WANTED

Be on the lookout for a desperate but dangerous cat.

Read the full story here! Pemison, Feline Fugitive

He could be somewhere near you! Here, there, anywhere! Cats travel quickly and quietly... he's not limited to Johnson County so be on the alert!!

Weather

I guess you've all heard about Hurricane Katrina... looks gigantic! There were some storms north, east and southwest of us last night but we didn't get any of them. We got some really gorgeous clouds though and a nice cool front! :D The clouds piled up in the eastern sky and reflected the sunset beautifully!



And four minutes later:

Now this IS a weird feeling!

I'm the only kid home! :O (Yeah, I still feel like a kid, even though I'm 19. ;))
Rose and Joey left for retreat two hours ago and now it's just Mom, Dad and I. This is really a first. I've been on a retreat by myself, a retreat with Linds, a retreat with Mom, a retreat with Rose... but never home alone while Rose and Joey are on retreat!! What a weird feeling - they'll be completely out of touch until Friday night. :O The strangest thing had to be seeing them in their uniforms on a Sunday evening in August!!!!!!!!! That's UNHEARD OF.... a first in human history!!!!!! :)

Here're a few pix~



Joey, looking slightly puzzled


Rosie, ready to go!


Uniforms in August?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!? :O :O :O


Say no evil + hear no evil + see no evil = have no fun!

JUST KIDDING, OF COURSE!! ;)

Mushrooms, etc.

We've been getting quite a lot of rain lately and the ground has stayed consistently wet... providing the necessary environment for these fascinating fungi! :) These were growing in the cemetery ...






I picked one of the many and brought it home where it was much enjoyed by everyone else. :D





Rose and 8ball seem to be making the same face in this one! *haha*

Ever thought of...

...analyzing GROCERY LISTS?!?!





Me neither.






But a certain fellow in England collects lists that he finds and analyzes them!!! :O It's fascinating and yes, a little bizarre. Rather interesting, all the same. Check it out here!! :D




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Wh-wh-WHAT?!?!?!

LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- In London this weekend, zoo-goers will see the most unexpected animals -- human beings.

During the August Bank public holiday, the London Zoo welcomes some extra special exhibits as a flock of Homo sapiens gather on Bear Mountain, organizers of the event said in a news release.

Presented to the public with only "fig leaves" to protect their modesty, the humans will be an important feature, blending into zoo life as they are cared for by the zoo's experienced keepers and kept entertained in a variety of ways.

After each tiring day in the enclosure, the exhibits will be allowed home for the night. One of the participants, Simon Spiro, 19, from New Malden in southwest London, said "I am not even worried that it might be cold and rainy."

The exhibit will be displayed for four days, from Aug. 26 to Aug. 29, and aims to demonstrate the basic nature of man as an animal. Zoo organizers intend to examine the impact that Homo sapiens have on the rest of the animal kingdom.

New - possibly temporary - blog!

Howdy, all!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've got a new blog going - maybe temporarily - of vacation photos. I took an astonishing 830 photos :O :O during our five day stay (and two day roundtrip) so I'm gradually narrowing down (by a little bit anyway! ;)) the pictures and posting the most pertinent on my Texas Pictures blog. :)

Until the butter flies,
Monnie

Definition of "Vacation"

This has got to be what vacation is all about! Putting your feet up and relaxing. *Aaaahhhh* :D

trip to Texas!

Hello, Everyone!

I got back last night from a week long trip to the great state of Texas. ;) I was born there as were by brother and sisters and dad so Rose, Joey, and I hopped in the car last Thursday and drove on down there to visit friends and relatives. It was a jam-packed five days but mostly a lot of fun. I can't think enough at the moment to tell you what all we did but for a complete (but vacuum-packed ;)) version, you can visit one of Rose's blogs... Rose's account of the trip

We spent this afternoon in Topeka and this evening watching video footage of the trip and stuff like that. Rose and Joey go on retreat in two-and-a-half days. It's Joey's first retreat and Rose's second. The house'll sure be awfully quiet!!

I'm looking forward to everyone coming back for school in about a week and a half. The return of a social life mitigates the sorrow of returning to the books. ;)

I'll check back in later on but that's all for now. :)

Joey's 16th Birthday!!

Today (now, yesterday) was my brother's sixteenth birthday! :O He's taller than me now. *sob* .....j/k about the 'sob' ;) ..... it feels normal for a brother to be taller than his sister - even if he is three years my junior..... Anyhow, rather than tell in great and boring detail how the day went, I will give you a photographic tour. :D So here we are, the morning of August 17, 2005...

Joey, playing his guitar, on the deck stairs:



These are a couple of portrait shots I was experimenting with... I really like how they turned out:





After lunch, we went to Topeka:



Where Joey picked out a new guitar for his birthday:


I don't know the specs on it but I do know that it sounds really nice and is a NICE guitar. He also got an amp and a hard-shell case for the guitar...

After running a couple of other errands, we went to Pepe'n'Chela's for an early dinner - about 4:30:



Joey, with a slow shutter:



Rose and Dad:



Mom, awaiting dinner:



Some silliness before food arrived:




And then the meal progressed thus:

These two ravenous children were 'skinny' before eating...



They ate...



And were full...



:D *lol* :D

There was a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe overlooking the restaurant:



You'd think they were twins: ;)



Cool Dudes:



And, yes, this is myself: :D



Good meal... good moods:





Back at home, Joey enjoyed his birthday presents:




HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY, JOEY!!!!!