That's our Beck-ster

Have to share the e-mail we received from Becky recently. This kind of stuff happens to her all the time - and she's always able to laugh about it. (reprinted with her permission, of course!)


Hello family! Just a few "fellabaumism"s for you. I learned a few good lessons this weekend and wanted to share.


Lesson #1:
When giving an alarm clock as a gift, make sure to turn the alarm off BEFORE you wrap it. I decided to get Jason a new alarm clock for his birthday (one that had a dimmer, "that clock is just too damn bright!") and wanted to make sure that it worked before I gave it to him. So, at 6:00 AM this morning I awoke to a"crazy beeping noise", and because I am crazy myself (and half asleep), I assumed it was the carbon monoxide detector that, by the way is still in its' package, and freaked out. Poor Jason was stumbling around the house, in the dark, trying to locate the "crazy beeping noise" and happened to find it, all wrapped up in lovely birthday paper, HIDDEN in the spare bedroom. Turns out that instead of just making sure that the alarm clock was working properly, I set it for 6:00 AM on a Sunday morning! Needless to say, Jason got to open his gifts earlier that expected.


Lesson #2: When singing at the top of your lungs (to Chaka Kahn of course), make sure that you are not being recorded in your friends voice mailbox. Apparently, little old me forgot to HANG THE PHONE UP after leaving my lovely friend Nicholas a message on his cell phone, on my way to work, rocking out to Ms. Kahn.

I also happen to work with him, and much to my surprise, all of my coworkers received a free concert (about 2 minutes in length) given by, none other than me. I was not singing quietly. I was not singing in tune. I did think that I was a large, black, very talented and soulful singer (a.k.a Chaka Kahn). MORTIFYING. Anyway, I hope that these "fellabaumism"s brought a smile to your beautiful faces. I hope that you are well and NOT humiliating yourselves.

Love you, Becky