Monday, March 26, 2007

INSIGHT THROUGH HUMOR

One of the great thing about the funnies is that they provide a way that we can laugh about ourselves (and others.) I prefer the others part, but recently gained some insight from a particular comit that hit home.

COMIC: Sally Forth
BACKGROUND: Sally has been obscessing over her "crazy" mother who wants to come stay with her.

1st frame: Sally and her daughter, Hillary
Hillary: You still upset about grandma?
Sally: Oh, nothing for you to worry about, Hil.
Just be glad YOU have a sane, sensible mom.

Next frame: Hillary and her best friend
Friend: This is the same woman who bites off your chocolate easter bunny ears every year, right?
Hillary: And last Thanksgiving she pre-ate the turkey drumsticks.

What, me, crazy? Never!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

ADDENDUM to previous blog entitled "BARGAIN HUNERS":

Please be advised that if you desire any of the aforementioned freebee items you must make a notification of that desire on my blog in order to reserve your choices. We are hiring a professional junkie to come pick up all our "extras" on Friday, March 23 at 10:00am CST. If there are any items which have not been claimed, he will be hauling them away. After reserving your treasure, you are responsible for either arranging or picking up said item/s.

Additional items:
Three sleeping bags
Printer (slow - only black/white but works)

Hurry, these hot items will be gone before you know it!
ATTENTION BARGAIN HUNTERS:
or anyone else who may be trolling past our house in the next few months. We have some delightful items for sale - cheap. Actually, FREE! (That's for you, brother)
Said items are listed below in no particular order and must be claimed in person on a first-come-first served basis.

Ice Chest (28 quart)
Dutch Oven (2) - Ashley has two as well that she will be picking up
Chair - purchased over 10 years ago at Super Salads!
Deer netting (used to cover your plants to keep out the varmits)
2-Gallon Igloo Water cooler
Plumbing Snake (rooter)
Camp Cots (2) green
Shop vacuum - works
Coleman matchlight propane stove - still in the box (could return to Academy for cash)
Lawn mower (could not return to store)
Bikes: One teal Univega 18 speed
One blue girls bike - manual speed no hand brakes (Lindsey's)
Kitty Litter Box - kitty not included (almost NEVER used - hence the "kitty not included")
Fertilizer spreader
Red wagon
Christmas lights
Halloween decorations - assorted indoor
Wheelbarrel - mint condition
Bauer inline skates - less than mint condition
Deep fryer - complete with Rhino propane tank
Limb saw (tree limbs, that is, not human)
Tarp
Tool organizer (yard tool as in shovels, rakes, etc)
Pole saw - I think this is used to trim the high limbs from trees (at least that's what dad does with it)
Shovel
Rakes - (2)leaf (1)garden
And that's just from cleaning out the garage. You may find other treasures in the house during our once-in-a-lifetime Spring to Mexico Cleaning!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

ADDENDUM:

The following items were incorrect or omitted from the previous blog entitled "Congratulations."

Bethany was chosen as "Administrative Chief Resident" not clinical chief. It just means she gets to be the BOSS of the entire residency, not much of a change. There's no such thing as clinical chief. I guess I made up that part, but I tend to do that. It's a mom thing.

Lindsey: Congratulations are in order for an amazing girl who at the ripe old age of 18 is a JUNIOR at BYU. She tries to keep herself humble by scooping icecream at the BYU dairy queen, aka "Sugar and Spice."

Mabel - for being the most assertive girl on the playground, even when playing with kids twice her size, she holds her own. And she can be pretty loud, too. Any wonder where that came from? - her mother is the above-mentioned administrative chief.

Caroline - who at the age of 12 months already has "chores." She goes to get her shoes every morning and puts them away before bed. At this rate she's going to be doing her own laundry by the time she's three.

Are my kids/grandkids amazing or what?

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Say what? . . .
Yesterday I saw a teenager in our office who complained of a cough. After taking a history, I placed my stethoscope on her chest to listen to her breath sounds and said "Big breaths." (The girl was very well-endowed, by the way) Apparently that's not what she heard and she looked up at me, and said "excuse me!" I repeated myself - "Big BREATHS, not breasts". She actually thought it was pretty funny. Embarassing, but funny.

Monday, March 05, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Bethany - for being elected by her peers as "Clinical Chief Resident" for next year, which is quite an honor. She will be completing her fourth and final year of residency in Ob/Gyn.
Ryan - for securing his first big job with Chevon Oil. He and Brianna will be moving to Houston in May after completing his MBA at ASU.
Brittany - who is a much sought-after physics and chemistry teacher. She has several interviews lined up, starting with a prestigious prep school near Washington, D.C. Good luck Poodle!
Ashley - for signing with a great consulting firm only weeks after beginning interviews. She will graduate from BYU in Economics in April and move to the big D (dallas) for her first real job.
Carrie - who will be graduating from BYU in April as well, not a small task after getting married, having a premature baby who spent two weeks in intensive care and then surgery a month later, moving to Houston and completing her degree online.
Lindsey - for being the best icecream scooper on the entire BYU campus. She is probably having the best social life of any Reed girl to attend BYU.