a little warm guy

my birthday is in two weeks but it started early because marin gave me this little warm guy. i love him. he is made by grampa's garden, which is a maine company. he is brown and soft on one side and printed with dogs on the other. marin has a purplish-blue one that is a cat. they have rice inside as well as some cinnamon-ish substance that makes them smell like oatmeal, and you heat them in the microwave. their purpose in life is to make our necks feel better. i think rimmy needs one too!

i found my chocolate bunny

today is the anniversary of jesus' rising from the dead (a long time ago) and marin's being born (27 years ago). we had brunch and all of us, even mimi, hunted for our chocolate bunnies. ryan and i found ours last. the brunch was delicious, and i ate too much, but did not drink enough...

i guess when you're 88 you get two cakes: correction

this sunday mimi turned 88 years old. rimmy thinks that's still very young, since he's 98 in dog years and still playing with his toys. mimi looked fabulous for her brunch party, and janet made not one, but two cakes. i was jealous until i found out that one of the cakes was for betty, who had to miss her original birthday party due to illness. that's a relief, because choosing between a coconut cake and a carrot cake would be tough! for my birthday, i'm going to need two cakes too: one for me, and one for everyone else.

happy birthday mimi and betty!

thumbelina

since charlotte has a cute horse on her blog, i decided to put one on mine, too. thumbelina is the smallest horse in the world. she tours the country visiting sick, needy and disabled children. she is not as cute as elena (or rimmy) but she is not far behind. wouldn't you be happy to see her?

http://www.worldssmallesthorse.com

the trouble with spring

elena looks ready for spring in her pink dress!


the poll closed and the results are in: 50% of you voted for bringing out the spring clothes when it starts to get warmer. 25% voted for spring break, and the remaining 25% went for 'when you get sick of winter clothes.' spring can be both a welcome and a troublesome time. it's lovely to see the little crocuses come up and the days start to grow longer. however, here in new england, the reality is that spring is still just as cold as winter, adorable as those tulips and daffodils might be.

hence, our conundrum: what does one wear in new england in spring?

here are some ideas:
brightly colored shirts and jackets
dresses, but with a big sweater over them
cheerful flowered long underwear (beneath your winter clothes)

tell me your ideas, and don't forget to take the new poll!