“The House of Tomorrow” by Tex Avery

I had a major flashback of some of the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid. Do you remember this one –  “The House of Tomorrow” (1949) by Tex Avery? I remember wanting a house like that when I got older! I can’t believe this cartoon was made in 1949! (I saw [...]

Check this out — Vancouver Timelapse

On a lighter note, since the last two postings have been about someone passing away…
Check out this video from my friend Rita’s brother, Mike Kalush. It’s called Vancouver Timelapse taken from his hotel window in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He shot it with his “video Cam … P2, set it up and went to dinner”.
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R.I.P. Tio Sise

Today, my grand uncle Sise died, he was 92 years old. He was my grandmother’s brother. His wife Clara and him had 11 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister and brother.
Unfortunately, my family will not be able to make it to Michigan (where he lived) to be with [...]

In Memoriam

Regardless of your political beliefs, an American legend, Ted Kennedy, passed away late Tuesday night.
The longtime Senator from Massachusetts and member of the most iconic family in American politics had been bravely battling brain cancer for some time.
Kennedy died at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass.
He was 77 years old. He is survived by his [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

I got this today and it sounded really good and simple to make. It has all of my favorites: ice cream sandwiches, Cool Whip, fudge topping, M&M’s and chocolate syrup — Whoo hoo!
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Ingredients:

16 ice cream sandwiches, softened
1 16-ounce container chocolate Cool whip topping
1 12-ounce jar chocolate fudge topping
2 bags [...]

‘Dancing with the Stars’ pairs announced

Yesterday, the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ pairs were announced and here is what the line-up looks like:

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff
Tom DeLay and Cheryl Burke
Mya and Dmitry Chaplin
Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Sliwinska
Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya
Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo
Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer
Macy Gray and [...]

Happy Birthday to my nephew, Brad

Today is my nephew Bradley James Keesler’s 22nd birthday! I am so proud to be his Aunt! He has grown up to be a fine young man and I can’t wait to see what he does next in his life.
Here is a picture of my brother-in-law Dan and Brad on the day he was born. [...]

“Rock, Paper, Scissors” aka Ro Sham Bo

I have always been a fan of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” aka Ro Sham Bo. I remember playing it when I was a kid. I would have aniexty attacks trying win playong Rock, Paper, Scissors. I would try to have a strategy on how I could beat whoever I was playing against.

Everyone knows the basics about [...]

Ringtones

I finally got the chance to see the “Weird Al” Yankovic – “Ringtone” video on YouTube.

And it got me thinking about the ringtones that I have on my cell phone. Here are the ringtones that I have for certain people on my cell phone:
My niece Pamela — Theme song from “I [...]

Friday Laugh — Children in Church

I got this from family friend Steve. I thought it was pretty funny.
Children in Church
A little boy was in a relative’s wedding.
As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps,
stop, and turn to the crowd.
While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar..
So it went, step, step, [...]