Don't look now, but...

Big bite!

Does it look like Sable is about ready to take a big bite out of my grand niece? She was (almost) feeding Sable some snowman poop earlier. She would hold the miniature marshmallow (well, what did you think snowman poop was?) out to the dog, the dog would try to eat it by licking it a couple of times, and then my grand niece would change her mind and pop it into her mouth. Disgusting? I thought so, too. But, my sister (the grandmother) was there and thought it was funny.

Her cheeks look a bit wind chapped. She didn't seem to mind, though. She positively loved our bird, Peru. They jabbered back and forth for a while. The cats all ran. They wanted no part of her or her snowman poop.

At Christmastime for a joke we would pick an unsuspecting child (about 8 or 9) and put miniature marshmallows in a zip-lock baggy with this little poem:

Heard you've been naughty
So here's the scoop,
All you get is...
Snowman Poop!

It was kind of cute to see them roll their eyes at such silliness. Another favorite was wrapping something small (like a ring, wink, wink) in a big box. The girl is thinking she is getting something (bigger than a breadbox) and inside is a ring. Always, a Hallmark moment. (sniff). I received one of my engagement rings in the middle of a heart-shaped box of candy on Valentine's day. There are always little ways to surprise someone. That is where America's Funniest Home Videos come in.

Ugh. My eyes are hurting. They are really working me this past month. And, it looks as if there is no end in sight. One of my dear co-workers in an office south of me had a serious heart attack the day after Christmas. I knew he had not been feeling well. He is diabetic and had a few sugar episodes. I implored him to see his doctor, I can't recall if he did or not. He was supposed to be taken off the respirator today to see if he could breathe on his own. We only found out today. With the holidays behind us, we didn't know why he did not report to work. Calls to his house went unanswered. They transported him to the medical clinic in Columbus. Nobody called to let us know. It was just terrifying to hear about this today. I am hoping for the best.

Well, back to reading about java. Fun stuff. I did learn the meaning of a new word, so all is not lost. "draconian". Yep. That sums it up pretty good! This assignment is draconian.

OH! I fixed my garbage disposal today. I read the manual. I had no idea that there was a little tiny red "reset" button on the bottom of the unit. I never look underneath the sink that often. I pushed the button, turned the disposal on and away it went. All is back to normal. That is about as mechanical as I get. LOL!