Greetings from the Ether

I found this wonderful animated holiday greeting on the blog SF Girl By Bay. She credits finding it on another blog, Bad Banana. So, it's being shared again and again, after originally airing in 1966. Enjoy.

Typed Note on the 'Fridge

To mom

I Chase have added up the prices of guinea pig needs and goods. So if my calculations are correct it would cost about yes I said ABOUT 100 wait forget the 100 it would be once again A B O U T 126 dollars and 24 cents.

The boy has done his research.

Sticky

My computer has sticky notes, electronic versions of little yellow reminders. When I turned on my computer this morning, I read the following note:

Guinea Pig Baths:

Once a month.

use Johnson's BABY SHAMPOO it must be BABY shampoo

Dry with towel

clean ears every so often

cut Guinea pig hair in back

must have short hair near butt

Good to know.

Someone's been doing some research. Because we don't have enough animals in this house.

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

This is a lovely book, by Muriel Barbery (and we have a lovely little hedgehog, Frankie). Emma has declared this to be her favorite book, quite a recommendation from a voracious reader. It is set in Paris, which is always appealing to me, but it really could be any city.

It isn't until page 142 that you are rewarded with the following:

Madame Michel has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside, she's covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, she has the same simple refinement as the hedgehog: a deceptively indolent little creature, fiercely solitary--and terribly elegant.

“Have you seen the one with the Underpants Gnomes?”

So asks Jarrod, my co-worker and honorary baby brother (meaning he fills in for my big brother in the giving-me-grief-and-making-fun-of-me department). Really, how can I resist that question?

And no, I haven’t seen the one with the Underpants Gnomes. Yes, it is an episode from “South Park,” how did you guess? The Underpants Gnomes are stealing everyone's underwear and plan to make profits from their thievery. Of course.

Since gnomes are kind of like elves, and it’s kind of near Christmas, here are some Underpants Gnomes, happy holidays!

Star Stalker

Before we left for our dog training class, we were discussing how Mimi is the star of the class, always winning the contests.

"As long as I keep eye contact, she does great," I said.

"I know, she's crazy about you!" said Chloe. "She's like a stalker!"

On the way to class, the girls erupted with concern: "She's standing on your chest!" Ok, she was standing on my chest, and ok, I was driving, but I never let her take the wheel, not for one second.

Once there, she once again won prizes for staying so long. Even with a menacing HUGE St. Bernard rumbling from the sidelines, a newcomer, an interloper. We thought Mimi was a poorly behaved dog until we took her to dog training. She's a star. As long as I don't break eye contact.

Peppermint Tootsie Pops

Jenna, a friend at work, special ordered these and shared them with us today. It's like Christmas in your mouth. As she says. I agree.