I just have one question...

what's so freakin fancy about it???


That's one of those questions that's poked at me for years.


"Fancy" ketchup. WTF??? Ok, so is it made at a "fancy" factory? Is it made by a girl named "Fancy"? What makes it "fancier" than other ketchup?

It's not like it's dressed up or anything. It's a freakin packet of ketchup!!


But, hey, it's FANCY...

Coop and Cooper

I was tickled to death to discover that Jen (choclablover within the MRBA) had actually named her little frog creations Coop (girl) and Cooper (boy).


I just placed an order on her Etsy to get me a Coop!

She is a very talented young lady and has made some absolutely darling aprons, pin cushion, ironing board covers, etc. Here is the link to her store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6342903

Check it out!

Peep-Eye

Ok, so my landlord needs to powerwash the side of my house.

That said, I wanted to share what I see pretty much every morning as I'm leaving. My Scooter baby lays on the table inside and props her head on the catdoor and looks out. She starts this usually as I'm finishing getting ready for work and is still doing it when I leave.

Yes, when it's 30 degrees outside and she's laying there with the window propped open on her head, she's letting heat out and cold in. Do I stop her? No. Is she spoiled? What do you think?!?


I showed this picture to my co-workers and one of them commented "Looks like, oh boy, she’s gone, now we can rumble." That may very well be what she's thinking. Maybe she's the designated lookout to make sure I'm gone. This morning I had to ride down to my landlord's place to drop off my rent check. When I drove back past my house, she was still laying there. I guess to make sure I was for real leaving.


After looking at this picture I decided that this spring, after it warms up, I want to paint some kind of mural on the board that their door is mounted in. I don't know what it will be yet, but I think it would be fun to have something painted there. Maybe some greenery or something.


Any suggestions?

Help some deserving children with their ballfield!

My friend MsBlondie requested that the MRBA vote to help get the softball fields in Star, MS rebuilt. They were destroyed by a tornado last year.

They are trying to become a finalist in the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Plant A Seed program.

Click on the link below to vote: Thanks!!

http://www.frostedflakes.com/PLANT-A-SEED/FIELD/74321/FIELD.ASPX

Give it a Minute...

That's what they say about the weather in Mississippi. If you don't like it, give it a minute, it will change

On Friday I was taking pictures of a lizard in 78 degree temps. This morning (Sunday) I'm taking pictures of snow.

Typical weather in Mississippi in February/March. Hot one day and freezing the next.

Well, I am doubting the accuracy of J's thermometer. It's saying 38, but it feels colder.

I can remember one time, years ago, maybe 1986 or so, that my daughter and her best friend were swimming in a pond, it was either in January or February, and 3 days later, I have pictures (somewhere) of them picking ice off of the shrubs.

I took these pics about 3:30 this morning and I'm thinking I need to go back out now that it's daylight and see if I can get a cute picture of Ghost in the snow.

CT is back!!!

CT stands for "Crooked Tail". We watched this particular lizard all last year and have been wondering if he had left us. Cornpop and I were outside just now and she looked into the top of a nandina and said "Well looky here". I said, is it CT?? and she said she couldn't see his tail well enough. I leaned over the rail and YES! It's him!

Now, I know y'all think I'm nuts for naming lizards, bees, etc., but that's just me. The interesting thing about this particular lizard, and why we are able to identify him is the very end of his tail has a crook in it.

I kept thinking that during a molt, maybe it would straighten out, but it never did. We watched him grow up last year and he's considerably larger now.

We are happy to have the little feller back!

HHSMbRAMUVPPMRD

When Big Sis first moved over to the United Arab Emirates, one of the first things she noticed was that when they referred to the head honcho of Dubai, they used his WHOLE title EVERY time they mentioned him in the news.


Newscaster: "His Highness, Shaikh Mohamad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai had a meeting today with so-and-so. His Highness, Shaikh Mohamad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai entertained guests this weekend. His Highness, Shaikh Mohamad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai went to the horse race with his sons" etc...


You get the idea.


It kind of freaked her out a bit, because it was just so unusual to hear. I mean, even in our country, newscasters refer to the President as "President Obama" only at the beginning of a report. From then on, he is "Mr. Obama".


Here's the email that I had from Big Sis this morning when I got in:

Subject: Hope this picture comes through
"A friend(L) and I went into Dubai yesterday. We were leaving town and had been talking about His Highness, Shaikh Mohamad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Suddenly, L screams!! "Oh, S#$%, HE is coming up beside us!!!!" And here comes His Highness, driving down the highway, right beside us!!!!!! I had my camera, (because there are a lot of camel babies around now) and started making pictures!!!! All I got was his vehicle!!! But note the license plate number!!!! When he is out and about, he has no body guards, no other support vehicles following or leading, he was in regular clothes!!! I REALLY hope one day, we will get to meet him. D and L's husband, R, were playing golf Saturday afternoon and R got a phone call. He told D that he HAD to take it!! He answered the phone, "Hello, your Highness" It was Shaikh Mohamad calling him about some equipment or something!!!!!!! So L's husband knows him!!! MAYBE one day we will get to meet him.

I got a few camel baby pictures, but I'll wait and try to get a few more before I send any of them.
Love,
me"


I got a BIG kick out of all of the exclamation points!!!!! LOL! Can you tell she was excited?!? I, too, hope she gets to meet him one day. But I hope she goes to the bathroom first, or she's liable to pee herself!


And I want to see the baby camels!!