Dec26

Photo Dump, Part 1

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Photo Dump, Part 1

I’m just assuming there’s going to be a part 2 since I’ve saved so many random things to show you. Here I go, sort of backwards in time. First of all, did everyone get something like this in their mailbox?

Cute.
Way to angle for some cookies, Joe. I complied. No thank you note, though. Let’s see what you get next year, “JOE”!!!!!

I be jammin’

My boss turned 70 in November. I suggested to our small ragtag group of employees flung about the country that we do something special for her. Someone threw out the idea of a Zoom vid of us all singing happy birthday. Since I’m no singer, I borrowed a bongo for some percussion accompaniment and added a little “drum solo” at the end. Since I can’t do vids, you’ll have to take my word for it that it was great. No, really. It was. Eh-he-he.

This is a bit tricky to see. This was a bedroom of our Airbnb near Sequoia National Park for Thanksgiving. Outside the window is a boulder. And inside the house…
A continuation of that boulder! Apparently building the house around the rock was easier than moving the rock. Crazy!
Middle Daughter made toast and set out jelly options for me …
Anyone else feel like she could’ve been upset with me about something? She wasn’t, but the threatening nature of her knife placement seemed worthy of a blog pic. 🙂 [Side note: she just walked by, saw this on my screen and chuckled. Still trying to determine if it was an evil chuckle.]

My coworker, Matt, is ridiculously fun to work with. One time we turned a photo of our boss into a gangster with gold teeth, chains, backwards cap, etc. We also changed up her bio by filling it with slang words. Then Matt sent it to her with a note saying we were promoting this to help her reach the younger demographic. She nearly had a heart attack. Good times! [Sorry, no photo available. I don’t want to get fired.]

Another time, he had to follow up with me because I didn’t get him something in a timely manner. My response:

He later made a clever reference to my “lonely tea mug” to imply I was nuts. I didn’t argue.
When I tore this package open, I literally said inside my head, “I’ll give this one a chai.” I then groaned at my own terrible pun.
A few months ago, when I foolishly made my injured knee worse in a Taekwondo class* and our ice packs weren’t cutting it, Hubby brought me this. Pain killer in more ways than one! [*For my future ref: This was June 15.]

It was at this point that I battled my inner demons. Texting (probably the next day) with Hubby.

Hubby’s good humor to the rescue!
Next to a fountain, Youngest Daughter decided to let Inigo Montoya know his father’s killer had been there by leaving this wet hand print. (Princess Bride reference for those who have somehow not seen this movie.)
Classic example of random crap I save for you all. This is a sticker I found on my son’s backside one day after school. I don’t even want to know how it got there.

While at my second bout with physical therapy, I texted a friend something about the cheerful song that was playing. Here’s the response I got:

Gotta love funny friends to cheer you.
Another new canine friend. Like the one in the last post, this one licked me. Should I be flattered that dogs take so well to me? What does this say about me? At any rate, the absurd amount of floof on this doggie made me fall instantly in love. I wanted to bury my face in his side.

Let’s end on that high note, shall we? I hope you all have had delightful holidays thus far and enjoy your New Year’s as well. I’ll likely be asleep at a respectable hour like the old lady I am.

And now, a random trivia question from the book my mom sent me for my birthday:

Falling just behind “Here’s Johnny!” and “D’Oh!,” TV Guide ranked this Seinfeld catchphrase as the third best TV catchphrase of all time.

Place your guesses in the comments below. And tell me which pic above you liked the best.

Happy New Year!

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    • Wasn’t the boulder crazy? And we didn’t discover it until we were about to leave when I was checking all nooks and crannies for items left behind. A bed was hiding that little oddity.

      I’m equal opportunity leaf or bean. I start the day with coffee and sometimes have tea later on. 🙂 Enjoy your beans, T.W!

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  6. You know, I don’t think I’d be able to hide under my bed with a bad knee so I’m thinking that by the time you’re able to get down on the floor to crawl under the bed, you’d be fine to go back and get the belt.

    and bongo? You play bongos? I know how to make videos and sound recordings and I’m sure there’s a sound studio in your town where we could rent recording time to make a demo of your musical talents … call my people, we’ll work something out …

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    • Technically anyone can play the bongos. I’m only SAYING I played them well. We all had Happy Birthday playing in our headsets, so we’d be in time with each other. I just had to hit that drum roughly in time. I did get some accolades from coworkers, but unclear whether it was for my skill or the humor I added.

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  7. Well, your daughter didn’t spell out “REDRUM” in jam on your toast, so I’d fathom she isn’t feeling too ragey toward you at the moment, but maybe watch your back for a few days just in case.

    I knew it was “yadda, yadda” the second I read that sentence, but alas, Janis was too quick on the draw.

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  11. Rock in the floor, alcoholic icepack, fluff dog, fun bottom, you be jammin, a dad joke, cookies in the mailbox, endanger toast, and “as you wish”; you got it all. Cannot wait for a part II.

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  15. End on a high note? Your whole post is a high note! Dang, I do love me some Seinfeld trivia. I’m purposely (and with much difficulty) not looking at the other comments because I want to come up with an answer myself (though I’m bringing the husband in on this one). So, let’s see . . . we came up with “Get out!” (said while shoving), and “vile weed!” (said when in close proximity to broccoli), but ultimately settled on “yada, yada, yada…” Fingers crossed – we consider ourselves highly Seinfeld literate and getting this wrong would be publicly humiliating.

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  17. Must choose the Betsy-and-dog photo, especially since both of you are smiling (er… do dogs smile?) Every other photo get points for randomness. I mean, who stops and thinks to take a photo of a sticker they just removed from their child? You do. Just another example of why Betsy’s ParentingIsFunny.

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  26. Besty, what a year you’ve had and I enjoyed the share of photos & messages – lots of good humour here! I’m in a draw between the boulder in the bedroom (whattttt?????) and the attack of the jam knives! 😀 Now, did you ever drink the frozen cocktail? xx

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  27. The last pic is the best because that sweet dog looks like he’s so happy to be with you! But the bongo picture is fantastic, too. What the what with that boulder? It looks as though they cut it into a rectangle, so why not just cut the whole thing off on the side before building the house?

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    • That adorable dog was licking me and trying to get out the window. He was all over me. I was flattered. His owner said he doesn’t do that for everyone.

      The boulder was rounded at the edges, but not cut like a rectangle. It seemed very au naturale.

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