Useless Facts

I had the great pleasure a while back to be the Bible teacher for the 6 to 12 year old kids at our church. The kids seemed to take to me pretty well and together we not only learned alot, but had alot of fun in the process. (that comes as no surprise for most of you I'm sure) Their favorite part was not the Bible story though. The first night I knew I only had fifteen minutes to tell the story and dismiss them to their proper classes. I quickly went through the story (for a church of God minister that is extremely difficult) when I finished I found I had five more minutes and they could not leave the room until the fifteen minutes were up so I started a tradition that they fell in love with. I gave them the "useless fact of the day." I got such a kick out of these I thought I would share some of them.

-a pregnant goldfish is called a twit
-there is an average of 333 sesame seeds on a big mac bun
-the plastic tips on your shoes are called aglets
-the average person will spend 3 years of their life waiting at red lights
-the average person will eat in their sleep up to 8 spiders
-there are 44 dimples on a golf ball
-in the city of athens it is illegal to throw a snow ball in the city limits
-in the city of Fort Payne it is illegal to beat your wife with anything larger than the diameter of your thumb

Useless Yes entertaining absolutely! Enjoy!

Been A While

It's been a while since my last blog; between working and keeping up with church, kid's sports and just the everyday list of being a parent its sometimes hard to find the time. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying it can be hard to juggle it all! (Can I get an AMEN from the choir?!) Nothing is really new in my "not quite right" life, but I thought I would at least let everyone know that I am still here and NO the rapture has not occured yet! Each day I become less impressed with what the world has to offer. It's all so temporary, so empty, so absent of thought, kindness, and humility. Do I want to leave here? You better believe it!! I would pack up and leave today if God would allow. There is nothing so important that I would bypass a free ride to the most high!!! The world seems to just ignore God and if it can't ignore him; it tries to write him off from the get go. Take for example evolution. Survival of the fittest right? All I have to say is that the human body we now have is the best thirty billion years of evolution can do, I don't have much faith its gonna get better any time soon. I mean if we all came from aquatic creatures why not keep the gills so we don't drown when we go back into the water? At what point did we lose the ability to grow fur to keep us warm in the winter? Yeah we got possable thumbs, but if we don't have a gun there are animals that don't that will eat us! Why not keep the ability, like a lizard, that when we loose an appendage to grow it back? Have you ever seen a dog with allergies? Have you ever heard a cat wonder how its gonna pay the water bill? Like I said before if this is the best natural selection can do there is not alot to look forward to!! Anyways... that was one odd tangent. For those of you who would like to hear me sing I will be doing a solo in the Christmas program at City Church Dec. 1,2, and 3rd. Hope to see you all soon and may God guide you along the road of life!

Back To the Old Grind!

Hello again! Well we are back from disney, as painful as it is to say. I hate having to come home from a vacation. Of course the only way to stay on vacation is to retire with lots of money.... I'm not old enough to retire.... and I don't have a lot of money so I guess I'll have to go back to the old grind. Wel had a great time. Gabby went to the Bibbity Bobbidy Boutique. She got all fixed up and then went to dinner with the princesses. Isabelle loved all the characters. Gabby wasn't scared of them this time, but Isabelle is going to be the risk taker of the two of them. She rode the kids roller coaster called Goofy's Barnstormer, and cried everytime we had to get off. She rode it three times in all and loved it everytime! I got to go to a place called disney quest. It's a five story arcade!! For those of you who know me well you can understand why this was a highlight for me. Sarah I think has developed a weak stomach, she wouldn't ride any of the crazy stuff, but what she did do she enjoyed. We are at home safely now thanks to the airport security. The randomly selected my brother in law Jason. I always knew he looked suspicious, but I had no idea it was that bad!!! Just kidding. I wish you all could have been there! I hope you all have a good day, week, and happy new year! Time flies doesn't it. Anyways love you all and may God bless you richly.

My Top Ten

Hello again everyone! I made a comment last post about women and thier luggage. I hope I did not offend any of the female girl type people that read my blog. I try not to make fun, but I believe relationships between Men and Women is proof God has a sense of humor!! Have you ever seen male and femal from anyother species argue over who does the dishes? Or seen two cows try to make the deal one will cook and the other will clean? We are an odd species. Our relationships can be very rewarding, but at times can be quite hilarious! I want to play off that hilarity with the following list. I'm sure you have all heard of David Letterman's top ten. I have written my own top ten list. Its the top ten things you should never say to your wife! Now I'm not professing guilt by this list, although lets say I have done plenty of research. And not all these are serious, but although you might think them you should never say them. If you don't believe me just trust me.

Top Ten Things You Never Say To Your Wife:
10. No.
9. Yes I do prefer my socks thrown in the floor!
8. Do we have to talk about it right now?
7. Shhh! The game is on!
6. I'm sorry I didn't hear you I wasn't paying attention.
5. So what if I left the toilet seat up?!
4. What have you done to your hair?
3. This doesn't taste like mom's.
2. What? Today is our anniversary?
AND THE NUMBER ONE THING IS..............
1. Yes honey that dress does make you look fat!

Disney or Bust!!

YeeeeHaaaaaw! One final work week and its off to the most magical place on earth. Of course I'm not looking forward to the magic as I am the time off from work, but hey what can be better than spending your time away from work at Disney World. Gabby every morning gets up and asks, "How many more days till Disney?" She is really excited about going! She will tell you everyday which rides she wants to go on and which characters she does and does not want her picture taken with. We usually start our trip in the Magic Kingdom, followed by Epcot, AnimalKingdom, and MGM Studios last.
For those of you who have not had the priviledge of taking your children to Disney yet I would say as soon as financially possible find a way to go with them. There is nothing like watching their eyes as they walk up to the castle at the Magic Kingdom, or the look when they see the enomous EPCOT ball. I have to admit even when I go and look I am filled wtih wonder. There truly is not place like it on earth.
I wish all of you could go with me, but I'm sure the room would be rather full, as well as the luggage. You know theres something about women and their luggage. They have a way of packing cinder blocks in their bags or something. It doesn't matter where your going or how long you plan to be there a womans bag always seem to be 20 pounds heavier than everyone elses. Why is that? Just another female mystery that I don't have the answer to and probably never will!!!
Anyway, I will blog you all before I leave and as soon as I return and will do my best to have some pictures of the family for you.

I'm Baaaack!!

Sorry for the move. I couldn't get the comments to work on my old blog, which is the entire point of having one I thought, so I made a new one just like it. I hope I can get all of you back I 'll try to inform all of you as best I can. I'll be bloggin at you soon. TJ