Or where ever the fall asleep...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
My Flock Rocks!
I'm bringing this back for a very special Flamingo Lover...Lexie. I know I said I would take new pictures this weekend just for her, but we got busy and my camera sat on the kitchen counter.
Enjoy~again!
And to answer Lexie's question (okay, I know it was Mom who asked)...
Back in 1985, I bought a hot tub,and instead of putting it outside like everyone else does, I decided to put it in the spare bedroom. I painted the walls a nice aqua color, put up mirror tiles on one wall to make the room appear larger, and hung nice brass towel racks for the oversize bath sheet.
The room needed something else, a more tropical feeling to it! What else could be more tropical than flamingos and palm trees? I went on a hunt and it didn't take me long. I found some border paper with flamingos, cabana's and palm trees which accented the aqua walls perfectly! A flamingo shower curtain for the window, and flamingo throw rugs for the floor.
I had a friend who opened up a Retro shop in her house, and she bought some things she thought would be perfect from the 50's...Flamingos! Tacky pink plastic birds that you had to have in your front yard next to the lawn jockeys. Needless to say, Teri and I became great friends, and flamingo fanatics!
The hot tub room was filled in no time with flamingo's and then they started to migrate out to the back yard...I was hooked! Flamingo clothing, flamingo food, flamingo everything! I even named one of my dog's...Pinky! I would have named her "Flamingo" but it didn't sound right...
Then every birthday, Christmas, occasion, I was presented with another pink bird! You could say, I was very easy to buy for! Teri closed her business and all the flamingo's she had were adopted by ME!
My collection has grown tremendously over the years, but it never seems to amaze me that there are still more flamingo treasures that I don't have.
I Love Flamingos! For some reason, they make me very happy!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Beer Belly
Last night I am having this conversation with Mr. Wonderful about weight gain and weight loss...I have been sticking to my strict exercise regimen for the past week and have found myself to have dropped a heaping 4 pounds! It's not a lot but it's better than putting on excess weight.
Mr. Wonderful has to explain the difference between men and women, and how men always get that "belly curve"...the beer gut, the six pack abs that are now a keg, the nine year pregnant man syndrome. Why is it that men gain weight only in the gut area and women gain all over, and can hide it better?
He gets out a piece of paper and starts drawing illustrations how unsuccessful it is to make semi dress clothes fit around the huge belly curve. His theory is that you have to buy longer ties so they actually make it all the way down to your belt, but mostly once the belt line dips below that last button on your shirt...who knows what goes on down there!
Mr. Wonderful has to explain the difference between men and women, and how men always get that "belly curve"...the beer gut, the six pack abs that are now a keg, the nine year pregnant man syndrome. Why is it that men gain weight only in the gut area and women gain all over, and can hide it better?
He gets out a piece of paper and starts drawing illustrations how unsuccessful it is to make semi dress clothes fit around the huge belly curve. His theory is that you have to buy longer ties so they actually make it all the way down to your belt, but mostly once the belt line dips below that last button on your shirt...who knows what goes on down there!
Monday, April 21, 2008
We Wii!
After many months of begging...finally Mr. Wonderful is talked into getting the Wii game system thanks to Linda over at Grandma's Attic. All she had to tell him was they are coming out with Mario Cart, and he was sold! If only I had known it would have been so easy...
Saturday morning we went out Wii hunting. We went to every place imaginable, and you can imaging the disappointment when we were told that no one had the system. Lots of games, nothing to play them on. Sam's club told us they were having a sale next Friday starting at midnight...be there and hope you get one! Then we stopped into every game stores in the malls, went to the big box stores, and our only hope was Toys R Us. The salesperson told us there, they were getting some in, and our best bet to get one was to be there at 6:00 in the morning and cross our fingers.
Yeah, like we are going to get up on a Sunday morning, go stand outside Toys R Us and wait for four hours until they opened? I highly doubt it...If push came to shove, we would end up ordering one online and wait patiently for it to be delivered.
Sunday morning, we woke up, Mr. W. hiked down to the mail box in his robe to get the newspaper to check out all the sales ads. Someone has to have the Wii! After going through the paper with no luck of seeing one advertised, we decided to get dressed and go to Toys R Us half awake.
When we arrived, the parking lot was full and there were a lot of people standing by the door. There was a sales person standing outside entertaining people while they waited...Okay, I think she was just telling people what else they would need besides the game system. Mr. W. dropped me off by the door, and he went and parked the car...The sales person approached me and at this moment I thought she was going to tell me "sorry go back home" but instead she handed me a piece of paper which had the price and description or the Wii system. The piece of paper also known as the "golden ticket" I GOT ONE!!! I was like a little kid, so excited!
When 10:00 came, the doors opened and people where so courteous, not pushing or shoving, but casually walking in like nothing was happening. We all headed back to where the Wii's were, stood in line and paid for our new addictions.
We couldn't stop there...we had to go to Best Buy and pick out some new games, another controller, and I just had to have Guitar Hero cause you know, I ROCK!
Instead of cleaning out the garage...Mr. W. plays baseball in the kitchen! Doesn't everyone? Notice my dinette table has been moved in order to make room for Wii !
We Wii!
Saturday morning we went out Wii hunting. We went to every place imaginable, and you can imaging the disappointment when we were told that no one had the system. Lots of games, nothing to play them on. Sam's club told us they were having a sale next Friday starting at midnight...be there and hope you get one! Then we stopped into every game stores in the malls, went to the big box stores, and our only hope was Toys R Us. The salesperson told us there, they were getting some in, and our best bet to get one was to be there at 6:00 in the morning and cross our fingers.
Yeah, like we are going to get up on a Sunday morning, go stand outside Toys R Us and wait for four hours until they opened? I highly doubt it...If push came to shove, we would end up ordering one online and wait patiently for it to be delivered.
Sunday morning, we woke up, Mr. W. hiked down to the mail box in his robe to get the newspaper to check out all the sales ads. Someone has to have the Wii! After going through the paper with no luck of seeing one advertised, we decided to get dressed and go to Toys R Us half awake.
When we arrived, the parking lot was full and there were a lot of people standing by the door. There was a sales person standing outside entertaining people while they waited...Okay, I think she was just telling people what else they would need besides the game system. Mr. W. dropped me off by the door, and he went and parked the car...The sales person approached me and at this moment I thought she was going to tell me "sorry go back home" but instead she handed me a piece of paper which had the price and description or the Wii system. The piece of paper also known as the "golden ticket" I GOT ONE!!! I was like a little kid, so excited!
When 10:00 came, the doors opened and people where so courteous, not pushing or shoving, but casually walking in like nothing was happening. We all headed back to where the Wii's were, stood in line and paid for our new addictions.
We couldn't stop there...we had to go to Best Buy and pick out some new games, another controller, and I just had to have Guitar Hero cause you know, I ROCK!
Instead of cleaning out the garage...Mr. W. plays baseball in the kitchen! Doesn't everyone? Notice my dinette table has been moved in order to make room for Wii !
We Wii!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I am Tan...
Tan I am!
I just got back from walking down to the mailbox, and saw my neighbor whom I haven't seen in months. Not only does the weather here in Illinois tend to make hermits out of people, but it also turns them into snow birds that fly south for the winter.
Imagine how thrilled I was when they noticed I looked good, and had a healthy glow even after only a couple of weeks fake baking!
And thank you very much Mr. & Mrs. Nice neighbor that said I looked like I had lost weight...oh yeah!
I realize I don't see the difference in my color, and I have been called "tanorexic" before, but I know...
I am Tan...Tan I am!
I just got back from walking down to the mailbox, and saw my neighbor whom I haven't seen in months. Not only does the weather here in Illinois tend to make hermits out of people, but it also turns them into snow birds that fly south for the winter.
Imagine how thrilled I was when they noticed I looked good, and had a healthy glow even after only a couple of weeks fake baking!
And thank you very much Mr. & Mrs. Nice neighbor that said I looked like I had lost weight...oh yeah!
I realize I don't see the difference in my color, and I have been called "tanorexic" before, but I know...
I am Tan...Tan I am!
Monday, April 14, 2008
I've gained 85 pounds!
Meet Koda!
I had to go through thousands of pictures on my memory stick, and pick out some good ones to show you. Of course, I am running out of space on blogspot so I only am posting a few for now...
The two Biggy Boys looking out the window :)
A house is not a home unless you have a bone!
A hard day deserves a rest...
I had to go through thousands of pictures on my memory stick, and pick out some good ones to show you. Of course, I am running out of space on blogspot so I only am posting a few for now...
So...here's the new Big Boy playing with a new toy...
The two Biggy Boys looking out the window :)
A house is not a home unless you have a bone!
A hard day deserves a rest...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Flamingo Friday
I have flamingo fan that loves to read my blog so I thought I would dedicate this post to her...
FLAMINGO LORE AND TRIVIA - -
What Your Mother Did Not Tell You About Flamingos
If it is a murder of crows, then what is the term for a flock of flamingos? It's a pat of flamingos.
Flamingos have knees that can bend backward. However, what we refer to as their knee, is actually their ankle.
Ancient Egyptians revered the flamingo as a living symbol of the sun god Ra. And of course, ancient Romans considered flamingo tongue to be a delicacy.
A flamingo's large, fleshy tongue is covered with bristle-like projections that help filter water and food particles.
A newly hatched flamingo chick’s bill is straight, then develops the characteristic curve as it matures.
Flamingos have 12 to 16 tail feathers.
The word flamingo is most likely derived from the Latin, flamma, flame.
Flamingos molt (shed and replace) their wing and body feathers at irregular intervals ranging from twice a year to once every two years. Flamingo feathers lose their color once they have been molted / discarded by the bird.
Flamingos can live up to 20 years in the wild and 50 years in captivity.
A flamingo's eye is actually larger than it's brain!
It takes about 3 years for a flamingo chick to develop its full coloration. Flamingos will not breed until they get their full pink coloration.
And just for fun...here's a puzzle for you!
It's Flamingo Friday!!!
FLAMINGO LORE AND TRIVIA - -
What Your Mother Did Not Tell You About Flamingos
If it is a murder of crows, then what is the term for a flock of flamingos? It's a pat of flamingos.
Flamingos have knees that can bend backward. However, what we refer to as their knee, is actually their ankle.
Ancient Egyptians revered the flamingo as a living symbol of the sun god Ra. And of course, ancient Romans considered flamingo tongue to be a delicacy.
A flamingo's large, fleshy tongue is covered with bristle-like projections that help filter water and food particles.
A newly hatched flamingo chick’s bill is straight, then develops the characteristic curve as it matures.
Flamingos have 12 to 16 tail feathers.
The word flamingo is most likely derived from the Latin, flamma, flame.
Flamingos molt (shed and replace) their wing and body feathers at irregular intervals ranging from twice a year to once every two years. Flamingo feathers lose their color once they have been molted / discarded by the bird.
Flamingos can live up to 20 years in the wild and 50 years in captivity.
A flamingo's eye is actually larger than it's brain!
It takes about 3 years for a flamingo chick to develop its full coloration. Flamingos will not breed until they get their full pink coloration.
And just for fun...here's a puzzle for you!
It's Flamingo Friday!!!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
April Showers Bring May Flowers...
I found this poem, and thought I would share it with you because today it's supposed to rain! It's April...
April showers bring May flowers,
That is what they say.
But if all the showers turned to flowers,
We’d have quite a colourful day!
There’d be bluebells and cockleshells,
Tulips red and green,
Daffodils and Chinese squill,
The brightest you’ve ever seen.
You’d see tiger lilies and water lilies,
Carnations pink and blue,
Forget-me-not and small sundrop
Glistening with the dew.
We’d have fireweed and milkweed
And many more different flowers.
Mexican star and shooting star,
Falling in the showers.
And if all the showers turned to flowers
On that rainy April day,
Would all the flowers turn to showers
In the sunny month of May?
©Karen Chappell
©Karen Chappell
I don't know if all the flowers would turn to showers...but~
If April showers bring May flowers, do you know what May flowers bring?
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