Chewlee surprised me today after she was dropped off at the house. She decided she needed to get dolled up so that the Beast could take pictures of her. I don't have them yet to post but I'll have them tomorrow so you can see what I mean. She combed her hair and put them in *pinky tails*...pig tails to the rest of the world. I have no idea where she got that phrase for them but..hey, she knows what she means and I get it, too.
Then she had to put on a skirt, not her jeans she insisted. She powdered herself with my scented powder so she smelled nice and THEN she asked the Beast to take pictures of her. What brought this on? It's because we just hung up, on the wall over the fireplace, two new BIG pictures of her.
She did a lot of posing and pretty much put on great smiles for a change since this was all HER idea. When I saw the pictures, I had to laugh. What a ham! But we got some more good pictures of her and she already knows where she wants them to be hung. We have a big, unadorned wall that is freshly painted that she has picked out for HER pictures to go. She said she wants to take more but not until she gets some different clothes to wear (and she will probably change her clothes several times if she can). It's amazing to watch her. And funny as hell! Well, you will be able to judge that for yourself once I get the Beast to give me the set. Tomorrow for sure!
She has also decided that I have plenty of room to put pictures of her, too. I have a wall I started to put family photos on (including a montage that I put together of some pictures from our reunions). I'm waiting for more frames to put a couple more together. Part of the reason I've been doing that is so Chewlee can see pictures of her aunts and uncles that she hasn't met yet. I promised her that she will go up to Chicago with me next year so she can see them. Well, as many as we can get together since our reunions have kind of fallen apart since our kids are older now and don't realize the value of meeting together with your relatives. Especially us *older* folks that will just be a memory sometime in the (far) future.
This new twist with Chewlee really hit me as funny because it was so unexpected. I had no idea she liked seeing her pictures up on the wall. We had some pictures of her up there before but that was *when she was a baby* (her words). These new ones up there are of her NOW, when she is grown up (again, her words). This is going to be an adventure with her.
So, you will have fun seeing Chewlee striking her own poses tomorrow. Aren't you thrilled? I know I am a doting great-grandmother (that makes me feel old when I say that) but what can I say. I admit it. You'll just have to put up with me on this but the pictures may strike YOUR funny bone, too.
I'm not enjoying the cold but so far our days haven't been TOO bad. Long sleeves work when you go outside. Chewlee and I pulled the weeds out of our flower bed out front today. I had to make sure she didn't pull out the perennials that were in it but she was shocked that I pulled out the annuals that had gone dormant (dead). She was okay with it once I told her we would plant new ones in the spring. She really was upset that she had to wait that long but I told her the time would fly by for her because she would be so busy with school and gymnastics. She wants to take ballet now but I don't think it's in the works for her for this year.
The contractor is coming to repair the garage on Tuesday. I don't know if he will manage to get it all done in one day. I somehow doubt it. Tomorrow the Beast is going to use the ham bone and some of the ham that the Princess brought us to make some of his bean soup. I will even have part of that for my split pea soup, which tastes so great in the fall.
Oh, Baron chased off a huge raccoon that was climbing one of the trellis' that we have next to our deck. The Beast saw where it got into the yard and says he is going to block it off. I think they dug a hole in the ground under our big gate on the side. How the Beast can keep them out, I have no idea. If they dug one hole, they can dig another one. I think having Baron chase them might be the better solution now that they've eaten all the grapes that were on our vines. Figures, doesn't it? Just as they ripened, POW! Gone! Those rascals don't miss a trick. LOL!
It's late. I was so busy playing bingo online that I didn't notice the time. Shame on me for that but I do get carried away when I am winning. As if the *coins* you earn are useful for anything. NOT! But I like winning as much as the next person.
Love you all and I wish you a wonderful week. I wish you weather you can enjoy and lots of friends and family to share with you. Be good and please be careful driving. **Wink**
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