Daddy....I want a puppy for Christmas.

Getting into the spirit of things

This, and of course, that.

Songs we hate to admit we love...

Are you going to tell me that you turn them off when they come on the radio?

Beth, by Kiss
All Out of Love, by Air Supply (I can actually play this one on the piano)
Total Eclispe of the Heart, by Bonnie Tyler
I Hate Myself for Loving You, by Joan Jett

Evelyn and her entourage

In all its glory...

Outside my Office Window

While reading 'Emperor Penguins'

Me: Then it's the male penguins turn to feast. They haven't eaten in months.
Evelyn: Why are they mail penguins? Are they 'livering the mail to everyone?

Artist at work

Trick or Treat

gone fishin'

Revised Lyrics x 2

The movie Happy Feet features many modified versions of songs from the 50's through today, including a version of Salt-n-Peppa's Let's talk about sex (modified of course to apply to the context of penguin mating season to 'let's talk about eggs').

Penguin: Let's talk about eggs ba - by. Let's talk about you and me - e.

Evelyn: Let's talk about eggs ba -by. Let's talk about you and I.

Quotables

We are playing tent in the living room with a very soft, very worn, very well-loved quilt my mother's mother made by hand. Evelyn says, from under the tent, "I need a cousin. Cousins make it better."

Quotables

As exclaimed by Evelyn, whilst describing the scene to the left:

"Look! A french fry table. People can come out of the woods and eat fries."

Evelyn and Snaily

I am able to laugh at this email sent out at my work yesterday, but only because I had a coffee at home this morning....

From: XXXX XXXXXX
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:35 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: new coffee maker

Hi,

Please be aware that if you wish to use the new coffee maker on the 2nd floor, you must turn it on 30 minutes before it is required. The coffee maintenance person told me that it could not be left on all of the time or a fuse would burn out.

The on/off switch is located on the back of the machine on the left hand side.