Visit from Grandma Strebe

My mom came to visit the day after Easter, Monday the 13th. She was able to stay for the whole week until Friday. We had a great visit. She got to spend a lot of time with the kids and we also got to go to one of the few attractions Roseburg has. The Wildlife Safari. It was a lot of fun having her here and spending time with my mom.

Time with Grandma and Grandpa McEwen

Grandma and Grandpa McEwen came at the beginning of the month, we had such a great time with them and the weather was so nice while they were here too! We went and took the kids to the park and blew bubbles and ran around and played. They also brought them some Easter baskets and toys! Thank you for coming and for spoiling the kids! We love you!

Stupid Oregon gas law!!!

So today I was getting gas before I drove my mom to the airport and if anyone doesn't know it is illegal to pump your own gas in the state of Oregon. Sometimes nice but this stupid gas attendant today was busy chit chatting with someone and as I waited two other cars pulled up! Well if anyone knows me I was getting very annoyed and so I got out of my car and swiped my credit card waiting still and he goes over and helps the other two cars that came in after me. So he finally comes over as I'm standing there and tells me "you are not suppose to get out and pump your own gas!" Well then I proceed to tell him if he would stop chit chatting and do his job and come over to do my gas and not the two people that pulled in after me I wouldn't be out of my car!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY HECK so annoying anyways I looked up tonight why they have this ridiculous law and it's been around since 1951 and they don't plan on changing it they think it will help people from not hurting themselves (blowing something or themselves up!) LOL and theft and all that crap but I found someone who was ranting and raving about this law and he had a list of some other very fun and almost unbelievable laws so here they are:
* Alabama – it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
* Alaska – it is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
* Arizona – any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
* Arizona – when being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
* Augusta, Maine – to stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law.
* Baltimore, Maryland – it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.
* Baltimore, Maryland – it is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within one week of the Easter holiday.
* Barber, North Carolina – fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.
* Bexley, Ohio – the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses is prohibited.
* Boise, Idaho – residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
* Chicago, Illinois – it is forbidden to eat in a place that is on fire.
* Chico, California – detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
* Everett, Washington – it is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.
* Fargo, North Dakota – one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
* Georgia – it is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroner’s office.
* Klamath Falls, Oregon – it is illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.
* La Crosse, Wisconsin – you may not worry a squirrel.
* Memphis, Tennessee – it is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin – it is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention.
* Minnesota – a person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
* Montana – it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
* Nebraska – it is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
* New Hampshire – you cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
* Oklahoma – it is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.
* Pennsylvania – ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
* Rhode Island – any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
* San Francisco, California – it is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
* Seattle, Washington – you may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
* Tennessee – driving is not to be done while asleep.
* Trout Creek, Utah – pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.
* Vermont – women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
* Washington – it is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.
* West Virginia – roadkill may be taken home for supper.
* Wilbur, Washington – you may not ride an ugly horse.