DISH CONTEST WINNER

Congratulations to Amy for defeating me in the kid dish contest! She squished me by 4 bowls, 4 plates, 23 spoons, and 70 some-odd cups! WOW! You go girl!

Amy's cupboards contain
26 bowls
26 plates
55 spoons
18 forks
94 cups
All kid friendly!!!

For your dish collecting savvy you shall receive a box of hairbows compliments of the endangered For Giggles n Grins website as well as the title of "Mother-of-all-Kid-Dishes"!!
Congratulations, friend!

That's right! It's a soddering iron! The soddering iron of justice! hehehe ;) love you Ams!

The Bird Feeder

I bought a bird feeder. I hung It on my back porch and filled It with seed. What a beauty of A bird feeder it is, as I filled it Lovingly with seed. Within a Week we had hundreds of birds Taking advantage of the Continuous flow of free and Easily accessible food.
But then the birds started Building nests in the boards Of the patio, above the table, And next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was Everywhere: on the patio tile, The chairs, the table . Everywhere!
Then some of the birds Turned mean. They would Dive bomb me and try to Peck me even though I had Fed them out of my own Pocket.
And others birds were Boisterous and loud. They Sat on the feeder and Squawked and screamed at All hours of the day and night And demanded that I fill it When it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even Sit on my own back porch Anymore. So I took down the Bird feeder and in three days The birds were gone. I cleaned Up their mess and took down The many nests they had built All over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like It used to be.... Quiet, serene And no one demanding their Rights to a free meal.
Now let's see. Our government gives out Free food, subsidized housing, Free medical care, and free Education and allows anyone Born here to be an automatic Citizen.
Then the illegal came by the Tens of thousands. Suddenly Our taxes went up to pay for Free services; small apartments Are housing 5 families; you Have to wait 6 hours to be seen By an emergency room doctor; Your child's 2nd grade class is Behind other schools because Over half the class doesn't speak English.
Corn Flakes now come in a Bilingual box; I have to 'press one' to hear my bank Talk to me in English, and People waving flags other Than 'Old Glory' are Squawking and screaming In the streets, demanding More rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for the government To take down the bird Feeder.

~I thought this was clever and so very true. I try to keep my political opinions to myself most of the time, but who can when such a fantastic analogy is available!!!

DISH CONTEST!!!

I hereby decree that anyone who thinks they own more kid dishes than me should come forward now. Said person(s) shall receive a reward and a title and shall appear on the cover of THE HARTS OF LAIN blog. (Okay, maybe not the latter, but you will get a reward) Should there be no contenders than I shall keep said title for myself and I will eat...I mean claim the reward.
LET THE CONTEST BEGIN!!!
Certain rules do apply. You must be atleast 18 years of age and provide a "headcount" of all dishes broken up into categories (ie...plates, cups, bowls etc...). Dishes must be unbreakable in nature to qualify. Plates shall be able to double as frisbees, bowls and cups as hats, spoons must be able to act as microphones, and forks and knives should not be able to "stick" when flung across the room at high speed towards a wall or other surface. Winner will be announced on April 20th.

Sad

Just throwing this out into the cosmic void...
I miss my recently departed friends. No, they didn't die! They just departed! ...and I miss them. The cloudy skies and swirling winds seem to match my mood today.

Luke's Announcement

Luke came home from school today and said that Mrs. Howard told them they have to pick what they are going to be. Luke announced in his most authoritative voice that he will be a police officer and we must get a police car right away. When I asked him what prompted this choice he stated, "Well, when someone kills someone, or hurts them, or pulls their hair I want to throw them in jail!" Hahaha.
He then asked what my great ambitions were to which I replied that I want to be his mom. To which he replied, "Forever?"
Me: "Yes! Forever!"
Luke: "Ooook." goofy grin.

Big Announcement

No! I am not having another baby...yet. I'm closing my website! April 30th (Happy Birthday to me!) will be the last day of existence for http://www.forgigglesngrins.com/. If you want anything, now's the time! I really feel the need to spend more time with these little monkeys (see photos below) and focus more on my family, home, and church responsibilities. Thank you so much for your support and for making my little business thrive to such an extent that I have to make this decision. I love you all!

Funny For The Day

Luke: Definition of ankle-the nuts by your feet.
Ana singing: Give said the little string....

Five Years Old and Fabulous!

We celebrated Analee's 5th birthday in total divacity (divacity=diva city). All of the little girls that attended Ana's fabulously fashion forward debut were properly attired (tutus were the order of the day) and given the freedom to dance and twirl until their little hearts were content. It was adorable! After that it was time for pretty toes and then cupcake decorating. By the way, Jayna wins the award for the most...umm...creative? decorating. Hers was awesome! In my wildest dreams I would have never imagined one little girl could get so many sprinkles on one pastry.

Ana's party was a success. Thanks to all the fun friends that were able to make it!

Paige Braswell, Ila Armstrong, Jolee Swazey, Jayna McClellan, Peyton Davies (would have been there if she had her way!) thanks for the great gifts and we hope you had as much fun as we did!