Cousin Crosby

It's a little dark in some spots but here's a video of new cousin Crosby who came over to visit his cousins, Fergus and Daisy, for doggy socialization time yesterday. It was hard to keep up with the little critters tearing around the kitchen. Check out the cat on the chair taking all of the action in. Also the Fergmeister peeping in from outside ~ we put him out for a bit so just the two small dogs could play.

They had met before on Monday night at my sister's place but this was first time on our home turf.

Fergus (he's so smart) already knows Crosby's name.

Have a great Sunday internets!

Irish Church Lady (ICL)

Most bizarre

I crashed last night after what felt like a long week.


Didn't get my SPF up below until this morning, ya I cheated.


So since I fell asleep so early, I awoke early this morning but dozed off and on. I had bizarramundo dreams.


A family of cartoon bears were in them. The Dad kinda looked like Smokey the Bear. His family was there too. Except they all had clothes on kinda like the Berenstain Bears family. I wonder if I dreamt about this because I was reading a french version of the Mercer Mayers Critters kid's book , Scout Camp at the Chiro's office this week.

I actually understood it and had a great idea that maybe I could finally learn French if I just stuck to kids books.

Anyways there was other stuff in there about not getting accepted for graduate school (I'm not even trying to do this so where this came from I have no idea) because I was raped as a child (not true but I was molested) and because I forged my signature on something (not true ~ BTW how do you forge your own signature? LOL) so in the dream I was all in a huff about "how could they?" but I was also thinking about finally learning to windsurf and it was cool because the Smokey the Bear family had a nice sandy beach you could take off from. Oh joy, what the heck do these dreams mean or are they purely just for my brain's enjoyment while I whack off some sleep for the old bod???

Irish Church Lady
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Wear red Fridays

See the red? spf (red) header stolen from my pal (red) Lisa

We have something in Canada wear they encourage you to wear red on Friday to support our troops in Afghanistan. I usually do, resulting in a diminishing Friday wardrobe. TG it's casual Friday's as well.

Irish Church Lady
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Entertainment Tonight

Wow! Did you catch this? Anna Nicole Smith Dead at 39.

Did Motherhood Kill Anna Nicole Smith?

Anna Nicole Smith Dies - Who Will Get Custody of Dannielynn?

I saw some footage from an interview on Entertainment Tonight tonight from last week and I thought she looked kind of rough.

It's definitely kind of strange, her grown son dying a few months ago and now her dying suddenly as well. New husband is a lawyer. Was there a prenuptual? Looking awfully suspicious.

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On Carol's recommendation, I've checked out LAZYDORK. This is the first video I've found. Pretty cute. I'll go back and look at some more.

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Don't forget to catch THE OFFICE at 8:30 EST!!

Tonight's episode - Phyllis' Wedding.

Leave your comments here about your favourite parts!

Irish Church Lady (ICL)

Happy Birthday Dad!!

82 Years!!

So here's the latest scoop. Dad had sold his house and was going to move in with us temporarily until he found a place.

Well he found a place! He's decided to rent an apartment in a highrise in our area.

He moves Feb 21. I guess he couldn't afford the rent I was going to charge him LOL!!!

So he was over for dinner and birthday cake tonight and he just left so I am settling in to blog and then catch AI at 9 p.m.

I started watching Lonely Girl videos a little while ago. They're all acted, I know that, but I enjoy them for now anyways.

Going to catch up now. I'm behind a few weeks.

Anyone else watch them?

Middle Ear...I mean Earth

Found at Barbara H's blog:

To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?

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Flow It, Show It- Hair, Hair, Hair!

Do you enjoy having your hair cut/styled? Love it! Absolutely love it! In fact I always get the 'all dressed up and no where to go syndrome" when I have my hair cut and don't have plans to do something afterwards.

So, as a matter of fact, I just had my haircut on Friday night at 6 p.m. so I made a date with the Pool Boy to go see a movie afterwards, which we did and saw Dreamgirls.

How often do you have your hair cut? about every 6 -7 weeks. Usually don't go longer unless I can't get an appointment.

Are you particular about what shampoo/conditioner/other hair products you use? Yes I am. I like to use the ones that are on sale. hee

What are your favorites? Herbal Essence, Pantene Prov-V, John Frieda

Do you think a man should accept his baldness or do the comb over/ toupee/Hair Club for men route? oh I absolutely hate the combovers and toupees, doesn't everyone? and I think bald is sexy. Ed Harris, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel ... come to Mama.

What steps would you take if you started to lose your hair? i'd prolly try the bald look. I have thought about shaving it for charity before.

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Speaking of hair, wanna know more about a breed of dog that doesn't shed?

Check out some shots of my sister's new 8 week old puppy, Crosby. He's a Miniature Goldendoodle. A Goldendoodle is a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Standard Poodle ~ that's what his mama is. His dada is a white Miniature poodle. He's from Wagging Heart Kennels.

~Hover over to see what they're thinking~

And now you won't mind meeting Crosby.

Big Dog, Little Dog

Little Dog, Littler Dog

We are a pack of non-shedding dogs now

Fergus ~ Crosby ~ Daisy

Standard Poodle left, Miniature Goldendoodle centre, Miniature Wirehaired Dachshund right

Good thing we don't live far away so we can get the dogs all together for socialization on a regular basis.

The cats just don't know what hit them. My sis has two. Of course they did not come out at all when we brought the two cousin dogs over.

And how was your Manic Monday?

Irish Church Lady (ICL)

Pointless Drivel Radio

The second airing of Pointless Drivel Radio happened on Saturday Night at 7:30 EST and I was there. Well not there, but I was listening to it. Well not all of it but I did catch the list twenty minutes and IM'd with Tisha and Mr. Fab after the show.

Click here to go replay the shows. Blog Talk Radio ~ Pointless Drivel or to launch the show again next Saturday, same time ~ fun times peoples.

Irish Church Lady (ICL)

SOS - Sunday Only Speak ~ Spiritual gifts

I had seen this at Erica at Butterfly Kisses blog some time ago for the Shape of My Faith series (more info on this here Graced by Christ - What is the Shape of Your Faith?)

Spiritual gifts discovery survey

I had done the survey at the time back last November and recorded my results on Erica's blog.

The survey is easy to do, even if a little bit long. I encourage you to do it if you are interested in doing more in your spiritual journey but are not really sure where to start or what you are best to focus on.

My top gift was Faith followed closely by Discernment , Evangelism and Exhortation all rated equally. The results were kind of comforting in validating how I feel I am with respect to my spirituality because I do feel I have great faith.

My weakness is that I do not think I am always obliging in the eyes of god. Yes, I am a sinner. And a slow learner.

What are your spiritual gifts? How can you best utilize them? I am interested to hear your inputs to learn what gifts you have that are foreign to me (or the same) and how do you put them into play?

I find this topic can be quite fascinating, so please don't hold back. The quiz itself is quite thought provoking. Share it with your friends who may be interested....

....And have a great SuperBowl Sunday internetz!!

Irish Church Lady (ICL)

Dreamgirls!!

Saw this movie last night and loved it!

If you like musicals you will love it. No kidding. I plan to get the soundtrack.

I'm sure you've seen the ads and trailers...stars Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and introducing Jennifer Hudson (from Season 3 American Idol). She did an amazing job, as did the rest of the cast. Murphy was great in this role, Beyoncé damn fine and even Jamie Foxx put on quite the performance. Danny Glover and Keith Robinson brought sentimentality and believability to their roles.

It is nominated for 8 Oscars. It's sure to pick up some or I'm not

Irish Church Lady.

Link to Dreamgirlsfans.blogspot.com

above blog worth checking out!

THE OFFICE Recap

After a weeks hiatus (btw, who knew last week's was going to be a repeat? BOO HISS!!), THE OFFICE was back in fine form with a episode called BEN FRANKLIN. Click on the link and you will get a synopsis and some pics.

My favourite parts:

~ Jim hiring someone from the Scholastic Speakers of Pennsylvania instead of a stripper for Phyllis's party - so Jim!

~ Michael thinking Ben Franklin was one of the US Presidents - he's not, right?

~ the stripper telling Angela she liked her 'controversial' office photo of the babies with the jazz instruments and Angela having to reluctantly acknowledge the compliment.

~ Jan initially being annoyed at Michael's phone call that pulled her from a meeting but then being worried that something was wrong to back being mad and saying she should fire his a$$ for having a stripper in on company time and premises.

~ Michael being relieved that Jan just wants to fire him instead of dump him LMAO

OK the plot thickens. I thought Karen was going to be a goner but looks like Jim is doing the noble thing and trying to patch things up but maybe he actually really digs the two chicks! (We all know he loves Pam but can't seem to say goodbye to Karen). Yay Jim!! Don't blame him. I like them both too and if I was a lesbian I would be totally into them.

OK enough of my diatribe...what were your favourite parts?????

Irish Church Lady
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Stuff Portrait Friday ~ Button

Cute as a Button...

... and with the personality to go with it!

CIAN

~a 1st cousin once removed~

Irish Church Lady
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Thursday Thirteen - #78, my #29

On Pat's blog A View from Ivry, I read that today - Feb 1st is for People are Participating in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming.

People all over the world will turn off their lights and electrical appliances on the first of February 2007, between 1:55 pm and 2:00 pm in New York, 18:55 for London, and 19h55 for Paris, Bruxelles, and Italy, 1:55pm in Ottawa, 10:55am on the Pacific Coast of North America.

This is not just about saving 5 minutes worth of electricity; this is about getting the attention of the media, politicians, and ourselves.

Five minutes of electrical down time for the planet: this does not take long, and costs nothing, and will show all political leaders that global warming is an issue that needs to come first and foremost in political debate.

Why February 1? This is the day when the new UN report on global climate change will come out in Paris.

In honour of this, I present my TT on ways to help with Global Warming. I've written a song on this and was hoping to get it videotaped and posted today but I'm still trying to memorize the words. So it'll have to come when you least expect it. LMAO!

Ideas from "An Inconvenient Truth" website

1. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl). They're butt ugly but in cute way knowing that they're good stuff!


2. Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer - a programmable thermostat can really help with that.


3. Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner - easy and makes a big difference!


4. Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases ~ Look for the Energy Star label!


5. Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket! It'll look really cute and cuddly. Also set it's therostat no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit while your at it.


6. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead and wash your clothes in cold water.


7. Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible - hmmmmmm - smells good too!


8. Turn off electronic devices you’re not using. Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Gee I really need to do that more!!!


9. Unplug electronics from the wall when you’re not using them. Even when turned off, things like hairdryers, cell phone chargers and televisions use energy. Wow! Who knew that?????


10. Wait until your dishwasher is full before running and use the energy-saving setting. Less # of times to empty too! he he


11. Reduce / Reuse / Recycle - need I say more?


12. Buy locally grown and produced foods, fresh foods instead of frozen. Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.


13. Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible. Can you avoid driving 10 miles every week?

Don't forget the 5 minutes for Global Warming Awareness and come back later for me Global Warming song!

Irish Church Lady
(ICL)