"You can tell you're in Kansas when..." is something that always runs through my head when something seemingly normal happens, and then I realize that if I weren't a Kansan, I'd think it was strange.
I came up with three such phrases in a single trip in my car yesterday when each of the following actually happened:
"You can tell you're in Kansas when it's raining when you leave the school, then it's really sunny, and then it rains again, and is sunny again before you arrive at your destination."
"You can tell you've spent most of your life in Kansas when you go over an overpass and your ears pop from the altitude change."
"You can tell you're in Kansas when you're on the highway and you drive past a farmer (in typical farmer wear) with his hands in his pockets surveying the task before him. Which, of course, is to replace a wooden billboard with a sign that reads "GOD LOVES YOU!" in giant red letters."
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
If I had a dollar...
"If I had a dollar for every time that happened in a movie..." Dale exclaimed, as once again we saw someone sneaking into a hospital at night to kidnap a patient.
It then got me thinking of what other things in movies I could get dollars for. What scenes are overdone? What would get me the most dollars? Readers, please comment with your idea(s) of what would be the most profitable to put in the blank spot below.
If I had a dollar for every time ____________ happened in a movie...
It then got me thinking of what other things in movies I could get dollars for. What scenes are overdone? What would get me the most dollars? Readers, please comment with your idea(s) of what would be the most profitable to put in the blank spot below.
If I had a dollar for every time ____________ happened in a movie...
Sunday, August 23, 2009
I'm not going to make an excuse...
... of why I haven't been writing.
But, I will give you just another plain 'ole post.
Coming home one afternoon, I walked past Joel at his normal spot by the computer, and I did a double take.
"Joel what happened?!"
"I followed in your footsteps and crashed Daddy's electric bike! Give me some skin!
...or should I say gauze?!"
Instead of bumping my fist against his blood-soaked bandage, I got out my camera and took a picture.
"This would make a great blog post."
"Unless I get to it first!"
But, I will give you just another plain 'ole post.
Coming home one afternoon, I walked past Joel at his normal spot by the computer, and I did a double take.
"Joel what happened?!""I followed in your footsteps and crashed Daddy's electric bike! Give me some skin!
...or should I say gauze?!"
Instead of bumping my fist against his blood-soaked bandage, I got out my camera and took a picture.
"This would make a great blog post."
"Unless I get to it first!"
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
New Blog
I have started a new blog, dedicated to quotes I gather, and dreams I have. Here it is; check it out!
http://quotesndreams.blogspot.com/
http://quotesndreams.blogspot.com/
Monday, June 8, 2009
Summer Plans
I had decided not to spend the entire summer at Kansas Bible Camp this year.
...which, of course, for the first time in five years left me with a very empty couple months in my calendar. They filled quickly, though.
Tim and I will be traveling to Georgia again this year, and I am very excited to visit his family.
My good friend Mirtill is coming to visit from Hungary, and I am so very excited to catch up.
I am going to be sewing dresses for a wedding.
The main reason I wasn't at camp, was because it would be good to begin working. After LTC ended, I decided it was a good time to really start filling out applications. Money is such a silly thing, but I felt like I could use some. I paid $7.00 to get my car washed (After Tim and I realized we couldn't do it on our own) only to get a long scratch along one side of my Saturn!
Last Friday I was out job hunting with no luck. Hobby Lobby told me they weren't hiring, and a bakery didn't have any applications left. I decided I should take a break and stop by the car wash; I had called them earlier and they were expecting me. The general manager came out and spoke to me about the scratch, and was very nice about it. I told him that I wasn't angry, and just that I wanted him to make sure there wasn't anything wrong with the machine. He let me sit in the air conditioned convenience store area while he watched the video of my car going through the wash. The girl behind the cash register beamed at me and asked, "Are you applying here?" I told her about the scratch and then added, "But I am job-hunting at the moment." She told me that it was a great place to work, and let me use her pen to fill out an application.
The general manager came back with my seven bucks, two free car wash tickets, and no idea how the scratch got on my car. I had to assure him that I didn't want them to fix it, and then he saw my application. He sent me right away to have an interview with a regular manager. It was short and not awkward, and the guy seemed really impressed with my past experience at KBC, my GPA, and that I ran cross country.
I had another interview today with the general manager and was extremely nervous. What else could they ask me? I already told them everything. As it turned out, he just wanted to tell me what to expect at the job, and then I had to pee in a cup for a drug test. By then, I figured I was hired. I'm excited about a very flexible schedule, and they're excited that I want more than just a summer job. I will pick up some work pants tomorrow, and on Wednesday, I begin my first day as a "Team Player" as they call their employees.
...which, of course, for the first time in five years left me with a very empty couple months in my calendar. They filled quickly, though.
Tim and I will be traveling to Georgia again this year, and I am very excited to visit his family.
My good friend Mirtill is coming to visit from Hungary, and I am so very excited to catch up.
I am going to be sewing dresses for a wedding.
The main reason I wasn't at camp, was because it would be good to begin working. After LTC ended, I decided it was a good time to really start filling out applications. Money is such a silly thing, but I felt like I could use some. I paid $7.00 to get my car washed (After Tim and I realized we couldn't do it on our own) only to get a long scratch along one side of my Saturn!
Last Friday I was out job hunting with no luck. Hobby Lobby told me they weren't hiring, and a bakery didn't have any applications left. I decided I should take a break and stop by the car wash; I had called them earlier and they were expecting me. The general manager came out and spoke to me about the scratch, and was very nice about it. I told him that I wasn't angry, and just that I wanted him to make sure there wasn't anything wrong with the machine. He let me sit in the air conditioned convenience store area while he watched the video of my car going through the wash. The girl behind the cash register beamed at me and asked, "Are you applying here?" I told her about the scratch and then added, "But I am job-hunting at the moment." She told me that it was a great place to work, and let me use her pen to fill out an application.
The general manager came back with my seven bucks, two free car wash tickets, and no idea how the scratch got on my car. I had to assure him that I didn't want them to fix it, and then he saw my application. He sent me right away to have an interview with a regular manager. It was short and not awkward, and the guy seemed really impressed with my past experience at KBC, my GPA, and that I ran cross country.
I had another interview today with the general manager and was extremely nervous. What else could they ask me? I already told them everything. As it turned out, he just wanted to tell me what to expect at the job, and then I had to pee in a cup for a drug test. By then, I figured I was hired. I'm excited about a very flexible schedule, and they're excited that I want more than just a summer job. I will pick up some work pants tomorrow, and on Wednesday, I begin my first day as a "Team Player" as they call their employees.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Interesting...
This morning, my mom showed me a bird's nest she moved from the yard to the patio. She liked it because it was full of colorful trash, so she put it on the patio for others to see. She showed me this morning because it had a toad nestled in it's damp, round hole.
"Look at this, Grace! there's a toad in this nest!"
"Oh no! looks like we're going to have some Basilisk problems!"
"Huh?"
"um... nevermind."
Hours later, he was still there, so I moved him from the sun and took some pictures.
"Look at this, Grace! there's a toad in this nest!"
"Oh no! looks like we're going to have some Basilisk problems!"
"Huh?"
"um... nevermind."
Hours later, he was still there, so I moved him from the sun and took some pictures.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
...in which I crack myself up about the Church of the Latter-day Saints... AGAIN
Timmy: So now I have to drive to Wichita, work out, drive home, get all dressed up, and then drive ALL the way back out here for my piano final before going to Bible study!
Me: Ooh! so you'll be all dressed up for Bible study?
Timmy: Psh! No! I don't want to be all dressed up for Bible study!
Me: Why not? You'll look like a little Mormon!
Timmy: Your mom's a Mormon!
Me: Don't you mean, my Moms' are Mormons?
Me: Ooh! so you'll be all dressed up for Bible study?
Timmy: Psh! No! I don't want to be all dressed up for Bible study!
Me: Why not? You'll look like a little Mormon!
Timmy: Your mom's a Mormon!
Me: Don't you mean, my Moms' are Mormons?
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