Odd(s) and Ends

I love movie and tv quotes. Eve has been running around lately asking the questions that the bridge keeper posed in the movie "The Holy Grail". She also loves to say, "It's just a flesh wound!" She is such a nut!

Here are my responses to Jim's blog prompts:

Name a favorite movie...The African Queen

Name a favorite old TV show... The Carol Burnett Show

Give one line (or quote) from any film or TV show and see if we can all remember it. The line does not have to be from the movie or TV show you chose in Parts 1 and 2...

Elwood: "It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

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Font: DJB My Dear Marsha
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Misc. Font: CK Cursive}

:::::::::::::::::::::::Still Crocheting::::

I've crocheted beads to 6 pairs of sock. Only 6 more to go! :)

Smiles, until later!

My Own Particular Idiom:

Excerpt from Monty Python and the Holy Grail:
Sir Lancelot: No, no, sweet Concorde! Stay here! I will send help as
soon as I have accomplished a daring and heroic rescue in my own
particular... (sigh)
CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?
Sir Lancelot: Idiom!

****I love the word and concept of "idiom".




<sub>I was just having fun with idioms!

Background paper from Midnight in the Garden by Kay Miller,
Mermaid by Mo Jackson,
Space Doodles, Stitched Number and Pirate Doodles by Kate Hadfield,
Fonts: Piracy, Sketchy, Texas Hero, CK Good Point</sub>

Welcome, Elliott!

Text: Aaron, Rachel, Noah and Eve were excited to welcome their newest cousin, Elliott. Aaron was especially good holding him. Elliott's mom, Melissa, looked great after her Cesearean section, but was experiencing a lot of itchiness due to her pain medication. Matthew, Elliot's dad, was suffering from a bad back and allergies. Elliott fussed only slightly and after a few good burps settled right down and fell asleep. Welcome Baby Elliott!

_{Mo Jackson's Boxer Thirteen,
Gina Cabrera's Simply Irresistable Mega kit,
Baby chipboard on ribbon by Shabby Miss Jenn,
Don't Be Negative by Gina Miller,
Hand Stamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman,
Fonts: Jayne Print, House Sitter's Club}

Noah took the visit to see baby Elliott as an opportunity to quiz Matthew on, pretty much, everything. Well as Monty Pythoners say: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" Noah wanted to no what part Matthew took in helping bring Elliott into the world. Matthew told him he had helped by giving support to his wife and various other things. Noah told him that wasn't good enough. Yep, this is Noah in his normal form. He also was certain about the directions for getting out of the hospital, which was opposite of the posted signs. To Noah those signs were wrong and he was right. What a troll, sometimes, but cute.

Here is a layout of my niece Haley:

Haley enjoyed hunting the Easter eggs at Granny Alice McClure's house. Aunt Katherine made and dyed a dozen hard-boiled eggs for the kids to hunt, but the kids refused to eat any of them! Uncle Michael liked hiding the eggs in the trees.



Spring Basics Plain Paper by Cindy Irvine at Elemental Scraps
Sketchy Brushes Painted Flowers by Cindy Irvine at Elemental Scraps
Doodle Border by Kate Hadfield,
Template freebie from Janet Phillips,
Bunny and Cracked Easter Egg by Mary Fran,
Fonts: DB Michael at blueflombingo, Jodishand


::::::::::::::Still Reading:::::::
The Phantom Tollbooth. I will post some of the quotes from the book because they are so profound, but I have to finish the taxes and do some cleaning.

Smiles!

Spamalot.....T'was Such A...

SILLY PLACE!

A big shout out to my sister-in-law, Missy, for getting me tickets to Spamalot. My mother and Jim were super fabulous for watching the kids for us. Grandpa Jim even took Noah to the pool party for one of his classmates. Since there was a Perfect Storm of activites brewing in downtown Atlanta Michael and I took MARTA to the North Avenue station, which drops you very close to the Fox Theatre where the performance was showing. The wind whipped through the buildings and I was sporting a mild sinus headache, but by the time we took our seats the Aleve Michael gave me had kicked in and I felt great. Michael and I were joking that the crowd drawn to Spamalot would be equally comfortable at DragonCon, which draws all the sci-fi geeks. We are happy in or geekdom, and the crowd was fun.


_{Weird and Wonderful by Maya, Background paper from Janel Kretshman's Alexander Kit, Doodle Border by Sande Krieger}

The Lady of the Lake really stole the show with some hilarious songs and her great delivery. There was enough new material that you didn't know everything that was coming, which was great. The Black Knight scene where he gets his arms and legs cut off is great, and I laughed the hardest at the section with Herbert's father telling the guards to keep Herbert in his room and for the orchestra to stop playing.

The pace of the play was bright and quick with a 15 minute intermission between the acts. The play lasted about 2 hours, which was perfect. They also involved an audience member by hiding "The Grail" under her chair. The play was fantastic and a great day out with my sweetheart!


_{Stitches from Joined at the Hip by Tia Bennett, Doodle Arrows, Doodle Hardware, Doodle Alpha, Doodle flowers and Doodle Frames by Kate Hadfield, Cardboard Overlay by Linda Gil Bildal, Doodle Border by Sande Krieger, background paper from Alexander kit by Janel Kretshman,Frame by Rhonna Farrer, Font: Pea Stacy Doodle Script, Marcelle Script, door keeper 41}
Text: Evey got very chilly on our campout at Cloudland Canyon. She spent her time eating Nilla Wafers, sitting in mom's lap and pretending to be a scary animal that growls a lot. Luckily, she kept her hat on during the day and night to help keep in her body heat.

Blowing Kisses

<sub>Text: Rachel loves to blow kisses. She has her little brother and sister following suit Every morning as Rachel leaves for school she will blow me a kiss. The other day she had her dad laughing when she happily said, "Heads up! This one is a pop fly!"

Collage Wings by Hope Wallace
Background paper and glitter swirl from Birthday Kit by Michelle Coleman,
Glitter Kiss: MCO
Hand Stamped Alpha: MCO
Photo border by Rhonna Farrer
Inked Edge: Scrap Artist Carefree Kit
Fonts: Jane Austen/Pea Johanna Script/Artistamp Medium</sub>

::::::::::::::::Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!::::::::
Today is SPAMALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, I'm not EXCITED!!!!!!!! I don't think Michael and I will appear too foolish because the crowd will be mostly Monty Python fanatics who get the jokes and sing along. I will give you my review tomorrow!

Hustle and Bustle:

I know life has been hectic for all and so, I believe, you will bare with me as I blog about events from last Saturday. I appreciate and love my brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law! We hosted a Couples Only dinner at our home and couldn't have pulled it off without the gracious volunteer efforts of Reuben, Stephen and Shelene. We had two Mountain Dew fueled men who threw on their aprons and slung a dish towel over their shoulders and got to work. Wolfgang Puck, Rachael Ray, Emeril, and Julia Childs...just to name a few...would have been in fine company with the Reuben, Stephen and Michael. I mentally refer to these guys as Iron Chef Social Circle, Iron Chef Loganville and Iron Chef Lilburn. I was shocked that Reuben rolled such perfect eggrolls using his "sausage fingers". I used a Hmong recipe for the eggrolls he rolled up, while Michael made Vegetarian eggrolls.
I enjoyed listening to and some time joining in to the banter in the kitchen. I think my mood was completely uplifted by the addition of their positive spirits. When all the other couples arrived they were all happy to see each other and the compliments abounded throughout the evening.
I was really impressed by my sister-in-law, Laura, who was bottle feeding Spencer, while eating, deftly, with her chopsticks. Michael found some fun chopsticks at the farmer's market and we tried to find an additional set that I would consider adorable, but we settled for some primary colored ones with stripes. There was a bit of an issue over the monkey chopsticks, but was settled quickly. Stephen was sad, but he took a swig of Mountain Dew and was able to go on cheerily for the rest of the evening, sans monkey chopsticks.
The evening ended with a dessert of vanilla ice cream with almond pockys , which were a surprisingly big hit. After dessert was the gift exchange. Stephen had Michael's name this year. Stephen fabricated individual tiles and ordered a spool of red shoe lace material, so Michael could craft his own Samurai armor. I can't wait to see the finished product! Michael has Justin's name and had to ask Justin's pardon until Christmas so he could finish building the gift. Justin was very gracious. I had Laura's name and I game her a Cuddle Blanket. It is made so you can put your feet in a large cuff at the bottom to keep your feet warm and has a pocket for your remote control, so you don't lose it whilst trying to stay warm. My sister-in-law, Missy drew my name and couldn't have surprised me more with tickets to this wonderfully crazy show:
Here is a description of the play found on Wikipedia:
Spamalot

I am so thrilled to be able to go!!! My mother and Jim already agreed to watch the kids so we could attend the performance. We are going to an early afternoon performance, so I think I will be exceptionally hyped up from the moment my feet hit the floor that morning!

:::::::::::::::::Merry Christmas!::::::::::::::::

Where ever you are I sincerely hope your family is warm, healthy, happy and (((hugged)))!