sculpture day
Today is sculpture day and the picture pretty much says it all.
Here you will see a recreation of the mammals natural environment. One year for Christmas I bought him an ornament that said “Talk Nerdy to Me.” I thought it was appropriate
snowmageddon 2011
Yesterday we got pounded with a huge snowstorm. And by huge I’m not talking about the 1 or 2 inches that shuts down North Carolina or Washington, DC. Let’s just put it this way…I needed to bust out the emergency snow shovel in order to get out of the parking lot at work.
Let me just go on a side tangent for 30 seconds about this snow shovel. One year, while I was still young, vibrant, and in college, my mom got both my brother and myself an emergency snow shovel for Christmas. Yay….that was a fun toy. We sorta looked at her like, yea….ok….you want me to carry this around in my trunk because ???? Sure lady, if it will appease you. Fast forward a few years and both of us have used that snow shovel in more than one situation. It was not one of my finer momments pulling that sucker out.
Anyways, the snow was so high that Brett left work and came home to snow blow the driveway instead of pickup Cardin. Later, when I arrived home with her, we went outside for a few minutes of playtime. This is what we ended up making.
OK……so, maybe I can’t lay claim to that. But we did manage to carve this out of the snow.
Oh and ps…..3 more days
Kickin’ it old school
4 more days sweetie pie!!!!!
Today I’m going to take you back to a time when life was far more carefree and we wore jean jackets. Here some items to make you boys and girls feel really old.
You were born in the 80’s if:
1) You know what Pound Puppies are.
2) You can sing the rap to the “Fresh Prince of Belair.”
3) Two words: M.C. Hammer
4) If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock.”
5) You had plastic streamers on your handle bars or noisemakers in your tires
6) You watched “Duck Tales” and “TailSpin”
7) You wore a pony tail on the side of your head.
8) You can sing the song to “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
9) You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail Day in computer class at school.
10) You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
11) You played the game “M.A.S.H.” (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with friends at school.
12) You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it.
13) L.A. Gear…..
14) You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF.”
15) You wanted to be a Goonie.
16) You ever wore fluorescent clothing
17) You remember the CRAZE – then the BANNING – of slap bracelets.
18) You still get the urge to say “NOT” after every sentence.
19) You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.
20) After you saw “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”
21) You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”
22) You have ever played with a Skip-It.
23) You wore, like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high-top Reeboks.
24) “Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK”
25) You watched “Alf,” the lil’ furry brown alien from Melmac.
26) You knew all the characters’ names and all about their lives on “Saved By the Bell,” the ORIGINAL class.
27) You can recite the TGIF lineup from Friday nights.
28) You played “Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?”
29) You made paper fortune cookie games and predicted your future with them.
30) Lambchops song never ended.
31) You had a walkman.
32) You collected Trolls!
33) You used a trapper keeper at school.
34) You got scared of “Are you afraid of the Dark?”
35) You learned English from School House Rocks
36) And my favorite….You have started using phrases that your parents used to use.
“When I was younger” “You know, back when…” “Because I SAID so, that’s why”
The next Picasso
5 more days. We’re down to one hand ladies and gentlemen. This is like Christmas for me.
Today is marker art day.
Last night Cardin and I were drawing with markers. Mind you, I draw like a 5th grader, but this is my meek representation Brett’s life, as depicted across a timeline.
(PS. This looked a hell of a lot better in color, but the scanner at work only accepts black and white. Damn Racists)
And this is what your little family looks like at 30. Note that I’ve correctly shown your Homer Simpson hair. Please disregard our pointy fingers, we are not witches.
New Ink
6 days and counting….
Today is body art day. Last night, Cardin and I were doing some arts and crafts with stamps. She decided that I required a stamp on my hand or, you know, the world would end. I obliged and gave her my hand. Then it got a little carried away.
She looked at me with sly eyes as she went up my arm and gave me another stamp. When I did not protest, she went a little farther, and farther, and……we ended up with new ink.
In homage to your 30th, I got new ink for you dear. Next time, lets go get matching butterfly’s.