Freaked

Today the house across the street was broken into. The police officer's house. The family had gone out for the day at about 10 am and returned about 7 pm. Sometime between those hours the door was kicked in and stuff was stolen. Including one of his guns. Someone was at our house all day long. And we didn't hear anything. Our neighbor was burglarized and we heard nothing. I feel sick and nothing even happened to me. :(


I can't imagine how they feel right now - or how their kids feel.

Retreat is...

Time with friends...


Even the scary ones!


Old ladies in red socks...


Other friends wielding crochet hooks...


Terrified waiters...


Time to ponder...


Or get your neck adjusted.


My unsuccessful attempt at creating a scarf that didn't look as though it was covered in tumors...


Being sassy in the mirror...


And even getting a chance to see God change a life for good.






awesome. :)

FACT: Bears eat beets.

Okay seriously if you do not watch The Office you are missing the funniest thing on television. Just the other week, though, my absolute.most.favoritest.scene.ever happened. Jim came into the office dressed as Dwight. He is always pulling pranks on Dwight, but this one was so stinking funny. The best part, though, wasn't the scene itself. It was the fact that Riley was watching it with me and also thought it was hysterical. I was of course tivo'ing it, so we watched it like 5 times in a row, each time cracking up more than before.

Here is a link to the scene on YouTube in case you missed it... JIM AS DWIGHT
And then it was Sunday.
We were on our way to my parents' house for Mother's Day when Rick was telling me some sort of story, and ended it with "Fact."

And from the back seat we hear Riley in retort: "Bears eat beets."

It was all we could do to keep the car on the road at that point, we were laughing so hard. Turns out he pretty much could recite the entire scene word for word. So we had the kids perform it for Liane and Carl when we got to the party. And we decided Riley needs to dress as Dwight As Played By Jim for Halloween. ;)

I need to videotape the kids doing it. It is so hysterical!

We were *those* people

Liane and I were at Hallmark the other day.
Seriously I haven't been in Hallmark in a good 4 years cause I just can't bring myself to buy a card when I have a room full of scrapbook supplies. But we were out and about and decided to stop in there.

Oh my word.

Have you *SEEN* those cards that make sounds? The ones with music or movie quotes? They are freaking hysterical. And of course Liane and I were standing there, in the noisy card section, looking at every.single.one. Laughing, reminiscing, thinking of who we just *had* to get that card for...

And then it dawned on me.
We were being *those* people.
The annoying ones.
The ones that sit there in Hallmark and open every card and look at them. Like it is the greatest thing ever. The ones that the cashiers have to smile and nod at cause they want you to buy a $5 card cause it sings to you.

When we got up to the register I apologized profusely to the cashier. She was very sweet, saying it was no big deal and everyone does it. But I am sure as soon as we lrft she was thankful for thesilence in her store once again.

Yep.

:)