Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Drop the scooter now or the cow buys the farm

It's time to come back. I've been gone but now I am back. Now that I'm back I seem to have run out of stuff to say. Faked you out! I never run out of things to say. When I'm getting low on good stuff, I just make stuff up.

First we had an awsome open house for Liz. Thanks all for coming and for also bringing cookies. The leftovers were Fab and I am sporting some new arm flab to prove it.





























































I have two funny things that have happened since I last blogged. First: My two favorite valentines presents I got. Daren and Elisabeth got me Wii Fit. But in my case it looks like I've stepped on this Wii board and am throwing a fit. My Yoga tree keeps falling down, instead of saying OHM I yell Timber! It's not the same. I just found out that my computer generated super good looking (I think he is, his face is grayed out) stretchy shorts wearing trainer has a pony tail in the back. I like him anyway he makes me feel good about myself and when I could only do 2 Jacknife ab crunches he said "Your getting stronger I can tell". I just bet he could.
My other favorite valentine was a card I got from my most favorite 5th grade student in the reading class I work in. Her name is Karla and when I brought valentines for the kids she was quite upset she didn't have one for me. After school she brought me one and it is so cute I just had to scan it in so you all could see it.
If you can't see it very well she has scratched out "Lunch Lady" and put in Colman. She is just the sweetest little girl.


















And this is an exciting story. You know for sure that when I tell a story I NEVER exaggerate or embellish or Helenize the story at all.
Sarah was home sick one day and I was eating a skinny cow ice cream sandwich in the family room. I saw this high school looking kid with an emo haircut walking up to my driveway. So I open the door and say "Can I help you with something?" The kid says "I'm looking for my friend Brandons house". So I shut the door and then as I am shutting the door I see emo haircut and friends now riding down my street on scooters. OUR SCOOTERS! I run outside and yell "Hey you stole our scooters" I am met with laughs and some hoots as well as hollars. Now I am mad! The skinny Cow slips out of my hand, breaking the tender cookie as it hits the ground. I am so mad now. I run after the scooter thieves yelling "bring those back their not yours" (like they didn't know) I am no match against the light speed of the razor scooter sailing down the street. I abandon the foot chase and rush in the house to grab the keys to jakes truck. I wanted to get my suburban with the PA system so I could yell at them and scare them but Jakes keys were handy. I zoom north in pursuit I see them hop the fence over to the golf course. "Oh no you did- unt I say to myself" I park the truck, leave the door open, and run through someone's backyard and HOP THE FENCE after them. Oh yes I di ud. Emo haircut and his two pals look back and imagine their surprise to find not so skinny cow mom running after them. I yell "where are the scooters" because they are running not scooting. Emo haircut #2 yells "we left them in the alley" I can't stop now because I'm kinda going down the ice blocking hill and I am still running after them. In the blink of an eye they disappear. So now I am running randomly on the golf course. When I get my feet back under me I re-hop the fence and see the scooters in the alley as promised. I grab all three scooters and put them in the back of the truck. When I return home victorious as the scooter saver Sarah is just standing there with a mixture of horror and disbelief. I explain to her that I have just rescued our scooters from the evil clutches of a band of razor scooter robbers. Sarah picks up the scooters looks on at the names on the bottom and reads aloud "John Wright, AJ Cummard and James Wright". They weren't even our scooters.

14 comments:

Janet said...

Totally NOT Helenized and sooooo funny, thanks for making my day. If you want a laugh, get friends? on the Wii and do the hula-hoop. hahaha

StacieJayne said...

That is TOO too funny! I like Janet's comment, because I can't do the hula-hoop thing very well. But ANOTHER funny one is the step-aerobics. My 10-year-old is a pro, and my 6 year-old does yoga better than a yoga master! How sad is THAT?!?! :P

Molly Wright said...

John and James are sooo grateful to have you for a neighbor. Thank you so much for rescuing our scooters! What would we do without you?!

*Becky* said...

LOL! You are amazing! I love that story. Even though they ended up not being your scooters, it's still great. You rock!

John and Lisa said...

Ok...once again, you need to submit this story about the scooters to some place that they will pay you big bucks! I am soooo proud of you for going after them. Actually a little envious....don't know if I'd have the guts!! Good job rescuing the scooters...regardless if they were yours or NOT. You rescued them!!!

Colette Goodman said...

BEST STORY EVER!!! hands down!

Mandy said...

Oh, that was awesome! I am about to leave to take Anne to the Dr., and I'm so glad I checked your blog first. Now I will have something to laugh about while I wait in the waiting room. Johnny will be very proud of you when I have him read this tonight. Thanks for posting!

{jennifer} said...

I am sorry I missed Elise's party! Sean's brother had to go and have his birthday on that day... boo for fun wreckers:) Your stories are so funny as usual - welcome back to the blogging world. I have been missing your stories:)

Marie said...

So glad your back to blogging. I love love love your stories. Wish I could have seen the pursuit of the scooter theives. I love it! Sorry to have missed the fun party. I was kind of having a baby!

MJM said...

He'll kill me for sharing, but my dad actually has done the hula hoop and he is really good. Picture that. Although Mandy beat his score.

I wonder if the lunch lady knows her valentine was shang-hied.

The Jones Fam said...

I love that you saved the scooters! That is so cool! It makes it even better that they weren't yours! I was laughing out loud at the library while reading this. Maybe when I move back we can ride scooters together. Or you can just chase me while I ride!
nat
ps Elise is going to make one beautiful missionary!

Busy Bee Lauren said...

That was the most fantastic story ever! Whatever happened to the skinny cow ice cream?!

ashley and wes said...

WOW! I am still wiping the tears away. Ashley and I haven't laughed that hard in a while. I just wish you guys had lived in that house when mine, Ben and Heidi's 17 or so bikes were stolen. Thanks for the post.

- Wes and Ash

tnllunt said...

Once again thank you for the great laugh Colleen! Jessica and I have decided you should take all these stories and write a book... we would definitely buy it!