Alphabet Laughs-F Is For Furniture And Friday And Flippers

F

IS FOR

FURNITURE

Good Morning!

It's Alphabet Day

once again!

So...

F is for

Furniture!

Would you believe I

still have some pieces

of furniture I need

to "get at".

Wanna see?

Ready?

That is just ONE piece...
Ummm..what's this?

These are hiding in my 

garden room so 

MyHero doesn't see them.

I had to get them out of the

garage..so....well...there they are...
...SO WHAT?

Hmmm...THIS piece
that I showed you first

is next on the

chopping block.
Er...I mean painters' cloth.
It has been moved
INSIDE to the
Painting Headquarters...
Shhhh..MyHero thinks I do
this OUTSIDE.
Don't you dare rat me out.

I have to do it this week

because I have a 

PARTY coming up here

next week.

Shhhh....it's a secret..

not the furniture- the party.

I'll be telling you about that

later--maybe when I get to 

P...or maybe before!

Yep she is...

a perfectly nice little table.

Good lines, huh?

I think she will look good

painted and slightly distressed,

don't you?

I think I will do it TODAY.

That would be

FRIDAY!

Do  you love Friday?

I know lots of people do.

In Wisconsin we call it

FRY-DAY.

WHY, you ask...

okay-so you didn't ask but

I am gonna tell you anyway

In Wisconsin they have

something called a

FISH FRY.

It happens 

EVERY FRIDAY/FRYDAY.

Like Wisconsinites aren't fat

enough from eating all those

fried cheese curds and

drinking all that beer

they gotta have a fish fry.

Wisconsin is famous for its

FISH FRY.

You'd have to drive to MI to find this one.
Every Thursday people call

other people and ask

them which 

FISH FRY they are going

to on FRY DAY.

It's a sickness I tell you.

I just don't answer my phone

because I don't LIKE

FISH FRY DAY.

They are served with...

WHAT ELSE?

FRENCH FRIES!

And coleslaw and

BUTTERED RYE BREAD

and a slice of onion....

We'll go get you a plate when

you come visit me...

Remember though,

you gotta be here on FRY DAY-

bring your own 

cholesterol pills, m'kay?

Speaking of FISH

 brings us to 

FLIPPERS.

Now I am NOT talking about

using your 

"swear finger" 

as SweetCheeks calls it...
although she has NO idea
WHICH FINGER is the
"swear finger"-lol

(how DO these kids learn these

things so young)

YOU know which finger I 

am talking about though, don't you?

Well, I am NOT talking

about that here-although I hear

some of you use it quite often

when navigating traffic...

you know who you are-I am

not going to put your name out there.

Soooo....F is for Flipper

Am I talking about 

THIS FLIPPER?

Nope!

Am I talking about

THIS kind of FLIPPER?

Nope!

I am talking about 

THIS KIND OF FLIPPER.

They use these in 

Beauty Pageants. 

Now, I am NOT entering any

beauty pageants but I am

thinking they might come in

handy while I am listening to

SOMEONE drone on and on

and on and on and on 

about

GOLF!

And that's all I'm saying 'bout that.

If you click on the image you can order some for yourself...

just in case you have to  listen to boring stuff, too.

Have a Snap On Smiley FryDay!

Alphabet Laughs-E Is For Eggs, Energy And Exciting News

Ready?
Ready Eddy?
No other Eddies
will be mentioned in
this post...so.....

Here we go...

E

is for EGGS.

click on pic to see more eggs funnies

When they tested my son

at age 4 to see if he

was gifted

they asked him how

many eggs in a dozen.

He said 12 but

went on to say that you 

could buy them in a box

of EIGHTEEN so that

was 6 more than a dozen.

(He was used to riding along

in the cart as I shopped for

our family of six-make that 7-

my mother was living with us then).

He also said half of 8 was

three.

I liketa died.

Guess what?

Gifted kids visually divide

numbers in half..

so eight (to most gifted kids)

is either 3 or 0.....who knew?

E

is also for Energy.

Some days I feel 

like I am the

Energizer Bunny.

I am thinking of ordering

myself this-

A BUNNY COSTUME-

just so MyHero

will know how much I 

do around here.

He thinks all I do is sit 

and blog-

Who the heck 

does he think

cleans the house

does all the laundry,

cooks,

 cleans his sink, AND

does the yard work?

Of course he would much

prefer THIS kind of

Bunny Costume.

click on photo to order one for yourself

Ha!  Like THAT is gonna happen.

Now...

ON TO THE
EXCITING NEWS!

Somehow, Someway

at least 500 

OTHER CRAZY PEOPLE

have found
ME!

yes, yes, I readily admit

to being crazy...

now YOU are a member of the group.

Members (505)

I am not showing any of your

crazy faces to protect

your pride.

How did that happen?

I dunno!

Am I happy?

Imagine the bunny above

doing a headstand..

okay~ um.... the one with the 

pjs on...2nd bunny image..

not the 

Playboy bunny.

Need a visual?

So...

To say 

THANK YOU

to all you crazies

that are following me

and commenting,

I am doing a giveaway.

I will tell you more

about it on ...what day?

Can you 

GUESS?

Pfffftttt...

G DAY.

Alphabet G Day

you loons-You should 

have Guessed that.

So...

keep coming back...

Sign up will start on

G DAY.

Alphabet Laughs-D Is For Day Lilies And Doves And Day Dreams

Another Alphabet Day!

D

is for

Day Lilies

I love them.

I love all lilies....including our

Stella de Oro lilies.

I have not been the best

at keeping them deadheaded

this year though- more's the pity.

D

is also for 

DOVES.

We have lots of 

Mourning Doves on our

property.

They make such a deep,

mournful cooing sound.

I love to hear them.

D

is also for

DAYDREAMS.

Some may daydream about

having a

Shabby Streamside Studio

Others may dream about

walking into a beautiful

 garden with a fountain.

As for me?

I DAYDREAM

about stuff like this....

WHY?  You are asking me WHY

I am day dreaming about THIS?

Oh- Yeah- Baby! 

I REALLY WANT

THAT PITCHER!

uh-huh

Alphabet Laughs-C Is For Cranberries And Calicos And Cubs

And so the

Alphabet Posts continue~

C

is for Cranberries.

Did you know that the 

STATE FRUIT

of Wisconsin is

Cranberries?

shut up, Mark

Well, it is~

C

is also for

Calico Fabrics

These are AnnieSelke fabrics

Pretty, huh?

C

is also for Cubs.

Now lest you think I am

talking about 

BEAR CUBS

I am going to quickly

correct you.

SweetCheeks overheard some

talk about BRAS.

Her newest question?

Nana, What is 

YOUR CUB size?

Hmmmm...there are some

things I refuse to answer

even for 

SweetCheeks!

ANYONE 

out there willing to share

 YOUR CUB SIZE?

I thought not......

Have a Cubolicious Day!

Alphabet Laughs-B Is For Berries And Beans And Bacon

Continuing along with my

Alphabet Posts..

what comes after A?

All together now...

B

B is for Berries

We buy Michigan blueberries

and we LOVE them.

I like making 

Blueberry muffins.

These are called....ready?

To Die For Blueberry Muffins

We also love fresh green beans.

I usually make 

Green Beans Almondine

But the 

REAL POINT 

to this post is to tell you

about 

AN ADVERTISING

CAMPAIGN.

Now, this guy might be

the nicest guy in the world

but.......

We found THIS

hanging on our door.

This is the 

FRONT

This is the 

BACK

I don't know for sure

but I think their

campaign office

might be full of a lot

of oinkers. 

Hey- I am just putting

out there what everyone

is thinking and 

doesn't dare say.

Have an oinky-doinky day!

Alphabet Laughs-A Is For Avacado And Apple And Agile

I have decided to do
what I am going to call
The Alphabet Posts.
Where do I start?
Why with
A 
of course.
So...
A is for Avacado,
The fruit of the Gods.

A
is also for Apple.
Delicious and Tasty
worm spots and all
(okay- what is worse than
finding a worm in your half-eaten
apple?  Well...finding
HALF A WORM, of course!

And...last but not least...
A is for
Agile.
MyHero 

sometimes forgets

that he is on the

cloudy side of 60.

You know the side..

the one where you get

cataracts.

The time of life when

your get up and go has

kind of got up and went.

Grow old?

Nope!

Not MYHERO!

MyHero can run

and play with the best

of them.

You know he likes to sit,
and snack

right?
Okay-either he has spilled
glazing on his shirt or
he has really bad dandruff...
can I get an EEEEWWW?

But once he is 

OFF 

his seat

you might find him

diving over the chair

he was sitting in.

Pretty
AGILE
for his age, huh?

I think they ought to have

a special place in the

Olympics for

guys like him...

don't you?

Yep!

That's MyHero.

So.......How's your 

old boy doing?

Prayers For My Friend Laurie's Husband Please

I know a lot of my followers

also follow

Laurie's blog

In My Dreams I See

Laurie, as many of you know,

has had a lot of trauma in

her life in the past few

years.....a head injury 

caused by someone

that left her with

permanent brain damage

and limited sight.

In spite of all that,

she has a positive attitude

and still paints and blogs.

However,

This last bit of news from her

is devastating and I offered

to put out a call for prayer

for her hubby, Garry.

I am linking back to the post

about him here...but his

condition has worsened since

that post.

Please, please, please

take a moment to 

lift his name up in prayer...

asking for a successful surgery

and a calm spirit for Laurie.

She is scared and

beside herself with

anxiety.

Thank you so much.

I know it will bring her

some peace.

If you have a moment

pop by her blog and 

let her know we are

all supporting her.

Thank  you guys- 

you're the best!

Edited to add this email
from Laurie:
Garry had another episode last night, pulse went crazy blood pressure 210 over 110, we went to emerge and they kept him, not sure whats going to happen, things are unstable, you are so kind , he is the tough guy act ALL the time, a call for prayers would be much appreciated, thank you so much.I believe in the power of prayer and I must admit I just was so exhausted today that I just asked the Lord to take over because I have all my trust in him.

Who Is In Charge?

Well, 

We all KNOW who is

IN CHARGE

in most families,

don't we?

It's the baby!

It is always the baby!

In Mimi & BigJ's family

it truly is

CharlesInCharge.

Look at that sweet

little face!

I think he is gonna have

a reddish tint to his

hair-just like his Mama.

He's a good little boy

and doesn't mind when

BigBoyE 

pulls him and kisses on him.

That's a good thing

because BigBoyE 

is all over him...

like white on rice.

So far, he thinks it's funny.

Wait until he gets big

enough to grab back....

yeah...

remember those days

of kids tumbling 'round 

the house?

Someone always whining

that it was 

"HIS or HER fault"?

Well, I think 

CharlesInCharge

is holding his own.

As you can see,

he has already

INSISTED ON

a separate bath tub!

Happy Days, Folks...

or is that

Happy Daze?

M Is For Music And More

Yes, M is for Music.

It is also the first intial

of our little Ria's

first "real" name-

not her blog name.

Ria plays the violin

beautifully.

So, I thought she

should have a special

chair.

Look what I found

at a junk shop.

Yeah, I know some of

you call them

thrift stores...

I calls 'em as I sees 'em.

This one was definitely,

DEFINITELY a

JUNK SHOP!

Pretty cute though, huh?

She was in excellent shape.

Very heavy and well made.

I didn't have to do much

to her.

I cleaned, polished and waxed

her up and then painted

the seat with

ASCP in white.

Cute? Yes?

Not quite cute enough yet.

How about an

M?

A fancy scrolled M?

I did it with a black paint pen.

Here she is!

The seat lifts up.

When she opened her mouth

 to complain

I shoved some note filled

paper in her mouth

to cover the inside bottom.

And,  after her bottom 

was dry,

just like a newborn,

she went home with

the rightful owner.

Now-quit your grinning

and

Get back to practicing!

Gotta love a girl like that!

~She makes my heart sing~

M Is For Music

Yes, M is for Music.

It is also the first intial

of our little Ria's

first "real" name-

not her blog name.

Ria plays the violin

beautifully.

So, I thought she

should have a special

chair.

Look what I found

at a junk shop.

Yeah, I know some of

you call them

thrift stores...

I calls 'em as I sees 'em.

This one was definitely,

DEFINITELY a

JUNK SHOP!

Pretty cute though, huh?

She was in excellent shape.

Very heavy and well made.

I didn't have to do much

to her.

I cleaned, polished and waxed

her up and then painted

the seat with

ASCP in white.

Cute? Yes?

Not quite cute enough yet.

How about an

M?

A fancy scrolled M?

I did it with a black paint pen.

Here she is!

The seat lifts up.

When she opened her mouth

 to complain

I shoved some note filled

paper in her mouth

to cover the inside bottom.

And,  after her bottom 

was dry,

just like a newborn,

she went home with

the rightful owner.

Now-quit your grinning

and

Get back to practicing!

Gotta love a girl like that!

~She makes my heart sing~