Sunday, August 17, 2008

Mikayla's Birthday


Friday was Mikayla's second Birthday! We had a mini celebration here last night with cake and presents. As you can see from the photo above, she was really excited.



I particularly ejoyed watching her and Gabby have a tea party with her new tea set. She even wore white gloves. Too cute!

Broken Glass

Last week, my next-door neighbor accidentally propelled a rock through the window of my floor-to-ceiling screen door glass while mowing his lawn. Since it was tempered glass, it broke into a million dime-sized pieces. When my son cleaned up the glass, he obviously couldn't get to all the pieces that landed under the bushes and now it looks like there are hundreds of 2 - 3 kt. diamonds sparkling under the front hedge. Which brings me to this question. Can fake diamonds be a girl's best friend?

Seriously... I MUST get out of this house soon!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Insurance Company Rules

I stumbled across this video while researching my current health insurance nightmare.

I found it really, really funny until I realized that it's 100% accurate. Then, it made me start to cry. How on earth are those bastards allowed to get away with the bullshit that they pull? Where is the accountability?

Monday, August 4, 2008

Meet Freddie

I got my first aquarium for Christmas when I was either 9 or 10 and I've had at least one in my home ever since. This is a close up of one of our three plecostomuses (or maybe it's plecostomi, hell I don't know). Anyway, we've had probably 10 to 15 of them over the years and my kids still call each one of them Freddie. He's kinda creepy looking but he sure helps to keep the tank algae free. Thanks, Freddie(s)!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Michael. Poor, poor Michael.



I saw this on VH-1 Classic one day not too long ago, and was reminded of how much I love this video.

Michael was so beautiful.

Tragic. Very, very tragic.

Mikayla


Today my granddaughter came to visit. I don't get to see her very often so I try to take photos of her whenever I get the chance. I really like this one. Hope you do too.

No comments about her gargantuan ears please.

Blue Bag


As most of you know (all two readers of my blog), I live really, really close to the Interstate. This morning, I noticed this rather bright-blue bag from my bedroom window. It seems to have been tossed from a car traveling down the highway. I'm sure it's only some retail chain plastic shopping bag (Best Buy perhaps) that was carelessly discarded. Still, I spent way more time than I should have fantasizing that it was something much more sinister.
I really need to get out of the house!