Floyd the Nnoyed

From the Youngest Daughter :)

My friend and faithful commenter, Gianna, and I made up an animal called a Nnoyed. Wanna see him?

Here he is!

And those green stripes on his hooves? Yeah. Glow in the dark. *nods head* :)

I like the name of the animal for obvious reasons, (A Nnoyed ... annoyed...) but I also like it becaus it sounds like the word "Nerd" said with an old fashioned New Yoyke *ahem* New York accent. :)
P.S. Gianna, I hope you don't mind I named him Floyd. I thought it fit too well to pass up. :)

Dr. Seuss alive & growing

From the mom

I couldn't pass up this Dr. Seuss looking plant! It's really called a Chenille Plant. The red tail is fuzzy and soft ... it is also known as a Red Hot Cat Tail.

Wood Turning

From the Son!

I was down in the basement practicing making bowls. I wanted to use small pieces so I wouldn't use my nicest wood. I was just playing around and this is what came out!

I like the off-centered look.


The girls thought it looked like an egg cup (for leftover Easter eggs), and I think it looks really cool this way!

Purple in a Tulip

When you look closely at the center of this tulip, you can see purple! Pretty, no?

Daffydowndillies and a Twolip

From the Youngest Dot :)

Yesterday I found these beauties in mah mum's garden. :)

An' today I found a daffodil and a tulip in mine!

Happy Socks

From the Youngest Daughter :)

These are my happy socks. And yes, I really do wear them mismatched. :)

Chair Makeover

From the Youngest :)

We visited my oldest brother and his wife this weekend. And just in case you're confused, no, he's not my woodworking brother. He's the other one, who is not included in our blog. Poor guy. :)

Anyway, my sil (sis in law) had this chair she wanted painted. Sooooo sil and I made a weekend project of it! We make an awesome team. Just sayin'.

Before:

And after!!
Details on the backrest:

The seat:

Chubby Birdies

From Guess Who :)

(I'm getting the feeling I'm the only one 'round here who likes blogging!)

Yesterday Mom and I made some chubby birdies and stuck 'em in an unlikely place. Just for grins. :)

First Flower

From the Youngest Daughter (who else?)

Today I found something very special: the first flower to bloom in my garden this year! I wasn't expecting it at all. I hadn't even seen the buds on it yesterday. And then today, *poof!* it was there! :)

It's a pretty lonely crocus, if you ask me. But I'm expecting the others to bloom soon. :)

Random

From the Youngest Daughter :)

Some randomness to entertain you:

1. Did you know that if you plug your nose you can't hum? Try it. I dare you. ;)

2. "Stewardesses" is one of the longest words you can type using the "left hand" keys on the keyboard.

3. If English spelling made more sense, Ghoti could spell the word "fish". Don't believe me? Take the GH in the word "laugh". They make an F sound. So we have an F for fish.
In the word "women" the O is pronounced like an I. So now GHO is pronounced "fi"
In the word "condition" the TION is pronounced like "shun". So the TI makes an SH sound. So there you have it. Ghoti spells fish.
And no, I wasn't the clever one who figured that out. Unfortunately.