Just For Fun

If you could tell that DoJo's picture with the 'fro was "doctored", AND you thought it was hilarious, you may want to check out this cool web site. I had so much fun playing with my family's pics that I wanted to share it with you. You may get a few giggles out of it. (DoJo was not nearly as amused as I was!) Here are a couple of my favorites.

SuperWes

Olivia's TRUE personality!

I haven't found the "perfect" me yet, but I believe my profile picture comes close. Have fun with this one.

Look Who's Cooking!

The soon-to-be-married KK is learning to cook. She has always been more interested in honing skills (i.e. soccer, school, work, web design, sleep) other than the domestic ones. Shame on me, I let her get away with it...'til now. She is currently taking the crash course on planning, shopping, and cooking. So far, so good...'til it came to Sunday dinner. We do a big, extended family dinner on the first Sunday of every month, and my assignment was green chile enchiladas, which I promptly turned over to KK. As you can see, she undertook the assignment with glee. Her only comment during the preparation phase, was "I don't think I'm cut out for this cooking thing." This was after the too-hot cooking oil popped onto the top of her bare foot. She'll get the hang of it. My advice for cooking with hot oil? Wear shoes.

The enchiladas turned out just fine. This just reminds me that there really is a lot to making a home. While it is more than just cooking and cleaning, cooking and cleaning are essential and can make the difference between real comfort and mere survival. The good news is if I can learn to cook, anyone can. KK will be just fine. Besides, if worst comes to worst, we all know that Reed likes Frosties! Post all your cooking advice or tips for Kaitlin here and I will be sure to pass them along. Recipes for two are also appropriate.

DoJo's Hat

I had to stop by my bank yesterday to stop payment on the automatic withdrawl to Toyota Motor. (Yes, I sold that car, but the stupid dealership hasn't paid it off and Toyota still thinks it is mine! Long story, but the short version is that I'm about to go "open a can"...if you know what I mean...on Southwest Hyundai in Albuquerque.) Ok, so the car is an interesting story, but the really funny thing happened at the bank. DoJo went with me. If you know DoJo, you know that he wears a hat to work everyday. He does this to hide his bed-head, and then once the hat is on, he has to keep it there because he has bed-head-hat-hair. His hat is usually one with his company name and logo embroidered right on the front. It's his "sign".

When we entered the bank, DoJo stopped to ask for directions. A very nice lady told him where to go and then asked him to remove his hat while he was in the bank. Apparently they have a new policy about people wearing hoodies, hats, sunglasses, and anything else that would distort your true appearance. We actually read the new policy posted on the front doors of the bank as we entered. DoJo was miffed and very reluctant to remove his hat. Seriously, he doesn't look like a security risk, but you never know. He took the hat off, but grumbled about it during the entire bank visit. He kept coming up with "what if" scenarios...reasons people should be allowed to wear those particular items. "What if your eyes had been gouged out and you don't want people looking at your scars?" "What if you were bald and needed to keep your head warm?" And, what I believe to be his personal best, "What if I came in here wearing a big afro wig? Would they kick me out or ask me to take off my hair?" So, if you happen by the bank and run into a real big guy with an afro and those 70s style glasses with gradient lens, you will know it is just DoJo testing out the bank securtiy.

Conspiracy Theory

I've never been one to buy into any of those conspiracy theories out there, but quite by accident, I happened upon one all by myself, and I know it is REAL. Here's the scoop. The Chinese people are trying to take over the world. No joke. Think about it...who makes almost all the shoes in the world? China, that's who. They've cornered that market, and now all of us who are real fitness buffs are at the mercy of the Chinese every time we want to purchase a new pair of cross-trainers.

That's not all. The Chinese have mind control. It's called Mahjong. Mahjong is a tile game that is even more addictive than Solitare. I bet you can play Mahjong on the computer you are using to read about this mind-control conspiracy. Check the games installed under accessories. It's probably there. WARNING...DO NOT OPEN IT! It will suck you in to a Mahjong abyss from which you will never recover. Seriously, I can't stop playing. And the stupid computer has the audacity to give me my percentage of wins everytime I lose! It's all a part of the mind control. Once you see that your win rate is somewhere around 12%, you have to play again, thinking all the while that just one win will boost you up to around 15%. Once you get there, your hopes are up, and you play again and again. Hours come and go and you really have no sense of time passing. This is pure evil. I believe the Chinese want us all to become addicted to Mahjong and while we are spending countless hours sucked into this tiled void, they are going to move in and start manufacturing diet foods. Once that happens, we're done for.

Here's your sign!

I love saying "Here's your sign" because, as most of you know, I'm half red-neck. So while driving down the road the other day, I saw MY SIGN. What are the chances?

Actually, this is also another sign of spring in New Mexico. It's so dang windy that the U-R-R blew right off the sign advertising burritos.

Signs of Spring

My son-in-law accuses me of being a bit too loquacious (look that one up Jeremy!) on my blog, so I decided a photo-essay was necessary. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. You be the judge...

Painted toenails and flip-flops

Empty bird egg on the grass under the pine tree.

Pink blossom tree in the neighbor's yard.

Spring blossoms on the the bushes in the neighbor's yard. (Yes, I'm that creepy neighbor who roams around in your yard.)

Dandelions...dang it!

Actually, Nolan wears shorts year round, but I just liked this picture.

Dressed for winter, spring soccer.

Gotta love spring.

Sportin' A New Look

You may be noticing right about now that I have a new look to my blog. Since its inception, Big Daddy DoJo has been complaining that my blog was too dark and depressing. I'm pretty sure he meant the LOOK of the page and was in no way referring to all the exciting and uplifting CONTENT! Anyway, it is Spring Break and I have nothing to do while I wait on my soon-to-be-wed daughter to rouse herself out of bed before noon and go do wedding stuff with me. LOTS of down-time we're talking here...and it's too cold to work in the garden...so I'm giving my blog a new look. I like the citrus theme. To me, it says SASSY! Not that I'm sassy, oh no, I AM NOT! If you like my sassy new look, let me know. However, please word your comments so that DoJo does not get the impression that you agree with him or that you think he was right about the dark and depressing thing. We don't want him telling me "I told you so". If that happened, I can guarantee that you would witness sassy. Let's not go there.