The greatest blessings of this vacation can be summed up in two things: Minesweeper and the leg lamp. I played the first on my computer during my flight home last Saturday, and it felt like the first time I'd engaged in unscheduled, mindless, pointless fun in weeks -- fun which has continued with Sudoku and knitting and morning TV. And my father received the 20-inch version of the second as a present from my genius sister and brother-in-law, and it exactly captures the warmth and humor of my wonderful family ("It's a Major Award!"). It's marvelous just to be home and hanging out after a rather demented December.
Oh, and we played croquet with the Iowa Kleins yesterday, so for those of you following at home, possession of the Frog has passed from my sister Melissa to brother-in-law Joe. However, when Joe protested Lissa's attempt to hit him out of bounds, she won the award for Best Line of the Game, not to mention all-time greatest use of a Michael Bolton song lyric in the service of croquet: "I said I loved you, but I lied."
Also, a stupid joke that made me laugh today: Q. What do you call cheese that belongs to someone else? A. Nacho cheese!
This is likely my last post of the year, thanks to my friend Katy's wedding on Saturday, so here's wishing you all a brilliant New Year's, with an equally excellent 2007 to follow.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Q. What do pirates need after a long sail? A. Arr and Arr!
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I love silly jokes.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Nacho cheese...Haha. I'll have to tell that one to my 4 year old--he'll love it!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
I spent a great deal of time knitting, myself. What a great time, to be able to relax, even read for myself from time to time (though I did as little reading as possible, and as much movie-watching in lieu of that).
ReplyDeleteI'll have to share the jokes with my six-year-old nephew. :)
Happy New Year!
Here's my favorite joke:
ReplyDeleteQ: Why are there so many Smiths in the phone book?
A: Because they all have phones.
I don't have any cheese jokes, though, just cheesy ones.
Q: What did the pirate say during his long sail?
ReplyDeleteA: Arrrrggghhh we there yet?
Love the jokes! My 5-year-old now asks for a joke after her story every night. She'll love these (all the the R & R is a little over her head...she'll laugh anyway.)
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping there's a "major award" in your future (you know, a Newberry or a Printz or a Caldecott...but a nice little brush with "the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window" is always fun too!)
Knock knock...
ReplyDeleteWho's there?
Interuptive cow...
Interupti.... MOO!