Monday, March 30, 2009

Happy 40th Anniversary to Mom and Dad!

As you well know, from my invites and profuse emails, we had a surprise 40th Anniversary Party for Mom and Dad on March 14. It was TOTALLY a surprise. I was totally shocked, but we pulled it off. They had NO IDEA!! It was an idea I had in January, and it took until March 14 to hammer out the details. I wanted to rent the Legion Hall and cook all of the food myself and be the hostess with the mostest. Rhonda talked me down from that ledge. (Thanks, sis...you're a good 'ern.) Anyway, here are some highlights of the big event.
Mom's surprised face! Sweet cousin Lonnie in the background.





Andy pickin' and a grinnin'.
Emma playing with Roy. He is so amazing with her, he so put her at ease in front of the group.






Bad photographer. Great moment. It was sorta hectic. Sorry it's blurry.





Dad thinking "Holy Cannoli, what have we got ourselves into?" Honored Guests - Kim and Brent Smith

More honored guests. Roy and Leanna McMasters.




And even more honored guests. WE are a blessed family, indeed. :) Wish you all could have joined us. It was a great evening.



Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Do me a favor.

I am wondering if, when you read Granny Goose's recent St. Patty's Day post, that you laughed until real tears streamed down your face and you nearly peed? Holy cannoli. That was funny. Also, check out Annie Woo's blog...she has a fun "vote on a shoe" feature. It was a GREAT GREAT idea. She's smart, that one. :)

Sam

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Sus opiniones por favor...

Ah kay, I need your opinion....

I am thinking facebook, but also thinking myspace. No offense to those myspacers out there, but it seems seedier, and cheesier. Facebook seems more grown up and less like....sexually charged. You dig? So, what do you guys think? Which do you use? Why or why not? Please break into small groups, discuss and report your findings. Thank you.

(I am TEACHING courses this year, don't I sound so professor-ish? No? I don't think so either.)

Sam the Sham

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Want to see my world?

This is where I dwell. Winter is sucking the life out of me. Help. Please.

http://www.eou.edu/webcam/

Sam

Friday, March 6, 2009

Friday Funny

So, I guess I only get two winners. Stay tuned for your rockin' prizes. Does anyone read this blog? Anyone? Hello? Is this thing on? Bueller?

Ok, here's one that will help your friday attitude...

I saw a billboard sign that said:

NEED HELP, CALL JESUS 1-800-805-3787

Out of curiosity, I did.
A Mexican showed up with a lawnmower.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Mensa Invitational

Mensa Invitational - Be sure to read #4 again. That one killed me off. :)


Here are the winners of this year's Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.

2. Ignoranus: A person who is both stupid and an asshole.

3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

5. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high

8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

13. Glibido: All talk and no action.

14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidental ly walked through a spider web.

16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. And the winners are:

1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.

3. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent.

6. Negligent, adj.. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

7. Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatulence, n.. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle n.. A humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

13. Pokemon, n. A Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent, n. An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Juwanna Win Sumpthin?



I got this very cool idea from Jenny....so.....if you want to enter these are the rules.

1. Be one of the first Three (3) bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first 3 bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!

If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Post it on your blog; start your own 'Pay It Forward' chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!
I will leave a list of names who were the first 3 on my blog as soon as I receive them! I have no clue what it is I will make you, lets see who the winners are first.

This is so fun! Great idea, Jen and Beck!