Carpool Fun

Transporting a carload of kids home today, I noticed that the busload of girls directly in front of us were looking and waving at us--or to be more exact, at my son, Venger Jr., seated beside me in the front of our vehicle. Once the girls had our attention they started holding up their fingers to communicate numbers---seven fingers, then three fingers, etc.

"Oh, look guys, those girls are giving Jr. their phone numbers!"

Laughter all around, and one rather embarassed boy...

On a hunch that one of the girls would know a little sign language since girls are always fascinated by it, I pointed to my son and signed "cute".

Ah, one of the little cherubs did indeed know a little sign. "Yes," she nodded.

Laughter on the bus and one girl pushed the head-nodder.

More teasing in our car.

But all good things must come to an end. We approached the on-ramp to the interstate, and I switched lanes. The mass movement on the bus to the starboard (right) side would surely have capsized a boat, but being in a bus they were safe. Sensing an additional opportunity to pester my son further, I put down my window, slowed down as we passed, and called out, "He's cute, huh?" and the girls all vociferously agreed while the carpool continued to laugh and to tease my poor boy who was actually a very good sport about the whole thing.

Was I ever that young?

Not Easy Being Green

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know. You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems. Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green. Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

The Muppet Personality Test

I actually still sing "It's Not That Easy Being Green" sometimes.

h/t: AO

Addicted to Blog

58%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Minneapolis Singles from Mingle²

Well, kinda.

h/t: Jeff

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

I'm like Jeff! (Though I fear for his marriage...)

High Priest(ess?) Anna V.

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

You know, I really wasn't going to do this quiz. I have a revulsion to tarot cards and all things occult---long story, don't ask. But when I saw that A.O. was the Devil, curiosity got the better of me. Funny, but I think that any one who knows me very well would agree with much of the conclusion. Who'da thunk it? And I did choose the cat card, too, so that wasn't it, A.O. :)

Wise and Humble

from their site:

Galadriel

Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

Galadriel is a character in the Middle-Earth universe.

My best friend, however, said that she thought of me immediately when she saw Eowyn in the LOTR movie, but the quiz didn't score for her, for some reason.

hat tip: Jeff the Baptist

Church Story

A friend sent me this. I thought it was cute so I'm passing it along.

Church Story

There were four country churches and a synagogue in a small Texas town: the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and the Catholic Church and the Jewish Synagogue.

Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will.

In the Baptist Church the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

But -- The Catholic Church came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.

Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue, but they took one squirrel and had a short service with him called circumcision and they haven't seen a squirrel on the property since.

Child's Play

Venger Jr. and Vengerette both had friends over New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. They're all great kids; I enjoy when my offspring have their friends over almost as much as they do.

Apparently, they were amusing themselves with educational games this holiday. I love when they do that. When I went downstairs after everyone had gone home, I discovered that they had been playing that perennial favorite of word games "Hangman" on the white board. Actually, I'm pretty sure it was the boys--what with the dark humor and all. Here's the picture I managed to snap before it was erased.