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Friday, December 24, 2010

The Twelfth Day of Catmas




Jack, the Pumpkin King is our twelfth and final victim model in the series.
Fitting, eh?

Greetings Rehab Readers, and Happy Christmas Eve! We've been looking very forward to this day for many reasons! Could it be the excitement of the season? Yes! The mountain of shiny gifts under the tree? Yes! The extra day tacked onto the weekend? Yes! The incredible smells wafting from the kitchen? Yes! The gathering of family and friends around the fire? Yes!

The fact that we can stop putting hats on struggling angry cats? (Maybe?)

Now, a little back story: we shop at a lot of ethnic food markets. We like authentic ingredients when we whip up foreign cuisine. The humorous part comes when you try to read the translated-into-English-kinda instructions.
"Make duck be patient when slathering."
I am not responsible for dried duck's behavior, thank you.
"The sheen is iridescent then done."
What?
We laugh like maniacs and sometimes make up our own combinations.
This little tidbit of information will help you understand how a brainstorming session with me and the daughter on instant message went south.

Mom: (copy/paste) Mom: 4. I have no idea what to post for tomorrow
Mom:  Maybe the outside of the house?
Mom: All the coordinating colors and stuff?

Mom:  Did Sam show you that?
Savannah: yeah
Mom: You did not do?
Savannah: that seemed more like a 'I NEEDS SUGGESTION OMG WUT IS THIS?!'
Savannah: than a 'take pictures of things. kthnx'
Mom: I NEEDS SUGGESTION OMG WUT IS THIS?!
Savannah: I HAS NONE
Savannah: IF I HAD ONE, YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST TO KNOW, I ASSURE YOU
Savannah: ....er, the second. Right after me
Mom: think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think,
Savannah: NEEEEEEEH....

Mom: Think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think, think
Savannah: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD:
Mom: So like, photog the outside in all its glory and get details. We'll call it a day
Savannah: signed off at Thu Dec 23 16:05:44 2010.
Mom: Chicken
Savannah: signed on at Thu Dec 23 16:06:52 2010.
Mom: Coward
Savannah: I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION
Mom: COMPLY OR WE WILL DAMAGE YOUR EGO
Mom: MY SWEATER TREE FREEZES ALL PUPPIES
Savannah: SWEATER TREE never die.
Savannah: If SWEATER TREE don't have it, you don't need it.
Savannah: Get more out of life with SWEATER TREE.
Savannah: SWEATER TREE means great personality.
Mom: SWEATER TREE has your base
Savannah: Nonstop SWEATER TREE.
Mom: SWEATER TREE needs a pancake
Savannah: SWEATER TREE enjoy it.
Mom: You roll straight SWEATER TREE
Savannah: An eye for SWEATER TREE.
Mom: Eat SWEATER TREE for extended health
Savannah: A piece of SWEATER TREE for everybody, everyday.
Mom: Shoes too tight? Use improved SWEATER TREE
Savannah: Let's talk about SWEATER TREE.
Mom: Mothers who love their children serve much SWEATER TREE
Savannah: Have fun, have SWEATER TREE.
Mom: SWEATER TREE means grandmother rugs
Savannah: It's time to taste SWEATER TREE.
Mom: There is no refreshment south of SWEATER TREE
Savannah: SWEATER TREE is a female force.
Mom: You have clean dishes by SWEATER TREE.
Savannah: There's a SWEATER TREE in your future.
Mom: Lucky SWEATER TREE means wealth!
Savannah: Christmas time is SWEATER TREE time.
Mom: Never swim after SWEATER TREE
Savannah: Veni vidi SWEATER TREE.
Mom: SWEATER TREE is tomorrow's post
Savannah: eeeeeeeh?
Mom: Hey, I'm desperate for a lead in

If you have a teen or pre-teen on your list absolutely nuts about Japanese Manga, the link below is to free printables that, boxed with glue and good paper shears would make a great quick gift!
These were made by the score by the teen gaggle after cookie baking last Saturday.
And you will earn serious cool points.
Japanese 3D Paper Figures 
(That's little paper doll is who Savannah's bud is costumed as!)

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve everyone!

8 comments:

Musings from Kim K. said...

Have a splendid Christmas eve! The excitement is unbridled this morning.

Sherri B. said...

You guys are soooo crazy funny! Have a very Merry Christmas to all of you and the cats too.

Dharma said...

I will miss the struggling angry cats. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster.....

Merry Christmas CRAZIES!

Deb said...

Those cats look as if they are plotting thier revenge - I think you should all sleep with one eye open tonight ;)

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Tami / Maddie Lumpkin said...

Well Jack looks thrilled ! He looks just like my Rudy. I hope your cats live inside, cause if word got out they dressed like that they may get beat up by neighborhood strays! Have a fun and safe holiday!

Anonymous said...

Nooo!!! I thought Jack learned his lesson about trying to steal Xmas!! He's struggling because he's gotta go take care of Oogey Boogey. Muwahahahaha.

Ethnic food stores are the best. I'm lucky enough to have several in my 'hood just down the street.

Have a very happy Xmas!

~M

lisbonlioness said...

LOL
Thanks so much for giving us an insight into how the Rehab minds work. I feel a lot more sane now.
Gotta love you guys!
Merry Xmas, everybody, thanks for many a belly laugh and hours of reading fun.
All our love,
Dougie and Steff from
ThreeBedSemi

Michelle L. said...

Hahahee! Glorious craziness, I didn't know you spoke fluent Engrish! Jack is gorgeous, he is a mini lion. Thanks for the fantastic link, I know several manga-loving teens who will be happy for such iridescent activity.