My future all-pro

OK, so he's still totally not grasping the object of the game. But, he is hilarious to watch!! We're not big baseball fans in our house, so it's not like we have ever watched a game. Tuesday it was his job to watch 1st base. So he stood there. Even if the ball came somewhat close.. he didn't leave that base. Noooo way. "Pssst, Monkey Boy, you're supposed to go after the ball." The consequences of Mom and Dad interfering? He was running ALL over the field. 3rd base.. 2nd base... home. AAAAAAHHAHHA!!! And to top it off, as the coach was yelling at one kid to 'run home'.. Monkey Boy took off and ran 1st... 2nd... 3rd... AAAAHHAHAH!!! Nevermind that he was supposed to be playing on 1st base. He's just such silly fun :)

I posted a few photos. I figured it was inappropriate to post images of people without their approval, so I blocked them out. Just to clarify why there were witness protection boxes :)

**AMAZING SHOW ALERT***

Holy Cow! I just checked to see what Oprah's show will be today. I like the punishment. And here it is:
'Oprah talks about her bad hair day'
STOP IT!!
I had plans. Going to have to cancel them now. HOW can anyone miss that show?

PS... spell checker wanted to change Oprah's to ovary's. AAAAHHAHHAH!

Happy Birthday Beta!!!

Yesterday I couldn't get this to upload to Blogger.. and the images have been giving me pain the last 2 days. GOSH, I'm going to COMPLAIN about this FREE SERVICE!! ..snicker..

Happy BELATED Birthday !!!!

So, yesterday I was working along. Freeloader did my grocery shopping, which is GREAT! He loves to do it, I hate to. I guess after doing it so long, it's just not as much fun. But, especially not on 10 cent listing fee day on eBay. Assclowns an their 1 day notice. So, Freeloader decided to make lasagna.. and can that boy cook! It smelled so good in here all day. Well, OK, and it also smelled all night which was a bit disturbing. But, 1 hour before his glorious food extravaganza was done, I got the call. "It's mom's birthday!! Can you meet us for dinner?"... holy cow. My bestest buddy Beta was turning 38. Eh.. I mean 23!! We grew up together, her family was my adopted family. We met in middle school. I am the crappiest friend ever at getting together with my friends, ask around! So how could I not? Plus, that I forgot it was her birthday, I'm such a wanker. I barely remember my own! So, Mr NV, Monkey Boy and I hurry and get all spiffed up. Poor Freeloader... "Where are you going???" AAAAAAAAAHHAHAHH!!!! However, he handled it really well. Personally, had I cooked all day and then everyone left? It would have been hurled into the back yard for the beasts in the woods.

So, I am not such a crappy friend after all. Well, this week. YAY!! We had dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse.. complete with shrimp being hurled at our heads.. and that magical yellow sauce they put on everything. And it was really great to spend time with Beta and her crazy family. Including daughter that is like 14 now and it feels like she was just born yesterday! I remember when Beta brought her home! Where does time go????

I have learned a new trick :)

So yesterday my favorite neighbor came over with chocolate Easter eggs. Yum :) "Want some?"... of course! Then she laughed, "Well, I read your blog and thought I'd bring some chocolate." Ah-HA! So if I ask for it.. it will come??

I need $10,000,000.00 and a Jaguar XKE. I have attached a photo so there is no confusion. And if you guys need anything, be sure to add it to the list! 'Girl Next Door' is AWESOME :)

My daily QVC call..

So she called again. Waited until 12:00.. smart girl. Would you believe she did ask me today "How is everything there??"... then cut me off. But, it's OK, didn't feel like wasting my breath anyway. Heard all about how she was annoyed that someone wanted to come by and view her house yesterday (it's for sale) during the severe weather. Can't be upset with that comment, I would have been too! Who goes out to look at homes while there are tornado sirens?? OK, we might.. but we're odd. So she asked about my Mother, they're not speaking now. Summary.. because she told my mother she should start researching homes for the elderly ... ugh. Anyway, I told her that Mom came to the baseball practice Saturday.. I was surprised. I didn't think she would find the location. "Oh, really? Well, so I guess we're going to have to schedule who goes to what practice then." WHAT? I really had to choke back a huge laugh. Seriously. I've told her about each practice so far, and not once did she say, "Where?"... "When?"... nothing. Not until my Mother actually showed up at one. Why? Because NOW she has an excuse not to come at all... which was what she was doing in the first place. "Well, I was afraid Mom would be there." I know that excuse is coming. Not that I ever ask why she doesn't come anyway!

And don't get me started on the school field trip for Monkey Boy's. I had called her the night before because I felt very sick, and I never ever ask her for favors. I asked if she could go on the field trip to help because I didn't think I'd be up to it at all. "Oh, sure, I'll call you back later." .. no call.. no call.. I went to bed early. Got up.. no call. So, I just got ready and went with my husband. We had signed up as 2 adults, because they need adults to help watch the monkeys. I called her from the school... just incase I missed her call and she was frantically looking for us or lost trying to find the school. "Did you think you might be coming?"... "Oh, you know, I totally forgot! I'm on my way to get my hair done right now.. so I'll have to pass." Ended up with pneumonia a week later and went to the hospital.. I blame her :)

Oh, to the point, she called to tell me that they were having way cool things on QVC or some other home shopping channel.. and that I needed to be sure and watch. .... I'll get right on it ...

It's not PMS. It's an opinion, assclown!

Why is it when men express an opinion.. they're talking. When women express an opinion.. we're suffering from PMS? Seriously? Can anyone explain it? Are men just so completely incapable of offering a response, that the only thing they can say is, "Oh, it's going to be a venomous day.. I can tell." Why???

After dropping my son off at school I usually listen to a local AM show to see what the buzz is. But, I can't stand the lady talk show host. She's so negative and hostile. Seriously. She can turn anything into a negative spin, so I don't listen for long. Today what were they complaining about? The weather coverage in our area yesterday. When we finally dragged ourselves out of bed yesterday at 9:30, there were already tornado watch boxes for our area. We had tornado sirens going off before noon! And through the entire day there were individual cells popping up all over. We were not out of the tornado watch box until 10:00pm. It was a crazy busy day. And the storms were moving at 60mph in some areas, which is incredibly fast for a storm. So the people were bitching on the show that our local news channel, and only 1 of them, had weather on ALL day. Which I was grateful for, and I'm sure many people in the surrounding rural areas that were getting their asses kicked were even more grateful for. But no, here were people calling in.. whining that it was overkill. "We don't need coverage of storms 60 miles away.." wah wah wah. I get so tired of idiots that live in their 2 miles of space and don't think beyond that. There are people on very rural farms all over the place, and the only stations they can get are from our town because we have the strongest signal. Even one guy called in and said he appreciated the news, as he lived 100 miles away and we were the only station he could pick up. His satellite was out.. because of the storms. Then another obviously stupid lady called in, "I got tired of the news so we watched a DVR. Can you believe they even cut into our DVR to tell us we were under a tornado warning? They were infringing on my right to do what I wanted to do!" Literally, that is exactly what she said because it is still ringing in my head. I want to find her and slap her. Infringing on her right? To die??? She said she could hear the sirens outside of her house when the warning came on. Are people really so desperate for something to be angry about that they have to complain when the state is trying to save their life? Do they understand how quickly a storm can develop and form a tornado? Especially the ones yesterday. And they did. 10 people died in Missouri yesterday because of tornados.

So, in telling my husband about this.. our current free-loader walked in. And I'm "being bitchy". Because HE could understand why the lady would be annoyed at the intrusion. Seriously. Why is he in my home again? And I'm being bitchy, it's alllllll about the PMS because I have thoughts and opinions. Current free-loader is not my father-in-law, it's another guy. The lady that owned the house he was living in up and decided to sell it 'now'. So, we told him he could stay here temporarily. But my patience is wearing thin. I'm not sure how long I can handle being in a house with 3 men and a 7 year old boy :)

I need chocolate. Perhaps it is PMS :) My husband drew the picture with pencils while in HS. It represents the way I'm feeling right now :)

Vintage Photography

I love old photos. I just do. I remember visiting my brother in Omaha once, and we went to this really amazing antique store in the old downtown. I found the most amazing antique photo album with some really great photos. It was sad that all of these people have since been forgotten.. but obviously they were such great times for them. I know, it's corny. But don't you ever just look at old photos and wonder what the person was thinking? Where did they live? What was their life like? And the fashion was so amazing! I have so many vintage photos in my system, maybe I'll just do a 'Vintage Pic du Jour' and you guys can guess the story behind them? I think that would sort of be fun :)

Any thoughts on this beautiful diva?

Darn it.

I might not have caught a tornado, but it is a lot of fun taking photos of the weather. It was so foggy in some areas! However, we are under a tornado watch until 10:00pm so ... stay tuned :)

Don't forget girls...

Lisa Loeb's show is on tonight. E! Don't forget to watch so we can all gossip about it later :) Plus, I might be out chasing twisters.. so I will need y'all to fill me in! Will she dump her long-time-friend-now-the-boyfriend?

All hail...

It has already been a great morning for storms... and it's only 9:36am!! Woo-hahhh!! We're in a 'moderate' risk area for tornados later today after 2:00. So.. I need to get to charging my batteries. But already, we have had some really great hail pass through. We were standing at the front door as the pea sized hail ended.. but could hear the loudest thumping noises in the distance. It sounded like an army marching!! We thought it was the hail hitting the homes past us.. but then we realized we were wrong as much larger hail started pounding down! I think the largest size would have been walnut.. but there was quite a bit! You can see it on the ground behind him, also. It has been a while since I've seen so much hail. I just love this kind of weather :) I'm not sure, but I think the Monkey Boy's expression is "Mom, you are so weird". But he's already in the playroom packing all of his backpacks in preparation for tornado chasing. I know.. call child services.

Happy Birthday Nana!!

My Nana turns 90 tomorrow.. Saturday. She lives in London, I haven't seen her going on 10 years now. But I can't believe she's 90!! I hear they get a letter from the Queen or something? We'll have to see how that goes! I wish I had some way of sending someone to her home with an Internet camera so that she could see my son. ..sigh.. So much technology.. so many obstacles :) But, I will call her and we will all sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

This is a photo taken a few years ago while my Mother was visiting.

I'm not 12. I'm really not.

Why do I continue to get annoyed with my sister's stupid comments? Why does she continue to treat me like I'm 12? I took my son to school today. I take my son to school everyday. We have fun in the momma-van, get breakfast and basically shoot the breeze. He starts my day off right. I get home.. I check the caller ID. ... business... business... business... sister... sister.. sister... why is she calling me so many times? 9:01am ... 9:05am... 9:10am... who died?? I call her back.
"Oh, FINALLY you're calling me, sleeping in eh?"
I pause. I must refrain from being the 'cold' and 'unfeeling' bitch that the other sister thinks I am. But think to myself she is a moron, I take my son to school every day. I have taken my son to school every day since he started.. pretty much. It takes ME A WHILE TO GET HOME YOU TWIT!! But no,
"I had to take Monkey Boy to school.. eh?". Ohhhh... she remembers. "Anything important? I see you called a few times?"...
"YES! Well, it's a bit LATE (snyde) now."
Many rude replies tossing around in my head.. but I pause. "What?"
"They had the COOLEST thing on QVC!!"
And instantly there is this trigger in my head that prevents me from hearing one more word. Seriously. I can't hear one fucking thing. I just think to myself that I have a 984 things on my to-do list today and none of them include watching QVC or any new fangled gadget they may be offering at whatever super-duper-dealio price they may have it at. And even though I don't offer any response, she will literally keep me on the phone for no less than 45 minutes. Talking about vacuum cleaners, gadgets that paint around door frames, cleaning products. Every once in a while she'll say the word 'scrapbook' because it is the only thing that interests me that she knows about.. and I'll perk up....
"But they're not selling any of THAT stuff today."...
and then she'll rant on about how she has to clean her house. How her husband is going to be home this weekend and everything has to be tip-top. And I want to scream. Literally.
As it is, I worked for a long time at a job I hated. This job required me to talk on the phone basically all day. And since quitting said job which I hated, I still hate talking on the phone. MORE than I hate going to the dentist pretty much. And she knows that too. So, basically, I'm annoyed that she still thinks I am 12 and that I sleep until 1:00. I hate that she knows basically nothing about anything I do, and doesn't even care to find out really. I'll bet if I were to quiz 'The Girl Next Door' who has posted here, she could list 10 things that interest me. My sister would be lucky to think up 4. That sucks :) But it's all good, because The Girl Next Door is much funnier, she's a hard worker AND she throws things at her husband!!!

So I'm gettin' my hair did today. That will make me feel better!
And this is a photo of my little Monkey Boy when he was born. Also makes me smile :) I wish I had a better camera back then!

You go girl!!

Pixie got a B+ on her Calculus Exam today. WOO-HOO! I'd be lucky if I could pass Kindergarten math. She must have one of them big brains or somethin'.

Chalices's Q-n-A

I got a chuckle out of Chalice's answers, so I thought I would post her questions with my answers here. And I demand y'all cut/paste the Q-n-A on your blogs so that we can all read them and mock you :)

(X) Smoked a cigarette – I thought I was cool for a while in HS and would smoke those brightly colored ones with the gold band.
(X) Drank so much you threw up – and blacked out! I woke up in a complete change of clothes and had to see a doctor for the poison ivy I had … in bad bad places :)
( ) Crashed a friend’s car
( ) Been dumped.
( ) Been laid off/fired
(X) Quit your job
( ) Been in a fist fight
(X) Snuck out of your parent’s house – pfft, how many times???
(X) Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
(X) Been arrested? – I don’t know why they require you to pay tickets.
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Lied to a friend – all the time :) “I don’t know who called animal control??” …
aaaaaaaaaahhahhahahh!!
(X) Skipped school – and got busted.
( ) Seen someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Felt like dying – well, while giving birth before the epidural. WOAH!
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers – with my son.
(X) Recently colored with crayons – with my son :)
(X) Sang karaoke – Drunk. Nancy Sinatra – “These Boots are Made for Walkin’”
(X) Paid for a meal with only coins. – You gotta do what you gotta do :)
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t?
(X) Made prank phone calls – I was young, so sue me :)
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
(X) Danced in the rain
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus – I don’t remember?
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about or love
(X) Blown bubbles – every summer!!!
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(X) Gone roller-skating
(X) Ice-skating

Any nicknames? I refuse to answer this question, they were all bad :)
Mother’s name? Valerie
What is your favorite drink? Tea
Tattoos? Eh… no.
Body piercing? Ears.
How much do you love your job (1-10) 10
Birth Place? Edinburgh, Scotland
Favorite vacation spot? I have been to some pretty amazing places. But my favorite is just driving around Colorado lost with my evil husband and the Monkey Boy.
Ever steal any traffic signs? Absolutely. And flashing construction signs. Anything which isn’t screwed down, really.
A, B, C, D, DD cup size? Eh.. kinda personal there??
2 Door or 4 Door? I’m a mini-van momma.
Salad dressing? Original Hidden Valley Ranch
Favorite pie? Chocolate I guess. Not a pie person.
Favorite movie? You can’t really name just one. But, I do really like ‘The Man Who Knew Too Little’ with Bill Murray.
Favorite food? I’m pretty flexible. Raised by a Swiss chef :)
Favorite Holiday? We are always out of control on Halloween and July 4^th. But I love watching my son on Christmas.
Favorite day of the week? I get to rest on Sunday usually, so that’s a nice day.
Favorite brand of body soap? Zestfully, Zestfully, Zestfully cleannnn…
Toothpaste? Colgate Total Whitening Paste
Smell? Uh? I love the smell of Spring.
What do you do to relax? Yeah, right.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Sitting in a padded room mumbling to myself.
What do you do when you are bored? I chase my son around with a stick and I get to beat him if I catch him :)

Someone to watch over me :)

I used to have this pretty little lampwork angel. I loved it. An amazing lady on eBay used to create and sell these beautiful pudgy angels. She used to hang from my rear-view mirror and watch over me. One day while cruising around I noticed that a cloud formation in the sky resembled her outline. Doesn't it?? Or am I crazy? I asked my husband when I took the photo, he just grunted. I smacked him in the head. "Yes it does!!!!" She has since vanished. Evil husband :)

My future ball pro :)

While festering in my own pity juices today, I got to go and watch my son practice baseball. This is the first year he has played in a league, and we're very excited for him. Today was his second practice ever. Of course, he has never played baseball. We have all thrown the ball outside now and then.. he gets that part. But we really had to restrain our laughter as he tried to figure out what the coach meant by, "Run to 1st base!" ..huh?? "Stand at bat"... wuh? SOOOOO funny. He is very active, but as with most monkeys he just climbs around outside in the trees or rides his bike. So, they finally got to hit the ball today. He didn't do too badly, it only took about 8 swings and then.. WHACK!! The hilarious part was watching him run like a mad man towards first base.. swinging the bat!! My husband was laughing so hard he almost fell off the little wooden bench. The coach is chasing him, "Drop the bat!!".. the other coach running to intercept.. trying to avoid any injury to the poor kid standing petrified on 1st base. FUN!!!!!!! I love it. These are definitely the good times :)

Will there be drug tests in little league??? :) These photos were taken in 2000.

My poor orchid, the victim of abuse :)

I love orchids, I really do. But my sister gave me one for my birthday, and it isn't doing so well. I guess if I were to take it away from my (cold) office window it might do better, but I just don't feel the love. Is that bad? I've had orchids before, they have lasted a long time. They even managed new growth and new buds and all that. I pampered them and treated them like babies. But I just don't care about this one, and it's because I'm so annoyed with my sister. And I feel bad about that, because am I not always supposed to get along with family?

It's funny how set in your ways you become as you get older. I have reached a zero tolerance level for things which I find stupid or petty. I have 2 sisters, one is 9 years older than I am.. the other is 8 years older. My brother is 10 years older... I am the 'accident' of 4 kids. And I have nothing in common anymore with any of them. None of them have children, so I can't have any sort of relationship with them in that way. Their days are spent shopping and going to lunch, it's like a soap opera lifestyle. And I get so angry that neither one of them can ever take 1 day out of their lives to spend with my son. And he's so sweet! It's not like I have raised a heathen child.. in that case I could understand. But they both go on and on about how amazing their nephew is and plaster photos of him all over their homes... but they don't walk the walk. And I've had it. February 27th was his birthday, and where were those bitches? Taking a 3 day trip to Cali to go whale watching. Fine, I don't begrudge them vacations. But, did they call? Yes, at 8pm. "We're in a hurry, headed to the airport, can we wish him a Happy Birthday real quick?". NO! He's running around outside in the dark hunting for hidden chocolate Spongebobs with his friends. They didn't even bother to send cards. I'm not so demanding, but what would they do if we had forgotten their birthdays? Seriously, they would have totally freaked out. And it upsets me that he might get his little feelings hurt because HIS AUNTS don't take the time to make his day special. Or to even send a damn card. But yes, I told him they called. So then I was talking to the oldest selfish sister a few days ago. "Well, I still have his birthday card here, I need to bring it by some time."..??? And she knows he loves to get mail.

So, she's in trouble with my Mumsie and Nana. Big story. But, she told me, "I didn't send anyone postcards from California since they're all pissed at me anyway.. why waste the time." ??? And that was my FINAL straw. Why does my 7 year old have to be punished because she and the rest of the family are arguing? HE isn't mad at her?? And he knew she was in California to go whale watching, he thought that was really cool.

It may all seem very petty, and I guess it sort of is. But there is so much history. I just need to vent, because I'm so angry. When I talk about it out loud, I think to myself that I just sound stupid. And I hate being mad about stuff anymore, it's just so time consuming. I have a new rule... just don't get mad :) But when it's family, I have higher expectations. But then they let you down the most. Why is that? And I go through so much turmoil because my son is an only child, in a family with NO other children. My husband's brother died.. no kids.. no relatives. And my family will never have kids. I have no cousins.. nothing. So I constantly feel guilt that once my husband and I are gone, there won't be anyone else here for him. But then when I think about my family... HE'LL BE BETTER OFF!!

So. I feel better now. And I think I will put the orchid outside to freeze :) ..giggle.. I KNOW, it's not the orchid's fault! Which is like my sister being mean to my son. I get it! But thank you for taking the time to read my rantings .. if you did. Any personal thoughts on the issue would be great!

OK, one thing bothered me

This chatty talking head girl on E!, her dress bothered me because I knew I had seen it before. I remembered it because of the frayed detail, it looks un-finished but sort of cool at the same time. But it's identical, sans the jewels, to one Melania Trump had worn in the past. I knew it would come to me :)

Oscar Humor :)

Of course, the funny guys of Hollywood didn't let us down. Will Farrell and Steve Carrell came out in freakish make-up to give out the Oscar for .. make-up :) Don't know the technical term. And Ben Stiller came out in a green costume, which would have made him invisible in front of a green screen.. used for special effects. So, it was funny watching him jump around like a total dork in this green costume.. and my son found it very amusing :)

Odd AND Peculiar

My other discovery would be regarding Jessica Alba and Keira Knightly. I think both ladies are really very beautiful, but have discovered Keira Knightly is not so photogenic. I tried the repeat option on my camera and ended up with about 12 photos of Keira.. trying to get a good one! And I just couldn't, they all turned out like the ones in this post. It was amazing. That girl pulls the most amazing and bizarre faces while she's talking!! But Jessica Alba? Amazing in every photo. It's just so odd.

I posted the tattoo shot for Joy. I just thought it would be one of those details she would find interesting :) She said the tattoo has a ladybug in it, which is a family 'thing'.

I think Jessica was one of my favorite ladies tonight, as far as gowns go. She just always looks so amazing.

Goofing off with my camera

While watching the Oscars tonight, I thought I would mess around and see if I could take photos.. just incase anything fun happened. Of course, they all turned out for crap.. and nothing fun happened anyway. But I made a few observations. Naomi Watts had a pre-show interview with that annoying guy from AI on the E! channel. She looked so uncomfortable. For starters, they had her sit on the couch.. and the whole time she was probably totally annoyed that the back of her gown was getting all wrinkled. Then AI guy was leaning all into her and totally staring her down. She tried to sit back, but because his hand was there she quickly sat forward again.. which made me chuckle. And he was pumping her for info on Nicole Kidman and if she was getting married.. and her uncomfortable level was going out the roof. But as the interview was ending it seemed she was perterbed because he didn't ask her about her 'green' car and I think it was her goal to promote that. But then she stated, "They get gas mileage of 20 miles per gallon!" .. uh... huh?? Even my car does better than that, and it's not a hybrid. Damn Green Cars, I knew it was all a scam :)

By the way, that dress totally looked like she got tied up in some fishing nets.

You can mock me now.

OK, I have to admit it. It's my guilty pleasure. I really do enjoy Southpark! I do! Although I never remember to watch it, when I do I just laugh my ass off. I am so immature. A while back I caught what turns out to be an older episode, and it has become my favorite. They did a spoof on 'Lord of the Rings'. The ring is represented by a rented tape the kids think is the LOTR movie. Somehow the parents manage to stick a porn tape in the case.. and the kids loan it to Butters. His parents ask him to watch the movie while they do their taxes... little did they know it was really raunchy porn. So, it gets crazy and the kids are trying to return the tape because it has evil powers.. but they don't know what the powers are as none of them are brave enough to watch it. Which is so funny because they gather as a group of LOTR fans and vote one kid to watch it to see if he can see what the powers are... he just leaves after watching it.. didn't want to play anymore. Which really freaks them out. And Butters turns into a Gollum type character because he wants the tape back.. and it is just so damn funny! The older kids know it's porn.. so they are like the dark riders on horses trying to catch them.. and then there is the final struggle scene where they fight to get the tape into the Blockbuster deposit box. Of course, Butters goes in with it :) HILARIOUS!! And the comments the parents make at the end... I almost died! Seriously, it's so funny I'm determined now to buy it on DVD. It will sit next to my Eddie Izzard for when I need a good chuckle :)

Sorry guys. But I do love Cartman :)

Playing with the locals...

Last September we went to a drive-thru safari park. They are just so fun, but my husband gets all excited about animals with antlers possibly scratching the van. But we had a good time anyway, and I took way too many photos. My son thought it was great since he got to open the side door and feed all of the furry beasts that were brave enough to come up to him. There was a small cow he wanted to take home with us :)

Funny Funny :)

How fun! In browsing the movie channels, I discovered 'Soapdish' just started. Darn it, that is one of the funniest movies! It's just so cute! Sally Fields plays an aging soap opera actress.. and she's whack-o! And there are other great actors in the movie.. Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr, Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Carrie Fisher, and Terri Hatcher! Back when she used to be HOT! I remember thinking how cute she was, and wondered why I didn't see her in other shows... now I'm sick of her! But, the movie is seriously funny. If you haven't seen it, you should!

Whyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

So in talking to my friend a bit ago, we somehow wandered way off track into discussing ice cream. AKK! And I admitted my favorite guilty pleasure would be Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk. Oh yeahh. Although, I do like the less expensive Dove Chocolate Ice cream with chocolate chunks. And when you take off the lid, there is a thick seal of chocolate you have to bust through to get to the ice cream :) It has been quite a while, so now she has me craving ice cream. She is evil :) Do y'all have favorites?? If so, spill it! Because I need to know if there is something better out there!! :)

Are Scientologists impervious to shark attacks?

OK kiddies, I know you also caught the photos Joy posted yesterday of the new Cruise woman hanging around in the water in Hawaii. I know most of you were hopping mad about her flying around being as pregnant as she is. BUT, what about this story. Thanks to the blog 'Swim at your own Risk' I see that people are currently being mauled AND eaten in Hawaii... so why would she get into the water?? Please, someone explain.

Monkey Boy and his buddy Tara

I thought since my neighbor was teasing me that this is a Monkey Boy blog.. I would add more Monkey :) With the weather being as amazing as it has been the last few days.. it makes me think of SPRINGGGG!! We took these last March. And I have to keep up with y'all and your dog/cat posts!! This is Tara.. my pound puppy. We've had her for about 10 years. We also have a black lab mix, but he won't sit still long enough for photos. I'm going to buy a tranquilizer dart gun!!

Que??

OK girls. So yesterday evening I was chillin' in my office reading a Vogue magazine. If they exceed 1 inch in thickness, I'll buy them :) I just love the ads. But, this one has me perplexed. When I looked at it, I quizzed my neighbor girl 'Bob'... "What is the story in this picture?".. and she asked, "Is she dead?"... OF COURSE... that's what I thought! And even Monkey Boy thought she had been deserted on the beach, but he thought she had been 'Beat up'. I guess that's better than dead.

So, perhaps someone can explain the reason behind this sort of an ad? It is for Marc Jacobs.. and there is no other information on the entire page other than this picture. Personally, I think it's crap.