"Thank God I check your blog everyday or I wouldn't have known that J collapsed at work! I'm glad it turned out to be as simple as no breakfast. But even that seems like something he should check out further. He should do what I do and eat a bowl of oatmeal every day for breakfast. I just put 1/3 c oatmeal in a bowl with dried cranberries and add 2/3 c water. Then I put it in the microwave for 1 min 20 sec (1 min 18 sec when I'm running late) and voila out pops a nice healthy breakfast that will also help lower cholesterol."
(Mom, I know you didn't say if I could blog about this or not, but it was just so adorable I couldn't help myself.)
Second, yesterday I saw something else that truly tickled my funny bone. Our neighbor is a large man who rides around in a souped-up motorized scooter...we got some snow yesterday, and I happened to glance out my kitchen window at one point to see this:
I shot this through a window screen, so I apologize for the poor quality. That is his SON on the Rascal scooter, cruising down the sidewalk while holding a plastic shovel in front of him to push the snow. Another view:
I don't know whether to file this under "Laziest people alive" or "Redneck ingenuity on parade."
I have a REALLY nice early Christmas present for you next week...'til then, keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the scars!
That looks suspiciously like a CLOWN window thingy... mmmhmm?
ReplyDeletehey - there's been scuttlebutt of a Holiday Happy hour. keep it on the DL Yo.
NOT a clown window thingy! moon and stars. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in for some after hours Tom & Jerrys...name the time and place!
I absolutely love that your mom micros her oatmeal for 1 minute 18 seconds when she's running late. I'm sure that 2 seconds makes all the difference in the world.
ReplyDeleteAnd my vote is for "Redneck ingenuity on parade". I think that's brilliant. (um, that would be using the scooter to shovel the walk is brilliant. Although, I really love "redneck ingenuity on parade" also.)
I love that your mom gave you instructions for making oatmeal. You know, just in case you can't manage to read them yourself. And I love even more that she shaves two seconds off the cook time when she's in a hurry. Hilarious.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Redneck ingenuity!
ReplyDeleteSeeing pics of the snow is so weird for me....and I'm not ready for it. It was 50 degrees in CT yesterday and I was very happy.
A shovel in front of the scooter--and here I was making Mr. D plow us out when I could've hired some old geezer to drive through and do it for us!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad J is okay. And your mom is too cute! Hope you stay warm! Just looking at those pics gives me a chill.
ReplyDeleteAdding my well wishes to J's contintued recovery--glad to hear he's doing better. (And calming thoughts to the caregiver, too!)
ReplyDeleteAnd you mother is a HOOT! That's all I can say.
Your mom is totally cute, and I wonder how much that 2 seconds affects her day?
ReplyDeleteDef a picture of Redneck ingenuity! HoooAhh!
ReplyDeleteHey, btw, I'm all for keeping my feet on the ground...but don't know about reaching for the "scars." hehehehe :)
It was between "scars" and "Lars," and scars won out. :)
ReplyDeletedude, your mama is cute. i think i would like to borrow her from time to time.
ReplyDeleteglad j is only banged up about the ego. bless 'is heart
oh and yeah, that's definitely redneck something or other :-)
Your mom is adorable. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, the level of redneck ingenuity around here will never cease to amaze me.
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