Here we are on the last Friday of 2006, it may be a busy weekend finishing up the year end business. Mom is going out on a photo shoot with her photobuddy, Chris. Who knows where they will be off to - but I know that they will be having fun. Walter will be coming back into town tonight from Staunton. Hopefully they will have an uneventful drive into town.
Wow I looked out this morning and the ground was covered with a heavy frost, it gave the appearance of a light dusting of snow. The air also had a nip in - I called and left a cute message on Dean's voice mail about how he must have felt like Frosty the Snowman when he left for work this morning. It was definitely a windshield scraping morning.
I noticed this morning that it was so difficult to hear the birds singing in the nearby trees this morning - it seems that what can be heard with great clarity is the traffic noise from the nearby "main traffic arteries". When the leaves are out you don't hear it much, if, at all. I believe that the level of traffic noise has greatly increased just in the last year. It's a shame too, I so enjoyed the peaceful silence.
Mom checked in, she & Chris are heading down to Brown's Island in Richmond. I hope that they are able to get some nice shots of the river and whatever else that strikes their fancy while they are there. They may even get some architectural shots to boot. UPDATE: Mom called and said that they ended up at Maymont Park. She got lots of pictures. She got photos of the new baby bears. Mom said she got a picture of a hawk in flight and one of a mockingbird sitting on a post. It sure sounds like they had such a wonderful time.
It's noon and Sean is still sleeping. He is truly taking advantage of the Christmas break and sleeping as late as possible. He's had a couple of phone calls, but I'm not about to wake him. He'll just get up when he gets up. Well, Master Sean has arisen and is out and about with a couple of the neighborhood guys. They've headed back to the creek. I hope that they are using their heads and keep out of trouble.
I had a major breakthrough with Lilly this afternoon - I took her out to potty on her leash and she successfully managed to potty under control of the leash. This is going to make things much easier at night with her. No chasing her around or trying to get to come when she's done. It will just be a matter of walking back into the house. Yippee!! The girls & I walked around the yard for "potty clean up" and I applied some lime to several places in the yard to reduce the acid in the yard and help the grass along. Right now the girls are both hanging out in the foyer sleeping in the sunshine spots.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was 6. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple Black
Prayer Request: My choir buddy Jeanie's daughter Rebekah [aka Miss Twizzle] fell yesterday ice-skating and broke her right arm. She saw an orthopedic doctor on Friday. The doctor said that it will take 8-12 weeks to heal. She has to wear a splint constantly and can’t return to school next week. She has a lot of problems with nausea. She returns to the doctor in two weeks. Pray for her to recover quickly.
Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please."
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, Ticket, please."
A woman goes to the doctor for her yearly physical.
The nurse starts with certain basic items.
"How much do you weigh?" she asks.
"115," she says.
The nurse puts her on the scale.
It turns out her weight is 140.
The nurse asks, "Your height?"
"5 foot 8," she says.
The nurse checks and sees that she only measures 5' 5".
She then takes her blood pressure
And tells the woman it is very high.
"Of course it's high!" she screams,
"When I came in here I was tall and slender!
Now I'm short and fat!"
How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue?.. and then you add eggs and sugar... and you get cake?
Where did the glue go? NEED AN ANSWER? You know darned well where it went! That's what makes the cake.
Stick to your BUTT!!
Wow I looked out this morning and the ground was covered with a heavy frost, it gave the appearance of a light dusting of snow. The air also had a nip in - I called and left a cute message on Dean's voice mail about how he must have felt like Frosty the Snowman when he left for work this morning. It was definitely a windshield scraping morning.
I noticed this morning that it was so difficult to hear the birds singing in the nearby trees this morning - it seems that what can be heard with great clarity is the traffic noise from the nearby "main traffic arteries". When the leaves are out you don't hear it much, if, at all. I believe that the level of traffic noise has greatly increased just in the last year. It's a shame too, I so enjoyed the peaceful silence.
Mom checked in, she & Chris are heading down to Brown's Island in Richmond. I hope that they are able to get some nice shots of the river and whatever else that strikes their fancy while they are there. They may even get some architectural shots to boot. UPDATE: Mom called and said that they ended up at Maymont Park. She got lots of pictures. She got photos of the new baby bears. Mom said she got a picture of a hawk in flight and one of a mockingbird sitting on a post. It sure sounds like they had such a wonderful time.
It's noon and Sean is still sleeping. He is truly taking advantage of the Christmas break and sleeping as late as possible. He's had a couple of phone calls, but I'm not about to wake him. He'll just get up when he gets up. Well, Master Sean has arisen and is out and about with a couple of the neighborhood guys. They've headed back to the creek. I hope that they are using their heads and keep out of trouble.
I had a major breakthrough with Lilly this afternoon - I took her out to potty on her leash and she successfully managed to potty under control of the leash. This is going to make things much easier at night with her. No chasing her around or trying to get to come when she's done. It will just be a matter of walking back into the house. Yippee!! The girls & I walked around the yard for "potty clean up" and I applied some lime to several places in the yard to reduce the acid in the yard and help the grass along. Right now the girls are both hanging out in the foyer sleeping in the sunshine spots.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was 6. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple Black
Prayer Request: My choir buddy Jeanie's daughter Rebekah [aka Miss Twizzle] fell yesterday ice-skating and broke her right arm. She saw an orthopedic doctor on Friday. The doctor said that it will take 8-12 weeks to heal. She has to wear a splint constantly and can’t return to school next week. She has a lot of problems with nausea. She returns to the doctor in two weeks. Pray for her to recover quickly.
I love this Zits cartoon. It reminds me so much of the weirdness that can occur once everyone in the house has a cell phone. Convenient but strange - it also keeps down on the yelling in the house too!
A Novel Approach to Saving Money
A Novel Approach to Saving Money
Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please."
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, Ticket, please."
Ain't it the Truth!!!
A woman goes to the doctor for her yearly physical.
The nurse starts with certain basic items.
"How much do you weigh?" she asks.
"115," she says.
The nurse puts her on the scale.
It turns out her weight is 140.
The nurse asks, "Your height?"
"5 foot 8," she says.
The nurse checks and sees that she only measures 5' 5".
She then takes her blood pressure
And tells the woman it is very high.
"Of course it's high!" she screams,
"When I came in here I was tall and slender!
Now I'm short and fat!"
Flour and Water
How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue?.. and then you add eggs and sugar... and you get cake?
Where did the glue go? NEED AN ANSWER? You know darned well where it went! That's what makes the cake.
Stick to your BUTT!!
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