stuff in a rolling suitcase back and forth from home to campus. We only live two blocks from campus but it is too far to carry heavy books and a laptop, rolling worked well. I probably did mumble myself and often avoided cracks in the sidewalk. Not the normal cracks that are suppose to be there, but the big sidewalk potholes that might have swallowed my stuff.

[Lynn]

I forgot to mention that the crane probably came from my area. We get hundreds, maybe thousands of cranes twice a year here as they migrate. most of them left here a few weeks ago to head your way.

[Thimbleanna]

You're a Funny Girl!!! I love SweetPea's cute snowman -- she's very creative -- a chip off the old block. How fun to see the Sandhill Crane. We're having signs of spring around here too. I'll be looking for our duck couple soon!

[Amy DeCesare]

Hilarious stuff today...I needed a laugh or two or three, so thanks for that. Hey, I have that same pitcher obsession...those ones are so cute! They remind me of the old KoolAid commercials on tv.

[Carla]

You crack me up! Great post, Stephanie....(Are you going to the meeting?....I see it's tonight....I bet the students would get a kick out of seeing you there!)

[Doris]

Now I have the Grease song in my head. Thanks a lot.

I want those red pitchers! Or at least one of them! And, E is so darned creative, her snowman is awesome, and I too, am glad he has gone away until next year (we hope).

[Cathy]

I love this post. "Nutty Professor" not a bad nickname. You did good typing with out your glasses. You wouldn't be able to read it if I typed with out glasses. I would love those pitchers. Unfortunately I don't have room for them. Have a good one. Hugs

[Linda in Calif.]

Spring? I think spring has sprung and we are almost into summer. Well, we'll have a couple more weeks of spring. The crane is magnificent - and so is your typing without glasses. Too funny - cause I do that too and then I wonder how bad I typed and will I actually be make any sense.

[Maureen]

When you get to be like my nutty econ prof, I will tell you and tell you to retire! (She was mismatched, mumbled, wool socks sagging with a rumpled skirt...)

Love the pitchers and the sign in the shop!
As of the WMU sign- makes me think of Sheldon Cooper on Big Bang and his latest mistakes with the HR director. Too funny!
Give Sweet Pea a hug from ALP!

[jenclair]

Have to laugh at the note and flyer. Sweet Pea's snowman is so cool!

[liveacolorfullife]

SO glad to have you post today, you nutty professor, you! Sweet Pea just gets more adorable all the time. Yes, the orange pitches are fabulous. I have one nearly identical to the largest one. Love it. And the signs are hilarious!