the dumpster thing could be related to my husband's family, or his grandmother's at least. They cleaned her house out and it took about 3 of those to get it all.

I live in a white trash town, forget neighborhood. Of course, I'm right up there with all of them. (except the dumpster thing...that's just sick)

well, even though we're mexican and we take care of our things, I feel like I'm starting to just blend in. And I'm ok with that.

(These examples are from my old neighborhood before I got smart and got married and moved out of my parents house)

If you hear gunshots at 2am, you know it's just the neighbors.
You can't even tell how many of your cats their dogs have killed.
You don't take out the trash. You burn it.
Your neighbor permanently has a white horse tied to their fence. Next to the road.
People only bother to tear down part of their houses and leave the rest for some other time.
Your neighbor lives in a blue schoolbus.
Their neighbor lives in a boxcar.
You explain to your mom that she can't leave meat out with aspirin in it for the neighbor's dogs.

Hey! I used my kid like that too. Except I used him to take pictures of some guy dressed in cutoff jean shorts. HA! Cutoff jean shorts!

Chillens sure do come in handy.

oh man. just keep mullets off your boys' heads.

I'm a little afraid of your neighborhood. It was the shirtless man with the rifle and the beer that did it for me. And the cannon. Wow.

It's nice of them to take the time to inform you about shooting their cannon.

Very polite.

It's even better that the child being used as a decoy, also known as, Ethan, is frowning.

I know it isn't funny, but LOL

I feel for you ... at least you don't have a neighbor who set your car on fire while it was parked in front of your own house!

the grass is always greener. LOL

That was funny when u used Ethan as a decoy bwahahahaha! He's cute! Never heard of a dumpster till I saw that pic.

Yvonne, u absolutely rock. Reading ur blogs never fails to tickle me. Just because I can identify with so much of it. Keep it up, lady! Ur the best.

P.S. Good luck with the new baby. U could name her Lindy... lol

i used my hubby as a decoy to take photos of monks in China-they don't like having their photo taken, one even chased me around a courtyard with a broom.
anyhow, you've given me the best laugh i've had today, thanks!

That renting dumpsters to "clean their house" thing sounds familiar. My Summa Teeth neighbor is moving to avoid a visit from the sheriff tomorrow. She's had two dumpsters at the house already and still has the front of her house and her neighbor's loaded up with broken junk. All that stuff was inside the house?!? Compared to the rest of my township I guess I live in a white trash neighborhood.

Must be white trash week! Caughtinthexfire has a
few items on the subject. Yours are not only funny,
but I've actually seen several of them in my travels.

(Some mean folks would tell you I WAS a couple of those examples, but that would just be some kinda April Fools lies!)