HOPPY Chocolate-Overdose DAY!!

SO. From WHICH *Part* of those Chocolate "Figures" do You take Your FIRST BITE...? The Head? The Legs? Perhaps, a Floppy Ear...? Or, do You just swallow those Eggs *whole*??

Personally, I usually go for the Head, AFTER snapping it off at the Neck... It's so much more Merciful. And, it prevents Them from Screaming. -- Besides, Who wants VENGEFUL Chocolate
haunting Their HIPS?! -- MOTHER's sinfully chewy Chocolate ANGELFOOD CUPCAKES are *already* THERE!

Anyhoo... Speaking of "FIRST BITES"...


"WORD" is that LITTLE PRINCESS BIG-RED - Who turns 6-Months Tomorrow, BTW - just *got* Her FIRST FANG!


-- I see smushed-up Baby Carrots in Her Future...
















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Shop-HOPPING... Watch OUT For That BLOOG!

OOOO-WW...

http://www.crystalgregory.org/artwork.html

...THAT had to HURT...

Scarier yet, IT reminds Me of My Room... Fortunately for Me, My occasional Guest SPINSTERS don't hang out with such Sharp Objects! ...At least, I don't think They do...? -- Wait. If They join up with My Hoard of DUST-BUNNIES, I could end up on The HOOK! ...crap..

Anyhoo.. I came across CRYSTAL GREGORY's "WebWork" by way of

http://www.dudecraft.com

Have a LOOK around There for Other Cool Crafty Stuff!

BTW, speaking of BLOOG-Hopping... I stumbled onto THIS earlier Today - The CANADIAN WEBLOG AWARDS.

CHECK OUT the NOMINATIONS Page - I'm certain that there's a Bloog or Two that might grab Your Interests... However, DON'T Forget to come back - HERE! O-kay..?

OH! And, I wouldn't object at *all*, IF "ANYONE" or More FELT like "Nominating" *SOMEONE*?

...just humbly-hinting... -- The BUTTON is on The SIDEBAR...


Soooo.... How about that Stupid Weather, eh? -- It was Cold and Windy and Raining for MOST of the Day. Then, by the Late Afternoon, it was Warmer and Sunny!

And, the Shopping Populace were JUST as Unpredictable! We went to Our Primary-Bargain-Priced
Grocery Store, which is pretty much a ZOO on Saturdays. However, when You consider the Fact that ALL of the Stores were CLOSED Yesterday, and will ALSO be Tomorrow, because of the HOLIDAYS - well, just Multiply the CHAOS by "42"! Plus, Drizzle...

Afterall, the ICE CREAM was on Sale.. And, it's just *not* a Proper HOLIDAY DESSERT *without* some DRIZZLE!

By the Time We arrived at THE MALL, The SUN was out - between the Wind-Swept Clouds - and Temps were on the RISE, as the Crowds were on the DECLINE. NO *new* Yarn... And, NO "MALL-BUNNY", either! [pooh!]

..well...except for that Stuffed-Animated-Bunny at ZELLERS... I should have taken a Video!

Whatever... It's just NOT "EASTER" Saturday *without* a MALL-BUNNY handing out Treats!!

...YES.

Before ANYone begins to "wonder"... Yes, I've *been* a MALL-BUNNY. -- *Twice*!

The FULL Costume, *NOT* allowed to Talk, giving out Tons of crappy-cheap-chocolate Eggs to Children that I *couldn't* SEE below 4-Feet as They would WRAP Themselves around My Legs!!

The THINGS I *do* for FAMILY! -- And, the TOP-of-the-Scale Rate that My Cousin, THE CLOWN was *PAYING* Me!

..ah.. Good Times... Good Times....

Hang on a Sec... WOOHOO! -- Just WON $7. AGAIN!

AHH... BETTER TIMES...!!

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HAPPY "3rd-ROCK-From-That-Shiny-Bright-SKY-THINGY" DAY!

HOW do You suppose IT "happened", huh? -- During SINGULARITY Night, some COSMIC DUST over Here got "PULSAR-ed" with some COSMIC DIRT over There... Crank up the Satellite Radio to cover up a whole *Lot* of GRAVITY going on... And, a few Billion Years LATER... oops! -- Looks like SOME-Celestial-BODIES "forgot" to *use* Their SUNSCREEN!

My *BLANKET* Version of GEO-COSMOLOGY --
["CHOCOL8SKY" - Done in BARN and SKY.]

hmm... (DUST + DIRT) x GRAVITY = EARTH..?

Well. That's My THEORY, anyway. I mean, seriously, WHO Names a Planet that's *mostly* Covered in Water, "EARTH"?!! -- Mind You, I will admit, the DOUGLAS ADAMS Version is FAR more Entertaining!! - [The ORIGINAL TV Version!!]

As for the Advanced "Formula"...

EARTH + WATER = MUD PEOPLE

And eventually...

MUD PEOPLE + GOOP = SLIME PEOPLE = (9 x 6) = 42?

Yeah... That sounds about right... Speaking of which, I really DO have to finish up My TAXES!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, QE2!!

HMM... *Funny*, isn't it? On how MOST of the Sole-Reigning QUEENS of ENGLAND end up LIVING for a *very* LONG TIME! -- Here's HOPING that SHE manages a couple of *more* DECADES!

I guess Living "WELL" and "FOREVER", really IS the "Best Revenge"! Huh? -- Just a little
"something" that's on the Top of My "TO-DO-WITH-MY-LIFE" LIST... Speaking of which...

THE GOOD NEWS - I actually WON *another* $7. Tonight! Wow. Second time This Week! I'm in Shock!

THE BAD NEWS - IF "They" had called one "certain" Number, I would have *WON* an additional $107.!!

HATE when THAT *doesn't* happen! ...All that potential YARN Money... And, here's Me with
FOUR "Empty" **FREE** "Earth Day" TOTE BAGS from THE MALL to store it ALL into, too!
...oh, well...

BTW, *WHAT* is with THE PLANET, anyway...? There were **SNOW** Pellets falling from the SKY earlier in the Day!! -- Don't make Me KEEP the SnowBRUSH in The CAR for another Month! Otherwise, AUNTIE will NOT be AMUSED!!

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BIG Yarn + Big HOOK = ....

... an "EXPERIMENT"...

THAT just ran OUT of *that* Colour - a LILAC, not This weird GREY... There's TWO Balls worth of Heavy-Duty COTTON YARN! -- I'm not certain IF I have any more Left... anywhere... However, seeing as I am "Exploring" AS I *go*, I do have more in Another Colour that I can use..

-- Oh, BTW, "IT's" a PURSE... Or a BAG. Or a SATCHEL.... I'm still trying to decide on the Strap, and whether or not, if I want to Close IT up...?

Ah... The *JOYS* of DESIGN DISCOVERIES! -- Just don't *make* Me WRITE it down! Sooo, NOT My "FORTE"!

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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE CUZ-JD**!!

WHEN I CONSIDER that the AGE-RANGE of My Maternal Grandfather's Siblings spanned over 22 or so Years, perhaps I really shouldn't be *Surprised* when it turns out that the Differences between HIS Grandchildren is DOUBLE that!

Originally, *I* was the Eldest of 13, and then, after a FULL "Generation-Gap", along comes LITTLE CUZ-JD! Who, is *more* than Young enough to be MY Grandchild! -- He's even Junior to SISTER's
- [..remember, I'm the Oldest?] - Granddaughter, PRINCESS PRE-TEEN...

It does seem a tad weird at Times, but mostly, I think it's kinda of COOL... And, so IS HE!!

Perchance as well, a *GOOD LUCK* CHARM..?? -- I actually WON $7. on the LOTTERY Tonight!

WOOHOO!!

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Milking the Mileage

LITTLE, DID The CAR realize upon My Retail Return, that *moments* later, I would be
"RETURNING" said *RETAIL*!

Oh! And here *I* thought - Silly Me! - that I would have ZIP to Bloog-About Today... HA!

So anyway... the Weather had cleared up somewhat, We needed Milk, and MOTHER had a few Letters that *needed* to be Posted. She wasn't up to going Out and I was... And so, off I went to THE MALL.

Took My Time... Picked up a couple of needed Items. Bought My Future-Losing-LOTTERY-Tickets. Bought some Junk Food. Did NOT get YARN. [*pout*!]

Headed to CANADIAN TIRE for Milk - Their Price had gone up This Week. However, Theirs IS still *cheaper* than ANYwhere else right Now!

Got a little slowed up with RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC on the RETURN Home... Unpacked the RETAIL from the Trunk, closed up the Garage, went into the House, began to put Stuff away...

EEWWWWW!!! -- The MILK BAG is LEAKING!!?!

$%^&$%#+^@#!!

...well... that COOLER Bag was in need of a proper Cleaning...

The GOOD NEWS - There wasn't any Other Frozen Stuff in There!

The BAD NEWS - I *have* to GO BACK!

...double crap...

• Transferred BAD-BAG to other Easier-To-Clean-Later Cooler.
• Apologize to The CAR.
• Head back to CT...
• Well, at least the Traffic has let up.
• Present *Dairy DILEMA* to Pleasantly Sympathetic "..Oooo, that's not good..." SERVICE DESK LADY.
• "GET" NEW Bag as She processes Paperwork.
• *Pack* it Myself, THIS Time.
• Make NOTE of a *very* VITAL *LIFE* LESSON - Cute-Strapping-Young-Lad-CHECKOUT-CLERKS make for great Eye-Candy, but are *still* LOUSY Grocery-Packers!!
• DEJA VU The CAR into Garage.
• Still have a Cooler to Fire-Hose...
• DIDN'T WIN on the LOTTERY!!

GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.............

Where's My Junk Food..?

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