I must look at the world through funny nose and glasses because my life is just funny. Two weeks ago, as some of you know, my dd and I were baking brownies when, instead of smelling our delicious treat, we smelled burning plastic which we eventually learned was our AC going out. So a week later my dd and I found ourselves baking brownies again. It was the same day of the week at the same time. I even had the same number of eggs left in the egg carton. We called my dad, who had helped us out the week prior, to put him on alert to be on stand by. LOL If you're thinking we didn't, WE DID! ...
So I'm sitting in the living room listening to the lilting sounds of my dd playing the keyboard last night when I hear... "MOM! FLIES!" Sure enough I see approximately 4 or 5 flies on the window behind the blinds. How'd they get in here? All the windows are closed cuz the air conditioning is on 24/7 cuz it's 110 degrees in Phoenix cuz it's SUMMER in the DESERT! I run to get the fly swatter and, shhhh... "Be wewy wewy qwiet! I'm hunting Fwies! Eeeee eeee eeee!" As I begin "Fly Massacre at Tabares Mannor", it's like a bug horror movie. Each time I kill a fly, another comes to take its place. The replacements are smarter and more...
My friend Carla has been telling me for years to record some videos and put 'em up on YouTube. Why? Because my life is funny and it usually illustrates why effective communication is so vital! So yesterday my dd and I were watching Chonda Pierce videos on YouTube and laughing our collective tushies off. She turns to me last night and says, "You should be a stand up comedian!" Well, my life is funny and I do love to tell a good story! My son is always laughing at the way I present his homeschool lessons and, occasionally and out of the blue, he'll say, "Say something funny!" While it's probably a little premature to go out on tour or...
