I've gone and done it

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

I've gone and done it

Cat Herder · Understander of unimportant things

That is great! Let us know when you update it in the Advertisements section!

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

I want to know if there's poverty training available. So roper, you gonna update your blog, or are you gonna be like cat?

--Ray

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Updated :)

http://roperslasso.blogspot.com/

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Updated. This time I persuaded the missus to post something. And our family pics are up.

http://roperslasso.blogspot.com/

Cat Herder · Understander of unimportant things

Very Nice! Ropers Lass made a fine contribution! Is that your whole family, roper? I thought you had more sons (and older). Hey, you didn't say you were Euphrasie' Daddy (the one picture sure looks similar to her http://euphrasie.blogspot.com/)!

You definitely win out over me as looking like Chuck Norris!

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

Were the photos taken in a monastery? The family's gorgeous... I especially like the monastic look.

--Ray

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Yep. It's the whole fam damily. 3 sons, ages 16, 15, and 3. One daughter--9 months. Maybe you're thinking one of the oder boys is a daughter? It's happened before because of the long hair--in the temple for baptisms. He was asked repeatedly by an elderly worker to sit on the girls' side, until I explained he was a boy.

The photos were taken last month by a woman in our ward--she's a really good photographer. There's a link to her site. The setting is an old Presbyterian church in the neighborhood.

And thank you for the compliments. They're a fine clan I must say.

-- Edited by Roper at 20:29, 2006-12-08

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

hahaha! Cat! You called his sons girls!! That's gotta be pretty embarrassing for you!

--Ray

Cat Herder · Understander of unimportant things

Well, that does indeed go right up there in the Hall of Cat Herder Foot-in-Mouth-Up-to-Knee Fame! My apologies indeed to you and your sons, Roper and Roper's Lass! I was not entirely sure on the son with the darker hair, but the son with the lighter hair that was slightly curled... it was just that uncanny resemblance to Euphie's pictures that prejudiced the decision.

I should probably be quite now, because now I'm gonna not only have Sons of Roper seeking vendetta against me, but Euphrasie is gonna be questioning me as to if I think she looks like a teen aged boy!

Please, sir, do not open a can of Texas whoop a** on me...

bokbadok · Senior Bucketkeeper

In defense of Cat, I thought the same thing. Then I read the blog, and figured out that they must be boys.

I guess if they ever get tired of being mistaken for gurls, they will either cut their hair, or grow beards.

-- Edited by bokbadok at 16:47, 2006-12-10

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

Okay I'm gonna start a friendly poll to see who else thought it. Cuz... (TRUE CONFESSION TIME) I thought the same thing!!! (I asked my wife what she thought, and she made the same mistake, entirely unprompted...)

Whaddya say, Ropey? Can i post a poll asking folks if they thought the same thing?

In all fairness, photos on the web, at that resolution, probably mask certain masculine features that would make the mistake less likely in person.

--Ray

PS> I used to have long curly hair like your oldest son, but it was not nearly as nice looking. I look back now... gah... what was I thinking? My wife says, "I'm so glad I never knew you when you looked like that!"

-- Edited by rayb at 19:13, 2006-12-10

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Ya'll are cracking me up I guess at first glance, one would think they're really ugly girls or pretty boys.

Okay, go for the poll, Ray. That will tell me if I need to put captions on the photos!

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

Honestly they don't look like overly ugly girls, in fact they look a lot like your wife. And I'm sure they have a sweet spirit and lovely personalities. :)

--Ray

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

rayb wrote:

Honestly they don't look like overly ugly girls, in fact they look a lot like your wife. --Ray

Excuse me? Meaning that my wife is not overly ugly, just somewhat? Okay, I know you didn't mean it that way. You and Cat are on a roll with those photos...

It is an interesting comment, though. Seriously. The older two boys are children from a previous marriage. Sister Roper will be surprised that you thought they looked like her.

Who knew that posting a few photos would lead to so much fun?

Cat Herder · Understander of unimportant things

Hey, I just mistook them for girls due to hair length. It had nothing to do with if they looked like anyone else in the family

I got my own Texas sized can of Texas whoop a** to deal with... Please don't make me take part in Ray's too!

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

Ropey: You know, if your face wasn't hidden behind all that hair I might be able to see the resemblance... and your wife is very lovely... as are your sons...

--Ray

TitusTodd · Senior Member

I admit to some confusion, Roper. Upon first glance I thought they were tough looking girls but I didn't buy it. There was definitely some masculinity present. Then I did some reading and found my suspicions to be accurate.

My brother had long hair. Our great grandmother at least once told him he looked like a girl hoping it would upset him enough he would cut it. I don't think she ever saw him with his nose ring and the chain that went from the nose ring to his ear ring. I can only imagine what she would have said!

salesortonscom · Wise and Revered Master

TitusTodd wrote:

I admit to some confusion, Roper. Upon first glance I thought they were tough looking girls but I didn't buy it. There was definitely some masculinity present. Then I did some reading and found my suspicions to be accurate.

My brother had long hair. Our great grandmother at least once told him he looked like a girl hoping it would upset him enough he would cut it. I don't think she ever saw him with his nose ring and the chain that went from the nose ring to his ear ring. I can only imagine what she would have said!

Is this a pic of your brother?

http://991.com/newgallery/Jane-Child-Jane-Child-368447.jpg

TitusTodd · Senior Member

Not close. My brother was a head banger and never to me looked like a girl. So, no makeup and no braids. Is that a pic of a guy?

salesortonscom · Wise and Revered Master

TitusTodd wrote:

Not close. My brother was a head banger and never to me looked like a girl. So, no makeup and no braids. Is that a pic of a guy?

That's 80's rocker Jane Child. The first time I saw the chain from nose to ear was in her music video "Don't Wanna Fall In Love". She actually sported a mohawk at one point. Perhaps your brother's inspiration for his look?

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Another update.

http://roperslasso.blogspot.com/

And based on Ray's scientific research, I captioned the photos to avoid further misunderstandings

Euphrasie · Senior Bucketkeeper

I thought they were girls at first glance too.

Euphrasie is gonna be questioning me as to if I think she looks like a teen aged boy! Yeah...I'll just stop at the teenaged part and take it as a compliment. Heh. Maybe we're cousins or something though.

arbilad · Head Chef

Euphrasie, it's good to see you posting again. For some odd, inscrutable reason you started posting less after giving birth.

Euphrasie · Senior Bucketkeeper

Huh. Yeah, go figure.

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Euph, it's good to see you up and about here in our lovely Bountiful. How is baby doing?

Euphrasie · Senior Bucketkeeper

Awww, thanks. I make time for you guys...and my sink is full of dishes. Nice to see where my priorities are.

Baby's doing great. She slept all the way from 11 till 6 last night. It's kind of a weird sensation to wake up and draw a blank on the last time I got up to feed the baby. "Was I sleep walking? I can't remember a thing since 11..."

She's a good baby though. Other than the tendancy to want to be held right around dinner time. But if that's the worst of my problems, I'm sitting pretty.

Cat Herder · Understander of unimportant things

The secret is really that she's got a good Mommy and Daddy!

salesortonscom · Wise and Revered Master

Cat Herder wrote:

The secret is really that she's got a good Mommy and Daddy!

Whoa, that's not fair. What about the poor kids that have only daddys or the kids with daddys or mommys that ran off to join the carnival?

rayb · Hot Air Balloon

...or the kids with two daddies...

Roper · Senior Bucketkeeper

Another blog update at Roper's Lasso http://roperslasso.blogspot.com/

The discussion on the Cactus, TX thread prompted me to look at the issue from another perspective. Drop by and leave a comment, if you feel so inclined.