Food Poisioning!!!

So I went to a family dinner on Sunday night with Ash and Tim. We had hamburgers for dinner. And although the hamburgers were quite pink on the inside, I ate the whole thing. Ash and Tim and I joked about how we hoped we wouldn't get food poisioning, but didn't think much more about it.
I went to the Villa on Sunday night to have a sleep over with Ritz, Em, and Nama. After Em and I finished talking around 12:30 my body decided that it was awake again. So for the next 3 hours I just sort of laid in bed thinking about random things and wishing that I could fall asleep!! Around 3 a.m. I started getting sick! I did not feel well at all!! This lasted the rest of the night with me getting up every few hours. I didn't get much sleep and I didn't feel well!
Yesterday I tried to finish packing up my apartment so that I could move, but didn't have the energy to do much of anything. One of the girls that is moving into my old apartment was nice to put some of my stuff in the living room and check on me periodically!
After Buck and Alan came over and gave me a blessing I felt better. Then I called Em to bring some people over to load up my car.
Ritz is AMAZING at packing!! It only took 2 loads for me to move all of my crap! Yipee!! If I would have done it on my own, I know that I would have had to take more than that!
This morning I woke up feeling 100 times better! I checked into my new place and had Nama help me unload the car!!

I am SO thankful for wonderful friends who helped me when I couldn't help myself!

Vacation Fun

I went home for 5 days recently because my brother Eric just left on his mission to Brazil. While spending time with my family I had a good time, had some laughs, and was ready to come back to Provo by the end of the trip!

Here are some highlights from my trip!

*Since my dad didn't want to get stuck in Kansas City traffic after picking me up from the airport we took an alternate route. This led us to drive around in a complete circle that lasted an hour!! We did finally get home though!

*I went on a walking tour of my parents "acreage". My parents bought a farm with 40 acres last August. When I went home for Christmas I didn't walk around the property too much because I was only home for 3 days and basically it was just too cold for me to want to! Anyway, my sister Jenna gave me a tour of the farm, complete with their 2 firepits, a campsite, the horse barn and a wooden swing! It was fun to see my family's new stomping grounds.

*Since my brother was leaving, we had an open house of sorts for him on Sunday night. It was weird for me to hang out with the adults instead of the youth! I mean these were my leaders growing up, but now apparently I am an adult just like them. Weird!!

*After the party we were cleaning up and taking apart a wooden picnic table. My dad couldn't get one of the pieces apart without using a rubber mallet. But the mallet was out in the shop so the table was left "as-is" for the night. The next day I was talking to my mom and saw that the mallet was in the house. I asked her if anyone had tried to take the table apart yet. She said that she and my brother Scott (he's 14) had tried, but couldn't do it. I then turned the pieces upside down (so gravity could do some of the work!) and hit it twice before the pieces came apart. What my mom said next was classic! She looked at me (being completely serious) and said: "You go girl!" I laughed so hard!! I told my family what she had said when we were eating dinner and my siblings thought it was hilarious!!

*While Eric was packing his suitcases (the night before he left!) my 12 year old brother Brian was teasing my sister Jenna (she's 9). They were arguing about something when Jenna started crying and went to my mom saying that "Brian called me a hypocrite!" Then she stopped crying and said "What's a hypocrite?" I laughed that she was so upset and could instantly turn it off because she didn't know what it was that he was calling her!!

*Eric and two of his friends have a band called "Good Report". One of the guys plays the guitar, the other plays the drums and my brother sings. I heard quite a few of their songs because my brother was mixing their CD. He even burned me a copy. They are actually pretty good and their lyrics are funny! One of their songs is entitled "Girls are a waste of Time". This song goes on to say that girls are not only a waste of time, but also a waste of money, and they mess with guy's minds! I thought that was pretty funny! This same song also says something to the effect that love is a waste and you shouldn't try it! Pretty funny stuff!

Well I hope that you enjoyed these reminiscences from the great state of Missouri! Anytime you want to visit my parents-just bring a tent and a sleeping bag, they have a great campsite right on their property! :)

National Humor Month

April is National Humor Month.

I know this because I put up a display Friday at the library honoring this very event! It was a really fun display to put together because I got to pull alot of really interesting books. I put up books that were written by Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry, and Bill Cosby. I put up comic books and books making fun of Martha Stewart!

While compiling this display I ran accross this book: "Wearing of This Garment Does Not Enable You to Fly: 101 Real Dumb Warning Labels" This book is awesome!! I am amazed at what is printed on warning labels, and even more amazed that there had to be a reason for that warning to prompt the label being printed.

So in honor of this month- I want to share a sampling of the best warning labels included in this book!

**ChapStick Lip Moisturizer-"Keep Out of Eyes"

**3M Auto-Pak Aluminum Oxide Automotive Sandpaper-"Safety information: Work smart every time. To change sheets, wait until sander has completely stopped."

** 20-inch Beach Ball-"Caution: Not a life saving device"

**Sharp Carousel Microwave Oven-"At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing on the oven door. The oven is for food preparation only. It should not be used to dry clothes or newspapers."

**Sunbeam Simple Press Iron-"Warning: To prevent the risk of burns, keep your hand away from the area being steamed."

**In-sink-Erator Food Waste Disposer 444-"Do not put fingers or hands into a waste disposer."

**Bowl Fresh Toilet Cleaner-"Safe to use around pets and children, although it is not recommended that either be permitted to drink from the toilet."

(If you would like to see more funny stuff like this, go to your local library and check out Ann-Marie's display on the first floor!)