Good grief, it’s Wednesday again. So here’s the drill. Give me a page number from 1 to 612 and an item number between 1 and 30 (if your number is too high, I’ll just keep counting to the next page), and I will give you something to be happy about from this book:
Let me thank you all for your concern after my post about the loss of my friend Riley. I’m okay. And sometimes I’m not. But in honor of Things to Be Happy About, here are some things that make me smile when I think of Riley:
The night he got clotheslined (literally) while running from my house, a story that made me laugh hysterically whenever he told it for the next [number redacted] years.
The rock he found on the ground and gave me because it’s shaped like a heart.
Forcing him to sing “Rocky Raccoon”–AGAIN.
His Bob Dylan story.
The way he pronounced certain words, for example, “leak” (I gotta take a link.).
The time I hid in his closet.
I’ve got way more than 14,000 I’ll bet, and I’m grateful for them all.
472 number 10 please. Thank you for doing this Becky.
I am curious why you hid in his closet. lol
“stopping to think about how you wish it could be and realizing how good you’ve got it”
You’re welcome.
[I was hiding from my boyfriend and Riley’s sister, of course! ;)]
Wow, that hits the nail on the head…
This book is so wise.
OK, slap me with Page 227, Item 21.
“a stalled car catching”
I don’t know why, but this reminds me of a “day” from “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
That’s making me giggle, and so is your icon. : )
That icon’s not totally applicable here, but it’s new and I wanted to use it. The icon on this one? Totally my favorite…mostly because it made Becky giggle the one and only time I used it.
It still works! (Though the other one rocks, too.)
LOVE it!
that icon makes me happy
You should have called the number that says “Rhonda’s user pic.”
Ha! Best. Icon. Ever.
I’m fairly happy, today, so got one for you: Icy Coca-Cola! : )
Ain’t nothing like the Real Thing. =)
okay so page 123 number 8 (in case you are wondering it is today’s date 1-23-08)
Make me happy.
I did see your Riley post. I didn’t realize till later that he was from here. If i had been a few years **younger** I would have loved to have known ya’ll…..sounds like ya’ll had fun.
“driving up to the lake and having a picnic with the squirrels”
Yes, except for Lynne, my friendship with Riley is the longest one I’ve held on to–we met when I was a JHS junior high schooler.
Hmmm…how about page 381, #4, if you please.
Merci.
“couriers”
Hmmm, there’s a story there (and in Tim’s case, it might be titled “How I Got My UPS Cap”).
P.S. David, you spoke French!
Oui, oui! 🙂
And if I can’t have “firemen” I say “Oui!” to “couriers” too. 🙂
OMD.
(I just cracked myself up; hope you get it.)
LOL…I love Gomez’ reaction when she speaks French. I liked it as a kid and I still get a hoot out of it.
page 92 line 11 … and 18 for Dash
For you:
“exercising”
For Dash:
“forgiving someone”
Excuse me, Exercising does NOT make me happy
Then it’s a good thing Dash is so forgiving.
I will say this we just put on Dash’s Barkus Costume, and OMG… it should be in there… just a little picture. He looks so adorable… I can’t wait to take pictures
page 198, number 9
“putting on heavy ski socks and a good warm bathrobe”
(And today in Houston is the right day for it, huh?)
oh that’s so perfect, i’ve been doing doubles at work outside in the cold and the rain
Page 472 number 22. please!
“babushkas”
(This made me smile, and also think of Marika.)
Me, too, on both!
Page 400, number 8 please.
“making a child’s settee of a crib”
I had to go research this on Google, since probably the only mention I’ve ever seen of a “settee” was in Gone With The Wind. Who knew they actually make cribs that do this? Well, maybe you do, since you had kids. Dog beds don’t convert into anything
How about page 126, item 25? 😉
“out-of-reach cabinets”
Does this mean that for my birthday (why I chose 126 & 25), I’m going to get to install out-of-reach cabinetry in our kitchen? Is that what you’re babysitting? That’s apparently not wrapable… 25 feet of cabinets?!
Who said I’m babysitting something for you? I never saw Rhonda before in my life, much less accepted anything into safekeeping until your birthday. In fact, do I know you?
Oh, it’s on, Cochrane.
You’ll have to get through a pack of raging dogs to pry your complete set of ginsu knives out of my hands.
D’oh! I’ve said too much!
i was in a pissy mood wednesday (even more reason to have replied…), but today i would like pg. 601 #4.
“short-sleeved camp shirts”
I hope you’re in a better mood. =)
that’s a pretty good reason to be happy.
and i am now, thank you! 🙂