Mommy and Daddy Oh stories truly never disappoint. If only they knew how funny they are and how much everyone loves them!
To end the week, I’ve saved the best for last. This isn’t a stop on the trip down mommy and daddy Oh memory lane, but it is new material and definitely a highlight story. I have sat on this video for quite a while thinking I would do something extraordinary with it, but I have found that just by posting it (albeit a different version) on YouTube just a couple of months ago and sharing it with just 2 or 3 friends, it has gotten a lot of traffic and a great response! It has proved that it speaks for itself.
So, I have edited it into something better viewable and I hope you will enjoy it as much as you have enjoyed my other posts about my parents.
Just for a quick background rundown on the video, by the time my mom and dad received their mission call in late July, they were about to burst with anticipation. The application process dragged on and on. What my mom thought would take a week to complete and submit, took about 5 months with all of the doctor’s approvals and other requirements that they needed. Then once they submitted their papers locally, it was another month or two before they had the green light to submit to Salt Lake. My mom said it was a true test of her testimony because she was losing patience! She thought she would be on a plane to Korea by April of this year. They just left today.
While waiting for their mission call to arrive, I would joke with my mom about them receiving a call to South Africa or Brazil. Boy did she not like that! In her words, “Don’t make mommy mad.”
So, when their call actually came, I happened to be the first to pull it from the mailbox. They were working in the temple that day so I had a whole day to sit on it. I called my sister-in-law, Denise, to tell her it finally came and she suggested playing a little joke on them. At first I thought it was a mean prank and also, I didn’t think I had the time to pull it together. But then I imagined things playing out and me catching it on video and I knew this wasn’t something I could be lazy about.
Here’s what happened:
16 comments:
That is the funniest thing I have ever seen. I'm sending the link to Dave immediately!
Oh my goodness! I have LOVED reading the past few days of posts about your parents! SO funny!!
I love that you captured it on video!! hahaha
Bwahaha! Miliam, you crack me up! that was the best and to capture it on camera... actually, Rachel's reaction was killing me!
So hilarious! Your mom was just thinking, "Who made this mistake?" I think your dad wouldn't have minded Brazil. Can't believe you did this to future temple missionaries :). They should make a fake expired recommend for your wedding day! haha
that was so funny! laughing out loud here. their expressions when they find out they were going to "Brazil"..priceless! still laughing out loud
So happy everyone is enjoying! I've watched the video probably 50 times and I laugh every time: When my mom does a triple take when my dad first says, 'Brazil', and when she snatches the papers out of his hand pretty much tells me to read it better. So funny!
The snatching of the papers has got to be the highlight of this highlight.
can i please be adopted into your family? this is hysterical!! nice work miriam and thanks for interneting it with all your friends. :)
GREAT JOB MIRIAM!! LOVE THIS!!!!
I could expect nothing less of you Meeweum. Its sad that we'll have less stories from them for the next 18 months but this one will bring months of entertainment to fill the gap. ;)
good miriam. good rachel. good internet.
so so funny! LOVE!
HAHAHHAAHAHAH
I know i'm not the first to say it, but the best part is SERIOUSLY where she snatches it out of your dad's hands and whips it at you!! Her expression-- PRICELESS.
So is this whole video. AWESOME--!!
I'm laughing, laughing, laughing. This was great fun! I would have loved to pull the same kind of prank on my parents : ). Thanks for internetting it to us : )!
Brilliant.
just got to watch the video today! that was AMAZING! i love your mom. stoic in the face of disaster. and you dad. excited for an adventure!
you are a very naughty daughter!
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