Yes it is true....

For those who have heard me confess, I am not smarter than a fifth grader and I did not get this one either

A few days ago I was having some work done at my local garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred and ten.

We all looked at each other and another customer asked, 'What is a seven-hundred and ten

She replied, 'You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine, I have lost it and need a new one..'

She replied that she did not know exactly what it was, but this piece had always been there.

The mechanic gave her a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like.

She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710. He then took her over to another car which had its hood up and asked 'is there a 710 on this car?'

She pointed and said, 'Of course, its right there.'

If you're not sure what a 710 is

I thought we were going to start TOMORROW!

Yesterday was Earth Day and our little Gracie came home from school with some great ideas for the Laffoon family to save energy and in turn save our planet. She wanted to write out a plan for conservation and we encouraged her to start!

This morning while getting ready for school, she started to write out the different things we were going to do. As she was writing, Torrey came downstairs and said "Hey conservation girl, why don't you start by going to your room and turning off YOUR lights?" To which Gracie replied, "I don't have time, I have to write out our plan, and besides, I thought we were going to start TOMORROW!"

At this point I said "Grace, the time to start is now, go to your room and turn off your lights." She huffed, slammed down the pen and paper she was writing on, and stomped upstairs.

Just like conservation, NOW is the time to start making changes in our marriages. For example, I've always been pretty good at giving Laura her "Seven Significant Non-Sexual Touches" each day. But recently she told me those "touches" needed to include more KISSES. So, I've been working hard to kiss my wife more each day, because it's what she needs.

So, what can you do TODAY to strengthen your marriage...cause we don't start tomorrow :-)

Blessings~

Jay

Tomorrow is the day!

Ladies,guess what tomorrow is? April 19th is Husband Appreciation Day! Would it not freak out our husbands if we did not tell them but we just were ooey gooey nice and appreciative of everything all day tomorrow? Let's do it! Can we agree? Who knows, we might even find that we like being nice and appreciative!

What do you appreciate about the man that you are spending the rest of your life with? I appreciate Jay's humor. When he laughs or smiles, everyone around does so also. I appreciate his nuturing of our children. He is much better at this than I am. I appreciate how he never tires of telling me he loves me even when I am not very lovable! I appreciate his ceaseless dreaming and visioning that never leaves a dull moment in our lives. I appreciate his love for Jesus and how he gives Grace to others.

Ladies, love on your husbands tomorrow the way they deserved to be loved on everyday!

Laura

Keep your man YOUNG!

We had two fantastic Ultimate Date Nights this weekend, one in Detroit and one in Continental Ohio.

Saturday night in Ohio, we were drawing the show to a close, teaching the couples the "flirt" song (The Celebrate Shuffle). During the night I kept noticing an older couple in the back who were totally into the show and EACH OTHER. Now they were really getting my attention as I am watching this elderly couple dance, and while they danced, he kept patting her on her bottom...funny thing was SHE didn't seem to mind! How FUN!

After the show, Laura and I were signing books and the same 82 year old man I'd been watching all night puts his hand on a 31/2 foot high guard rail and HOPS over the railing like a 25 year old gymnast. He exclaimed "I'm 82 and have been happily married to the same woman for 61 years!"

At that moment his wife joined us and I had to ask about her husbands "overly affectionate" pats on her rear. "Oh heavens, I don't mind...it's what keeps him young!" At this point I turned to her husband and said "YOU ARE MY HERO!"

I hope I can jump over a crack in the sidewalk when I'm 82 let alone a 31/2 foot railing!

Now, where's Laura...I've got a lot of "butt patting" to make up for!

Jay

Oh my word!

Husbands are so annoying! Can I get an amen!?!? Anyway, Jay has been bugging me because he has written 4 blogs and I have not written one! Can you say " tit for tat?" So here I am, writing a blog! About him! Guess that will show him, huh?

Okay so, probably I should not be writing this blog simply to irritate Jay! Isn't it amazing how the ones you love the most can bring out the worst in you at times!:-) That is why marriage is so fun and yet such hard work. The fun is in the excitement of discovering new things together, having a companion daily with you, someone to laugh with, to do silly things with...to raise children with...wait, is that fun? HMMMMMM....

The hard work is the journey. The small habits that irritate,the stress of daily life, the crisis that makes you question your commitment.

You know, here is what I have decided...when I think Jay is the most annoying individual on the planet, I have to realize that I bet I am no pleasure to live with all the time either! Hard to believe, I know! There are times on this journey that we should focus on our spouse and not always think about ourselves, but I think when our husband or wife is the "most annoying person"in our lives, we should probably focus on our own annoying habits and start there with change.

I am not one for sappy cliches but I do think the one that says "we can't change others we can only change ourselves" bears merit and much thought!

Have a good day and don't let that ONE annoy!

Laura

Questions that haunted me while on vacation

We're back from a FANTASTIC week in Florida! Rest, and relaxation were on the agenda. The only problem when I'm not working is the eternal questions that plague my mind...here are just a few:

Can you cry under water?

Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a
horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song
about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a
coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
They're both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why
didn't he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same
tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad
at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out
the window?

Now you know why I can't take two week vacations... :-)

Glad to be BAAAAACK!

Jay