Something Funny that shouldn't have been

After receiving the news of what my blog should represent, I tried the best I could to remember a scenario that would be perfect to write about.  While time was ticking by and no genius stories from the past rising, the perfect thing took place that would be the subject for my blog.

Yesterday evening, my parents were baby siting my niece and nephew while my brother and sister-in-law were eating out.  The night went on as usual with very little excitement taking place, that is, until my mom started brainstorming... My niece, Naomi, is six months old, the awkward age when babies are cute but have the unfortunate phase of hair lose.  Naomi is no exception to this phase and has tufts of long dark hair sporatically placed on her furry head.  After a few minutes of quiet thinking coming from my mom, she said she had a brilliant idea.  Mom then proceeded to take Naomi upstairs, leaving my other brother, dad, and myself to wonder what she was going to do.  A little time had based when we began to hear my mom laughing hysterically as she came down the stairs.  The rest of us instantly started laughing also when we saw Naomi's moose-filled hair.

After a couple of us said she looked like she was electrocuted, the evil plot began to expand.  My mom sat Naomi down next to an outlet and we gave her an extension cord for her to fling around and to chew on.  This is the point of the night that all of us were laughing to the point of tears.  I knew that this had to be documented, so I quickly got my iPhone and took some photos.  I then proceeded to send an image to my sister-in-law, who immediately replied saying that she was going to call child protective services (she was joking of course).

The most amusing part was how oblivious little Naomi was.  She continued to laugh and smile as usual, even while she was being set up for lifelong embarrassment.  I think this image below will never be forgotten and will prove to provide us with many laughs in the future, although maybe not to Naomi when she is old enough to understand... poor child.

DISCLAIMER:  No children were harmed in the production of the photo below.    

 

Something That Annoys Me --- Snow

Most people seem to have the incredible idea that snow is wonderful and signifies such a beautiful time of year.  This idea that snow is "wonderful" is hard for me to grasp.   Yes, snow might look pretty from inside a warm home next to a wood burning stove, but it has its flaws.  Snow is annoying not only because it is a nightmare to drive in but because it also indicates the kind of weather that makes one shiver just thinking about it.

Driving can already be stressful and annoying enough, dealing with inattentive drivers and unfamiliar surroundings, but when snow is involved everything escalades.  When driving in snow there are so many more things that you have to consider and take the necessary precautions for.  Is that dark patch on the road ice?  Am I going to get stuck in a ditch somewhere?  Another reason why snow is annoying when you have to drive is how much extra time it takes to get anywhere.  When it snows, you can almost always count on never getting to your destination on time because of thick frost, frozen motors, and being unable to even get out of the driveway.  

The second and most obvious point for why snow is annoying is because if there's snow, that means it is inevitably cold.  The kind of cold that makes one never want to leave their bed in the morning.  Lack of warmth defiantly has that effect on people; it has the power to paralize to the point of an inability of doing anything except for trying to keep semi warm.      

No matter how much we wish for warmer seasons, winter, which is always accompanied by snow, can rarely be escaped.  Yes, snow can be pretty, and sometimes a nice change if there is nothing to do but stay inside with a cup of hot cocoa in hand, but that is the only positive to this white and cold stuff that people call snow.