Dad reading
Liz's mom gave me Huckleberry Finn on CD for christmas this year (very good choice). Got me remembering all the nights when me, Renae, Mom and Dad all sat (i remember laying more) in the living room...
View ArticleKooky Trent
Did you know that Trent has yet to wear long pants to school this year? It is now February, he walks almost a mile home from school everyday, and we've had single diget weather! Come to think of it,...
View ArticleA Few Random Silly Things That I Enjoyed
The DumpsterWhen we were grade-school aged, we lived next door to our grandpa Sever's grocery store / meat market. They had a dumpster where all of the store trash was kept on the side of our house. It...
View ArticleFreshman Algebra
Got an itch to tell a story on myself from my freshman year of high school.We moved when I turned 14, so I started high school as a new kid. I weighed 103 lbs and still did not like combing my hair....
View ArticleBomb Threat
When we (meaning me and Brad Carter) were in about 4th grade cordless telephones were just barely getting to be affordable for general use. I don't mean those primitive cell phones that you had to lug...
View ArticleTrent and Me-Blockbuster
Then there was the time when Trent was about 12, so I would have been about 29, and he and I wound up going to Blockbuster one night (-to pick up movies, obviously). Naturally I went out of my way to...
View ArticleAshley Messes with the Psychiatrists
John and I were talking about this one about a week ago. It needs to be added, I think! I've since asked her and Mom about it, to make sure I had all of my facts straight. Our younger sister, Ashley...
View ArticleSister Excersly: Staple Bacon to Your Face!
While I was in highschool I was required to go to church every Tuesday for "Seminary". This was just a church class for teenagers. I liked going cause all my friends were there, and while it was...
View ArticleThe Maverick
Our parents are probably the best at penny pinching of anyone I ever met. I've seriously known my dad to cut open a tube of toothpaste in order to spoon out the last little bit. His motto is "Waste...
View ArticleTeasing a Little Girl
Back when we were 20 somethings, before we had so many children that we out grew it, Bruce and I lived in a cute, little, blue, 2 bedroom house. Those were good days! Ah, memories of my early...
View ArticleMe and My Hair
My son, Mark said something to the effect that he couldn't understand how it was possible for gum to get stuck in your hair when you were sleeping. "Wouldn't it just fall down to your belly?" he asked....
View ArticleDennis the Menace
That's what our next door neighbor, Diana used to call Todd (our younger brother) when he was a little tyke. He not only looked somewhat like him, with his blond hair, but he acted a bit like him too....
View ArticleCastle Christmas
The king of all Renae and I's kidhood Christmases was 1982 (Renae, correct me if I am wrong in the year). It was the one we talked about for years after, the yard-stick Christmas by which we measured...
View ArticleDressing Races
Yeah, we need to update this here blog more often! So, I've made myself a list of things that I want to post on here. I'll be posting them on here, say once a week for a while, so keep up folks!Here's...
View ArticleColonel Sanders is Who?
Incidentally, whose idea was it to spell "Colonel" that way? It makes no sense.Let us revisit my parents' generation. The year was around 1964. A new Kentucky Fried Chicken had just opened up near the...
View ArticleBelching Contest
Have I ever told you how much I adore my piano teacher Harlan? Well, the fact that I named a child after the man should give you a clue. He is the best teacher ever (next to Jesus), and just an all...
View ArticleShopping With Ashley
When Ashley was getting ready to graduate from High School, Mom gave me a largish sum of money, and asked me to take Ashley shopping to buy her a nice, new dress to wear to graduation, and an awards...
View ArticleIn Honor of the Day
Being Mother's Day, I thought I'd dedicate a post to my mother. Though I'm sure if I put my mind to it, I could think of some ROTFLOL kind of story to tell, right now nothing terribly funny is striking...
View ArticleMiss Gooberface
When I was in college, there was one particular teacher that NO ONE liked. Not that that makes it okay for me to be ugly to her (I never was - well not to her face - well not on purpose), but she did...
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Marsha & Reid's House
When we were in early grade school we had an aunt and uncle that lived about a block away. Aunt Marsha (my dad's sister) and Uncle Reid had 4 girls: Becky- about 1 1/2 year older than me, Ginger-...
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