…Another Year Older

Mutti has been away for awhile. Pondering the fact that I am now 1 year older. What does this mean? …It means I am 1 year older as of yesterday! Nothing more. Mutti has also spent a lot of time concerning herself with dog poop. Waiting for dogs to poop. Cleaning up the poop. Wiping the poop off my shoes. Taking samples of the poop to the vet to be analyzed. Waiting for more poop. I have also been spending time carrying the puppy around the block. Yes I said carrying the puppy around the block. The reason for this is that the puppy refuses to walk around the block. I’m assuming that he will eventually get the idea and actually want to walk around the block. One can only hope. There is nothing more amusing than seeing someone carry a 25 pound puppy around the neighborhood, saying “good boy” and “let’s go”! Mutti definitely sleeps well at night.
Yes, I’m still talking about myself in third person!

…Always a good time at the DMV

So I arrived at the DMV 15 minutes after they opened. It’s a Thursday and mid morning and not the end of the month yet,so I figured there wouldn’t be anyone there. Wrong! I was already number 49. Fortunately the line went pretty fast and it only took about 15 minutes to get a new driver’s license. It being my birthday month and all. The workers haven’t gotten any less nasty since the last time I was there, but at least I got a halfway decent picture this time. There were 2 little old ladies trying to figure out what forms to fill out. They made the mistake of going to the counter several times to ask which form they needed. The counter lady kept snapping at them. It kinda made me want to be nicer to our customers. I said kinda! In the case of the old ladies I’m on their side. There are a lot of forms at the DMV. It’s hard to figure out which one is right. In the case of my employer, I think stupid customers should take responsibility for their own stupidity!

Feeling Mom-like Today…

…the kids’ mom, the dog’s mom, the kitty’s mom, and now I am the puppy’s mom. I read this again in my e-mail and still think it’s hysterical…

The following are different answers given by
elementary
school age
children to each of the given questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape
is.
2. Think about it, it was the best way to get more
people.
3. Mostly to clean the house.
4. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He
just
used bigger
parts.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other
mom?
1. We’re related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other
people’s
moms like me

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and
everything nice
in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then
they
mostly use
string. I think.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that
other
stuff.
2. Idon’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess
would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

How did your mom meet your dad?
1. Mom was working in a store and dad was shoplifting

What did mom need to know about dad before she married
him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook?
Does
he get
drunk on beer? Does he make at least $800 a year? Did
he
say NO to drugs
and YES to chores.

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And
my mom
eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn’t have her thinking
cap
on.

What makes a real woman?
1. It means you have to be really bossy without
looking
bossy.

Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because
dads
such a goof
ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the
stuff
under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more
to
do than dad.

What’s the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just
got to
work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring
them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the
real
power
’cause that’s who you gotta ask if you want to sleep
over
at your
friend’s.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What’s the difference between moms and grandmas?
1. About 30 years.
2. You can always count on grandmothers for candy.
Sometimes moms don’t
even have bread on them!

Describe the world’s greatest mom?
1. She would make broccoli taste like ice cream!
2. The greatest mom in the world wouldn’t make me kiss
my
fat aunts!
3. She’d always be smiling and keep her opinions to
herself.

Is anything about your mom perfect?
1. Her teeth are perfect, but she bought them from the

dentist.
2. Her casserole recipes. But we hate them.
3. Just her children.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I
think
some kind of
plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d dye-it, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what
would it
be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room
clean.
I’d get rid of
that.

Fairy Tale for Women of the 21st Century…

Once upon a time,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in a land far away,
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a beautiful, independent,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
self-assured Princess
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
happened upon a frog as she sat,
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contemplating ecological issues
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on the shores of an unpolluted pond
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in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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The frog hopped into the Princess’ lap
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and said: “Elegant Lady,
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I was once a handsome Prince,
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until an evil Witch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cast a spell upon me.
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One kiss from you, however,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and I will turn back into
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the dapper, young Prince that I am.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And then, my Sweet Princess,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
we can marry and
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
setup housekeeping in your castle
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with my mother, where
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
you can prepare my meals,
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clean my clothes,
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bear my children, and
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
forever feel grateful and
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
happy doing so.”
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That night, as the Princess
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dined sumptuously on a repast of
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lightly saut?ed frog legs,
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seasoned in a white-wine
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and onion-cream sauce,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
she chuckled and thought to herself . . .
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I don’t think so!

…an amusing tale brought to you courtesy of my Father-in-law.

The Promised Land….

Mutti has been to a kind of paradise today! We had to drive two and a half hours to do it, but we finally found it. A place where they have 2 of mutti’s favorite things. Puppies and cows! German shepherd puppies to be exact. While waiting for the dog lady to bring in some puppies, she said we could go look at her cows if we wanted. So not wanting to turn down any offer involving cows, I had to go take a look. There were cows as far as the eye could see. And not just any cows, but really big prize winning cows. These were the biggest cows I have ever seen. The only problem with this whole scenario is that my favorite shoes now smell like a barn! Okay, then it was on to the puppies! All kinds of cute little puppies! Playing cute little puppy games. I even got to hold most of them. Ah yes it was heaven!