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Mom's Day

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Good Times Great Oldies!!!

Okay everyone!  I had a funny memory the other day and I was laughing out loud!  I forget so much so when these things pop up, I love as the details begin to creep back in and make what was funny even funnier!

So here is my challenge to you all...

Tell about a funny memory from our childhood.  Anything.  Just something funny from the days of living with Mom and Dad.

Here is mine.  This is the one that had me laughing so hard.

So there was a time in the farmhouse when I was sitting in the living room watching TV.  Jesse was mad at me about something (can't remember what) and was trying to get me to do something.  (don't you love my vague memory)  Well I stood up and was confronting him about it, and I happened to be sitting using his blanket on the floor as I watched television.  Jesse got pretty fed up with me and came to grab the blanket and storm out.  Now mind you, we had wood floors and Jesse was a strong kind even back then.  Well he grabbed the blanket and gave it a good solid jerk.  I happened to be standing on the corner of it and as he jerked it out from underneath me, I did what I call a home alone fall.  My feet came right out from underneath me and I think I had a good amount of hang time before I crashed to the floor.  The best part was Jesse's face, he had a look of terror on his face as he realized what he had probably unintentionally done.  With that, he froze terrified, and ran- afraid of what I might do next.

His face was SO funny.  I don't remember being hurt, just laughing at the whole thing.

So I am sure we have a plethora of stories like this that you all think of time and again and laugh about.  I wanna hear them!

SO please comment or repost and share!

I love you all!!!  

33 Days left for me!!!!

Springfield Weather Pics

Hey Guys! Here are some pictures I took from the ice storm and tornado. After sending out that email we realized there was a lot more damage than we thought. The tornado went through the parking lot of the missionaries' apartment (only the school parking lot and playground separate us). Since they are always out walking, they have much cooler pictures that we'll get from them soon. Their dumpster was thrown about 50 ft. They said they were pretty nervous. Carsey's school's sign was found in the freeway about 100 ft away.... Keep in mind the pictures below are from a neighborhood across the main road from us, but it didn't do this much damage everywhere.


This lady said she heard a loud noise, but went back to sleep until she was woken again by a neighbor who came over to check on her. The sirens didn't go off because the tornado appeared too suddenly.

These (below) are from the ice storm. It really wasn't that big of a deal, but we were surprised at how ice can just fall from the sky, then freeze over everything.

Obviously froze the doors and trunk closed.

One Handsome Hero and His Sister

Cooper is walking.... just thought you all deserved the update. Here are some pics of Cars and Coop in their fancy new Christmas outfits. By the way, I'm looking for some fun games that we can play online together. If anyone knows any sites with games that allow two players - please let me know. Love you all!!