Eastern Market....

Vali Myers....

ValiMyers.com

"Seaside".....

A Conversation with Jake & Branden

on The Way Home From Kalahari...

Jake: "So when you have a baby....do you poop it out?"

Me: "Um......Not exactly."

(Long Pause........)

Me: "It comes out down there...I mean in that general location."
Branden: "You will learn about that in a class.... Ummm...."

Me: "Sex Education Class."
Branden: "Yeah that."

Jake: "What about that Seaside thing?"

Branden: "Seaside?"

Me: "Seaside?

Me:"Ooooohhh....I think he means C-section?"

Gramma & Me: (Cracking up)

Me: "A Seaside is when you have the baby at the beach....

I'm pretty sure there are Sea-Horses involved"

Imagine....

I just found this great site for toys and art supplies ...

ImagineChildHood.com

LOVE the CRAYONS!!!

Spread My Ashes At Toys-R-Us.....

Yesterday we drove past a huge cemetery and this is how the conversation went...

Jake - "I just saw a Funeral."

Me-"Oh, were there a lot of people outside by the coffin?"

Jake- "What's a coffin?"
Me- "Well...when you die you can either have your body put into a coffin and buried in the ground so that people can come and visit you or you can have your body cremated into ashes and have them scattered somewhere that you really loved like a beautiful mountain or by a river or something like that. They can also keep your ashes in a box or a special container."

Jake- "They burn bodies!?"

Me- "Yep, Your body is just a shell and when you die you don't need it anymore, so your soul leaves and goes on to another place...a really beautiful place"

Long Pause.....

Jake- "I think they should spread my ashes inside of Toys-R-Us"

Weigh In....

Waist....7.8 Inches Lost

Hips...6.0 Inches Lost

Thighs...1.0 Inches Lost

Chest...3.0 Inches Lost

Calves...1.0 Inches Lost

Bi-Ceps...1.0 Inches Lost

Total Inches Lost=19.8!!

Total Pounds Lost= 20 lbs!!

I'm kickin' some Ass Sista's!!

Mind Body Spirits Field Trip....

Mind Body Spirits

in Downtown Rochester hosts FREE field trips for schools and various organizations to help educate children and young adults learn about the importance of sustainability and local Organic whole foods. They have an onsite greenhouse/science lab. Contact your teacher or school adminastrator to help set up a field trip for your child's classroom.
Education = Power!

Spring....

The earth has come to life today,

Spring is here hooray hooray,

Flowers are happy,

They wave into light,

The suns shines bright,

with all her might,

So fly little fairy,

Fly Fly Fly,

Fly threw the meadow,

And touch the sky,

When you get where you are going,

Remember this day,

The day the earth,

Came out to play.

Pork Mutha Fukka.....

HOLY PORK SANDWICH!

SOLIDDUDESKITCHEN.COM

The Three Questions...

"When is the best time to do things?

Who is the most important one?

What is the right thing to do?"

"Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now.

The most important one is always the one you are with.

And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side.

For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most important in this world."

"This is why we are here."

This is our all time favorite choice for bedtime reading.
The Watercolor's are so beautiful!

~More John J Muth~

Today's Favorite Thing....

Oh Almond Butter...How I Love You!

Spring Treats...

I'm getting tired of spending so much money on treats for classroom celebrations, so yesterday I went around the house and found things that we already had to make these "Spring Treats".

Homemade Double Chocolate Truffle Brownies wrapped in waxed paper and tied up with a few bugs, moss and some green spring grass....FUN!

Winter Manifesto......

Soulemama.com

A Winter's Manifesto ::
1. Follow the sun wherever you find it. Rejoice in the slowly-growing-longer days.
2. Make Stuff.
3. With gratitude for the labor of summer and fall, do everything in front of the fire. Morning, Noon, and Night.
4. Get out there everyday, no matter how cold or quick the visit may be. Through crunchy snow underfoot and breath-warmed wool on your face, remember the magic and wonder of it all. Try not to take it for granted.
5. Shake things up, change the scenery, and Get out of Dodge.
6. Wool. Flannel. Capilene. Know them. Love them. Layer them.
7. Gather often with friends. To commiserate. To laugh. To warm the spirit.
8. Savor the memories and bounty of past seasons harvest. Plan and dream for the one yet to come.

Bourbon Cough Syrup.....

I am surrounded by sick people....

Tissues.....

Ear-aches.....

Stuffy noses....

Sneezing.....

I stumbled upon this remedy.....

"Bourbon Cough Syrup"...

@ TheKitchn.com
Not exactly appropriate for a 7 year old....

I do think the adults might like it though.

Planet Rock.....

I took the boys to Planet Rock in Ann Arbor yesterday....

I learned how to Belay ....

Jake and Branden both made it to the top.....

We had a great time.

This one's for you.....

That's right....You know who I'm talkin' to.

Our Super Cool New Turkey Friends.....

We were out walking in the woods at Kensington

and some super cool wild turkeys came to hang out with us.

Happy Birthday Abe....

My all time favorite artist Mark Ryden

always depicts Abe in such interesting ways.

My Valentine.....

We made treats for our friends at school....

Happy Valentines Day Friends!

Sleep Over.....

Gramma Judi decided to stay over last night...

Rather than driving all the way to New Hudson in a blizzard....

She had dinner with us.....

She sat next to Jake at the big farm table....

Jake shared his room with her...

They watched cartoons in his Ikea twin bed...

with white fluffy clouds painted on the ceiling...

She is a big fan of "The Penguins Of Madagascar"....

She watches it even when shes home alone....

He showed her his "Secret Fort"....

(2 chairs with a sleeping bag on top & a TV inside)....

They practiced the Cub Scout Promise...

They are good buddies.

Today a nice man delivered this delicious morsel to our door....

Thanks Gramma....Your the Best!

Mmmmmm....Chocolate Covered Bananas!

Snow Day.....

You know what that means.....

Chocolate Chip Pancakes & Sledding!!!

Goodbye Old Friends.....

It's been over 30 days since you left me......

And I don't miss you at all........

Well.......

Maybe the sugar......

Just a little.

30 Day Results.....

LOST.....

8 pounds

3.75 Inches off Waist

3.50 Inches off Hips

1 Inch off Bust

1 Inch off Thighs
2.20% Body Fat

Wooo-Hooo!

Urban Dictionary....

Yvonne...
French-ass name
"Oh Yvonne...That's a French-ass name"
To Yvonne is to possess an uncurable fetish of candy while having an irritating upbeat attitude that resembles those of little lolicon girls that you find in anime or hentai.

Coincidentally...

you will also find yourself infecting your computer with uncontrollable amounts of viruses.
"Oh crap, I just yvonned my computer."

"Stop acting like such a Yvonne~!

What would Kris and Emilio say?

Don't you dare anger the mexican christ."

Today's Leslie Fix....