This is a forward sent from Shelly this am.

Lisa my good friend from work was talking about Michael Phelps this am.  She is bored with him and wants someone else to win.  He wrote her a letter this am.  He responded.  She is hilarious!  Read below.

From: Shelly OReilly
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:10 AM
To: Lisa XXXXXXXXX
Subject: Greetings from Beijing...

Dear Lisa,

I wanted to take time out of my busy schedule here China to reach out to you, your good friend Shelly informed me you were a little upset this morning.  I want to give you a little explanation. (That’s just the kinda guy I am.)  I can’t help that I am the best swimmer in the world…  I have trained for many many, years to become this good and it actually hurts my feelings when I hear that someone is talking smack.  I understand you want other people to win or to beat me but I can’t help that.  My training has paid off and you should appreciate it and me like every other American.  I am really proud of myself for winning all of these medals.  My Mom is too, I am sure you can tell, she’s been on tv quite a few times.  I hope that you have jumped on the Phelps band wagon now.  (even if my teeth are a little jacked up.)

GO USA.

Yours in swimming,

Michael Phelps

From: Lisa XXXXXXXXXX
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:23 AM
To: Shelly OReilly
Subject: RE: Greetings from Beijing...

Dear Mike Phelps,

I have the utmost respect for you athletes.  Competition at your level is an incredible accomplishment…so is eating 12,000 calories a day.  I am proud of all the American’s competing and winning their Olympic medals.  I do, unfortunately for you, feel like should not have qualified for the 2008 games because of your incredible speed.  By breaking every record and winning every gold I get a little bored with it.  My mind begins to wander and I think of things like orthodontia, head gears, spacers, etc.    Following these games I know you will be busy on the cover of Wheaties and on all the speedo commercials, but I’m offering you an opportunity to compete in the Albertville Games 2009.  Competition is for athletes who are brave & strong & willing to have their right hand tied behind their back & use only their left hands.  These Games include left hand only gymnastics, volleyball & swimming.  I would be more obliged to jump on the Phelps bandwagon if I get to see some struggling occasionally.  I guess I prefer the underdogs.  Go Poland.

Swimmingly yours,

Lisa   

Lisa XXXXXXXXX

HCA Consultant

American Medical Systems

x 6079

7-9-08 I was doing hair, Zabe was hanging out with his daddy and auntie Annie, when Bud and Zabe were going to go put the lawn mower away.  Zabe was excited and fell down a couple stairs on our back deck.  Were not sure if he fell down one or all 3.  He cried hysterically for a couple minutes and was fine, the next day auntie Annie and I were with Zabe and my god daughter Jenna and J.J. at my brothers playing on their play set.  It was a hot morning out and after about 35 minutes of play we decided it was time to go back to grandma's house.  I took Z out of the swing and he had no balance.  Couldn't stand.  Couldn't sit. 

Mom and I took him into the ER and after much crying by Z and I, we found out he had a concussion.  As we were in ER we came under a Tornado Warning.  Shortly after they finally got Z "asleep" we found out that the farm had been hit, and that everyone was ok.  Thank God. Needless to say, I felt like I was in a dream all day.  (Pictures to follow of the storm, I don't know maybe in a month?!)

(He's eating strawberries in the picts below.)

I believe Charlotte took these next couple of picures.  Good Job Char!

Again thanks for all the support. 

Abbie

Thank you Shelly and Lisa for bringing up my experience from last year.  Oh, that was a fun day.  Bud was in the derby last night in Farmington and got 2nd, tonight same time same place.  7:30.  See you there.

I'm sure this won't be the last picture like this, I hope there's years of his mother getting to video tape derbys.  Hopefully by then I will have my derby chick t-shirt.   Awesome.

Love this serious of photos, I had just got done with a long day of hair and after watching for a few minutes decided to go get the camera. SO glad I did.

Have a great weekend.  Bud is doing our landscaping this weekend, and I'm going away with my high school girlfriends to the Holm cabin.  Will be a great time.  Can't wait. 

everybody caught some fish.

zabe played in his pool.

got to see some wildlife.  thank goodness.

dad injured himself....the first day.  (les did it last year)

enjoyed the conversations with ben and wally. (who the cabin men bought the land from)

took more pictures.

and some more of the sunsets.

shelly modeled until the bugs invaded her person space.

as i took luke's senior picts.

ann flat ironed luke's once long curly hair. hahahaha!!!

and i learned about the power of beavers.  their crazy animals.

this used to be a road.

good times.  part II of my post coming soon.  

......Thank you have a nice day.  (once again, inside joke)

Have a great week, (unless there's Wi-Fi) in Canada.....on the reservation and I can make a post.

Some pictures I had sworn I had put on here already.

I love PHOTOGRAPHY!

I could bore you all day with pictures of a Hesston but I won't.  The thing is though, in all my years growing up I never remember stepping foot in a hay cutter. 

Then came along a day, where you round bale.  Machinery is amazing.  Like sister Shelly ALWAYS says, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Tony and Ben....

Hi Son.

"Ouch."

"Ouch again!"

MUD.

More Mud.

One more of mud.

Hay Bales.

Go round...

(This post was for the city folks)

Just one more.

Find the wonderful in today!

Dear Shelly,

What would we (i) do without you?

Where would we (i) be without you?

What would I be doing in life without you?

What kind of person would we (i) be without you?

Thank you sis for being one of my favorite sisters.  We (i) love you lots and wish you MANY more happy birthdays.

.......pictures coming soon of the first annual Shellabration bus parties. :)