Thursday, June 16, 2011

yuckiest and bests

we have a night time routine of 'yuckiest and bests'*...

but I just felt like making a list of my yuckiest and bests of my summer so far...just because

yuckiest
kids saying, "I'm bored"
best
having math sheets ready for when kids say, "I'm bored!"

yuckiest
'summer' starting with rain, rain, and more rain
best
that rain, rain, and more rain filling up the lake for lots of summer swimming


yuckiest
sticky heat from all the rain...
     um Redding...our heat is a 'dry heat' didn't you get the memo!
best
5 yr old boy child's cute tush in his boxer briefs because it's too hot to put clothes on

yuckiest
laundry
best
teaching the boy and girl child how to sort their own laundry...take it to garage...sort it into larger bins...and for the girl child to be able to move the washed clothes from the washing machine to dryer, then start the dryer...and for the boy child to move dried clothes from dryer to basket to love seat...and for kids that are learning how to fold their own clothes...ladies my laundry days are numbered...can I get an AMEN?!

yuckiest
weeds
best
having a yard, weeds and all...loving the new back yard to send the kids outside!

yuckiest
training for a tri in snow-water-lake
best
actual tri water feeling like a bath after training in snow-water-lake

yuckiest
rocky entrance into ocean
best
'winning' the 'ramp' portion of the triathlon...

check out that 'rocky' entrance...and notice the first one down!
yuckiest
getting a flat tire on mile 1 of a 12 mile ride
yuckierst (that's a made up word for those that were wondering)
not knowing how to change a flat or even have a spare
the most yuckiest
getting that flat during a tri with freezing winds and crying for 4 miles
stupidest
continuing to ride on that flat because I really just didn't know what to do without a spare or a way to fix it!
best
doing a tri with a wonderful group of ladies and little to no damage done to tire rim even after my stupid choice to ride 11 miles with a flat!

tri ladies minus Ricki
flipped this one
best
road trips with girl friends and a fun 'mixed tape' CD
yuckiest
breaking down on the road trip and not knowing where we are because of rocking out to fun 'mixed tape' CD.
road trip-minus Brandy!

yuckiest
creepy-man-with-dog in the middle of NOwhere parking his truck across from us when we're broken down for 2 hours...and changing his clothes 4 times...and watching us the WHOLE time...WEIRD!
best
creepy-man-with-dog in the middle of NOwhere leaving after an hour with lady in nice car!

yuckiest
being broken down on side of road for 2 hours having to pee the whole time, finally making a pee-tent out of the car doors and huge blanket only to have a nosey lady (that never offered to help 2 ladies broken down) call the cops on me for peeing in public...and when did Road 68 aka middle-of-stinkin'-NOWhere become public?!?
best
tow truck driver deciding to pee staring right at nosey lady and waving to her!

yuckiest
being dropped of at creepy-deepy muffler shop at 7 pm on a Saturday to get car fixed by 2 men that are missing most of their 'grill' (and we're not talking car!)
best
creepy deepy muffler men staying open 2 extra hrs, working/looking at car and telling us it will get us home and only charging us $5....

yuckiest
walking 4+ blocks, trying to find a place in Emeryville to get $5 for the upcoming toll bridge..only to have non-English speaking lady at the Shell station not understanding that I only need/want $5 cash back NOT $10...
best
having an extra $5 to pay creepy deepy muffler men because of non-English speaking lady at the Shell Station...(that was a totally thank you Jesus moment!)


best
God having his hand in all that happened this past weekend!

*we started when the girl child was pretty small, 2 or 3 and was having trouble with the whole concept of time and days and all that, she's say, 'it was fun playing with grandma today,' when we hadn't seen grandma in 2 weeks...so we decided we'd review the day and have her pick out her yuckiest thing that happened and her best thing that happened and then during night time prayers we'd pray for both the yuckiest and best asking God to help whatever the yuckiest was and thank him for the best...we're still doing it and the kids love doing it...

1 comment:

Ashley Brendle said...

It's the middle of the night and I am laughing so hard at your adventures. Thank you for laughter!

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