Do We .....

.... look like seemingly normal people?

Do we strike you as out of our minds?

Do we strike you as senseless fools?

(The Sisters need not answer this)

Do we look like soft pushovers with an inability to say no?
(Okay, you don't need to answer this question either.)


Meet Dewey.

Or perhaps his name is going to be Wesley.

But whatever his name is .... we must be out of our ever-lovin' minds!

 

But really, who could blame us?

He is just the cutest little papillion.

Who cares if he is a runt?

Who cares if his ears are too little?

Who cares if he is done growing and is smaller than our cats?

Now, we want to hear what you think his name should be .....

Dewey ---- named after Melville Dewey, the genius behind the Dewey Decimal System of classification for libraries

OR

Wesley ---- named after Mardell's dad. 

We named our other black papillion Walter

which was her dad's first name.

So we thought we might use her dad's middle name for this little guy.

Of course we would welcome any other suggestions as well.

 We already shot down Walter Raleigh, Walter Winchell and Walter Reed.

Come on down to Kokomo

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for tonight through tomorrow.

They are predicting about 5 inches of snow.

So when I open the door tomorrow morning

to let Ginger out, this is what

I will probably greeted with:

I would much rather be greeted with this sight:

Wouldn't the Bahamas be a much better place to be in February ?

I can almost relax just thinking about it.

Palm trees, no snow, crystal clear beaches, no snow,

and blue water as far as the eye can see.

water falls......

Suntan lotion, no snow, fancy drinks

with umbrellas in them, no snow....

Pigs swimming in the water?

But no snow.

Ahhhhh, the Bahamas.

Happy Birthday

Today is the day that the Three Sisters celebrate......

(yes this is a picture of the four sisters, but now we are only three)

Today our mother,

(Uncle Jon, Aunt Sue and Mom)

Celebrates another year, it's her birthday!

If Grandmother Hall was still here, she would bake her a cake.

(Grandmother Hall, Grandmother Lou, Mom, Aunt Ann and Aunt Sue)

So instead we will sing her a song.

(the four sisters and all the Hall cousins)

Happy Birthday to you

(Grandad Jiggs, Aunt Sue, Mom and Uncle Jon)

Happy Birthday to you

(mom and dad)

Happy Birthday dear Mom......

(mom and dad)

Happy Birthday to you!

(mom and dad)

You smell like a monkey and you look like one too.

(i coudn't resist... I have been living with Dani too long)

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Frog Leg's Quilt

Aunt Trudy out did herself once again.

She hand made another present for Dani.

This time it was a colorful lap quilt. Handmade with love.

Aunt Trudy and Dani have secret nicknames for each other.

Okay maybe not secret, but Aunt Turdy calls her Frog Legs.

And Dani calls her Aunt Turdy (it's quitled on the first quilt she made her). Turdy, Turdy, Turdy.

(if I was still six and called her that name I would have been dead meat by now).

Because I borrowed a digital card for my camera, at the last

basketball game from Trudy. I have the step by step

pictures of the quilt. So get prepared for my

quilting expertise.

First step:

Pick out the brightest fabric you can find.

That way you will be seeing double, cross eyed frogs hopping around. Sew all layers together.

and still more frogs..... aren't they cute

Step two: Cut the brightly colored stripes in perfectly straight lines. Be sure not cut completely through all layers ( or your fingers). Might not be a good time to stop for a drink.

Step Three: Finish cutting with scissors, be sure to grab the dullest pair you own. It makes it more fun when cutting.

Okay, now it's time to stop for a drink.

Step Four: Blink your eyes several times, say a few

colorful words to go with the colorful quilt. Breathe a sigh of

relief, that you only have three nieces and two nephews. Take another drink or two.

Step Five: Pull the fabric back to reveal the first layer of fabric.

Repeat many, many times until all lines are "frayed"

Step Six: Finished frog legs quilt.

Isn't this the neatest, brightest, froggiest quilt ever?

This would have been the part, where I showed you

a picture of Dani receiving the blanket from Aunt Turdy,

but somehow I haven't found the picture on my computer.

As soon as I find it, I will post it, and Turdy please feel free to

edit this post with step by step instructions.

Aunt Turdy my birthday is October 6th.

Cup Cake

Last week was Catholic Schools week at my daughter's school.

Each class each had a service project they completed that week.

The third grade class held a cup cake fundraiser.

With all proceeds going to the the Ponderosa Search and Rescue Team.

The organization visited the school, explaining how

the search animals (dogs & horses) are used for

search and rescue situations.

So my mission was to make a 24 cup cakes.

and turn them into something creative. Something fun.

Something the kids would buy up quickly, and support a good cause.

Frogs are cute. Frogs are creative. What kid doesn't

like frogs?

I used marshmallows to make the eyes. Along with a dollop of black frosting.

I used red frosting for the mouth with a strip of fruit roll up.

What do you call more than one frog? A herd ? A school ? A gaggle?

Anyone know?