Baby spit story -
We were on a trip with my parents. Oldest son (now 28 years old) was 18 months.

After checking in to the motel we went out to eat at a nice place about 5 miles from our motel. I put son on my shoulders to walk from the car to the resturant. He vomited on my head, and down the front of me. Not a pretty sight.

Wife laughed
Mother laughed
Father said "Get in the car, I'll take you back to cleam up."

Ah - memories. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

SS

Leaving very soon for the weekend....sort of

b back Sat pm

Sort of leaving, or sort of for the weekend?

THAT IS SO VAGUE.<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

I can't believe you'd string us along like that.
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
SS

Well, have fun, whatever you're sort of planning. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

morning all!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I only spent 5 hrs at work today just had to get Mikey home as he was still a little bit under the weather and I smelt of sour milk and baby puke <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

you mums know what I mean <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> yucky


anyway he is a lot better the poor little guy and is happily playing with nanna and chewing his toes, when do we loose that gift I wonder?? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
rella have a great time away <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

neak hope your Friday is a good one and tl hope work is not tooo painful. I admit I'm not too keen on working these days either, I would so much like to give it up but the NAG team here say I would go crazy. Well they said I would drive THEM crazy actually, what do they mean ? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> and I would miss all the talking and gos.... would not... there is such a thing as a phone <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

and the cuppacino at the cafes, well yes I WOULD miss those. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> BUT I do have my own cuppacino machine now, Aussie said he couldn't stand to see me have coffee withdrawal symtoms <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> wasn't that nice!!

well I have a 2 full loads of Mikeys clothes and cot sheets and blankets to wash so I had better get to it..... and mum wants to push me off so she can go play on ebay and buy 'things' ... what do you do with 44 steak knives ? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

All you computer "techies" should get a kick out of this.


COMPUTER TECH SUPPORT . . .

" This ought to make you feel better about your computer skills! If
you plan to skip any, you really must read the last one! "
===========================

Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one...
===============

Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the Button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No , wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still
on my desk... sorry....
===============

Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on the left of the
screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
===============

Tech support: Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer: Hello... I can't print.
Tech support: Would you click on "start" for me and...
Customer: Listen pal; don't start getting technical on me! I'm not
Bill Gates.
===============

Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every
time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer
and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he
can't find it...
==============

Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.
===============

Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the 7-11.
===============

Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there
another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work...
===============

Tech support: Your password is the small letter "a" as in apple, a
capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?
=============

Customer: I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.
===============

Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry ... Internet Explorer.
===============

Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver
on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
===============

Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get
the circle around it?
===============

A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her
printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good point.
The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his
printer is working fine."
===============

And, last but not least...

Tech support: "Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the
same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now
type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
Customer: I don't have a P.
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: "P".....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!


t&l <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

T&L

I see your computer joke and up it to:

Dear Computer Guy: Where do the characters go when I use my backspace or delete them on my PC?

The characters go to different places, depending on who you ask.

The Buddhist Explanation: If a character has lived rightly, and its karma is good, then after it has been deleted it will be reincarnated as a different, higher-order character.



The Mac user's Explanation: All the characters written on a PC and then deleted go to straight to PC ******. If you're using a PC, you can probably see the deleted characters, because you're in PC ****** too.
Stephen King's Explanation: Every time you hit the Delete key you unleash a tiny monster inside the cursor, who tears the poor, unsuspecting characters to shreds, drinks their blood, then eats them, bones and all. Hah, hah, hah!

The Christian's Explanation: The nice characters go to Heaven, where they are bathed in the light of happiness. The naughty characters are punished for their sins. Naughty characters are those involved in the creation of naughty words, such as "breast", "sex" and "contraception".

Dave Barry's Explanation: The deleted characters are shipped to Battle Creek, Michigan, where they're made into Pop-Tart filling; this explains why Pop-Tarts are so flammable, while cheap imitations are not flammable. I'm not making this up.

IBM's Explanation: The characters are not real. They exist only on the screen when they are needed, as concepts, so to delete them is merely to de-conceptualize them. Get a life.

PETA's Explanation: You've been deleting them?!? Can't you hear them screaming?!? Why don't you go club some baby seals while wearing a mink, you ******!?!

Humor is always nice on Friday.

CC, have a nice trip. Long trip for 10 minutes.

Neak, I'm glad your health is improved. That's pretty important. May you continue to do well.

SS

Kimmy-- <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

t&l

oh you mean tl's questions were not real? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

but so many were questions I wanted to ask AW but just haven't yet!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

maybe I should just go to the seniors centre and do the PC for dummies course <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
maybe I should ask my 8yr old grandson to show me <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

oops how rude of me - hello neak and ss and cc when you get back from your sort of weekend away, and oh kimbers hows my Texas GD going these days? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
No word from Aussie but lots of muttering going on at the barracks apparently. I believe they must all be safe as no one has come around to say differently - so thats good news isn't it ? hope <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

AW is digging soak wells today and putting in the water sewer lines from the patio roof run off pipes. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
I suppose it means she doesn't have to think about or worry about Aussie.

Double-whammy.

Last night I took out a large buck in the Mustang. It still has deer hair tufting out of the hood, and the passenger door doesn't open so good. (The Dervish did not wake up.)

Then AJ tells me he got a call from his brother's SO saying, "I thought I should warn you, your mom and dad left with [AJ's brother] to come to CA, they will be there Sunday, and they are planning to spend several days with you."

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

I am just glad she called, or we would not have known until they drove into the driveway.

Oh, and did I mention AJ is leaving early Sunday morning to go up north? So he probably won't even be present at all while they are here.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

If you don't hear from me for a few days, you'll know what happened.

If you want to runa away from home, you can come over here. We won't tell. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> Guess hating you across state lines just wasn't good enough, was it? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Did I mention here (I think I did) that MIL told my princess that I made her feel unwelcome when she came over?

Self-fulfilling prophecy.

I make them feel welcome.

They go around and complain about me to every relative they have, saying how awful I am, and how I always make them feel unwelcome.

Inevitably, it gets back to me.

They visit again.

I go to even greater lengths to be welcoming, but in a nervous, twitchy way.

They go back and tell the rest of the family even worse things about me.

Inevitably, it gets back to me.

They come to visit...............................

To runa away does sound tempting, but I'm going to have to stick it out.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> I'm also going to have to finish editing Peter while they are here. That should be fun, on many levels.

Hi neak

wow outlaws on the way and without warning from them!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> worth 3 eeks !!

well if you cant arrange to go 'tamping' again then you will just have to kill them with kindness & sweetness ...it'll drive em crazy <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

and they'll go mad trying to figure out what you have up your sleeve <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

well it works on mum <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Your sword? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

t&l

I can't stay long. They have only left long enough to get MIL's sister, and bring her here too, until tomorrow night.

The stress is already wearing on AJ, but he is doing his best.

I went to open the door for MIL when she got here, said hi, and she just walked in without a word as I stood there limp-armed for the hug that never materialized. Gulp. Bravely, "Mom, how was your trip?"

"TURRIBLE!"

Gulp again.

I am so hoping it was just the heat and being cooped up in the truck for a couple of days with FIL and BIL, and not me. Surely it's not always about me.....?

Oh, at one point I wanted to kill AJ. The only reason I didn't is because he didn't mean it the way it came out. He may not even have realized the way it came out.

MIL: We weren't even going to come today. We didn't want to impose on your Sabbath.

Chorus: No, no imposition at all!

AJ: It's not an imposition, Mom. The kids are glad to have you here.




I'm glad to have you here.









(I waited, but that was all he said!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Neak: Of COURSE we're all glad you're here!


Sigh.

This may be old but It's~~~~~~~~~~~~~~76 Trombones "Led the Big" Parade!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

There were 120 of us at church camp - 75 were between 10 & 18. Got there late Thursday....everyone was up till after midnight - schedule malfunction. Got up about 8 the Friday a.m. About 7 Fri PM, a big storm came through. We all met in the Mess Hall. About 7:30, the power went out throughout the park.....big state park w/ inn, cabins, trails, rivers, waterfalls, and our group was not alone in the dark. They finally decided it was safe enough to send people to cabins about 10 p.m.

Power came back on about 4:30 this morning.

Now safely back home!!!

That sounds like such a typical camping trip. I bet you had fun!

Oh, I remembered another anecdote from the tamping frip, although they weren't tamping when it happened. The Dervish has known how to whistle a little since he was 2, but on that trip realized he could actually control the volume and pitch of his whistles. So he would not stop whistling.

At Wal Mart, there was AJ pushing the cart through the store, to a chorus of nonstop wolf whistles. He's lucky nobody smacked him.

Oh, the Dervish came up with a new addition to the Dervishese language yesterday. We went blackberry picking, and all got torn up a bit. He came back proudly yelling about his "bloody fratches". I told Neaksis that sounded like an Australian swear word.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well hi, A1, I almost didn't see your lovely post, due to my unfortunate habit of opening multiple MB screens, which then affects which posts show up as new. I really liked those verses. I need to memorize the one in Habakkuk for when I am impatient. Which is often.

And <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> to you too about the 76 Trombones! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That's ok, for a long time I thought they stuck some Southern phrases in "I've Got a Home in Glory Land". You know, that famous song that ends with "I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun, Waybee on da blue."

I puzzled over it for hours, and never could make any sense of it, until I was in my early teens. What oh what is a Waybee??????