The Monkey's Tail....er....Tale

I LOVE MONKEYS

Seriously, I do!

When we go to the ZOO

 I could plop down in

front of the monkey cage

and stay there all day.

I heard THAT?

Which one of you just said

it was because I was

TOO LAZY 

to walk around the whole zoo?

Do you see the monkeys below?

One time we were at the zoo

and Lulu (age 4) SCREAMED

LOOK NANA.  THAT 

MONKEY HAS HAIR

JUST LIKE YOURS.

Gotta love a grandkid like that.

Anyway...I always wanted

a MONKEY!

I didn't get one but 

MyHero got one for 

Christmas from the 

kids.  

His name was Martin

but I put him in a dress

and changed his name to

MARTHA.

I suppose I have really

confused her/him now.

She/He loves to sit

by the fireplace

and tends to doze off.

The REAL FUN with

Martha/Martin

starts when one of our 

OWN LITTLE MONKEYS

come to visit.

You see,

Martha/Martin came with

her/his own bottle.

A banana bottle.

A banana bottle of its very own.

Wait....

Wait....

Wait.....

Well, look who is here to visit

with Martha/Martin Monkey.

It is 

CharlesInCharge.

Martha/Martin is motion activated.

He kind of scares the bejebus out of

CharlesInCharge.

And what does a little guy do when

he needs comforting?

Why he reaches for a bottle, of course!

No! Not THAT kinda bottle.

THIS kinda bottle...

What? What's that 

I hear?

I think I hear jungle drums...

nothing worse than a mad

monkey...

I am gonna go put my button

on right now!

You all have a great day.

And if you see any

flying banana bottles

you will know 

what happened.

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Mirror, Mirror

on the wall,

Ain't Your Owner

Got No Sense

At All?

WHAT happened here?

Let me 'splain, Ricky.

Buckle your seat belts

this is a longer post

than normal for me.

The frame

 started out looking like this....

I was lucky enough to get 2

of these frames from a dear friend.

BUT...

This one looked a little sad,

don't you think?

So...bring on the ASCP

in Antique White.

Not bad- not bad at all...

but I want to gussy it up a little...

you know..kinda like 

when I put on lipstick.

Gold...I'm thinking Gold.

No- Not THAT kinda gold.

THIS kinda gold.

Yes- I wear vinyl gloves when I

paint.  They come in handy if

I need to perform any kind of

EXAM on MyHero on the

spur of the moment. oh...I am so

gonna get scolded for saying that.

So, after painting, I used a foam

brush and hit just the raised

decorations on the frame.

Oh-I am LIKING this!

It will be perfect.

Well.....if a little is good...

more might be better, right?

FAIL!

UGLY.....Sigh....

Repaint white!

Dry brush with the gold again...

Yep..same picture-HA

And...Quick little spray
with a sealer 
(To: MyHero-I did NOT
spray it inside in the basement)
liar, liar, pants on fire
where was I
Oh- She's done...

And in place.

Perfect under the light fixture

I have in there with it's 

antique shades.

Guess what else is in

that little bathroom?

Lord love a duck.

UNTIL THIS VERY MINUTE

I NEVER NOTICED 

that this

piece of stained glass 

that I have carted around 

for about 

a hundred years

and finally had built into

the wall between  

bathroom and laundry room

looks like it has a 

FACE IN THE CENTER 

of it.

Do you see it?

Doesn't that scare the pee 

right outta ya?

I may never use this 

bathroom again!

Okay- I gotta go

stare at my freaky

stained glass window

and wonder why I never 

saw THAT FACE before.

And it is NOT because

I am blond...just sayin'

PLEASE PRAY FOR TETE TONIGHT

Many of you know 

Tete over at

Beyond The Garden Gate.

This is the message posted

by her son tonight.

The ER

This is Tete's son, Craig,

with this post.  Mom was

taken by ambulance to the ER

for what we believe is a 

pinched nerve in her back.

It's located in the spot that

controls her gall bladder and

she had a nasty spell today.

We're praying that the 

doctors are able to fix

what is wrong.

Tete has not been well

for quite some time but

she never complains.

However,

the past few days she has 

been really sick.

She has always been my 

GO TO person when I 

can't figure something out

on the computer.

She is such a good soul,

caring and loving.

Please take just a moment

and pray for her.

If you have an extra few seconds

pop by her blog and send

her a get well wish.

Thanks so much...

You are all wonderful

in my eyes.

HEY! Want A HAY Ride?

Every Fall we try to join

the kids when they go

for their annual

Hay Ride and

pumpkin picking

for the Fall Season.

We missed it last year

but this year we joined them.

So....who else joined the party?

My beautiful Mimi and

CharlesInCharge

(the Irish princess & the

little Irish elf)

BigBoyE checked out

the goats and fed them.

His Daddy, BigJ,

enjoyed the day even

though he had to sit by

ME on the hayride.

yeah-you don't see me...

really bad hair day...

really bad face day...

really HATE having my

picture taken day.

SweetCheeks and Family

had fun~as you can plainly see.

Question from Nana:

Whatcha looking at BigBoyE?

SweetCheeks answers for him:

Nuthin'-He's not looking at

nuthin' cuz there's nuthin' there.

Really?

Well, then...what is 

CharlesInCharge

looking at?

SweetCheeks: Nuthin'. 

He's not lookin' at nuthin' eithfer.

Really?

Seriouhsly, Nana!

Look...There is nuthin' there!

There's no pumpkhins

(she was right there)

and there's no peoples

and there's just nuthin'

to look at anhd--

YAAAAY

I'hm right again!!!

 Wow!  You are 

ALWAYS RIGHT,

aren't you?

Yep!  Ahn...I'm the smartest

one in my roohm, too.

Uh-huh!

I would like to take this moment

to thank SweetCheeks' teacher

today and all her future teachers.

May God be with you!

I wonder who will be 

The Mouth of the group

next year?

Do you think anyone will

be able to edge 

SweetCheeks out?

PLEASE VOTE

I am not very

POLITICAL

by nature.

I don't stand on

any soapboxes
or street corners,
especially in the
red light district
if you get my drift,

to tell anyone

how to vote.

So,

I only have

two words 

to say today.

God Bless Our Country.

If you DON'T vote-

DON'T complain

about the outcome~

I LOVE CATSTROPHY

Oh- I have a
HUGE FAVOR

to ask of you-

all of you-

any of you.

I helped my friend

(and ex-sister-in-law)

ELLIE

start a blog.

CATASTROPHY

Yeah- I hear you-

Me?  Helping Her?

It is like the blind

leading the blind....

no offense to any

blind people....

Anyhoooo-

We have been friends

for about a hundred years...

through thick and thin..

or would that be 

fat and thin?

So-

Crazy One....er......

Ellie

has CATS.

CRAZY CATS...

seriously-

 they need psychiatric help.

OH-WAIT..

maybe it is her that needs

the help.

She talks to herself but

don't tell her I told you that

the cats like they are human.

Sometimes I think they are.

Please, please, please

pop over and sign up as

A Follower.

You will be glad you did.

She is ALMOST

as crazy as I am.

Link here
Y'all have a great day now,
ya hear?

SweetCheeks ONE MORE CHUBBY CHUCKLE

I have told 
part of this story before
BUT
 I am always

lamenting about my weight-

Up/down/Up/down.

I did give up sugar and

flour a while back so

I have been getting closer

to a good goal weight for me.

This has NOT gone unnoticed

by SweetCheeks.

Let me tell you.....

She doesn't miss much!

We are talking about

nothing in particular.

SC:  Nana?

Me:  Yes, honey?

SC:  Youh're not so fahtt.

Me:  Thanks, SweetCheeks!

-pause-

wait for it...

wait for it.....

SC: Nana?

Me:  Yeah?

SC:  Nana...did you see the 

EIGHT HUNDRED POUND

man on Dr. Phil the other day?

Holding her hands about

a foot apart 

she says:

He was THIS much bigger

than you!

Me:  REALLLY!?!?!

SC:  Yep- Seriously!

Okay- What I want to know is

WHO is letting her watch

Dr. Phil??????

He will be looking for YOU
for allowing kids to watch
his show!

As a post note:
SweetCheeks is 
sitting on my lap
One of my friends is here.
She looks over at her and
out of the clear blue sky says:
My Nana looks 
SO MUCH BETTER
since she lost
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY POUNDS!
My friend about swallowed her tongue
LAUGHING!
Remind me to put tape over
her mouth next time
she shows up!

SweetCheeks CHUBBY CHUCKLES

Several of you have

told me how much

you missed our

SweetCheeks.

Well, here is an

actual conversation

word-for-word

as I remember it.

Her Mama has had

several conversations

with her

about not saying someone

is fat.

To SweetCheeks

FAT IS GOOD!

She had a FAT BABY

that she loved.

SweetCheeks

 will pinch your

cheeks and tell you that

she LOVES your 

fat face.

Those on the 

RECEIVING END

of being called FAT 

are not always so

happy to be called 

fat.

So...

SweetCheeks is learning.

She looked at her new

little cousin, CJK.

SweetCheeks:  Ummm...Nana~

Nana:  Yes, honey?

SweetCheeks:  Ummmmm...

Baby CJK is a really....ummmm..

CHHHUBBBBY baby.

Nana:  Yes, he is.  I'm a little

chubby myself.

SweetCheeks (looking me

up and down)...Ummm...

Noh-Youh're jussst fat.

Onhly babies cahn be

chubby!

Nana:  Thanks, SweetCheeks.(sarcastically)

SweetCheeks (very seriously):  
Youh're welcuhm.

ps.  I am renting her out

as a dieting aid....

any takers?

Anyone?

anyone?

ps..Don't forget to set your
clock back so you can be
fat an hour earlier
tomorrow morning....

Hallo Weenie! A Day Or So Late

I wanted to post
our little Halloween

celebration before

it gets any later 

in the Season.

Here's our own 

little Lorax!

Mama Mimi made

his costume.

WHAT does 

The Lorax 

have to say?

He is quite besotted

with Cousin SweetCheeks

She is Jasmine.

Here's a close up

of her clothing.

That is an authentic

piece of clothing-

gorgeous, huh?

Doesn't she look like

she is ready to date? Shhhh..

Her Dad says she has to be 18.

Here we have 

Witch Ria

And Lulu and her

best friend, Miss A.

Ria, Miss O (her friend) Miss A

SweetCheeks & BigBoyE

 CharlesInCharge was a

Monkey In A Stroller

Here's the gang all ready

to roam the street.

One more-

Our Little CJK

the cutest pumpkin

in town.

He never looked up!

WHAT was he looking at?

Why THESE, of course.

His feet.

As for me-

Well, certainly you

saw me passing by....

I have now retired

my broom for another

year-regardless of

what my kids tell you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG J

BIG J came

into the family

when he married

our youngest daughter,

Mimi.

Aren't they cute

together?

The Key West 

Island Scout &

The Irish Princess.

He has

great parents.

(yes her eyes do open!;>)

He gave us two

wonderful little

grandsons,

BigBoyE & 

Charles In Charge.

You did good, BigJ,

very, very good!

We won't see you on

your special day

but we will 

celebrate when 

we DO see you.

Meanwhile,

here's a cake...

Let's hope 

MyHero

doesn't eat it 

all before you

get here.

So....

You are loved!