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As I told our hostess at Dungaree’s Ablaze when I signed up for the Fun Monday, around here, now that our kids are gone and out on their own, birthdays are just another day. I do remember one time quite a while ago, when Bud turned 50 I had a pizza party. I secretly invited all his co-workers and we had reserved three huge tables —the LONG kind of tables that seat 30 —Anyway, pizza and beer was the hot item, and there was entertainment. LOL [The big gorilla, on stage with his cronies --I remember what the name of the pizza parlor is, it's not Chucky Cheese, but real similar; SHOWBIZ PIZZA. Anyway, Bud was enjoying himself with all his buddies and having a great time until the Gorilla sang happy birthday to him upon my request; along with jeers and cheers from everyone in the restaurant that night including his co-workers. That was a mistake, BIG mistake. So, from that point on...no birthday celebrations!!! He'll never let me forget what I did to embarrass him. Awwwww, poor man.

But, I wanted to share the two photos I just scanned for this meme - of gifts that were given to our kids when they had the actual BIRTH day. What makes them so special is that the 'sock' monkeys were hand sewn and given to our kids by Bud's Grandmother...Irene's and Erik's GREAT Grandmother. Now, written on the back of these photos has ages...5 for Irene and 2 for Erik. That would be 1974; Great Grandmother was born in 1890 so that would have made her nearing 85! She lived to be 106. And to this day, dear ol' Hootin' Anni, still has in her possession the TWO sock monkeys!!

Erik named his Monkey "Bananas"
[his version of speech at the time was "Mabammas, meaning bananas of course"]

…and Irene named hers Peanut!

Our Fun Monday hostess for next week ¿Here?

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And on another note about monkeys. Our son, Erik, loved to build things with tinker toys and legos. He’d sit in front of the TV at night while it was on, and really be concentrating on what he was building. And all the time we thought he wasn’t paying any attention to the program itself. Until one night we stood corrected….National Geographic was always something we watched while the kids were still up; awake. And we happened to be watching a special on wild animals. The narrator spoke of their inbred instincts. All of a sudden, just out of the blue, this little boy of ours said:
“I know what stinks. Monkey stink…right Bamammas?”

I so wanted to laugh outloud, but withheld my laughter….he was so serious!!

A good online friend shared this with me the other day, and after I read it, I wanted to pass this wisdom on to those who stop by and read my blog

ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

As I told our hostess at Dungaree’s Ablaze when I signed up for the Fun Monday, around here, now that our kids are gone and out on their own, birthdays are just another day. I do remember one time quite a while ago, when Bud turned 50 I had a pizza party. I secretly invited all his co-workers and we had reserved three huge tables —the LONG kind of tables that seat 30 —Anyway, pizza and beer was the hot item, and there was entertainment. LOL [The big gorilla, on stage with his cronies --I remember what the name of the pizza parlor is, it's not Chucky Cheese, but real similar; SHOWBIZ PIZZA. Anyway, Bud was enjoying himself with all his buddies and having a great time until the Gorilla sang happy birthday to him upon my request; along with jeers and cheers from everyone in the restaurant that night including his co-workers. That was a mistake, BIG mistake. So, from that point on...no birthday celebrations!!! He'll never let me forget what I did to embarrass him. Awwwww, poor man.

But, I wanted to share the two photos I just scanned for this meme - of gifts that were given to our kids when they had the actual BIRTH day. What makes them so special is that the 'sock' monkeys were hand sewn and given to our kids by Bud's Grandmother...Irene's and Erik's GREAT Grandmother. Now, written on the back of these photos has ages...5 for Irene and 2 for Erik. That would be 1974; Great Grandmother was born in 1890 so that would have made her nearing 85! She lived to be 106. And to this day, dear ol' Hootin' Anni, still has in her possession the TWO sock monkeys!!

Erik named his Monkey "Bananas"
[his version of speech at the time was "Mabammas, meaning bananas of course"]

…and Irene named hers Peanut!

Our Fun Monday hostess for next week ¿Here?

* * *

And on another note about monkeys. Our son, Erik, loved to build things with tinker toys and legos. He’d sit in front of the TV at night while it was on, and really be concentrating on what he was building. And all the time we thought he wasn’t paying any attention to the program itself. Until one night we stood corrected….National Geographic was always something we watched while the kids were still up; awake. And we happened to be watching a special on wild animals. The narrator spoke of their inbred instincts. All of a sudden, just out of the blue, this little boy of ours said:
“I know what stinks. Monkey stink…right Bamammas?”

I so wanted to laugh outloud, but withheld my laughter….he was so serious!!

A good online friend shared this with me the other day, and after I read it, I wanted to pass this wisdom on to those who stop by and read my blog

ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.


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This week the prompt is “Line”. Now y’all know I like movies. It’s almost an obsession. If there aren’t any good movies listed being aired on TV, I’m lost. I panic. No, not really, but I will slip in a DVD or even a VHS once in a while [I'm considered the lazy ones who don't like to stop the movie when done, and have to rewind it, so mostly it's DVDs in our house. LOL]

Anyway, some of my favorite quotes…LINE[S] from movies[not necessarily a favorite movie tho]:

From-

As Good As It Gets [starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt]

    “People who talk in metaphors oughta shampoo my crotch.”
Beverly Hills Cop [starring Eddie Murphy]
    “I ain’t fallin’ for no banana in my tail pipe!”
Few Good Men [starring Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson]
    Col. Nathan R. Jessup: “You want answers?”
    Daniel Kaffee: “I think I’m entitled.”
    Col. Nathan R. Jessup: “You want answers?”
    Daniel Kaffee: “I want the truth!”
    Col. Nathan R. Jessup: “You can’t handle the truth!”

Jurrasic Park [starring Jeff Goldblum as Ian]

    Ian Malcolm: “God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs…”
    Dr. Ellie Sattler: “Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth…”

Casablanca [starring Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart]

    “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”

Lethal Weapon [starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover]

    Roger Murtaugh: “I’m too old for this sh!t!”

Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid [starring Paul Newman-Robert Redford]

    Butch Cassidy: “I couldn’t do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?”
and
    Butch Cassidy: “If he’d just pay me what he’s spending to make me stop robbing him, I’d stop robbing him.”
and
    Butch Cassidy: “I have vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.”

National Treasure [starring Nicholas Cage]

    [going through floor plans @ Library of Congress/&/Declaration of Independence]
    Ben Gates: “The preservation room. Enjoy. Go ahead. Do you know what the preservation room is for?”
    Riley Poole: “Delicious jams and jellies?”

Top Gun [starring Tom Cruise]

    “I feel the need – the need for speed!”

Jaws [starring Roy Scheider]

    [after seeing the size of the shark]
    “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

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And last but not least, catch the ‘punchLINE’ that makes this funny…

An old sea captain with a wooden leg, a hook for a hand and a black patrch over one eye is telling a kid how he got his injuries: “It was a big sea battle, lad. A cannonball flew across the deck and took off me leg. Later a doctor friend fixed me up with this wooden one.” “How did you lose your hand?” asks the kid. “The same battle, lad. The pirates, they boarded me ship and their captain, he whacked off me hand with his cutlass. Later, the doctor friend gave me this hook.” The kid says. “I guess you lost your eye in the same battle.” “No”. says the captain. “I was looking up one day, and a crane crapped right in me eye.” “Gee” says the kid “You mean the crane crap blinded you?.” “No” the captain replies,”First day with me new hook.”

The above image of a crane [heron] was taken a few weeks ago along Shoreline ['nother LINE!!] Drive here in Corpus Christi, just feet from the Ships’ Channel and Harbor Bridge.

Before you leave, today is International Fairy Day [thanks to Pea!]. Drop by her magical blog today and pick up your own personal Fairy name. Just for the fun of it! Tell her I, Yarrow Rainbowweb, sent you!

Your fairy is called Yarrow Rainbowweb
She is a fortune bringer.
She lives close to vixen and badger sets.
She is only seen in the mist of an early morning.
She dresses in black and white like a badger. She has multicoloured wings like a butterfly.

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