Skeleton & Elf 2020

I was not sure if I was going to do my "Skeleton & Elf " this.  In fact, I still have really decided.

But I just couldn't resist putting masks on them.  

"Laughing is and always will be, 

the best form of therapy."

my man . . .

 Sometimes he's serious . . . 

. . . and then sometimes he makes fingernails out of washi tape.

"If you can make a woman laugh, 

you can make her do anything."

~ Marilyn Monroe

Rainbows & Zombies

We had a full rainbow in front of our house yesterday evening.  There is something about a rainbow . . . it doesn't matter how many times you have seen one and it doesn't matter if you are 5 years old or 85 years old . . . they are always beautiful and amazing . . . especially when they cover the whole sky like this one. 

 . . . and this is what I looked up and saw while I was in the shower.  Richard knows this window on the back side of the house bothers me for some reason . . . (Maybe I've watched too many episodes of The Walking Dead.)  Yes, he startled me . . . yes, I screamed . . . no - I would probably not survive a zombie apocalypse . . . I grabbed my phone to take a picture rather than something to defend myself.   

"A day without laughter is a day wasted." 

 ~ Charlie Chaplin

Bonus Christmas Elf Photos for today . . .

It has been suggested to me by more than one person that I should take some pictures of skeleton "Bob" . . . with a Christmas elf. Evidently some people find these little elves and all their activities somewhat irritating. (Let me just say . . .  this little elf is not a Target "Elf on the Shelf" . . . he is a decoration from my childhood and is probably older than I am . . . so I am a tiny bit sentimental about him) . . . but if a friend asks something of me . . . I do what I can. So for all of you who are fed up with all the cute "Elf on the Shelf" photos (you know who you are) . . . these are for you

Never stop laughing!



Flashback Friday

 

I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I have been looking at old photos.

This picture just makes me smile . . . and laugh  (the hair).  It was taken in Santa Cruz - I don't want to think how many years ago at one of those tourist type photo places.  Now I want to find the black and white photo that we purchased.  I think Richard was dressed as a sheriff?   The top photo was taken when Luke was two years old.  Damn - I was young.  :)  I love looking at old photos . . . I may have to do "Flashback Friday" again. 

Have a great weekend!

When you laugh or smile, it triggers a part in your brain that actually makes you HAPPY!

Petty Officer Smith . . . LOL

When something makes me laugh, I have to share it . . . (even if it embarrasses my husband.)  I looked up while getting ready for work this morning and this is what I saw.  Evidently Richard's old Navy dixie cup hats are in his sock drawer . . . I'm still laughing.  Let's see . . . 32 years ago this hat had a completely different affect on me, but I know after 32 years of marriage how important the laughter is.  Good morning Petty Office Smith.  LOL . . . and still laughing!

Cute . . .

This still makes me laugh after a couple of days . . . a verbal exchange I never thought I would hear around my table (being the mother of two now adult sons)

Jake - "Look and my new Coach shoes"

Luke - "Those are cute" . . . "Did I just say cute?"

Who are these young men sitting around my table?????  LOL!

Richard and I just started laughing . . . I'm sure Luke using the word cute has something to do with all the little girl clothes in his life the last six months.  Love my kids!!!

These make me laugh . . .

  I guess she didn't like the flash that the camera made.

Oh my . . . what a face!

I found the cutest book for Owen and Charlotte for Christmas.  It is called Tickle Monster

It came with these tickle monster gloves . . . which both my adult sons thought were the greatest things.  Here Luke is just wearing them . . . . 

. . . and Stella - she always makes me laugh!

The New Year is nearly upon us.  I'm not one to make resolutions . . . never really have been.  But looking at these pictures this morning make me think about it a little bit.  So here goes . . .

For 2013

Laugh more

Worry less (pray every day)

Create something every day

Volunteer (something I really need to make happen)

Read more

Take better care of myself (as in lose weight, drink more water, eat healthier, exercise, get enough rest . . . well maybe I won't get enough rest - I'm going to be too busy reading, volunteering, laughing, drinking water, and creating.)

Do you make New Years Resolutions?

“You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.”   ~ Michael Pritchard