First of all, Happy Yom Kippur to my friends in the Tribe. I live across the street from a synagogue and I can always tell it’s a High Holy Day because I can’t get into my driveway for all the cars parked on the street.
And do you know what my Jewish Friends across the street love? They love large trucks. During their most holy of days. Really. They send whole squads of men and cute German Shepherds over to check and sniff and investigate all of the large construction trucks parked in front of my house. Nothing like pouring concrete on Yom Kippur. I don’t want to scare them and I wish we could’ve poured the concrete last week but you know, Atlanta was busy getting rained on last week.
They seem a bit nervous about the Port-A-Potty in my front yard too. Or maybe they’re just jeeallloooussss. You know, because there’s a Port-A-Potty in my front yard.
And right now is when you start to get a little bit jealous. Because you probably don’t have a Port-A-Potty in your front yard either.
But that’s not what you’re going to be really weak in the knees jealous about. This is: guess what I found in the basement while looking for fans to lend to our flood victims…
You’ll never guess so I’ll tell you.
My sticker collection from the 70’s.
Oh yeah baby. Keep on Truckin’ and Right On! And what in god’s name is a Smoogie Van and why did I have a sticker for it at the ripe old age of 8?
Shut up you know your a little queasy with envy right now.
You know what’s going to make you lose your mind and try to contact me and offer to trade your back pocket comb AND your fold out commemorative poster of Shawn Cassidy from Teen Beat?
My collection of Charlie’s Angels trading cards.
Oh. Yeah. I mean, Jill disarming a bomb? Priceless. Can you tell that Sabrina was my favorite? I was always a sucker for the smart ones.
I loved Kelly. And I think I had the same stickers. As a matter of fact, I think you stole them from me. Maybe you should be atoning in that synagogue.
You don't even know me but THAT. was. hilarious.
Man, I wish I still had my sticker book but I'm, like, 99% sure that b*tch Jenny Seidler stole it at the neon party in Kara's basement while I was busy making friendship pins.
You were clearly the most organized child in the world. I so did not keep all my shit together like that.
I am jealous. For real. And kind of sad at how I was disorganized
Okay. I didn't think I was gonna be jealous. But I am. I don't think I have anything from when I was 8. And if I did, it certainly would not be a cool hip sticker book that is probably worth some $ to some sticker collector
but what I might have found is my scrapbook of love for……The Fonz. Yep, at 8, I was all over The Fonz.
Now I am sure THAT makes you jealous….
Happy Monday…
OOOOHHHHHH – PUFFY STICKERS!!!!!!! I loved me some puffy stickers when I was younger….I don't, however, remember having a sticker book. I stuck them on the bumper of my Mom's car…Because she thought that was AWESOME.
I wasn't jealous at first because I recently found my old sticker album and mine is way more organized and I have a glitter glove sticker, but then I saw the trading cards and you got me there. If we were 9 I'd be attempting a trade with you right now. Yeah. If we were 9.
I was trying to explain my former obsession with Lisa Frank stickers and sticker albums in general with my husband just last night. He doesn't understand sticker collections. We may have to divorce.
Carolyn!!!! My hands are absolutely shaking as I try to type this! Are those vinyl puffy stickers?! Oh, I would TOTALLY attempt to trade you my cool back pocket comb that read "Hot Stuff" on the handle. That thing was righteous!
::moment of silence for my most righteous slogan comb::
I always had to be Sabrina when we played Charlie's Angels at recess. I say *had* like it was a bad thing. I put on a front, like I wanted to be Jill or Kelly, but I totally wanted to demonsrate brains could solve crimes faster than looks. Or big hair. Whatever.
PUFFY STICKERS!!!
you are too awesome. the charlies angels trading cards: over the top.
i did throw up a little. tiny bit. perfectly manageable.
also love the retro photo album. back when we could hold pictures in our hands and not just look at them on the screen.
Charlie's Angels trading cards? You rock!
I have a porta-potty in my front yard.
OK, I don't but I am a bit jealous.
Also that you have your sticker collection from the 70's.
Oh my god. I remember those cards. And were some of those stickers the puffy ones?
PUFFY! STICKERS!
I still have all my Strawberry Shortcake miniatures. The original ones. Ph34r.
And my autograph book, which has some pretty trippy stuff written in it to have belonged to a fourth-grader.
LMAO! Thank you. I can finally cross "befriend someone with a sticker collection" off my list of things to do before I die. Shut up! That thing is awesome. I really am jealous.
I am so jealous! I too had a sticker collection but it was on my lunch box. One day my mom decided she had to wash it. There they *sob* went. It's ok- I'm getting therapy now.
I am totally jealous of your stickers and your Port-a-Potty (my daughter calls them Portal Potties)! Are any of the stickers scented? I remember coming across a 70s sticker collection years ago that had pickle scented ones.
I love the stickers….BUBBLE AND PUFFY – THEY ROCK! I always was Sabrina….I had the dorothy hamil – ugh – so ugly. After this post, I will grab on to the brains side. Screw great hair!!
Puf-fy!Puf-fy!
Wow – that so makes me wish I still had my sticker books. Sigh. I am jealous.
On an unrelated note – I think you should put Christmas lights on your Port-a-Potty.
remind me to tell you about the time i played charlie's angels (i was always Jill) at the elementary school on a saturday.
can you say "Jill just caught a predator?"
also: i am forwarding this to Monique. SHE was the sticker queen.
Well. nothing says party at my house like a port-a-potty in the front yard! I'll bring the chicken salad and bloody marys.
THEY HAD TRADING CARDS??? How come I didn't know that as a hormone-filled teenage boy? But I do agree with you on Sabrina, even with all the hormones, I liked the smart one.
P.S. Don't you know how explosive a port-a-potty can get?
thanks for the fun blogs. Murray
Keep on Truckin' was my favorite slogan when I was 8 years-old. But I never had a STICKER.
Oh my how I love you. I still have my sticker book too. The puffy soft pink kitty cats were my favorites. I'm not as cool as you.
hahaha, I inherited my older sister's sticker collection from the 70's. She had lots of Garfield and Ziggy stickers.