About them starfishes.....

Mom had been thinking for a while about more ink. She has some that she got just because but more recently, it is about remembering the important things.

Which brings us to starfishes....  Thanks to Miss Connie for putting up a link to one variation of the story. We have seen many but this is a good one. Mom says these starfishes are a way for her to remember when it gets hard that she can't save every animal out there....but she can save the ones right in front of her right now. The top one is red/orange/yellow and the smaller two are shades of blues and then shades of greens.

Mom had talked to the artist last week and was going to go in this week but they take walk ins on Saturdays. She told him she would be there when they opened. Unfortuately, he wasn't there quite yet. He did managed to drag in (in the meantime mom went looking for her expo ticket and ended up with Frito - see Monday). He did a good job despite the hangover, and gave mom the "sorry I was late and hungover" pricing special.

The kitty there: that is Ivy. Mom got that last year. She originally wanted just a graphic design of a cat but found this picture of Ivy in our window and decided to use that. So, the princess is imortalized in ink. (not to inflate her ego any more or anything)

Oh - and Sparkle - we can't help you with the reptile one your mom has.....that is just not right. :)

mom's gonna get it....

Madeline update first: mom stopped last night at the store to check on Y. The assistant manager said Madeline's new dad stopped by and she is doing very well. Friendly and likes to be pet - they are going to keep her in her room for a couple more days, but says she is doing great.

Caramel update: his name is now Maximus and he is doing well also. His new dad says he may be a little snotty, but mom warned him about that. But the boy is running around like a nut and LOVES his new sister.
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Anyhow, on to mom.....

Grandma is going to kill her dead.

See, as a birthday present to herself, she added another cat to her collection.

No - not that kind of cat. Though that WOULD give grandma a coronary. (besides, that cat above is Ivy - she already lives here)

Nope....mom got....more ink. :)  Yep - our sorta mild mannered mom has tattoos. Three before now. But, easily hidden, small and relatively subtle. This time she said - screw it, went big, bold and visible (it is on her left forearm):

Yep - get your phones ready to call the po-lice. Grandma and grandpa come back from vacation on Sunday. Mom may not live to help us blog on Monday.

Grandpa you ask? Mom says he lives somewhere in Egpyt near da-nile. Seems his theory is "if you don't mention or talk about it, it doesn't really exist".  MOL