Wishing She Could Play...

While Bennett *reluctantly* hung out with his team and contemplated the idea of actually participating, The Niece! was strutting her stuff on the sidelines...

~ SINGLES AD ~

*Reported to have been listed in the Atlanta Journal

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I'm a very good girl who LOVES to play. I love long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand. I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me. Call (404) 875-6420 and ask for Daisy, I'll be waiting...



*Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society...

A Rare Moment: I am Usually on the Other Side of the Camera...

Apparently, Mama could use training wheels... (and a Tan)

SOCCER SURVIVAL?

Bennett's indoor soccer practice (yesterday) was the best yet...sooo much better than the first two sessions that left me wondering if I should pull him out of that league before he started hating the game! Also, he starts on a second team (this one outdoors) this Saturday and I am crossing my fingers that it will be a positive experience for him...being as he is booked solid on the second team until mid October! (& the indoor league for two more months:-) Swimming lessons, however, remain his favorite "activity" by far; two weeks and four lessons in, it is very clear that he wishes this was a daily activity!

First Glimpse of THE NIECE! (II) or THE NEPHEW!

ETA: Late September

Call me Crazy! but I would swear that this offspring has the sister-in-law's forehead!

Gender confirmation to come...I think she said her next ultrasound is next week...and she's roughly half way through the pregnancy...so, four or five months along!

Bennett & The Niece! are excited to have BABY COUSIN (II) on the way! Well, as excited as a five-year-old and eighteen-month-old can be...which means they will hopefully appreciate having another cousin a couple of years down the road...

My *official* prediction is that this is THE NEPHEW! Which, with my fantastic ESP abilities, probably means it is a girl...

Lotsa 2's on the 'ole Kilometerage Meter...

Furry Friday Blogging

*Insert Your Own Captions*

Soccer Mom Syndrome: Highly Contagious

After my recent experiences on the sidelines of a 4 & 5 year-olds soccer practice/why-the-hell-did-I-actually-pay-money-for-this/match/game, I found this site to be rather amusing:

www.museumofconceptualart.com/accomplished/

The plague of the side lines is of course the parents who like to play the 'offspring comparison' game; a truly annoying sport where one earns points for constantly trying to one-up their opponent; a masquerade that is mystifyingly easy to be sucked into. The cost of this situation would be totally worth it if my child were actually enjoying himself; the ideal situation being coaches who actually coached and my kid learning something about soccer besides how to hate the game that I was sorta hoping he would like...even if by coercion... Sigh.

~Auntie's Little Shopper~

The Niece! (a week and a day shy of 19 mos)

~A Morning at Nursery School~

Last night, a drunk driver, plowed into the back of my sister's van, causing a four-car-pile-up, involving three parked cars and his own, and totaling them all. Thank god all of the innocent vehicles in the accident were parked and not occupied by human beings, thus the damage was mostly limited to an extensive clean-up and a HUGE inconvenience for the owners of the vehicles. My sister & brother-in-law, however, were up most of the night with the circus that followed and were more than slightly exhausted come today.

So as The Niece! did not miss an important orientation day at her new daycare, I volunteered to take her. She did so well! And I have to say, that hanging out with a dozen one & two-year-olds was an interesting way to spend a morning!

What a big girl! A year ago, she was a bald little peanut, learning how to crawl; today, while still a peanut that weighs next to nothing, she is a big girl, with a full head of beautiful hair, and on her way off to Nursery School!

I hate to tell you, big brother, but the stroller you were slated to inherit from our little sister, for your soon-to-be-offspring, was in the back of her van, which happened to be the drunkard's point of impact, thus smashing the little hot rod to smithereens! So, Happy Stroller Shopping to y'all!

**UPDATE** In the evening, after all was said and done, my sister received a call from her daycare of choice, with the news that they had an opening and it was hers for the taking. So...turns out our little auntie/niece orientation day was at a daycare The Niece! will not be attending after all. Figures.

~SHITTY~

Bird Shit on Bennett's Passenger Window.
Obnoxious. Annoying. But still has to be cleaned up.
Pretty much a metaphor for life lately...

~Bad Directions~

Go to Google.ca

Click on 'maps'

Click on 'get directions'

Type in 'New York' (in the "from" box)

Type in 'London' (in the "to" box)

Click on 'get directions' (next to the "to" box)

On the left, scroll down to #24

HaHaHa!

Zen Sarcasm

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire.

3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.

6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.

14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

17. Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.

20. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

I'll use this picture next time Bennett asks for a Dog...

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(According to the e-mail...)

Hercules was recently awarded the honourable distinction of Worlds Biggest Dog by Guinness World Records. Hercules is an English Mastiff and has a 38 inch neck and weighs 282 pounds. With "paws the size of softballs" (reports the Boston Herald), the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed's standard 200lb. limit. Hercules owner Mr. Flynn says that Hercules weight is natural and not induced by a bizarre diet:

"I fed him normal food and he just grew"... and grew and grew and grew.
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Ha, Ha, Ha & Ha!

Thanks to Audrey for this one!

~Furry Friday Blogging~

Highly Unappreciated Book Bag Warmer
a.k.a. NOT HIS BED!


Purring Pile of Fur

Happy Birthday My Boy!

Five years ago today, I became a Mama to the most beautiful little pumpkin I had ever seen.

We had Chocolate Moose Cake for Breaky this morning. I think we should make that a tradition.

Happy Birthday my Precious Boy.

Typical Boy Toy: Got Cold, Went Limp