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Metal birds have feelings, too

So my mom and sister came to visit a couple weekends ago and my mom was showing me some pictures that my sister took of Sherman posed in the yard…but the pictures she showed me were of Ralph. So I was like, really Mom? You’re not even my mom anymore if you can’t tell my metal birds apart. They’re like your grand birds. They probably need therapy now. They’re going to start drinking.

Then, in anticipation of this blog, I asked her to send me the pictures of Ralph and Sherman she showed me while she was here, and she sent me these:

Ralph

Ralph

THIS ONE IS HAROLD

Wow Mom, Just…wow.

P.S. She has NO idea that I wrote this, nor did I actually give her a hard time to her face about getting confused about her grandbirds. I figure this way is more fun. We’ll see…

P.S.S. Mom, you’re still my mom. But I cried a little.

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Things I Love

Sundrop. Diet and regular – but I prefer Diet

The crumbs at the bottom of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.  YUM!!! i love all that cinnamon and sugar

Cookie Dough.  I do not care if it has uncooked eggs, it is the best snack/breakfast ever

Coffee Creamer- not coffee.  They should just make caffeinated creamer, and then I could do away with the coffee altogether.  Don’t you steal my idea, I’m about to be rich on that one.

Pencils.  I just love to write with a good, sharp pencil

Peacocks.  Like Harold.  He’s the best peacock ever.  Quiet, and pretty. 

Frogs.  Because this one time, I thought there was a frog in a parking lot and really it was a tar mark on the concrete, but I didn’t realize this until I had already yelled “OHHH FROG!!” and ran over to it…sadly, it was no secret that I mistook a tar stain for a frog. 

Lemonade.  I just love lemonade.

Singing.  Also, I’m darn good at it.

Rapping (not raping, i do not love raping. don’t get confused) Not as good at that as I am at singing…but I love it.  I have a video of it but I don’t know how to link to it, because I’m not good with computers and stuff. Maybe one day.

 

Meet Harold

I love Target for SEVERAL reasons, but yesterday I found my favorite thing ever at Target. 

How It Happened:
Shopping at Target with the Ex Husband, in the food section, near the garden section.  While I’m waiting for him to pick out his flavored water I venture to the garden section to look at large pots …. and then it happened… in the lonely corner of the garden section on the bottom shelf:

OHHH PEACOCKS!!

I quickly call the ex over and say “look at what I found!!!!” and he shakes his head and says “that’s not going in my yard“….

[Now, I know what you're thinking..um isn't he your ex? Well, yes he is, but we do still share a house and I do respect that it's his yard, too. ]
Anyway, back to the story….I’m like Look how cute they are!! oh my gosh I want one so bad!!! But, I don’t really want to pay $30 for it today…eh, oh well… and I walked away all the way to the checkout counter.
 
The Epiphany:
Then it hits me… I don’t just want that peacock.  I NEED that peacock. AND I have a $10 gift card.  Um, that makes that a $20 peacock. They’re practically paying me to buy him.  I leave the ex in line and run to the back corner of the store and happily pick up Harold.

Meet Harold

 

The Purchase:
I get to the checkout line, and the ex didn’t wait for me. He’s already checking out and almost done, which is OK.  I needed quality bonding time alone with Harold anyway.  I notice people are kind of looking at me and Harold but I don’t mind.  I get one person away from checking out and see the ex waiting ahead at an empty checkout line…I turn Harold’s head to him and cawwww like I think a peacock would sound.  Now I KNOW people are looking at me.  People actually commented on how cute Harold is.  They were probably really jealous that I have one and they don’t.  I let one lady know that there was one left back there all alone and he needs a home (I may go purchase Harold’s friend soon) . 
So I checkout, and Harold and I head home.  Since I know that Harold is not allowed in the front yard (not just because the ex won’t allow it, I don’t want him to get stolen) I have to decide where he will live.  I found the perfect place:

Harold lives on the bookshelf by my bed.

 
Keep stopping by, because I already let the ex know that he should expect to find Harold where he least expects it and I WILL be blogging about it. 
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