MY MOM REVIEWS MY PHOTOS
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BOBBLE HEADS
My Mom and Toby say…
So bobbing for marshmallows, a new tradition.
Only 3 Tobys for redundancy. What is the shelf life of those marshmallows in your apartment?
CELEBRATING - Today is my 34th wedding anniversary to Tanner’s Dad. At least one of us has remembered thus far. Really don’t want any gifts. He bought his gift for a work party while I was in Virginia Beach, one of those games involving passing the gift. No one wanted his gift - a Wal-Mart paint your own wooden box from the craft department. This man is dangerous if left alone for too long. It was a $15 limit, but what about a Dunkin Donut gift card like everybody else?
In a talkative mood - so Michael Vick asked Santa for a new dog. Doesn’t Rite Aid still sell those Chia-Pets? Perfect. Where is MaGruff the time crime fighting dog when we need him.
And I’d like to add…
Hahaha! My mom is not exaggerating when she says that my dad has not actually left the house and purchased a Christmas gift for anyone in the last 20 years. The fact that when finally faced with the adversity of actually having to buy a gift he picks out a wooden box from Wal-Mart is almost too perfect. So awesome!
Also, I thought McGruff only fought regular crime, I didn’t realize he fought “time” crimes.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS SUPER 8 DANCE PARTY!!!
I know I’ve posted this here before but I’m giving it an encore for 3 reasons…
1. It’s fueled by Christmas magic
2. My mom mentioned James Brown in her last “review”. If you watch this video up until the bitter end you will see her unique take on the infamous James Brown cape routine.
3. I’m curious to see if this video can somehow find a way to get more “likes” than my stupid “Furballs Eat a Gummy Bear” video. “Hippo vs. Rhino” failed, but maybe this one has what it takes… maybe.
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GOT MILK?
My Mom and Toby say…
So what are the prerequisites to appear in these ads anyway? Apparently they are not too selective.
5 Tobys because the new scenery is good, but not sure if those are chunks of “ice milk” or potatoes hanging from above. What happened to good, old fashioned mistletoe.
HOLY COW! Do you really think that Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and the Olsen twins REALLY drank MILK? Not unless it was fat free. Now the real men, I BELIEVE, drank REAL milk. Those men include Cal Ripken, Muhammed Ali, and EVERYBODY loves Raymond. Yep.
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Only on “Planet Pam”, I BELIEVE, would Raymond end up on the same list as Cal Ripken and Muhammed Ali.
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“FORREST” GUMP
My Mom and Toby say…
You have many similarities to that guy. You show up at the strangest places and have met some very inquisitive folks along the way. “Stupid is as stupid does”, his mama told him, and I agree that LIFE is like a box of chocolates.
5 Tobys… Tom Hanks is BIG, one of the first videos our family watched when we got our very first color TV and VCR. Tanner’s dad wanted the kids to believe that material things were not important - just ask Tanner’s sister, Dustin, about the success of that lesson.
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My dad also wanted us to believe that buying and setting up the Christmas Tree was supposed to be anything but fun. The entire “Christmas Tree Experience” often culminated in everyone running for cover as my dad violently ripped and threw branches across the room in an effort to “level” the “God Damn” tree. I remember one branch in particular landed on the chandelier above our foyer and remained there for several months. I’m still not sure if my dad left it there out of pride or spite, either way, not a very Christmasy thing to do, that’s for sure.
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THE ARTFUL HANDSHAKE
My Mom and Toby say…
Ladies, the true way to get a man is by your grip, seriously. Read that somewhere.
5 Tobys although I’m puzzled by the “handshake instead of a kiss”. Guess Santa is settling down for a long winters nap.
Remembrances: Pearl Harbor, John Lennon, and Elizabeth Edwards/her family.
And I’d like to add…
I love Rigby’s stoic pose in this one. It looks like he’s thinking “Mind your own business candy-pants! Yeah, two Santa wannabes are shaking hands. Yeah, they also happen to wearing furball hats. So what? It’s not like their kissing. Now get the hell outta here!”.
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DOWN THE TUBES
My Mom and Toby say…
And other things headed downhill in 2011… Oprah Show, Honda Element, Windows XP, Happy Meal Toys, and if you saw the game last night, Ben Rothlisberger’s nose.
5 Tobys because I must admit, these Santa’s are over the top on being jolly. Gotta love em!
And I’d like to add…
One other thing headed downhill… this blog. Not that it’s ever been going up hill… but the hill it’s been going down is about to get a WHOLE lot steeper. Seriously, how much more can we really do with these furball hats? The furball idea tank is running on empty!
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WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE
My Mom and Toby say…
But please don’t let Rigby eat the “yellow” snow!
5 Tobys because Rigby’s a “Good Dog”
Pam’s Corner: Landon’s first day at home… as good as it gets for me. Also, not sure Ann Geddes would like your photoshop of Landon sporting the Furball Hat. But I never liked her peas in a pod photo either.
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In keeping with the Beatles theme I feel that I must mention “Eleanor Rigby”. All the lonely Rigbys, where do they all come from?
