Froggy Fun...

If a picture's worth a thousand words...

... then these bad boys ought'a have you pissin yer pants!


On our way to Boston's Comedy Connection
*no that's NOT a bad tooth, it's my green spearmint ORBIT GUM!*
mmm YUMMY!

Keep your eyes on the ROAD cousin! I wanna die LAUGHING, not in a car wreck!

Ahhh... people watching in Boston, should be an olympic event!
*I'd place GOLD!*

Why a picture of Faneuil Hall you ask?
Well, I just figure if I'm gonna fit in I might as well look like a tourist, right?
*SAY CHEESE!*

And really, if you're gonna get Faneuil Hall, you can't NOT get Quincy Market!

I almost bought this shirt, LOVED IT!

And this one SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!
Christmas is coming folks... this little baby makes a fantastic Christmas gift,
not only for the adults...

... but also one for the under 3 crowd as well!
hee hee
YANKEES DO YUK DAMNIT!
That's my story & I'm stickin' to it!

Snapped this one for cousin Steve... ENJOY BUDDY!

Ahh... the reasons we're here!
JOSH BLUE!!!, MICHELE BALAN!!!, and KRISTIN KEY!!!


Merely a saircase away from PISSIN' YER PANTS LAUGHTER!

Ok, well maybe not just a staircase, a 'would be' LONG ASS LINE that THIS FINE FELLOW& HIS WOMAN let us CUT!
DIG IT!
(one good turn deserves another... as promised, the pics... ENJOY!)


(I'd be smiling too if I was nearly as pretty as these two!) hehehe


(Here's where I tried to pick a fight between them to make the pics more interesting, but sadly they were too much in love to argue, sickeningly sweet ain't it? LOL)


This pic came out GREAT! And YES I take pics of total strangers... ESPECIALLY AFTER HE JUST SNUCK MY ASS INTO THE FRONT OF A VERY LONG & BORING LINE!
(those of you who know my ass know it's not such an easy thing to sneak ANYWHERE!)
The boy has TALENT!
*grin*


Awww, smoochie smooch! HOPE YOU TWO ENJOYED THE SHOW AS MUCH AS WE DID!
THANKS AGAIN!!!

AND NOW, INTRODUCING: KRISTIN KEY!

Thanks Kristin for one HELL of FUNNY ASS NIGHT!
You are TRULY adorable in every way!

And now... MICHELE BALAN:

Michele, Ma'am I do believe you're the reason I nearly wet myself!
You too have a gift, thank you for sharing it with us!

And now: JOSH BLUE!
(I have a bit of a crush on the boy, CUTE AND FUNNY?
SIGN! ME! UP! *check please*)


Josh... You put the DIS in DISABILITY my friend!
DIS comedy ROCKS!
DIS boy is FREAKIN' FUNNY!
DIS set nearly made me snarf my pina colada out my nose!
DIS night was BEYOND PERFECT!

Thanks to EVERYONE who played a part in my evening, it was truly a night to remember!
(too bad my MS will most likely kick in by morning & I won't remember a thing!)
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!
*not*
I'm pretty sure MS stands for MEMORY SUCKS, I think I'm gonna go look that one up...

Practice makes (almost) perfect...

Me: "Ok Ruby, we really should practice taking that picture of you holding your special framed referral pics... "


Ruby: "Ugh, Momma do I have toooo?!"


Me: " C'mon sweetie this won't take but a minute, I'm going to do it again on your actual birthday because that's a special day to BOTH of us! You cuz it's your birthday, Me cuz it's the anniversary of the day I got 'the call' and saw your pretty face for the first time!"




Ruby: (... not paying attention to much of anything aside from trying to figure out a way to get the ladybug pin off the picture frame.)


Me: "Ok Ruby, you just hold this here ok? Just for a minute... there you go honey!"


Ruby: (at first throws her arms out to the side (her sign for 'all done') then grabs the frame, ignoring me & continues to try & remove said ladybug pin... & sadly getting better at her attempts!)
"Sure thing Momma, whatever... just don't pay any attention to the fact that I'm totally gonna swipe this pin right off this thing!"


Me: "C'mon Ruby, just hold this picture for a minute so Momma can take a pic ok?"


Ruby: "A-HA! I GOT IT!" (picture frame now ripped in the corner where the PIN used to be!)


Me: "Awww RUBY!" (carefully taking pin out of my daughter's hand so she doesn't stab herself!)



Ruby: "I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE!"


Me: "Ok honey, I know this isn't fun for you but Momma really wants just one cute shot of you holding your pictures... and you're even wearing your cute yellow sweatsuit which was the first outfit I ever put on you while in China..."



Ruby: "Ugh, hurry up cuz Bear and I have things we have to work on in the playroom!"


Me: "YIPPEE!! There you go Ruby! You sat still like a good girl! LOOK HOW PRETTY YOU LOOK HONEY! Awww Momma loves you baby girl!"


Ruby: "Are we done yet? Can I leave, please?..."


Ahhh, the joys of a HEADSTRONG toddler!

I just CAN'T believe...

... it's August 30th ALREADY!

Where the hell did the time go?

Where the hell did the summer go?

Not that it really matters much since I'm not a big fan of summer anyways.
FALL is my FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR HANDS DOWN!


Followed closely by WINTER!


*yes I LOVE snow!*

Although my dad says: "that's because you're not the one out there shoveling it!"
Not so daddy-O, when I lived in my last place, the only snowblower was YOURS TRULY and & it didn't run on gas!
*just the occasional hot cocoa with marshmallows please!*

It's amazing to me that I'm merely days away from what will not only be the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of 'GOT'CHA DAY' but RUBY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY!
Unbelieveable!

I'm going to do my best to put together a photo timeline of little Miss Ruby Rubes having one photo for each month since they first handed her to me.
Stay tuned...

Oh, and to all those families who just recently received their referrals:
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!

MAN DO I LOVE REFERRALS!

It is with much joy & great pleasure that I am pleased to share with you all the face of an angel!
My friends Tricia & Jonathan's precious daughter:

ESTHER LIAN NICOLE!




Chinese Name: Wang Ling Lian
(meaning: Exquisite or delicate lotus)

date of birth: january 29, 2006

currently residing in: yujiang,

yuijiang district swi, Jiangxi Province

height as of june: 22.95 inches

weight as of june: 12.3 lbs

a few facts about our little princess:

© she can hold her head up

© identify strangers

© identify where sounds are coming from

Click HERE to follow their Journey to bring Esther Home!!!

Playing is serious business...

... especially JUST before bedtime!

Leave it to my friend the Librarian...

... to find THIS article to send to me. LOL
She's right when she said " You just can't MAKE this stuff UP!" hahaha!
TOO FUNNY!

Woman crashes when teaching dog to drive

August 28, 2006

BEIJING --A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.

No injuries were reported although both vehicles were slightly damaged, it said.

The woman, identified only be her surname, Li, said her dog "was fond of crouching on the steering wheel and often watched her drive," according to Xinhua.

"She thought she would let the dog 'have a try' while she operated the accelerator and brake," the report said. "They did not make it far before crashing into an oncoming car."

Xinhua did not say what kind of dog or vehicles were involved but Li paid for repairs.

© Copyright 2006 Associated Press.