Post 119: Red Nose Day!

Okay - so I kinda forget to blog about that yesterday, didn't I? Oops! Life, ya know how that is - it just gets well busy.

Ashlynn had a friend over and that friend ended up staying the night. Then they made pizza and trashed my kitchen! My blood was boiling...but I was nice - good thing Tara called and distracted me for a few moments.

Now don't get me wrong, I can understand having a good time, a little flour throwing and sampling the sauce and cheese. However, flour over the entire kitchen and pizza sauce too! Yeah - that's beyond FUN! Especially when it's on our cell phones! I was not a happy camper, therefor - no pictures. I know I should have taken some, but well temper verses pictures - which one do you think won?

Okay - so anyway - Red Nose Day - what is it? Basically, it's "Do something funny, for money". It's a fundraising - using comedy really and the money goes to fighting poverty. If you click the link you can read all about Red Nose Day! There is also a video clip to watch.

So how did we American's handle Red Nose Day? In SHOCK! I'll explain why in a moment.

Our children got to wear one solid color of clothing to school for RND for 50 (pence). They were also allowed to do whatever they wanted to their hair, as long as it's out by Monday. They could paint their face and the girls could even paint their nails I think. They also got to take 10 (pence) to be able to throw wet sponges at the teachers!

So Ashlynn decided to wear solid purple! She wore a purple dress, purple socks, and even painted her crocks (shoes) purple! She had me put her hair in 5 flipped pony-tails with purple ribbon. That's getting harder to accomplish with the length of her hair, but boy does she have some beautiful hair. Yes, I'm jealous...why did I get this thin head of hair and everybody else in my family has loads of hair!

I have no idea! Silly shots!Brier wore all blue, blue jeans, blue shirt, and his Nike tennis shoes (trainers). He was so happy just to wear his Nike's, because of course he can run super fast in those! Is what he said anyway.
His silly shot:What did Lady wear? Well - nothing, but I think next year - I'm going to have to dress her up too! Anybody have any ideas? If you are one of my UK readers - did you dress up your dog?

So that was our version of dressing up...now we could learn a thing or two from the British, because let me tell you what - this country takes Dressing Up to an ultimate high! I was in shock when I dropped the kids off at school! I mean WOW!!!

I so wish I could have taken their photos to show you! But urgh - stupid legal crap keeps me from it. You gotta have their permission - don't they know that my American friends and family want to see this madness! They'll never believe me without proof!!!

However, PLEASE believe me, because there were kids with RED hair and not just wigs. I mean they painted their hair -and I thought Ashlynn painting her "crocs" was crazy...WRONG!

• There was kids with red polk-a-dots painted on his head.
• A kid with his hair covered in so much red goop that I bet it will take a week to wash it all out, but he had it spiked out everywhere and his nose was painted red (he was a red hedge-hog and he won the contest).
• There was a girl with her hair standing straight up in the hair!!! I kept trying to figure out how in the world that was accomplished - I now know. She had a 2-liter pop bottle (soda) sitting on the top of her head, and her hair was stretched to the top of it and tied around the cap!!! Could you imagine! I would have such a mirgaine!
• There was another girl with a braid going straight up and a flower pot sitting on her head, that the braid was coming through, and somehow they made the top part of the braid look like a flower! Who thinks of this stuff?! My pony-tail flipping hairstyles are nothing compaired to that!!!
• There was another girl with like wires coming out of her head - she seriously looked like an alien!

It was so WILD! Brier was just staring at people with his mouth wide open! Poor kid. I told him that we should have painted his hair and he said, "we ain't painting my hair!!!". So rule that out, haha.

I came back home in fear of what I might find Janet & James wearing, and what they might have possibly done to their hair...thankfully, it was safe. However, I do have a story concerning my "morning chats at the office" - hey that'd be a great title for something - anyway back to my story.

After I returned from the school and went to visit with Janet & James, maybe I shoud call them J&J :-), anyway - yes I'm getting sidetracked, sorry. James asked me what I blogged about the day before. So I kinda told him, and then Lady and I came home for a few moments before going back to the school to take Ashlynn her forgotten PE (gym) kit. Kids - gotta love them.

I go out to get in the car and I hear this hysterical laughter coming from the office and I'm thinking, "What on earth is James doing to poor Janet?" I decide, I'll just mind my business and go on to the school. I return and shortly after James comes over. The first thing he says to me is, "Janet and I are trying to decide who is going to play me in the film?" and I'm thinking "What film?".

Apparently, this blog is the reason for hysterical laughter that was coming from the office, not James. He takes a seat and he tells me that I am a wonderful writer, that I described a British turkey sandwich perfectly, and that I've had him and Janet in "stitches" all morning. Do you know what the defination for "Stitches" is? According to Dictionary.com - my fav place - it is:

1. A single complete movement of a threaded needle in sewing or surgical suturing.
2. A single loop of yarn around an implement such as a knitting needle.
3. The link, loop, or knot made in this way.
4. A mode of arranging the threads in sewing, knitting, or crocheting: a purl stitch.
5. A sudden sharp pain, especially in the side. See Synonyms at pain.
6. Informal An article of clothing: wore not a stitch.
7. Informal The least part; a bit: didn't do a stitch of work.
8. A ridge between two furrows.
   //-->v. stitched, stitch·ing, stitch·es v. tr.
9. To fasten or join with or as if with stitches.
10. To mend or repair with stitches: stitched up the tear.
11. To decorate or ornament with or as if with stitches: "The sky was stitched with stars" (Mario Puzo).
12. To fasten together with staples or thread.
    //-->v. intr. To make stitches; sew.

So the only thing I can guess is that perhaps they were laughing so hard that their stomachs were in knots - therefore stitches. Does that make sense? So dear UK readers - am I correct?

Anyway, he tells me I have the makings of a good book and to keep writing. I'm like, "who would publish this!" I mean after all it's just me writing about Life in England, what's so book worthy about that? I don't know - but I'd be game to give it a go - if someone was serious about it. Now, that would be funny! Dream of being an author my whole life, move to England, write about it, and get published...yeah I'd be the one in stitches then!!!

I really feel like I'm missing out though, because I re-read the blog post from the other day and I still don't know what was so funny! David says, I wouldn't cause I wrote it, but I think if I wrote it - I should know! It's just not fair is it?

Alright - well that's it for now. It's off to Church again in the morning...I wonder if the Pastor will be dancing or humming Mission Impossible again - could be interesting!

Anyway, I've put a poll at the side of the blog...DO YOU FIND THIS BLOG FUNNY? Please vote!

Well, this is Life... in England!