Three Things on a Monday

Put on your party pants, folks!

We've got some ground to cover.

Topic #1

My blog won the award over at I am Mommy!

Thank you very much for your votes!  I was included with a group of awesome blogs, one of which I was neck and neck with the whole time, Mommy on Fire.

Go say hi to Natalie at Mommy on Fire!

She has a wonderful blog!

Topic #2

Raise your hand if you have noticed that I tend to repost the same pictures.

A lot.

This is because I am lazy.

Fun fact:  I can copy and paste any picture from an old post sparing me from staring at the computer while tediously uploading photos!

Well, it occurred to me over the weekend that some of you might have no idea the history of how I acquired these photos in the first place.

And now, dear readers, I would like to present to you:

LJW:  Behind the Photos

Exhibit A:  The Lumberjack

Date Acquired:  Summer-ish, 2009

Reasons for use:  To show my readers just how handsome, dashing, and charming my Lumberjack is.

Alternative use:  *wink, wink* posts, aka high-fiving posts, aka posts I hope my parents accidentally forget to read.

Behind the photo:  The Lumberjack, in all his dapperness, was attempting to wakeboard. 

And he totally bit it. 

Totally.

The folks in the boat, including yours truly, were teasing and laughing at him, which is our usual custom when one of our kin bites it in the water.

He turned around and said

"Pretty sweet, huh?"

And I snapped a picture.

Dear readers!

Do you know how unique that photograph there is?

My

Husband

Prefers

Not

To

Smile.

Ever.

Yes!  That is, in fact, a random Cancun local giving my husband bunny ears!  I'm glad you asked!

And, folks, you can bet your bottom dollar that I copied and pasted all of them there above photos from old posts.

Cause I'm lazy like that.

Exhibit B:  My Dad

Date Acquired:  October 31, 2009

Reason for use:  I use this picture for any sort of Goober Parent Update, or any sort of flashback to my dad.

Simply for the fact that it is a fantastic picture.

Behind the photo:  We were all over at my parents' house and my dad was trying to listen to a song off of his ITunes.

And I will forever use it to tease him.

Exhibit C:  Jason

Lest any of you are confused, Jason is The Lumberjack's youngest brother.

Date Acquired:  August-ish 2007

Reason for use:  I flash this bad-boy whenever I mention the name Jason.

Just for kicks and grins.

Behind the Photo:  For The Lumberjack's birthday, we went camping with his whole side of the family at the river.

If ever we are on that darned river, all three of those Lumberjackish boys, David, Alex, and Jason, will don snorkeling gear, hop on a tube, smack their faces head first into the water . . .

*like so*

and spearfish.

Yes, folks.

That is my husband.

So, as Jason was gearing up for a day of fun-filled spearing, I shouted,

"Smile, Jason!"

Natually, he obeyed, as I am most intimidating.

Topic #3

On March 28, 2009, The Lumberjack and I discovered our dvd remote was missing.

Yes, we are certain on that date.

We looked everywhere for it.

Finally we came to the conclusion that our remote was missing and presumed dead.

The VHS side of our DVD/VHS combo has been broken for about as long.  So, we just don't watch VHS.

Well, during my sickness spell, I had a hankering to watch Oklahoma!

Because I love it.

But darn my luck, I only have it on VHS.

So my Lumberjack . . .

in all his handsomeness,

(Oh!  See!  Did it again!)

went to the store to buy a new, not-so-cheap, DVD/VHS combo machine.

Immediately upon his return, he got right to work on removing the inferior DVD/VHS combo machine.

As he took it out of our entertainment center, we heard a lot of rattling.

A lot.

So, he whipped out some tools, that shall remain nameless . . . because I don't know what they are called, opened up the machine and found:

Bazinga!

One of those precious Lumberjacklings passed the remote through the VHS dispenser, rendering the VHS unusable and the remote invisible.

And that, dear readers, is precisely why people who have children should not buy expensive things.

Ever.

Which Lumberjackling do you think committed this crime?

I vote Little Dude.

He's such a naughty-pants.

Happy Monday!