mrs debbie, mrs debbie mrs debbie....

She will hate me for this....

So my friend Mrs Debbie.. not that I call her that... but it does have a nice tone ... dont' you think....

Her lovely husbandman came home with a very special gift for the family.

A lovely brand new to you (them) OLD boat!

Very nice... very nice indeed.

Every family should have a boat.... really. BECAUSE... we have access to so much water... especially in the winter months when our backyards are flooded.

OK.. so I am doing a tour of Handly last evening... you know.. wearing in the new pavement along the other side... when I spot Mrs Debbie...

She was caught in her sons bedroom window.... her eyes as big as the wiley "MOP" aka moth(but beautiful) that had made it's home in the little MISS PIPS room last week...

Her husband proudly standing in the driveway... beaming at his "best project" ever....

Me, the ever evil neighbour.... just chuckled.

Everybody has projects... big projects, little projects, make believe projects, wannabe projects, retired projects, projects for retiring, un-planned projects, unheardof projects, ridiculous projects....

I know this.. because I live with the project KING. Now he doesn't talk much, but he does unleash some of his deep dark secrets worth of projects to me. I just smile and nod, and reserve comment or judgement, or anything... yes.. unheard for me... but you know... sometimes these projects get put in "the forgotten" land of the mind, and sometimes only resurface as an "oh ya....".

Mind you.. now that she has a brand new OLD secondary driveway ornament living in her homestead... she should feel semi-comforted. I believe it was only last year sometime when her dearly loving husband drove the kids around in a fully loaded (he he) 2015 Rubicon..... (him believing that he was going to make that purchase.....). She managed to slip the noose around his neck on that one.

Then she stated that he is a gadget addict. Well, we all have our vices.... gadgets are good if you use them.....or even need them... hmmmmm Mr Pickaspat...?

So .. I think that she has gotten off ""scott free".... that her Mr "closet" gadgetman has finally entered the big city lights with his MAN project. He claims that all he needs is a piece of plywood to get this deeply OLD, but lovely and new boat all afloat.. and a pair of trailor wheels.

NOW I ... being the nicest of neighbours... have proclaimed "YAE closet gadget man"... get out there with your ONE PIECE OF PLYWOOD.. and get this up and running... BECAUSE ALL IT NEEDS IS ONE PIECE OF PLYWOOD...

I was thinking though... instead of Mrs. Debbie FREAKING out over the tire situation that she should make the trip to the tire store herself.. and give the gift of rubber ... to her closet gadget man at christmas time.... so that way.. come spring he can put the new tires on the trailer... and they can wheel the beast straight to "old ugly boat heaven...", and then take the tires back for a refund.

THIS way... her lovely closet gadget man has kept himself all busy over the wintertime with his ONE PIECE OF PLYWOOD, and she has done the critical thinking in the tire purchase department that has the best return policy, he hasn't spent any more money on GPS's "that couldn't find a dinosaur museum even if there was still a live on marching along side of them", and the world is ONE again.

I don't know... every boy needs a project... whether it is one that we approve of, or we can afford... it gives them something to get excited about...to talk to their friends about... to dream about... at the end of the day... think of it this way... at least Mrs Debbie will match her neighbours, AND... she just might not have to weed that part of the driveway!

OK... I am going to have a boomarang tossed at my head... with little knives that stick out the side.... farewell people... this post could be the end of me......