Friday clean funnies (St. Patty Day style)

What do you call a fake stone in Ireland? A sham rock....

Why do frogs like St. Patrick's Day? Because they are always wearing green...

When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato? When it is a FRENCH fry...

What does it mean when you find a horseshoe? Some horse is going barefoot...

What does a leprechaun call a happy man wearing green? A Jolly Green Giant...

Why did the leprechaun cross the road? He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster...

Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland? He couldn't afford the plane fare...

Have a good Friday...may you have many of laughs to start your weekend off on the right (or left) foot!!

2 fer Thursday laughs...

Thought I'd share these two cartoons that made me giggle...

I so need a giggle or two lately....

By goodness these blahs have got to pass soon, right????

Wacky Wed...what kind of puzzle are you?

You Are a Jigsaw Puzzle

You are a complex person, although at first glance you seem quite simple. Your personality is comprised of many interesting and distinct pieces. You are captivating and often visually interesting. You can be seen from many angles.

What Kind of Puzzle Are You?

Thank you Cyndi and Dean...

Today, after having another blah day at work and just in general I came home to a package waiting by the door for me...decorated all neat and pretty, just calling to me to open it...

It was from our good friends Cyndi and Dean....they are just so very kind to us...they always are right on top of sending cards and whatnots for whatever holiday approaches...and this was no exception to their rule.

With St. Patty's Day approaching, they thought of us when purchasing these great gifts...

the cool card and envelope all decked out:


and what St. Patty's Day is complete without a frog dressed as an Easter Bunny (okay so this is really to celebrate Leap Year, St. Patty's and Easter all rolled into one gift...he's green, he hops, and he's disguised as a rabbit, 'nough said)....


and the wind-up butterfly is too cool too...


and last, but not least, a light up frog with jelly beans....yummy!!


Thanks again guys, and I can't wait til May to meet you in person....at the Mouse House, during the Year of the Rat!!

Being a mom...another laugh for today.....thanks Sue

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. 'Why?' my daughter asked. 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs' I replied.

At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked,'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.' I was thinking quickly.

'All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom.'

We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.

'OH ... I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy.' 'Exactly' I replied back with a big smile on my face.

Monday funny...

A man drives to a gas station and fills up his tank. The clerk spots two penguins sitting on the back seat of the car. He asks the driver, "What's up with the penguins in the back seat?"

The man says, "I found them. I asked myself what to do with them but, I haven't a clue."

The clerk ponders a bit then says, "You should take them to the zoo."

"Yeah, that's a good idea," says the man in the car and drives away.

The next day the man with the car is back at the gas station. The clerk sees the penguins are still in the back seat of the car. "Hey, they're still here! I thought you were going to take them to the zoo!"

"Oh, I did," says the driver, "and we had a great time. Today I'm taking them to the beach."

3 word Sunday...

As you all can tell I just haven't been myself posting lately...I don't know why...just don't seem to have much to blog about....so when I saw this on a few of your blogs I thought I'd play along.

Here's the rules:

Sum up your week in three little words.“You can sing it, you can say it, you can write it, you can draw it. It can be funny or sad or poignant as long as it’s honest.”

BORING AND LONG

Some Leap Year Celebration Ideas...Ribbit Ribbit

Pop-up Frog Card

Make a cute frog pop-up card using construction paper. This is a great Birthday Card or Get Well Soon Card.


Supplies needed:
* Two pieces of construction paper (use 2 different colors)
* Scissors
* Glue
* Markers or crayons

Fold two rectangular pieces of construction paper in half. One piece will be the outside of the card and one piece will be the inside.

Cut a straight line perpendicular to the fold in the middle of one of the pieces of paper.

Fold down the paper on each side of the cut you just made.

Cut a short, straight line on the top fold (do not cut all the way to the edge of the paper).

Fold down the paper on each side of the cut you just made.

Unfold the folds and open up the card.

Carefully pop the frog's mouth and eyes so that they bulge towards the inside of the card.

Draw half a frog around the mouth and eyes (draw the head, a leg and a foot).

Glue the other piece of folded construction paper to the back of your card.

Cut along the half-frog drawing you made in the previous step.

Fold the card up.

Now cut the other half of the frog out.

Open up your card and decorate your frog if you'd like - you can give it warty skin, stripes, and eyeballs (drawn on the underlayer). You might even want to glue on a long pink tongue (make sure that the tongue fits inside the card when you fold the card up).

Write a message on your cute frog pop-up card.

Wacky Wed...what spice are you?

You Are Black Pepper

You may be considered ordinary by some, but you're far from boring. You elevate the mood of any discussion, and people miss you when you're not around. You are secretly very dominant and powerful. Most can only take you in small doses.

What Spice Are You?

Just cuz...

Happy Birthday Aunt Lynn...

Happy Birthday Aunt Lynn...a fun, outgoing, smart, beautiful person (inside and out)...may all your dreams and wishes come true...party hard and party often!!

We love you!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

Today is my Dad's birthday!! I cannot express how much love I have for him, he has been there for me through everything, has guided me on the right path, and supports me in everything I have ever wanted to do, no matter whether he agrees with it or not, he has helped teach me right from wrong, and gives me unconditional love. He is one of my idols, and I absolutely adore him!!

Happy birthday doot-doot!! I love you!!

Strange dream....

I guess with the all the excitement of going on, the adoption must have been on my mind all night because I kept dreaming about our Chynna...I would wake up during the night and think "did I see her face" and "how old was she" and ....

the last dream I had this morning, I saw her face, and what amazing eyes, what beautiful black hair, and what a sweet little girl....yes little girl, she was about 5 years old and just meeting us for the first time, but instead of meeting us in China, she was brought to us here in the U.S., to my mom's house, by my sister. She came right to us with no hesitations...

What does this all mean? Does it mean she was born last night? or that she has already been born and was dreaming of having a forever family? Whatever it means, it made me believe all is going to be okay!!

Happy Friday, and sweet dreams!!

Happy Birthday Ali...and Happy Anniversary Ginnie and Jay...and

Wow, what a day today....good news everywhere....

our good friends Don and Be became parents!!! check out their blog and wish them congrats...it's been a long road waiting to see Joanna Mei's sweet face....

also, I got my car back from the shop....yeah!! so happy to have it back!! good as new (new bumper and new back tail lift, and what a shine...I don't think it has shined that way since I've owned it...hehe)...I so love my car insurance company, they made everything so very easy (and no it's not the one with the lizard)....

other good friends of ours Ginnie and Jay are celebrating their wedding anniversary and their daughter Ali's (aka "Ali-Bear") second birthday....here is the Ali Bear:


Celebration....to all!!

Wacky Wed (what punctuation mark are you) and Thank you Annslee

You Are An Exclamation Point




You are a bundle of... well, something.

You're often a bundle of joy, passion, or drama.



You're loud, brash, and outgoing. If you think it, you say it.

Definitely not the quiet type, you really don't keep a lot to yourself.



You're lively and inspiring. People love to be around your energy.

(But they do secretly worry that you'll spill their secrets without even realizing it.)



You excel in: Public speaking



You get along best with: the Dash

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

I also wanted to thank LaLa and Annslee for the wonderful gifts for Chynna (that was so unnecessary but so appreciated..)....you guys are too kind:

Chynna will eat like a champ in this divided plate:


and drink from the matching cup


while reading about leapfrogs:


with Mommy who's feet are nice in toasty in these amazing socks:



Thank you again guys....we love you guys!!

Tuesday giggle

Don't we wish they all do....hehe!! Have a great Tuesday!!

Chinese New Year 2008 Tampa ...

We had such a great time yesterday getting together with our friends and meeting some new ones, to celebrate CNY 2008 in Tampa....

Here's one of the videos (I'll post more tonite)...



and here is another:


Enjoy!!

If it wasn't for bad luck....

we wouldn't have any luck at all....

Wow, what a week...first on Monday night on our way home from work, Ray and I get rear-ended (in the car we bought in May) while sitting at a red light...guy didn't even stop til he hit us (like we were his brakes or something)...there was an accident on the side of the road, motorcyclist hit and the driver of the car that hit us was too busy talking on his cell phone and "rubbernecking" to see the other accident to even notice our brakelights in front of him...luckily we didn't get hurt, but a little sore (my car different story but could have been lots worse...rear bumper smooshed and dents in the tail lift...amazing car my '07 Ford Escape!!)....

then our next door neighbor got air lifted to the hospital Friday morning...always nice to wake up and have an ambulance and fire truck and police cars in front of your house....of course even though I was still in my jammies I had to go outside and see what was the matter...and be there for his wife...she is a strong woman...held it together like this was just another ordinary day (while I silently prayed that he would be okay)...which he was (his wife called us to let us know no stroke, no heart attack, but mild case of pneumonia...so they are keeping him a couple of days for observation and to get him healthy again!!!).....

then my mom calls me and seems my sister decided she too wanted to visit the ER...she too seems to be fine, but will be staying for an overnight visit (of course more prayers said....glad He is listening....)...

and then because on Sunday we are going to Tampa to celebrate CNY, Ray and I went shopping tonight...I needed a new blouse and Ray needed new pants...I find this amazing blouse and of course buy it....well when I get home I take it out of the bag to go hang it up and I think, hmmm this is a little heavy and upon closer inspection I realize the sales clerk FORGOT to remove the theft deterrent....great now what the heck am I supposed to do?? and the crazier thing, we went through two major department stores and no alarms....what the heck??? So I guess I will be bringing it back to the store so they can remove the useless thing....

bring on the weekend....let's hope this was the end of the bad luck run....

Dearest Chynna....

And a Happy Valentine's Day to all of you too!!

Wacky Wed (What is normal about you?)

You Are Fairly Normal

You scored 50% normal on this quiz Like most people you are normal in some ways... But you aren't a completely normal person. You're a little weird too! Why You Are Normal: You would eat meat from a cloned animal You rather be screwed over than screw someone else over When you're in a car, you prefer to be the driver You find the Macarena to be the more embarrassing dance You prefer fiction to non fiction Why You Aren't Normal: You know a little about many subjects You prefer flat potato chips. You prefer a good nap to a good meal You don't think glasses make anyone more attractive You would rather be tan than pale

What's Normal About You... And What's Not?

Surprising....someone thinks I'm normal...