Mar 12 2013

My Middle Name…. The bane of my existence

Author: Kerry

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Middle names in my family mean a lot… in fact every male of the clan had the same initials… You would think we were past such archaic traditions… but then again there is a pope seeking conclave going on in which they had to scramble cell phone signal… so I suppose some things just live on…. D.R.E … it was some sort of  privilege … there are colleges named after them… Arts foundations… Hospital wings… Around here it is a pretty famous name… none of that fame… or money came down to my little branch of the family… but that didn’t insult my fathers pride enough to kibosh the practice… my brother was named accordingly… and as for us three girls in the family? … well we got nothing… literally… It is tradition in the family to not give the girls a middle name so that when they got married they would keep the name as a middle name after taking on their husbands name… because it was just a bunch of bullshit really… all the way through school people assumed my middle name must be so horrible because I would always tell them I just didn’t have one… unheard of to them apparently… middle names are supposed to be embarrassing and used when you are in trouble… as I do with my smalls… maybe that is where my obsession with naming people as I see fit came in…Mr Amazing is The BFG anywhere other than my blog…  Chris is Tolman… Kathy became Bacteria… Dawn Marie is only known as chilidawg in my house… Christian is well… just MyChristian…. Stef is Fluff… the list continues… there are my patented nicknames… these apply to anyone based on my mood… BratFace… Turkey Lips…. Crazy Pants….because… really… Whats in a name?

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Mar 11 2013

Oz The Great and Powerful… and Adorable!

Author: Kerry

I remember being terrified of the wicked witch… I remember shrieking as the lion jumped out to eat Toto… I remember my heart pounding the first time I saw a trailer to the new one before a movie… about six months ago…. I though it was happening again… they were going to make movie magic for my generation…. The creepy green hand dragging black talon like nails across the table sent chills down my spine… and James Franco… SWOON…. and there we were this weekend… and instantly I realized it was not my generation these dark additions were meant to thrill… but that of small child next to me (13 yr old… I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone under 8) and once I got past the disappointment and realization that this was not what I was hoping for… I thoroughly enjoyed it… the scenery is stunning… the witches are both beautiful and creepy… shrill and obnoxious as one might expect…. the munchkins were fun… the tinkers adorable … it was a fun movie! If you are going to see it… spring for the 3D tickets… It just adds to the cheesy fun atmosphere. I would see it again… and the water fairy was awesome!

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Mar 06 2013

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ― Dr. Seuss #wordlesswednesday

Author: Kerry

Traditional Green Eggs and Ham (Turkey Bacon in our case) for Dr. Suess’s Birthday!

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Then to the track… I found my walking buddy… she doesn’t really so much walk

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… Get him a free trial pair of contacts says Mr Amazing… Let him try them…. Look at those baby blues!

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Last year I celebrated Dr. Suess’s birthday by having a grandchild! What better day to do it really!!! How cute is this lil one year old tiniest small of all!

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Mar 04 2013

The magic that the smallest amount of sunshine can work!

Author: Kerry

Don’t believe in Magic? Not a huge carrier of faith in Miracles?? Have you met SUNSHINE!!! I cannot believe what a difference in the world a little bit of sunshine after all this … well… winter… we have had… The bronchitis… the strep… the injuries from snow removal… the arthritis… the flu… the flu again… some more vomit tossed in just for shits and giggles…. and then… wait for it… hold out some hope…here comes the miracle… here comes the magic!

SUNSHINE!!!!

It is out the window RIGHT NOW!

and my shoulders feel like whatever has been lurking there… all dark and heavy… might be melting away a little bit as the snow does…

So in-case it is not shining where you are today! here is some! Do not give up 🙂

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Not my sun … but well… WOW! right?

 

Feb 28 2013

… One day more

Author: Kerry

I saw this for the 3rd time this weekend- I finally took small child to see it…Love

Feb 21 2013

… It’s the thought that counts

Author: Kerry

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Tell the story of trying to learn a new talent or hobby that you only pursued briefly.

 

I wanted to be the perfect mom!

Tall Child arrived half-way grown…  She became my daughter when she was 12.. She came with only a few things to call her own… but one thing she did arrive with was a dufflebag stuffed with yarn…

I looked at small child… at his tiny little two year old self… and begged Tall child to teach me!

I wanted to give small child a blanket… a homemade mommy blanket… something he could pass on to his kids… you get the idea… I wanted to be the perfect mom… I wanted him to have everything…

I invested in some Crochet Hooks/Knitting Needles (Did you know these were two different things? I never did figured out what the difference was or which one I was doing) I chose two different colors of blue yarn… She taught me the easiest stitch… and after much cursing… and poking her with the needle/hook… I got the hang of it enough to do a couple of rows….

Then a couple more….

Then a couple more….

<sponge bob voice> Six Months Later

I finally handed small child his scarf…

He loved it!

He roped the dog with it while wearing his Indiana Jones hat… and swung by the banister with it doing his spider-man impression… he tied people up with it and returned as superman to rescue them…

Until one day it mysteriously disappeared and was never mentioned again…

because….fuck knitting!

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This is an older pic… but damn… we are cute!