Yes we are moving...

It's Sarah here!

We are still moving, but it's looking like we'll move anytime between the end of June to the beginning of November. We just need a little more time to save up some money for the move. I'll add more a little later, right now I'm having a hard time thinking...

Misplaced Modifiers

Here is another paper I found in my old college notes from my freshman year at LCU, from the same teacher. This was another lesson in the order of words and how important that is when writing a paper.
I think these came from some local classifieds.

Misplaced Modifiers:

Found: Mandolin by young man in good condition except for loose peg in head.
whereas it should read:
Found: Mandolin in good condition except for loose peg in head.

Wanted: Unfurnished room by elderly lady with gas connections

Lost: Picture of chorus girl with expensive frame.

Found: Can by man with marble top

For Sale: Vacuum cleaner by young lady with complete set of attachments

Lost: Cocker Spaniel, will eat anything and especially fond of children

For Sale: Wrist watch by lady with slightly cracked face.

Found: Small table by lady with mahogany legs.

For Sale: Folding bed by lady that shuts up and looks like a piano.

Wanted: An airy room for a gentleman 22 feet long and 10 feet wide.

Welfare English (cont.)

11. You have changed my little boy to a girl. Will this make any difference?

12. I have no children as yet as my husband is a truck driver and works day and night.

13. I want my as quick as I can get it. I have been in bed with the doctor for two weeks and he doesn't do me any good. If things don't improve ,I will have to send for another doctor.

14. I am very much annoyed to find you have branded my son as illiterate. This is a dirty lie as I was married a week before he was born.

15. In answer to you letter, I have given birth to a boy weighing ten pounds. I hope this is satisfactory.

and my favorite...

16. In accordance with your instructions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope.

Welfare English (cont.)

6. This is my eight child. What are you going to do about it?

7. Please find for certain if my husband is dead. The man I am now living with can't eat or do anything till he knows.

8. I am forwarding my marriage certificate and my three children, one of which is a mistake as you can see.

9. My husband got his project cut off two weeks ago and I haven't had any relief since.

10. Unless I get my husbands money pretty soon, I will be forced to live an immortal life.

Welfare English

I was going through some of my old college notes the other day trying to make room for some other junk and I found this, it made me laugh so hard I had tears! One of my English teachers handed it out to the class to show us how the ordering of words can change the meaning of a sentence entirely. Hope you find it as amusing as I did. Since there are so many, I'll just send a few at a time.

Welfare English:
(Sentences taken from actual letters received by the local welfare dept. in application for support)

1. I am forwarding my marriage certificate and six children. I had seven but one died which was baptized on a half sheet of paper.

2. I am writing to the welfare department to say that my baby was born two years old. When do I get my money?

3. Mrs. Jones has not had any clothes for four years and has been visited regularly by the clergy.

4. I cannot get sick pay I have six children. Can you tell me why?

5. I am glad to report that my husband who is missing is dead.

We've moved!

Just in case you didn't know, we have moved from our rent house into Karen's house. We will be living with her until the end of June or mid-July and then, drumroll, we will be moving to Washington State! Yea! We will then live with John and Judy for a little bit and try to find jobs up there...somewhere.
We got most of our stuff moved out. We were able to borrow Zach's uncle's truck and another one of his uncle's trailor. It took two trips of the truck and trailor loaded up, our Escape and Karen's HHR fully loaded to get everything over to Karen's house! And there's still stuff over there! We've been going over there randomly and loading up our Escape and getting the rest of it. We had so much stuff that we had to get a storage unit!
There are still other little jobs that need to be done to the house, like last weekend for example. We had to go mow the yard one last time, and we still have to paint the window screens.
It's taking a while, but we're getting it done. We hope to be completely done by April 26. I would say the 19th, but we're having a garage sale that day with Karen, Tony, and Kathy at Tony and Kathy's house.
Anyways, I've probably told you way more than you wanted to know, so see ya.
(sorry, there are no pictures of any of this because it was just the three of us moving everything- Zach, Sarah, and Karen)
p.s.: if you want our new mailing address, just e-mail us and we'll give it to ya.