Laugh for the day

This one's too funny to not pass along (my apologies to blondes)...


A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons, nor prior experience. She mounts the horse unassisted, and the horse immediately springs into motion.

It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slide from the saddle. In terror, she grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse's neck, but she slides down the horse's side anyway.

The horse gallops along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup, and she is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over.

As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness when, to her great fortune....

Frank, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees her dilemma and unplugs the horse.

And you thought all they did was say 'Hello' ..

Dear Mother Nature -

I would like to know what the Puget Sound area has done to tick you off. Imagine our surprise when we woke up this morning, March 15th, and found 3" of snow on the ground with more coming down. Seriously, enough already. It has snowed here as much as it has in areas where snow is normal. You've never made a person long for rain as much as you have here in the Seattle area this winter. People here don't know how to handle snow, so it makes those of us who do really annoyed. Not to mention we live where snow is not really conducive to driving. Have you seen the hill we must go up and down to get places? It would be fun for things like the "vomit comet", otherwise known as a sled (that's for my family and Kaari), or an alpine slide. But not a car.

And I do appreciate an occasional day off from church. Especially when I haven't prepared my lesson. But this is getting a little crazy. You could have at least waited till next Sunday when I am responsible for sharing time. Not to mention the NCAA basketball tournament starts next weekend. That's more basketball than a person can take in one weekend. Not that I have anything to watch. While I am asking for things, can you send a good little storm to Billy Gillespie's house? Can a "coach" do more to destroy a basketball team and fan base than he has done this year? Go Kentucky, win the NIT! Sheesh.

Anyway, thanks for listening. We'd appreciate no more snow this year. If that means a little rain, then so be it. But no more snow.

Sincerely,

Kelli

Now that I am done with my rant, I got a little creative yesterday. I do this every now and then. For those who don't know, one of my hobbies is making cheesecakes. Since these are not really high on the health food charts, I don't make them often. But I felt the urge to try to something new this weekend. So here's my chocolate turtle cheesecake.

This is quite the tasty little treat. It's got a brownie "crust", with chocolate and caramel swirled through the cheescake. Then pecans and caramel on top. It's quite rich, but man does it taste good. For those who live near me, feel free to come try some. If you can get through the snow.

Since we are stuck at home today, this afternoon I'm going to try my hand at a seafood gumbo. Fun times at the Kill house!

There are no words....

This would be my husband talking on his ham radio. Now, I haven't read any of the books on how to use a ham radio, but I'm guessing nowhere does it say standing on the kitchen counter is required. Furthermore, he's talking on the telephone to someone about ham radios while listening to his ham radio. And he says he's not a nerd......

On a different, yet just as funny, note, we went roller skating last weekend with our friends Nick and Courtney, and their son Morgan. Here's some evidence:

Karl was quite smooth on skates, I was impressed.

Karl doing the hokey-pokey. Yes, they still do that.

Nick, Morgan, and Karl (and some random girl) making their way around. This rink actually had strollers for kids who weren't comfortable going it on their own. Pretty smart.

Karl, Morgan, Nick, and Courtney. Karl managed to skate backwards and not fall on his butt. I could barely skate forward and not fall. I didn't ever fall, but the opportunities to become acquainted with the floor were plentiful.

Me and some random kid. He was showing off. I was trying to stay upright. All in all, it was a fun night. I couldn't believe kids still did this, but there was a good amount of kids there. The one thing I found funny was we were skating to hip-hop, which isn't the first kind of music that comes to mind when I think about skating rinks. I'll take my Phil Collins and Madonna any day of the week. That shows my age, huh?