Madi: I've discovered when....

....something plays music

and wee people on it

start to magically ice skate

one should seek higher ground

to observe

from afar and of course turn on one's

laser eyes for protection

Yep Madi is afraid of this music box

when turned on it plays

"We wish you a Merry Christmas"

and the little people in the center

ice skate.

I guess Madi never claimed to be a brave Diva...just a

DIVA

Madi: Last minute Christmas Shopping

Can we Talk?

Are you a procrastinator?

Have you finished your shopping?

Did you wait until the last minute?

Are all the stores and malls too crowded?

IF so, let me suggest you visit my little namesake below.

I've contracted with the owners to let all my friends shop 24/7 for the next 3 days

either in person or online.

My best serious Diva Look

As you can see by the title, it is all about Divas and their needs

Please stop by or visit on line at

http://www.divamadishoptilyoudrop.com/

(please click to enlarge for the full effect)

Isn't this too funny? Mom and Dad went to walk at the mall eerly this morning before the shoppers arrived. This was actually Mom's first trip to the mall since the Christmas rush started.

The flashy box was in the car so she ran out to get it so she could show everyone that

I have a store!!!

Madi aka Diva

Mom: Our daughter's First Real Christmas

Technically this is her 2nd Christmas; however, since she was only 4 months

old on her first Chritmas we call this her First Real Christmas.

This picture is engraved in my mind forever. As you can see by this picture,

she was very surprised. Truly Christmas through the eyse of a child.

The next picture is what she was looking at that had her so excited

Note we had the Christmas Tree in her playpen to keep the inquisitive

hands of a 16 month old safe.

Thanks Madi for sharing the blog with your sister. After all, she is

the reason we adopted our first cat....hence the reason you are here.

Mom

Madi: I'm so embarassed I can't look at you

Mom and Dad ganged up on me. In between giggly profusely, they (well mainly Mom) asked if they could have the blog today. Well duh they control the purse strings and put food on my plate so what could I say?

Here is the deal, Mom is off work until Jaunary 4, 2010.

Trust me when I say, she already has too much time on her hands, as you'll see below.

The perfectly fine routine Dad and I have will be nonexistent the next two weeks.

To the copyright lawyers out there, I, Madi, had nothing to do with this.

They (Dad said he doesn't want any credit)

pirated a perfectly good Christmas poem and just made it

SILLY....are you ready? Probably not....

Up on the roof top click, click, click

Look what I found it wasn't

St. Nick

nor was it Rudolph, Dasher or Blitzen

HO HO HO

it was a little bit of Snow

Yep it snowed, sleeted and rained in

Dixie last night. This is

what was left on our back roof

This is the amount on the front roof...if you notice

above the roof line the very, very, very tall

NC Pine trees (~50') that is why we don't like

sleet and freezing rain here in NC. The ice collects on the pine needles

which makes them very heavy then the tops of the trees start to lean.

We've had at least 20 of them cut down over the years for this very reason.

MADI

YOUR DAD AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

LETTING US EXPRESS OURSELVES.

HAPPY WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS.

Madi: What'cha making Mom

Madi: Mom's in the kitchen I hear her unwrapping things. I better go snoopervise. Maybe I'll get a taste. I see a few ingredients carrots, zucchini, tomatoes let me see here is the recipe.
Oh she is making Crowder Pea Salad.
Mom: Get DOWN now!!! (I bellow in my stern Mom voice)
Madi: You talkin' to me? With lots of Diva-ttude.
Mom: Well only you and Dad are in the room and I don't see him on the counter
Madi: Well I've never been so insulted (She says with her evil cat-i-tude eyes).

The noise Madi heard, that woke her from her 100th nap of the day,
was me opening the box of candy pictured below.
Since I'm normally working at this counter she jumped here first.
I hear your collective 'a cat on the kitchen counters'.
That is just how it is when you are owned by a cat.
You use lots of hot water, soap and paper towels on the counters.

Yesterday I rec'd this box of candy as a gift.
It is Artisan Chocolates.

They are absolutely too pretty to eat. However, I except my hubby and I will
force ourselves to eat them.

Click on the picture for a closer look

FYI: Once Madi figured out she wasn't getting anything she
left in a huff.