Grant's response to the previous post:
"You think they are expectant parents?"
"Well, yeah. I mean, I can't hear the baby birds yet."
"No. I mean, Maude is pregnant?"
"Well, no...I mean...birds do not really get..I mean, they just...What else would two birds be doing in a birdhouse besides hatching eggs?"
"I don't know. I thought that maybe they were just shacking up."
"Oh no. They are good Christian birds."
4.26.2007
4.24.2007
Feathered friends
My Grandpa made me a birdhouse that hangs outside my kitchen window. I hung it outside with the intention of it only being something cute to look at. I guess I never thought that the house which is intended for birds to live in would actually serve its purpose as real estate. One morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a couple of birds decided it was time to settle down and raise a family in a house in a safe neighborhood with a white picket fence. I mean that quite literally; look at the picture. Spike and Maude,(that is what I named them)have been really great expectant parents. It has been fun to watch them each day.
Today, while I was making dinner, Spike was bringing Maude a little dinner of her own. A big, fat, still alive, still writhing caterpillar stuck betwixt Spike's tiny beak. Nature in my own backyard...Disgusting.
Today, while I was making dinner, Spike was bringing Maude a little dinner of her own. A big, fat, still alive, still writhing caterpillar stuck betwixt Spike's tiny beak. Nature in my own backyard...Disgusting.
4.19.2007
Conversations with Jessie
Dinner had ended and Jessie requested the radio be on the local college station so she could sing along to the lastest "jams" that all the kids are listening to these days. Lucky for us, the singing was coupled with dancing. Granted, she looked ridiculous but I have to give her credit considering she really has had no formal training, that girl can move.
Heather: You are looking good.
Jessie: I know it.
Heather: How did you learn to dance like that?
Jessie: What do you think I do when I am home alone? I dance!
Heather: In front of the mirror...don't deny it.
Jessie: Oh yeah, fully. Um, just dancing around without looking? Well that would just be ridiculous. I need to be able to critic myself. Hello.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall....
Heather: You are looking good.
Jessie: I know it.
Heather: How did you learn to dance like that?
Jessie: What do you think I do when I am home alone? I dance!
Heather: In front of the mirror...don't deny it.
Jessie: Oh yeah, fully. Um, just dancing around without looking? Well that would just be ridiculous. I need to be able to critic myself. Hello.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall....
4.16.2007
F is for fun!
Another great weekend with my friends has come and gone. It started with an awesome rock and roll show featuring Farewell Typewriter and Shayna and the Bulldog. The house was rocked and beverages were consumed.
Saturday night we decided to take it down a notch. We had a nice dinner and retired to the house for a family fun game of Scattergories and the hilarity ensued.
On the letter "O" one of the categories was "Bad habits." To which Ryan tried to earn double points for "Ogling octogenarians." This raised debate as we discussed the possibility that the ogler them self could in fact be an octogenarian, making the act seem slightly less offensive. Regardless, no points were earned as Brittaney also had ogling as her answer, canceling each other out.
Another veto: Things you find at a football game. The letter was "A" and Brittaney's answer, accents. This was vetoed due to the fact that it was not specific enough despite her gripping argument, "What, someone could be at a football game and have an accent!" This answer did lead into a very interesting conversation by the language police, Grant and Toni, as they debated the difference between an "accent" and a "dialect." As interesting as the whole thing was, Brittaney ended the discussion by saying, "Ok, this conversation is getting to the point where I am going to shoot myself."
We also had Ryan and/or a law student playing the game with us. When one of the categories was "items you save up to buy" he begged the question, "Now, does this category imply that it is looking for the item that you actually purchase, or the 'items' you are saving to purchase the item, such as money." Such an attorney.
One of the most impressive moments of the game was with the letter "W." The category was "things you find in Las Vegas." Several variations of "hookers" were used, such as "woman of the night," "walkers of the night" and "whores." All variations were different and accepted for a point. Brittaney's answer: Wayne Newton.
In conclusion, nothing says good times like a little adult humor when it came to categories such as "body parts," "things that are round" and "things that are sticky." Use your imagination. Just saying.
Saturday night we decided to take it down a notch. We had a nice dinner and retired to the house for a family fun game of Scattergories and the hilarity ensued.
On the letter "O" one of the categories was "Bad habits." To which Ryan tried to earn double points for "Ogling octogenarians." This raised debate as we discussed the possibility that the ogler them self could in fact be an octogenarian, making the act seem slightly less offensive. Regardless, no points were earned as Brittaney also had ogling as her answer, canceling each other out.
Another veto: Things you find at a football game. The letter was "A" and Brittaney's answer, accents. This was vetoed due to the fact that it was not specific enough despite her gripping argument, "What, someone could be at a football game and have an accent!" This answer did lead into a very interesting conversation by the language police, Grant and Toni, as they debated the difference between an "accent" and a "dialect." As interesting as the whole thing was, Brittaney ended the discussion by saying, "Ok, this conversation is getting to the point where I am going to shoot myself."
We also had Ryan and/or a law student playing the game with us. When one of the categories was "items you save up to buy" he begged the question, "Now, does this category imply that it is looking for the item that you actually purchase, or the 'items' you are saving to purchase the item, such as money." Such an attorney.
One of the most impressive moments of the game was with the letter "W." The category was "things you find in Las Vegas." Several variations of "hookers" were used, such as "woman of the night," "walkers of the night" and "whores." All variations were different and accepted for a point. Brittaney's answer: Wayne Newton.
In conclusion, nothing says good times like a little adult humor when it came to categories such as "body parts," "things that are round" and "things that are sticky." Use your imagination. Just saying.
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