farm kids 'r us

this is the announcement for the group farm kids 'r us on the facebook
i laughed

Iowa Rule Book

1. That slope-shouldered farm boy did more work before breakfast than you'll do all week at the gym. He doesn't need your respect, but he sure deserves it.

2. It's called a 'gravel road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your BMW. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it. Drive one or get your girlie-car out of the way.

3. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get your butt kicked...by our women.

4. The Cyclones and Hawkeyes are as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks...and a dang sight more fun to watch.

5. So you have a sixty thousand dollar car. We're real impressed We have a quarter of a million dollar combine that we drive two weeks a year.

6. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks--because they want to. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.

Name Thievery

Disclaimer: this post is completely sarcastic and the only reason I feel the freedom to write it is because I figure if Christie is married to Paul, she can handle a little sarcasm. :)

After practically 4 years of involvment in the Rock. I am no longer the only Christy! I realize this is kind of late in coming, as I have been sharing my name for almost a year, but seriously, I don't think some of you understand what an inconvience this is.

I can't just call someone up and say "Hey, it's Christy!" Because they don't know I'm saying Christy with a "y," they imediately think: "oh, Ch/Kristy/i/ie who?" And more likely when I calll Tim or someone from the Friley team, they think I'm Christie with an "ie"

And then there's always the frustrations of hearing my name and whirling around to find out who wants to talk to "popular me" :), only to find, I'm not popular - Christie Johnson is popular.

I understand that up to this point many of you feel that you can relate. But you can't! HAH! You see, Dan, and all of you others with popular names, you have unique last names that you can use to identify yourself. I, however, do not. My own sister stole my last name! And although Christie stole my name, I can relate to her on this topic - she's even worse off than I am. She has a husband AND a sister-in-law to share her name with!

So you see there's really no way around it. My name has been Thieved! I guess I'll just have to go back to the birth certificate! There's no Christine in the Rock yet, is there? And if so, at least I can look forward to Heaven when I'll have my own name!

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i am at home in burt doing my laundry since it is free and i really have no idea when i will be home next. the school year is almost over again, strange how fast it goes by. it seems like i was just getting ready to move in for the first time. kinda freaked out because i didn't know anyone and i couldn't get ahold of my roommate until a couple weeks before we moved in i think it was. i was also worried how living with someone i didn't know would work out, let me tell ya it has been an interesting and very fun two years living with sarah, but like they say all good things must come to an end (except Heaven that is, but that's far better then good), and sarah is living the wonderful world of linden to go be peer mentor in friley (tear...) so if anyone who is living in friley next year you should meet sarah cuz she's cool. back to the topic i started on, i'm living in ames this summer and it's exciting and i might get to work outside. :) yeah! so yeah i don't know when i'm visiting burt next and i have no idea how that ties in to anything so bye.