10 Things from FB/Twitter That Made Me LOL

05/14/2012

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Lately my friends have been cracking me up via their social networking comments.  Thought I'd share a few...  Names have been left off to protect me from potential litigation. 

1.  "Out of the mouth of babes.  Me: 'Kids, mommy doesn't want to be interrupted while I do my exercise video'. Daughter: 'What's that mommy?'. Older son: 'Oh you wouldn't know. It's something mommy used to do back in the olden days before you were born.'. Okay, so it's been a few years....gotta start somewhere I guess!"

2. "Did I just see someone driving with their left foot stuck out of the window--sitting on top of the side view mirror? Why yes, I do believe it was. #ThingsYouSeeOnCountryRoads"

3. "Is it wrong that my husband and I "borrowed" money from our kids' cash stash to get a churro and hot dog at Costco??"

4. ‎"A new study shows that people with children are happier than people who are childless. This study was not taken at the airport."

5. A father on FB quoting his 1st grade daughter, "When I go to college I'm going to find a man who will dance in the rain with me, and he won't pick his nose."

6. (Status accompanying a photo of a teary-eyed toddler in a cape) "Mom ushers son into superherodom.  He is not as pleased as was expected.  Apparently his super power is crying."

7. Mom to preschool aged daughter: "What rhymes with big?" Daughter: "Bum?"

8. "I imagine the hardest job in the world must be working at a bubble wrap factory.  You'd have to have serious self control.  Must. Not. Pop. Bubbles!"

9. "Okay people of Pinterest.  We need to choose.  Either the dessert pics go or the thinspiration pics go.  WE CAN'T HAVE BOTH!"

10. Posted by a seminary grad's wife: "Turns out the seminary lets graduates buy a certificate to honor their wives' work too.  #IPreferJewelry #OrMexicanFood"
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Pants on the ground

04/28/2012

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Today we go to a wedding!  We had the honor of hosting the minister who will be performing the ceremony at our home last night.  He came in from out of town to do the honors and needed a place to crash.  We are renting a big house with lots of extra space, so it was a no brainer... the more the merrier!  By the time he arrived at our house last night after the rehearsal dinner it was dark, and after he brought in his belongings from the car, we sat around and talked for awhile before everyone hit the hay.  This morning we all slept in late and then as we were enjoying coffee and breakfast in the dining room, our son came in carrying a pair of dress pants.  He went straight up to the visiting minister, thrusting the pants at him and said, "Are these your pants? They were on the ground."  I was flabbergasted!  Immediately my mind was racing...  Did the pastor leave his bedroom door open? Did one of our dogs go in his room and mess with the poor man's pants, leaving them slobbery and wrinkled on the floor?  Did Timmy have something to do with this?  Oh Dear!  Then the details started to come out...  "Where did you find the pants, Tim?" I asked, in a somewhat accusatory tone.  "On the ground, outside," he replied.  "Why were you outside?"  "I was scootering!" Okay, it appeared he was innocent, but we were still baffled. Eventually we put the pieces together and realized that the minister's pants must have slipped off their hanger last night in the dark as he brought in his belongings after his long car ride, and ended up spending the night on our front lawn.  

Is it mean and heartless that I can't stop giggling about this?  Is it weird that this video keeps popping into my head now?  I don't care.  It made me laugh and we all need a good laugh now and then.  :)
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Whose Idea of Fun is THAT?!?

01/12/2012

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My idea of fun as a married, 37 year old mother of one:
 - Playing board games with my family and/or friends and laughing out loud together
 - Being taken by surprise by God's goodness, love, justice, power, creation, etc.
 - Being surprised (in good ways) by my husband
 - Planning a trip to a new place (I sometimes enjoy the planning more than the actual trip...classic introvert, I suppose)
 - Going to the movies by myself (am I weird?)
 - Double dates with great friends
 - Watching Big Bang Theory with my husband (when it isn't totally inappropriate)
 - Reading a fantastic book
 - Researching something that interests me
 - Hearing my son giggle uncontrollably

I decided to sit down and make this list today because of a particularly interesting encounter we had last night... It went something like this:
 Last night at around 8:40pm, my husband and I were settled into the living room in our home, just wrapping up a conversation with a friend who had come over.  We'd been sitting and talking with him for about an hour.  He got up to leave and we said our goodbyes and not two minutes later there was a loud knock at the door.  I assumed that it was our friend who had forgotten something or needed something.  I went to the door and was shocked to open it and not see anyone there.  I stood there for a second, perplexed, then I leaned my head out the door to see if someone was hiding, playing a trick.  As my eyes adjusted to the darkness of the night, I noticed that SOMEONE WAS LYING FACE DOWN ON OUR LAWN.  At first I thought, "Oh no, our friend fell on his way out to his car!"  Then I remembered, someone KNOCKED on our door.  How could he have fallen down and then knocked????  Then I realized that whoever was lying on the lawn was dressed differently than our friend had been....  "What are you doing?"  I asked tentatively.  From the opposite side of the front yard I heard the matter-of-fact reply, "Planking."  I turned and looked in the direction of the reply and noticed three other people lying face down in the yard!!!  What in the world?!?!  Then the laughing began and they all got up and came in the house.  Five college students, who we know and love.  They came in, completely drenched and muddy... did I fail to mention it was cold and raining outside?!?!?!  They took off their shoes and muddy, wet outer layers and we made hot chocolate and pulled out folding chairs for them to sit on and a hair dryer for them to attempt to dry off with.  Then we sat and chatted for an hour about what in the world they were up to...  They had been outside our house for about an hour "planking" (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=planking) and taking pictures of themselves.  They planked on our stairs, against our bushes, on top of our bushes, against the walls, behind the car, on top of the car, YOU NAME IT, they planked on it.  Jason and I recalled how at one point in our chat with our friend, the dogs had started barking, Jason assumed it was because of the "lightning" outside (which we realized was actually their camera flash going off).  The dogs knew something was up, even if we were oblivious!  Anyway, after they dried off and warmed up a bit, they headed off for the night, on to other pursuits.

After they left, Jason and I laughed and remembered back to our college days when we would have answered the question - "What's your idea of fun?" much differently than we do now.  :)  Although, now I need to add something new to my list:
 - Being surprised by the zany antics of students who we LOVE to minister to and share life with.  :)
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