Extreme Case of Man Voice...

I basically work as the answering service on the other end of a catalog line.

Once, a man named Ellen called saying how he needed a special order bracelet for his son's graduation. He went on and on about how he used to work in Vail and when he left he got a gift of a Golden Bear necklace and earrings. He also talked about his husband and how their family calls themselves 'The Bear Family.' I was really weirded out and went to tell the story to everyone in the office. I was just shocked that this man was so open about his lifestyle...but whatever. Everyone in the office was like, 'oh, weird.'

The next few contacts with him were a little weird. One time, he goes, "oh, my son just passed out, can you hold on?"...after 10 minutes on hold, I hung up.

Finally, he started dealing with our studio manager to discuss the special order and that is how we found out he was a she with a very bad case of MAN VOICE!!!

Just for the record...

The other night, Walt asked me how Funky V originated. I couldn't for the life of me remember.

Driving home that night, it popped into my head and I thought I should share.

Kristen Nunnelly has a friend named Joel whom I had met once with Kristen and some of her other high school friends at his cross country meet where he passed out and it turned into a 'Days of Our Lives' episode(but that's another blog). (That was an extremely long run-on)

That following summer, I was working at Redcloud and a few of us wanted to go rafting. Joel was a guide at Noah's Ark, so we went there and requested him as our guide. As we walked up, I hear, "FUNKY V!"....that's how it all began...a mere acquaintance gave me a name that stuck. Thanks Joel!

You never know who you'll find...

So, my friend (who won't let me disclose how I know her) and I were board and decided to look up the sex offenders in our area. Sure enough, a guy pops up and she goes, "That is my neighbor." She turned really red and seemed really shocked. Then, she turned and said, "I've made out with him."

That is pretty much my favorite story of the week.

And that makes 5....

I am an aunt of a 5th kiddo today! Emmylou Paige Voelker....

Jack meets his sisterEmmylou

Grandma and Grandpa

Daddy

Happy Family

My mom said after 30 minutes of hanging out w/Emmylou, Jack asked who her mommy was. Oh, the joys of sharing!

I'm Addicted...

Ross and I don't have cable, but we discovered TV online....we are now addicted to Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters. Our internet hasn't been working very well lately and we will start a show and it will stop working in the middle of it...it's pretty much the worst thing that could happen. Ok, not really.



We watch these shows out of recommendation---we are open to others....they have to be abc, cbs or nbc...thanks!

Road Biker Rage

The beginning of summer in the mountains means road bikers--everywhere!!! I am never a person who gets upset at other drives, but lately I have found myself screaming at roadbikers...if my window is open, I scream at them. I don't know who I have become and I thought that by informing my fellow bloggers of my issues with roadbikers, you might offer some wisdom for controlling my Roadbiker Rage.

Issue #1: Every Road Biker wears a $70.00 bike jersey. Ok, I could understand this if you were in Texas where the heat and humidity are overwhelming and you needed it for some sweat repelling. But in Colorado....it never gets warmer than 90 degrees and a little sweat never hurt anybody. I hate any sport where people have to 'fit' the image.

Issue #2: They ride over the line...see picture. I don't care if there is gravel...get your butt over.

Issue #2b: Because bikers are over the line, I am bound to hit one.

Issue #2c: The hit biker is bound to be seriously injured and file a law suit against me.

Issue #3: Do you ever see a bike getting pulled over by a cop?

Issue#4: They put stickers on their car that say, "Road Biking isn't a crime."....no, it's not, but it is a death wish.

Issue #5: Who thinks it is fun to lean way over and then crank your head up to see where you are going anyways? I prefer a cruiser.

Well, I feel better already.

#1 stupid comment of the week

So, our friends Dan and Amy had a baby this weekend. We went to go see Henry Daniel on Sunday and as we were talking I said, "Is Daniel a family name?" Dan looks at me and says, "That would be my name." Wow, I'm quick.

Ross' New Job

About 2 months ago, Ross started working construction w/a company called Holy Cross Building and Design (also known as HC BAD). Here's a picture from their company trip to Moab, UT. Now, you tell me...would you pay these monkeys millions of dollars to fix up your house?

What do rednecks do for fun?

Romping their nice Jeep and then turnin up the volume baby!



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By almost rolling down backwards...



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By 'Hot Tubbin'...



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By making sure a dude knows his beer cooler is open...



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For real, this is middle class redneck America at it's finest. This is Moab, Utah's Easter Jeep Safari. Over 40,000 rednecks and their jeeps...and we were right in the middle of it all!