's funny when you realize just how easy going your kids are, completely adaptable to any and all change or news.
After our mystery call yesterday, and talking to Angela about it all, her and I were both in swimming headed disbelief. Of course, NO conversation, whether in person or on phone, is secret from a household of busy bodies constantly posing probing inquiry's "Who's that" and "what are you talking about" et all. Once she and I discussed the news, she of course had to relay the entire conversation to all children present, as the nagging questions would not cease until she did. However, once news of a possible "reality show" based on and featuring our family was revealed, it was met with an underwhelming "oh". Quickly replaced with requests for TV time and musings on that nights dinner menu.
hunh?
I don't think they dabble in hypothetical.
There was some discussion with the older boys, but as mom and dad are "Keeping it real" there was only a modicum of conjecture.
Our reserved titillation was only further compounded when we did a reverse look up on the phone number the young producer had called from and discovered that it was, in fact, a genuine production company in NC that does reality based shows, syndicated to HGTV, Discovery and the like. Granted, as Uncle Chippie pointed out, it's more then likely a search for pilot material and all bets are speculative on the crap shoot. But who knows, could be fun. As long as they keep the "Real" in reality TV, we just may give it a shot!
(although, according to Angela, I best make sure her nails are done!)
ANYWHO!
On to the meat and potatoes!
OK I lost track! Was jumpin' and jivin' yesterday working on getting repairs done! Didn't get started on any new builds until later in the day.
It has begun!
This time of year we start getting the "Straight off the rack" sales! A fellow Yankee and her son, who have visited us twice before, in their quest for the perfect bike for him (they unfortunately have had to waste FAR to much time visiting the local "boutique bike shops" and endure the traumatic suffering of "STICKER SHOCK!!!") happened in as I was placing a sweet looking Schwinn "Midtown" in the rack for rebuild. Quickly falling in love with the curves of this stylish bike, they paid right off the rack to ensure it was not snagged up by someone else. A VERY real concern, as during the process of refurbing her, we had three more people see it and want to snag it up! Also sent the sweet 24" Schwinn MTB home to a VERY nice lady (also from up North) who had me in stitches regarding her humorous outlook on the recent brain surgery she had to endure and the resulting effect it had on her short term memory! OH MAN! To have THAT happen in your life and be able to laugh about it?! What a gem! Thank you SO much for the day brightener! The Honda racer found a home right before close to two wonderful ladies, quite secure in the knowledge of what they wanted!
ALSO, got some SAH-WEEEEET new goodies in (soon to be up and running) and a special thanks to our buddy Lee, for bringing in ANOTHER gem of a road bike! This one a CLASSIC Raleigh, already in the rack, dressed up with new tires and tubes and almost ready to show! Not to mention another awesome consignment piece, a 2013 Giant Escape Commuter! GORGEOUS!!
OKEY DOKEY FOLKEE'S, I NEED to get my hinney moving as we have already amassed another collection of repairs this morning and I really don't want to fall behind! See ya REAL soon!!
Steven-
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping I have to stand in line to get your autograph! And you know, everything you wrote about the way your family is taking the news just reinforces what I've said all along: Clan Atherton really DOES need to be a TV show.
Fingers crossed, my friend!
Hi-ho!
Chip