BubbaLou's Beauty Secrets

BubbaLou came down with a tummy-ache yesterday. She spent today recuperating at home, on the couch, in front of the bube-tube. She did however find time for a beauty treatment. You know, you don't have to feel good to look good!

She couldn't resist the temptation of the nice cool cucumber in the fridge. She sliced off a couple of cool eye treatments to go with the cool melon lotion she smeared over her face.

It takes a calm persona to lie there and relax for 20 minutes while the cucumbers do their magic. Funny thing is, it is hard to watch Scooby Doo with big cucumbers stuck to your eyeballs! I would say her calm, relaxing 20 minute beauty treatment lasted all of 3 minutes max. Oh, but her skin was sooo soft and smooth.

You probably only need 3 minutes of beauty treatments in the first decade of life anyway.

Ester 2:12

The regular beauty treatment for the women lasted a year---massages with oil of myrrh for six months and with oil of balsam for six more

I'm just a Bill

Look what Popsaroo has set on the shelf next to UnderDog.

He was Popsaroo's find at a yard sale on Saturday. He told the ladies he would buy Bill for the $1 they were asking if they could sing the song.


Everyone has fond memories of Bill. The ladies were able to get a few lines out with melody and so Popsaroo brought Bill home for $1.

I'm just a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill.

I found it!

Look what I found at Costco! My very own, personalized stainless steel flatware. I could hardly believe it. Destiny... that is what it was, destiny!

Anyhoo, I was in the market for some new decent flatware because mine was suffering from a bad case of corrosion. See, Mums loves to find good deals at the Home Shopping Network store and she found me a beautiful set of golden flatware for $10. This $10 however, proved to be one of those, "you get what you pay for deals." They would turn colors on you in a second if you got them near water or vinegar. So, I have been throwing them away once ruined and my flatware drawer was getting sparse.

I had a little green in my pocket and decided to splurge! I mean, who could pass up flatware named in your honor. I figured this was a once in a lifetime chance, because this flatware had my name on it!

I brought them home, unpacked them, washed them, and then placed them in my flatware drawer. I called BubbaLou in the kitchen to show her, and we both looked down and sang, "Ahhhhhhh."

I have decided that I need a new flatware caddy, maybe a wicker one instead of the ancient plastic one that I have now. Maybe some new drawer liners too! This is so exciting! Hmmm, I will just see what I can find.

BubbaLou's New Do

Sassy and cute!

This came to me via email today. Just wanted to share!

Home, home in the field

This hole is in my back field and belongs to yet another member of our wee family. This one doesn't like to be too close to the rest of us. Sort of a loner, you could say. Always the quest for solitude. I wonder what gopher turtles think about.....

Gopher turtles have always lived on this land as long as we have been sharing it with them. We found one baby turtle and have watched her grow up. Her name is Lucy. She has moved all around the house and finally out into the field. We have come to enjoy sitings of Lucy and her friends.

Popsaroo is always on the lookout to save the gopher turtle crossing the road. You see, he is a softie. Shhh, don't tell anyone.

Thinking about the beach....

Just sitting around this morning remembering the beach. It was getting warmer and thoughts of afternoons in pools and days at the beach are starting to drift into my mind. Of course, it is cool this morning and the water is still cold at the beach, but I am starting to drift there often.

This is Mums looking for shark teeth at Casperson Beach in Venice. It was a beautiful day although the pic looks a little overcast. We found quite a few shark teeth just below where she is sitting. I have to admit, we didn't go out very far since sharks were on our minds. These shark teeth we were finding were supposedly old, but Hey! This is the gulf-we do have sharks! Chomp, chomp. Sorry, couldn't resist.


We went to this beach on purpose with the intent to hunt for sharks teeth. There have been sharks teeth as big a tea saucer found. Shivvver....We did not go diving for them-but for some, that is their cup of tea!
I want to go back this year. This is a gorgeous beach! The flora, the rocks, the sand, and the teeth all work together for a good find, except I can't remember where we put our shark teeth!

Gen 1:21

So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw.

High Tea

Mums has been on a mission to throw a High Tea. She has been looking high and low for teacups and teapots, and did she find some good deals! So, by forcing herself to endure flea markets and the like, she came up with enough(and then some) to throw a High Tea for the girls. She did a great job.

It was quite delightful.

Two of BubbaLou's friends came for peach tea and they had the most riveting conversation about Captain Underpants. I discovered that manners go out the window when C.U. is involved! Oh well. We had fun.

We also had cookies, cupcakes, fruit with fruit dip, and pigs in a blanket. Yum!

Hmmm. Someone ate two cupcakes while I was looking!
We also had a crafty time decorating the most adorable teapots. So springy and lovely. It was quite the lovely afternoon. Tea, goodies, and crafts, oh my!

BubbaLou created the teapot in the middle. She wrote MAGICK on it, it's enchanted. Kenzer's design is on the left with the lovely flowers. Do you see the artistic flair?She must get that from her mother. Bonanza's hopping creation is on the right with the little bunnies.How cute! Patrick Poopers would be so proud!

Then finally the large amounts of sugar were absorbed and High Tea was over for the time being...until next time when we can work on our manners.

Hey, pinkie out is hard, especially when you are thinking about Captain Underpants.

Fat Tommy

This is Fat Tommy.
He does not live with us.
He lives with Mums.
Thank Goodness!
Fat Tommy has had a hard life, but it could have been harder. His first owner passed away and he has been passed around to different church members willing to share their home with him for a while.

Guess who is always a sucker for a fuzzy face?? Mums and Mummy Iris.
Mummy Iris tried to put on like they didn't need a cat, she argued for all of 5 minutes. She laid eyes on Fat Tommy, and well, she was ready to cuddle and provide meaty treats.

Guess who is runny the household now? That's right, Fat Tommy. He passes by his food dish about every 15 minutes while awake, and demands meaty goodness anytime he pleases.

I asked Mums what happens if you just try to feed him once a day. She replied, "He meows and meows, bats at the food bag, and just won't let up until you put some meaty delicacy on his dish."

Did I mention, he doesn't like chicken prepared on a George Forman grill. Sorry George, Fat Tommy isn't a sucker for an imfo-commercial. He actually took a paw to Mummy Iris when she offered him a piece. She was so in love with him, she just found it funny!

He also has snooty musical tastes. He doesn't enjoy the harmonica. How they can even stand to have that snooty cat in the house is beyond me! Why, you have to enjoy the harmonica to be a part of the family.

BubbaLou found a harmonica that had belonged to PappaBobby and was just playing away. I know she would have made PapaBobby proud with her attempts. Tommy became annoyed. He climbed onto Mums lap looking quite peeved, and then when BubbaLou blew out one to many notes on that wonderful harmonica, he jumped up and bit her in the head. My BubbaLou, bitten in the head by a fat cat!

Don't worry, he didn't draw blood, and BubbaLou was highly shocked that he had bit her in the head. Mums said BubbaLou was laughing. At least she wasn't crying because she had been mangled by a cranky fat cat.

Oh, and did I tell you about the phone call I got last night from Mummy Iris? She called to say the cat was sick. "How is he sick?" I asked.
"I don't know, but he is sick?" says Mummy Iris.
So I ask, "Well, what is he doing that makes you think he is sick, what are is symptoms?"
"He is just lying there! Here talk to your Mums." she passes the phone to Mums.
"Is the cat sick?"I ask.
She poses the question, "Do you know a vet that stays open this late? Mummy Iris thinks he is sick."
"Do you know how much it costs to go to an after hours vet? What is wrong with him?"I ask.
"He is just laying there."
"Is he asleep?" I ask.
"Well, I don't know."she says.
"What does he do when you pick him up?"
"Well, I haven't picked him up." she says.
"Go pick him up and see what he does!"I ordered.
She puts the phone down...I hear "MEOW, MEOW" She comes back to the phone.
"I hear him in the back ground, he doesn't sound sick" I say.
"He is helping Mummy Iris open a can of food."she replies.
"So he was asleep?" I ask laughing at them.
"yes" she said meekly.

Did I mention he weighs 15lbs?

Fat CAT!

Beads, Beads, Beads!

Beads. People go absolutely berserk over beads. Little shiny beads of plastic cause them to scream, reach, and jump higher than they have in their entire lives. They loop them over their necks as fast as they can, they want more. People will do all sorts of crazy things for beads.

I never knew this until we went to the Mardi Gras parade at Universal. It was the first parade I had been to where they threw beads. Wow! It was really loud. There were tons of people, because of course, it was spring break. Everyone was reaching for beads.

Did I tell you it was loud? It was. Very. But sorta fun, too. Popsaroo put 86lb BubbaLou on his shoulders! Yes, Popsaroo is big and strong, *twitter.* He held her up there the entire time. We came away with 15 strands of beads and one coin. They were quite heavy, I only know this because BubbaLou got tired of wearing the weight around her neck and I had to walk to the car with them around mine.

I have learned something from this. People go into a frenzy over beads. Plastic, shiny beads. I have come to the conclusion, that this is the secret to the presidential election. The candidate that will throw beads at their rallies, will probably, more than likely WIN, by a landslide.

People gotta have those beads!

The gator float-the last float, and I think it was my favorite.

Oohhh, Look at this!

Who would've thunk that a hanger could bring so much entertainment?

Ahhh, to be in the mind of BubbaLou... tis a silly place!

Time will tell

BubbaLou is still learning to tell time. She totally hasn't gotten the whole "be on time for something" concept. This morning, we were running behind since BubbaLou was having a ear ring crisis, so I was going to have to drop her off in the car line instead of walking her to class.

Of course, she doesn't like being dropped off, she likes being walked to class. She argued, "We have time, it isn't 7:60 yet!"

HaHa! I said, "7:60 is 8:00! Can I blog that?"(Because you know, I have to ask permission now or I get in trouble with BubbaLou and Popsaroo!") I think she said,"Yes."

I guess we need to work on telling time. Nah, she will get it.

Maybe I should tell her about the 7 min rule for clocking in at work or you are late!

Eagle Eyes

Have you ever seen such a sweet little bunch of ducklings? BubbaLou a.k.a. Eagle Eyes spotted these precious little critters under the bridge at Universal, right in front of Krustyland. I was so mesmerized by the circling of Krusty's eyeballs, I almost missed them. But as we know, a child will lead them. We even got the attention of others nearby who had not taken a moment to look down and see God at work with these little ducklings. Don't ya just love to find the simple but intricate things among the gaudy dressings of this world.

Matthew 19:14

Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Wooooooooo

I admit it, I got a little choked up last night during Rick Flair's farewell tribute. I don't really watch wrestling anymore-I used too, but it got a bit far fetched and disappointing over the last decade. Well, that sentence made me feel old.

But anyway, Popsaroo still tries to watch it and prefers the old timers. That is when it was good. When Rick Flair, The Four Horsemen, and Dusty Rhodes were at it, I found it quite entertaining.

Really, I can't imagine my marriage to Popsaroo without all his playful Rick Flair, "wooooos"

So, Popsaroo, this is for you!

It is Coming.....

Can you believe it? Look, it is almost done. Krustyland, a land only before found in the Simpson's show, it is now going to be reality. Our wee family has high hopes. Krusty's eyes even move around and around! There is much excitement about this, much excitement! Doh!

A Fashion Gras

The choices for Mardi Gras at Universal in Orlando were quite broad indeed! BubbaLou tried on many looks while we were there, some were quite daring for one so young! Who knew that she would challenge the limits of fashion with such obnoxious hair? This is what we call a fashion DON'T. But I am not really sure there are rules with Mardi Gras. (I would tell you this is exactly what my hair looks like after I blow it dry, but then I would embarrass myself.)

Just moments after breaking all fashion rules with the out of control fro hair-she performs a quick costume change and looks so fluffy and shiny! This got my vote for Mardi Gras fashion do! Never before have I seen her look so different in such a small span of time.