Napping with my kitty-cat

Just me &Malcolm. Purrrrr-fect!

More sledding races...

Last one to land in the icy pond makes the next round of hot cocoa!!!

Check out jennifer nelson's post on Vine! https://vine.co/v/OxixBmALtxL

Olympic cul-de-sac racing!

Check out jennifer nelson's post on Vine! https://vine.co/v/OxiTQhzbDzw

Recycled Percussion vs. STOMP

ok i'm back... i just kept thinking about this show i saw last night, recycled percussion.

Wanted to give a better picture of their ladder act, so i found it on youtube. take a look:



and then just another little teaser, shows you a bit more...

http://youtu.be/Q8fHyks2YXQ

yes, it was entertaining.  you left with the thought of, yeah, that was a fun show.
BUT...like i said before, having seen STOMP several years ago...oh there's just no comparison.
as i'll show you in a sec, you leave a STOMP performance with more than just a "been there done that, enjoyed being an observer" kind of thought.  no, when you leave STOMP, a part of it goes with you.  a new love and appreciation for just pure rhythm.  the glory and fun that ANYONE can create on their own.  on their kitchen pans.  a broom tapping out a tune during a boring chore, a ball in sports, bottles of water, hands, feet, sticks, and oh yes, the majesty of loud clattery METAL GARBAGE CANS!!!!   You cannot leave STOMP without feeling rhythm in every next step you take, every physical movement you make, you think, hey this is a rhythm.  even the way your head jerks to look one way, the next.  it's a beat. keep that beat.  add a snap. a small noise.  double, triple it. that's it.  you don't need to be an experienced drummer or tap dancer to understand, to feel that marvelous creation God made when he created the elements of sound and time and how they interrelate. God created the universe in 7 days. actually 6.  so it was boom, boom, boom, boom,boom, boom, PAUSE.  a rhythm.  everything has rhythm!!!! it's so cool!!!

anyway, i know i'm getting carried away here. so go ahead and watch these next 2 youtube videos about STOMP, the first one's a short trailer, the next more of a documentary.  i hope you'll agree, how much better it is to really TEACH someone to fish, (or to drum) than merely to give them one.
happy rhythming!!!

http://youtu.be/0dM6-Bnm_5Q

http://youtu.be/0afeh59xiLE

nuts for real

yes. it's true. i am nuts for real.

i just got home from taking my kid to school and running over to a.c. moore to enjoy a few 

delicious minutes of slowly wandering the aisles, feasting my eyes on all the treasures and goodies, 

the wonderful art supplies that scream "BUY ME!! BUY ME!!" every time i'm in there.  Couldn't 

find the mermaid stamp i was looking for, so i succombed to a beautiful set of watercolor pencils...

                           ..and a pair of cute fuzzy slippers. (couldn't resist. slippers are an important                                         staple of my everyday at-home uniform, so it's a no-brainer.)

ok, enough lolligaggging. here's the embarrassing part: so embarrassing i couldn't post it on instagram.  here goes: i get home, park the car in the driveway, look beside me, 

and lo and behold there it is:

 the shopping basket from a.c.moore!!! i took the dang stinkin thing right into the car with me and drove off with it!!! what kind of crazy middle-aged mama freak am i?????  what if the police come knocking on my door and demand the basket back and haul me off in a paddy wagon, or worse, strap me in a straight jacket and send me off to the loony farm!!!!  oh gosh this is bad.  i know i've been a bit distracted these days...even left the car running and got out to go to church one morning with the keys still in it, purring away, till i was reminded that it was still running.  i am going absolutely crazy here.  ok that's enough.  someone's going to find this and i'll never hear the end of it.  mind over matter, mind over matter.  back to reality.  have a good day!!!