Windfall

Recently I watched all 12 episodes of Big Love on In-Demand HBO. I watched all 12 hours over like 4 days. I don't know that it's even that good, I just had to finish the season because I started it. Anyway, if you aren't already aware, its about a polygamist family. The dude has 3 wives, and therefore a zillion kids. He bought the two houses next to him on his street and took down the fences so they have like a communal backyard.

This got me thinking. I have decided if I ever win the lottery, I am going to buy the house directly behind us and take down the fence. We'd have a huge killer backyard which we hang out in all weekend, but more importantly - Mike could live in it. He could even get a dog, I don't care. He can have his shoes and socks everywhere in his own house, not mine. No more salty coffee table. No more lemon slices left on the chopping block. No more clothes on the bedroom floor. Me and Kitty XL will live in our current house - and it'll be spotless. We can play music as loud as we want at all hours of the night. No one will spin my globe and leave it showing South America instead of Africa. No one will break my glasswear, or touch the walls with dirty hands. It'll be a musuem of Mandy muaah haha. OMG I just thought of something...more closet space! See, the more I fantasize about it the better it gets. Oh see another one - no more fighting about the A/C temp setting.

It's not that I want to completely get rid of him. We'd still have dinner together and stuff, but then we go home to our own spaces. He can go to sleep at 9, me at 1, and I won't wake him up. He can sleep over on weekends. Another benefit - our neighbors don't have a pool so we can convert their yard into a putting green. As it is now we just chip golf balls into the jacuzzi from the opposite end of the pool. Put in a killer outdoor kitchen, too. You see? This is a must-do. Oh, but when people get out of the pool to use the restroom, they have to go in Mike's house so they don't drip water and wreck-up my wood floors. Ooh, I can't wait.