• Nov. 26, 2007
Our Trip to West Virginia
Here is a slide show of our trip to WV. We hardly ever get to see John's side of the family, so this was a real treat.
A friend of mine just sent me this in an email and I thought it would go nicely right here. 
Things I have learned in West Virginia.......
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle
of the road .
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them
live in West Virginia.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of
them live in West Virginia, plus a couple no one's
seen before.
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll
bite cha.
5."Onced" and "Twiced" are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
7. "Jaw-P?" means "Did y'all go to the bathroom?" (I
have personal experience with this one. The kids
returned from the rest-stop and this is what my wife
asked them).
8. People actually grow and eat okra.
9. "Fixinto" is one word.
10. There is no such thing as "lunch". There is only
dinner and then there is supper.
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you
start drinking it when you're two. We do like a
little tea with our sugar.
12. Backwards and forwards means "I know everything
about you."
13. The word "Jeet" is actually a phrase meaning "Did
you eat?"
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't
matter what time it is. You work until you're done or
it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF:
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from heat to A/C in the
same day.
3. All the festivals across the state are named after
a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
4. You know what a "DAWG" is.
5. You carry jumper cables in your car .. For your
OWN car.
6. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete,
Tabasco and Ketchup.
7. The local papers cover national and international
news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip
and motorsports.
8. You think that the first day of deer season is a
national holiday.
9. You find 80 degrees Fahrenheit "a bit warm".
10. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer,
Still Summer and Christmas.
11. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as
"goin' Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally World" or off to
"Wal-Mart's".
12. You describe the first cool snap (below 70
degrees) as good chicken stew weather
13. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
14. We don't need no dang driver's Ed. If our mama
says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.
15. You understand these jokes and forward them to
your West Virginia friends (and those who just wish
they were).
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle
of the road .
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them
live in West Virginia.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of
them live in West Virginia, plus a couple no one's
seen before.
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll
bite cha.
5."Onced" and "Twiced" are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
7. "Jaw-P?" means "Did y'all go to the bathroom?" (I
have personal experience with this one. The kids
returned from the rest-stop and this is what my wife
asked them).
8. People actually grow and eat okra.
9. "Fixinto" is one word.
10. There is no such thing as "lunch". There is only
dinner and then there is supper.
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you
start drinking it when you're two. We do like a
little tea with our sugar.
12. Backwards and forwards means "I know everything
about you."
13. The word "Jeet" is actually a phrase meaning "Did
you eat?"
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't
matter what time it is. You work until you're done or
it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF:
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from heat to A/C in the
same day.
3. All the festivals across the state are named after
a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
4. You know what a "DAWG" is.
5. You carry jumper cables in your car .. For your
OWN car.
6. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete,
Tabasco and Ketchup.
7. The local papers cover national and international
news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip
and motorsports.
8. You think that the first day of deer season is a
national holiday.
9. You find 80 degrees Fahrenheit "a bit warm".
10. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer,
Still Summer and Christmas.
11. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as
"goin' Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally World" or off to
"Wal-Mart's".
12. You describe the first cool snap (below 70
degrees) as good chicken stew weather
13. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
14. We don't need no dang driver's Ed. If our mama
says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.
15. You understand these jokes and forward them to
your West Virginia friends (and those who just wish
they were).
Comments
• Nov. 27, 2007
Untitled Comment
Posted by kristenph
Looks like you had a great Thanksgiving!
• Nov. 30, 2007
thanksgiving
Posted by mom peggy
ha ha ha yes we did have a wonderful thanksgiving
didnt we
you dont know how much happiness you gave me when we were all together
IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE
