Happy Birtday Ellen. I have been listening to a lot of Tenacious D and so wrote a poem for you.
16 years ago today in small Midwestern town a little girl was born. She’d turn the world upside down. She grew up in a humble fam-i-ly religious to the end. But she had bigger visions She’d form the world’s most awesome band. Her name was Ellen Ken-ne-dy. She tried to get a long. But really what she wanted was to make the greatest song.
Her father said you must obey. Why were you ever born? Shawn is so much better he said with bitterness and scorn.
Little Ellen Kennedy wanted to get out. How could she ever rock with her dorky dad and mom around on the world’s most boring block?
She turned 16 and that was it She headed for the door. And that my friends was how it went and now you know the score. Of the world’s most awesome rocker in truth and even lore.
Happy Birthday Ellen. are you bugging your parents for a car yet? if they give you the explorer you'll know it isn't really broken, they rigged it to only go 25 MPH in prep for this day...
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 13). You're frenetic about making your dreams real. Transcendent experiences happen in May. June makes your heart a sailor, and the wind blows you to the corners of the globe — if the globe had corners, which by August, for all the weird things you've seen, you could swear it did! Leo and Scorpio people are friends. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 11, 4 and 5. Pat
Pat, the globe has corners 'cause in my favorite movie they sent William Wallace's limbs to the four corners of, oh...it was Scotland!
I'm reading old blog stuff... Ellen J., Mike and I used to make an anchovy pizza every Friday night when we were first married...it's delicious, but chop the anchovies into little bits.
I realized that (in reading old blog) that I forgot to thank Nance and Tom for flowers...that beat me to the hospital! I accidently left the cool vase at Mom and Dad's. Also, Kelly gave me a soft foot blanket, toe decor, and SS! THANK YOU! I'll give $1 to whoever guesses what SS is!
Happy Birthday, Ellen! You don't look a day over 15 3/4. I agree with Joe3 about those born on the 13th. Hint: the first time you drive alone, look behind you carefully before you back up. This comes from sad experience.
P.S. Your Mommy told to me take the vase home. It awaits your pick up. Until then, I will place some pretty flowers in it. :-) Funny, you didn't leave behind the Stool Softener..hmm.
Ellen, Happy 16th Birthday!!! Have you seen Sixteen Candles?
Mary, SS! Sanding sponge
I am working on the kitchen wall. Removing wall paper and such... Stopped at the hardware store, they have SS. I am soo... Happy. I am also tired of this project.
We have a winner, Erin...it's a sanding sponge, so I can slowly sand my cast off, keeps me occupied! Just kidding, the first stool softener won...stand up and take a quick wipe! haha
Nance, I left the flowers so everyone could enjoy their last few days, for Easter...BUT I meant to mention to Mom that I love and want the vase! I'll Be Back!
Mother of ist Communicant on Phone: "Does Brandon have to wear a tie? I can only find a kid's tie at Dillard's and it's $12.00" Me: "Of course not. As long as he's in nice pants, not jeans, and a clean tucked-in shirt, he doesn't need to have a suit or anything." Mother: "Oh, he has a suit. I bought him one for Halloween."
"Birds of a feather flock together and poop on your car." "The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." "Did you ever notice: When you put 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells, "Theirs." "The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement."
There's another winter storm, but it looks like it's gonna stay south of us, could hit Chicago, for sure South Bend :-(
So what is Ellen going to do to celebrate? It's Friday the 13th, she and her friends should TP the snotty girl's house, and then back home to watch 16 Candles (Erin's idea) sounds like fun!
Cathy and Steve made a wonderful Easter dinner! The lamb and rutabaga were divine...and the duck. Thanks!
Parents (like Cathy's 1st Communion parent) are so lazy! I had a friend, a school nurse...one of the students needed glasses, but the parent couldn't afford them, so the nurse made arrangememts for the child to get FREE glasses...the Mom never took the child to the eye doctor! These types are almost as harmful as helicopter moms!
The idiot anchorman on local news just said he has cabin fever, he can't wait for this weather to break...well, yesterday was sunny and 45, I think he could have gotten his rearend outside for a walk...I'll show him cabin fever, I'll trip him with my crutch!
not only is this birthday friday the 13th, you were born on a friday the 13th.
This concerned when you were younger, but you have shattered all possible negative association to this day. although that dog of yours looks like it may be from the netherworld.
Well yesterday truly was a Friday the 13th for us. After taking Mely to a nurologist we stopped to get gas and a soda. I see a guy with a broke down semi trailer, it says US mail on the side of the truck. I'm thinking "he's haveing a real Friday the 13th moment". We get back in the car it goes click, click,click,click. My car is dead. I push the car away from the pumps and into the parking lot. We call a freind and she shows up with a pair of jumper cables. Car goes click,click,click. Then some bozo shows up to help. "I work for a ford dealership and heres what happened. Your alternator went bad and it drained your battery. You need an alternator and a new battery." I'm thinking "dude go back to the dealership and try to sell to some one else, my lights work, windows work, it should have died on the highway." Our friend drives us home. Mely and I get our jumper cables and head back in the Geo. Mean time storms are coming, the weather girl is all excited. "We got baseball size hail in Euless." I can tell she loving this weather event. She gets to be on TV all night tonight. Try jumping again, again the car goes click,click,click. Another freind of Mely's shows up. (Mely used to watch her kid) She calls her husband. She leaves, he shows up. He is carrying a brand new battery, don't ask me why a guy would carry a battery around in his truck all the time but he does. He installs said battery, car goes click,click,click. Sky at this time is getting real dark. He offers to push me home "Just ride the brakes and I'll push you." I'm thinking a "nice gentle push to the house that will be nice." While riding the brakes at 50 miles per hour in a place zoned for 35 I can't help but think "this guy is a nut job". Then I remember this is the guy that likes to get cops to chase him on his dirt bike. He always gets away, yeah he's a nut. He gets me home and into the garage just as it starts to pour outside. He tests my battery, tests my alternator. Its your starter he says lets go buy one and install it. I say no thanks what do I owe you. He say Mely has done so much for them that he was glad to do it.
The weather girl got her wish she got to be on TV all night because we had tornados, hail,wind, and all that good stuff.
The doctor put Mely on steroids 6 on day one, 5 on day two, etc, you get the picture. Anyway it seems to be working.
"Is't true? or does some magic spell My wondering eyes beguile? Is this the place where deigns to dwell The honour of our isle? "The charming Burns, the Muse's care, Of all her sons the pride This pleasure oft I've sought to share, But been of it denied."
Whew! Just got my taxes done. Just in the nick of time - but I found out that you don't actually have to have them in until the 17th this year (for the rest of you laggards out there).
51 comments:
Happy sweet Sixten
sweet Ellen!
we
love you
16! Congrats! Now you can drink and smoke!
Happy Birtday Ellen. I have been listening to a lot of Tenacious D and so wrote a poem for you.
16 years ago today in small Midwestern town
a little girl was born. She’d turn the world upside down.
She grew up in a humble fam-i-ly
religious to the end.
But she had bigger visions
She’d form the world’s most awesome band.
Her name was Ellen Ken-ne-dy.
She tried to get a long.
But really what she wanted
was to make the greatest song.
Her father said you must obey.
Why were you ever born?
Shawn is so much better
he said with bitterness and scorn.
Little Ellen Kennedy wanted to get out.
How could she ever rock
with her dorky dad and mom around
on the world’s most boring block?
She turned 16 and that was it
She headed for the door.
And that my friends was how it went
and now you know the score.
Of the world’s most awesome rocker
in truth and even lore.
Happy Birthday, Ellen! Scary having your special day on Friday the 13th! Have fun, but be very, very careful! We love you and think you're neat!
Happy Birthday Ellen. are you bugging your parents for a car yet? if they give you the explorer you'll know it isn't really broken, they rigged it to only go 25 MPH in prep for this day...
Only the coolest poeple have their birthdays on the 13th.
Happy Birthday Ellen...From all the LaVelle's!
Great Photo, don't let the dog blow out your candles!
Ed, great poem, FUNNY!
ELLEN,
CAR TALK
is a radio show
no cell phones
no ipods
no giggling girls
when you make your car GO!
be careful, have fun, love, aunt mary ELLAN!
Here's some very wise advice for you:
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 13). You're frenetic about making your dreams real. Transcendent experiences happen in May. June makes your heart a sailor, and the wind blows you to the corners of the globe — if the globe had corners, which by August, for all the weird things you've seen, you could swear it did! Leo and Scorpio people are friends. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 11, 4 and 5.
Pat
Pat, the globe has corners 'cause in my favorite movie they sent William Wallace's limbs to the four corners of, oh...it was Scotland!
I'm reading old blog stuff...
Ellen J., Mike and I used to make an anchovy pizza every Friday night when we were first married...it's delicious, but chop the anchovies into little bits.
I realized that (in reading old blog) that I forgot to thank Nance and Tom for flowers...that beat me to the hospital! I accidently left the cool vase at Mom and Dad's.
Also, Kelly gave me a soft foot blanket, toe decor, and SS! THANK YOU!
I'll give $1 to whoever guesses what SS is!
stool softener
I have the vase for you in safe keeping! :-)
Happy Birtday, Ellen.
It looks like you got your dog from the village of the damned (remember the movie) with the glowing yellow eyes. I hope you got him at a discount.
If he runs into a dark, smoldering pit smelling of sulphur and brimestone don't follow him.
Tom
Happy Birthday, Ellen! You don't look a day over 15 3/4. I agree with Joe3 about those born on the 13th. Hint: the first time you drive alone, look behind you carefully before you back up. This comes from sad experience.
Sweat socks?
Happy B-Day Ellen! Now you can drive your little brothers everywhere so your mom doesn't have to!
Love, Ryan, Grace, Zane, Braden, and Ty
Mary~ Has anyone signed your cast yet?
P.S. Your Mommy told to me take the vase home. It awaits your pick up. Until then, I will place some pretty flowers in it. :-) Funny, you didn't leave behind the Stool Softener..hmm.
Happy Birthday, Ellen! Maggie looks bigger than you!
I'm scared to drive in Cedar Rapids, now! Remember to wear your seat belt.
ME - I agreee, SS has got to be stool softner!
I Love Ellen.
I hate Maggie.
ok maybe I don't hate her. I strongly dislike her.
Monica! What do I win? :-<>
Ellen is my favorite daughter.
Ellen, Happy 16th Birthday!!!
Have you seen Sixteen Candles?
Mary,
SS! Sanding sponge
I am working on the kitchen wall. Removing wall paper and such... Stopped at the hardware store, they have SS. I am soo... Happy.
I am also tired of this project.
SS!, Social security. Did I win?
Erin
Shower shoes.Slippery suppository. Silly string. Sammy Sosa.
Why do you hate Maggie? Did she eat the birthday cake?
Did you have birthday cake or monkey bread with bacon this morning?
Two things I have heard, recently, that I thought I would share. :-)
"Worry looks around, Sorry looks back and Faith looks up."
"It is easier to build a child than repair an adult."
That was Hitler's motto (the 2nd)
isn't it he jesuits who said 'Get them while they're young and anything is possible.'
I think that's Osama bin Laden
We have a winner, Erin...it's a sanding sponge, so I can slowly sand my cast off, keeps me occupied!
Just kidding, the first stool softener won...stand up and take a quick wipe! haha
Nance, I left the flowers so everyone could enjoy their last few days, for Easter...BUT I meant to mention to Mom that I love and want the vase! I'll Be Back!
Mother of ist Communicant on Phone:
"Does Brandon have to wear a tie? I can only find a kid's tie at Dillard's and it's $12.00"
Me: "Of course not. As long as he's in nice pants, not jeans, and a clean tucked-in shirt, he doesn't need to have a suit or anything."
Mother: "Oh, he has a suit. I bought him one for Halloween."
(laughter) What about the Stool Softener? Didn't you think we would have enjoyed that?
Let me know when you will be here next and I'll make sure it has fresh flowers in it...just for you! :-)
"Birds of a feather flock together and poop on your car."
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
"Did you ever notice: When you put 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells, "Theirs."
"The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement."
Crimony! Another contest I shoulda won but got screwed outta! This is BS!
Tom
It's not BS, it's SS!
There's another winter storm, but it looks like it's gonna stay south of us, could hit Chicago, for sure South Bend :-(
So what is Ellen going to do to celebrate? It's Friday the 13th, she and her friends should TP the snotty girl's house, and then back home to watch 16 Candles (Erin's idea) sounds like fun!
Cathy and Steve made a wonderful Easter dinner! The lamb and rutabaga were divine...and the duck. Thanks!
Parents (like Cathy's 1st Communion parent) are so lazy! I had a friend, a school nurse...one of the students needed glasses, but the parent couldn't afford them, so the nurse made arrangememts for the child to get FREE glasses...the Mom never took the child to the eye doctor! These types are almost as harmful as helicopter moms!
It's 7:51pm...do you know where Ellen is?
It's 8:22am...do you know where Ellen is?
The idiot anchorman on local news just said he has cabin fever, he can't wait for this weather to break...well, yesterday was sunny and 45, I think he could have gotten his rearend outside for a walk...I'll show him cabin fever, I'll trip him with my crutch!
Mary~ Think of the bright side...in the future you'll be able to predict inclement weather as your ankle will be the first to know!
Or, should I say foot?
Thanks everybody for the bday comments that was an awesome poem my parents really are dorks
Ellen!
What did you do to celebrate? What's the dorkiest thing your mom ever did? And your dad?
P
happy birthday Ellen!
not only is this birthday friday the 13th, you were born on a friday the 13th.
This concerned when you were younger, but you have shattered all possible negative association to this day. although that dog of yours looks like it may be from the netherworld.
Well yesterday truly was a Friday the 13th for us. After taking Mely to a nurologist we stopped to get gas and a soda. I see a guy with a broke down semi trailer, it says US mail on the side of the truck. I'm thinking "he's haveing a real Friday the 13th moment". We get back in the car it goes click, click,click,click. My car is dead.
I push the car away from the pumps and into the parking lot. We call a freind and she shows up with a pair of jumper cables. Car goes click,click,click. Then some bozo shows up to help.
"I work for a ford dealership and heres what happened. Your alternator went bad and it drained your battery. You need an alternator and a new battery."
I'm thinking "dude go back to the dealership and try to sell to some one else, my lights work, windows work, it should have died on the highway."
Our friend drives us home. Mely and I get our jumper cables and head back in the Geo. Mean time storms are coming, the weather girl is all excited. "We got baseball size hail in Euless." I can tell she loving this weather event. She gets to be on TV all night tonight.
Try jumping again, again the car goes click,click,click.
Another freind of Mely's shows up.
(Mely used to watch her kid) She calls her husband. She leaves, he shows up. He is carrying a brand new battery, don't ask me why a guy would carry a battery around in his truck all the time but he does. He installs said battery, car goes click,click,click. Sky at this time is getting real dark. He offers to push me home "Just ride the brakes and I'll push you." I'm thinking a "nice gentle push to the house that will be nice."
While riding the brakes at 50 miles per hour in a place zoned for 35 I can't help but think "this guy is a nut job".
Then I remember this is the guy that likes to get cops to chase him on his dirt bike. He always gets away, yeah he's a nut. He gets
me home and into the garage just as it starts to pour outside. He tests my battery, tests my alternator. Its your starter he says lets go buy one and install it. I say no thanks what do I owe you. He say Mely has done so much for them that he was glad to do it.
The weather girl got her wish she got to be on TV all night because we had tornados, hail,wind, and all that good stuff.
The doctor put Mely on steroids
6 on day one, 5 on day two, etc, you get the picture. Anyway it seems to be working.
Ellen Happy birthday!!!
Mely...neurologist...steroids...what's going on?
"Is't true? or does some magic spell
My wondering eyes beguile?
Is this the place where deigns to dwell
The honour of our isle?
"The charming Burns, the Muse's care,
Of all her sons the pride
This pleasure oft I've sought to share,
But been of it denied."
Whew! Just got my taxes done. Just in the nick of time - but I found out that you don't actually have to have them in until the 17th this year (for the rest of you laggards out there).
Pete - sorry to hear about your epic stuggle against the fates. I'm hoping that, at the least, the weather lady was hot.
I'm familiar with the clicking sound of a dead starter.
Tom
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