Sock Monkeys

 I love Angela, she's sweet, funny and quite talented.

Angela is my Cousin Ken's wife...

One day while on Facebook I saw these "sock monkeys" in one of her albums and was immediately smitten.

I just LOVED them!

Not only were they cute and oh so adorable.

They were homemade,....Angela had MADE them.

I then proceeded to add up how many kids were on my Christmas list this past year and placed an order.

Really what a better gift,...they're homemade, customizable, made with very few products so in my opinion that falls under the environmentally friendly category and honestly...they're just all around awesome!!

See for yourself, this is Jesse's version

All the kids, and the parents too, loved them. 

Thanks again Angela for helping me give an actual thoughtful and unique gift this past Christmas.

To see more of Angela's talent, check out her blog The Daily Turtle.

Poetry By Ken

Cousin Ken posted birthday poems on both my and Kristen's Facebook walls....and I completely forgot to share them.

I think I have the worst baby brain lately!!!

My poem:

I was going to write a poem,

but I thought it's getting lame.

So I simply just wont do it.

Happy birthday just the same.

DARN!!!! THAT RHYMES!!! 

Kristen's poem:

She was on earth before you,

by only one day.

That makes her the boss

seniority per say.

Born one day apart,

but on the same year.

She may be the boss

But you've still got your deer.

Cousin Ken Strikes Again

Don't ya just love when people play out their marital troubles all over Facebook?

Kristen & I are quite entertained by our weekly dose of Soap Opera drama by the same 3-4 couples :)

To the point that we've even contemplated doing our own "mock fight" on Facebook just to see what would happen.....lol.
I know we're strange like that.

However lately, we have been acting silly on Facebook. For example, the other day Kristen commented on one of my status updates with "make my supper woman!"

And then last night Kristen sat out on our front porch with a cigar (recently given to him by a friend who just got back from Mexico) and a glass of Cuban rum.

He brought his mobile with him and felt to the need to write this on my wall

"Hey I'm out front....need a top up on my rum"

To which I replied....

"hey I'm putting your youngster to bed, get your own top up :)"

Kristen responded with....

"unlike"

And then Cousin Ken felt he should weigh in on the conversation.....if you don't know who cousin Ken is, read THIS POST here

This was his comment....

"Maybe you shouldn't have shot the deer, he may have been more receptive to a top up.

While I was hunting in the forest,

I could not believe my luck.

There out in the clearing,

stood a gorgeous 10 point buck.

I got a little closer,

my footsteps they were light.

I raised my trusty rifle,

and got the buck in sight.

I was about to pull the trigger,

and then I almost choked.

It was then the buck he turned to me,

and suddenly he spoke!!

"Mr Hunter please, I beg you,

I know I'm just a deer.

But if you spare my meager life,

I will always fill your beer."

I thought of his proposal,

for some time it made me think.

A life of relaxation,

with a deer to fill my drink.

It was then I killed the begger,

shot him 6 times,

maybe more.

"I don't need your stinking offer,

that's what my wife is for"

another original by K Whiteway

Thanks Ken :)

Oh and by the way....that dumb deer is STILL in my dining room.....geesh!