Our Boatload of Dreams.....

Welcome to Our Place Called Simplicity.

We invite you into our lives with one goal in mind: that you would be encouraged to live simply and truly love one another.

Married for 33 years, we are the parents of many. Eleven {so far} children. Eight of whom are adopted. We also have four sons and a daughter that we are parents of in Uganda as well. They were raised on the streets and had no parents until we "adopted" them 3+ years ago. So we really have sixteen children total {with more on the way}.

After 7+ weeks in Uganda, Emma {18} and I recently returned to the United States with our newest addition - a baby girl named Ruby Grace. Dw and Emma were leading a missions team in June 2011 where they had the privilege of meeting Ruby - a tiny 11 month old gem weighing only 6 lbs.

Our oldest daughter Abigail and her husband finally{!} allowed us the privilege of being Mimi and Jaja by bringing us our very first grand baby {from Uganda}...making us now, officially, a multi-generational adoptive family. Proof that adoption is a very, very good thing!

We've had the privilege of adopting our treasures from all over the world, some dubbed "special needs" we are convinced that the only TRUE special need a child has is to have a family.

Our peers are empty nesters, but we are certain that given this option to any orphan - "old mom and dad" or "no mom and dad", all would still vote for the old ones. So here we are - the old ones....doing it again....

If you are need of encouragement or wonder if God is able to move your mountain, please head over to the sidebar where Special Posts are listed. Start at Our Wild Adventure Part 1. You will be reminded of Almighty God's deep love for the orphan and how He will move mountains on their behalf....we call Him the Miracle-Working, Mountain-Moving, Awe-Inspiring, Gasp-Giving God!! Yippee Jesus!!

I am humbled beyond words and ever so grateful that the Lord is fulfilling a promise He gave me way back in 1982..."making the barren woman to be at home - the joyful mother of children" (Psalms 113:9). How I praise His name!!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sorry for the WHAT???

Remember a few days ago I told you about Dw & I heading downtown during the snowstorm to get coffee for our weekly date? We walked the streets and almost all of the stores were closed.

Being as we live about 1/2 hour from a major ski resort, it is not uncommon to hear people talk about "fresh powder"...and many people skip work, close stores, whatever to go skiing/snowboarding on fresh powder....


But imagine the giggles for all the people who passed and read this sign....


Ummmm, excuse me, you're sorry for WHAT??

57 Simply Sweet Words:

natali said...

haHA!! I had no idea what the pun on the word was, so I went to dictionary.com and found out! lol.

Holly said...

Hahahahaha!! I'm glad your title said "sorry for the what?" or I would have blown right by that little mistake and not even noticed it! So funny!

BevS97 said...

It's a spell checker classic!

Karen said...

That is just too funny!

Blessings,
Karen

Moxie said...

Heehee!!! :)

Holly said...

Oh my word. Girl. Thanks for the belly laugh. You must send that in to the newspaper or something...you MUST share. OH my WORD!

The Gotch 5 said...

Too Funny thanks for the mid week laugh!!!!!!!!!!

Marielle said...

hahahaha so funny

tammy said...

THANK YOU!!!

I am exhausted from studying for finals and I just got home from a Physics class--I thought I would check blogs before I laid down and crashed for a few hours and this made me giggle!!!

I certainy needed that.

I hope their condition improves--or they buy some depends:):)

Tammy

ThomasVille said...

Oh so funny! Guess they left to get some Depends.

Jennifer said...

That is hilarious!!!!! :)

Nancy said...

Too, too funny!!!

Erin said...

Tee hee! Sometimes spell check just isn't a friend. :)

Tiffany said...

I love that "Enjoy!" comes right after incontinence. Because people enjoy that? Too funny!

purejoy said...

oh.my.stars!
that is absolutely hilarious!!

i was in a job interview with a guy interviewing a woman for an editorial position and he said, "hmmmm it says here on your resume that you worked for scholastic. could you collaborate on that?"

the woman and i made eye contact as both of our eyeballs were struggling to stay in our heads.

i about died. it was hilarious and to this day, i say, ummmm would you care to collaborate on that??


so funny. i bet they're dying of embarrassment! (cause we all know how uncomfortable wet ski pants can be!)

D and L and family said...

Love it!!! Needed a good laugh! Thanks for sharing.

Kim said...

Buy that guy a dictionary! Only in Durango!

Kim said...

Buy that guy a dictionary! Only in Durango!

Tony and Rett said...

Bwhahahaah...yeah, sorry about it!

Mrs. Hasselbach said...

I almost woke the baby up laughing so hard!!!! tooo funny!!!!thanks for sharing ;)

Donna said...

Oh Wow!!! I can not believe how embarassed they are going to be over this one!! Or if it is true I can't believe they would want to post it!!! LOL

Sue said...

Maybe because I am an RN, but I found that sign HILARIOUS!!! Thanks for sharing! :))

(still praying about your insurance company and the rental. Just found out yesterday my new health insurance may not pay for a MRI I just had ... 3500 dollars. Yes, that would be the money in the fund for a newer vehicle for my sweet husband who drives an 89 truck with no A/C and one window that won't roll down. We live in GA and we are in our mid 50's - I don't want him to melt this summer!)

You have no idea how much your blog blesses me!

BenLand said...

oh that is hilarious!!!

Kat said...

Dying laughing!!!!!

Julie said...

Looks like they should have double checked their spell check! LOL

Hezra said...

hee hee, look out for yellow snow???

Betsy Grome Zimmerman said...

I've read your blog for a year and not sure that I ever commented. I was reading this while snacking on pineapple . . . i starting laughing and then choking . . .my husband had to check to see what was going on. He got a good laugh too! I'm not sure anyone would "enjoy" "incontinence"

Brook said...

Oh my, that is too funny. Thanks for sharing. I am grew up in Colorado Springs and now live in Arkansas.

Laura said...

Is that for real??? really???

Cate said...

Well, I know some people who get so excited about good powder days that they just might pee on themselves....

Thanks for the chuckle.

Kathy said...

Such a neatly printed sign with such a humorously incorrect word!! I'm sorry for their incontinence too - it must be terribly inconvenient for snowboarders or skiers to deal with that.

Patientlywaiting said...

Oh my, that is hilarious! Wonder if they ever caught their blunder?

Hugs,
Robin

Judi said...

That's just too funny! Thanks for sharing. I needed a laugh today!

MamaPoRuski said...

Too priceless! Was it a bathroom shop?

Grammy's Blog said...

That is HILARIOUS!!! Hope they took lots of Depends with them.

Miss Alissa said...

Hahahahaha!

scrappy quilter said...

That is too cute!! Hugs

Melissa-Mom to 4 bugs said...

oh, TOO funny!!! I'm really sorry when that happens, too! (:
Hope you're enjoying your fresh powder. We're enjoying that fact that we HAVEN'T had fresh powder in about a week so we haven't had to shovel out!

Melissa-Mom to 4 bugs said...

oh, TOO funny!!! I'm really sorry when that happens, too! (:
Hope you're enjoying your fresh powder. We're enjoying that fact that we HAVEN'T had fresh powder in about a week so we haven't had to shovel out!

Shanti said...

oh my GOODNESS! that is SOOOO funny! you could totally send that in to a magazine.

karina said...

ROFLOL!!! literally! You need to send that to FAIL.org! LOL! Reading that sign probably made everyone who read it pee their pants. LOL!

Jim and April said...

if i had not just read what that meant in your post...i would have been completely lost and wondering what the heck is powder day! :0) haha

Jean said...

FUNNY!! I'm guessing everyone got a good laugh!

Eve said...

I understand their desire to close considering the incontinence, but what's that got to do with powder> ;)

sierrasmom said...

Ohhhh MYYYY Goshhhhhh! That is too funny!!!!!!
Kathie

Deanna, (aka Dj, and Deej.) said...

That sounds like an issue for the powder ROOM, not day. LOL
priceless!

Chrisann said...

Oh how I love Durango!

Snickerdoodle said...

If you spell inconvenience incorrectly on your computer and quickly click over the spell check (first word that comes up is incontinence!), then this is what you get: an hilarious sign.

Not the first time I've seen this type of thing!!

Hilarious!!!
Snick, single mama (tired but happy)
dd Sunshine 8 3/4 VN
dd Brilliance 3 1/2 China

stephanie said...

HAHAHAHA!!!!

Hewett Happenings said...

That is just too funny!

Karen said...

Oh, dear. Such an unfortunate problem. ;) lol

Jill said...

HILARIOUS!!! Love it!

nineshoe said...

I love it! I don't even want to think about that powder!

Leah said...

Oh that's too funny. It reminds me of the signs in China that just did not quite make sense.

mom2three said...

hahaha I would have been incontinent after reading this!!

Renea Lynch said...

Bwaaaahhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!! That is hilarious!!! I bet they had a lot of business when they reopened just so people can point out the mistake on their sign! lol :)

scrappy quilter said...

Sent you an e-mail. Some important news!! Hugs