you'll shoot your eye out!

So, some guy bought the house from 'A Christmas Story' and has fully restored it to how it looked in the movie. Now it's open for business, and for a small fee, you can take a tour and relive the magic.

Yes, he even sells the leg lamps. They are quite expensive, $139! But for an extra $95 you can get the full experience and have the item delivered in a wooden crate marked "FRAGILE"

Mmmmm...I wonder if they serve Turkey Hash at lunch time?

I think that brings the total of "things to do while in Cleveland' to 3. So way to go Cleveland!

ghetto-mobile

My poor car, my little red escort, she's a good girl but she's definately on her last legs:

- the parking brake light will not go off, even when the parking brake is off.

- half of my dashboard lights have gone out...luckily, it's nothing too important. Just engine temperature. I can still see the speedometer and gas gauge.

- some part of my engine is being held together with twisty ties, and has been for over a year (still, that's not safe)

- that rattling noise (I turn the stereo up to block this out usually, but when you have other people in the car, it's just awkward).

- the constant vibrations that cause the rattling noises.

- today, my lock on the driver side was practically frozen stuck even though it was not that cold out (I was able to get the passenger side open and crawl over, but it's still a bit embarassing when everyone is waiting in the parking lot at work and staring at me.

- my trunk does not stay open. Instead, it's a race against time to see how quickly you can grab what you need from the trunk before it slams shut on your head or arm.

My Mini needs to get on that boat and stat!!! It's getting to the point where I'm starting to not feel safe driving. Like she could pass out at any time, right out from under me.