Cartoon of the Day - Shopping at Halloween

I saw a post the other day on the Momdot Forum about a dad who took the kids shopping at a Halloween store, with some rather poor results and this cartoon reminded me of that and really made me laugh:

{Click to Enlarge}

Speeking of Momdot, it's only twenty-seven days until I go to Brandcation!!     

The New Car I've Decided I Want

{Image Credit}

My husband got this video from a friend of his and I saw it and fell in love with this car... I told Bill that since he is retired, I want him to make one for me. Hey, we live in Florida and it is warm most of the year here, it is the perfect car for the two of us and we could put the doggies in the back.





Doesn't it look perfect for us?

Monday's Music Moves Me: There's Monsters Afoot

Welcome back to our rockin' good meme Monday's Music Moves Me! The exciting music meme that XmasDolly and I are hosting, now along with Larry   from Cakeblast and Callie from JamericanSpice. Won't you play along... here are the rules:

First step: You need to run on over to You Tube, (or wherever your find your songs/videos) and get your pick for the day according to the theme. Upcoming themes are over on Dolly's blog on the left sidebar.

  Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" button (over on XmasDolly's blog on the right sidebar)

Third step: Dance with (follow) your hostesses (that would be me and Dolly); grab our buttons; then sign the linky, either here or on Dolly's blog - they are linked.

Final step: Start lookin' for a partner and boogie on down to her blog (or his - Hi, Larry & Dave), and say hello by leaving a comment, and   tag (follow) her/him. If you've been tagged (followed) be polite, and go on over there, leave a comment and tag (follow) her/him back.

  

This week's theme is FREEBIE... so, pick a song that has a moves you today. Here is my choice for the week, since it is so close to Halloween and I really love this song, it is so fun and the video reminds me of my grandfather because when I was little, I used to spend two weeks in the summer with my grandparents each year and I would watch scary movies with my grandfather - much to the irritation of my grandmother. I would get scared and say I was going to bed, then I would creep back out because I said I wouldn't go to bed until I saw the WHOLE monster - and in those movies, they didn't show you the whole monster until the very end. Hope you enjoy my pick, Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash:

 
 



Hope you had fun with my pick for this week.... Don't forget to play along, sign the linky and visit the other participants.

  Keep on rockin', my friends.....  

UPDATE:  For those of you who checked my blog earlier, I made an oops which has now been corrected. I thought this weeks theme was Halloween, but it is a Freebie week. Sorry for the confusion. The Halloween theme isn't until 10/25/2010, so you have a couple more weeks to come up with your Halloween song, please forgive me and post whatever song you feel like this week. Forty lashes with a wet noodle for me.

Cartoon of the Day - Out to Dinner with the Family

Anyone with kids knows that this is exactly how they see the menu when you take them out to dinner.

{Click to Enlarge}

Real Life Bambi and Thumper

Being the HUGE Disney fan that I am, when I saw this photo on The Daily Squee I had to post it and share with all my other Disney fans. It is so reminiscent of the movie Bambi.




Here is the scene in Bambi which it reminded me:

{Image Credit}

I love Disney movies, I have them all and even though the boys are all grown up, some days I still watch them all by myself and remember the days when they were little, sitting on my lap watching with me.  Alex called me the other day to let me know that he was watching "The Fox and the Hound" - his favorite Disney movie and was remembering when we used to watch it together when he was little. Disney really does bring families together.



{FTC Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post, but I am an Amazon Associate and the post may include links to Amazon.com using my Associate membership which when used to purchase products may result in a small monetary compensation. Full disclosure at bottom of page.}

October Is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month!

According to the ASPCA website, "October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, and that means it’s time to pay tribute to all things canine and get more homeless pups into forever homes. To get the party started, we’ve prepared a special section on ASPCA.org devoted to the lovable, loyal shelter pooch. Whether you’re an experienced dog guardian or are thinking about adopting in the future, this is the place to celebrate and find answers to all your questions about shelter dogs.



Learn how to find the right dog for you, use our nationwide search tool to find him, and then read all about how to keep him happy, healthy and entertained for the duration of your lives together! And aspiring Spielbergs, take note: you can make your pup a star by entering our Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month video contest! You have plenty of time to produce your masterpiece—the deadline for submissions is October 31.




Head over to aspca.org/ASDM to read all about it, and remember—there are millions of wonderful, adorable shelter dogs in our country who need homes, so please opt to adopt!"


As many of you know, we have rescued a dog recently and have completely fallen in love with her. Here is our little love Mandie:

If you can find it in your heart and home, head on over to the ASPCA and save a life today.  If you are not able to take a dog into your home, please give what you can from the heart.  Thank you!


Donate

The Laryngospasms -"Waking Up is Hard to Do"

For anyone who has had surgery, you will completely understand this song...  I find it so funny, so really listen to the words, plus the video is quite amusing.




These guys are practicing Anesthesiologists and don't sound half-bad at singing, so if malpractice insurance gets too expensive, I think they have another career to fall back on.  

Cartoon of the Day - It's That Time of the Year

Welcome back to school... now get out there and SELL, SELL, SELL!!!

{Click to Enlarge}

I sure don't miss those days, I think I still have some gift wrap and my boys are 18 and 22. TeeHee

  

Orlando Look Out for My Bloggy Friends

Thanks to these spectacular ladies: Trisha of Momdot, Kim of What's That Smell and Nicole of Good Golly Miss Blondie,  the first weekend of November, 35 absolutely fabulous bloggers will be descending on the Orlando area for an adventure known as Brandcation... and I have the pleasure of being one of those women.  WooHoo!!!

This small group of women will be participating in an event arranged to be beneficial to both the sponsors and the bloggers, while there are no formal classes, we will be able to have real life conversations with each other in an environment conducive to learning and growing, and of course, tons of fun.

I would like to show you the amazingly gorgeous accommodations that are being provided to us through Global Resort Homes.  I am SO thankful to them for providing us with four fabulous houses to stay in throughout the entire time we are there.  Here is the house that I will be sharing with 8 super bloggers, including a hero of mine - Kim, all of whom I cannot wait to meet in person:

How amazing is that house??? I cannot wait to attend this event... keep your eyes on my blog for posts about what else we have planned to do and for tweets, posts and of course photos while we are attending the event.

Thank you so much, again to Global Resort Homes for your outstanding generosity! HUGS!!!

{You can also check out Global Resort Homes on Facebook, please go over and check them out.  Thanks!}



Monday's Music Moves Me: Water, Water Everywhere

Welcome back to our rockin' good meme Monday's Music Moves Me! The exciting music meme that XmasDolly and I are hosting, now along with Larry from Cakeblast and Callie from JamericanSpice. Won't you play along... here are the rules:

First step: You need to run on over to You Tube, (or wherever your find your songs/videos) and get your pick for the day according to the theme. Upcoming themes are over on Dolly's blog on the left sidebar.

Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" button (over on XmasDolly's blog on the right sidebar)

Third step: Dance with (follow) your hostesses (that would be me and Dolly); grab our buttons; then sign the linky, either here or on Dolly's blog - they are linked.    

Final step: Start lookin' for a partner and boogie on down to her blog (or his - Hi, Larry & Dave), and say hello by leaving a comment, and tag (follow) her/him. If you've been tagged (followed) be polite, and go on over there, leave a comment and tag (follow) her/him back.




This week's theme is Water... so, pick a song that has the word "water" in the title or has something to do with water. Here is my choice for the week, I have always loved this song because of the cool, soulful sound:


Otis Redding - "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"



Hope you enjoyed the song and it brought back memories of summer: swimming, fishing or just chilling out in the sun.  Don't forget to play along, sign the linky and visit the other participants.

Keep on rockin', my friends.....


UPDATE: If anyone is having trouble signing into my linky, head on over to Dolly's blog and use Mr. Linky there. She has someone steal the linky at one point and all of the participants disappeared, but it seems to be working OK now. Dolly had to go out of town unexpectedly for a death in the family, but I will be checking both the Linky and Mr. Linky periodically today. Thanks for understanding - HUGS, everyone!