mygr8kids and pug: July 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Here's the google car....

has it driven by your house yet?

I think I remember seeing it in our neighborhood...except it was a white car...

Here is the picture of our house...

I was hoping that you could see me in the window... (spooky)

but you can't tell if I am there....

So if you see the car in your neighborhood (there is nothing you can do about it) so you may as well run out there and wave...

To see if they have your street view picture...type in your address at

http://www.maps.google.com/

For an interview with a Google Driver:

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com/tech/framed/fun-and-Interesting-Interview-with-a-G

Sunday, July 27, 2008

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I can't stop blogging.....

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Today we saw a cute....

pitbull puppy....like this one...

He looked about the same age as Waffles....but bigger!

I can't imagine having a bigger puppy....

I got tired just thinking about it...whew

the garage people....

Every day these people are sitting enjoying their garage....sometimes they even put up a sign:
"Not a garage sale!" on their little fence....

Friday, July 25, 2008

husband's wallet....

so sad....yes, it is duct-taped....it is also sticky...

maybe I should get him this one...

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11823.html

a moment in time....

It was a hot day....we all jumped into the little black car...rolled the windows down....turned the radio up...

Me: "It's time to Party!"

pulled out the the driveway....then drove down the street....

Me: "Oh man....it's on empty."

Carson: "Parties over."

SO we drove to Costco and filled up the car for $3.99 a gallon...got back on the road....

Me: "Party time!" (I look at Carson)

Carson: (Smiles)

man of few words...

We went to our neighborhood Blockbuster video..

and I told the kids they could each pick out a video...so everyone went and found one..at checkout I looked at them and noticed that we had already rented all of these movies before....
This is the our most rented movie....

and guess what....you can buy it at Amazon for the same price as rental....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439839939

Hey..........

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

"What are these?"

Luke found a box of feminine products and asked me what they were...

I told him... in one or two sentences about the menstrual cycle...and that was enough..

You should have seen Luke's face....He looked at me like I was INSANE...

and then I thought about it....It is pretty ridiculous sounding..

I probably wouldn't believe it ...if it didn't happen to me each month..(sorry, tooo much information..)

(I highly recommend Instead)

http://www.softcup.com/

I went to the French Bakery close to our house....

came across a wonderful baked item.....

I've had them before, but didn't know what they were called....

I asked the French Lady and she said "Bam aire" ...

I said mmm they're sooo good...what did you say they're called?

I heard "Bam aire"...again

I tried to spell it in my head...but I couldn't

Like a dumb American I asked her to write it for me..

and she wrote.... Palmier

palmier[pahlm-YAY]

Also called palm leaves , this crispy delicacy is PUFF PASTRY dough that is sprinkled with
granulated sugar, folded and rolled several times, then cut into thin strips. After baking,
these golden brown, caramelized pastries are served with coffee or tea or as a dessert
accompaniment.

for a recipe :

click here

a little conversation I heard.....

between a man and woman over 90:

Woman: "I'm just interested in 1 man...who doesn't want to marry me."

Man: "I thought we talked about that yesterday...I'm not getting married again.....I don't know what the hell you want."

a little later.....

Woman: "Sometimes you tell me you love me and then you tell me to shut up"...

a little later...talking about moving into together...

Man: "We can split the room in half and each pay half."

Woman: "But if we were married you would pay the whole thing."

Man: "I'm not getting married again."

Woman: "I'll have to charge you for sex"...

Man: "I'm not paying for sex".....

Woman: "I'm just teasing you".....

Man: (doesn't laugh)

Soon after they walked away together....

what God sees....

my house is "A"...

Have you played with google maps yet?

click here

type in your address.... if they have driven by your house and have taken a picture..... you can see it from street view...

it is either cool or really scary that they are doing that...

also check out the real time earthquake map...

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I can relate....

At the beginning of Penelope....

You must see....

the full trailer of Twilight movie....

If you haven't read to books....read them! They are awesome...even my 16 year old son read them....and admitted that he liked them..

children's drawings turned into reality....

http://www.lizettegreco.com/

Amazing!

I've been playing with yarn....

I don't know all the knitting moves....but

I can knit I mean I-cord.....

I am making a purse...I am almost done with it....

One of my Senior Ladies at work....

is an excellent artist..but she has lost most of her sight...

Her Therapist wants her to do some drawing and this request makes her very frustrated..

She asked me if one of my kids could do some drawings for her and then she would "turn" them in...

I told her that her Therapist would wonder about her "drawings" of Power Rangers and Boba Fetts....In case you don't know who Boba Fett is.....

Monday, July 21, 2008

I came across these directions while posting a comment on a blog....

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This test is used to prevent automated robots from posting comments.

Yikes! Automated Robots posting comments!

click here For a cool link to history of robotics...

my favorite...

I have a cousin who can.....

do this!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

This is a great idea!

fish sticks shaped like fish!

a pretty cool drawing of a monster...by...

SETH!

I asked Luke to point to the window.....

and YAY! He pointed with his pointer finger.....For a while now I've been teaching him to use his pointer finger and not his middle finger....

My Dad sometimes points with his middle finger...and it is really funny when he is reading something and pointing at it and he is flipping himself off....