Operation!

Last week we were hanging out with Austin's parents, my amazing in-laws, on a Saturday afternoon. They had been garage saling that morning and among their awesome finds was the game Operation, in pristine condition. We immediately got it set up and began playing the classic version of the game, where everyone gets "Specialist" cards, then you go around the table drawing "Doctor" cards, and if the "doctor" fails their assigned operation, the "specialist" gets a crack at it and whoever completes the operation successfully gets "paid." This was fun, and we enjoyed the suspense of wondering if the other players would touch the sides of the openings and jumping at the shocking sound and laughing at everybody's reactions. Austin is the master of this game, and is able to remove each piece from the game in any order without hitting the sides one time! He tried. It was cool. Lol!

After a couple of rounds like this we decided to mix it up a little bit, and the game turned into a very interesting exercise in marital communication. :)


We decided that we would play as teams, and the person holding the tongs would close their eyes, while their teammate gave them verbal directions. It was a blast, and although we didn't end up playing a whole game this way, Austin and I both said that it would be a great exercise for a pre-marital counseling session. (Kind of like the driving scene in License to Wed, only fewer potential-death situations!)

Hope everybody's having a great week! I counted the bangs post as my rag, but be sure to check in with Staci for Real Raggin Wednesday!

Thanks for reading!

Ugh!!!

It's Real Raggin Wednesday over at Staci's Heart, and I was remiss last week, so here goes! :)

Today I will rag on . . . GNATS!!! Those pesky things are everywhere this year, and they are driving me to distraction! I cannot recall ever in my short yet full life having a season so utterly teeming with the nasty little buggers! Last night while on the shopper route, I looked across a field and it was literally like a fog of gnats! And they're not just in the fields out in the "country" either - everywhere in town is inundated with them as well! It's enough to make you want to hibernate through the one of the four most beautiful seasons of them all! :)

I suspect that the abnormally large gnat population has something to do with the remaining flood waters. Now that they are receding in most areas (thank the Lord), what's left are gigantic puddles (mini-lakes) in fields that have nowhere to go because the drainage isn't set up for such volume. So, the water sits stagnantly becoming a breeding ground for the disgusting pests!!!

This unexpected phenomenon has the general populace rushing to the various grocery/convenience/drug stores for the following items: vanilla extract (like for baking a cake, or chocolate chip cookies), Absorbene Jr. (as in the arthritis pain medication), and Listerene (such as one would use to combat chronic halitosis). They say that putting vanilla or the A.J. behind your ears, on your wrists, and on your ankles is better than bug spray, and putting the Listerene in a spray bottle and spraying around your deck, porch, patio, or dog run is like fogging! Who knew?

Another thing I never knew is that gnats bite! Seriously! I am currently suffering from a rather painful bite on my right ring finger, very annoying.

As per Staci's rules, I must now forgive the gnats. Gnats, I forgive you, I know that you cannot help but be pesky, it's your nature. I do not pretend to understand the purpose for which you were created, but I do not doubt that there was one. (The Creator's pretty cool like that :) )

Thanks for reading! What do you want to rag on today?