Peter

So Peetie comes up to me; right in my face and says, " you wanna piece of this speckled-mug?" This kid is killing me!

Ra de ra de ra de ra, sir

Last night we had friends over for dinner and right beofre we sat down James disappeared into his bedroom and returned dressed as a proper waiter. He had buttoned up his shirt and put a white towel over his arm. He then poured beverages, fetched condiments and tried to eat in the kitchen away from the rest of us. We began to do waiter-jokes and James answered the old "Waiter, what is that fly doing my soup?" with a perfect Jeeves accent: "I believe it is the backstroke, sir". Hilarious. We also had a 'grace' competition so our meal was truly (and repeatedly) blessed. Who says hospitality is a lost art?

James Window Display Poster

It is James' turn to have his window display at school and he wrote captions under each photo on his poster. Mostly, he just named who was in the photo, but in the very middle of the poster he wrote: James - a special boy in a special world. Give me an awwwwww!

Soapbox: Bikers

What is so great about biking around anyway? It doesn't mean you're a better person. And I bet bikers do their fair share of damage to the planet in other ways. So what's up with them glaring at motorists like we don't deserve to even be on the road where they are? They don't follow their own stupid traffic rules and then look at you like you did something wrong. Like they are the 'special ones' and should be yielded to at all times. Uppity, speedo-wannabe-wearing-stuck-up jerks.

Soapbox: Voting in the Primary

I hope you voted in the primary yesterday. Why is it that people who vote in the primary get so smug; kind of like the person in front of you at checkout who takes forever to find exact change? Or the person who gives a penny with a $20 so they can get all paper money back. Does voting in the primary make you a better person than everyone else? Why do we need to get a 'cookie' for these little things? If you voted in the primary - good for you and by all means, have a cookie. But make sure you are encouraging others to exercise the hard-won power of being involved in the system. It's your right, your duty and your privilege.

A great life

Peetie told me he is having a really great life except for two things; one is when he cracked his head open and they glued it shut at the hospital, two is his brother picking on him. Other than that, he is having the best life EVER. Go Peetie.

Some Favorite Laughs of Mine

"Who had Taco Bell?" Kate



"Look, there's a deer!" Joan, Anne & Kris (bitches!)



"For all rotten potato chips, these are pretty good." Ra



"Blimey, I lost me flock!" Me



Grandpa Lloyd: "I have a great voice for radio and I annunciate clearly so it's easy for people to understand what I am saying."

Me: "Huh?"

Grandpa Lloyd: " I said, I have a great voice for radio and I annunciate clearly so it's easy for people to understand me!"

Me: "What?"

Grandpa Lloyd: " I SAID, I HAVE A GREAT VOI... oh, you stinker!"



Binging my nose so hard it made the Moberly's trailer sound like a Cathedral. Anne



Tripping down the stairs in the townhouse. Dave



Slipping on the ice in Lutsen and landing on her ass, but saving her cigarette. Joan



Hollering "Blowjob!" into a speaker phone with a car full of kids listening. Me



Using black electrical tape on the sink sprayer and nailing my mom twice in one day. Me So worth it!