Elvin Lynn Ferrell

Meet my Daddy:

His name is Elvin Lynn Ferrell or ELF.
Most people call him Coach Ferrell. Actually, it ends up coming out sounding like Coach Furrull. Don't ask me why. Don't ask my why they call him coach either. He hasn't been a coach since I was born, I think.

Oh well. He is my daddy and that is all that matters.
Tonight he went and supported one of his former students that is becoming a pastor in Washington. Or as my Dad kept repeating: WaRshington.

Daddy bought this tie. It has Ripley tomatoes on it, you see. I thought he looked spiffy in it. 

A list of random things about Daddy:

1. He took me to the first Harry Potter movie when I was in like 3rd grade — I sat in his lap and everything. 

2. I used to hope for rain during my summers so that he couldn't mow other people's yards and would come home.

3. The smell of cut grass always makes me think of him.

4. He still kisses my hand after I say the blessing for the food at dinner. 

5. He calls our dogs "it", but secretly likes them both. 

6. Fish sticks and tater tots are the only memory I have of him cooking when I was little ... I dislike both of those items but would always eat them anyway. 

This is a picture of my daddy and me taken last Easter. He does like me despite that look on his face (I think).

Amen.

Grace

Weekend Observations

Observation #1: The pepto-bismal-like tablets from the other day (the rocket day) turned my tongue brown. That's right. BROWN. Let me be the first to say that sticking out your tongue so that you can brush it and finding that it is no longer bubble gum pink is a scary thing. I thought I was going to die. 

Its okay, though. My tongue is returning to the color God intended it to be. 

I will NEVER take those pepto-bismal-like tablets again. 

Observation #2: Peanut butter milk shakes from Sonic are awesome. I would have its babies if I could.

Observation #4: Sitting through thirty minutes of choir practice royally stinks...especially when you are not physically able to sing at all and you don't know the words to any of the songs and your peanut butter milkshake is starring at you and the girl behind you is singing like an angel.

Observation #5: Never underestimate hobbits. They have like a six sense for scrabble. If there is a triple letter score tile within ten feet of them they will find it and play and "x".

Observation #6: Cruise control + Calculus project = 1 argument over time intervals ( make that several arguments)... 5 slices of pizza... and 3 semi-frantic phone calls.

Observation #7: Reagan somehow got ahold of some bologna.

Observation #8: We don't have any bologna in the house. 

Observation #9: An old alley can be a very pretty place to take a photograph.

Observation #10: There is no observation 3.

Grace and And's List of Fictional Boys We Want to Marry and have Babies by

Note: THESE ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER!

1. Jess Mariano from Gilmore Girls- He is the smartest, bestest, bad boy ever.

2. Edward Cullen from Twilight- duh...He glows and he's sexy (a glowing man is irresistable!).

3. Michael Moscovitz from The Princess Diaries- He is jewish!...enough said. Yum dark curly hair!

4. Seth Cohen from The O.C.- Again Jewish! And he created Chrismakkah....who doesn't love that?

5. Dean Forrester from Gilmore Girls - He has the whole adorable puppy dog look about him!

6. Ryan Atwood from The O.C.- He's a bad boy. He has looks to kill...and he can kill.

7. Marty "Naked Guy" from Gilmore Girls- He is SOOO adorable!! He is the nice guy that Rory should have been with instead of Logan (Ew).

8. Harry Potter from well Harry Potter- He is magical in EVERY SENSE of the word.

9. Ron Weasley from Harry Potter- He is a red-headed, goofy, british dork who isn't afraid to tell people of his fear of spiders.

10. Nate Archibawld from Gossip Girl - He plays lacrosse and that happens to be one of the hottest sports ever invented.

11. Peter from The Chronicles of Narnia- Any guy who has access to a magical wardrobe into another world is more than okay in my book! Plus, he is a king!

12. Spiderman from Spiderman- Who wouldn't love a hero who can take you around New York like Tarzan and Jane? Plus, he never has to worry about gas prices.

13. Batman from any of the Batman movies- OMG! He is so DARK. He tries to save Gotham from evil. And he's a poor orphan who needs a hug. I'll give him a hug. (So long as he doesn't do the creepy voice thing).

14. Luke Skywalker from Star Wars- His father is Darth Vader but is also his enemy. He will do anything to overcome evil... But what about the bad in-law issue?

15. Buck Williams from Left Behind- He is a journalist who risks his life to become part of the Antichrist's inner circle for the good of unraptured-converted christians!!!! AND he has brown curly hair!

16. Nick from Nick and Nora's infinite playlist- He has an awesome sense of music and he ISN'T a man whore like they made us believe in the movie. He is totally sweet and likes to dance in the rain and talk about Israel.