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Oct 21 2009

Scary Creatures and Such

It's been one of those days, you know? A sense of humor is really needed at this point and a good laugh even more. Therefore, when we entered church tonight with two big gift bags and asked a friend to watch them for us, I took great delight in her sudden fright! (Hey, that rhymed!) Wondering why she'd be afraid of two simple gift bags, she remarked that she didn't trust me since I had a *critter cage* in my hand.

Oh that.

Well, the simple explanation was that the youth pastor needed an aquarium and so I was bringing in one of ours. She didn't believe me, saying something about how looking at the pics from the Talented One's birthday still scared her.

When we came back, she was still standing a few feet away from the bags, asking if there were reptiles in them. I explained to her that, no, they were just blankets, although one of them did have turtles on it.

Anyway, it was pretty funny in my book.

And then I came home. And as I sat down to relax, I noticed a GIANT BLACK COCKROACH making it's way across the floor towards me. I did what any mother would do and demanded that the Talented One come here immediately.

Apparently he knows the cockroach tone, because he responded that he was not coming over to get a bug. Wrong answer. As his mother, I have the priviledge of using blackmail when it suits me. He came over…with my shoe. And I screamed; because it looked like he was going to scoop the thing up and toss it at me.

I screamed.

He screamed.

We all screamed for ice cream.

Ok, we didn't get any ice cream, but the other kids came running downstairs to see what all the commotion was about. By this time, the giant bug had made it under my footstool, where my feet were no longer resting. The Smart One joined in and helped get the thing.

Then the Talented One teased me for a bit by holding the napkin full of bug guts towards my face.

Yuck!

I hate cockroaches. I really do. Especially the big ones.

Even the little ones.

And to my friend who I had so much fun with tonight. I apologize. Really. I'll try hard not to ever tease you with your fears again.

Oct 16 2009

Willing to do Anything!

Some people are willing to do anything to be on my blog!

I'm ok with that….cause it means I get free labor, lots of laughter, lots of fun! And pictures.

This would be Rice Crispie treat preparation for the Drama Queen's Birthday! B-boo reminds Punky how do it. Now they know what they are doing. Punky brags to Twin who wants to be on blog that she will beat him to it! (This would be the twin to the Talented One. Sometimes I get them confused.)

Yes, you have to be willing to smear butter on your hands and play with melted marshmallows!

So…what's a guy to do? He learns how to make rice crispie treats so that he can be on the blog, too!

Am a brilliant or what?

And then there are cupcakes…we can't have a party without them!

Notice thebrilliant colors and wonderful photography! I tried to convince her to become a food photographer…but they all laughed at me. I thought it was a brilliant idea…much better to take pictures of beautiful food instead of dead bodies. (Forensics and all that!) The party was a success…but that's another blog!

Oct 08 2009

Laughable Moment #22

Tonight was by far one of the funniest times I've had in a long while. The Talented One needed a *professional* outfit for one of the classes he is taking. We dropped Chicken Noodle Butt off at AWANAS and headed to the mall. Unfortunately, we didn't finish our shopping on time, so we headed over to pick him up and then back to the mall to purchase shoes for his outfit.

And boy was Chicken Noodle Butt wound up! He was just going nuts; had so much energy! He had his little red vest on and just cracked me up! As we headed downstairs, he giggled at being able to go on "those cool stairs, Aunt Hope!" I had to grab him to keep him from falling in his clumsiness!

Once we were in the shoe store, he went ballistic! The boy was dancing and boogying like there was no tomorrow! The sales clerks were cracking up as he shook his bootie to the music and had not a care in the world! We managed to have him dance his way out of the store and back up the escalators and decided to have a Cinnabon since we hadn't had dinner and we don't usually get them because two of my children have food allergies.

The boy wanted a big one, so we got him one.

And he managed to eat almost the whole thing! He was in cinnamon heaven! Frosting all over the face, hands; you name it! The Talented One headed off to the bathroom to clean him up (the little one barely missing the wall since he NEVER watches where he is walking!), while B-boo and I cleaned up the table and headed to the car. Just as we walked out the door, B-boo started hurrying me up as she demanded the keys, saying, "He's coming, Mom!"

I turned around to see him come out with his little cousin running…and then saw him swoop his cousin up like a sack of potatoes and RACE to the car. Those crazy teens wanted to fight over the front seat! I was laughing so hard I had to stop in the parking lot to keep from peeing my pants! The Talented One ran past me with Chicken Noodle Butt under his arms, laughing hysterically at the fun he was having!

Once we got into the car, I exclaimed to the teens that they were lucky the kid had been carried instead of running because he's so clumsy he'd have ended up in the ER…to which he replied,

"And I would have farted!" out of the blue.

Which threw us into another round of laughter.

Then he talked of going to Mars and wanted to know if it could fly. He was like this all the way home.

As we got him settled down and ready for bed, he had just one comment for his Uncle.

"Uncle Art, the Fart!"

I'm not sure he should go to AWANAS anymore!

Oct 05 2009

Blogs R Us

There are certain people who have asked when am I going to blog about them. I've told them that I'm trying to come up with something, but when I blog, it usually isn't planned. It just happens. Something has to inspire me. Take this past weekend, for instance.

Friday night, I volunteered to take a group of girls shopping for clothes. Some adults might think it's weird for adults to hang with the teens, but I happen to love it. I've been part of our youth ministry now for over four years! Anyway, we had our serious shopping time at the mall. Ok, I lied. It was anything but serious. I laughed and laughed. We laughed at how how clumsy certain girls are; at racing through parking lots. We laughed at dresses and pants and how they are supposed to be worn.

We laughed at boots.

We ended up at one store after the mall had closed and discovered fun clothes to try on. See, this is what I like about shopping with girls. They are willing to try on anything just to see what they'd look like. And when they're in groups, you can talk each other into almost anything! I remember going shopping with my mom and we'd try on all sorts of formal dresses, etc, because we could.

The pictures were so funny, I had to blog about it. If you know these girls, you know that they'd never wear anything like this in public…or even out of a dressing room, which makes it even funnier!

Oh my word how I laughed at this photo!

With these girls, it's not all about shopping although we did come away with some cute stuff! I can call them at the drop of a hat for hard work and they'll show up! They have helped me get my house in order for a party (yes, for them) on more than one occasion. And they help clean up after! They'll also babysit at the last minute for forgotten appointments and even peel potatoes with spiders in them!

This weekend was not only about shopping, but creating.

And being silly!

and harassing small children!

Ok, this was actually his idea!

And just when I thought I was done for the weekend, we had an extra day. So we did this!

Because nothing goes better with a new outfit, then a new hair color!

Oct 01 2009

Typewriters and Technology

Yesterday, the Smart One and I were having a conversation. We were talking about school, the classes that he is taking and so forth as we drove to bowling. He had a release and at the top it stated "Please print or type." He wanted to know what it meant to type it.

Oy.

How times have changed.

As I tried to explain to him what a typewriter was, he exclaimed, "Oh! I've seen one of those before! I saw one on the history channel."

Great. I really am old.

We talked about how, when I was in high school, the cool class to get into was typewriting! It was a class that you couldn't take until you're sophomore year. We'd all sit in front of our typewriters and learn how to type, have contests on who could type the fastest, especially without making a mistake. We talked about ribbons and white-out. He laughed.

Today, students have to take computer classes. And they're boring. Why? Because by the time they take the classes, most students already know how to do most of the stuff they're being taught! My 8 year old can type with the best of them, knows how to use the internet and much more. Why,I remember the first time hubby mentioned the internet to me. He wanted it; I thought it was silly. These days, I don't know what I'd do without it! I had to use it just to type this blog!

The Smart One wanted to know if typewriters are still made. To be honest, I wasn't sure, so I Googled it. And this is what I found at Office Depot:

The biggest advantages of the modern-day electronic typewriter and new typewriter ribbons:

Typewriters
these days are much more advanced and useful than ever before. LCD
displays shown clearly in the window of the typewriter show you exactly
what you've typed so that you no longer have to look at your paper to
see what's on it. Typewriters today also have automatic correction
systems, which make errors a thing of the past. Plus, typewriters have
an era of personalization to them. Imagine sending a VIP a typewritten
letter—when's the last time they've received one of those?
One of the biggest advantages of the modern day typewriter
is the ability to write in several different languages. Unless your
computer has specialized software or a program installed that you've
actually learned how to use, it cannot even match this capability. This
may be especially important for writing letters to clients overseas,
especially personalized notes that show you care and that they're
important to you.

So, basically today's typewriters are just another version of a simplified computer. Ha Ha! Even funnier, there are programs that allow you're computer keyboard to sound like a typewriter!

Home Typist adds typewriter sounds to your computer keyboard. The
program is useful for home typists. At every touch of the keyboard
there is the new sound, which makes the process of typing more
interesting, amuses and reduces stress and helps to produce rhythmic
typing.

My, how times have changed; I thought a simple massage from hubby would reduce my stress!