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Call before you dig

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...or pound. We have all heard it.  1-800-ONE CALL But really, who would have thought you needed it for  simple garden stake pounding.  It was the typical day.  (typical last three weeks days) Work Pounding Amish More work Who's delivering?  What's for lunch? Did you get this sign done? That ball team needs their shirts today! Wait it looks like it is going to rain! Drive home and get that load of clothes off the line. Did anyone call that guy and tell him his shirts were done? Deliver shirts Hit a yard sale on the way Load up treasures What's for lunch? Phones ringing More pounding Lumber Delivery Who is going for the power trowel?  Wait, you can finally get to the saw? Cut sign boards While the saw is out, Can I please just have one stake? (In retrospect, failure to cut this stake would have  avoided a lot of problems later) Is my car fixed yet? Is Jenn's car fixed yet? Who i...

Amish Post-Its to Icloud

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Let's just say that the morning started off so wild that by the time I got to work I decided to take notes.   (The photo above will be explained later, hang on, it was one of those days) I knew that I would not remember it all.  So, I get up  and get my shower and  nothing fits.  Nothing!   I was headed that way and  I knew it was coming. Just  Too  Much Food. Why do I do it?  If that is not enough to start a day off wrong... Out the door at 7:30 with  too tight for my pudgy body ill fitting clothing. Quick round of hide and seek and chase at Shawnee's house, just enough to get everyone amped up and we go to the bus stop where as the bus is stopping  yellow lights flashing a white pick up truck hits the gas to apparently beat the red lights.  And I am angry. Later JWS would say,  "Didn't you get the license plate?" Well "Excuse ...