day 2 - the meaning behind your blog name...

Tales from the African Bush Monkey... aka ABM... really. Do I need to explain anymore than the picture below? (I am pretty sure I can hear HB laughing from here... :)

The Weekend Report ~ Hair, Black Eyes and Minnie-Me (Husband)

And you all say my baby doesn't have any hair! :) I beg to differ!! Look at that head of...

yeah....ok....

I'm not blind... I can see her scalp too :) hee hee hee

The next few are a bit out of order....Minnie caught the nasty cold of 2011 so she and Daddy stayed home from church on Sunday... when I came home these are the outfits I found them dressed in....

Love them. :)

Minnie's outfit: Shirt coutesy of Mama H, camo pants courtesy of Tracy Michele, socks...the CountryRents

The day didn't start out so well for the poor girl. Not only was her nose running like a faucet, she had a nasty cough and could barely breath...but she went down to the basement to "help Daddy with wood" and fell coming UP the basement stairs. She had grabbed a spactula and when he started walking toward her to come upstairs with her she looked over at him and totally missed her hands on the 2nd step.... another first that day.... Black Eye 2011

Thankfully her mood has been good so that helps but she really does look pretty pathetic right now poor thing.... :)

day 1 ~ recent picture and 15 facts

1 I have grey hairs
2 the grocery store (ANY grocery store) is my favorite place to shop
3 I love to cook and hate to bake
4 I brush my teeth in warm water
5 I love watching movies but RARELY do it anymore
6 I love Hollywood fashion and gossip
7 I don't like vanilla ice cream
8 I don't eat wheat bread or any nuts (other than peanuts)
9 I'd love to go on a missions trip but I'm not a fan of hot, dirty or seeing what is outside my bubble (selfish)
10 Husband still makes my heart flutter (in a good way :)
11 I wish I could play the guitar
12 and sing in front of a crowd
13 I'm jealous of my friends who are adopting and the fact that they have a HEART for it
14 I love road trips
15 I can't sleep closest to the door in a bedroom ~ if Husband and I stay overnight somewhere I can't be closest to the door... the boogy man might get me :)

I love me some RE-MIX

~ Happy Sunday Friends ~

30 Days of Blogging?

There is a blog I "stalk" that is artsy, fun, whimsical, and written by a girl that is about 6ish years younger than me on the west coast. She lives a God/Family centered life and I love reading her blog, looking at her pictures and dreaming about going to the West Coast someday because she makes it seem beautiful. She is doing 30 days of blogging and I thought that sounded fun... I've been kinda in a little "rut" and wanted to do something different... new pc, new blog? Don't worry CountryDad you'll still get the pics of the girl :) So....

"you know how these things are...they're fun for you and maaaybe everyone else..ha ha. Well. I'm going to do it. But I am not challenging myself to do it everyday...just to do them." :)

Excited? :)

day 1 - recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2 - the meaning behind your blog name
day 3 - a picture of you as a child
day 4 - a habit that you wish you didn't have
day 5 - a picture of somewhere you've been
day 6 - favorite super hero and why
day 7 - a picture of someone/something that has had the biggest impact on you
day 8 - short term goals for this month and why
day 9 - something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10 - songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11 - write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die
day 12 - write a poem to someone you love
day 13 - your 5 fav. books and why
day 14 - a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16 - a picture of yourself
day 17 - someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18 - plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19 - write about a sweet memory from your past
day 20 - write a letter to someone
day 21 - a picture of somethin gthat makes you happy
day 22 - what makes you different from everyone else
day 23 - something you crave a lot
day 24 - post your favorite quote or verse of scripture and why
day 25 - what I would find in your bag
day 26 - list 10 things you are thankful for
day 27 - my day job verses my passion
day 28 - cruise a thesaurus and pic out 10 words you like the sound of
day 29 - favorite tv shows and why you like them
day 30 - movies you can watch again and again

Hangin' at JJ & J's aka Disney World

By now you all know that the CountryRents were more than generous to Husband and I by getting us a new PC... one that will work and that JJ won't mind working ON :) That's the key! :) Course JJ built it and it is all SOOPED (sp??) up and I have NO IDEA how to run it, what it does, or ANY thing that is in this mega-machine. Thankfully he was gracious enough to spend time with me working on it and with this girl who USED to be techie before she gave all her brain cells to the little one :) Speaking of little ones...and speaking of the techie geek :)

Husband is a HUGE hit with the boys of course... but don't forget that little girl who LOVES these two boys

and pretty much Uncle JJ and Aunnie J's house in general ~ a whole house full of toys and places she rarely gets to explore... yeah. Pretty much Disney Land for her :)

Fun times hanging out, getting my PC fixed and eating J's yummy supper. Thanks for a GREAT night!! :)

TiTi's Girl...

Ever since Minnie was THIS size... TiTi has been TRYING to get her to say her name...

The other night for dinner though Minnie prooved that she is her TiTi's girl... even if she DOESN'T say her name yet...but she did dog her TiTi's favorite food... BLUEBERRIES!

ah... the sassy side of my girl...

two tubbies in one day...a wet wash cloth was not taking care of this kind of damage :)

Please see the hair sticking up there against the backdrop of the chair...

HAPPY, wild, blueberry eating TiTi's girl :)