Life Is Funny: When The Morning Comes

By MAD21

One of the greatest things about the internet is that you stumble on things you would never have before. We love watching (good/well produced) videos people put together that are fun and totally random.

There is a group we've been following for a little while because they do an awesome job not only writing their own songs, but the videos they make. They have been working together for about 12 years (two of them have been friends since they were 11).

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Life Is Funny: Laughing At Ourselves

MAD21

I never seem to have a camera on me when things go hilariously wrong around here. Like say for my own demonstration of flying over the handle bars of my daughter's scooter. So I thought I'd share a funny video of other people (kids) demonstrating their own physical comedy today.

Have a great week friends! May it be filled with plenty of opportunities to laugh.

My friend and fellow blogger Wendy at Weight..What? has a fun carnival at her blog called "Life is Funny." Every Monday we talk about something in life that we find funny. Be sure to go visit her blog to read her post along with links to other blogs who are participating.

Life Is Funny: Irrelevant

By MAD21

One of our favorite teens told me about something that happened in one of her classes at school the other day. It's just too funny not to share.

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Life Is Funny: 1-2-3 What?

By Alan

Ordinarily my wife would be writing this post. But since this LiF is largely at her expense, even though she caused it, it seemed appropriate for me to write it.

Every spring and fall, we have a day when try to replace the old mulch in our flowerbeds with new mulch. This involves picking up all the falling sticks (a lot after this winter's blizzards), pulling the weeds, raking up the old mulch into several large piles. We have access to a trim little trailer with high walls that can help us haul away the old mulch, and truck in fresh, new, stinky mulch.

There are several methods for getting the old mulch into the trailer. When the levels are low, we can literally push the wheel barrow right up inside, and dump the load. But as the level rises, we have use combinations of wheelbarrows, shovels, pitchforks and hard work to get the trailer full. A technique we started using years ago involves two people grabbing all four corners of a large tarp partially filled with mulch, and together, hoisting the tarp up and over the side of the trailer, dumping the contents inside.

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Life Is Funny: Teaching by Example

By MAD21

Most parents know that children learn best when they see your example. And as most of you know, it's not beyond me to go that extra mile to be the best example I can be.

We've had beautiful weather in the area this past week and my kids and I have spent a lot of time outside in it. Jumping on the trampoline, riding bikes, drawing with sidewalk chalk... riding scooters...

My oldest has gotten really good with riding her scooter. So good that she tends to ride it really fast and is trying "tricks." Much to my dismay, I might add. But I haven't said anything except that she needs to be aware of all the ridges in the sidewalk and that the scooter may come to an abrupt stop.

You see where I'm going with this yet?  ...No?

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