Look at Bob after only three days of being uncovered and getting some sun! He sprouted a fourth appendage!!

Again, sorry about the crappy picture quality. I forgot to bring my camera to work again.

OK so I thought Bob was dead. It had been a very long time and I knew he should have at least sprouted…so I figured I had nothing left to lose and decided to do a Bob-topsy. I went digging and guess what I found!!! Three little Bob-lets just itching to break ground. I think I just had him buried too deep! Can you believe it?!?!?!

Clicky the picture!!

OK so I bought this cute little Christmas Tree kit at Target and it’s just too cute. I figured if I gave him a name I would be more likely to remember to keep him watered. This picture is him at Day 1.

And I wrote him a poem!

Bob the Christmas Tree
I bought a little Christmas Seed
And put it in a pot.
Gave it lots of love and water,
It must have hit the spot.

I named him Bob the Christmas Tree,
And put him on my table.
And then I wrote this little poem.
Did you think I wasn’t able?

He’ll grow up big and tall someday,
I’ll put him in the dirt.
If I remember to water him,
And some plant food wouldn’t hurt.

To hold my lights and ornaments,
Is his ultimate destiny.
He’ll probably be peed on by the dogs,
Poor little Christmas Tree.

I do not know how fast he’ll grow,
Or when he’ll be plenty strong.
But we’d love to have a real tree next year,
So I hope it isn’t long.

I’ll cut him down but he won’t mind,
He wants to do his duty.
Let’s just hope he remembers that,
When I take an axe to his booty!

The previously mentioned sock I made

Well, I have left the world of square blankets and the occasional baby bootie and I have graduated to gloves and socks. Well, really…glove and sock (singular)…I have made one of each.

And not a real glove or a real sock…but a fingerless glove and a Tabi Sock. But that’s ok. Gotta start somewhere!

Anyway, they turned out pretty good for a first attempt. The glove was the first thing I EVER made on a DPNs (Double Pointed Needles) and both pieces have odd gaps and weird looking stitches where I messed up; but overall they look pretty darn good.

I have really taken a liking to taking pictures of the sky. I wish we lived out in the country so I could get some better shots, but as it is I have to try and work around rooftops and power lines.

This one was actually taken from our back porch about 10 minutes before lots and lots of rain started coming down.

So Mr. Melbell asked me the other day if I thought it was ok to put a bed back in the crate for Shredder…I mean Konst.

I told him I didn’t think that was a good idea because he keeps spilling water, or having accidents, or tearing stuff up. But he thought he wanted to try again to see if Konst had outgrown some of that.

The next afternoon Mr. Melbell called from upstairs, “Honey, come up here please.” I asked if everything was ok and he said that it was, he just needed to show me something.

He was standing outside the dog room door, and he said, “Before I open this door, just go ahead and say that you told me so.” Then he opened the door, and this is what we saw.

That is Lun Lun, the female panda at the Atlanta zoo. Ain’t she purdy?

I was FINALLY able to go see the pandas in Atlanta again on my last trip down to Georgia and I got some pretty decent pictures, so I will be replacing the top banner with a photo that I actually took at some point. Other than that I’m still, after almost a year of being idle, pleased with this layout.

Also, I have a baby nephew now! His name is Logan and he is the spawn of my youngest brother and his wife. <admittedly biased statement>He is absolutely the cutest baby in the whole world.</admittedly biased statement> He is 9 months old and I have been down to Georgia twice to see him. I’m going down again in September for his first birthday party. I’m going to go broke flying down to see him but the thought of being the far away aunt that is only spoken of and not really known terrifies me. I need for this kid to know me, otherwise he’ll be scared when he’s 8 and his parents ship him off to live with me for the summer!

Anyway, I have some movie updates.

“Kung Fu Panda” was KUNG FU AWESOME! Yes, I am a little biased. But it was a very cute movie. There was only one part that wasn’t completely kid friendly and I will even admit that what was said was completely minor. Po, the panda, said “suck” three times, all in the same sentence. There was nothing else questionable in the whole thing. Yes, there’s Kung Fu violence, but it’s very cartoon-y and quite well done. This one I highly recommend.

Do NOT see “The Happening”. Trust me, you won’t miss anything. The only thing that happened during the entire movie was that I choked on my popcorn and died. But hey, if the popcorn hadn’t gotten me the boredom would have. Now, you might think I’m overreacting or just trying to be funny…but there was actually a collective sigh at the end of the movie. And it wasn’t a sigh because the movie was so spectacular.

“Incredible Hulk” was pretty good. I have never seen any of the previous makes of this one so I can’t really compare. I happen to love Ed Norton so I enjoyed this one. It was well written and well acted, and there were some pretty cool fight scenes.

“Get Smart” was pretty funny. If you like Steve Carrell you probably want to see this one. Or if you think Dwayne Johnson is hot, which I do, you might want to see it.

“Love Guru” was ok. I don’t LOVE Mike Meyers, in fact he usually kinda annoys me. I think it’s just because he always plays a character and not a real person. I did like him Wayne’s World so that may be it. Anyway, it was funny, definitely worth watching, but not the best.

They also gave us a $600 treatment plan, which we refused, and Mr. Melbell took her to our vet this morning. They gave her the same diagnosis but with a much cheaper treatment plan. She will have to have a special “milder” diet for an unknown amount of time and I think some medicines…antibiotics or something. They are also going to x-ray her abdomen to make sure nothing is stuck in there.

I have been reading everything I can find and it all says that if you catch it in time it will be fine, but if left untreated it would have killed her. The vet said she probably has been having some pretty severe stomach cramps and that makes me sad. I wish they could just tell us when they are hurting. I think that Konst knew because yesterday he was being very loud and obnoxious all day long…like he was trying to get our attention…now I guess we know why!

Anyway, the kicker for all of this is that today is her birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY YOU HAVE AN INTESTINAL DISEASE THAT MIGHT RECUR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! HOORAY!!!