Saturday, April 19, 2008

DEAF THE ANTS!!!!!!!!

VERSE OF THE DAY: So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1

Tara, I'll use our totally cool new title on my next post!
Now, for a quiz. What is happening in this picture?


We have the backyard coffin, 4 boys and an air horn type thing. Any guesses? Whaddayatink?



Well here's the deal. We got that horn AND that Beckham shirt Sticks is wearing at the CO Rapids vs. LA Galaxy game. The horn has been blowing at little league soccer ever since. So these guys are all outside and we're inside eating during Dad's lunch break and we hear this BLOOOOOOOOOOOONK! Not that unusual. Then we heard it again... and again... and again... (the neighbors just love us) until Dad sticks his head out the window and sees this picture. He says, "What are you guys doing?" They all turn around with their own special ecstatic expressions and say, "We're DEAFING the ants!!!!!" Our boys know that we're supposed to kill ants. My dad says it best on his blog...



"At our old home in Arkansas we developed a relationship with ants. Let's just say every spring we'd wake up in the morning and find the little buggers all around our sink. The little boys would spy us breaking out the ant spray and mumbling unintelligible words under our breath. The ants became a part of our life. Kind of like neighbors that are real annoying...except you can kill them. Well, apparently or somehow, my wife leaks out..."Urine kills ants". At this point it is quite clear to them that the only good ant is a dead ant. The questions arise from inquisitive young boys to find out where to get this magic urine. The boys have hunted out quite a few ant piles in the yard that need exterminating. Boy, were they excited when they found out where urine came from. They would whip out their tallywackers at a single ant in the parking lot of a busy mall much like a gunslinger of the old west. Since that became a little "troublesome" to say the least...we had to somewhat curb that behavior. However, boys being boys...they couldn't let ants continue on. There must be another way to kill them."



Little Einsteins. Don't boys rock? Now I'm thinking of those ecstatic expressions. Let me see if I can find pictures so you can see how cute it is...

Perfect shot of Jesse's!!!

Joshua's is about impossible to get unless you catch him in a belly laugh, but this is cute too!

You can't see it very well, but Mayf's always ecstatic whe he's riding his bike!

Comment me!!!!!

52 comments:

  1. So guess what? I'm going footbally crazy again. Someone e-mailed me 'bout Eli's weddin'...good idea or bad idea? I dunno. Now I can't stop thinking about it!

    So shoulda taped the football throwing last night. Did it with dad and Ky and it wasn't too hot. =P But it was funny. Dad kept poking fun at Favre because I looked so....idk, into it I guess, and I said it wasn't all THAT bad, I mean c'mon Peyt is worse! Told Ky he needed to pull out the face moves if he wanted to throw a catch-able pass....he didn't, and I hardly ever caught the ball. My fault and his fault included. =P

    29 DAYS!!!! Yikes, guess I really need to send your letter Emy!!! But...*drum rolls* Tonight I'm taping and it's going to be SO AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!! And tomorrow I'm taping, too, and when the boys get back today Imma gonna play football and hopefully tape that, too....still need to tape my puppy-wawggies (*ahem* the animals most humans call as "dogs") and give the tour, but the house is like, super messy. Too bad we cleaned the whole thing...yikes, shoulda KEPT it clean, now it's a mess!! *sigh* I don't like cleaning!!!

    Okay, gotta split!!

    Love ya'll!
    Toria

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  2. Anonymous12:30 PM

    Wow... the third time I've heard the story and I'm still surprised. LOL

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  3. Anonymous2:44 PM

    Yup. E's gittin hitched. It's a good thing.
    Why ARE you surprised Emmers? I mean, they ARE boys!

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  4. Anonymous2:57 PM

    yeah I guess that's why :P

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  5. Anonymous3:33 PM

    What, you're surprised 'bout Eli?! C'mon, we've told you over and over!!! No wait, you're talking about ANTS aren't you??? Naw, that's not surprising!!! They're BOYS, Emy dearie!! =P Boys will be boys....and if you take ants or dirt away from them, it's like forbidding the sun to shine! They go whacky...

    Hmmmm...actually Abby is like, nothing I thought she would look like. Ever. She's really pretty, but she doesn't look stuck-up pretty. I dunno...it's weird man!

    And Meggers, you do NOT listen to Emy and you do NOT take dear Brett off!!! It's like, treason! I'll watch it the first Wednesday in May....that's like the first time I get to use my Grandma's super sweet compy since mine has brain issues. She's in AZ for two weeks so I can't see it until the 1 Wed. of May....got it??? But still, you must NOT take the dear Favre down!!! That's like, saying you totally forget about him!!!! Oh boy...

    Love ya'll!
    Toria

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  6. And Emy, Nikki has our vid charger down in FL!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I only have like, 59 minutes on the cam cord!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I'm only going to tape the super fun parts so I can save most of the tape for tomorrow, okay?? I have to space it all out....OR....I could wait another week or two before I send it because Nikki's supposed to mail the cord to charge it, and I'll just tape fellowship in a week from now (We're going back) I dunno what I'll do....ARG!

    Love ya,
    Toria

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  7. Anonymous5:31 PM

    Whatever you think Tori dear... just remember, Meggy comes soon if she must see the fball part.

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  8. Anonymous6:17 PM

    Tor-RI!!! It is NOT like saying I forget about him! The FIRST WEDNESDAY IN MAY!!!!!!!!!! That's like, FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! I'll just take it off then put it back on, how's that?

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  9. Anonymous8:43 PM

    Too funny! I love your dad's story. Little boys have it easy in some ways, ha? ;o)

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  10. I know, and I AM trying! I just need to tape today...hoping Ky can bring the football to Fellowship and we'll tape me one more time throwing...

    You...you *sniff* WHAT?! Took him OFF!?! C'mon, I ain't giving up on him that easy!!! =P Ky says to get real and say he's gone, but I just can't. I'll go kicking and yelling into it, but I just can't say he's gone. It's horrible. Just like how Brady still lurks in the house. *shivers* Okay, deal. You put him back on the first Wednesday in May, and I'll watch it then...or if they don't have to beep him out on that tape I guess I could put it on my blog and just leave it on there until I go to my Grandma's...

    K, gotta hurry and get ready for fellowship, no worries I tape lots and take lotsa pics, too, Emy dear. ^_^

    And Joshua looks too cute in that picture!!!! =P

    Love ya'll,
    Toria

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  11. Anonymous4:44 PM

    I <3 pictures!
    Can't wait to see you!
    ~Britt

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  12. Anonymous8:11 PM

    And for the record, Meggy....
    I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!
    David Cook did NOT get kicked!!

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  13. Anonymous7:43 AM

    Yeah, but he left rather suddenly. And just because he didn't litterally get kicked, doesn't mean he's not a bad man!!!!!!!!

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  14. Anonymous9:16 AM

    Whaddaya mean left? He ain't bad.

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  15. Anonymous12:45 PM

    Oh, you know, for his sick brother or dad or whatever? And yes he is bad, I explained that!

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  16. Anonymous1:17 PM

    Yeah, his brother with terminal cancer. But what do you mean he LEFT? And I don't remember what you said about him being bad, I just remember that he did some not-good stuff. Oh well.

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  17. Anonymous2:55 PM

    Well, doing bad is being bad right?

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  18. Okay, let't get this straight.
    David's Cooks brother is dying, but David is still on American Idol! He's not gone! He's on there and doing great! He's prolly gonna win or get close to it! All is well in the kingdom!

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  19. WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU HEAR HE WAS GONE???

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  20. Anonymous9:23 PM

    My grandpa didn't know why he was leaving and said he was kicked, so I think that had part to do with it:P

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  21. Anonymous9:45 PM

    What do you mean LEAVING? He ain't leaving.

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  22. Anonymous7:53 AM

    Yeah but he went OFF the show suddenly NOT FOREVER!!!!!!!!

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  23. Anonymous8:48 AM

    ohhhhhkay

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  24. NOOOOO! He had to leave after one of his performances to go to the hospital because his blood pressure was out of control! Not cause of his bro!!

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  25. Anonymous11:59 AM

    Oh yeah

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  26. Anonymous12:01 PM

    let's get this cleared up. he sings good and he ain't kicked. k?

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  27. Anonymous1:16 PM

    Ok. And he's a bad person and he shouldn't win American Idol to mess teenagers up. k?

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  28. Why is he a bad person. I don't know anything about this guy! We all know he is bad, we all are but what makes him bad in a non-spiritual way?

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  29. Anonymous4:34 PM

    His muuuuuusic >:Z ANNNNNND he needs to brush his teeth semi-occasionally:P

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  30. WHAT? No sense, you are making!
    I like him a lot, Emy likes him, most people I know that watch AI like him. He's phat! (If you spell "fat" with a "ph", it means something good. I'm not saying that he is fat. He's not. Actually, I think he looks pretty good...)

    Oh! Go to youtube and type in "David Cook Singing in the Rain" and prepare to be surprised! He's amazing!

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  31. Anonymous9:53 AM

    yeah it's cool! he's cool!

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  32. Anonymous9:55 AM

    25 days!!!!!!!

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  33. Anonymous11:17 AM

    YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That sinks Cook into utter insignificance:P Heehee!

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  34. Anonymous11:46 AM

    Totally true!! Who cares about him when you're coming in 25 days?!?!

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  35. Anonymous12:59 PM

    Riiiiiiiiiiiight. Snaps for the number 25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But MORE snaps for the number 2-4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  36. I thought it was hilarious!!
    He's sooooooo cute!

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  37. I say, snaps for 0!
    Or when you're here. That day. yeah...

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  38. I love you Meggy, but I still care about David Cook. I voted for him 3 last night...

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  39. Anonymous1:07 PM

    Well I love you too, and the David part is right. Just X out the COOK and scribble in ARCHULETA with a sharpie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  40. Anonymous1:13 PM

    what's 24?

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  41. Anonymous4:01 PM

    24 is when there's just 24 days silly!!!!!!!!!!!:P

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  42. Anonymous7:40 PM

    ohhhh... I was thinking it was a fball players # or somethin and I was gonna be mad. I'se gonna wear the necklace you gived me for my birthday till you comes! ;D

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  43. Anonymous9:32 AM

    24!!!!

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  44. Anonymous11:26 AM

    YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  45. I told you! I like David Archuletta a lot! I just am not as in to ballads as I am grunge rock! I think "The Davids" are going to be the top two, and I'll be happy with either winning! Goodness!

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  46. Anonymous12:35 PM

    Carly's gone now right? That's sad, I liked her:(

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  47. Anonymous10:00 PM

    I thought we finally got off the AI conversation. *sigh*

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  48. Anonymous10:52 PM

    Well, ok doll:)

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  49. Anonymous8:11 AM

    :D
    Guess what?? 23 days!!!!!!!
    I'm going with mom and Hannah to help decorate and set up for graduation today...

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  50. Anonymous9:47 AM

    YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Oh, is graduation tomorrow?

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  51. Anonymous7:38 AM

    I dunno why I'm commenting. Nothing to say, nothing to do. Actually I should go to bed. Got up at 4:30 and it was sooooo cold out and breakfast was a flop. Never order breakfast at restaurants. I don't know why I did....anyhow I should go to bed. But I won't. I wanna bug peoples and my mom doesn't want me to bug her so who can I bug?? Ky's not here.....arggg...I'm losing my mind. And I'm blonde. *sniffs* Okay maybe I SHOULD go to bed before I start crying...and I don't know why I'll cry but I'll come up with somethin...
    =P

    Love ya'll,
    Toria

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  52. Anonymous2:11 PM

    Logic regarding liking something or someone because others do is very flawed. Stick to your guns Meggy!!!

    By the way...does anyone on this chattery list know what an IDOL is?

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