11.27.2007

2 Thanksgivings, my sis's was better.




My nephew Miko. He was fascinated with Fatness who was not fascinated with him. Fatness did not appreciate being called a "meow meow" he felt it was beneath him.














Erica is delicately buttering the rolls that I burned in my oven. My sweet sister in law offered to cut off all the black bottoms, so everyone got a squished slightly doughy roll.










My grandson Dustin, being held by my mother in law. She is in a word AMAZING. She recently hung the Christmas lights on her roof and tiled her kitchen floor.






Tim and my brother in law singing a little Manson at the piano, not really, they were singing church songs. I thought they sounded great, but everyone else started packing up to go home.





This is my sister's Thanksgiving. Her rolls were perfect, no burnt bottoms here. She also made the perfect yams, the ones that Tim won't friekin stop talking about.







Cute siblings. Nicole made a fab salad with fancy stuff in it and Todd made me laugh the whole day.






He wanted this crown in his hair. That's his bro sleeping off a night on Mill.




Denton (he loves HGTV more than I do, well maybe not more, but certainly watches it more)



Erica showing off her long, thick, beautiful hair and newly manicured nails.















Mike (he sets up our annual Turkey Bowl Football game each year) and the most precious baby of all Camille. She is learning to count except she only knows "two" and repeated it many times because she is brilliant.

11.20.2007

Thanks?giving

I love the holidays just like the next guy, but there are some things that happen during this time of year that well, give me shingles, not so much thanks.



I've had an assfull of our brilliant local news people saying "and next up, how to beat those Thanksgiving crowds at the airport on the busiest day of the year."

Really Patti K.? I didn't know it was the busiest?
I'm on pins and needles awaiting your advice.






The meal.

Cook the turkey-4 hours. Make the mashed potatoes-1 hour. Make the green bean thing-1 hour. Make the Jello-Ambrosia-45 minutes. Set the table-45 minutes.

Eat-9 minutes.

Clean up-2 hours.













That one lady elbowing her way to the Ol' Roy 2 for 1 body sized dog food bags. She's the one that shows up at Wal-Mart at 6 am sharp on Black Friday, white knuckling her coupons in her Faded Glory fleece.












Sweet Aunt Whoever, that tells you your making the gravy wrong then launches into the same stories of Cousin Oscar and Uncle Otis and their hijinks's.

Same sweet Aunt proceeds to ask unassuming nieces and nephews probing awkward questions and then begins proclaiming her unsolicited religious advice.









Happy Thanksgiving.

11.14.2007

Teacher O Matic

I was going through some old school papers of Griffin's, when I came across a few pages that he drew during his, I suppose, military phase. Some people called these "disturbing," I will let you judge for yourself.

10-30-2007 02;06;47PM

This one was rendered during his "Alien Phase" Notice the human exclaiming "this is so typical I always have to kill the alien." Category: Invasion. This particular picture is one of a series of 5.
10-30-2007 02;11;35PM

This one I saved for last because it is my favorite the "Teacher O Matic." Toxic waste is being pumped into the machine which is churning out the teachers onto a conveyor belt, being hauled by truck to school. I believe Griffin drew this one when he was stuck with an old-maid, nun, humorless, windbag teacher in 5th grade.
teacher o matic

11.12.2007

F-EN PIGEONS


We have lived in this house since 2002 and since 2002 we also have been living with a family of pigeons....that I HATE.


They leave this stuff above my windows.




...and this stuff on my windows.



Here is a nice grouping of it underneath my dining room window.


Sometimes I throw pebbles up at them and feel a few seconds of victory when I see them take flight. They always come back.



Then I go back inside and take pictures of Fatness to calm my nerves.



If Fatness wasn't so fat, maybe he could catch those pigeons.

11.07.2007

STUFF ON MY FATNESS

My favorite website stuffonmycat.com has posted another picture of the most cross eyed cat that ever meowed.....drum roll.....FATNESS!



Fatness has an amazing resemblance to Babs don't ya think?







Alli-cat I am awaiting your campaign for Sweetness. Place a few articles on his head and send them in!