MY MOM REVIEWS MY PHOTOS

$SMOKING FOR DUMMIES My Mom and Toby say… Surgeon General’s Warning: smoking may cause multiple fractures to the body. 1 Toby - Guess that depends on the contents of the cigarette. The contents of this photo are VERY disturbing to this mom. So we are a family of non smokers. I have never smoked a single cigarette and am under the impression my children have not either. Now Tanner’s dad smoked from the age of 14 until 29. His idol was the “Marlboro” man and his “Glory Days” we living in Casper, Wyoming. He wore the jean jacket with the sheepskin collar and Stetson hat, just like the guy on the billboard. He quit when he became “Married With Children”. And I’d like to add… Only 1 Toby!!! My mom’s final review of 2010 and perhaps ever and we only get 1 measly Toby!!! I demand a recount!!! This is an outrage!!! That being said I’m pretty happy with this being our final photo as I feel it really captures the toll that being “The Furballs” for a year has taken on our bodies. It sounds rather pathetic as our photos are adequate at best, but before this project we exercised and slept a whole lot more. However, no matter how broken we may feel, we fight to maintain the cheer, thus the Santa Suits.$

SMOKING FOR DUMMIES

My Mom and Toby say…

Surgeon General’s Warning: smoking may cause multiple fractures to the body.

1 Toby - Guess that depends on the contents of the cigarette. The contents of this photo are VERY disturbing to this mom.

So we are a family of non smokers. I have never smoked a single cigarette and am under the impression my children have not either. Now Tanner’s dad smoked from the age of 14 until 29. His idol was the “Marlboro” man and his “Glory Days” we living in Casper, Wyoming. He wore the jean jacket with the sheepskin collar and Stetson hat, just like the guy on the billboard. He quit when he became “Married With Children”.

And I’d like to add…

Only 1 Toby!!! My mom’s final review of 2010 and perhaps ever and we only get 1 measly Toby!!! I demand a recount!!! This is an outrage!!!

That being said I’m pretty happy with this being our final photo as I feel it really captures the toll that being “The Furballs” for a year has taken on our bodies. It sounds rather pathetic as our photos are adequate at best, but before this project we exercised and slept a whole lot more. However, no matter how broken we may feel, we fight to maintain the cheer, thus the Santa Suits.

December 21st, 2010

STOCKING STUFFERS

My Mom and Toby say…

So now we know who was naughty and who was nice - Vicki, of course. She gets lovable Rigby and the boy gets the authentic Perdue oven STUFFER roaster, or maybe a French hen? Cluck, Cluck.

5 Tobys for keeping Spencer’s in business along with other weirdos who buy their adult games/toys.

I decided my next adventure after this blog — I want to be in a flash mob. Have you heard of it? They had one at Annapolis Mall today, Rian told me about it. Never heard of it until I saw it on Modern Family with Rian, awesome.

And I’d like to add…

I feel like several of our recent outdoor furball shoots have been mini flash mobs in that suddenly we look up and there are a few groups of folks across the street looking confused and/or taking pictures of us. I always wonder if they post those photos online and what they write about them. Anyway, the point is, someone please get my mom in a flash mob.

December 18th, 2010

THE “BONG SHOW”

My Mom and Toby say…

FA LA LA LA LA, just like Miley Cyrus and her infamous video. Disney would love two furball mouseketeers.

4 Tobys. So about “The Homecoming”, your dad’s got enough junk around here for 48 days of Christmas. I think he’s been watching “The Hoarders”. His new kitchen setup is a row of standing grocery bags… one filled with canned soup, one with UTZ chips, one with Tostitos and more in the living room on chairs. I guess “Papa’s got a brand new bag”. Too young to remember that song. JAMES BROWN!!!

And I’d like to add…

Vicki’s facial expression is priceless in this one. How is it that she can be so damn good at acting and I always just look bewildered and confused? I know it sounds awesome but sometimes it’s not easy being married to such a rockstar talent as I’m often filled with strong feelings of jealousy and/or inadequacy.

December 16th, 2010

BEER PONG, ANYONE?

My Mom and Toby say…

Now we know how Santa got that belly that shakes like bowl of jello. Not potatotes, but dysfunctional ping pong balls, right?

5 TOBYS because “Tis the season”.

So this weekend is the Almon family Christmas party. If Baby Landon is a guest, I will be recruited as the hand sanitizer “Nazi” before touching (Not politically incorrect, remember the “SOUP NAZI)?

Sharing: So Tanner’s dad has been home alone since Thanksgiving while I am in Virginia Beach. I will return tomorrow, and will probably find 12 Papa John’s boxes, 11 Domino’s boxes, 10 empty Budweisers, 9 stale Utz potato chips, 8 pounds of mail, 7 Subway bags, 6 Arby’s wrappers, 5 7-Eleven coffee cups, 4 unmatched socks, 3 notices from Fed-Ex to pick up pkgs, 2 unopened bills due a week ago, and 1 pair of underwear left in the drawer. (To the tune of the Partridge in a Pear Tree, yeah, yeah, yeah) And Tanner knows I’m not kidding.

Add to blog: And if I find 9 ladies dancing, I’ll KILL HIM!!!

And I’d like to add…

Actually, Vicki would like to add… “That’s pretty much the same thing I walk into every time I come home from work, except Tanner’s the only once dancing”.

December 15th, 2010