The Great Escape

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2009-12-25T13:25:03.474+08:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Yeah. That was the point I was making. There are ...

2009-09-28T09:59:48.165+08:00

Yeah. That was the point I was making.

There are several groups that mobilize quickly. LDSER, however, is staffed almost entirely by local volunteers and missionaries, which is why I recommend them. More of your dollar goes directly to the cause, instead of to administrative salaries.

The LDS church and the Mormon church are one and t...

2009-09-28T09:55:38.419+08:00

The LDS church and the Mormon church are one and the same :) Yeah, they're the first ones usually in coming to aid when disasters happen.

hahahah... thanks... we needed that laugh. tubby...

2009-09-27T23:57:15.163+08:00

hahahah... thanks... we needed that laugh. tubbys... ha

Anne always saves the best for last. Don't mis...

2009-09-27T23:46:09.227+08:00

Anne always saves the best for last. Don't miss the maternal use of Jay Z lyrics. Priceless.

Hope you can stay dry. It was fun to talk to the b...

2009-09-26T13:08:18.148+08:00

Hope you can stay dry. It was fun to talk to the bunch on the phone today. Love to all!

It seems like just yesterday that we were wanderin...

2009-09-19T07:40:17.665+08:00

It seems like just yesterday that we were wandering the aisles of the Scholastic Warehouse. Oh, what memories!! In fact, I don't know if I can go back on my own without you.

I was shopping in Lane Bryant several years ago an...

2009-09-14T22:57:26.197+08:00

I was shopping in Lane Bryant several years ago and a woman was in there shopping for the first time and asked about sizing info. I had recently figured out that they engage in vanity sizing there, so I told her that I was a 16 elsewhere, but a 14 there, so she should be starting with one size smaller than what she wore from other shops. I thought the sales lady was going to flip her lid because I pointed that out to her. Sorry... Didn't know it was such a big secret! What really makes me nuts are when plus-sized shops start the sizing over again, so a 14/16 becomes a size 1, an 18/20 is a 2, etc. Do they really think we're that clueless? Seems to work for them, though.
If worse comes to worse, I suppose I could have them all handmade? Labor is cheap here!

It IS just a number. But I'll agree it's ...

2009-09-14T22:50:18.806+08:00

It IS just a number. But I'll agree it's a crappy one! American companies are so smart to keep inflating their sizes! I know people who only buy clothes at certain stores where they can fit into "smaller" sizes. Silly. Anyway, I hope you find some decent shirts soon!

What IS banana ketchup?!

2009-08-12T04:19:21.195+08:00

What IS banana ketchup?!

Come back, wring, come back!

2009-08-10T14:26:02.534+08:00

Come back, wring, come back!

Gurl I am SO JEALOUS of those skin-eating fishies!...

2009-08-10T11:11:54.114+08:00

Gurl I am SO JEALOUS of those skin-eating fishies! You get a 1-up for this one :P

I love Happy Hour Gloria!!! If I'd had that do...

2009-08-08T08:20:44.635+08:00

I love Happy Hour Gloria!!!
If I'd had that doll as a child, maybe I'd be a bartender today.

It's totally natural and normal! It was discov...

2009-08-07T21:51:20.861+08:00

It's totally natural and normal! It was discovered by a Chinese shephard who soaked his feet in a stream one day and the fishies started nibbling them. He had a sore on his foot and their nibbles even helped it heal faster. He told the people in his village and they all started soaking, too. In China and Turkey, they have full-body soaking with the fishies. The fishies chose to live this way! They didn't have to nibble people feet. They started it!
If it makes you feel any better, the pools here are open-air, so they are getting as many buggy options as they'd get in the wild.

I'm calling PETA about your chickens. They shouldn't be force fed paint chips, you monster!

This is quite possibly the most disgusting blog en...

2009-08-07T21:31:00.991+08:00

This is quite possibly the most disgusting blog entry I have ever read (I don't read blogs much, so the standard was already really low). I don't like the thought of fish touching me, let alone eating or sucking off small bits of dead skin. I am going to get PETA on the other states that still permit this practice. I don't think it is natural for fish to consume nothing but foot fungus. Before I sell my chickens I could give them a shot at my feet and see what they think. They eat other things too so it wouldn't just be flesh. I want baby butt feet too.

We went a month without our stuff when we moved so...

2009-08-07T05:07:38.844+08:00

We went a month without our stuff when we moved south. I feel your pain!!!!

Imagine how ridiculous it is to them that we sit o...

2009-08-03T21:56:25.924+08:00

Imagine how ridiculous it is to them that we sit on the toilet. Don't you know that's dirty? After all people put their feet there.

hahaha.

Well done A. You are not being paranoid, just usin...

2009-08-03T21:51:33.056+08:00

Well done A. You are not being paranoid, just using being what we in the business call security conscious. Good on ya,

Daniel

Funny you should post this. I've been wonderi...

2009-08-03T13:39:04.903+08:00

Funny you should post this. I've been wondering how you were and knew you had this blog somewhere... and I started googling your family member names to try and find it. Failed but found it another way. Glad to see you are doing ok.

Understandable. I'm glad it's public, tho...

2009-08-02T04:44:56.550+08:00

Understandable. I'm glad it's public, though, because I've got my Mom reading this now. :)

In China they just have a hole in the floor and yo...

2009-08-01T01:29:06.155+08:00

In China they just have a hole in the floor and you have to buy you toilet paper by the square(at least it was 20+ years ago when my parents went). I don't know which is better. It might be worth having a colostomy(sp?) bag!

Ew, ew, ew! I would've never thought that pot...

2009-07-31T16:04:11.007+08:00

Ew, ew, ew! I would've never thought that potty issues would be the big culture difference concerning malls! Crazy. Glad you've figured it out now. :)

Rebecca, It was very appreciated. I feel kind of ...

2009-07-31T10:55:02.839+08:00

Rebecca,
It was very appreciated. I feel kind of bad, though, because I know there are some people in the ward who have poor English skills and I don't want them to suffer so I can understand!

Danny,

Search, ponder, and pray, right? A says I have to stay on my toes, because they are notorious for teaching their lessons in Tagalog and then singling out the English speaker in the room by throwing out a question in English all of the sudden and calling on you to answer it.

All I can say is YUCK!

2009-07-31T05:24:04.281+08:00

All I can say is YUCK!

It's fairly common - we had international stud...

2009-07-31T02:42:22.726+08:00

It's fairly common - we had international students do this ALL the time when I worked in the international student not-for-profit in Manchester.