The Jazz vs. Gram - Who Won??

Shaury and Dave were debating whether to take Hazel to the Jazz game. Jonah and Ez were excited to go. Then they overheard their parents talking about whether to call Gram Rice to tend Hazel. Ez perked up and said he wanted to go to Gram's house. They questioned him about wanting to see the Jazz. But no, he wanted to come here. Then Jonah asked where Ez was going and he, too said he wanted to go to Grams! Shaury and Dave mentioned that maybe they could get a neighbor girl to come over to tend. Then the kids said they wanted to go to the Jazz game if they couldn't go to Grams!

I bought a new doll for the playroom. It came with a little comb. pet dog and a change of clothes. Hazel didn't let go of it or the comb all night long. It kind of looks like her - long blonde hair. So now Hazel has a new doll at HER house! By the way, there are times when Shaury's family calls Hazel, "Hazel-Jayna."

Here's Jonah and Ez in the playroom, wearing their Jazz jerseys.

We "baked" cookies. Note: I did not say we "made" them...

Matt and Amber dropped by to show us their new puppy. We were upstairs in the playroom. It (no name yet) initiated the carpet by, uh, you-know-what.

Skyping at Work

We have been using Skype at work so Joanna, who is still in the hospital, can conduct and be involved in our staff meetings. Last week we Skyped without the video camera (Joanna had a bad hair day:), but this week was much nicer in that we were all able to see each other.

Don't You Hate it When That Happens?

Don't you hate it when you're just driving along and a big semi comes up along side of you and throws you a ROCK?

Blueberries

I love blueberries.

Demotivators 2010 Calendar

Every year I pick out twelve pictures and quotes from the http://www.despair.com catalog for the office. It's probably the only confirmation email that I enjoy receiving. This company could "spam" me every day and I would laugh right out loud.

Here's their motto: AT DESPAIR, INC., we believe motivational products create unrealistic expectations, raising hopes only to dash them. That's why we created our soul-crushingly depressing Demotivators® designs, so you can skip the delusions that motivational products induce and head straight for the disappointments that follow!

BLOGGING

Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few.

If you go to the Customer Service portion of the website you'll read the following:

Troubled Tickets

In an effort to further reduce our personal interactions with customers, we've added our revolutionary Troubled-Ticketing™ system. If you would like to report a problem, simply click the link below, and complete the accompanying Problem Report. After firing the responsible Little Person, their replacement will get back to you as soon as is convenient for us.

The Yearbook and Facebook

The other day I received a friend request in facebook.  The trouble was, I didn't remember him. I noticed that we had two fb friends in common from high school, so I pulled out my yearbook. I don't think I've looked at my yearbook since I graduated.

It was fun to read friend comments and look back at "old" photos.

From the green Scottish hills

Where the proud pipers play

To the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch

There's no better clan,

Nor will there ever be,

Than the friendly, fighting Scots of Ben Lomond.

We're proud of Ben Lomond

And all that she stands for,

And though o'er the earth we may wander

A part of our heart will always yearn to be

In the mem'ry hallowed halls of Ben Lomond.

Galoshes

Galoshes is not a word used much anymore. As a child I wore rubber boots similar to these.