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Seen at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, ND

First Tulip

~A Gift~

These were called 'ugly' pansies, I beg to differ. Thanks to the ones that gave these to me for Mother's Day!

Another Mother's Day. I am happy that I was able to at least see all my girls this weekend. I just don't have much else to say.

DAD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Why we love Children

1) NUDITY


I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'



2) OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'


3) KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'


4) MORE NUDITY


A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'

5) POLICE # 1

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'



6) POLICE # 2

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.

'It sure is,' I replied.

Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'



7) ELDERLY


While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'

8) DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.'

'And why not, darling?'

'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.'

9) DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.

The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)


10) SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'


11) BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.

'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.

'What have you got there, dear?'

With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'

Grand Forks Flood Cam

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Good Morning

Last night Addison fell asleep at 7:30ish. I tried to keep her awake, but it was a no go. She did not like her bath and just wanted to be held which I did. You know me guys, can't stand to hear a baby cry. She woke up once at 3:30am and now I am waiting for her to wake up. I am not sure what all we will do. I guess the usual with an extra little person. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Last night

Addison and I pretty much hung out by ourselves last evening. She sat in her high chair while I made supper. She LOVES her banana. She ate some pasta with Grandma, had her bath, treatments and before I knew she fell asleep at 8pm with ever having a bottle. I though for sure she would have me up early but in reality she did not wake up until 4am and more than anything I think she was cold. She is back to sleep again and I am ready to start today. Tessa's alarm is going off and I hope she turns it off soon. Mom, I hope you are feeling ok and that your first night home was NOT too rough?

Snow Day

John did not have to work, Tessa knew she did not have school and I went to work only to find out the office was closed. Hope that if that ever happens again, I will be on the list for that phone call. What a great day!

Last day of February

Just a quick hello, as I guess maybe there really is not that much to tell. John and I have had a fairly quiet day. I gave him a couple of hours peace by going to TWILIGHT again with a coworker. What can I say, but I like this movie!! River Cinema is going to bring Titanic back and a few others. It is always more fun to see them on the big screen.

The eagles are back and John has a few photos. He bemoans the fact that he still has not gotten a teleconverter. He read where we have golden eagles by our lagoon. You know what we will be doing tomorrow. Come on, GUESS! Yep, taking another drive into the country.

John figuring out the problem with our phones was really a blessing. We had not had them that long and I really did not want to go out and buy new ones. I guess we can not have them so close to that digital modem thing. Right now I am waiting for him to get off the computer so that we can watch a couple of the movies that we rented. The one we watched last night was a real stinker. I guess you win some and you loose some! Have a great Sunday!

February 22, 2009

Thought I would write and let you know how much I appreciate your daily entries every morning. I should write to let you know how our day goes, but would hate to really bore you. The next 3 months will probably not be much fun at work. One of the front staff just went on maternity leave and the other starts her new postition as an FSS person in a week. I just have to keep telling myself that I will take one minute at a time and keep shoveling through all the paperwork that we do.

Tessa has had a couple of sleepovers, during the one is when the hair became streaked with pink. I guess when she is at Olivia's they work on this story they are writing, not sure that I will ever see what it is they write.

I am trying to cut down or cut out caffine in the form of pop, and find the headache I have almost not worth it. It was the one reason I was up early again this morning, making banana bread. It is nice to have the house quiet, the sun coming in the windows and being able to just think in peace.

Well, time to get ready for church. The battle to get Tessa off her laptop begins. Wonder how this day will turn out? Hope you are all having a great day!

Icicles

A little snow, add in some sunshine, face it south, warm engine and this is what you get. I found these after a day of work.

Acts 2:38

A woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church
services, when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the
act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled: 'Stop! Acts 2:38!'
(Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins
may be forgiven.)

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and
explained what she had done.

As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar: 'Why
did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to
you.'

'Scripture?' replied the burglar. 'She said she had an Ax and Two 38s!'

Send this to someone who needs a laugh today and remember: Knowing
scripture can save your life - in more ways than one!

February 1, 2009

Found this while uploading photos. You can tell how far behind I am on my scrapbooking. Taken 6-24-2006 while we were on a bike ride. Tessa would NOT be caught taking a photo with me now and certainly not with a smile. I bet if we posed in the same place she is just about taller than. Of course it helps that I keep SHRINKING! Ok, guess I better get off John's computer. Have a great day!