Fun in the Sun!

I am so excited about the summer and the pretty weather outside! It's fun letting Addison play outside for a change. Now she is old enough to really enjoy it. Last week my sister and I took the kids to the park for a day, and had a picnic lunch there. We also bought a baby pool with a slide for Addison, so that she has something to do at home as well.

Addison and her cousin Seth.

She is a regular little water bug. Seth, on the other hand, did NOT like getting wet.

I like this picture...looks like they are in deep conversation about this pool.

Oh yeah, time to for her suntan.

Pictures from the Crawfish Boil

Addison and Grandma Lola playing in the jump house.

Terry (Dad) and Jerry (Uncle): The Cooks

Bethany and Addison eating Doritos. There was a ton of good food..and they want chips!

Somebody made their baby eat right! haha Crawfish and Cokes

Mamaw and Dad

Now, that's a lot of crawfish to have to cook for all these people!

Me and Lola

Yum!

Me and Mamaw

All the kiddos "helping"

Chris and his Mom

This was Addison's favorite activity! She LOVED jumping in the bounce house.

Addison sees this picture and says "ewwwwwww, dirty" everytime since she is standing barefoot in the dirt.

Here is my baby holding a LIVE crawfish. (Thought it was dead 'till we threw him down and he started moving. OOPS!)

Anyway, we had a great time and can't wait to do it again next year! :)

What is the Secret to Happiness?

If any of you are close to me, you probably know that I have had a rough couple of weeks. My dog didn't die or anything like that, but I have felt particularly weighted down spiritually. I found myself searching for some inner peace and joy. My insides were in turmoil, not because of any specific event, but just a combination of all things in my everyday life. I do feel like I was under spiritual attack..and I was exhausted! I know that I have blessing upon blessing, so how could I be so unhappy? God has given me so much!!
I believe with all of my heart that I was experiencing some spiritual warfare. I think the Devil was out to break me down! In my mind, I see it as dark, cloudy, evil spirits swarming about me as I do my everyday things. They are there trying to suck the joy out of my life.
So.. I had to fight back! Or rather, God did!

I reached a point of pure exhaustion mixed with crazed pregnancy hormones..and that is not a good combination, I tell you! God knew, however, that I needed a little rejuvenation and refreshment and he sent someone to help me. A friend of mine from church, also my cousin's wife, knew I had been under strain and offered to watch Addison for me so that I could rest for the afternoon. What a blessing!! I spent my alone time trying to take a nap, which wasn't great considering I had a stuffy nose from crying. Since I wasn't really getting any rest, I decided to get up and take a long, hot bath. Ahhh..felt good..but STILL I was not getting the adequate rest and peace I needed. So, what next? I packed up, went by myself to Hastings to get a cup of coffee, and to read my Bible without the distractions from home. (Trust me, if I were home, I can think of 30 things that need to be done around the house and it would have stolen my Bible time)
You will not believe what an affect that some alone time with God can have on you! God started to restore my soul..which was really the kind of restoration I needed...not necessarily a physical one!

I realized that I cannot possibly have peace when my mind is in turmoil over the little things. I was spending today trying to figure out tomorrow! I was asking all kinds of Why?? When?? questions and trying to reason. You cannot have peace when you are doing that.
*Psalms 37:5 says to Commit your ways unto the Lord and to Trust in him,and he will bring it to pass.
What more do we need to know?? God knows and that should be enough! It's okay not to know...because HE DOES! As long as you know him, you are in good shape!

So..how do we find the "Secret to Happiness??" How do we find Peace?? I promise you, it is only through Jesus.
Look back at review your life for a second? Can you see a time when you were truly happy and at peace? If you are a believer, I am sure that it was when you were walking with God. If you are not a believer in Christ, you have never felt the freedom of true Peace and Joy! Don't sell yourself short! I promise, if you just give Jesus a try, you will not come back and say, "I wish I wouldn't have done that."
Are you truly happy?? That is the question I want to ask here.. Think about it.

The one thing that I didn't quite understand even though I grew up in church, was the issue with sin. For so long, I just thought that the Bible was a big list of things you can't do. Here's the kicker though, God doesn't tell you not to sin because it will affect HIM negatively. He tells us not to sin because he knows if will affect US negatively. He wants us to live the best life possible and the only way to do that is to live a life where he is number one. That is where I was so mistaken...God just wanted what was best for me and he knew that if I were living a life of sin, I was selling myself short. And I can look back at those times in my life, and guess what?? I was not happy!! I was trying to do everything I thought to make myself happy..but that was probably the most unhappy time in my life.
So, I challenge you, review your life. Are you truly happy? Are you truly at peace??
Jesus says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)
Get a new lifestyle to gain peace! You need to develop a new way of thinking..and a new way of TALKING. Line your thoughts and words up with God's!"

Stop giving someone else the responsibility for your joy! (THINK ABOUT IT)
The Joy of the Lord is my strength!--It's as simple as that! (Nehemiah 8:10)

Baby Room

I am getting more and more excited everyday about getting Macyn's room together! You may be tired of hearing about it, but you will have to bear with me!

We have picked out a paint color and all now...thank you Katy & Desiree for your help! So, I am just itching to get it started! You can see in the picture that we are going to use the teal and off white colors in the paint swatch. We are going to have one accent wall painted teal (the one the crib will go against) and the other three a neutral color.

I also made the letters to hang on the teal wall behind the crib out of the scrapbook paper and wooden letters and stickers. I am going to hang them with the orange ribbon..if I can ever find my staple gun!

Also, below is the rug that I want to buy (hopefully) from IKEA to match. :)

If you are interested in seeing the bedding that we would like to get, here is the link:

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=62438&CatID=62730&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=14e79f0&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CMID=62438%7c62644%7c62645&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=6&CmCatId=62438626446264562730

(the website wouldn't let me save the photo)

Anyway, all that combined with the awesome crib blanket and pillows made by Jo and we will be set! :) Check out my previous posts to see those!

What lurks in the bottom of your purse??

I was reading a fellow blogger's page (Slye Goobies) and she had a post like this one. It made me curious to see what really WAS in the bottom of my purse.

(OK, first of all, notice that there is no wallet??? What, What?? Isn't that the point?)

Contents:

*Halls cough drops

*Chloraseptic sore throat lozenges

*Checkbook (with a baby hair bow stuck to it)

*Bible

*Church Bulletin

*Sunglasses

*Whataburger and Daylight Donut receipts (WHat?? I'm pregnant, leave me alone!)

*clothespin -who knows why

*B-natal lollipop for nausea

*broken snowflake key chain (probably should go in the trash category)

*2 packs of gum (Actually 3!!! After I took the photo and started putting stuff back in my purse, I found another pack! haha Not worth pulling it all out and taking another photo)

*Makeup Palette

*7 lip gloss/lipstick/chap stick -And the funny thing is i hardly wear any of it.. I forget to put it on!

*lip liner

*2 roll on perfume sticks

*And of course trash..mostly gum wrappers!

Neat exercise and of course, makes me realize I need to find my wallet and clean out my purse!

What's lurking in the bottom of your purse??

Drumroll Please

We have a name! (At least a first name)

MACYN

Possibly, Macyn Elizabeth, but the middle name is not set in stone yet. Chris and I have probably gone through and considered over 200 names...but we finally found one! I am really excited about this because now I feel like I can connect with this baby a little more. I just felt awkward not knowing her name for so long. It is like a sigh of relief to finally know!

We are slowly getting my "hair room" cleaned out and now all we really need to do is to find someone to hire to tape and bed a couple of holes in the wall (where my sink was). Then, we paint and move the crib in! :)

I am so excited about what I decided to do the room in! A friend from church is going to make a wall hanging and the crib blanket and pillows for me and she found an AWESOME fabric!

So, it's a start! :)

It's a GIRL!

Well, here's the proof! We are going to have another little girl! She was very active so it took a good while to get a clear shot..but they finally did! She was face down, head down and hanging out really low in the womb. It was amazing to watch her move around. She kept one hand behind her head the whole time. You may be able tell from the top picture. She kept her head down like that the whole time but she was working those legs and raising her hiney up and down. Maybe she was doing "downward dog Yoga." Let's hope she is doing some sort of relaxation technique because if she comes out anything like Addison, she will be high strung!

The bottom picture is just that...her bottom. :) I don't know how good you all are at reading sonograms. It would be like she was laying on her tummy with her legs tucked under her and you see a rear view. You can see her hiney and then her feet tucked underneath. See it?? Those three little bright white dots are her girly parts (right above the word GIRL).

Of course, the first time we looked, as many of you know, she had her legs crossed and the cord was between them. So she may be a little stinker! We will see!

Now...let the planning begin! We have yet to come up with a good name that we both agree on so we still have to call her Baby2 for now. So, we are taking suggestions! Of course, had it been a boy, we have the name and have had it for a good while. Ha ha

It's a Spicy Meatball!

The other night, I was watching Throw down with Bobby Flay and he was challenging Mike Moroni to a meatball cook off. I went to bed that night and literally dreamt all night that I was making meatballs in my sleep! So, yes, I had to go to the store that next day and get some ingredients for meatballs because nothing else would suffice.. I HAD to have Spaghetti and Meatballs! Of course, there are all these fancy ingredients you are supposed to use, like "Spanish" onion and "Italian" parsley. But, hello, I live in Paris! Our pickings are slim when it comes to gourmet ingredients. So, I substituted here and there..but here is the recipe! It was SO good that I had to share. (It also called for 4 oz. of whole milk and I totally forgot to add it. I didn't even miss it until I was thinking about it in the bathtub later that night. Yes, I was STILL thinking about Meatballs..ha ha)

This recipe made a TON of food so we had enough for lunches and leftovers another night...plus my dad came to eat too. And if any of you know my dad..he can put away the food. See, I came by it honest! :)

Meatballs

1 pound ground chuck

7 ounces dried bread crumbs

4 large eggs

6 ounces grated Parmesan/Asiago/Romano blend

3 ounces grated onion

2 ounces finely diced fresh garlic

2 ounces finely chopped fresh parsley leaves

2 ounces finely chopped fresh basil leaves

Salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly in large bowl. If mixture seems a little loose add more bread crumbs.
Roll meatballs loosely about the size of a golf ball and place on baking sheet. Place into preheated oven for approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Simple Marinara Sauce
Olive oil

12 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 large or 2 medium onions, finely diced

2 (28-ounce) cans imported crushed tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon white or black pepper

1 large handful julienned fresh basil leaves

Salt to taste

crushed red pepper flakes (give it a few shakes)

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add oil.
Once heated add the garlic and onions to the pan.
Cook over medium heat until soft and slightly brown.
Next add the canned crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper and red pepper flakes and stir. Allow the sauce to come to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the julienned basil.

I am terrified of going back to the doctor tomorrow for my monthly weigh-in/check up tomorrow thanks to The Girl Scouts of America and these Meatballs. Yikes!

My Recipe

This is typically how I bake.

Aspirin Cake
Light the oven. Get out bowl and spoon. Get all ingredients. Grease pan. Crack nuts. Put the dog outside. Remove book and baby doll from table. Measure 7 cups flour. Get baking powder. Remove Addie’s hands from flour. Get pan and broom. Sweep up flour and broken bowl. Get another bowl. Answer phone. Remove Addie’s hands from broken eggs. Wash Addie. Get 2 more eggs. Answer the doorbell. Take ¼ cup of salt out of greased pan. Take shallow bowl. Empty out cracked nuts. Slap Addie’s hands. Pick up broken measuring cup as Addie flees. Wash kitchen floor, table, walls, and dishes. Call Bakery. Take and aspirin or two. Lie down.

I love this "recipe." It seems like every task ends up this way. I have a little too much help lately with all of my daily chores. Addison loves to "help" with the laundry (unfold the clothes) or unload this dishwasher (try her hardest to swipe the knives, ect..she wants to close the dishwasher every time I turn to put something in a cabinet so that I have to open the dishwasher at least 20 times while unloading one load.) or grocery shop.

Yes, today we went to the grocery store. I was about to have to go to the Wacky House by the time we were finished. Addison threw several fits..smashed the bread, screamed "OPEN" a million times for yogurt, and broke a dozen eggs while we were at Kroger. *sigh* No, I am not exaggerating. Not to mention she nearly flipped over the edge of the buggy. Yes, I know she should be strapped in and most of the time she is... but she was getting way too restless by the time we were finished so I decided to let her sit in the big part of the buggy. (I coupon shop because who has the money for groceries anymore?? But the disadvantage is that it takes a LOT longer.) Mamaw was "watching" her while I unloaded the groceries on the belt. By this time we had two carts. One for groceries and one for Addison because she was slowly ruining my groceries and costing me more money by the second. Anyway, I looked over and she is hanging over the edge of the cart and Mamaw is standing there looking at the people coming in and out of the entrance. Meanwhile, Evil Kineval decides to take advantage of the situation. Luckily, I was close enough to grab the hood of her sweater to reel her back in. Of course, the sudden whiplash scared her and so she starts crying hysterically. Meanwhile, I feel like every person in Kroger is watching me and probably thinking, "Lady, get your screaming child under control!!" and in return, I feel the urge to stick my tounge out at all the old women watching me..but I refrain.

Now I remember why I shop at night while she is asleep and Chris is at home with her.

Hello!

I was looking through some recent photos and videos that I took and came across this one, which made me smile. This is typical Addison. She loves to talk on the phone! Looks like we are going to have to make sure we have insurance on our phones! haha

Update on Baby2

Well, here is the newest sonogram of baby2. I have been meaning to post this blog for over a week now, so technically this is an old sonogram. You know how fast babies grow! Haha I was 9 weeks and 2 days along for this sono. My official due date is August 13th.
The baby was floating around upside down and so the head is at the bottom and you can see little arm and leg buds. (My mother thinks it looks like it has two heads. I hope not!)
I know a lot of you have emailed me and are wanting to know how I have been feeling. Well...SLEEPY! Which is why I have been terrible about emailing back! When Addison takes a nap, I used to have time to do blog updates and different things, but here lately, I have just wanted to take naps too. I figure I might as well try to sleep when I can now, because when baby2 gets here, it will just be wishful thinking I am sure. Especially if this baby is anything like Addison was. During my sonogram, it looked like it was doing aerobics...which is what Addison looked like..so you never know, but I bet we will have another very very active child. :)

I do think the morning sickness is gone however. *fingers crossed* Yay! AND, spaghetti sounds good again. I also am LOVING the way coffee smells. Which completely contradicts how I was with my pregnancy with Addison. The smell of coffee and hamburger meat made me ill. Now, it doesn't bother me!

I guess I am going to leave the blog at that...it has taken me over 30 minutes just to write this because Addison keeps wanting me to stop and blow a feather so she can catch it and say "Where Go?" Haha So, i am going to go and enjoy it. Peace Out!

Food Aversions and Cravings

I am positive I am carrying a Filipino baby! (Not that i wasn't sure beforehand...) But I officially have had cravings for Fried Rice! Haha So, just in case you were wondering Chris--It's yours! This baby wants to eat like you do! I have been wanting some of my mother-in-law's cooking so bad lately. And truthfully, if you have ever eaten it, it wouldn't matter if you were pregnant or not, you would crave it too! Fried Rice and Lumpia are her specialty and they are absolutely delicious! (Lumpia is an eggroll with hamburger meat, carrot, onion, celery & water chestnuts inside...forget the cabbage eggrolls!) I have also been wanting food from Shogun! Which of course is the same type of food. I have been talking about it for days...and my husband surprised me with it tonight!! Yay! :)

I had spent all day studying and doing schoolwork and I was so mentally exhausted that i just did NOT want to decide what to cook for supper. So, Chris told me he would just pick up Mickey D's, which was just fine with me! When he got home, he DID have McDonald's but he had hidden some fried rice in the oven for me. So, when he told me to go open it up... I was beyond excited! First of all...who can afford to eat Shogun?? Well, if all you order is fried rice...it is only 2.50 a serving. You have to order at least two servings to go..so, it's 5 bucks! Not Bad! That is two servings pictured above...so I will get to eat Shogun again tomorrow!
See?? Isn't my hubby the best and sweetest???

Ok..and in addition to cravings.. I have had food aversions too. NO ITALIAN PLEASE! Which is so unlike me. It makes me very nauseated and just the thought of it doesn't settle well.

Ok though, enough about food! Addison said "I love you" today!! I wish she had said it to me but the lucky recipient was Dixie, our Boxer. (Now known as "Dickey") Addison gave her a big hug and kiss and told her she loved her. *sigh*

Well, obviously I cannot make the "Lose Weight" resolution this year..at least not right now, so I have come up with a few other goals that I would like to accomplish in 2009!
1. Read my One Year Bible EVERYDAY! So, of course, this means reading through the whole Bible this year!
2. Finish School! Preferably before the new baby gets here so my deadline is bumped up.
3. Read, Read, Read!
4. Be a more loving wife and mother. Not that I was an ogre or anything before, I just want to make sure I show my family how much I love them. I don't want Addison to grow up one day and see me as a "scolding/negative" parent. (Although, don't worry, there will discipline still too!) I just want her to remember getting lots of hugs and kisses. Same for Chris :)

So far it is already looking like a great year! In just two days,I have accomplished a good deal of schoolwork, eaten some fried rice, read my Bible, finished a book-Tribulation Force, played and loved on Addison, and watched a movie with Chris. Of course, this among my other daily routine tasks.
Oh--AND written a blog :)
It feels good to have made progress!

Hope you all had a great New Year as well!

And Baby Makes...FOUR!

It is finally time to share our exciting news with all of you!! Addison will become a big sister this August. (I think it's August anyway) :) I will be going to the doctor on January 7th and I believe that she will send me for a trans-vaginal sonogram and we will be able to get a more acurate due date. Since this pregnancy was not planned, I of course, did not keep records. I did get an "over-the-belly" sonogram though. At least that is what I call it, I do not know the proper medical term. A friend of mine from highschool does sonograms at the hospital and she scanned me..on my birthday! What a great birthday present :) She measured that I was 6 weeks and 3 days along at that point...so that would put me at 7 weeks and 4 days today! She was surprised to see a heartbeat was detected this early with this type of sono..but there it was!
We are definatly excited about adding to our family but also a little nervous. If any of you know how busy Addison already is, the thought of adding another right now is exhausting! But God has a divine plan and we are truly blessed!
Chris and I had trouble getting pregnant with Addison and had to use Clomid, a fertility drug, to concieve. So, you can imagine our surprise to find out that we were expecting again! AND, it is around the same time that I was due with Addison. So, the birthdays will be very close. I remember telling everyone at Christmas that we were expecting with Addison..and we repeated history!
So..that's what's new at the Barber house! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Wordless Wednesday

Flashy Flamingo

Ok, so if anyone here REALLY knows me, they know I have a weakness. (Well, one major one) JEWELRY! :) I went to Tinsel & Tidings this past weekend and I saw a girl wearing a necklace that I loved! I asked her who made it and turns out it is a girl named Leah that I remember from school! She was younger than me, my sister's age. I tracked her down and she is making me a necklace/bracelet set. She has a blog with all of her jewelry if you are interested! She will make one special for you! Just tell her what you do/don't like!

Here is the one she made for me!

www.flashyflamingo.blogspot.com

Addie Lou Who

Ok, so we are having family Christmas photos made tomorrow. I am so excited!! :) I found this dress and I just couldn't pass it up! AND...I had to have a hairbow to match, so I am proud to say I made one!! Yay! :) This dress reminds me of something Cindy Lou Who would wear on The Grinch that Stole Christmas. So, now we have an Addie Lou Who! Now, I just hope the hairbow isn't bigger than her head since she is asleep and can't model it out for me.

This was the "first draft". I liked it until I uploaded the photo and saw it on here. It was just missing something so I ripped it apart and redid it. You see why I never have any spare time? I always get caught up in little projects that turn into big ones! (this one took a good couple of hours)

Addison, Bethany, & Izzy

My niece Bethany came to stay with us this weekend while her mom went to the Women of Faith conference in OK City. I was totally bummed that I was unable to go this year because of conflicting work schedules (on Chris' part...since he had to watch Addie) But I am here to tell you that I am GOING next year! Rain or Shine! We did have a Women's Day of Refreshing at my church on Saturday which I really needed though. I was so glad to get to go..thank you Heather for watching the girls! (The Day of Refreshing is a whole blog in itself..so I won't elaborate here. I did take the girls to see Gradad and thought that this was a cute pic of them. Yes, they are dressed alike because apparently Jennifer, my sister, has the same taste in children's clothes that I do. Haha :) Just worked out that they had the same outfit...so why not?? Aren't they cute??
Bethany looks JUST like Jennifer's baby pictures and Addison does favor me in a lot of ways...although Chris gets a lot of credit for her looks too. My mother said that it is just like having another little Jennifer & Amber running around. Jen and I were about this far apart. Addie is 14 months and Beth is almost 3. Although, Jen's hair was like the color of Addison's and my hair was the color of Bethany's. Weird :)

Addison is lovin' having "Bethie" around (as she likes to call her)

Oh Look, Pip matches too!

I also took a much needed coffee break with my friend Katy today! She brought me a Soy Almond Joy Latte which was YUMMY! And yes, it IS on my Top 10 List of Worst Foods..but it tasted so good and was worth the cheat! :) Addison and Izzy had a pretty good time playing together. (Until Addison attacked Izzy. She had a strangle hold on her over a toy at one point. Sorry Katy! Took me by surprise!! Yikes!) Anyway, they sat together and shared some "nutritious" GoldFish and then decided to play "Night, Night"

TOO CUTE!

And as you can see, Pip is waiting for a crumb...as always. Addison yells "NOOOOOO" if the dogs get any closter to her than this while she is eating. Although, Dixie did steal a cookie right out of her hand today which caused an Addison sized meltdown.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

I thought this was too funny and wanted you all to have a laugh. I got this from a friend of mine and just had to share!

Why did the chicken cross the road?

BARACK OBAMA : The chicken crossed the road because it was time for change ! The chicken wanted change !

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. HILLARY CLINTON : When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.

GEORGE W. BUSH : We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

DICK CHENEY : Where's my gun?

COLIN POWELL : Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

BILL CLINTON : I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE: I invented the chicken.

JOHN KERRY : Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.

AL SHARPTON : Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.

DR. PHIL : The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on t his si de of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

NANCY GRACE : That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty ! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN : To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART : No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS : Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY : To die in the rain, alone.

JERRY FALWELL : Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay, too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side.' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.

GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS : Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE : It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

BILL GATES : I have just released eChicken2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken2008. This new platform is much more stable and will never reboot. ALBERT EINSTEIN : Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS : Did I miss one?