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I Got a Holy Cow
On Sunday, our friend Mr. Jim took us out to a pub to eat after church. This is a favorite destination for all of us….the boys like the food and we like the beer and the fact that kids eat free. So, as we were leaving the restaurant, the whole family filed past a booth on the way to the door. Jon and Mr. Jim first, and then the rest of the boys with me bringing up the end of the line. Well, bless the man who was eating in that booth. Maybe he was on his second or third beer or maybe he just lost count of blonde boys as we passed. But, by the time I walked by he looked up at me and said, with a bit of a stunned expression on his face, “Holy Cow!!” I didn’t ask him what the exclamation was about. It was pretty obvious.

I guess that four looks like more than four when you have all that similarity to distract you?

Saturdays….
seem like the very longest days of the week. And I’m not really saying that like I enjoy them. After 2 birthday parties and a bird sanctuary trip, not to mention that brief foray in to Target, I’m *so* done with today.

Saturdays….
seem like the very longest days of the week. And I’m not really saying that like I enjoy them. After 2 birthday parties and a bird sanctuary trip, not to mention that brief foray in to Target, I’m *so* done with today.

Saturdays….
seem like the very longest days of the week. And I’m not really saying that like I enjoy them. After 2 birthday parties and a bird sanctuary trip, not to mention that brief foray in to Target, I’m *so* done with today.

Laughter is Good for You
This is the report on wolves that my oldest did. Needless to say, we took out all of the color commentary and replaced it with information from his outline. If you need a laugh today, well, here you go. I highlighted the middle section where he seems to be doing his own, hilarious, writing.

Wolves can be many colors although most are gray. Some colors of wolves are black, golden brown, rusty red or pure white. The timber wolf lives among the trees in wooded areas of north America. Its forest home is dark and shadowy. The dark coat of the timber wolf helps it hide from its enemies. Tundra wolves have pure white fur. They live in cold snowy areas.
Remember, they are little wolves, not big wolves.
It rarely works out.
Well, it will in this case.
They are not your pets!
They live in caves.
They rest and relax.
They are friends.
People think that they are fierce.
Oh yeah?
That’s what you think!
But this is not really true.
If they do this, it looks like it hurt.
Wolves avoid people and very rarely attack them.
But you knew that.
Try this move.
For free that is.
That’s 6007.
Get it today.
Wolves have a place to hide and eat.
Wolf pups not included.
To be continued.
You’re welcome.
Well, can I come in?
What do you think?
Should we print this out?
Say, I think wolves are damaging.
I thought it might work.
Well, chat with you later.
Not by the hair of our chinny chin chin, you can’t fool us with that sheep skin.
Wolves show up in fairy tales.
Remember little Red Riding Hood?
There is one that that dresses up like her grandmother and says, “The better to see you with!”
And, also, “Then I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow the house in.”
Oh, that’s a good one.

Laughter is Good for You
This is the report on wolves that my oldest did. Needless to say, we took out all of the color commentary and replaced it with information from his outline. If you need a laugh today, well, here you go. I highlighted the middle section where he seems to be doing his own, hilarious, writing.

Wolves can be many colors although most are gray. Some colors of wolves are black, golden brown, rusty red or pure white. The timber wolf lives among the trees in wooded areas of north America. Its forest home is dark and shadowy. The dark coat of the timber wolf helps it hide from its enemies. Tundra wolves have pure white fur. They live in cold snowy areas.
Remember, they are little wolves, not big wolves.
It rarely works out.
Well, it will in this case.
They are not your pets!
They live in caves.
They rest and relax.
They are friends.
People think that they are fierce.
Oh yeah?
That’s what you think!
But this is not really true.
If they do this, it looks like it hurt.
Wolves avoid people and very rarely attack them.
But you knew that.
Try this move.
For free that is.
That’s 6007.
Get it today.
Wolves have a place to hide and eat.
Wolf pups not included.
To be continued.
You’re welcome.
Well, can I come in?
What do you think?
Should we print this out?
Say, I think wolves are damaging.
I thought it might work.
Well, chat with you later.
Not by the hair of our chinny chin chin, you can’t fool us with that sheep skin.
Wolves show up in fairy tales.
Remember little Red Riding Hood?
There is one that that dresses up like her grandmother and says, “The better to see you with!”
And, also, “Then I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow the house in.”
Oh, that’s a good one.

Laughter is Good for You
This is the report on wolves that my oldest did. Needless to say, we took out all of the color commentary and replaced it with information from his outline. If you need a laugh today, well, here you go. I highlighted the middle section where he seems to be doing his own, hilarious, writing.

Wolves can be many colors although most are gray. Some colors of wolves are black, golden brown, rusty red or pure white. The timber wolf lives among the trees in wooded areas of north America. Its forest home is dark and shadowy. The dark coat of the timber wolf helps it hide from its enemies. Tundra wolves have pure white fur. They live in cold snowy areas.
Remember, they are little wolves, not big wolves.
It rarely works out.
Well, it will in this case.
They are not your pets!
They live in caves.
They rest and relax.
They are friends.
People think that they are fierce.
Oh yeah?
That’s what you think!
But this is not really true.
If they do this, it looks like it hurt.
Wolves avoid people and very rarely attack them.
But you knew that.
Try this move.
For free that is.
That’s 6007.
Get it today.
Wolves have a place to hide and eat.
Wolf pups not included.
To be continued.
You’re welcome.
Well, can I come in?
What do you think?
Should we print this out?
Say, I think wolves are damaging.
I thought it might work.
Well, chat with you later.
Not by the hair of our chinny chin chin, you can’t fool us with that sheep skin.
Wolves show up in fairy tales.
Remember little Red Riding Hood?
There is one that that dresses up like her grandmother and says, “The better to see you with!”
And, also, “Then I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow the house in.”
Oh, that’s a good one.

In Praise of Outerwear
In the summer months, it is hard to look respectable without actually putting forth the effort. That is why I love late fall and winter. In like 2 minutes, you can go from looking like you just rolled out of bed to looking like you took some time and put some energy into looking good. Pants + shoes + lipgloss + sunglasses + coat + hat = looking good despite the fact that the pj shirt is still on and the hair hasn’t been fixed. Of course, the outerwear has to stay on or the whole image is shattered. That is what I found one day last spring when I slipped and did a magnificent flop onto a muddy yard (trust me, if anyone was watching they had quite a laugh) but couldn’t take off the muddy coat because I was minus a feminine undergarment and respectable shirt.

I’m a grown up — really I am. Perhaps just a slacker grown-up?

In Praise of Outerwear
In the summer months, it is hard to look respectable without actually putting forth the effort. That is why I love late fall and winter. In like 2 minutes, you can go from looking like you just rolled out of bed to looking like you took some time and put some energy into looking good. Pants + shoes + lipgloss + sunglasses + coat + hat = looking good despite the fact that the pj shirt is still on and the hair hasn’t been fixed. Of course, the outerwear has to stay on or the whole image is shattered. That is what I found one day last spring when I slipped and did a magnificent flop onto a muddy yard (trust me, if anyone was watching they had quite a laugh) but couldn’t take off the muddy coat because I was minus a feminine undergarment and respectable shirt.

I’m a grown up — really I am. Perhaps just a slacker grown-up?

In Praise of Outerwear
In the summer months, it is hard to look respectable without actually putting forth the effort. That is why I love late fall and winter. In like 2 minutes, you can go from looking like you just rolled out of bed to looking like you took some time and put some energy into looking good. Pants + shoes + lipgloss + sunglasses + coat + hat = looking good despite the fact that the pj shirt is still on and the hair hasn’t been fixed. Of course, the outerwear has to stay on or the whole image is shattered. That is what I found one day last spring when I slipped and did a magnificent flop onto a muddy yard (trust me, if anyone was watching they had quite a laugh) but couldn’t take off the muddy coat because I was minus a feminine undergarment and respectable shirt.

I’m a grown up — really I am. Perhaps just a slacker grown-up?