What kind of sweaters do pirates like?

Arrrrrrgyle ones!

Little Miss Muffet

I was killing spiders the other day, much to Dave's chagrin.  He has a soft spot for spiders.  One once saved him from almost certain death...Anyway!  He compared me with Little Miss Muffet, and the silliness went on from there.

[Curds and whey are basically like cottage cheese]

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating cottage cheese.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her

[And said, would you share with me please?]

[And said, my what lovely knees!]

[And said, my what knobby knees!]

[And said, would you share with me, geez!]

Funny Things, by Merry and Dave

Dave and I have been very silly lately. We really like telling jokes and laughing. Some of our recent gems include:

"Honey, I won a ton of wontons!"
-Dave

"Get that corn out of my face!"
-Merry

"Did something die in here?"
-Merry
"No, it's just a week's worth of stinky tupperware in my backpack!"
-Dave

My New Hair Cut!

Okay, Dave and I couldn't help ourselves! We had so much fun creating all of those pictures to "show off" my hair cut. We actually took some good pictures that same day, and meant to post them a day or two later. Well, this last week has been pretty crazy for us. I was teaching a lot, and I was filmed while teaching so I could be evaluated. Needless to say, I haven't been thinking very much about the blog.

Here are the real hair cut photos. Enjoy!

We Have a Little Announcement!!!

Life at the Gravett casa keeps changing. It's funny how sometimes things come up when you least expect them to.

The other day, Merry decided to go and get a hair cut and she never looked back (or better, whoo whoo!)

Pictures below, let us know what'cha think about the new do.

Thanksgiving

We had a WONDERFUL time in Arizona for Thanksgiving. There was lots of food, lots of playing games, and lots of kids! All of my siblings were there, with their spouses and kids. At one point we were all there, except for one of my brothers-in-law. I think that's the first time we've all been together like that in a LONG time.

I loved eating all of the Thanksgiving food! Dave and I both felt like we ate too much, but it was so good! Especially the green olives! :D

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with family or friends, and that you're getting into the Christmas spirit!

Honeymoon

Okay, so this isn't a thankful post. But I finally got our honeymoon pictures off of Dave's camera, so I'm going to post them.

Here we are, driving to our honeymoon:



We headed from eastern Arizona to the southeast corner of Utah:



That's right! We camped at Goblin Valley! It was great. Here's our campsight:


We were really close to the goblins. I'd never been here before, so I didn't know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect this sign:


So, apparently the park was concerned about bicyclists causing damage to the goblins. However, Dave and I found that they were pretty sturdy:




A lot of these formations looked like smurfs, I thought:





What a crazy place to have a honeymoon! It was a lot of fun!

The Spirit of Thanksgiving!!

For you faithful blog followers (Hi Mom!), you'll remember that last year I tried to make all of my November posts about things that I'm thankful for. And I'm going to do that again this November! Feel free to play along!

I'm thankful for the upcoming winter. Several weeks ago, I told Dave that I thought winter had arrived. There was snow on the mountains and a chill in the air. And of course Dave made fun of me, because it was only the beginning of October. We've joked about that frequently since then, when it's been especially warm. One of us (usually Dave) will say, "It must be winter!"

Well, this last week we did get our first snow down in South Jordan, and it was lovely! Dave and I were snug in our home and watched it fall past the windows. Then, when we were ready for a break from homework, we went for a barefoot run in the new snow. It's a family tradition of mine. It was so fun, and it was even funner to go back inside and snuggle up to get warm again.

So, I'm thankful for winter, because it is a new season in the never-ending cycle of seasons. And I'm thankful for the opportunities it gives me to snuggle up with my honey!

Another Joke

This doesn't really follow along with the cow jokes theme I've had going, but I thought this joke was great! Who knows, maybe it really happened.



His request approved, the Fox News photographer quickly used his cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.

Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go.'

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.'

'Why?' asked the pilot.

'Because I'm a photographer for Fox Cable News,' he responded. 'And I need to get some close up shots.'

The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me is... you're NOT my flight instructor?'

Cow Jokes!

I got some new cow jokes from some friends of mine. So now you've really been Cow Jokes!ed!!!

What do you call a cow with epilepsy?
Beef Jerky

What is a cow walking through tall grass?
Udderly Tickled

What do you call a cow that gives no milk?
A Milk Dud

There were two cows talking with each other. One of them says to the other, "What's your opinion on this whole thing with Mad Cow Disease?"
The other cow replies, "I don't have to worry about it. I'm a helicopter!"

Cow Jokes!

Here is the much awaited continuation of the cow joke post! I was able to make a video of the jokes that really needed to be heard, rather than read. And I have a transcription underneath for those who want it.




What do you have when you combine a brown chicken and a brown cow?
Brownchicken-browncow!

What do farmers say when they receive a gift of a cow from their neighbor?
Aaaaaaaaaaaa-freecow!


I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did. Cows make me happy!

Cow Jokes!

I started this post a long time ago with my friend Jonny, with some help from his sisters. But I put it off because I was going to make a video to put on here for some of the jokes that are funnier in person. But I've decided to just go ahead and post these. I love cow jokes!

If a cow laughs, does milk come out its nose?

Why were there bones on the moon?
The cow didn't make it!

What do you call a cow with two legs?
Lean beef!

What do you call a cow with no legs?
Ground beef!

What do you call a cow with short legs?
Udder drag!

What do you call a cow jumping over a barbed wire fence?
Udder disaster!

How do you get dragon' milk?
A long uddered cow!

And, for your viewing pleasure, a cow cake, made by my friend Xan: