Rainbow Brite's got NOTHIN' on my daughter!

Friends for life...

This is Hanna (aka: Hanna Banana), with my fuzzy son, Ebenezer...

I met Hanna when she was only a few weeks old &
I became not only her Nanny, but her friend.

Shortly after becoming her Nanny, I adopted one very sweet, very little, 7lb English Cocker Spaniel & named him Ebenezer.
He & Hanna (being the same age, they're both 10 now)
grew up together & became the best of friends...

...and still are to this day.

Hanna and I remain very close even though it's been more than 6 years since working for her family. She does still call me 'Nanny' (she always has), and I think it's adorable... always loved that.
She spent the night the other night with Ruby & me, but as you can see from these pictures, it's obvious who she truly wanted to be with.
Ebenezer and her have a friendship that can't be put into words...
...but is easily seen through photographs.

Nanny loves you Hanna!! And Ebenezer too!!

Piggy Bank?? Magic Mirror??

Eh, who knows WHO CARES! This thing's better than Momma's MAGIC 8 BALL!!!

*grin*

Ruby & Bear Hit the LIBRARY!

Ruby: "Ok Momma, let's HIT THE ROAD!"
Bear: "Ruby, why is your seatbelt normal & mine's got me in a choke hold??"

Ruby: "Wow Bear, Look at all these BOOKS!"
Bear: " Ruby, I can't see anything but the inside of your nose..."


Ruby: "Ok so let's check this place out... it looks pretty fun don't you think?"
Bear: "The carpet looks lovely..."


Ruby: "Wow, what's this funky looking thing? I think I'll try it!"
Bear: "I think I just pulled a muscle in my back..."


Ruby: "Here Bear, you sit here while I give these things a whirl..."
Bear: "Oh yeah, this is far more comfortable... *not*"


Bear: "Ok, is it just ME or does ANYONE see anything WRONG with this picture??"


Ruby: "I'm sorry Momma, what's that? I did what to Bear?"


Ruby: "Awww buddy, I'm SO SORRY! *kiss*
I just got a little excited cuz we've never been here before & it's just so much fun! "
Bear: "Ruby, I love you too but now you're covering my nose & I can't BREATHE!"


Ruby: "Here pal... you sit here, that should be more comfortable than the last time!"
Bear: "MUCH BETTER! Ahhh FINALLY my back isn't hurting!"


Ruby: "Ok... so if I could just get this blue thingie up & around..."
Bear: "Take ALL THE TIME YOU NEED RUBY! I'm fine RIGHT HERE!"


Ruby: "Ooooh, LOOK OVER HERE, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!"
Bear: "Uh, Ruby... where you going?"


Bear: "Ok ,you SO just LEFT me HANGING HERE!"


Bear: "And now I've fallen... *sigh*"

*I See... (*romper room flash back for those of you old enough to remember.)

I See my old faithful friend, Ebenezer, and...

Sleeping Beauty & the Moon, and...

Lots of PEARLY WHITES, and...



Teething toddler, and...


THE BEST BED HEAD EVER!!!

But most of all, I see my beloved dog and my beautiful daughter,
and I wouldn't change a THING!

*grin*

Bald is Beautiful...

Silly is as Silly does...

As silly as can be...

Ah... the POWER OF WORDS!

Dictionary Schmictionary! <----- CLICK ME YOU KNOW YOU WANNA!

Jeans @ Starbucks?

Ahhh... is there anything better than a BRAND NEW PAIR OF JEANS???

I THINK NOT! (unless it's CHOCOLATE!)hehehe
Ok, so here's what I wanna know people... since WHEN did Jeans STOP being called 'Jeans' AND START Being called : AUTHENTIC NONSTRETCH BOOTCUT NATRUAL WAIST, STRAIGHT HIP & THIGH, STLIGHTLY FLARED LEG (aka: MORE IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY MUCH LESS LOCATE & BUY! Honestly, IT'S LIKE TRYING TO BUY JEANS AT STARBUCKS!!! )

Me:"Yes, I'd like a pair of jeans please?"
Them: "I'm sorry? and what kind of Jeans would you be interested in today?"
Me: "Uh... blue, jeans?"
Them: "*annoying pissy "I hate that I have to be nice to you cuz you're the customer" smile* Ah... Maam, what KIND of blue jeans? We have tall nonfat flare, or cropped frappe'pedal pushers' we have grande bootcut with whipped cream, then there's button'espresso fly in natural regular...etc"
Me: "*headache starting to brew hardcore* Uh... Ok, just a 'REGULAR' pair of BLUE JEANS in my SIZE will do... zipper waist if that's not too much to ask... Oh, and hold the whipped cream, I'll get that later at Pretzel Time..."
Them: *evil look in their eyes* Maam, Really, they all have zippers...
Me: "It's Amy actually, NOT Maam, and I'm sorry, what did you say your name was? Satan?? Look, I'm old enough to have CHANGED YOUR DIAPERS *underbreath* you little snot..., And ACTUALLY you JUST DID SAY that you had BUTTON'ESPRESSO FLY in NATURAL REGULAR, and since I want ZIPPER then CLEARLY I should SPECIFY CORRECT?
Them: "Well MAAM, *evil shit eatin'grin through gritted teeth* Yes I MAY have mentioned that...
Me: "Look, I'll just find my own pair ok? Thanks for your help *not*..."
Them: *yelling down the back of the store to a fellow 'snotnose employee'* "OMG I'M GOING ON BREAK, ANYONE WANT ANYTHING AT STARBUCKS???"

And so you can see why EVEN THOUGH IT PAINS ME TO SEE JEANS ASSUMING THEIR PLACE IN THE 'ANNOYANCE WHEEL OF SHIT' they are a necessity and so, I ignore all who work in the store & HELP MYSELF to a fantastic pair of jeans that were EASY TO FIND once I didn't have ms.snotnose trying to crawl up my ass & set up camp for a SALE! (hate those people!)

In all fairness, I have to say that for years now I've shopped at Lane Bryant (that's clothing for us 'big & beautiful' gals) and I really do LOVE THEIR JEANS! They last forever & get more comfortable with every wash! So what if trying to locate the pair I want makes my eyes cross & my head spin? I just need to know my size (24 petite) and the style I like (REGULAR BLUE W/ZIPPER *ugh*) and I'm all set.

And yes, even for us bigger girls there is such a thing as 'petite' although I have to admit I laugh OUT LOUD in the store every time I see ANYTHING with 'petite' on it, cuz... let's face it ladies, Lane Bryant isn't a SKINNY CHICK STORE! It's for the sexy, selfconfidant REAL WOMAN WITH CURVES! (aka:fatty mc'fat) but you know what, after losing over 80lbs, I could care less what it's called, cuz I was wearing a size that was SO BIG that Lane Bryant DIDN'T EVEN CARRY IT!... that's right, there was a time when all I could fit into was sweat pants & yoga stuff... fun fun fun... NOT!

So to now be able to go in & pick out a size that ISN'T their biggest size & try it on & have it fit me so nice & comfy and smile knowing that, no only does it fit but it LOOKS DAMN GOOD ON ME, well.. that's pretty fanfriggentastic* in my book! (*and yes, that's a word... I think I'm going to start my own Amyla' Dictionary... and my friend Jen can back me up on this & probably contribute many words herself as we each have our own special language. LOL )

Anyhoo... so Ruby had a blast at the mall, after I bought my new jeans, we went down to the lower level to the 'kids play area' and Ruby had herself a BLAST!!! Running around & laughing & being so silly that every parent in there was smiling & telling both myself and my mother how 'beautiful & funny & adorable' she was... I smile outside, & inside my heart is borderline bursting... A. because they're right, and B. because I feel like THE luckiest Momma in the world!

How was everyone else's day today? C'MON LURKERS... SPILL THE DETAILS, I'd love to know, AND ANYONE WITH A NEW 'AMYLA WORD' for my dictionary, feel free to share! =)

And now for your entertainment, Ruby Presents:

"Ghetto Princess"...

Pink Plastic Crown instead of fancy jeweled one...

Fuzzy Funky 'Target Special' Princess Chair...


White Onsie instead of fancy schmancy ruffley dress...


Loud Hearty Laugh with no fear of being 'un lady like' towards anyone...


Natural beauty with no need for 'MAC' or any other kind of makeup...

THIS PRINCESS IS HAPPY AS A PEA IN A POD!!

(because she knows all it takes is a bath, a bow & some fun clothes and
MY GIRL CLEANS UP NICE!!!)

Happiness is...

... Ruby & Bear, fast asleep.

20/20?

Ha! More like crappy/shitty in my case!
I'm sure you're all noticing the new look yet again... I didn't have much of a choice since my eyes could NOT take the colors from before. Did I like them? Of course I did, otherwise I'd never have changed them to begin with, HOWEVER... my eyes were SCREAMING at me to PLEASE do something a little less 'OMG' so... boring white with pinks again but hey, at least I can read my posts now without my eyes watering like a faucet! ;)

Guess that's what age & glasses will do to a girl. Hope you all don't mind the lack of color... it's not that bad, right?

This ever happen to you?

Going... Going...

GONE!

Zzzzzzzz...