Found on Neatorama this morning:
Ross Butter’s Dinosaur Ballet
Butter says:
I got in touch with my inner child. He made me do this.
Kelly says: The stretching dinosaurs reminded me of this picture from Starr and Skye’s 5k last year:
Sookie and friend making me laugh, as usual.
Starr and friends went sledding recently. They always take great pictures, so I wanted to share a couple. She joined Sookie, Skye and M for fun on the “slopes” and then brunch. They had a great time. Sadly I think it was this day, or the next, that M’s family home was gutted in a fire. So sad, but thankfully no one was injured.
Sookie, Skye, Starr and M inside a snow fort that they found.
Starr and Skye…there is something that I just love about this picture.
Skye, M and Starr—Love those smiles!!
Last night, Starr, Skye, Sookie and C (the Friends Vacation crew) went to the movies. After buying their tickets, Skye and Sookie took off to the restroom leaving C and Starr together. In a moment C decided that he needed to use the restroom too but loudly expressed “concern” about leaving Starr all alone.
Just then a woman walking by with her significant other leaned towards Starr and purposefully said “Run away!”
Starr was actually shaken by this. She is wondering just what was meant and what she is supposed to learn from the moment and spent quite a bit of time late last night journaling the incident and pondering her feelings about it.
Has anyone ever said something like that to you? A bit of random oddness from strangers?
Have you ever said something unexpected to a stranger??
Starr was Pocahontas (or just any female Native American) this year for Halloween. I don’t have any pictures yet. I didn’t get to see it in action. She made the outfit herself, using my old clothing. She actually used the sewing machine. I was impressed! And relieved. There is a part of me that wants to help her make the costumes. I love the creative part…how to make it happen. I also love seeing the results of my/our efforts. Although, usually I try to keep it simple because: There is another part of me that is just flat out lazy!!
One of my most recent assists was Minnie Mouse, Starr’s freshman year.
Skye as Pepper (Sookie was Salt!) and Starr Halloween 2007
She had the dress and necklace, we just bought some craft foam and ribbon and I created her ears–hot glue and a plastic headband! I think this was the simplest costume we ever put together! My kind of costume. She usually opts for cute, but did do a zombie cheerleader one year. We picked up a nifty vintage cheer skirt at the thrift shop. Fun and cheap!
Since I am feeling a little nostalgic about being involved in the festivities tonight, I thought it might be fun to visit a Halloween or two from when she was younger:
At four she was Jasmine, a totally “out of the box” costume, except for that necklace (collar?)—which was something we found in my jewelry box—I think it is from the 80’s. This is the first year she ever actually went out. It was her second costume. At three years old she was a bride, it was really cute, but we didn’t go anywhere. Did I mention LAZY?! Yeah.
She was five, and just HAD to be a clown. I bought the wig, and a little makeup kit, but pulled together the rest from Savers! We will never know why, but she decided that it would be appropriate to say thank you at each house as Elvis Presley, “Thank you, thank you very much,” accent and all. It was totally hilarious! We laughed so hard that night and many nights since just talking about it. Silly girl!
I do miss being involved in the costume creation and although it has been many years since I walked with her on her rounds, I miss that too.
I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!
I need a little silly in my life right now:
Sookie made this JibJab and posted it on Facebook this week. It made me giggle:
Starring some of the Friend’s Vacation crew: C as Dr. Frankenstein, my daughter Starr as Frankenstein’s monster and Skye as Dracula.
We are less than a week from Starr and Skye’s 2nd big fundraising 5k event. There are tons of last minute details to attend to and they are both starting classes this week! I anticipate that I will be busy in my supporting role. I am excited for them and keep hoping that we aren’t forgetting anything!!
I’ve pulled a few pictures from the big Friends Vacation 2009 photo albums to share today–it was so hard to pick just a few!!:
Sookie, C, Skye and Starr
Starr at the Vietnam Memorial
She is taking a rubbing of Martha’s (The Daily Grind) brother, Robin B. Miller’s name.
Starr at the Air and Space Museum with my dad’s uniform
Skye, Starr, Sookie and C on the train to PA
Their Pennsylvania hosts lived on a beautiful property that includes this lovely stream. They had so much fun walking in it!
So many of their pictures made me laugh out loud!!
Like this one…which was part of a series. They could make just about anything fun!
Oh yeah!
Oops!
After taking a wrong turn, Sookie took some ribbing. C enjoyed his moment of gloating.
I am suffering from a summer cold! My voice is shot. I should be sleeping. Ugh! I am medicated and irritated!!
The good news is that Starr, Skye and Sookie have all posted their pictures from their trip. I have been enjoying looking through them…all 418 of them!
While I take it easy for a day or so, I thought I would pass along this video that my cousin posted earlier tonight on Facebook:
Ukraine’s Got Talent
A random Saturday post:
1. I’m working on doing a little catch up. Catching up reading my favorite blogs, catching up with the laundry, catching up with Facebook, catching up with the dishes and general house cleaning. I have yet to go grocery shopping. I am tired.
We have been very busy moving Starr to her new apartment over the past few days. This is one of those times I wish that my little family was bigger, that there were more than two of us and that some of these new family members were men…with big trucks!
I’m sore and punchy, but I managed all those trips up all of those stairs better than I thought I could…I’m still here!! We are 85/90% done and it feels good!
2. Sookie invited us over to a “parents brunch” this morning for the families of the kids who went to DC and Pennsylvania. She was the planner for the group and also put together a really fun video of the trip for us to watch. I have requested a copy, she did a wonderful job! It was nice to take a break to relax, smile and laugh for an hour or so.
For the record, the DC/Pennsylvania trip was a success. They followed their itinerary with ease, seeing all of the things they wanted too with little to no stress. I will have to hire Sookie to plan my next trip! I don’t have any pictures to share yet, as the kids were keeping them from us until the brunch and the video reveal!
3. Starr babysat for a friend of mine last Thursday night. Rosemary has two boys ages 5 and 3. Starr really enjoyed them, she’s been telling me very cute stories for the past two days. I am really not sure how the three of them fit all of that stuff into one evening, but I have been enjoying hearing about all of it! If I can gather my thoughts in a day or so, I might try to share a story or two.
4. In the meantime I will share this song which has been stuck in my head for the past few days, fortunately not in an annoying way…yet:
mp3: “Dominos” – The Big Pink
A Brief History of Love
The Big Pink-MySpace
The other day I mentioned the White Trash party the girls recently attended. The pictures that keep coming up on Facebook are hilarious! I am borrowing this one to share:
Starr, Skye and “Sookie”
Not mine, unfortunately, but Starr’s.
Starr, Skye and their friend Sookie (along with Sookie’s boyfriend, C) are planning a summer trip.
Sookie has taken charge of planning. Starr and I absolutely loved it when we received a spread sheet detailing the trip last night. Since I copied and pasted from a spread sheet, the columns are a little messed up, but you can get the idea of all of the hard work and research Sookie has put in to planning this trip. Her efforts are appreciated by all. She has planned every detail, including movies that they will watch…movies that are tied to the locations that they are visiting!
Sookie, I love you. You made my week! Please help Starr keep track of her camera and cell phone during the trip. Thanks!!
I edited the schedule to remove travel dates and personal information, emphasis is mine:
Vacation Day Activities Time Cost $ Daily Cost Total Cost Day one: Depart from Home to Houston 6:10-9:33 $118.70 Layover in Houston and Lunch for Plane 9:33-10:55 $6.00 Arrive in Washington D.C. 2:59 Metro to Hotel (Money is for the whole trip) 3:30 $10.00 Check into Hotel Hotel location removed 3:40 $150.77 (For all 3 Nights) Arlington National Cemetery 4:00-5:30 $0.00 Lincoln, Vietnam, and Korean Memorial 5:30-7:00 $0.00 Pizza at Hotel 7:30 $5.00 Movie Night (National Treasure) Night $0.00 $290.47 Day two: Start the Day 8:30 World War II Memorial 8:45-9:15 $0.00 Washington Monument 9:20-10:15 $1.50 Breakfast at Holocaust Museum 10:30-11:00 $1.50 - $3.00 Holocaust Museum 11:00-1:30 $1.75 Lunch 1:30-2:00 $7.00 Smithsonian: American History 2:00-5:00 $0.00 Smithsonian: Natural History 5:00-7:00 $0.00 Dinner 7:00-8:30 $10.00-15.00 Hotel Night $21.75 - $28.25 Day three: Start the Day 8:30 The White House 8:45-9:15 $0.00 Walk and National Christmas Tree 9:15-9:45 $0.00 The National Archives 10:00-11:30 $0.00 Smithsonian Air and Space Museum 11:30-12:15 $0.00 Lunch at the Old Post Office 1:00-2:00 $8.00 Ford's Theatre Tour and Performance 2:30-3:45 $3.25 Spy Museum or Shopping 3:45-6:00 $18.00 Dinner in Georgetown 6:30-8:30 $10.00-$15.00 Hotel 8:15 $39.25 - $44.25 $351.47 - $362.97 (for Washington D.C.) Day four: Start the Day 5:00 Metro to Union Station 6:00 Train Ride to Pennsylvania 7:25-11:03 $56.00 Head to House 12:00 Grocery Store 12:00-1:00 $40.00 Relax at our hosts Home Rest of the Day $96.00 Day five: Start the day 8:00 Central Market 9:00-10:45 $10.00 Tour Lancaster 11:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 $10.00 Tour Willowstreet/Pick peaches at orchard 1:30-3:00 $5.00 Afternoon Icecream at Mack's 3:00-3:30 $4.00 Relax at our hosts Home 4:00-? Movie Night (Remember the Titans) 8:00 $29.00 Day six: Start Day 7:30 Gettysburg 9:00-11:00 Lunch (fast food during drive) 11:30-12:00 $5.00-$10.00 Hershey Tour 12:45-2:45 $0.00 Walk around downtown Hershey 3:00-4:30 Dinner 4:30-5:30 $10.00-$15.00 Optional Sunset Admission into Hershey Park 5:30-8:00 $26.95 Get Gas ~ $10.00 $51.95 - $61.95 Day seven: Start Day 8:30 C, Sookie, Host go golfing 8:30-12:30 Skye, Starr, Host go shopping 9:00-12:30 Meet up for lunch 12:30-1:30 $10.00-$15.00 Relax 1:30-Night Barbeque at house 6:30-7:30 Catch Fireflies Night $10.00-$15.00 Day eight: Start Day 5:00 Thank you gift for hosts ~ $15.00 Head for Airport 5:30 Flight out of Philadelphia 8:29 - 10:45 $106.60 Arrive Home 10:45 Home Sweet Home! 12:30 $121.60 $308.55 - $323.55 (for Pennsylvania) Total cost for entire trip = $660.02 - $686.52 Things we still need to reserve and pay for: Washington Monument: $1.50 Metro Pass: $10.00 Holocaust Museum: $1.75 Ford’s Theatre and Tour: $3.25 Spy Museum: $18.00 Train to Pennsylvania: $56.00
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