That's right - it's HUMPDAY!  The middle of the work week for those of you that have jobs.  In our case we pretty much get by with the money we get from the county every Friday, the free cheese & butter from the USDA and the food we can steal from "Meals on Wheels" when they leave their van unattended.  But every once in awhile we get an unexpected surprise in the mail.  A CHECK from Barnum & Bailey's Ringling Brothers Circus!  That's right, and if you play your cards right you could be getting one too.

A few years ago the circus was in town and we saw an opportunity not just for us to make some cash, but for our kids to get the education of a lifetime - one that we could never give them.  That's right, while we still were their legal guardians (before that whole Child Welfare Department issue) we sold them to the circus.  Look, they acted like clowns, we needed money and Ringling Brothers needed fresh faces.  It was a win-win-win all around!  We signed Matt and Abby right over without hesitation.  Sean was wise to our plan and sucessfully moved out in the middle of the night and got a restraining order, but Abby & Matt? - See ya - enjoy the circus - see the world!

Matt spent most of his first year performing as the Bearded Lady.  The scary part is that we don't think he minded wearing dresses too much and aside from not having to shave, he also seemed to really like the attention that all the guys paid to him.  In the end he ran away from the circus in Nebraska and joined the Marines (talk about a circus!).  Abby, on the other hand, was born double jointed so was a natural for the contortionist job.  She must have been pretty good at it because within just a few months she got pregnant by the guy that ran the Ferris Wheel, had the baby, got pregnant again by the guy that trained the elephants and ultimately had to leave because the circus is no place to raise two babies.  We don't get much money anymore, but occasionally we do get a small royalty check when they show old videos of our kids, and since tomorrow is Thursday (aka: Friday Eve), we plan on going out and spending that check at one of our favorite bars...

      
When they call - you should listen to their pitch!               Abby & Matt the night before the circus came to town.

      
Now how could this better than wearing a dress?        The Ferris Wheel guy couldn't resist how she could bend!