After visiting Mom and Dad's a couple of weeks ago, I was horrified by what I saw when I drove up. Not only was the house unrecognizable, it darn near reached condemned status after Dad's summer of discontent. Between the overgrown yard, fenceposts falling over, to Mom trembling in the basement, saying, "I'm batman....I'm batman...gotta rid...city of villains...," I could tell that my presence was more than needed. So after trimming the yard, fixing the fence, rebuilding the mailbox, and ridding the house of Annie (unsuccessfully), the house was back in order and Mom regained her sanity. As for Dad, you don't want to even know what the before and after pictures even resemble. Get well old man!
The lawn mower still worked, although it had more cobwebs on it than my scriptures...
The house was beyond recognizable, but shockingly, the truck still ran!
After the work was done, my hand looked worse than Dad's back. Luckly, I escaped without Annie trying to lick my wounds...
Thanks for coming to share our special day with us... everyone except Jason and Sara (who had a good excuse) and Jenna and Blake... what's your excuse, slackers?!
However, I did find this picture, and yes, the little guy was included. Enjoy your 5 seconds of fame.
So, I made the Salt Lake Tribune again! They must have known I was going to be there, or there wouldn't have taken this picture. And for all you naysayers out there, that IS me in the light blue circle, despite being out of focus. Jason, on the other hand, was not important enough to be included.
Bonanzadance, a deranged Centerville man, is claiming to have seen a vision late one night in his bedroom where he supposedly received what he calls 'new commandments' that all mankind must abide by or they 'will receive imminent death'. Among these new commandments are as he claims, "Thou shalt not watch sports" and "Thou shalt not be jockish" and "Thou shalt not cleave unto anything sports related". This 'prophet', who's elevator obviously doesn't go to the top floor, is often seen standing out on several Centerville street corners wearing only a tunic and shouting incoherent commands at passersby. So as college football, and NFL games are soon underway, expect his brother and father to drop dead due to their perpetual abuse of these 'new' commands from a grown man who prefers to watch cartoons instead of a crystal clear HD view of an exciting sporting event. HAPPY BIRTHDAY IDIOT!!!!!!!!
The house was beyond recognizable, but shockingly, the truck still ran!
"Mickey Mouse is alive and well and building fences in Sunnydell, Idaho..."
Luckily, I brought my machete, not to mention my DR Lawn and Field Trimmer...
