a few more projects . . .

DONE!! whoot! whoot! man oh man this stash bustin' stuff feels gooood! getting rid of the fabric that's been hanging around!

Miss Squish shirt--made up pattern

and a tummy shot! which is, of course, HILARIOUS!!

little blue-jean bag with 3 different pockets for goodies for N3's bakugons (some little round transformer-type toys)

which would make an adorable little wristlet if I just attach the handles the other way to go with the newest, throw-in-everything bag ;)

holds a lot stuff huh?

a proper square knot

looks like this.

simple as pie, right? maybe, but please make sure you've got it really snug when attempting this!

I *thought* that I had done a video this morning showing how I get Miss Squish in her favorite sweet spot back there as well as step-by-step of the square knot, but my camera battery went dead half-way through apparantly, so the video will be added a bit later today;)

daddy's girl

happy as a pig in poo!

a tiny little visitor . . .

came by the laundry room for a quick visit. so we scooped him up in a glass bowl to keep the kitty or sweet Tinker from eating him.

he was smaller than a newton cookie!

and we weren't all sure what to think of him at first

but with big bro's help, Miss Squish decided he was the funniest little thing around!

only in Alpine . . .

would this be not only an appropriate wedding gift, but a requested and registered for one! well, the shells were registered for, the hot pads I made to match the dinnerware they registered for;)

look mama, the rose petals . . .

are painting the porch.

when they started talking about stimulus packages . . .

the Brazilians brought out their secret weapon! Barack and 'Kozy caught sneaking a peek at 17-year-old booty. tsk, tsk, gentlemen. The least they could do is secretly fly away to Argentina to ogle that!

a bit of Independence Day goodness . . .

leaving for the parade that was postponed until after the rain (yes, a haircut is in order soon, a dye job too if anyone wants to scholarship one for me! ha!)

N3 practicing high kicks ;) while Miss Squish snoozes

and still snoozing as the parade approaches. Check out the puddles from Independance Day downpour!

at the park for the festivities having a quick sip of water from her favorite honey bear and cotton candy for N3! I Swear we had brisket burritos and nectarines first! and without further ado . . . . .the sparklers!!!!

hhmmmmm, strawberries . . .

can't get enough of those silly things!

They eat them until their fingers and faces are stained pink or their tummies are full or until they are just gone, whichever comes first. Usually picked up when on sale for 2/$5 and both pints GONE in less than 24 hours, always.

some recent repurposing . . .

aka, using up the fabric stash as fast as possible getting ready for a move.

a few of N3's shirts that were too small for him and too masculine as is for Miss Squish

became . . .

a dress w/ blue jean skirt and apron

and a tank top

and an old Popeye shirt altered to N3's size (he's saying "I eats my spinach!")

some jeans-turned bag with super handy pockets all around;)

and a strip quilt for Miss Squish

she's zonked after all that!

couldn't have said it better, Senator King!

with liberty, and JUSTICE for all!

Bernie Madoff, the man whose name is now under Ponzi scheme (aka ripping people off hardcore) in wikipedia, brought to justice by 150 year sentence.

Affirmative Action and it's most recent self-proclaimed creation, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, coming tumbling down like the stinking giant they have become with today's Supreme Court decision in favor of white firefighters in New Haven Connecticut. The conservative majority ruled that it was un-constitutional for the City of New Haven to refuse to validate a test required for firefighter promotions simply because not enough minorities in the testing pool scored high enough to qualify for the promotions. The city feared legislation from minorities but the 5 to 4 vote made history & pulled the Title 7 plug by ruling that avoiding potential discrimination from one group doesn't make it cool to *actually* discriminate against another. D'oh!

"Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions," wrote Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

When an African American can be elected President, there is no longer a necessity to level the playing field for so-called minorities.

JRT lurve

We have had our sweet Tinkerbelle for quite a few years now. She was pregnant with her only litter of puppies when I was pregnant with N3 and she delivered about 8 weeks before me. (N3 took this shot;)!)

We've had our ups and downs as she has worked out her aggression on fences, other dogs, a goat or two, a few cats, and probably a few other things that I'm probably blocking out, but I've come to terms witht the fact that I have no choice in the matter. She's staying and I need to get used to it and love her d*mnit! We will *NEVER*, I repeat, *NEVER, EVER* own another precious JRT, and adamantly warn other against them as well!!!, but she's become part of the Fam just like an abducted-by-a-UFO-cousin, we love her in spite of, or maybe because of, her quirks.

Sweet, true love is what we have here ladies and gentlemen. She doesn't leave N3's side, even sleeping at his feet or on his bean bag next to his bed.

Elvis, eat your heart out

because it's *me* that makes the best peanut butter-banana sandwich. Well, without grilling because N3 likes it better non-grilled and made with home-made sunflower butter instead of peanut butter because there's a little girl at his Montessori school that is allergic to peanuts and it's therefore a 'no peanut' campus. A little local honey also thrown on for good measure to keep the sunbutter sticking together and the allergies at bay. ooh--also on homemade bread to really stick to the ribs ;) YUMMM!

sunbeam/Mom shoutout

sending a shout out to all the wonderful people at Sunbeam and my Mom for buying one for us for my birthday last year, we love, love, love the breadmaker! Those 1-hour quick loaves are sooo super easy and pizza dough without all the work! Heaven! Everything Bagels coming soon . . .