★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 18th, 2011 Post Updated: April 18, 2012 ★~Today's Quote: A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ★~International Jugglers’ Day: We’ve been juggling way too much for way too long over a long hard winter; so put down the juggling … Continue reading April 18, 2011:International Jugglers Day, Wear Pajamas to Work Day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. My mother always told me breakfast was overrated and nice people did not eat before noon. My mother is not a morning person. She eats a piece of toast in the morning with her coffee.  If she is feeling wild and crazy, she eats toast with … Continue reading Celebrating Breakfast with a Dutch Baby Pancake

  Carla Rants. Bumper Stickers and Kids Sorry this is a little late. Gallbladders, Vaginas and Facebook took priority this afternoon. Carla will understand, I feel certain. However with out further adieu---may I introduce Cousin Carla’s Wednesday Rant. # I always say I can never get a tattoo because I can't commit to a certain … Continue reading Carla Rants:Bumper Stickers and Kids

  Not so long ago, I used to care if Cole drew on himself like a piece of canvas. First, I used the old, “you will die of ink poisoning” argument. He believed me when I told him that his ears would fall off if he ever cut his own hair, so I figured I … Continue reading Hand Graffiti Battle. Mom Loses.

Cole entertained himself at the doctors office. I left this magazine for the new mom's.   This afternoon when I picked Cole up from school, he casually mentioned he had been having chest pains since lunch. No, the pains were not indigestion. No, they were not a pulled muscle from yesterday’s soccer practice. No, he … Continue reading Cole’s Chest Pain

Deer Antlers. The other day someone asked me, “How in the world did you start selling deer antlers?” They thought the concept was a little odd! Well. My pups had been gifted some deer antlers waaaay back and after they had chewed on them awhile—I was convinced they were superior to any other chew you … Continue reading Deer Antlers for Sale

Looks Can Be Deceiving   Happy Aprils Fool Day! One of the best April fools pranks I ever played was very simple. I added blue food coloring to the milk. When Cole poured it in his cereal, the look on his face was priceless. He said, “Mom, the milk is blue,” and I said, “Really? … Continue reading April Fools Pranks!

  The Aflac duck, one of the most-recognized advertising creatures (known primarily for his "AFLAC!" shout), was recently silenced. The voice of the duck, actor/comic Gilbert Gottfried, was recently fired by Aflac after he posted comments on Twitter about the Japan disaster that were deemed insensitive. The "Aflac duck" then posted on Facebook: "Gilbert Gottfried's … Continue reading Kristy is the Aflac Quack!

  African puff adde is an adorable-looking, ferocious, furry psycho who climbs up trees to battle six-foot cobras thirteen feet above the ground, catches and eats birds, and chases away leopards. Honey badgers even take on the super-deadly African puff adder, one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. The honey badger has reportedly killed male … Continue reading Honey Badger Bad Ass-Let Her Loose!