He's of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger.... he is pure air and fire; and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him, but only in patient stillness while his rider mounts him; he is indeed a horse, and all other jades you may call beasts. ~William Shakespeare, Henry V

Friday, December 12, 2008

WELCOME, CODY BLAZE LYNN MANNING

I send congratulations to my cousin Sherry and her husband Kevin who live in St. John. Sherry gave birth to a baby boy on December 11th. However, Cody has provided some excitement for the family since arriving.

Sherry went to see her doctor in Devils Lake last Wednesday for her weekly prenatal check-up. The ultrasound showed that Cody was in breech position and she wasn't going to be able to deliver in Devils Lake since she wanted to have a natural birth. Her doctor called an OB/GYN in Minot and he agreed to have Sherry come to Minot to see if they could turn the baby, start her on pitocin, and deliver her there. So off to Minot Kevin and Sherry went. Unfortunately, Cody never did turn and Sherry had a C-Section at 2:23 a.m. Thursday morning.

Today my mom called and said that Cody was life flighted to a hospital in Minneapolis. Turns out that his esophagus is not attached to his stomach. He will have surgery when he gets to Minot to connect them. Otherwise, he is a healthy baby boy and is doing everything that babies should be doing. My dad and mom are on their way to Minneapolis now. They have actually had this trip scheduled for a while to do Christmas shopping so they will stop at the hospital to see Kevin, Sherry, and the baby. My brother, Mike, should be arriving tomorrow or late tonight in Minneapolis also. My sister is going to meet with Sherry's sister and head over to the hospital with her.

I am sure that Cody Blaze Lynn is going to be just fine. I wish them all the best and I cannot wait for them to bring him home so I can see him!!! You cannot help but love babies!!!

Monday, December 08, 2008

WHY...WHY...WHY???

----So I did a lot of thinking; and this is what happened----


If you have sex with a prostitute against her will, is it considered rape or shoplifting?

Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

If vegetarians eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

And my FAVORITE......
The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

Saturday, December 06, 2008

CAT IS GONE, COLE, AND SANTA DAYS

Last Saturday, Vanessa came to pick up Lance. I have never been so happy to get rid of an animal in my life.

On Thursday my friend, Cole, from Fargo came down to visit. We had a really good time. After he arrived, he took the girls and I out to eat, then we went back to our place and we watched movies and talked into the early morning. Because it got so late, Cole spent the night at my place and went back to Fargo on Friday morning. Cole brought gifts for the girls. He brought them a movie, a game, books, coloring books, and moon sand. I must say, the moon sand didn't live up to expectations as shown in the commercials. If any of my readers have thought of purchasing this alternative to Play-Doh for children that you know, please keep in mind that this is actual sand. Those really cool molded people and animals that are seen in the commercials are easy to create, but impossible to play with. The moment you think about touching them, they fall apart. It's also a lot messier than Play-Doh. Play-Doh at least sticks to itself and picks up quickly. Moon sand doesn't. It's sand, so it doesn't stick to itself, and I had it scattered all through my kitchen and I had to sweep it up. It also rubbed into the girls clothing, which it then transferred to the rest of my home when the girls moved around. I swear I had at least 3 aneurysms while trying to play with the stuff, but the girls liked it and had fun, so that is what counts.

Tomorrow morning Cassidy has CCD before church. Then after mass is over with, I am taking the girls up to the community center because it is Santa Days in Leeds. We will have lunch their, the girls with play with their friends and do crafts, and at 12:30 they will meet Santa. I have taken the girls their every year since Cassidy was born. I think it's fun and they have a good time.
 


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