tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30143388331056299572024-03-12T19:59:47.497-06:00My Own Brand of CrazyIt's fit for a reality show. It's a little too wild and crazy for KBYU and it's a little "Mormon" for the networks. But it's all true! It's our life!The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.comBlogger775125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-39578322541862255692011-12-18T08:44:00.000-07:002011-12-18T08:44:31.714-07:00Wise Men<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The beads and the ribbons, the baubles and balls,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">are all a distraction from real Christmas calls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not about presents and bows and the wrappings,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not about trees and stockings and trappings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not about hours spent finding gifts for family and friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's about minutes spent caring for the unnoticed, unloved and uncared for He sends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are we being WISE MEN?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a wonderful week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is.......I just STARTED Christmas shopping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is.......just need to put a few more ornaments on the tree and it is done and that <strike>damn</strike> ladder that has been in the MIDDLE of the family room can be put away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is......I ordered Christmas cards at MIDNIGHT on Saturday. I think they get here next Tuesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is......I don't have time to care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is......Trammell and Jen (the sutnningly beautiful fiancee) arrive tomorrow, so NOTHING else matters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is......every single year, I get to about the 15th and wish that we had JUST ONE EXTRA week to get ready for Christmas. Why can't we turn back the hands of time?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is......every single year, I swear that NEXT year will be different. Guess what? It won't!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/366/AB7FFC5C78FF3272D013B65F8CF7AC13.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-66887214318472928202011-12-14T11:46:00.000-07:002011-12-14T11:46:36.885-07:00My Top 10 Excellent seasonal carols:<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are you feeling a little bit like the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some Christmas Carols to lighten the mood, put things in perspective and help you feel more "peace on earth, goodwill toward men."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">6. Paranoia --- Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting You on an Open Fire</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">8. Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">9. Attention Deficit Disorder --- Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder --- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course, I didn't make these up. I'm NOT that creative. However, it IS quite possible that someone has been spying on me and my behavior inspired some of these carols.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/366/AB7FFC5C78FF3272D013B65F8CF7AC13.png" style="border: 0px currentColor;" /></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-67244413054402382912011-12-13T07:55:00.000-07:002011-12-13T07:55:00.233-07:00Roosters, Hens, Chickens But Not...............<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What? It's Tuesday? It's December 12th?</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am SO not ready for Christmas. But at least I have some Christmas RaNDoM for you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And if you can't get enough RaNDoM, go on over to </span><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stacy's.</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> She's got MORE than enough for everyone. She's the Hostess of RaNDoM!</span><a href="http://stacyuncorked.com/" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="http://stacyuncorked.com/" target="_blank"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <img alt="Stacy" height="187" rebel="" src="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/Files/randomtuesday.jpg" uncorked="" width="225" /></span></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* It wouldn't be Christmas without the sound of an ornament falling from 10 feet and shattering!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzeuh110MQLe3JblMdbC3avMY1JRentxIMap7T10zA0yORVBnQmotD_eLWLwTaLSodWUMBj7b9Rakr1jh4jaNsfOtpWCiznxzGgJgPU8-WQPbAPvZRum9PAEqlA3iYpXeQWUDW5u56Lzw/s1600/IMG_3203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzeuh110MQLe3JblMdbC3avMY1JRentxIMap7T10zA0yORVBnQmotD_eLWLwTaLSodWUMBj7b9Rakr1jh4jaNsfOtpWCiznxzGgJgPU8-WQPbAPvZRum9PAEqlA3iYpXeQWUDW5u56Lzw/s320/IMG_3203.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And of course, it has to be one filled with some kind of toxic liquid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I should have called Hazmat. Who knows what they put in those snow globes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Yep, I did it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ladder has been poised in the family room for two weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The tree has been lit and bedecked with beads and bows,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but nary an ornament has found it's way on the tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I STARTED decorating it last night.........in a skirt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yea me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* I was unwrapping ornaments and came across this -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvPZComwUYspNEztd8WrH8biwkou7D1AT34sJqM5n65VW_w49zPNJZ3TakWEsTcz4H3QDLxHhWMBiK_FgUdS_mlItCqEDPQVODvq8JizWAFZfGVtvkeOBzN2lyqtMrePsGEY_y46ve-ke/s1600/IMG_3206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvPZComwUYspNEztd8WrH8biwkou7D1AT34sJqM5n65VW_w49zPNJZ3TakWEsTcz4H3QDLxHhWMBiK_FgUdS_mlItCqEDPQVODvq8JizWAFZfGVtvkeOBzN2lyqtMrePsGEY_y46ve-ke/s320/IMG_3206.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WTH? A rooster in a canoe? This is HIDEOUS? WHO brought this in to the house?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One look at the underside of the canoe and I saw "Garrett 2010"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I marched into my office, where Parker was taking a test.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"This is horrible! Why did Garrett pick this for his ornament last year? He is NEVER allowed to pick ornaments again."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Mom, you are disturbing the testing center. Please!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Several ornaments later. I unwrapped this -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I looked at the bottom of the <strike>cock's</strike> rooster's feet and saw "Parker 2010."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I march in to <strike>my office</strike> the "testing center" and proclaimed, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"YOU are not allowed to buy any ornaments either!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Mom, it's cool! What did Trammell buy?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't know, but it was probably something mature!"</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yK6JM59d15pgrrwdbSOEKytcSFUlFfkiUd2ddbIzTWmpCxZcttXnlAsuWyXPudceF3FnvEartAYXJHMwJyJyiJywsn1xGEbNgF3VPq0IaSq5Qa1hSRHmTRf6dUomQVxZPNws5GhTfiSN/s1600/IMG_3211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yK6JM59d15pgrrwdbSOEKytcSFUlFfkiUd2ddbIzTWmpCxZcttXnlAsuWyXPudceF3FnvEartAYXJHMwJyJyiJywsn1xGEbNgF3VPq0IaSq5Qa1hSRHmTRf6dUomQVxZPNws5GhTfiSN/s320/IMG_3211.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell 2010</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Not mature, but WAY more classy! Who can argue with a colorful glass <strike>cock</strike> rooster.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I marched in to my own office one more time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What is wrong with you guys? This isn't holidayish? This is ridiculous! Don't think I don't know EXACTLY what you boys were thinking."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's times like this that being the only child home is SO much fun!<br />
"What?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You all bought roosters. That's NOT funny!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"But mom, we're the <strike>cocks</strike> Coxes!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas from the <strike>Cocks</strike> Coxes!</span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/366/AB7FFC5C78FF3272D013B65F8CF7AC13.png" style="border: 0px currentColor;" /></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-14716330259821550592011-12-12T12:05:00.000-07:002011-12-12T12:05:36.896-07:00Let My People Go!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I mentioned, Parker got sick of sitting in boring classes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He applied for early graduation............2 1/2 months past the deadline.</span><br />
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I feel a little bit like my life has turned into the Ferris Bueller movie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the requirements is that HE had to write a paragraph detailing why he should be allowed to graduate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another requirement is to have your parents write a paragraph explaining why they support the decision for the student to graduate early.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is mine -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"We mostly support Parker’s desire to graduate early. I kind of want him to stay because it’s six hours of free babysitting and I know where he is during the day. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But you and I both know that he is just there killing time with stoners, losers and tramps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Seriously, the school was phenomenal when Trammell attended. And then I blamed Garrett’s intelligence and study skills when it seemed he wasn’t getting the same quality education that Trammell received. But now, I realize that I need to apologize to Garrett. The school has slipped. Parker is bored out of his skull. He’s no dummy. He wants to maintain straight A’s and he wants to be in a stimulating atmosphere. He loves his AP classes. But he has enough smarts to realize that taking ALL AP classes would cut into longboarding time and any kind of social life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every day is a battle to get him to go to the “regular” classes. The students are unmotivated. The teachers are disorganized and undemanding. When he gets to class and he is one of just a few kids who have actually done the homework, he is disgusted that the teacher then allows the kids to spend the class period completing the homework that he responsibly completed last night. He spends those periods surfing the web for airfares to longboard races and designing custom boards. Why not let him do that in the comfort of his own home? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our relationship with the high school is no longer mutally beneficial. He isn’t learning anything. It’s time to move on.......or I could just excuse him from all the useless classes on a daily basis. It's up to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sincerely,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gina Cox"</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-66780857138055835662011-12-11T09:10:00.000-07:002011-12-11T09:10:31.859-07:00The Blessings of the Temple<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am speaking in church today about the blessings of the temple.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are too numerous to mention in my 7 minute talk, but I love the temple because it brings me peace and perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The temple is where we can be sealed to our spouse and to our family so that we can be together for eternity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The temple is all about Christ and helps me be less selfish and more charitable.......and I can ALWAYS use a little reminder of that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have ever wondered why Mormons even have temples or what they do there, check out this video.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcIe2vzufxzkfyyNkrTU3zm2bvhgb13M5vYux3KT9dS9gnuCKYepjon-zlq66rOgyIqdigXlowcUgbFyA8GGCVQwJRjH_wosK0M-R6SVgNMToBxxZE3NjjwWBnuBWGv5LD1rjSm_oqMs/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcIe2vzufxzkfyyNkrTU3zm2bvhgb13M5vYux3KT9dS9gnuCKYepjon-zlq66rOgyIqdigXlowcUgbFyA8GGCVQwJRjH_wosK0M-R6SVgNMToBxxZE3NjjwWBnuBWGv5LD1rjSm_oqMs/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go pay her a little visit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Meanwhile - can SOMEONE tell me why this was the LONGEST week known to man,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but it is already mid December and I haven't gotten ANYTHING done?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is anyone else having technical difficulties with their calendar?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* SOMEONE is a little bit excited about getting married.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He's been engaged for 10 days and they have -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">reserved the temple (okay that was done a month before they got engaged),</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">reserved the location for the reception,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">planned and paid for the honeymoon,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hired a photographer,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and hired a videographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I should have had them organize my Christmas!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And maybe it would be done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Meanwhile, the youngest Cox is missing school today.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it's for a important reason.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He's at the State Cheerleading Competition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SOMEONE has to support the cheerleaders!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* SOMEONE at our house has not even started Christmas shopping.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But <strike>I</strike> that someone is going to start AND FINISH it today/tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Where are those Christmas elves?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I need them to come on over and decorate the house!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">More than decorate, SOMEONE needs to put away the bubble wrap, bins, paper, and bows that are ALL over the floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And for heaven's sake, can SOMEONE put away the ladder that has dominated the family room for two weeks?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But before you put it away, go ahead and decorate the tree.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evidently, it's not going to decorate itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Just for the record -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would prefer that ALL my storage bins match and are of a neutral non-holiday color - like blue or gray.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SOMEONE thought it would be a good idea to have orange bins with black lids for Halloween decor and red bins with green lids for Christmas decor and spring green for Easter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it WOULD be a good idea unless SOMEONE puts the Glitter Corn in a red bin with a green lid.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Glitter Corn is NOT a Christmas decoration! What color would a Thanksgiving bin be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Oh, I have HIGH hopes for this weekend..........</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">like cleaning the house,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">writing a talk for church,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">getting in the Christmas SPIRIT,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">finishing the Christmas decorations,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas shopping,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">making Christmas cookies and maybe trying my hand at some toffee and other candy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't distract me!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a great weekend!</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-7697905024561779872011-12-07T09:18:00.000-07:002011-12-07T09:18:14.090-07:00Class Act<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congrats to my little brother for being nominated AND being awarded the University of Illinois Medical Center's "Class Act" Award.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a HUGE deal!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Class Act Award recipients are people working in the Medical Center that have demonstrated values and service recognized as being exemplary.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The criteria for this award: This employee is a role model who continuously demonstrates exceptional competence and compassion in the performance of his/her job responsibilities...an outstanding example of the University of Illinois Medical Center’s five values: <strong><span style="color: #00739c;">Integrity, Innovation, Service Excellence, Safety, and Accountability.</span></strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And it's the first time someone from the Emergency Department has received the award.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Normally, when someone new or a resident is nominated, it's brushed off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This award is for someone who has a history of excellence and has made a difference, not just in their department but in the entire organization.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some of the comments from his nomination:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Throughout his shift in the Emergency Department, Dr. Marcucci spends as much time as needed with each of his many patients. He makes sure each patient had a clear understanding of the care they are receiving while in the ER and the plan of care as far as discharge or hospital admission. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Marcucci is very approachable and has a professional attitude. He listens attentively to anyone who speaks to him. Everyone who worked in the ER is equally as impressed with Dr. Marcucci as I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But the events that happened at the end of his shift, make Dr. Marcucci so deserving of the Class Act Award. I received a patient at 05:40am who was in quite a bit of pain. Dr. Marcucci's shift was to end at 6 am. I asked if he could order pain medication for the patient before he left. Not only did Dr. Marcucci immediately order pain medications for this patient but he stayed until 8:30am caring for this patient. I accessed the patient's port-a-cath to administer fluids and pain meds. The patient needed a CT scan of her chest and the port-a-cath had to be removed. Dr. Marcucci started a peripheral line using ultrasound to locate the vein. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Marcucci explained all the procedure to the patient; he explained the need for admission to the hospital and our plans to control her pain while she remained in the ER. The patient was very appreciative of the care she received from Dr. Marcucci. Dr. Marcucci truly embodies the values of UIMC. His dedication to his patients well being and his profession is genuine.”</span><br />
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<div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The following remarks are summarized by John Williams MD. He incorporated his comments and other comments from various attending physicians and nurses in the ED. </span></div><div style="border: currentColor;"></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jared is an intelligent and outgoing resident who is thorough, energetic, genuine and unusually compassionate. Jared’s significant life experiences have given him a sense of perspective beyond his years. In a discipline where the physicians pride themselves on being patient advocates, Jared clearly goes the extra 2 miles. He routinely stays late after the end of his shift to address patients’ needs and assist them in ways both clinical and personal. In fact, he has been known to come in early for shifts in order to go upstairs and see patients he cared for previously in the ED. </span></div><div style="border: currentColor;"></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jared is sensitive to the patient’s perspective: he’s committed to ensuring that the patient is well cared for both medically and emotionally. Jared is humble and conscientious, showing a level of empathy that is rare in young doctors of his age. Jared is aware of the many factors affecting illness that others often brush aside.</span></div><div style="border: currentColor;"></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jared is friendly and outgoing, and goes beyond being a “team member” by personally engaging with and assisting other individuals no matter their role. He reaches out personally to everyone, it seems, including the entire ED team. As an example, our Emergency Department PharmD and our regular APN in Fast Track both commented on how he introduced himself at their first meeting and made them feel welcome from the beginning and offered his help to them. </span></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jared always seems to have keen insight into patients’ family and social conditions that ultimately affect their health care. This is a rare trait among young physicians. Our attending physicians agree that he is an astute clinician, keen observer, and an excellent patient listener with a “heart of gold”—an unusual combination. His sense of humor is refreshing and uplifting to those with whom he works. He’s eager to learn and strives to improve his medical care. What is more, he is eager to share his energy and talents, and we are much richer for it.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congrats Bro! You ROCK!</span><br />
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GinaThe Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-31558919492112604062011-12-06T08:08:00.000-07:002011-12-06T08:08:35.522-07:00Can it Get More Random?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It doesn't matter that the Christmas tree still only has 5 decorations on it and the ladder is STILL in the middle of the family room.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life goes on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">RaNDoM goes on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In fact, RaNDoM REIGNS!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you don't believe me,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">go see the queen of RaNDoM</span><br />
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<a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stacy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> knows RaNDoM!<br />
I'm pretty well acquainted with it myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* And now, just FYI -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">REAL cowBOYS do NOT wear earrings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not up for debate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They just don't.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Yesterday at 2:30 pm, I drove into my neighborhood.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The thermometer in my car read 14 degrees (the high of the day).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the time I got to my house 1.8 miles later, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the thermometer read 9 degrees.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, that high was short lived.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* I didn't mind that it was so cold because -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the sun was out,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the sky was bright blue,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and I was wearing these -</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz8B9ZyZkOq-90CjB8c5r-HtjddTmHHvb_e2eu8QiZHGC8GXKrvZ4r9YdVuHm4rJigAAXZlcGYjSb9FGDK2ag4WMbp3SaeaF5AnqgQrjWxKlZuKJvMPYzoWFLqMcRbEXZzIX-nmf2bH6N/s1600/IMG_3198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz8B9ZyZkOq-90CjB8c5r-HtjddTmHHvb_e2eu8QiZHGC8GXKrvZ4r9YdVuHm4rJigAAXZlcGYjSb9FGDK2ag4WMbp3SaeaF5AnqgQrjWxKlZuKJvMPYzoWFLqMcRbEXZzIX-nmf2bH6N/s320/IMG_3198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep - my friend Margaret spied them in a shop window in London. When she stopped short on the sidewalk and gasped, the man right behind her, who ran into her, thought she was hurt. As he started to apologize for injuring her, she explained, "Oh no. Those gloves are so cute, I have to go into that store and get them for my friend." He thought she was crazy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you Margaret!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* I was feeling so sick last night. I have had a headache for seven days. I felt nauseous and every time I bent over to pick something up, I thought I might throw up. Plus it sounded like there was an erupting volcano in my stomach. So instead of having chili and cornbread for dinner,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had candy and cookies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Who was the CUTEST indian in Romania on Thanksgiving?</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VzVjogrE5mXb7q103P-hzvw3ZVUjKiJZRenNetXFpm6p7F0uAgdphcURPLKbtePaA0PsDteaRHp9Y4T6g14TYuIFMvOzRDaHeyaL9FGTdQp8p5TgQHBjFYgl31XYQg0BXlriPeytJgdn/s1600/garrett-Cluj-12-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VzVjogrE5mXb7q103P-hzvw3ZVUjKiJZRenNetXFpm6p7F0uAgdphcURPLKbtePaA0PsDteaRHp9Y4T6g14TYuIFMvOzRDaHeyaL9FGTdQp8p5TgQHBjFYgl31XYQg0BXlriPeytJgdn/s320/garrett-Cluj-12-11.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hands down, it's that cute missionary in the front row with a hot pink head band and a floppy feather. Only Garrett would look good in hot pink!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Parker does not let the snow stop him.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOivYYLC2ZizJB1wVDpBXwjEqW7E0ZS4SyPWwqn2CiAs4u7qP0YIj-6dUWuO0pZZNve8fXfmIfWDnZLqJfrc41SFerxoKYzYesWDayh1eLeea7EHq_GfYOcu9xRR1ruWm4Q1bI_7u4azZa/s1600/longboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOivYYLC2ZizJB1wVDpBXwjEqW7E0ZS4SyPWwqn2CiAs4u7qP0YIj-6dUWuO0pZZNve8fXfmIfWDnZLqJfrc41SFerxoKYzYesWDayh1eLeea7EHq_GfYOcu9xRR1ruWm4Q1bI_7u4azZa/s640/longboard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, that is a snowy, icy street in our neighborhood.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, he is on a longboard.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, he is stupid.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a RaNDoM TueSDaY!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Gina</span></div>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-70907158333776448142011-12-05T08:07:00.000-07:002011-12-05T08:07:41.366-07:00What Could Go Wrong?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was nice to have Trammell home for Thanksgiving weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was nice to have Parker home.......wait, he lives here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kind of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The older the kids get, the less you see them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not that hard to say goodbye when they leave for college because they are NEVER home their senior year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And Parker is no exception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But he was around more this weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And so, what do you do when the family gets together and you want to have some good ole bonding time?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WORK IN THE YARD.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so *I* wasn't home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not stupid!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I heard "work" and I suddenly had to run some errands.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I went to the grocery store because there was NO FOOD in the house after Thanksgiving. ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But Brian told the boys he just needed an hour or so to gather up the fallen leaves and pine needles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They had bagged up ten 40 gallon trash bags and still had several to go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boredom set in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boredom is BAD!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boredom is dangerous!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But you've gotta love kids who can make work <strike>lethal</strike> fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why BAG the leaves when you can BURN them?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What could go wrong?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Really........what could go right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just as I pulled up, a neighbor girl came running down the street to say that some neighbors up the hill had just called them and asked if our house was on fire. They could see the flames and were getting ready to call 911.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily, no one was injured and no property was damaged. Everyone just smelled like a forest fire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-31657145093564404372011-12-04T08:53:00.001-07:002011-12-04T08:54:09.062-07:00God Has a Plan<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went to the funeral of my friend, Jane yesterday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was beautiful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All six of her children delivered wonderful tributes to their mother.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She left behind an amazing legacy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her family is sad. They will miss her deeply.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">But they feel comfort. They feel peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What give people the strength to carry on after the death of a loved one?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is the knowledge that there IS a God and He has a plan.</span><br />
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Have a wonderful Sunday!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-13741986936841276642011-12-02T10:35:00.000-07:002011-12-02T10:35:01.475-07:00Two Parties & a Funeral<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is it seriously Friday?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Well, according to </span><a href="http://www.halfpastkissintime.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mrs. 4444</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> it is.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK-CVRfTIcLhcYl5VOd7qAkGtSFsGsUOWgbVL3r8xMHQOQqI43B5n1KQz1zeTSdPMSLt7l4gg7PxsmFQKnBC8OowOnGALaAKQcm7KVR7qnW5MSqhYAtMjDO747GpdAcEnjzwHlO57dDNv/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK-CVRfTIcLhcYl5VOd7qAkGtSFsGsUOWgbVL3r8xMHQOQqI43B5n1KQz1zeTSdPMSLt7l4gg7PxsmFQKnBC8OowOnGALaAKQcm7KVR7qnW5MSqhYAtMjDO747GpdAcEnjzwHlO57dDNv/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I need five more days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a crazy weekend and I need it to be Monday so I can get ready for Friday. Can you believe I am saying that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is WRONG with me?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 151.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don’t answer that.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Priorities for today –</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Order F</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uneral</span> Flowers</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Make a Christmas Carol Trivia Game</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Buy Christmas presents for the Company #1 Christmas Party.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Write a letter to the school administration saying I support Parker graduating early.</span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Yeah, the Christmas Party for Company #1 is tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was supposed to be at MY HOUSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was supposed to be TONIGHT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep – Company #1 Friday and Company #2 Saturday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My house isn’t even decorated for Christmas……….unless you count a tree with 5 decorations and a ladder in the middle of the room as festive.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Luckily, I talked Company #2 into having their Christmas party in January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then I moved Company #1 to Saturday………and out of my house. Phew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I’m only in charge of games and presents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can do this!!!!</span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Would you ever order this – for a funeral?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpfssy2PFm1D_wYzoM65sEWmzYjz66hIz_5RPftENo4zbcEdecP67UkXlHl_z3adepKpa8FAsPPpRnidejUMSvx3yJVjgmW8AhtPEBbfGMxTdrZ8kySUUm8z6kftnXrbyLC-LwvaUTG2B/s1600/broken-heart-funeral-flowers-LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpfssy2PFm1D_wYzoM65sEWmzYjz66hIz_5RPftENo4zbcEdecP67UkXlHl_z3adepKpa8FAsPPpRnidejUMSvx3yJVjgmW8AhtPEBbfGMxTdrZ8kySUUm8z6kftnXrbyLC-LwvaUTG2B/s1600/broken-heart-funeral-flowers-LG.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I hope not.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Trammell is over-the-top goofy in love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday, I spoke with him three times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What are you doing?”</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well, my beautiful fiancée and I are driving to………..”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Or</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We are talking about dates for the Colorado and Minnesota open houses, do you think…. Oh here….you can talk to my beautiful fiancée.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love it!</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Parker may or may not graduate a semester early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, we know the deadline to make that decision was 2 ½ months ago. At the time, he didn’t think he would graduate because 1) he was still 16 and didn’t want to start college in January as a brand new 17 year old. 2) he thought 2<sup>nd</sup> semester would be “fun.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having all your college apps turned in, knowing your grades don’t really count for much, hanging out with all of your friends sounded kind of appealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now that he’s bored out of his skull………it doesn’t sound THAT fun.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I've got to get to work on these priorities!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Weekending!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-53295582489102781912011-12-01T07:45:00.000-07:002011-12-01T07:45:42.095-07:00I Won! I WON!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oops! I thought I posted this last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What the heck was I doing?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Shopping for diamonds?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Making pies?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Roasting turkey?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who doesn't like to win?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE to win!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dear friend Andrea over at </span><a href="http://andrea-maybeitsjustme.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maybe it's just me.....</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> gave me this happy little award!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ooooo............such power!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Without further ado -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Julianna - over at </span><a href="http://www.mom2mentalmidgets.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Surviving Boys.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's a newlywed with a teen boy and two youngers who regales us with stories about work, domestic life and romance <- if you count working on home improvement projects together as romantic. She's UBER talented. She made her own wedding dress!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Danelle - over at </span><a href="http://momoutnumbered.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Outnumbered.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's a mom of all boys. And they keep me almost as entertained as they keep her! Her photography is beautiful. Go for the pictures. Stay for the writing.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Mama Badger - over at </span><a href="http://outoftheboondocks.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Out of the Boondocks.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She might have the two cutest little boys in the universe. They are dolls.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And she almost has me convinced that living in the midwest might be fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Andrea - over at </span><a href="http://thesockmonkeymom.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Sock Monkey Mom</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's an "old" blogger with a "new" blog. She's a great writer and always has something fun going on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Stef - over at </span><a href="http://fiverreasonstosmile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oops...there goes my mind.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She has a pack of funny kids and a humorous husband as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She always entertains and lightens my day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congrats girlies!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go forth and treat some of your favorite bloggers with an award!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-1955732463907373232011-11-30T07:18:00.000-07:002011-11-30T07:18:07.163-07:00All That Glitters Part Two<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She said YES!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so excited!!!! Where do I start?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Romance at it's best -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Plan A -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell and Jen were going to fly to Minneapolis on December 17th where sometime during the 4 day stay, Trammell would have a formal talk with Jen's father and ask permission to marry his daughter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then when Jen came to visit us in Denver, Trammell would propose on New Year's Eve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell came home for Thanksgiving and 30 seconds after he stepped off the plane,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we went to our favorite family jeweler - Trice Jewelers - to meet with Ralph.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then Trammell was even more excited.........as if that was possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ralph said that he could have the diamond set and the ring sized by the next day if Trammell wanted to.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, with Jen off at home and the engagement not for more than a month, what was the hurry?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the next two days, Trammell kept saying, "We should have told him to have it ready now!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went to pick up the ring on Friday - Best. Black. Friday. Shopping. Ever!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then for the next two days, Trammell opened the ring box every 15 minutes to look at the ring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all knew that Plan A was going out the window!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Plan B -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jen and Trammell go to Minneapolis on December 17th.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Corner her dad sometime and propose sometime, somewhere in Minneapolis before returning to Denver on the 23rd.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">But Trammell kept looking at that ring and thinking of beautiful Jen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By Sunday, we were on to Plan C -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell texted Jen's father and knowing that Sunday was a busy day for him, asked him to call him at his convenience........anytime between now and when Trammell would get on the plane to go back to school at 6:30 pm or anytime after 8:30.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jen's father called right as Brian pulled up to the curb at the airport to drop Tram off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So that Trammell wouldn't have to have this conversation with "There is no parking in the red zone" in the background, AND to give Trammell some privacy (I so wouldn't have done that!), Brian went in the airport and sat in the terminal and left Trammell in the car in the parking lot to "chat."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell had a prepared speech.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He never really got to give it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Kerrs knew this was coming.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell did insist on telling Jen's father how amazing Jen is and how in love with her he is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Permission granted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell got on the plane with the ring...........</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">although security did spot it in his backpack and ask what it was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then he had to wait 24 long, painful hours until Monday night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You see, there is some history with the Monday night after Thanksgiving.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Thanksgiving, Trammell spent the holiday thinking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was "friends" with two girls.........Jen and someone else.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He knew he couldn't date two girls.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He thought about the two girls and tried to figure out who he should date and who he should "give up."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When he got back to school on that Monday after Thanksgiving,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he called Jen up and asked her to go for a drive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They drove around and talked.......</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and then he said..........</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I really like you. I don't want to hurt you. Please don't like me anymore."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She wasn't happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He dated the other girl.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He wasn't happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They broke up in the Spring.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell went off to Arkansas to work for the summer..........</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but he started calling Jen all the time and chatting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the phone calls got more frequent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And by the time summer was over,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he could hardly wait to get back to school and date someone who had become his best friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So now, the Monday after Thanksgiving 2011,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trammell called Jen and asked her to go on a drive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And they drove to Sundance ski resort and they got out of the car and walked around.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then Trammell reminded Jen of that painful conversation last year............</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and then he told her he didn't want her to NOT like him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And he gave her the ring</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Come ON! They are first borns! Trammell reserved the time at the temple weeks ago!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We LOVE Jen and we are thrilled and so excited to have her in our family!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm giddy! I might be a little bit more excited than the bride and groom-to-be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But maybe not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-10164287359063046522011-11-29T09:44:00.000-07:002011-11-29T09:44:27.473-07:00All That Glitters<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yea for Tuesday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yea for </span><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stacy!</span></a><br />
<a href="http://stacyuncorked.com/" target="_blank"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go pay her a visit.......click the linky......I dare you. NOT NOW! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Click it AFTER you've read and commented.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Guess what I found?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Now I can have Thanksgiving.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Did I miss it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Does this look like Christmas ornaments and a tree skirt?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I know who put it in a Christmas box.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know exactly what they were thinking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was thinking wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* A repairman was supposed to come fix my oven sometime between 1-5 pm yesterday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Guess what time he came?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NEVER!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yeah - I hurried home and hung out ALL AFTERNOON.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I called twice - once when I first got home because I saw his number on caller ID (even though he was supposed to call my cell) and was afraid I missed him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nope. The record showed that he hadn't called nor come to the house yet and I was still on the schedule.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then at 5:20, I called and lo and behold the record showed that he did come by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well.........which is it? He came by or he didn't?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "specialist" then said the record showed that he didn't come by but had typed in 1:44 as an "estimated time of arrival."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Um........no..........he didn't arrive. EVER.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent from 5:20 to 5:50 bouncing around "Press 8 to talk to a mornon and Press 3 if you are tearing your hair out" and listening to on hold music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* While waiting patiently for the Oven Guy,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did manage to clean up the aftermath of Thanksgiving, put the beads and bows on the tree so that it can be ornamentized, and finish the Christmas village set up......all while scaling the 12 foot ladder in a skirt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Oven Guy SHOULD have been here!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was quite a show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* I have some VERY exciting news (and it's not about the ovens)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it DEMANDS it's own post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Come back tomorrow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How's that for a tease?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">* I'm so excited I forgot all the RaNDoM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Oh and if you are a super smarty pants,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Don't give away my totally top secret already announced to the world excitement.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Just look smug.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-53931565648541259392011-11-28T15:36:00.000-07:002011-11-28T15:36:27.002-07:00So Sad<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a lot to talk about.........</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lots of fun stories, lots of exciting things happening around here and lots of crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it wouldn't be right to move on so quickly without an acknowledgment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last night, I was typing emails to missionaries on my computer when I heard Brian on the phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He sounded serious and slightly panicked or upset.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went in the kitchen just as he hung up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to tell me that a dear friend, Jane Baer was in an automobile accident and died.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAsDxE1OcjRyV0ij6IoiZtoOeJR7VYfbwmHVmFPmafSE9wBBmk9LGrAc0pHMqH3VwGRSN5YjX0z0TDHdi5OM77lzt3wpZIf3C1r7UPo64j6q0hsTx45aCr7U2_HhVkn14jJRWvN_Herc-/s1600/baers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" dda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAsDxE1OcjRyV0ij6IoiZtoOeJR7VYfbwmHVmFPmafSE9wBBmk9LGrAc0pHMqH3VwGRSN5YjX0z0TDHdi5OM77lzt3wpZIf3C1r7UPo64j6q0hsTx45aCr7U2_HhVkn14jJRWvN_Herc-/s1600/baers.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure where to start.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jane is the beautiful mother of six grown children and a grandmother to about 40.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But she has been one of my mom's best friends and the Baers and the Marcuccis have been friends for nearly 40 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our moms parented together, served in church together, ran the swim team together, laughed and cried together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">IF my parents died when I was younger, my parent's will stated that we would go live with the Baers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were those kind of friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her influence has been profound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jane and Mark have been serving as the Matron and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Denver Temple for the last 2 1/2 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Besides seing her at church and social occasions, I saw Jane every Thursday at the temple.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It wasn't uncommon for Mark to come looking for her ....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">only to find her comparing notes with me about my kids and her kids and grandkids.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She always took an interest in EVERYTHING we did.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were at ALL the important events for our family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She and Mark were some of the first people to come over after my brother died in the Spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cannot express how much I, and my extended family love the Baers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are not enough words to share all the wonderful qualities Jane possessed, how much we love her and how much we will miss her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was a constant Christlike example of charity and love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She cared.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was generous.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was an amazingly supportive friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is a wonderful thing to see all the posts on her children's Facebook pages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kind words do not exaggerate her beauty, grace and Christlike qualities nor do they do her justice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was an angel here on earth and she will be greatly missed!</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-22921468610920317992011-11-25T09:27:00.000-07:002011-11-25T09:27:35.923-07:00One Night at Costco<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take a little walk through my world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parker and I went to Costco. Real quick. To pick up one thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were there about 20 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> "Mom, you can get me a lynx for Christmas."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"A lynx? A live lynx? Yeah, you can can't on that happening."<br />
"All I know is that it's the coolest cat in the world."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do the sell lynxes (what's the plural of lynx?) at Costco?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* </span>Oh yeah, for youth group, we're getting gingerbread house kits and making them and blowing them up."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Whose idea was that?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Think about it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't have to think about it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> "Arrgghhh.......they only have off brand french fried onions and now all they have is low sodium soy sauce. What kind of place is this? They are letting me down!"<br />
"Face it Mom. We're just skinny people in a fat man's world."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That explains a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> "Why do you keep stopping the cart and writing?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are you seriously writing down everything I say?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Without me, you would have NO blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I should get paid!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No. *I* should get paid!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-86325358139371057542011-11-24T09:14:00.001-07:002011-11-24T09:15:42.983-07:00Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwChpFvtWAekoUB42sItOgEx5CcKPkgueS0iNOuPstu2kBkmwwkccTGXI-pkLNUMkKo_7GvteIAp7TditDyTprQEkJ88XfuIzA2da-9a9oWEeCEITVTHjWVRrUgj6uUeTZ5pVKVy3lAtE/s1600/wordle.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwChpFvtWAekoUB42sItOgEx5CcKPkgueS0iNOuPstu2kBkmwwkccTGXI-pkLNUMkKo_7GvteIAp7TditDyTprQEkJ88XfuIzA2da-9a9oWEeCEITVTHjWVRrUgj6uUeTZ5pVKVy3lAtE/s400/wordle.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving!<br />
Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-32118223302355068672011-11-22T07:56:00.000-07:002011-11-22T07:56:44.101-07:00I Hope That's NOT Leather on Those Fat Calves!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy almost Thanksgiving!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before I tackle all of those Thanksgiving recipes, I've got to clear my head of all the RaNDoM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily, </span><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Miss Stacy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> has invited everyone over to her place for <strike>turkey</strike> RaNDoMNeSS at it's finest.</span><br />
<a href="http://stacyuncorked.com/" target="_blank"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <img alt="Stacy" height="187" rebel="" src="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/Files/randomtuesday.jpg" uncorked="" width="225" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> I love people who bring me cookies.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Did you know that every year American women’s calves get fatter.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep, it’s true.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The boot salesman at Nordstrom told me………..</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as he was taking in my boots.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a hard time finding boots because of everyone else’s fat calves.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks a lot guys!</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> West Hollywood or some city near West Hollywood voted to ban all clothing made of fur and any clothing made from animals……including wool.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank heavens sequins haven't been banned!</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span>I don’t see myself ever riding a motorcycle.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They don’t have cup holders.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span>The other night, I was sitting at my desk.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hear a little bell: “ding ding.”</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then from around the corner Parker shot out and squirted me with a squirt bottle.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I totally freaked out!<br />
We have a family rule that NO MATTER WHAT, you can’t squirt your mom.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She can squirt you.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But you NEVER squirt mom…….even if her hair is on fire.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was a direct violation and I was NOT happy.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In order to not get killed, he admitted that it was for AP Psych.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids had the assignment to see how long it would take to condition a family member.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Experiment OVER in my house!</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ten minutes later,</span><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I heard the bell: “ding ding”</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I jumped and yelled, “NO!”</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One time!<br />
I was conditioned in ONE experience.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wonder how the kid fared who was trying to condition his mom to make him a sandwich every time he rang the bell?</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span>TRAMMELL comes home for Thanksgiving today!</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today!<br />
He’s on the plane RIGHT NOW!</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yippee!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span>I sent a Thanksgiving/Pre-Christmas package to Garrett in Romania about 6 weeks ago.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It had all the fixings for green bean casserole, a two foot tree, battery operated lights, ornaments, two chocolate advent calendars, candy, and who knows what else…..all crammed in one of those “if it fits, it ships” boxes.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But on the customs form, I said it was socks.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope he got it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Have a fabulous and RaNDoM TueSDaY!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-53701155147956741482011-11-21T13:51:00.000-07:002011-11-21T13:51:46.185-07:00The Search for the White Lanterns<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Tuesday, Brian and I went to IKEA for something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t even remember what it was but I’m sure it was important.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we stepped off the escalator, we immediately saw several pallets full of these –</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVLj6dK8BIWzRaaKjzLwvBKLMczK14P8PmYSMpPJzhN_RHAKM6MJVD1W5rIOB2RgzW8kHqdTWa46_CdkZUP0ssPbKvO6GoV3dJf3syLzIJP-yqcW9HbwjekPCCL-iEE5QADS0BQjc6Ns6/s1600/white_Rotera__jpg__19012_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVLj6dK8BIWzRaaKjzLwvBKLMczK14P8PmYSMpPJzhN_RHAKM6MJVD1W5rIOB2RgzW8kHqdTWa46_CdkZUP0ssPbKvO6GoV3dJf3syLzIJP-yqcW9HbwjekPCCL-iEE5QADS0BQjc6Ns6/s1600/white_Rotera__jpg__19012_std.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I stood and stared.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brian saw my eyes glaze over and asked,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> "Did you want to get one of those?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> “No, I might need 18 or 20.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well, did you want to get one so that you will remember and when you decide, you can come back and get them?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> “No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will put it on Pinterest.”</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we went on our merry way.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But then, I mentioned it to Margaret,</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and in the role of a good friend who is looking out for your best interests,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">she sent me into a panic.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You have to go right back and get them now!”</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> “Why?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> “Because if you don’t get them now, they will all be gone.”</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She picked me up the next evening to go and buy the lanterns.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived and when we got to the top of the escalator………</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> THERE WERE NO WHITE LANTERNS!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">That's when I started whining like a three year old who had missed her nap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">To soothe me and prevent me from knocking over the lantern display in a temper tantrum, Margaret assured me that we would find them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WE dug through the black and silver ones that were left</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiL-kzb_vJ-gAV8EnTyxlcfNCddk0b3b4fjvGNnvHsN5sbyF1SwKlq2C9OWji7lbylCah6J6RTCBICWSpboH9LtVgH1tqcLD7QN4haa_t5466_XsZlq5075mclzRLELsZ71xqRCQUZ_ON/s1600/looking+for+lanterns.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiL-kzb_vJ-gAV8EnTyxlcfNCddk0b3b4fjvGNnvHsN5sbyF1SwKlq2C9OWji7lbylCah6J6RTCBICWSpboH9LtVgH1tqcLD7QN4haa_t5466_XsZlq5075mclzRLELsZ71xqRCQUZ_ON/s320/looking+for+lanterns.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and found TWO.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will leave you to guess what happens when you dig around those boxes and they are just resting on top of the lantern lids with nothing to stabilize them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we we went on a "treasure hunt" and searched ALL the displays throughout the store and took them off tables</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaRoRbfuqu-BcGHdwCoePclC_1AjL-NZKNkFM62mrRlNpEcpDW_yjrgWWd-LL5FCd-HqBjBMkKTTDuXzVAGQFd2sY2XHyQ79gGLUAtsAIHuySKzSIjCmvW66vmSddAYPtLvgKwcFWmpmz/s1600/table.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaRoRbfuqu-BcGHdwCoePclC_1AjL-NZKNkFM62mrRlNpEcpDW_yjrgWWd-LL5FCd-HqBjBMkKTTDuXzVAGQFd2sY2XHyQ79gGLUAtsAIHuySKzSIjCmvW66vmSddAYPtLvgKwcFWmpmz/s320/table.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and book shelves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We found FIVE more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Then we came up with the brilliant idea to ask for help.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The first five teenagers we approached a) didn't know what lanterns were. b) didn't know how we would find out if there were any in the store and c) were stupid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we ran into this man</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmeIAbGDPZLbX5QH1xx_CvoRVHzkZ21KbSObHIfbtkeYUqxt8U90X07wa98wiigTOW8AgY4uLHi6TbhRL6oL_pe99_uLpLBm6WrqSeKP6rCCSacxxewmp776i54GDTl2NPGfh7NMUo0wR/s1600/the+magician.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmeIAbGDPZLbX5QH1xx_CvoRVHzkZ21KbSObHIfbtkeYUqxt8U90X07wa98wiigTOW8AgY4uLHi6TbhRL6oL_pe99_uLpLBm6WrqSeKP6rCCSacxxewmp776i54GDTl2NPGfh7NMUo0wR/s320/the+magician.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">who for some reason did not want his picture taken. So we did not take his picture.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNwFENt_iGG4kz0qtRTaIfNed562QkNB9rANBDi1xzZ4G9n9M3jUOpPLcZAJeienCv_CE64SVGYcwmx2RsRMQwh9Qi82t94uhcFxRIUznMvGacUxGoHXx5SdTjh_izGKqJA0IhFhLPsCz/s1600/magic+computer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNwFENt_iGG4kz0qtRTaIfNed562QkNB9rANBDi1xzZ4G9n9M3jUOpPLcZAJeienCv_CE64SVGYcwmx2RsRMQwh9Qi82t94uhcFxRIUznMvGacUxGoHXx5SdTjh_izGKqJA0IhFhLPsCz/s320/magic+computer.JPG" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He is the "Closet Planner." He has this computer that you can plug the dimensions of your closet into and he can help you plan out the racks and shelves and bins, etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">BUT, we asked him if he could use his MAGIC computer to tell us if there were any WHITE lanterns left in the store.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's the crazy thing about computers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not only could it calculate closet square footage, the MAGIC computer told us that there were 94 white lanterns somewhere in the store.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it's not THAT smart, cuz it couldn't tell us where.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, we went through the store a SECOND time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we asked every employee who we ran into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It was like looking for a needle or needles in a haystack.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Come on people!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">There are <span style="font-size: x-large;">94</span> lanterns all piled up together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">How hard can they be to find?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Pretty darn hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, one really nice girl took us on an "employee shortcut" and told us to NEVER take the shortcut without an employee with us <span style="font-size: small;">until we needed to five minutes later by ourselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She directed us to Homewares or Glassware or something and actually walked us to this guy -</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixecyYTi80XDnCktuqfgQ9zR8nWierURqmLXuqQRcu1KK5EtGKh9hyAE7bGml5ocZMkSVEkP3dekwKbdhBHDWoLs7V7WeKWz5dYY2pzsZAG-FbaEKXrInbtmrechIGCwdOE5RkVp-_MayG/s1600/boy+helper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixecyYTi80XDnCktuqfgQ9zR8nWierURqmLXuqQRcu1KK5EtGKh9hyAE7bGml5ocZMkSVEkP3dekwKbdhBHDWoLs7V7WeKWz5dYY2pzsZAG-FbaEKXrInbtmrechIGCwdOE5RkVp-_MayG/s320/boy+helper.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> who showed us EXACTLY where the 94 white lanterns were.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We jumped up and down and cheered......as the employees backed away.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4c_XVhTH82xxA2K6G_m19jTjeQssLfzaj6BeGjpQOZ6u18dCH2cumuHfbNrTTsaj4nU_lRczM2h9XVAvD6V9a9VgydoJpYuEBTo3gJUizd2cOYrfXlQlN6jARb5MH0Sk4jqaBw3nYgdR/s1600/I+got+em2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4c_XVhTH82xxA2K6G_m19jTjeQssLfzaj6BeGjpQOZ6u18dCH2cumuHfbNrTTsaj4nU_lRczM2h9XVAvD6V9a9VgydoJpYuEBTo3gJUizd2cOYrfXlQlN6jARb5MH0Sk4jqaBw3nYgdR/s320/I+got+em2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we bought <strike>18</strike>, <strike>20</strike>, 25.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phew!!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">If you ever need to borrow white lanterns.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I know where you can get some!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">But there are only 69 left!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Kidding! You can borrow mine!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-18995062965931828032011-11-20T09:38:00.000-07:002011-11-20T09:38:03.983-07:00Miracles: Big and Small<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You know I believe in miracles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love to find miracles and I see them happen every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I try to share them here every once in awhile.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I HAVE to share Friday's miracle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was driving from an appointment back to the office.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was only a 10 minute drive max and I was in a hurry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For some reason ;), I had a feeling I should call my friend Amber.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Hey Amber! How's it going?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, it's been a rough morning."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What happened?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amber had just gotten off the phone with her son TYLER (Yes! <- the OTHER half of the Bonehead Brothers! Garrett's twin by another mother. The EXTRA son who LIVED here for nearly two years. And by HERE, I mean IN THIS house 24/7)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4bVTnV0DEDEQOqNM_WXOHnU_VHzbieNZOIY_WPAYWkSAfTnH0mX-4mFT52cohNY5YbUh7NZ8qb1A9UUtOY7P1msNGubK2AnhmPzZD-FFTLKc7mz5lr4Wpv-SZ8blRynauTaze-jpK7MD/s1600/Prom2009+045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4bVTnV0DEDEQOqNM_WXOHnU_VHzbieNZOIY_WPAYWkSAfTnH0mX-4mFT52cohNY5YbUh7NZ8qb1A9UUtOY7P1msNGubK2AnhmPzZD-FFTLKc7mz5lr4Wpv-SZ8blRynauTaze-jpK7MD/s320/Prom2009+045.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tyler's been serving his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Ukraine for the last 19 months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Missionaries only call home on Christmas and Mother's Day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And it's not one of those holidays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So it can't be good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amber explained that a few months ago,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tyler mentioned that he was "itching."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a casual mention that he didn't know what was wrong but he was constantly scratching.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But when he called Friday,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he told them that he was itching day and night for almost six months and that it was so bad he was awake most of the night scratching.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">His skin is raw and he is trying to survive on 3-4 hours of sleep a night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He has gone to the doctor in the Ukraine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They couldn't find anything and they hinted that perhaps it was mental.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The adult leaders recommended he come to the mission office and call home and prepare his family that he might be sent home early. No one in Ukraine could explain this itching and they asked Tyler to meet with a psychologist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He told his mom it was NOT mental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He has the language down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He loves his mission.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He feels great mentally.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are teaching more people than ever</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and he DOESN'T want to come home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But he can't survive on 3 hours a sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And he can't continue to scratch his skin off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amber told all of this to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hmmmm...........I was skeptical.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I knew there was more to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It wasn't mental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't tell her I would, but immediately after hanging up,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I called my brother.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew he was working in the Pediatric ICU.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I NEVER call him when I know he is at work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I KNOW he can't answer his phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I called.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He answered with, "Is it emergent?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No. But Tyler has............."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I told him everything in less than 30 seconds and he said, "It's Scabies. I'll call you back."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a whirlwind of events and phone calls at 2 am,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My brother spoke with the leaders in the mission office, Tyler's parents, Tyler, a doctor in the Ukraine and a pharmacist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Long story, but it IS scabies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are unfamiliar with scabies in the Ukraine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It can be easily and quickly treated.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is NO reason to "live" with it. And there is NO reason for Tyler to come home.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NhflkuSQmBckJ0_OFWNNkkV0H9EXGu2N7ZtH_BLnZjEkYrWueJQdXUfQIztJz05CubuSEfsYbTg8Td9sBaQ5R2wf4re9JoF6wAmsxw5TQbGRcdZ7SiolPEj_rOBBzlp1Fq8uRlh7-C3i/s1600/tyler+mission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NhflkuSQmBckJ0_OFWNNkkV0H9EXGu2N7ZtH_BLnZjEkYrWueJQdXUfQIztJz05CubuSEfsYbTg8Td9sBaQ5R2wf4re9JoF6wAmsxw5TQbGRcdZ7SiolPEj_rOBBzlp1Fq8uRlh7-C3i/s320/tyler+mission.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Within 24 hours, he went from miserable and returning early from his mission to ecstatic and ready to ROCK the last five months in the Ukraine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why did I call Amber at a random time when it was not convenient and I didn't have time to talk?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why did Amber tell me the whole story instead of just saying everything was fine?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why did Jared answer the phone even though he was in a meeting with his attending?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How did Jared know without seeing Tyler and from my extremely limited description what it was?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How did they get all those people on an international conference call?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How is it that the ONE pharmacy that has the scabies medication is JUST DOWN THE STREET from Tyler's apartment?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God's hand is in the miracles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We can be instruments in his hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I know miracles happen every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We just have to notice them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a fabulous Sunday!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-9949107981453266952011-11-18T06:56:00.000-07:002011-11-18T06:56:19.693-07:00Occupy Crazyville!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to Crazy Town!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Do you wanna occupy us?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Come on over. Bring cupcakes!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">If you wanna get really crazy, join in the Friday Fragmenting Fun!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK-CVRfTIcLhcYl5VOd7qAkGtSFsGsUOWgbVL3r8xMHQOQqI43B5n1KQz1zeTSdPMSLt7l4gg7PxsmFQKnBC8OowOnGALaAKQcm7KVR7qnW5MSqhYAtMjDO747GpdAcEnjzwHlO57dDNv/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK-CVRfTIcLhcYl5VOd7qAkGtSFsGsUOWgbVL3r8xMHQOQqI43B5n1KQz1zeTSdPMSLt7l4gg7PxsmFQKnBC8OowOnGALaAKQcm7KVR7qnW5MSqhYAtMjDO747GpdAcEnjzwHlO57dDNv/s1600/friday+fragments.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Go see <a href="http://www.halfpastkissintime.com/"><span style="color: #660000;">Mrs. 4444</span></a>. She started all the Fragmenting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Oh shoot! I forgot to care about Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Parker had a great idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm going to start Occupy Grandview." <- That's his high school.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm going to go into the counseling office and find out the top 1% (he's only in the top 5%) of the kids in my class and insist on redistribution of grades. Their points on tests and homework should be redistributed to the rest of us. It's not fair that they get all of the A's."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's almost as good an idea as Occupy Wall Street.....but somehow LESS ridiculous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> I overheard this conversation between Parker and his friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Friend: "Hey Parker, want to go see Dierks Bentley Saturday?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Parker: "Not really. But how much is it?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Friend: "Like $40."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Parker: "Wanna go see Ben Carson Saturday?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Friend: "How much is it?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Parker: "$5"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Friend: "Wait. I don't even know who that is."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Parker: "He's a famous neurologist. It's a lecture from 9:30 to 12:30."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Friend: "Uh, then, no."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Now we know where Parker will be Saturday AM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> The other night I went to Costco.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was cute.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wore my cape.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3gWKPT7gh6zrgYAFzIOv1hKTYxo-51kvFUPRMYZ8fUqMAsOg-R-Owo6kaQHREsg49D1BhoXC2cMIJPxG1x2si7gRIDfT-HiQca6Zy96rcdrAmup_jiaRYeyRjSg-sZvfbQZPDKJMJVkK/s1600/cape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" hda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3gWKPT7gh6zrgYAFzIOv1hKTYxo-51kvFUPRMYZ8fUqMAsOg-R-Owo6kaQHREsg49D1BhoXC2cMIJPxG1x2si7gRIDfT-HiQca6Zy96rcdrAmup_jiaRYeyRjSg-sZvfbQZPDKJMJVkK/s1600/cape.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 20 something year old checker said:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I like your......ummm......(kind of motions to the cape)...."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"My cape?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah.....you look like.........ummm.........Nancy Drew."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Oh thanks. I thought you were going to say Sherlock Holmes."</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I was but I didn't want you to feel bad."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Parker, guess what? The checker just said I looked like Nancy Drew but......"</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He cut me off, "Nancy Drew? You look like Sherlock Holmes."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He's grounded.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He obviously doesn't care if I feel bad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Look what I bought at IKEA last night -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo3KxTwoWJPDMDz0O2P05gI2qfLdNJxO4u3cxLhOWLGqyjnPOcFvFoRzn36Kv2C9Jx3oNgmDFWCdOEwG4biFhnbpvJihvrrAg8N2Hn2toL5JPtwLQheECjv3lzUKM4OqCaScDgLT3y8W0/s1600/rotera-lantern-for-tealight__73328_PE189972_S4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo3KxTwoWJPDMDz0O2P05gI2qfLdNJxO4u3cxLhOWLGqyjnPOcFvFoRzn36Kv2C9Jx3oNgmDFWCdOEwG4biFhnbpvJihvrrAg8N2Hn2toL5JPtwLQheECjv3lzUKM4OqCaScDgLT3y8W0/s320/rotera-lantern-for-tealight__73328_PE189972_S4.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">25 of them............because you never know when you might need them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And searching IKEA for them is a whole different post!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Margaret wanted to stop at McDonalds for a McRib sandwich.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She NEVER eats McDonalds food..........only during McRib season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes. There's a season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, there are only 6 days left of McRib season and then I guess, they run out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know how you run out of processed meat but whatever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parker was making fun of her for eating the McRib and she asked him if he had ever had one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No. But there are more than 70 ingredients in that thing."<br />
"But it's soooo good. you have to try it."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No. There's actually an ingredient in the McRib that they use in yoga mats."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you think he made that up?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Where would he get that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> Oh my gosh! He's NOT lying!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/hleon/2011/11/04/the-mcrib-sandwich-and-a-yoga-mat-what-do-they-have-in-common/"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The McRib Sandwich and a Yoga Mat What Do They Have in Common</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never believe my kids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I checked it out and he's right!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a great weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go get yourself a McRib!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span></div>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-57273625271750164792011-11-17T09:15:00.000-07:002011-11-17T09:15:57.941-07:00Truth is......<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is..........I am SOOOOO excited for Thanksgiving.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was not so excited on Tuesday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then my friend called and invited us to her house and it was an answer to <strike>an unsaid</strike> prayer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yippee!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is..........I don't get Occupy Wall Street, <strike>Oakland</strike>, Berkely, Portland, Denver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is..........I want to start getting out the Christmas stuff. I think I will start setting up the EPIC Christmas village this weekend. It only takes three days to set up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who has three days?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is.........Retailers are RUINING Black Friday by opening on Thanksgiving.........even if they don't open until 9 pm. It's Thursday! Not Friday!!! Is there NO DOWN TIME in America?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is.........Parker REALLY wants these Muno (from Yo Gabba Gabba) for skating</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Truth is........that's it for today. I'm going to Ikea to buy 20 little white lanterns. They are WAY CUTE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span></span><br />
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</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-64421018297277960562011-11-15T07:54:00.000-07:002011-11-15T07:54:42.687-07:00CAN I GET SOME HELP HERE?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh yeah!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's RaNDoM!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And have I got RaNDoM for you!</span><br />
<a href="http://stacyuncorked.com/" target="_blank"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <img alt="Stacy" height="187" rebel="" src="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/Files/randomtuesday.jpg" uncorked="" width="225" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Did you know that Q comes BEFORE R</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evidently I am having a hard time with that because I always open the "R" file cabinet, am shocked that I can't find the "Q" files and have to sing "O, P, Q, R" of the alphabet song to myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* My co workers are horrified by my eating habits.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Breakfast - half a sleeve of Ritz crackers and a Coke.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mid Morning Snack - A Sees Pecan Truffle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lunch - Lays Potato Chips and some Hostess Crumb mini donuts and a Coke.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I DID have a nutritious dinner at IKEA at 7:30.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* A man at work does Weight Watchers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He explained the "point system" to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He gets 40 points a day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He said I would probably get 25-30 points a day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those mini donuts would be 17 of those points.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm glad I'm not doing Weight Watchers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* My family thinks I am crazy because I clean the house BEFORE the house cleaner comes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She only comes every other week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we do have to clean toilets and vacuum ourselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it drives them nutty when I rush around cleaning the night before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I explained that if *we* didn't pick up the nine pairs of shoes scattered on the laundry room floor, she wouldn't be able to mop the floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's only there for a limited time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If she spends all that time picking up, straightening desks and making beds,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WHO IS GOING TO CLEAN THE TOILETS?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You get this right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Text from Parker:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I think I'll take a rain check on English."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Arrrggghhhh</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I called him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Why aren't you going to English?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"We have a substitute for the 17th time."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You can't miss English 27 times!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Wow! I've missed it 3 times. There's a huge difference between 3 and 27."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He has a point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I might be exaggerating.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But we sure TALK about missing English a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* I had a dream last night that I was writing blog topics on scraps of paper at a high school baseball.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids were angry because the cafeteria ladies were running the concession stand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought it was cool because we got these big crockery/cafeteria style bowls of nacho cheese.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh and.........the game was at 7:15 in the morning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have problems!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If this was RaNDoM enough for you........head on over and see </span><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stacy.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014338833105629957.post-936399349455422272011-11-14T07:21:00.000-07:002011-11-14T07:21:05.354-07:00New Math Stinks!<span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">p <span style="font-family: Arial;">=</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 6 or 2 or 1 or whatever!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parker is in Calculus. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maybe he should go back to Geometry.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday, *I* made this.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDClykBBMdzjWvu4lxPmib0RT2hyphenhyphenZgh0QhH8zTj2YSkr1fxKfiDhCA8cg3PN4P6U_bJLdxlN5O2_YLTMLZ3udN_Jn6UPa2UTluL7oBCxb3Uvkht8MRlU4DUjV56b9ZSEU5Se3nICUShx1k/s1600/pecan-pie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="257" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDClykBBMdzjWvu4lxPmib0RT2hyphenhyphenZgh0QhH8zTj2YSkr1fxKfiDhCA8cg3PN4P6U_bJLdxlN5O2_YLTMLZ3udN_Jn6UPa2UTluL7oBCxb3Uvkht8MRlU4DUjV56b9ZSEU5Se3nICUShx1k/s320/pecan-pie.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In light of the fact that no one will LET me hoard, I went on the proactive and started a friendly discussion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Okay, there are three of us. Each of us gets a third of the pie."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Uh huh!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're mature over here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Mom, it's not going to be like that. You won't ever eat a third. You are just trying to hoard your part."<br />
Am I REALLY that transparent?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He's right. I won't eat a third.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will eat ONE piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we all sat down and had one piece together - a 1/8 of a pie piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Some of us had whipped cream and some of us had ice cream AND whipped cream.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then, Parker had a second piece. with two more scoops of ice cream.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was approximately half the pie left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here's where the math gets tricky</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Okay there's only half the pie left and you had a second piece Parker."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No. There are three of us and there is a half of a pie left. So we each just ate 1/6."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Except we didn't. You ate more."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Mom, there are three of us. We each ate some pie and now their is half left, therefore we each ate 1/6 and going by your rule that we each get 1/3, we each get to eat 1/3 of what is left or 1/6 of the pie."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What kind of math is that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gina</span>The Crazy Coxeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04143173109964647936noreply@blogger.com5