Beneath the Wraps

          Bill and Jenna both share a similar personality.   They enjoy pranks even when it is not April Fools - so I really don't know what makes it different from every other day.   At least Bill separated the two events that occurred on April 1st.                                                  retrieved from Facebook.  I thought it was hilarious             I remember having learned that the Julian calendar had originally started with April as the first month of the year but the other months were added.   History channel says "Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582 when France switched from the Julia...

              I remember being in the congregation during a sacrament meeting in which a newly returned missionary was giving his homecoming talk . As he shared various experiences, he would explain why he felt the need to share.  I remember him saying that all missionaries have at least one dog story.          “We do?” I had thought.           I must admit that I had missed his dog story as I had been thinking of my own.    One that actually brings a smile to my face each time I think about it.          I was serving in an area where each door had been knocked on (weekly if not daily) by one religion or another.    It came to the point that people just didn’t want to open their doors as they felt they were being bullied by religious freaks.    We had actually been told...

                                              Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler: Hank Zipzer authors          Hank Zipzer is a character invented by Henry Winkler – though I wonder how much of the character is based upon himself as he had struggled with learning though nobody understood that he had dyslexia but wasn’t diagnosed until he was in his 30’s.          The first Hank Zipzer book that I read was “The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down” Hilarious.   I laughed out loud with almost every page.               I really liked how in this particular story, it is not the obvius talent put who p...

It is nearing the end of the school year and Jenna tells me she has to do some research on Sir Isaac Newton for an upcoming report.   She tells me that it has to be ten pages and has to be turned in by Monday.   Funny how I didn’t question the report itself – though the amount of pages and deadline threw me somewhat. Generally her teachers have sent out an outline of the things that the class will be learning during the course of the year.   Usually they have worked an entire month on any given project.   And ten pages is a lot for high school students – let alone third graders.   She must have heard wrong. I asked her what teacher had given the assignment and type up an e-mail as I believe that Jenna’s understanding is not correct.   Just as I finish and am about to press send, Jenna begs me not to.   “Why not?” I ask.   “Because it’s not a real assignment.   I just made it up.   I’m interested in learning abo...

I really enjoyed reading Katy Pluim’s blog Living Life “Single-Handedly” . She said she was working on creating a new blog – whether she did or not , I don’t know.  The only blog I have is this one which has not been updated since September of last year (over six months ago)  and I have missed her posts and the sweet comments made by her Aunt Pam. One of the things that Katy created for her posts was “Funny Friday” which featured humorous stories of anyone willing to share.  She used a few that I had sent over – but not these four – which are actually a lot funnier when listening to Corey tell them.  The written words just don’t translate as the verbal expression. I’m thinking my blog could used something light and funny.  I did get Corey’s permission to share these with Katy.  I also got him permission to post them myself.  May you (the readers) enjoy them as much as I have:   1.     The Bank Robber  ...

          When Roland has been out of town (which really has not been too often) I will allow Jenna to sleep in my bed.            At 6:00 last night she went toward her room and announced that she’d be going to bed – which I really didn’t believe until I saw her in her pajamas.  She had returned to ask if she could watch something in my room.  She really was tired – I could see that the second time.  I knew she wouldn’t finish seeing whatever video she chose.             She loves the reality show “ What WouldYou D o?”   which doesn’t start until 8:00.  By that time I decided I would go into my room as well.  I turned off the DVD player and turned the TV to ABC and got in bed.  Jenna was asleep.             Then comes the advertisement for “What ...

In honor of flag day, I thought I would share just a couple of amusing stories: Patriotic Show Up My mom and sister had gone out of town over the Independence Day Holiday the first year that Roland and I were married.  My mom had meant to put the flag out before they had gone out of town.  She called me (from wherever) and asked if I would do it and she would take it down when she returned. Roland and I had gone to her house and I went downstairs where the flag was kept – the only flag I knew about.  My grandfather had had a military funeral approximately 30 years before.  Mom took home the flag that had been draped over his casket.  It was actually a lot bigger than I had remembered.  Mom must have been talking about another flag. I took the huge flag upstairs and told Roland that I had no clue how to hang it.  Roland is a solution finder .  He came up with a brilliant idea for hanging it in the front window.  As ...

General Conference has been cancelled due to the weather The IRS is sending 700 dollar checks to everyone who has sent their paper work already.   These checks will be sent issued in June. Gas prices are expected to go down by the end of this year.   You will see happier people with extra money in their pockets as they will be able to fill their tanks at less than two dollars a gallon. Mitt Romney has dropped out of the Presidential election NBC has decided to rerelease the original three seasons of Star Trek in prime time.   If the three seasons are as well received as they hope, they will start the forth season with a look-alike cast.   Auditions are scheduled to take place next month. Ocean Spray has a new product in the makings.   It is called “Pine-berry” jam.   It is a combination of pineapples and cranberries.   This product has been introduced to consumers as a sample and has been very well received.   Pine-berry jam i...

          There are several programs that we know our child has seen at least ten times just this month.  It’s true that many episodes get repeated.  But just as often, many programs just start sounding the same after a while.           I love the laughable things that are said.  Jenna and I can laugh at the same program, but usually at different parts.  And usually whatever is funny to me makes her wonder exactly why I am laughing.           There was one time (before Jenna had started going to preschool for four days a week) when she was in my bedroom watching Sesame Street.  I had just finished folding clothes and was going in and out of different rooms and putting the folded laundry away.  So I wasn’t watching Sesame Street, but was in the room long enough to hear this dialogue between Maria and Telly. ...