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November 30, 2004
Flaming forks-
I find it ironic that I was just thankful for "fire" a few days ago on the Mars Hill message board. We had a little "adventure" last night. My roomates (Britts, Amanda and Lindsy) we all sitting around at the dinner table for quite some time last night. For some reason we got on the topic of pranking people. We were all quite inspired by this and feeling a bit on the ornery side, we decided to show some of the guys how much we appreciated them. The hit house was my brother's house. A little less than a mile away and he and his roomates (Luke and Trystan) had no idea what was happening. We decided to "fork" their front yard. You go buy hundreds of plastic forks and put them into the ground. Cheap and safe fun. We did quite well. No giggling and we didn't give away that we were there. As we were pulling away however, we decided to make sure they knew that something had happened and laid on the horn for a few seconds. We sped away into the night thinking that we had gotten away with pranking the boys.
11pm -- 2 hrs later.
I hear my name being yelled at the bottom of the stairs. I come tearing downstairs and my roomates are all headed into the driveway. There is a huge pile of forks in the middle of our driveway ON FIRE. They must have put some sort of chemical on there too, cause that fire didn't go out... and it was pretty big. We were all laughing about how the guys had figured us out and that was a pretty good come back. We went inside thinking the fun was over. 10 min later our entire house is screaming and yelling in fear as our front yard is practically lit up by fireworks. My gosh. What a mess we were. We couldn't figure out if they were still outside, we locked the doors and continued to laugh and yell. Our poor neighbors... we live in a residential neighborhood. I'm thinking they probably didn't find the whole adventure very funny. Thankfully that was the end of it.
However, it did take me a while to unwind and actually fall asleep. Not sure if this is "war" yet... but prety close!
Posted by Leah at 11:04 AM | Comments (3)
November 29, 2004
Top ten teaching's from the Ranch
Here are some bits of wisdome everybody should know.
(Thanks to the Pizza Ranch)
10. Ride a fast horse if you're gonna speak your mind.
9. when you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
8. Don't drive black cattle in the dark.
7. The water tastes better when you're upsteream from the herd.
6. When you come to a fork in the road, pick it up.
5. Only a fool argues with badgers, grizzlies or cooks.
4. Never wear white while eatin' hot wings.
3. Never slap a man who's chewing a Ranch Wrap.
2. Don't spit into the wind.
AND THE #1 TEACHING OF THE RANCH....
DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....
1. Don't squat with your spurs on.
Posted by Leah at 10:37 AM | Comments (4)
November 18, 2004
Is this allowed?
Ok- someone explain this to me. We had a patient who was scheduled for 5:00pm appointment tonight. One of the last appointments for the evening. She didn't show up, so Dr. Cupp took a new patient. New patients usually take 2-3 times longer than an established patient. Late patient number 1 walks in at 5:15pm- 15 min late WITH HER CAT on a leash. She said, "Um, is this allowed? The cat didn't like the weather and I thought I would bring her along." Well, what is a girl to say to that. My boss is busy in the back room and I have to handle this situation by myself. We all sit in silence for a few moments while I try to figure out what to do. The cat is wanting to get down and roam the place and she starts saying things like, "Remember what I told you ??? If you came along you had to be good and sit still!" Oh my. Seeing as how she is going to have to wait until the new patient is done being adjusted, she is going to have a 15-20 min wait. I ask her if she would like to lay on the water table for a few min while she waits. "Can I bring my cat?" Um....sure. She then tells me I should probably shut the door to the room so the cat can run around. Go figure. As of right now she is back there with the door shut relaxing on the table while her cat is roaming around free IN A DOCTORS OFFICE!
Have I mentioned the fact that I HATE CATS???
Sorry, had to rant.
Posted by Leah at 05:22 PM | Comments (2)
November 11, 2004
Psalm 73
I found these verses highly encouraging today:
"Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds."
Psalm 73:23-26,28
Posted by Leah at 01:35 PM | Comments (3)
November 09, 2004
All in a day's work
So.. I learned a lesson in humility today. Bummer.
I was at work and had worn my hair a little different today than normal. One of our patients came in this afternoon, he is always poking fun and teasing me. Today though... he was really shining. He walked in and said "New do?" - I said "Yes." And that was it. I then decided to tell this guy that it is generally a good idea to either not say anything at a time like that... or follow his first comment with "It looks nice." - He laughed and we had a good time. However, once he was done getting adjusted he walked out of the room and said "Leah, what wild and crazy thing will you look like next time?" And to that I replied (very quietly mind you) "jerk." I did have a big smile on my face... but seriously, this guy was now pushing some serious buttons. However, he heard me and then said out loud "What.. did you just call me a JERK???" . Oops. Once the office emptied out, my boss informed me that for future reference I wasn't to call patients jerks. Well... I knew it wasn't a good idea when I said it, however I didn't quite think of that before I opened my big mouth. Bummer.
Next order on the agenda. 45 min later we have a full waiting room. One of the guys sitting there is a retired opra singer. Go figure. He used to live in New York and do shows and such. Now he is a painter and his clothes reflect his profession. He is completely covered in paint. Hmm.... Anyway, this mom and her daughter were on their way out of the office and he asked the little girl (who is 1 and doesn't speak yet)- if he can sing her a song... because he does this often. Before the mom or anyone can say anything, this man starts belting "Twinkle, twinkle little star" in our office waiting room. I no longer doubt if he can sing opra. I had to go hide in the back office cause i was laughing so hard. :) Amazing!
Anyway, just a few adventures from Iowa City Family Chiropractic!
Posted by Leah at 05:15 PM | Comments (2)