Mr Bubbles

She's been with us exactly a year. In spite of our friends' warnings that a big dog means big poop, big hairy mess (true), and loud barking (double true) my hubby went ahead and filled out adoption papers for her at our local county animal shelter. THEN, he told me about it. He was second-in-line, though.  Another family was ahead of us and ready to pick her up that very evening. However, the Lord had other plans as she was still available 3 days later. Who would have thunk! 


Here she is, in all her kind-of sleepy glory:

Elmo Manifestations

I've loved Elmo since I was a young 'un.  He was introduced to me through Sesame Street as a cute, little red-furred puppet. No episode was complete without giggling Elmo. Kris, our first-born, liked the show also; and she'd see him on the telly at least once a week.  Fast forward 15 years+  and you'd think we'd outgrown him, and he's no longer a part of our lives (as a rule, our other kids don't watch a lot of television or DVDs).  Well, surprise, surprise.  Elmo STILL shows up in all the right (or wrong) places, LoL!

Elmo with Cookie Monster as a sweet cupcake dessert

Elmo Cake

Elmo balloon at my cousin's daughter's b-day

Elmo Pinata

Elmo MONSTER!!!!!

Oh no! HELP!!

Get Elmo out of here, mommy!

Cat poop Coffee is expensive

Here is our daughter's status post on FB a few days ago: 

AHHHHHH!!! I have  kopi luwak beans! Yes, that's right. Cat pooh coffee. Sarah S is the best roommate ever! :D

Me oh my. Our college-aged daughter, in the midst of an academically-challenging semester, has found some respite, some comfort, some fun, some sense of accomplishment --- not through the dissection of a cat in her pursuit of a Nursing degree --- but through the ingestion of what has passed through the digestive tract of the Toddy Cat .  Ewwwwww. Gross. Yuck. I admit that I'm probably speaking out of ignorance, but still.....Just imagining from whence the beans spewed forth hinders me from enjoying one sip of this super-expensive brew.

She and her partners-in-crime are shown below:

Afterwards, she noted a reaction to the coffee.  This was her e-mail to us:  The allergic reaction I had was just itching, slight redness, and a few small raised welts on my face. But since allergic reactions are always worse the second time, I probably won't have that coffee again..... 

Hello Kitty Car

Hello Kitty as car-decor!  Sarah J took the picture while being driven around on her Philippine mission trip a few days ago. The PI has always had an eye for eye-popping colors and popular ladies, and HK fits the bill to a T.  Also shown are my super-expensive cashmere/swarovski crystal gloves that I had bought from Neiman Marcus in 2006.  They're rather fragile (I poked a hole early on); but much, much better looking in real life.