put me in the zoo

look what brennan can do...

(pediatrician's office this morning)

(aris, this means you get a batch now too;-) address please!)

our zoo pass is getting used.

a date with maddie from down the street was yesterday.

(she's the cute little blonde to the right of brennan)

we gave him his 8th (count 'em), 8th haircut on thursday

we saw lots of animals, but i think the children would have rather just played in the stone water ball the entire time we were there.
can you see me?
and the stroller?
i love the great apes.
brennan was barking at them.
not so "pork loin" in comparison, eh?
now, where's my picture from elem school in front of this???
ok, ok, next time i'll take pictures with some animals.
promise.
but, don't you think brennan counts?
i'm pretty sure we could put him in the zoo.
i'll bet it would be their biggest attraction ever;-)
at least i would go see him.
...

put me in the zoo

i will go into the zoo.

i want to see it.

yes, i do.

...

we do not want you in the zoo.

out you go!

out! out with you.

...

why did they put me out this way?

i should be in.

i want to stay.

just wait and see what i can do.

...

look! now all his spots are blue!

and now his spots are orange!

say!

he looks very good that way.

...

now look at this!

what do you see?

spots as green as green can be!

...

violet spots!

say! you are good!

do more! do more!

we wish you would.

...

i can do more.

look! this is new.

blue, orange, green, and violet, too.

...

oh! they would put me in the zoo,

if they could see what i can do.

...

we like all the things you do.

we like your spots,

we like you too.

...

but with all the things that you can do,

the circus is the place for you!

...

yes!

this is where i want to be.

the circus is

the place for me!

.

-put me in the zoo, by robert lopshire

walking, walking, walking!!!

and several other locations

congrats fiauna!
you guessed within 2 days of the first steps!
email me your address for some tasty treats;-)
see video below for further evidence

s.d.gib and i did not see eye to eye on how "walking" was to be defined.
thus,
gigi,
aris,
dana,
one of still has a chance at a second batch for when he starts "walking around" ALL of the time;-)
the more, the merrier right!?
our
other
afternoon
endeavours...

this is brooke.

we've been friends since the 6th grade.

she's d-a-r-l-i-n-g.

you can see her blog here.

she has a Polynesian Pork Loin.

i think i should have worn sunscreen...

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

the pork loin is rumored to have just walked 3 consecutive steps without assistance!!!!
i'm sorry to say i did not see it myself (truth be told, i was indisposed),
but s.d.gib's yells from the front make me believe it's true.
the walking is almost here.
you lucky people still in the running,
keep your eyes peeled!!!
we've got a pre-walker getting ready to move it, move it;-)
...
tiff w, 24th (our anniversary!)
katie, 26th
fiauna, 27th
gigi, may 4
soon to be Mrs. D, may 12
dana, may 21

dance dance revolution

it's only a matter of time before one of you lucky people wins!

still in the running?

kate w, 6th (just barely in!)
keri, 9th (on her birthday)
stacy b, 10th
leah p. & silver fox/my dad, 12th
aunt dana, 13th
hastings, & leah c., 15th

kels, 20th (silly girl!)
tiff w, 24th (our anniversay!)
katie, 26th
fiauna, 27th
gigi, may 4
soon to be Mrs. D, may 12
dana, may 21

dare devil pork loin!!!

those of you who have an investment in this may want to watch these below.

i give you, dare devil pork loin!

this is the best one, about 60 seconds, just dark.

more light in this one, about 60 seconds

about 50 seconds

those still in the running go as follows:

bree, 1st

synergy girl, 2nd

snarky, 3rd

kate w, 6th

keri, 9th (on her birthday)

stacy b, 10th

leah p. & silver fox/my dad, 12th

aunt dana, 13th

hastings, & leah c., 15th

kels, 20th (silly girl!)

tiff w, 24th (our anniversay!)

katie, 26th

fiauna, 27th

gigi, may 4

soon to be Mrs. D, may 12

dana, may 21

for heaven's sake, if he's not walking by then we'll start the betting over. someone WILL win baked goods!!!

blogging goddesses, questions i have!

blogging goddesses,

it snowed yesterday. A LOT.

inches and inches worth.

i love the snow.

i love big flakes, but i must confess i am a bit sad it's not 60 outside.

i was loving the warm sunshine and our daily trips to the swing.

however, i was able to wear my UGGS again, so that was a plus.

little pork loin is playing peek-a-boo around the couch with me. OH if you could see it!!!

videos to come.

what do you think about private blogs?

how do you get your kids to drink their milk?

ovaltine is helping, but not in the morning.

i left my bathroom clock on standard time.

all of the other clocks were changed.

every time i go into my bathroom i lose an hour all over again!

i was folding laundry yesterday, brennan was napping, and i looked up at the clock.

9:40am.

WOW! i'm doing so great:-) go me!

i've showered, done two loads of laundry, cleaned my bathroom....

wait a minute....

aaaaarrrrg, it's 10:40.

oh now i'm wishing it was 9:40!

i left the clock the way it was for the rest of day.

by 10:15 last night (9:15 in the bathroom) i'd had enough!

off to bed i went. the secret life of bees was calling...am i more like may than i'd like to think?

did you know march is national deep vein thrombosis month? what will the today show come up with next? lol.

oh, where was i going to go with this post this morning???? oh yes!

i have some questions for you!

Amy/Ames: do you have a blog? how did you find mine?

Natalie/Snarky: what is your favorite post of mine?

Sue: how did you find my blog? did you ever listen to matisyahu? you should try lily allen, she's my new fav:-) but get the edited version
Fiauna: what city do you live in?

Cuties: how did you find my blog & what is your name?

Sandie/Grandie: can you buy an extra box of peeps for brennan at easter?;-)

Brooke N: where did you get those brown little boots for Blake??!

Synergy Girl: where are you from?

Kim P: how far along are you?
Lisa D: did you free hand paint your bathroom, or did you have a stencil?

Stacy P: how's life after football?

Lauren H: when did you decide on chiropractic work? is that why you moved to arizona?

Tiff/Winderlove: how did you get into Zumba? when was your first class?

Missy T/Poulsen: does this mean you might end up having to have surgery after all?

Tiff Cody: how's the new job?

Kelsi H/Aunt Jen: can you do brennan's hand print as one of your first customers??!! oh please!!!

Paige/Po: do you still teach swimming? we're better than perez riiiiiiiiiiiiiight?????

i'm sure i've missed some of you, so if you're here,

leave a message

and we'll get back to you;-)

what questions do you have for me!?

love to you and yours,

e

...

p.s. here is a poem from sue to remind you to enter the pork loin's walking cookie contest! isn't she amazing!!??

When are you guessing that Brennan will walk?
People are already starting to talk.
So even though crawling was kind of a flop
(cuz the kid wouldn't move), now he's moving non-stop.

While the pork loin's loins were parked at one time,
now they're in constant motion. He may even climb!
So get your bets in. Question: WHEN WILL HE WALK?
Guess before March 13, and win cookies that rock!!

thanks sue, you're the cutest;-)

i'm taking bets!!!!!

here's a video to help you decide:

and another one in case you're still not sure!

before you pass go, we must share some history for our newer readers...

once upon a time,

there was a pork loin.

he sat, and sat, and sat upon his thrown.

he rolled and rolled, but would never scoot.

he would reach for toys and dig his knees,

but would never move an inch!

"come on little loin, it's such a cinch" his mommy & daddy would say.

"he's just too large to crawl and charge!" chanted many of the folk.

but dr. lynch hailed the loin for his cheeks and promised us he would crawl in weeks!

so we waited, and waited, and waited...

and waited.

bets were placed, cookies were waiting.

but all to no avail!

finally at 10 1/2 months the little loin commando crawled!

and here were are ready to walk,

and ready to try again!

so pick a date, any date for when you think he'll walk!

and remember, you can't win if you don't take a guess;-)

don't be a pest, just place your bets!

and you'll be the one who gets!

bets must be placed by Friday March 13th (oooo, scary!!!! Friday the 13th!)

still can't decide?

mommy's guess may or may NOT help;-)

nonetheless, i'm calling April 13th!

good luck to you and yours!

altered outfit, mid-day, hurray!

i won a contest!!!

and my prize arrived today!

i was so excited i threw it on over what i was wearing.

i plan on wearing it the rest of the day.

and to bed.

thank you snarky!

(and snarky's brother)

brennan thought he had won something too;-)

where do you think he got that facial expression from????

hmmm....

1 down, 1 to go

the first of 2 giveaways arrived!

click here to see where...

i loved baking for you gals!

keep your eyes peeled for the next chance to enter and win

some lovely treats for you and yours.

da, da, da, da, dA-DAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

here is a hug from the pork loin to you!

(his shirt says, "i'm bringing chubby back")

natalie won!!!

(click above to see her fancy dancy blog)

for real guys, did you read her comment?

here are some of the highlights:

group date

playin' it cool

roller skating

strobe & black lights

(ya' get where we're takin' this?)

white bra

boyfriend's roommate=informant

"bra shining like a beacon"

yup, i know, lol!

and she put my button up too:-)

want to read the whole story?

click here

want to read more about my awesome friend natalie?

she's guest blogging on light refreshments served today!

click here!

(beware, it's 2 tissue post folks)
natalie,

email me (emilygibson82@yahoo.com) to pick one of the following to be shipped directly to your abode:

the famous cookies

choc/mint/white choc choc cookies

butterscotch-e-roos

chinese haystack chocolates

white choc choc fudgey brownies

pick a treat, any treat, i'll take requests too!

(and brooke, i'm sending your very late treats from my christmas contest now too, eek!)

things i should be doing right now:

baking

laundry

packing

(ooo, ooo, for what!?!)

emptying the dishwasher

getting dressed

making the bed

picking up toys

things i am doing right now:

sitting in my robe & slippers enjoying brennan's nap

drinking a massive bottle of water

i love water. did you know that?

TGIF!

letter to the goddesses from the pork loin

dear mommy's blogging goddesses,

mommy is in the back so i'm secretly writing to you before she comes back! i wanted to give you lovely ladies a quick shout out before mom takes me to the bath. i'm awfully stinky this morning. every morning i look up and there you are on mommy's black box. so many pretty colors! so many pretty ladies! did mommy ever tell you about the time i turned the computer on and off 3 times while she was trying to type a post? i'm so cute that she didn't really mind. i know this b/c she giggled, picked me up, kissed me, and told me "no brennan" in the cutest of high pitched voices. eeek, she's coming! i heard mommy tell dad this morning that today is the last day to enter her giveaway!!! she said something about leaving a comment on any post with a funny or embarrassing story, just anything to make her laugh out loud (you know, lol), and putting her pretty button up on your page. the bubbles are calling to my squishy little body. did you watch my video yet?

love, the pork loin

a giveaway, a giveaway!!??

do you know i'm having a giveaway right now?

i am.

how do you win these lovelies?

the famous cookies
choc/mint/white choc choc cookies
butterscotch-e-roos
chinese haystack chocolates
oreo balls
homemade ice cream, pick a flavor, any flavor!
(you must live near me for that one folks)
white choc choc fudgey brownies
yellow cake with choc frosting
pick a treat, any treat!

make me laugh.

out
loud.

we're talking, possibly snorting kind of laughing.

go on, share an embarrassing moment or story,

or someone else's embarrassing moment or story!

a good joke you've heard.

it's good for the soul to laugh.

it's good for the heart!

so for the love of heart health, enter my giveaway!

oh yeah,

make sure

my

button's

on your page;-)

don't know how to add my button?

1. copy the stuff under "grab my button"

2. add the "html" gadget in the layout section of your blog

3. paste the stuff you just copied in the html gadget, save, and vwallah!

4. let me know if you have any problems:-)

...

also, have you joined my bloggin' bookies club yet?

we're reading this for FEB/MAR. read with us!

emilesque's confection giveaway!

what does that say?

okay, okay, so it's supposed to sound like this:

em-el-esk

it should have been spelled like this:

emilesque

but that doesn't look nearly as cute as this:

emilisq

so we went with it,

aiiiiiiiiiight?!

now would you add it to your blog already!!!

leave a comment here,

add my button to your blog

(if you haven't already),

and you will be entered to win your choice of one of my ever so delicious confections.

don't have a blog?

make me laugh anyway and you can win too!

rules:

i must laugh out loud.

really loud.

this can be awkward humor,

a story,

embarrassing moment

(brooke and bree you can do another comment if you would like, seeing as i added the brainstorming after your comments were posted).

ready, set, go!

seriously, you're still reading?

okay, here are some choices, but you are not limited to...

the famous cookies

choc/mint/white choc choc cookies

butterscotch-e-roos

chinese haystack chocolates

oreo balls

homemade ice cream, pick a flavor, any flavor!

(you must live near me for that one folks)

white choc choc fudgey brownies

yellow cake with choc frosting

pick a treat, any treat!

ok really,

get my button up and get commenting!!!

love your stinkin' faces:-)