Okay, while I'm on the subject of parking cars, I can't end before mentioning my sister-in-law, Lori Kottenbrook. She is by far the most itneresting car parker EVER!! Even her kids joke about it. One day I was taking Lauren and Mary to the mall. I saw a space open close to the entrance so I headed that way. When I got there, a car had taken up two spaces. A motorcycle would've had trouble getting in there. All of a sudden, Mary says, "That guy parked worse than my mom! I didn't think it was possible!"
At this time, I had no idea what she was talking about. So, I asked. Mary proceeded to tell me all about Lori's unusual parking skills. It seems that she has trouble maneuvering her vehicle at a 45 degree turn. So, she ends up splayed across the line in varying angles. I really didn't believe this until I actually went to the mall with Lori a bit later. She came to the intended parking space, cut CLOSE to the next car, and ended up over the front and side lines. Mary slapped me on the back with a "What did I tell ya!" look on her face. We both laughed.
So, if any of you see Lori in the parking lot, watch it!!
*I love you, Lori!!!
Monday, December 29, 2008
An Irony
I posted about my parking last night. This morning, Vaughn informed me that someone must have backed into our Suburban in the parking lot because there was a dent in the back fender area. Wow! All I can say is...It wasn't me!!!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Continuing Update
December is almost over! I keep thinking...I gotta go to bed cause I gotta go to work tomorrow. Then I remember...I'm on vacation!! Yoo Hoo!
Today was Sunday. It started out a bit rough. Dixie, our yellow lab, pooped all over the carpet by the door to our bedroom. More importantly, the poop was so disgusting and rank that the smell was what woke us up from a dead sleep at 5 a.m. Vaughn was a bit cranky after that. I just lit eight candles, covered my head with the comforter, and went back to sleep.
When I woke up, Vaughn was still cranky. I gave him one of my famous pep talks and he seemed mildly better (although not to the untrained eye!) I made coffee, which was heavenly! I got dressed, changed my shirt, then changed my jewelry. I put on my make-up (cause I didn't want to scare the natives!) Then, I went to church.
I taught my Kid's Church class, which went really well. The story was about how Mary and Joseph left the 12 year old Jesus in Jerusalem for three days! Yup, three days! What was great was that Jesus was astonished that they didn't look for him in the temple in the first place. (So many people lose their kids...and many lose them for more than three days. Some people lose their kids for a lifetime. They don't raise them up in "the way they should go" and they "depart from the straight and narrow way." The thing is...never stop searching for them. You'll eventually find them and with God's help...you'll bring them home.)
After church, I ate an omelette. Then, I went to the Sunflower Market with David. We bought vegetables and whatnot. David caused a mango avalanche while juggling three pieces of the fruit. This bothered him because his OCD couldn't handle the mess. Plus, he couldn't get them to fit back onto the shelf like he wanted. Anyhoo...
I came home and then went to my mom and dad's house. I talked to John about starting a Youth Service on Sundays. Yeah! I looked through my mom's jewelry boxes for some old jewelry that I had misplaced. Found it! By the way, MOM, why don't you ever wear the Kukui Nut necklace that John made you? It's totally unique.
I came home and began the preparations for sushi. Me, Andrew, Donovan Reeves, and Scott Lepelman all made sushi from veggies and ahi tuna. It was good. Fun. All that and more. Vaughn told us that the best thing about sushi was the soy sauce. (Sushi doesn't have soy sauce, he pours it ontop to drown out the flavor of raw fish.) HAHA
Well, that was an overview of a typical Jennifer Sunday. Hope you enjoyed it. I did.
Today was Sunday. It started out a bit rough. Dixie, our yellow lab, pooped all over the carpet by the door to our bedroom. More importantly, the poop was so disgusting and rank that the smell was what woke us up from a dead sleep at 5 a.m. Vaughn was a bit cranky after that. I just lit eight candles, covered my head with the comforter, and went back to sleep.
When I woke up, Vaughn was still cranky. I gave him one of my famous pep talks and he seemed mildly better (although not to the untrained eye!) I made coffee, which was heavenly! I got dressed, changed my shirt, then changed my jewelry. I put on my make-up (cause I didn't want to scare the natives!) Then, I went to church.
I taught my Kid's Church class, which went really well. The story was about how Mary and Joseph left the 12 year old Jesus in Jerusalem for three days! Yup, three days! What was great was that Jesus was astonished that they didn't look for him in the temple in the first place. (So many people lose their kids...and many lose them for more than three days. Some people lose their kids for a lifetime. They don't raise them up in "the way they should go" and they "depart from the straight and narrow way." The thing is...never stop searching for them. You'll eventually find them and with God's help...you'll bring them home.)
After church, I ate an omelette. Then, I went to the Sunflower Market with David. We bought vegetables and whatnot. David caused a mango avalanche while juggling three pieces of the fruit. This bothered him because his OCD couldn't handle the mess. Plus, he couldn't get them to fit back onto the shelf like he wanted. Anyhoo...
I came home and then went to my mom and dad's house. I talked to John about starting a Youth Service on Sundays. Yeah! I looked through my mom's jewelry boxes for some old jewelry that I had misplaced. Found it! By the way, MOM, why don't you ever wear the Kukui Nut necklace that John made you? It's totally unique.
I came home and began the preparations for sushi. Me, Andrew, Donovan Reeves, and Scott Lepelman all made sushi from veggies and ahi tuna. It was good. Fun. All that and more. Vaughn told us that the best thing about sushi was the soy sauce. (Sushi doesn't have soy sauce, he pours it ontop to drown out the flavor of raw fish.) HAHA
Well, that was an overview of a typical Jennifer Sunday. Hope you enjoyed it. I did.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
No time to Blog!
Sorry!! I've been so busy that I haven't had time to do anything besides work! Yuck!! Apparently Oct. 11th was the last time I blogged.
Let's see...Halloween was kind of a bummer. I was sick with flu-like symptoms. I laid on the couch until the doorbell rang and passed out little bags of Cheetos. Lot's of CUTE kids, though.
November was... yada yada... Thanksgiving was at my house this year. My family came over and we ate turkey and all the other fattening goodies that go along with it. We had a young man visiting as well. It was lots of fun. Oh yeah, Dixie had her birthday on Thanksgiving. She turned four. Anyway, as usual, I ate Thanksgiving food three times including the actual event. One: The special Ed. kids make a full-out turkey dinner as part of their curriculum. Two: Our church has Sunday dinner before Thanksgiving. Three: The actual day. WOW! That's alot of turkey, folks!
December was good until I got strep throat. Then, I had to start rearranging my schedule. I had to miss a few days of work, but as it turns out, one of them was a snow-day, so I got paid. Nice!
I went shopping yesterday with my mom. She's great! Not many people have the opportunity to say that their mother is a truly great woman, but I can! Love ya, MOM! Anyway, this was our pathway through the mall: Dillards...Macy's...Dillards...AmericanEagle...Buckle....Dillards...Target. We ate lunch at Zio's. If you haven't tried this place, drop what you're doing and go now! Ask for the Super Salad! (Reference story on the NFC Chicks Blog) While in Zio's they give you crayons so I wrote Merry Christmas in about five languages and drew a holly and a frog that said Hoppy Holidays. I'm a fidgeter. When the waiter came, he said, "Oh, you drew some mistletoe!" I said, "No, that's holly. No kisses for you today!" He laughed. He was a little baby...like 20 years old or something. Anyhoo!!
We got a new camera for Christmas (we didn't wrap it cause that's just a bit silly). Ryan is excited because he wants to start taking some local photos for his artwork. He wants to paint some original art. I'm excited.
David changed his major to Spanish with a minor in secondary education. He wants to teach high school Spanish and coach football. Yeah! One of my kids has formulated a life plan! Can anyone say, "Whoop, whoop!"
Well, that's not all but it's all I've got time for. Catch you next time.
Let's see...Halloween was kind of a bummer. I was sick with flu-like symptoms. I laid on the couch until the doorbell rang and passed out little bags of Cheetos. Lot's of CUTE kids, though.
November was... yada yada... Thanksgiving was at my house this year. My family came over and we ate turkey and all the other fattening goodies that go along with it. We had a young man visiting as well. It was lots of fun. Oh yeah, Dixie had her birthday on Thanksgiving. She turned four. Anyway, as usual, I ate Thanksgiving food three times including the actual event. One: The special Ed. kids make a full-out turkey dinner as part of their curriculum. Two: Our church has Sunday dinner before Thanksgiving. Three: The actual day. WOW! That's alot of turkey, folks!
December was good until I got strep throat. Then, I had to start rearranging my schedule. I had to miss a few days of work, but as it turns out, one of them was a snow-day, so I got paid. Nice!
I went shopping yesterday with my mom. She's great! Not many people have the opportunity to say that their mother is a truly great woman, but I can! Love ya, MOM! Anyway, this was our pathway through the mall: Dillards...Macy's...Dillards...AmericanEagle...Buckle....Dillards...Target. We ate lunch at Zio's. If you haven't tried this place, drop what you're doing and go now! Ask for the Super Salad! (Reference story on the NFC Chicks Blog) While in Zio's they give you crayons so I wrote Merry Christmas in about five languages and drew a holly and a frog that said Hoppy Holidays. I'm a fidgeter. When the waiter came, he said, "Oh, you drew some mistletoe!" I said, "No, that's holly. No kisses for you today!" He laughed. He was a little baby...like 20 years old or something. Anyhoo!!
We got a new camera for Christmas (we didn't wrap it cause that's just a bit silly). Ryan is excited because he wants to start taking some local photos for his artwork. He wants to paint some original art. I'm excited.
David changed his major to Spanish with a minor in secondary education. He wants to teach high school Spanish and coach football. Yeah! One of my kids has formulated a life plan! Can anyone say, "Whoop, whoop!"
Well, that's not all but it's all I've got time for. Catch you next time.
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