An Explanation

  You've probably noticed over the course of my blogging adventures that my family and I are very close. I talk to at least a couple people in my family every day of my life and although we are scattered around the country I truly consider my brothers, sisters, and parents as my very best friends.   Through phone calls, blog posts, and emails they hear all about my good days, my grumpy days, and my frazzled days and I hear theirs.

In the course of these friendships, it has occurred several times that I  have asked a sibling (usually Kristina) to preview a blog post to make sure I haven't said anything too over-the-top and many times I have returned  the favor for them.

At first I was really careful to change my password in conjunction with these editing sessions, but over time I got lazy and just kept it the same.    Same with Spencer.  I signed up for my google account with my juno email address, but as soon as Spencer signed up for a gmail address from the same computer it instantly linked the two accounts together; hence Spencer's free access as well.

So why don't I do anything about it?

I just don't care enough.  I have full faith that neither Kristina, Matt (the other main hacker), or Spencer would ever do anything truly embarrassing to me.  I do a good enough job at self-deprecation that there's little they could say or do that could beat me in that department.

Plus I got a free blog post, a couple more followers, and a few laughs on a grumpy day out of the deal.  Nothing wrong with that.

PS  For your entertainment purposes, here's a link to a few other hacked blog posts from the past.

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Stepping Back?

Those of you who are faithful followers of our blog know that we have been having some serious issues with almost every major modern convenience that we have in our house (i.e. fridge, garbage disposal, washer, dryer, phone, computer, forks, knives, butter churns, etc.). I spent hours crying and seriously pondering what might be the cause of all these problems. . . and what potential solutions are available to us. About two weeks ago, Glen and I came up with the perfect solution. Glen was able to find a hundred acres of beautiful mountain property in West Virginia, so we quickly put it under contract. Then, about a week ago, we put our house on the market. Ever since, I have been busy buying overalls, straw hats, hand guns, rifles, ammo, gardening supplies, pink flamingos and gnomes, a metal bathtub (for the front yard), ducktape and as many country musics CDs that we can find. We traded in our minivan for a pickup truck and the Corolla for a 1982 Camaro. Glen, Spencer, and Adam are each under strict directions to grow out a mullet as soon as possible. It may sound crazy, but Glen and I have been discussing moving to a smaller town for quite some time and trying to live off the land. We figure with the number of problems we have with technology, it may make our life a whole lot easier.

We have decided the hills of West Virginia may be the perfect place for our family. Our main goals with our move to West Virginia are:

1. Teach our kids the value of hard work. No more playing the Wii, listening to their ipods, or having any other type of fun.

2. Avoid cleaning -- really what is the point of sweeping up a dirt floor.

3. Grow all of our own food. We have already purchased a happy cow from California named Bessie off craigslist that should be arriving shortly.

4. Save a ton of money, so we can make sure our kids get the best junior high education that money can buy. Our goal is to make sure that each of our kids get at least a 10th grade education.

Wish us luck. We will miss all of you very much! Feel free to come visit anytime -- we will make sure we have a few extra clean hay bales in the barn waiting for you.

My Mom's Secret

My Mom has a crush on ******* *******






(serves you right Mom)




This is Spencer for those of you that couldn't tell( can you believe her, telling personal stuff like that)

Amazing!

Kristina posted a similar one about me, but when I saw it I went and switched it back so the joke was on her.  

My sister's been feeling a little under the weather lately so she decided to go to the doctor this morning. I am still in shock over what the doctor told her. The doctor said she is expecting QUADRUPLETS!

She's never taken fertility drugs or anything! I thought it would take ages for anyone to catch up to me in family size. Seriously I am very excited for her and hope that she will take this opportunity to move closer to family, so we can help.

My Teenage Secret

Most of you don't know what a problem I had with facial hair as a teenager.