Why My Voicemail is for the Morgue

Most people have a voicemail that goes something like "Hi, this is ____. Leave me a mesage." Or some other atrociously boring voicemail incredibly similiar to that. After answering the phone with "County Morgue, you stab 'em, we slab 'em," "You kill 'em, we chill 'em." "Kelly's pool hall, Kelly speaking." (the latter being in memory of my Grandpa who used that line) Or my brother's personal favorite, "Guido's pizza, we don't deliver and the box costs extra, how can I help you?" I decided that I had had enough of it!

It's a Classic Line and Other Miscommunications

We were sitting at dinner one night when my then-two-year-old sister decided to say 'what's up doc?' every time she bit a carrot. This of course drove my dad crazy since he was sitting next to her, and she seemed to only eat carrots the entire time we were sitting at the table. Finally, in an attempt to get her to stop, someone asked her where it was from. Of course, we all knew very well it was from Bugs Bunny. But she didn't quite see it that way. She informed us 'it's a classic line'. No one had ever told her that, and to this day we still don't know where she got that from. Sometimes, we don't all think on our feet quite as quick as she did.

Hairdryers and Bad? Hair Days

Millard wanted funny anecdotes from life in a familly of twelve, so I decided to write about something completely normal here and see how normal everyone else thinks it is!

It's amazing how the perspective of a child changes everything. Today I turned my hairdryer on and immediately there is a pattering of small feet and my less-than-two-year-old brother promptly appears in the doorway. Anyone who has had siblings around this age is witness to this strange phenomenon.

So I always said I would never blog, mainly because I have nothing of interest to say (living in a family of twelve is pretty boring, you know). But then I heard that you could blog about book reviews. Doable? Well, seeing as how I read books more than I eat, I'd say yes! That being said, I highly doubt I'll blog about much else, probably because there's not many people interested in listening. Of course I would hate to disappoint so I'm sure it'll be just as full of sarcasm as I am, the occasional instructions to minions and rambling in general. :)