Just think...24 years from now when she's about to graduate from Harvard (or BYU, whichever) with a PhD, she'll have another photo taken just like that one, except caused by Jim Beam with a chocolate pop-tart chaser.
today's first comment made me snort out loud. WAY better than "FIRST?!?!?!??!"
And by the way, I'm starting to wonder if the Armstrongs ever eat anything other than POP TARTS? I picture their pantry, stacked from floor to ceiling with boxes upon boxes of strawberry, s'mores, brown sugar, sprinkes, key-lime pie, and every other flavor imaginable. And Chuck gets his own liver-wurst flavored pop tarts, too!
Where's the chocolate after buzz effect? Adorable....
04.11.05 - 06:18 AM
54. ashbetty said:
I love that picture. My eight year old daughter used to look like that after she ate ... Come to think of it, she still does. And unless I'm there to remind her, she doesn't clean it off either. I keep telling her that it is less and less cute the older you are.
I love how her eyes always appear to be so totally engaged ... she never looks like she is just staring off into space. I always want to see what it is she is looking at so intently, probably you with the camera, but it always stands out to me in the all pics of her. She is looking really lovely!
Cute. At the other end of the spectrum would be the just-turned two-year-old I saw this weekend cutting CHICKEN STRIPS with a fork and knife. Better table manners than most adults, I'd say. That's a superbaby.
I hate to be selfish, but could someone please go to my page and comment on my most recent entry so that I can prove a point to my friend. I will never ask this EVER again! I am well aware of my bad blog etiquette. :(
I think that she is contemplating the next pop tart actually...I know from experience that look only lasts a few moments and then they ask for another one...
Hi Vaida, I have to say that there is nothing weird about what Zeus does. It's easier to multi-task that way, especially because in the course of washing a feisty dog you might end up with clothes soaked through anyway. Do you know how many pet owners have sex in front of their pets? The pets don't care. Do you think the dog cares that Zeus is naked in the shower with him? Zeus' doggie doesn't care.
I often combine really giving the shower a good scrubbing with bathing because it's difficult to lean over the edge of the tub and scrub without hurting my back. So, I'm naked in the shower, with a scrub brush. Definitely bad naked. But my cat who likes to sit on the edge of the vanity and poke his head in through a gap in the shower curtain really doesn't care.
Libraryhill, WHATS THAT ALL ABOUT? I've managed to write 15000 words, and when it comes to a 500 word conclusion...jack s**t!! I feel your pain. And i have till Weds!
I agree that it's really not as bad as you make out, Vaida. I mean, I personally wouldn't take a shower with a dog, but thats just my preference. You act like he's sexually assaulting this dog. If owner doesnt mind, and doggie definately doesnt mind, then who is anyone to judge i guess.
It still is weird to be naked with a dog. Obviously the guy isn't assaulting the dog, but there are certain lines you shouldn't cross in the human/doggie relationship.
I do think it is funny that the dog likes Head and Shoulders shampoo.
I mean, actually lathering up a dog WHILE I'm NAKED? It IS weird!
04.11.05 - 07:26 AM
126. Andrea in Canada said:
pets and cuddles to torrie's cat...get better kittie!
what a sweet photo! you're lucky you can get leta to wear a bib...my toddler has ALWAYS pulled it off...invested in a good stain remover though! did she eat the whole thing? LOL she looks as though she's just finished a pop tart all you can eat contest!
KBBAW- LOL. I can't comment because I do like marmite, but I havent tasted a pop tart since I was about 7. I dont think i was very keen on them tho, although I'd never say no to a chocolate one. KInda considering eating something chocolatey right now...oh the joys of writersblock and procrastination!
Vaida, dont get us started on marmite again!! LOL. I have a post somewhere on my blog that has a great link to the uses of marmite, which includes rubbin it in ur nipples to get babies to feed.
Can you imagine what it would be like if all people ate like kids... with no regard for whether or not the food ended up all over their face or in their hair or whatever?
Leta gets prettier every day. :-)
04.11.05 - 07:35 AM
144. Annabelle said:
Vaida, anyway....
I just wanted to tell you that yesterday, at my uncle's wedding, I was standing outside with my husband and my brothers and their girlfriends (we are all in our early or mid-twenties except for the hubby so we still all laugh at silly things), and a bee flew by and started buzzing around one girl's head, and she sort of jumped and waved it away and everybody then watched this giant, fat, black and gold bumble bee stroll back up into the ether, and I said, "Fuck Bees. I'll punch every bee in the face." Everybody looked at me blankly for a second, and then I repeated it, "Fuck Bees. I'll punch every bee in the face." They all burst out laughing. It was a fun scene and I wished I could've taken credit for the line.
My ovaries are okay right now, but any of you show me a picture of a newborn baby and I will melt.
Leta is adorable, and I LOVE that age, but I've did it three times.
Now I get to deal with two 12 year olds, an 8 & 6 year old (all girls of course) and a 14 year old boy.
Chocolate!? That's no kind of Pop-Tart for a sane person. (OK, not even for an altered by AMA approved medication person.) Strawberry-frosted or blueberry-frosted; these a pop-tart flavors for kind souls and good people. They are, yea, the tarts of the heavans.
I'm starting my own blog soon, but until i do, I just want to say thanks to all my family and friends at my SURPRISE wedding shower, I'm sorry that I was all hung over (blame my bridesmaid KELLY! - her sister makes great blender drinks). Really, the gifts were beautiful. I'm sorry for running to the bathroom to puke 10 times. Really. I'm sorry. This will be blogged. Or shold i say, "blarrrgged"...
My eighth grade science teacher told us that same story about rat feces in peanut butter. How could the FDA actually approve any amount of rat feces for human consumption?
I only gave birth to 3 of them. Both my boyfriend and I have full custody of our kids so we have 7 of us here at all times.
He's fixed so there will be no more newborns in this house...but just to hold one would be heaven.
I just wrote my daughters 'happy 12 birthday blog' and I have pictures of me holding her when she was that little and I swear I ALMOST wanted another one.
EW, that story SO did happen, Torrie. There was a girl in my high school that happened to, but it wasn't peanut butter, it was dog food. She was really drunk.
Seriously though, do deers attack people? I've been having issues at the park I go run at. They just sit there and LOOK at you and then they start walking towards you. FREAKY DEAKY.
PB and dog story...hmmm...Is that the one where the woman came home and all of these people were there to throw her a suprise party/shower, and they have the dog in the room, and she's calling for the dog, and when she opens the door,they yell surprise, and she's naked, with peanut butter on her poonani? I heard it was mayonnaise.
Fer chrissakes,get a vibrator.
04.11.05 - 07:53 AM
176. Bellychaser said:
Caroline:
So wierd you asked. My husband was telling me a story yesterday about being chased by one during a camping trip in Algonquin Park. I guess it is quite common for moose and deer to attack especially a female with babies or male during mating season.
I am totally aughing at the pounding pickle comment. It's hard having baby girls when mom and dad get a thrill out of innuendos. At least for us it is.
Ok, here it is....
There was this woman and it was her birthday. Her friends wanted to throw her a suprise party.
They knew her routine pretty well. She kept her dog in her big finished basement while she was at work. Every day when she came home she would go down to the basement to feed the dog, so the friends thought it would be a good idea to hide in the basement to surprise her. On the day of the surprise party eveyone was hiding in the basement. They heard the woman come home. They heard her moving around in the kitchen upstairs. They heard her walking towards the basement door. Finally the woman opened the door, walked down the stairs to the basement, and her friends turned on the lights and yelled surprise. THEY were the ones who were suprised.
The woman was standing there Naked with Peanut Butter all over her crotch.
An interesting side note ...
A friend told this story at my 18th birthday party in front of my entire family including my grandma.
It was ok though because I stole the show by getting drunk and doing the Mexican hat dance in the middle of the restaurant.
Caroline, I think it depends on the deer's habitat. If they are in an area where they see humans all of the time, then I wouldn't worry about them attacking you. If you are in the middle of nowhere and there is a possibility that the deer have never seen humans then I might worry.
Torrie, in re: drunken hat dance...see my above post in re: hungover bride...That was YESTERDAY! How am I going to live it down? Well, the wedding is in five weeks in vegas. I'm SURE I can do something to make my condition at the shower seem absolutely trivial in comparison.
Maybe having our gettogether after the wedding at Margaritaville MIGHT not be such a good idea. Hell yea it is. Pass me the tequila! And the ice bucket. So I can puke in it.
04.11.05 - 08:12 AM
201. Muffy said:
BTW...Anyone need a mini chopper/food processor? I got three...
Muffy, the best part was, I pulled a hat off of the wall in the restaurant, so I could do an ACTUAL Mexican hat dance. When I was done dancing I put it on my head and sat down at the table as if I was completely normal.
OK, that is so unfair. I NEVER look gorgeous after I eat anything. Awesome eyelashes are usually wasted on men and dogs. Eyelash Envy of Leta, Eyebrow Envy of Heather. It's not easy bein' green.
Greenthumb...check my flickr stream. I have uploaded my backyard pictures and I have decided. NO MORE LAZY homeowner backyard. I am starting the "Gett'r Done" project.
You have inspired me to be a better person Greenthumb!
I flowbee-d my dog this weekend. I would have been naked, but we were at a do it yourself dog-wash shop. Little tiny flying dog hairs are a biohazard. Especially in bras.
Since you haven't settled on your template, i'm going to work on my 'I'm a horrible homeowner and need to get my ass out in the backyard and fix it' project. or at least blog about how I should.
in the past few months what i've learned from the dooce comments...
poptarts are quite popular with dogs and kids and us
astroglide is prefered
you can put tulip bulbs in the fridge
picking is ok
matt damon is hotter than ben
also... poptart trivia for you. during blizzards and hurricanes, walmart knows to ship more poptarts to these affected areas cause in times of crisis, we crave poptarts.
I've never had a chocolate poptart. As a kid, we were told that poptarts were for poor people. Poor people ate pop tarts. I eat them every day now, because I'm poor.
I don't really care for the chocolate poptarts. I don't think it is real chocolate. But the strawberry poptarts with the icing on top is to DIE for.
If pop tarts are for poor people, my family must have been dirt poor, because we were raised on those things. Except my dad would try to be cheap and buy the generic pop tarts. Those things called "Toaster Pastries". Those always tasted like crap - even the strawberry ones.
Apparently it is true. That there are trace amounts of bugs and excrement in p-butter. But it is also found in just about everything we eat. I am still gonna eat my pb&j, rat poop or not!!!
04.11.05 - 10:00 AM
252. Muffy said:
Can I just get a shout out for CHERRY FROSTED POP TARTS?
They're my favorite.
The dollar store ones for a buck are da bomb.
Cherry Pop Tarts.
That's actually a double entendre!
OMG. That's horrific. I did hear what I thought was an unfounded rumor about the same thing for bread manufacturers. What is with that? We have to have "clean rooms" when they manufacture microchips. Why can't they do that when the manufacture the FOOD WE EAT?!
Muffy, I Shouted Out back at post #82. But hell, why not again? Cherry Frosted Pop Tarts rock the hizzouse, yo!
04.11.05 - 10:06 AM
255. Muffy said:
Lauren:
Because when you're dealing with stores of grain and nuts (or legumes in the case of peanuts), there is just going to be rodents. Fact of life.
If you knew what was in your food, you'd probably never eat again.
I've had a lot of things in my mouth that some might find objectionable. Well, not lots. Just one at a time.
04.11.05 - 10:07 AM
256. Muffy said:
Thanks Cat. I'm behind in the comments. It's the last week of tax season. Please forgive me.
Now, anyone know the deal with magic mormon underwear? Just Kidding!
04.11.05 - 10:09 AM
257. Lauri said:
Chocolate Pop-Tarts are the best!
And I think I'm going to have to send Steven back to the store...
Heh. I wasn't chastising Muffy! Promise! I was just proud of my pre-Shout Out to the Cherry Tart. Long may it live. Hell, slogging through 256 comments is WORK, yo?
The magic mormon underwear topic was really fun, wasn't it? Now, what I want to know is, do Mormon people only drink Hawaiian Punch? My mom always called Hawaiian Punch "Mormon Juice" because she had a group of friends that were Mormon that would only drink Hawaiian Punch. I know Mormons can't drink caffeine, but I wonder if maybe there is some sort of association with the Mormons to the Hawaiian Punch organization?
Jesus Jammies aside, how many women out there ACTUALLY craved pickles during pregnancy? For me, it was french fries. Lots and lots of french fries! Oh, and Taco Bell burritos with sour cream, God help me.
Ben, I hope you saved the receipt. A lot of people opened that box. And returned it.
You should be able to at least get a merchandise refund back, if not get the smell off your.....
1. Laura C. said:
That's how I eat.
2. Toren said:
LOVE IT!
3. k rain said:
first?
4. HeatherMB said:
How cute!!!
5. allie said:
first? no way .... loverly poptarts .... does chuck get the same crumb effect - my dog does...
6. Erica said:
I'm a new reader and have found your writing -- and your love for your family -- very inspiring.
7. k rain said:
aw, damn.
8. rich said:
top 10!
love that pic
9. saidi said:
aw. she's gorgeous.
10. Lyd said:
I like how it's on her forehead. I can relate.
11. Faith said:
SUCH a great shot!
12. RazDreams said:
oooh, heather, i am *so much* loving the double entendre in the title of the "pickle spears" entry! _heeheehee_
and *super-cute* photo of letafrog, as per usual!
13. stacy said:
precious!!!!!!
14. The other Paula said:
Beautiful eyes.
15. Jenie said:
Aww...too cute. And exactly how I feel this morning!
16. butterstar said:
wow, what a picture. I would die for that camera. I'll supply my own kids though. Though yours is awful gorgeous.
17. Liv said:
She looks like she's dreaming of more chocolate pop tart!
18. squinky said:
moop
19. Mona said:
First time posting. Long time lurking and she is just too damn cute.
20. Crazy Jane said:
she's beautiful... and so is your writing lately. Thanks!
21. Susie said:
Ah! Chocolate satiation. Life is good.
22. Dazed & Confuzed said:
Just think...24 years from now when she's about to graduate from Harvard (or BYU, whichever) with a PhD, she'll have another photo taken just like that one, except caused by Jim Beam with a chocolate pop-tart chaser.
23. Ryan said:
Wow. That's a great photo.
24. Suzanne said:
The Pic of the Day always makes me smile. Great photo...but then again - it's probably easier with such a great subject!
25. Amanda B. said:
Whoo. Eating that whole big pop-tart was hard work. She's pooped.
26. Bronson Palomino said:
Are you SURE that's chocolate pop tart?
27. spoonleg said:
today's first comment made me snort out loud. WAY better than "FIRST?!?!?!??!"
And by the way, I'm starting to wonder if the Armstrongs ever eat anything other than POP TARTS? I picture their pantry, stacked from floor to ceiling with boxes upon boxes of strawberry, s'mores, brown sugar, sprinkes, key-lime pie, and every other flavor imaginable. And Chuck gets his own liver-wurst flavored pop tarts, too!
28. Mamaramma said:
Oh, Leta, I know the feeling. Oh, yes. I know the feeling.
29. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Frosted strawberry rules!
30. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
What a gorgeous shot! It looks like she ate just a little too much pop tart. Nah, you can never eat too much pop tart!
31. Cheryl said:
I would be careful Leta, today many people are going to try and eat you up!! Cuteness and chocolate= Extreme DANGER!!
32. pearl said:
beautiful!
One of the most fantastic shots I've ever seen.
Brava!
33. Smark! said:
great pic.... She has such wonderful eyes.
34. PA said:
Good Lord she is precious!!
35. Kait said:
Oh jeez now I want a chocolate poptart. :(
36. Torrie said:
I am so jelous of the D70's macro ability. I have a six year old Leica and the macro on it SUCKS.
Leta has amazing eyes.
37. coralie said:
She is incredibly beautiful.
38. Amy S said:
She looks like she's lying there waiting for the ringing in her ears to quit. Tooo Cute.
39. jordan said:
:heart melting: must find small cute thing to cuddle
40. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I know, Torrie. I have an almost brand new Canon Powershot and the macro/depth of field option on it sucks, too. I am saving my pennies now for a D70.
41. southern fried girl said:
She looks like she is in the midst of a Pop Tart hang over. How cute. :) Love it.
Happy Monday everyone.
42. e said:
mmmmmm, pop tart!
43. deleted said:
Sweet picture. She looks very satisfied.
The pickle spear story was very funny. =)
44. MyChelle said:
If only she were able to appreciate the really good part...but Mommy doesn't give her the middle, only the crusts!
Cinnamon Bun (new flavor) is my favorite, supplanting Brown Sugar after a full 5 years of being number one.
45. LeChico said:
mmmmmmmmm.....chocolate covered baby!
46. MonkeyLaurie said:
Too precious!
47. Lauren said:
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful girl.
48. Torrie said:
I just saw a tribute to Harry Shearer at the MOMA yesterday.
They showed the "Chocolate Babies" skit.
Coincidence? I think not.
49. Tiff said:
they make key lime pie flavored pop tarts?
50. greenthumb said:
I wish I was still sitting in my highchair at home. Alas, I'm in my cell now at work with my tracking divice attached to my ankle.
What happened to the simple days?
51. the niffer said:
Like mother, like daughter.
Smewch Leta!
52. Wicked H said:
Very sweet. Looks like she got tired after consuming the pop tart. I'll bet Chuck helped clean up that cute face.
53. amanda said:
Where's the chocolate after buzz effect? Adorable....
54. ashbetty said:
I love that picture. My eight year old daughter used to look like that after she ate ... Come to think of it, she still does. And unless I'm there to remind her, she doesn't clean it off either. I keep telling her that it is less and less cute the older you are.
55. Sarah said:
One of the most beautiful children I have ever seen! Great stories!
56. Joana said:
She's looking more and more like you everyday, Heather. And she is beautiful!
Enjoy her! :)
57. Dawn said:
I love how her eyes always appear to be so totally engaged ... she never looks like she is just staring off into space. I always want to see what it is she is looking at so intently, probably you with the camera, but it always stands out to me in the all pics of her. She is looking really lovely!
58. Anna S. said:
Too Cute! Coming down from that sugar high.
59. shelli said:
wow. adorable!
60. Ana said:
She is so cute!
61. Alexandrialeigh said:
Leta is one girl that I doubt will EVER be camera-shy.
62. me now said:
Lovely.
Her eyes...
and her hair looks so soft- except the bits with sugar in 'em.
It's so neat to see her changing- how could she get cuter? It should have been impossible, but she's managed.
63. misha babe said:
jealous: of your camera, your beautiful daughter, and most importantly, the chocolate poptarts!!! must. get. to. grocery. store. NOW!
64. lawbrat said:
Awww, she looks so precious. Chocolate face, head down. She's beautiful!
65. daveeee said:
w00t! post 61???!?!
Cool photo.
You really do have an eye for an eye Heather :)
66. Stacey said:
Cute. At the other end of the spectrum would be the just-turned two-year-old I saw this weekend cutting CHICKEN STRIPS with a fork and knife. Better table manners than most adults, I'd say. That's a superbaby.
67. Biggest Apple said:
Looks like she's passed out from a sugar rush :)
68. Em said:
Aw, preciousness! She has Chocolate Overload.
69. Torrie said:
Hey everyone. My cat is sick :(
Please send some good vibes his way.
70. Sarah said:
Are you sure she is female? She looks a little to peaceful to have just eaten chocolate...
71. La Pix said:
Those tiny gossamer eyelashes slay me.
72. MonoCerdo said:
Uh, it doesn't look like she's getting only edge pieces to me. Whose fault is this? Jon's probably.
73. dänika said:
Her. Eyes. Ohhh.
Chocolate has a soporific effect on me, too.
74. Vaida said:
>>>>>>>>>> good vibes <<<<<<<<<<<<
...for Torries cat.
75. Angel said:
Very cute!
76. Jo said:
How adorable...and yucky!
77. LadyBug said:
That is such a sweet, sweet photo, Heather.
What a doll.
78. Flare said:
Mmmmm, chocolate pop tart, haven't had one of those in ages! Looks like she's ready for a nap. :)
79. Jo said:
I'm going insane. I'm trying to conclude my thesis and have writers block. :'(
80. Nickie said:
Clearly she's still a girl-in-training.... Any skilled female wouldn't waste the chocolate.
She's adorable :)
81. Jo said:
Dooce- the perfect relief from writer's block.
82. cat said:
Me? I'm partial to the Frosted Cherry 'Tart, with sugar sprinkles. Tarty Cherry Goodness. That's "Tart Euphoria" Leta's got going on, that is. Mmmmmm.
83. Vaida said:
I don't like to eat pop-tarts. I love to people call pop-tarts!
"Hey Pop-Tart, what's up!"
84. Vaida said:
Eh...Call people Pop-Tarts.
..had a little twisty-twist goin' on there.
85. Miss Kimberley said:
She looks pooped! It must have been an exhaustive effort.
86. ieatcrayonz said:
Am I a terrible mom because I accidently called my daughter Leta this weekend?
87. mrtl said:
Pop Tart food coma?
88. Suzi said:
I never comment here, but man! That Leta is just so adorable I couldn't NOT comment! What a beautiful photo.
89. kalki said:
Robyn (#86) - OMG too funny!!
90. ieatcrayonz said:
Kelly (#89) Shhhh! Don't tell anyone, especially Lauren.
91. Kate said:
She's turning into a beauty! She was already cute...
92. kalki said:
Your secret is safe with me...and the thousands others who read it.
Maybe.
93. Evild said:
She looks choco-licious!
94. naralius said:
yes, shes adorable happy Monday!
95. Vaida said:
I hate to be selfish, but could someone please go to my page and comment on my most recent entry so that I can prove a point to my friend. I will never ask this EVER again! I am well aware of my bad blog etiquette. :(
96. stacey said:
she. looks. gorgeous.
97. Caroline said:
Hey, I'm in the top 100. Score.
98. Kieran said:
I get that same look after eating a donut
99. becca said:
I love the sleepiness that comes after a good gorging. Heh... Although Leta's look is closer to fond remembrance.
100. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I commented on your blog, Vaida. That is a funny story!
101. Sarah said:
Awwwww! Aren't they so cute with chocolate on their faces??
102. I'm to sexy for my Strizz said:
I love that wistful baby look. Like she is tired and wondering and soaking it ALL in.
103. Seven said:
Is it weird that I still look like that after eating a chocolate pop tart?
104. Vaida said:
Thank you Katie!
105. Pink said:
I think that she is contemplating the next pop tart actually...I know from experience that look only lasts a few moments and then they ask for another one...
106. kristine said:
Now THAT is the best picture I have seen in here in a long time.
LOOK AT THOSE PEEPERS!!!
107. Jo said:
Vaida do u have ur blog on a setting that only lets ppl with a blogger account comment? I can't comment because I dont have an account. Sucks.
108. Libraryhill said:
Jo, I'm having the same problem with writer's block. I can't finish this paper today... just can't. (Due tomorrow!)
109. kalki said:
Kristine - you take some great shots, too!
110. Annabelle said:
Hi Vaida, I have to say that there is nothing weird about what Zeus does. It's easier to multi-task that way, especially because in the course of washing a feisty dog you might end up with clothes soaked through anyway. Do you know how many pet owners have sex in front of their pets? The pets don't care. Do you think the dog cares that Zeus is naked in the shower with him? Zeus' doggie doesn't care.
I often combine really giving the shower a good scrubbing with bathing because it's difficult to lean over the edge of the tub and scrub without hurting my back. So, I'm naked in the shower, with a scrub brush. Definitely bad naked. But my cat who likes to sit on the edge of the vanity and poke his head in through a gap in the shower curtain really doesn't care.
111. Jo said:
Libraryhill, WHATS THAT ALL ABOUT? I've managed to write 15000 words, and when it comes to a 500 word conclusion...jack s**t!! I feel your pain. And i have till Weds!
112. Vaida said:
Jo, I don't know. I'm a newbie. I'll try to fix it. I just made an update. I'm losing this battle!
113. Libraryhill said:
Jo, lets just eat poptarts.
114. Vaida said:
Jo, I fixed it. Comment away.
115. Jo said:
I agree that it's really not as bad as you make out, Vaida. I mean, I personally wouldn't take a shower with a dog, but thats just my preference. You act like he's sexually assaulting this dog. If owner doesnt mind, and doggie definately doesnt mind, then who is anyone to judge i guess.
116. kalki said:
Vaida, my cats see me naked all the time. And if they didn't dislike water so much, I'd bring them into the shower without thinking twice.
Sorry, hon.
117. Liz said:
And now it's like she's going into a little chocolate pop tart coma.
118. Jo said:
Vaida- thanks, bless you! I guess I wont comment as ive just posted here, and I dont want to contribute to u losing the battle- lol!
119. kristine said:
Kalki- Awwwwwwwwwwww. Thank you.
I had a blast with it yesterday!!
I talked to the prof. photographer guy and he gave me a bunch of hints. It SO helped!!
He's got like a D70 - D100 and couple other ones. I was asking him a question and he said, "That nob right there, hit that one..."
Shaun said "Kristine, him watching you use that camera must be like watching a person grind the gears on a ferrari!!"
so true.
120. Libraryhill said:
Yeah, you can tell she (Leta) just heaved a big sigh.
121. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
It still is weird to be naked with a dog. Obviously the guy isn't assaulting the dog, but there are certain lines you shouldn't cross in the human/doggie relationship.
I do think it is funny that the dog likes Head and Shoulders shampoo.
122. Vaida said:
Fine, fine. My cat sees me naked too. I guess I'm just not a fan of big, smelly dogs getting wet with me! Zeus wins (Cry, cry)
123. Jo said:
Library, I dont even kno if they do pop tarts in england anymore- I havent seen them for years! dont think they were very popular. I could be wrong...
124. kristine said:
Liz - That is the perfect caption fo that picture!!
125. Vaida said:
I mean, actually lathering up a dog WHILE I'm NAKED? It IS weird!
126. Andrea in Canada said:
pets and cuddles to torrie's cat...get better kittie!
what a sweet photo! you're lucky you can get leta to wear a bib...my toddler has ALWAYS pulled it off...invested in a good stain remover though! did she eat the whole thing? LOL she looks as though she's just finished a pop tart all you can eat contest!
127. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Marmite flies off the shelves in Englad faster than peanut butter, but POP TARTS weren't popular? British people have a weird sense of taste.
128. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Marmite flies off the shelves in Englad faster than peanut butter, but POP TARTS weren't popular? British people have a weird sense of taste.
129. Sarah said:
is it just me, or is anyone else craving a pop tart?
130. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I don't know why that posted twice. Weird.
131. Vaida said:
What is Marmite?
132. Jo said:
KBBAW- LOL. I can't comment because I do like marmite, but I havent tasted a pop tart since I was about 7. I dont think i was very keen on them tho, although I'd never say no to a chocolate one. KInda considering eating something chocolatey right now...oh the joys of writersblock and procrastination!
133. Caroline said:
I miss commenting on here. Apparently I've missed out on some doocexcitement. What's up with all the haters?
134. ishouldbeworking said:
verrrrrry cute! she's learning at an early age, like all girls should that chocolate can fix just about anything!
135. Jo said:
Vaida, dont get us started on marmite again!! LOL. I have a post somewhere on my blog that has a great link to the uses of marmite, which includes rubbin it in ur nipples to get babies to feed.
136. Holy Schmidt! said:
That's one of my favorite Leta pictures. She just looks so sweet and cuddly.
Melanie S.
137. Muffy said:
Ovaries, screaming, no....have to...fit...into...wedding gown in five weeks...must not get impregnated due to adorable frog princess photo....
138. Jo said:
Vaida check here http://jo.migrantroo.com/still-laughing-about/
139. Caroline said:
*Bow chica bow ow*
140. Annejelynn said:
I knew they were lil' baby lips! I knew it!
141. Caroline said:
Actually the lil baby lips look kind of suggestive, especially after that pickle post...
142. santa cruz carolina said:
great shot...makes me want a pop tart...and a nap!
143. JulieT said:
Can you imagine what it would be like if all people ate like kids... with no regard for whether or not the food ended up all over their face or in their hair or whatever?
Leta gets prettier every day. :-)
144. Annabelle said:
Vaida, anyway....
I just wanted to tell you that yesterday, at my uncle's wedding, I was standing outside with my husband and my brothers and their girlfriends (we are all in our early or mid-twenties except for the hubby so we still all laugh at silly things), and a bee flew by and started buzzing around one girl's head, and she sort of jumped and waved it away and everybody then watched this giant, fat, black and gold bumble bee stroll back up into the ether, and I said, "Fuck Bees. I'll punch every bee in the face." Everybody looked at me blankly for a second, and then I repeated it, "Fuck Bees. I'll punch every bee in the face." They all burst out laughing. It was a fun scene and I wished I could've taken credit for the line.
145. Ada said:
Christ, is this after the sugar rush?
My child would be bouncing off the walls. In fact, there would be no way in hell you could take a still photo after feeding him chocolate anything.
146. Caroline said:
Kind of Heidi Klum-esque.
147. Jo said:
Caroline: nooooooo!! dont go there.
148. Vaida said:
Annabelle, that is GREAT!
Oh, you just made me laugh out loud. I wish I could have been there! "Yeah, we'll punch 'em in the face!"
By the way...where can I get some of this Marmite stuff? I want to try it!
149. Caroline said:
Oops, Jo, didn't mean it that way! I meant all pouty...
...slinks away...
150. Jo said:
Ooohh Caroline....
151. Jo said:
ha ha come back caroline i was only teasing! although that genuinely was quite a disturbing post.. :p
152. Caroline said:
Anyway, marmite is icky. I tried it once and had to spit it out.
153. Bellychaser said:
My dad once had a late night bath with our dog. Bubbles and everything. We have pictures.
He's been sober for 5 years now.
154. Vaida said:
Icky. HA HA That's going to be the Word of the Day.
155. kristine said:
My ovaries are okay right now, but any of you show me a picture of a newborn baby and I will melt.
Leta is adorable, and I LOVE that age, but I've did it three times.
Now I get to deal with two 12 year olds, an 8 & 6 year old (all girls of course) and a 14 year old boy.
I just want to hold a newborn.
156. Peter Hentges said:
Chocolate!? That's no kind of Pop-Tart for a sane person. (OK, not even for an altered by AMA approved medication person.) Strawberry-frosted or blueberry-frosted; these a pop-tart flavors for kind souls and good people. They are, yea, the tarts of the heavans.
157. Caroline said:
Does anyone know if deer attack people?
Seriously.
158. kristine said:
Bellychaser - That is FUNNY.
159. Muffy said:
I'm starting my own blog soon, but until i do, I just want to say thanks to all my family and friends at my SURPRISE wedding shower, I'm sorry that I was all hung over (blame my bridesmaid KELLY! - her sister makes great blender drinks). Really, the gifts were beautiful. I'm sorry for running to the bathroom to puke 10 times. Really. I'm sorry. This will be blogged. Or shold i say, "blarrrgged"...
160. Caroline said:
Hehe, Tarts of the Heavens.
161. Torrie said:
Has anyone heard the urban legend peanut butter story?
162. kristine said:
If you could create your own poptart flavor, what would it be?
163. naralius said:
Kristine, you have 5 and you still melt when you see a baby!Thats amazing
164. Muffy said:
Urban legend pb story? In that you mean, there is a FDA approved amount of Rat Feces, RAT FECES! in peanut butter? No legend. Fact.
165. Caroline said:
Chocolate chip cookie dough.
166. Vaida said:
News Headline: BAMBI-LIKE DEER ATTACKS CAMPER IN WOODS, SMORES WENT EVERYWHERE
167. Torrie said:
No Muffy, the one about the woman and the dog.
168. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
My eighth grade science teacher told us that same story about rat feces in peanut butter. How could the FDA actually approve any amount of rat feces for human consumption?
169. kristine said:
I only gave birth to 3 of them. Both my boyfriend and I have full custody of our kids so we have 7 of us here at all times.
He's fixed so there will be no more newborns in this house...but just to hold one would be heaven.
I just wrote my daughters 'happy 12 birthday blog' and I have pictures of me holding her when she was that little and I swear I ALMOST wanted another one.
170. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
EW, that story SO did happen, Torrie. There was a girl in my high school that happened to, but it wasn't peanut butter, it was dog food. She was really drunk.
171. Caroline said:
Seriously though, do deers attack people? I've been having issues at the park I go run at. They just sit there and LOOK at you and then they start walking towards you. FREAKY DEAKY.
172. kristine said:
Caroline...oh yeah. Chocolate cookie dough poptarts. All warm and nummy.
Yeah, you can't beat that flavor.
173. I'm to sexy for my Strizz said:
my poptart flavor would be buttered brown sugar
174. Vaida said:
My Dream Pop-Tart Flavor: Diamond Crunch Berry with Liquid Gold Frosting
Box of six: $3.99
Value: $2.2 mill
Calories: 0 calories
Fat: 0 grams
Cashing in a Pop-tart at the bank: Priceless
175. Muffy said:
PB and dog story...hmmm...Is that the one where the woman came home and all of these people were there to throw her a suprise party/shower, and they have the dog in the room, and she's calling for the dog, and when she opens the door,they yell surprise, and she's naked, with peanut butter on her poonani? I heard it was mayonnaise.
Fer chrissakes,get a vibrator.
176. Bellychaser said:
Caroline:
So wierd you asked. My husband was telling me a story yesterday about being chased by one during a camping trip in Algonquin Park. I guess it is quite common for moose and deer to attack especially a female with babies or male during mating season.
177. red said:
awe, she looks like she's having a chocolate hangover. love it! :)
178. Caroline said:
kristine -- I know. I should work for the poptart company. I would SO rock at that.
179. Caroline said:
So when is mating season?
180. Vaida said:
Okay, that beats my taking a shower with the dog story. Peanut butter on the........Oh my.
181. Bellychaser said:
sorry, haven't got a clue when it is. Try Google?
182. Vaida said:
Caroline, just strap a big ass aerosol can of Deer Repellent onto your back.
183. Caroline said:
Will do.
184. kristine said:
Is Greenthumb around today?
I finally took some pictures of the backyard. I want to forwarn him so he doesn't faint when he sees them.
185. AyEnDeeAreEeAyAitch said:
Oh, her little grubbiness is so fetching!
I am totally aughing at the pounding pickle comment. It's hard having baby girls when mom and dad get a thrill out of innuendos. At least for us it is.
186. Vaida said:
I guess nobody liked my Pop-Tart creation. (cry)
I feel so unloved today..
187. geeekgirl said:
Eating pop tarts is hard work.
188. Ms. Belle said:
Hey! Who gave her the middle pieces??? End pieces only please!
189. Torrie said:
Ok, here it is....
There was this woman and it was her birthday. Her friends wanted to throw her a suprise party.
They knew her routine pretty well. She kept her dog in her big finished basement while she was at work. Every day when she came home she would go down to the basement to feed the dog, so the friends thought it would be a good idea to hide in the basement to surprise her. On the day of the surprise party eveyone was hiding in the basement. They heard the woman come home. They heard her moving around in the kitchen upstairs. They heard her walking towards the basement door. Finally the woman opened the door, walked down the stairs to the basement, and her friends turned on the lights and yelled surprise. THEY were the ones who were suprised.
The woman was standing there Naked with Peanut Butter all over her crotch.
An interesting side note ...
A friend told this story at my 18th birthday party in front of my entire family including my grandma.
It was ok though because I stole the show by getting drunk and doing the Mexican hat dance in the middle of the restaurant.
190. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
http://www.snopes.com/risque/bestial/peanutbt.htm
191. Vaida said:
YUCK.
192. Courtney said:
That's how I look after Pop Tarts!
193. greenthumb said:
Kristine:
Let's see it...I'm ready for it. (takes deep breath)
194. Susannah said:
Oh...that is just too precious for words. Morning everyone...what's the topic of the morning?
195. the niffer said:
Torrie - I can't believe you went there! That's the exact same story I heard. Must be legend.
Caroline - I know I shouldn't laught, but picturing deer stalking and hunting humans makes me giggle.
I thought only moose got territorial with young, but don't quote me.
196. Caroline said:
So apparently dog themed erotica is the theme for today, what with the dog showering story and the peanut butter thing...
197. the niffer said:
Laught. pffft. I'm a goof with big fingers.
Susannah - topic = peanut butter crotches. Discuss.
198. Caroline said:
Actually, niffer, the way you put it it did make me laugh a little. But those deer, they were creeeeepy.
199. Torrie said:
Caroline, I think it depends on the deer's habitat. If they are in an area where they see humans all of the time, then I wouldn't worry about them attacking you. If you are in the middle of nowhere and there is a possibility that the deer have never seen humans then I might worry.
http://flickr.com/photos/torrie/9098266/
200. Muffy said:
Torrie, in re: drunken hat dance...see my above post in re: hungover bride...That was YESTERDAY! How am I going to live it down? Well, the wedding is in five weeks in vegas. I'm SURE I can do something to make my condition at the shower seem absolutely trivial in comparison.
Maybe having our gettogether after the wedding at Margaritaville MIGHT not be such a good idea. Hell yea it is. Pass me the tequila! And the ice bucket. So I can puke in it.
201. Muffy said:
BTW...Anyone need a mini chopper/food processor? I got three...
202. Torrie said:
Muffy, the best part was, I pulled a hat off of the wall in the restaurant, so I could do an ACTUAL Mexican hat dance. When I was done dancing I put it on my head and sat down at the table as if I was completely normal.
203. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
OK, that is so unfair. I NEVER look gorgeous after I eat anything. Awesome eyelashes are usually wasted on men and dogs. Eyelash Envy of Leta, Eyebrow Envy of Heather. It's not easy bein' green.
204. Caroline said:
Hey, I'll take one. I always give gift certificates as wedding/bridal shower gifts. Otherwise they get the same stuff they don't want.
205. Muffy said:
Torrie...Is ANYONE ever COMPLETELY normal?
206. Krista said:
Caption: "Okay, I can eat just *one* more, but you gotta let me take a break first. Yo Ma, unbutton my pants will ya."
207. Caroline said:
I'm SO doing the Mexican Hat Dance at my birthday party next weekend!
208. Torrie said:
Normal=Boring
209. Muffy said:
You laugh at me because I'm different.
I laugh because you're ALL THE SAME!
HA HA HA HA
210. kristine said:
LOL Krista.
I've felt that way.
No more...okay, ONE more.
Greenthumb- You might want to take a benedryl before you see these pictures.
211. Caroline said:
Does God comment much anymore?
212. greenthumb said:
I'm ready...really. I can take it.
213. Ben Affleck said:
'Sup Ladies?
Wink. Wink.
214. Jennifer Anthony said:
Hey Ben. Did you hear my new name is Jennifer Anthony? Do you think that will help me sell any more of my new crappy records?
215. Jennifer Anthony said:
Jennifer Anthony, aka J-Lo
216. Caroline said:
Hey Ben, I'd go out with you, I really would, but I just like Matt more.
Could you hook me up?
217. Ben Affleck said:
No, and neither will that ANNOYING saxaphone.
218. Ben Affleck said:
Fuck Matt Damon.
219. Caroline said:
Yea, I'll fuck Matt Damon.
220. Ben Affleck said:
DAMMIT!
221. kristine said:
Greenthumb...check my flickr stream. I have uploaded my backyard pictures and I have decided. NO MORE LAZY homeowner backyard. I am starting the "Gett'r Done" project.
You have inspired me to be a better person Greenthumb!
222. Caroline said:
Where's Matt?
223. The Wife said:
She has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen on a child.
224. amalita said:
not to change the subject, but wehre the heck is beth, heather's friend? her blog has been inactive and heather never talks about her anymore....
225. Caroline said:
Shhh, they killed her off weeks ago...
226. Eddo said:
aaah, that feeling of satiation and contentment, I know that look and that feeling all too well... all too well.
227. me now said:
I flowbee-d my dog this weekend. I would have been naked, but we were at a do it yourself dog-wash shop. Little tiny flying dog hairs are a biohazard. Especially in bras.
He turned out handsome.
http://jwards.blogspot.com/2005/04/flowbee-nation.html
228. greenthumb said:
Aw...Kristine, I'm hardly one to inspire. But thank you, really.
I left comments on Flickr. I so would help you out with that. You have a huge yard.
229. cat said:
Kristine, your pictures ROCK! Your camera ROCKS! Gosh! LUCKEEEE!
230. rs said:
She looks perfectly satiated. I'm jealous.
231. kristine said:
Thanks Cat!
Since you haven't settled on your template, i'm going to work on my 'I'm a horrible homeowner and need to get my ass out in the backyard and fix it' project. or at least blog about how I should.
232. kalki said:
#224 - Beth's blog is being updated. Just yesterday, even:
http://www.crazyus.com/
233. Debi said:
Your "Mancunian Candidate" entry made my heart skip a beat!! How wonderfully sweet!
234. Nobody said:
ME WANT POPTART!!!! HA-NUM-NUM-NUM-NUM-NUM!!!
(burp)
me want nap
235. cat said:
Yes, Nobody, but Pop Tarts are a Sometimes Food.
236. Julie said:
Sigh. Nothin but sweetness...
237. Caroline said:
I hate that! They ruined the Cookie Monster!
238. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Hard to decide what makes me happier: Pop Tarts or Leta.
239. squirll said:
in the past few months what i've learned from the dooce comments...
poptarts are quite popular with dogs and kids and us
astroglide is prefered
you can put tulip bulbs in the fridge
picking is ok
matt damon is hotter than ben
240. Caroline said:
Astroglide may be preferred, but KY will always be the best.
241. squirll said:
also... poptart trivia for you. during blizzards and hurricanes, walmart knows to ship more poptarts to these affected areas cause in times of crisis, we crave poptarts.
242. Alli said:
I've never had a chocolate poptart. As a kid, we were told that poptarts were for poor people. Poor people ate pop tarts. I eat them every day now, because I'm poor.
w0rd
243. Bleeeeze said:
oh dear... this picture made me go buy a chocolate pop-tart.
seriously.
and you know what? it was fucking delicious.
244. Beth said:
That is one satisfied Leta! Adorable!
245. Terri said:
Great shot...but it has me craving poptarts.
246. kat said:
Cutie!
247. Annabelle said:
I guess everyone is at lunch?
248. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I don't really care for the chocolate poptarts. I don't think it is real chocolate. But the strawberry poptarts with the icing on top is to DIE for.
If pop tarts are for poor people, my family must have been dirt poor, because we were raised on those things. Except my dad would try to be cheap and buy the generic pop tarts. Those things called "Toaster Pastries". Those always tasted like crap - even the strawberry ones.
249. laurenbove said:
KBBAW? Did someone just say rat poop in peanut butter? I just hardswallowd the last bite of my pb&j.
Now I want to wash my mouth out with hydrofluoric acid. Blech... Ow!
250. laurenbove said:
That really is a cute shot of the wee one. I must recreate it w/ my wee one.
251. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Apparently it is true. That there are trace amounts of bugs and excrement in p-butter. But it is also found in just about everything we eat. I am still gonna eat my pb&j, rat poop or not!!!
252. Muffy said:
Can I just get a shout out for CHERRY FROSTED POP TARTS?
They're my favorite.
The dollar store ones for a buck are da bomb.
Cherry Pop Tarts.
That's actually a double entendre!
253. laurenbove said:
OMG. That's horrific. I did hear what I thought was an unfounded rumor about the same thing for bread manufacturers. What is with that? We have to have "clean rooms" when they manufacture microchips. Why can't they do that when the manufacture the FOOD WE EAT?!
254. cat said:
Muffy, I Shouted Out back at post #82. But hell, why not again? Cherry Frosted Pop Tarts rock the hizzouse, yo!
255. Muffy said:
Lauren:
Because when you're dealing with stores of grain and nuts (or legumes in the case of peanuts), there is just going to be rodents. Fact of life.
If you knew what was in your food, you'd probably never eat again.
I've had a lot of things in my mouth that some might find objectionable. Well, not lots. Just one at a time.
256. Muffy said:
Thanks Cat. I'm behind in the comments. It's the last week of tax season. Please forgive me.
Now, anyone know the deal with magic mormon underwear? Just Kidding!
257. Lauri said:
Chocolate Pop-Tarts are the best!
And I think I'm going to have to send Steven back to the store...
258. laurenbove said:
Muffy: nothing objectionable about that! one of life's simple pleasures, no?
The rat poop is going to be a tough one to digest...pun totally intended.
ickickickickkkkkk...
259. Vaida said:
Under there.
Under where?
HA HA
Oh, man. I am SO bored!
Give me some work to do already!!
260. cat said:
Heh. I wasn't chastising Muffy! Promise! I was just proud of my pre-Shout Out to the Cherry Tart. Long may it live. Hell, slogging through 256 comments is WORK, yo?
261. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
The magic mormon underwear topic was really fun, wasn't it? Now, what I want to know is, do Mormon people only drink Hawaiian Punch? My mom always called Hawaiian Punch "Mormon Juice" because she had a group of friends that were Mormon that would only drink Hawaiian Punch. I know Mormons can't drink caffeine, but I wonder if maybe there is some sort of association with the Mormons to the Hawaiian Punch organization?
262. cat said:
Um, Crazy Mormon Underwear says what?
A friend of mine called them "Those Jesus Jammies." I was rolling'. :)
263. laurenbove said:
the mind travels to jesus juice...
thanks michael jackson for that one.
264. Ben Affleck said:
Katie, I do believe you just opened Pandora's box.
Again.
265. cat said:
Ew! That's RIGHT! This was pre-Jesus Juice. I bet Jesus is crying somewhere, right now.
266. Visvoice said:
Best shot of Leta so far. What a cutie.
267. Ben Affleck said:
Oh and ...
I opened Jennifer's box.
HA!
268. cat said:
Jesus Jammies aside, how many women out there ACTUALLY craved pickles during pregnancy? For me, it was french fries. Lots and lots of french fries! Oh, and Taco Bell burritos with sour cream, God help me.
269. Ben Affleck said:
Boy, I sure know how to clear a room.
270. Vaida said:
Speaking of juice...I'll take a gin & juice.
271. Muffy said:
Ben, I hope you saved the receipt. A lot of people opened that box. And returned it.
You should be able to at least get a merchandise refund back, if not get the smell off your.....