"so... the lasagna's $40, but the toast is free!"

disclaimer: so few wonderful, hilarious things happen around me on a day to day basis that if something amazing does occur (at the expense of anyone, most likely the older adults in my life) i will tease and laugh about it for probably the rest of the year.

in the spirit of making fun of things silly dads say or do, let me begin:

i wish i had a camera for the day i accidentally took the corner brownie from the pan - you know, the one with two sides of crunchies from baking on the edges instead of just one. mike, colby's dad, just stared at me, and then finally reached his hand out to stop me from taking a bite. now, im fully aware of a large percentage of the silly things his family is known for, as he is somewhat partially aware of the circus that is my family - but this was a new one. we sat there around the kitchen table, all of us, with mike sitting across from me hand outstretched and like 4 inches from my face, when laura or jordan (cant remember) yelled at him to move his hand because it was blocking the tv.

westerns yelling is nothing new. westerns paying closer attention to Idol or Extreme Home Makeover than protecting the only young woman in the family from a weird guy trying to either smack her or rip her brownie from her hand is, unfortunately, the norm.

he still didnt say anything, so i just put my brownie back on my plate and shoved myself away from the table - like animals around the watering hole, i wanted to clearly show how i was not at all a threat. i even made eye contact, trying to say "here, you should totally take this excellent specimen. its your house, bro. i get it."

i graciously surrendered the perfect brownie. mike's slow attempt at grabbing my plate was interrupted by the annoying little brother suddenly realizing what i had and snatching it up, taking a huge bite, then tossing it back on the plate, a crummy, soggy brownie mess. no respect.

the frustration that followed!

"JORD!" > colby does the best impression - he is pretty much dead on.

oh, the difficulties of the caveman!