Sunshine sign

Here's my latest art project, a sign inspired (copycatted) from a blog post I found on the internet.  After we updated the patio area, we had a big blank wall that really needed something.  Something like a 6 foot painting!  

I drew the design on and then traced on the lettering and filled it in with white paint. Parker wasn't terribly interested, but I made her help fill in a few of the letters so she could say that she worked on it too.  And so that it could be a 'family art project'....Bob bought the wood and put the boards together.

 My arm, painting.

Finished work.  The wording is hard to read in this picture....it says "Rise up this morning; Smile with the rising sun", which is a modified lyric from a Bob Marley song that I sing to Parker when she's stressed "the refrain is "don't worry, about a thing....every little thing, is gonna be alright"

Cone of shame

Here are more Fisher pics.  If I'm not careful, this is going to turn into a dog blog.  He's a very cooperative subject.

 A couple weeks ago, we took Fisher to get his neuter surgery done.  He did very well, but they made him wear a cone to prevent licking his stitches.   It was pretty comical, but he was very clumsy in it, so we eventually got him an air filled ring, that worked fairly well and he could use it like a pillow.  He was also not supposed to run or jump for 5 days.  We made it 2.

   

Birthday gift

I'm wondering how many images I can squeeze into a single blog post.  Let me know if this gives anyone viewing issues.  These are too cute to cull any.  I'm also trying a new way to upload them..wondering if there will be any quality changes.  

I'm trying to catch up on blog pictures.  I realize I still owe you guys the collage pic from the first day of school.  I'm hoping to get on that this week.  I've manage to eek out some time today by blogging while I'm getting my oil changed at the dealership.  I'm sure Bob prefers I do that than look at the new cars.

A while back, Parker got a belated birthday gift in the mail from her aunt Paula (belated? you're kidding!)  There was something for everyone in the family, including Fisher.  

Parker got an upgrade for her wallet.  Prior to receiving the fancy one, she had been using one that one of Bob's programmers had brought him from Pakistan.  She had fancied it up with bows and glitter glue and was perfectly happy with it, but it didn't have a place for coins....so I suggested a new wallet would be a good gift.  It was, she LOVES it, and loved transferring her money, coins and discount cards into the various slots and pockets.  

Fisher got a monkey.  We call it his Mexican Monkey.  Any new toy he gets (or anything he steals) he immediately runs and hops on the couch to get some good chomps on it. He's gentle with his toys and doesn't tear them up.  I wish I had a picture of him dragging it off to the couch, but I couldn't get that in time.  He loved posing with it though.  

Pretty new wallet

 Transferring empty gift cards and expired coupon cards.  Just until she gets more. 

Previous Pakistani souveneir wallet.  Glitter P, striped twine and zebra bow all added by Parker.

Fish and his Mexican Monkey