Weird!

I have enough weirdness in my life to keep me laughing.

Exhibit A:  Honesty is the best policy

 

The phone rang one evening and this popped up on caller id.  For some reason we weren't tempted to answer!

Exhibit B:  Frosty the Hunter

 
In case the picture doesn't make it clear, between the white icicles and candy cane border we find Mr. Snowman (I'm certain he isn't really named Frosty) holding a gun while proudly observing his deer which is hanging upside down from a tree draining blood onto the ground.  Doesn't it make you want to burst out caroling?

Actually, it makes me glad that these neighbors live several blocks away.  Marianne reminded me that these guys bought several boxes of Girl Scout cookies from her.  It wasn't until halfway through her sales pitch that we realized they were all drunk.   They were also drunk when we delivered the cookies, but they DID pay!

Exhibit C:  Pillow Talk

Last night I was tossing and turning trying to find a comfortable position when this conversation ensued.

Thoughtful Husband: "Are you okay?"
Me:  "I'm fine."
TH:   "Let me know if you need me to take you across the border."
Me:  "Across the border??"
TH: "Yeah, to Mexico."
Me:  "Why would I want to go to Mexico?"
TH:  "I don't know, but I can take you if you need me to."

I'm not sure if he was suggesting a vacation, an alternative medical treatment or just wants to get rid of me.  But it wasn't until the end that I realized he was talking in his sleep.

Books Are Life

My friend Tawnya posted a reading meme on her blog.  I looked up a few others and found one I liked.  The rule for this one is that you can only use titles of books you've read this year to answer the questions!

 
Describe yourself:  Monsters and Mormons

How do you feel?  bliss to you

Describe where you currently live:  Home:  A Novel

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? The Place of Knowing

Your favorite form of transportation:  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Your best friend is:  Extraordinary, Ordinary People

You and your friends are:  Same Kind of Different As Me

What's the weather like?  Our Iceberg is Melting

You fear:  Sept 11

What is the best advice you have to give?  Leadership Education

Thought for the day:  Heaven is for Real

How you would like to die: The Only Way to Paradise

My soul's present condition:  Zion:  Seeking the City of Enoch


The authors can all be found on the sidebar under "Books Read in 2011."  This was really fun, but it made me realize how much this pregnancy has affected my brain.  I am reading quite a bit, but mainly I'm reading articles not books.  I am struggling with the focus required to make it through "real" books.  I have been enjoying our collection of Christmas picture books (not listed on the sidebar), but I've noticed that even my read-aloud skills are somewhat impared.  Sad, huh?!

The News You've Been Waiting For

Well, maybe not, but it is definitely the news I have been waiting for! John and I went to my doctor's appointment this morning hopeful that the baby would be a little more cooperative this time. I knew that my doctor had delivered my friend's baby earlier this morning and she told us it was a little boy named Samuel. As she started the ultrasound, the baby still wasn't giving us a clear view. I was disappointed, when suddenly she said, "Well it looks like we have a little girlfriend for Sam." It took me a second to realize what she meant. "It's a girl?!" Yep, it's a girl!

Marianne and Evan were at classes at our commonwealth school today. Marianne wanted me to text her with the news. I told her I wanted to surprise them when they got home. They didn't like that idea, but I didn't make any promises. After my appointment, John and I decided to drive over and tell them in person. The timing was perfect since they were having their lunch break. They were surprised to see us and I had them come out to the car to see the ultrasound photo. We told them they were the first to know!

Now the news is out and we're tickled pink.