It's a Random Kinda Day

My brain seems to be scattered and disorganized this morning. (And how, I can hear you asking, is that any different than most mornings? It's not--I just decided to announce it this particular morning.) So instead of a post with a central theme, you get one of the random lists that require little effort on my part, since all I have to do is spew whatever is in my head at the time onto the screen. Isn't this FUN? Say yes.

1) I know that dogs like to "make their beds" by scratching around to fluff things up and make everything more comfy, but why can't our dogs learn that an Oriental rug (which is what all our floors are covered in) does NOT fluff up, no matter how much they scratch? And I thought collies were supposed to be smart.

2) Speaking of Oriental rugs, remember the musical rugs we were playing last year with Duchess's rugs and the rugs they replaced? Yeah, I STILL have one of the old rugs upstairs, waiting to be put down in the north bedroom. Its current position, rolled up in a plastic storage bin, does not so much contribute to the aesthetic appeal of that room. Then again, that's the room with ice on the walls in the winter, so how much aesthetic appeal can it have?

3) One of the reasons the rug isn't down is that we have to paint that room. More painting. For a house that's been continuously occupied by the family for so many years, there seems to be an awful lot of painting and furniture moving to be done. Somehow, I always associate those activities with moving houses. And yet, here we are, three years after we moved here and never planning to move again, hauling furniture up and down stairs with regularity and choosing paint colors.

4) I'm hoping I can get A. to paint the north bedroom. He's a better painter than I am. But he doesn't like painting any better than I do, and he doesn't care about things like cracked walls and peeling paint, so my chances aren't good.

5) I really need him to come home already. He has about two days of chainsaw work to do, plus the mower threw its belt so I can't mow until he comes home to fix it and the sheeps' bathtub water tank needs to be refilled, which requires getting the pump going. Oh, and I, uh, miss his bubbling personality, too. Not just his abilities with machines. OF COURSE.

6) What the hell happened to the address bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer? It disappeared when the MiL was working on the computer more than a month ago, and I cannot figure out how to get it back. I've searched all the icons in the toolbar, I've consulted troubleshooting websites and Microsoft discussion boards, and . . . nothing. I KNOW there's just one little simple thing that will fix this, but I can't find it. Being a moron about technology in such a tech-driven world is a real burden sometimes. It is also extremely irritating.

Okay, I think we'll end at a round half-dozen. Have a super day, duckies!