Today is Erik and Veronica's wedding anniversary. I should have gotten this story up earlier but I had a hard time finding a photo. I had to search through 14, 273 pictures of Emerson to find one of them.
CONGRATULATIONS
Jennie and I are picking up Emerson tonight so they should be able to have a romantic weekend. I expect they will spend it tailgating, going to the Wildcats football game, and watching more football with Bryan and his buddies.
Wanna see somethin' funny? Take a hillbilly an' put him in one of them thar bean bag chair thangs. Give him a kan of pop an' a cigarette. Then haf someone yell, "OH MY GOSH, th' house is on fire!"
Yo'll see squirmin' an' wigglin' an' arms a-flailin'. Thar'll be gruntin' an' groanin' an' cussin'. But he won't put down thet kan of pop, it might git spilled, cuss it all t' tarnation. An' he won't put out thet cigarette, cuz thar's still sevahal fine puffs lef' on it.
When he finally finishes both he will roll on over on his han's an' knees wif his booty up in th' air befo'e gittin' up an' runnin' outta th' house. Hey, ah said it was funny, ah didn't say it was gonna be purty.
From Luci's Collection (I think)
I need to confess to taking a short cut on a couple of recent StalkerClan stories. The photos of Crystal in two recent stories, Photo Possibilities and Insurance Advertising Possibilities, look like I have done a lot of work editing them. Actually, there is a website, Photofunia, that does the editing for you. It takes about a minute to generate one of their photos.
Here are some more quick examples...
CLICK on the photos to view them full size.
| The mural being painting on the side of the building is now Michelle. |  |
| Michelle seemed to like that picture of the Subway Restaurant in Times Square, so here she is in that photo. |  |
| Here are those cats but now there are three 'Cats". |  |
| Here is Angelina Jolie wearing her new Ted T-Shirt. She isn't wearing it like Dad wore his however. |  |
| Here is Paris Hilton showing off pics of her |  |
| And finally, here I am in the Andy Warhol artwork showing the world that beauty really is colorblind. |  |
Play around with Photofunia using your pictures. Head and shoulder shots work best. Send me any good stuff you come up with and I will put it on the StalkerClan.
Clyde
I promised more......so here it is. - Amber
This time I am going to do some bragging on my K-K.
He is always sticking up for his big brother and Baby Squirrel. If Austin gets in trouble Caleb will often beg for Austin's punishment to be lessened or taken away, even when the offense was against him. I am always amazed at this. I remember begging for my sisters to be punished for hurting or bugging me. Anyway, when it comes to his siblings, he just seems to have an everlasting supply of sympathy, empathy, and love.
A couple of nights ago I took the kids to the fall festival at school. They had all kinds of games and booths. Caleb even threw a baseball and dunked his P.E. coach. While we were there I bought everyone a snowcone. The kids were especially excited about their snowcones. Caleb sounded like "What about Bob" eating his. He kept saying, "Mmmmmm" and, "Man this cone is goooood!" But with all the kids and commotion, Caitlyn dropped her snowcone on the ground. I didn't have one to offer her but if I had, I don't think I could have beaten Caleb before he offered his.
Now I could have given Caleb his cone back and bought Caitlyn a new cone, but I knew that the experience of selflessness that I had just witnessed would be taken away. So instead I decided to watch. Caleb began to eyeball his snow cone almost instantly. He leaned into Caitlyn and smiled a sweet smile and asked, "Can I have just a little bite of that cone, Baby Squirrel?" And to my shock, Caitlyn offered up the cone willingly. This went on, over and over again, without incident until the cone was nothing but a soggy, red, paper cup. It was a simple gesture of kindness to most people, but it was a huge sacrifice for my sugar-tooth K-K.
The next day, Caleb woke up not feeling well. I don't know if it was all the sweets the night before or what, but he was sick. He said his stomach felt like he was going to throw-up. So I grabbed a bucket and scooped him up and began to rock him in my rocker. Just about that time I heard a stirring in my room. Caitlyn was waking.
Now Caitlyn, unlike Caleb, does not like to share anything with Caleb, including her Mama. So I knew the war that was about to ensue. As Caitlyn walked out of the room with her crazy "bed head" hair, she instantly zeroed in on Caleb and squealed, "Get off my Mama, Cawub!"
Caleb, who had also anticipated the same reaction, just looked up at me and smiled. Then he looked at his sister, as he squeezed to one side of my lap, and said, "Look, Baby Squirrel, there is enough room on Mama's lap for both of us. Bubby is sick and I want Mama to rock me, too. Can you share her?"
To my surprise, Caitlyn squeezed up onto what was left of my lap and we all sat there rocking for what felt like the most peaceful 20 min of my life. How blessed we are to have such a sweet and considerate little person like Caleb in our family.
Really quickly, I have to throw this in. Caleb came home from school Friday and told me that a big kid at school had called him a midget. I was flushed with an array of emotions. Sorrow, hurt, anger.....just to mention a few. But Caleb just smiled as he finished his story. "You know what I told him, Mom? I said, 'Oh yeah? Well, I might be small, but I am DEADLY! Wanna wrestle?"
I am so proud to be called Caleb's Mom! I love you K-K!
Proud Mama Amber
I understand that Crystal is working for a new insurance company. Being concerned about her and hoping that she does well, I thought I might try to help her build market share by coming up with an advertising campaign promoting her insurance products.
It seems that most effective advertising campaigns have a consistent, repeated theme. Everybody remembers the "Got Milk?", "Built Ford Tough", and "Nothing Runs Like a Deere" ads that have run for years. After thinking about it for a little while, here is the theme and six months worth of ads that I came up with for Crystal.
| Before Something BAD Happens to Your AUTOMOBILE...
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| Before Something BAD Happens to Your PERSONAL PROPERTY...
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| Before Something BAD Happens to Your BUILDING PROJECT...
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| Before Something BAD Happens to Your ART COLLECTION...
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| Before Something BAD Happens to Your PETS...
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| Before Something BAD Happens to Your FUTURE...
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I think it might be possible to keep this ad campaign going for years and years. I'll keep working on it, Crystal.
As usual, I have done all this work and offer it for Crystal to use absolutely free of charge. I've slaved over this hot computer for thirty minutes, no, I meant to say weeks and weeks, and offer up the fruits of my labor out of the goodness of my heart. That's just the kind of guy I am. See how much I have grown.
Kind Hearted and Generous Uncle Clyde
