Sunday, December 31, 2006
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Muh-Girl
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
Just to shake things up..
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!! Instead of posting a picture, today I am going to post a poem.
MERRY C*******S TO ALL!!
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
There was Santa again, on his annual journeys,
Ensnared in a group of eight tiny attorneys.
They looked pretty grim and they threatened to sue,
So we knew in a flash -- "It's the ACLU!"
They paid us no heed, but went straight to their work,
Handcuffing poor Santa, then said with a smirk:
"This is secular airspace, we can't have a saint"
Flying our flightpaths -- we need some restraint.
"A sleigh full of toys is OK, we suppose,
"But faith-based incursions we've got to oppose."
Litigation on Christmas is something we dread,
So we nestled our children all under their beds
The grinch doesn't scare them, and Scrooge they see through,
But what kids are prepared for the ACLU?
The reindeer were shackled as a further incitement,
Then the lawyers unpackaged a 12-count indictment.
"Merry Christmas to all!" they just had to foreclose
(Though they had no complaint about all the "Ho Hos").
One lawyer objected to Santa's red clothing.
"It's religiously tainted," he said with some loathing.
"Poinsettias (the red ones) everybody must note, are"
A church-state offense in St. Paul, Minnesota!"
Santa's climb up each chimney (one lawyer made mention)
Is a symbolic reference to Jesus' ascension.
And the reindeer, of course, recall the Apostles,
And those who deny it are nothing but fossils.
These lawyers had labored at neighborhood schools,
Making Christmas extinct there as part of the rules.
Praise Kwaanza or Ramadan -- they think it's quite splendid,
But say "Merry Christmas" and you might get suspended.
Our children, God bless them, don't get or recall
Why "inclusiveness" doesn't include them at all,
Why diversity theory (as the lawyers insist) must
Require the annual quashing of Christmas.
In Canada, home of post-everything living,
Now "The 12 Days of Christmas" are "The 12 Days of Giving."
Christmas trees aren't part of their season at all,
They buy "multicultural trees" at the mall.
At a hospital (Catholic) the staff is ashamed
To use the word Christmas, so their tree is misnamedAs a "care tree,"
though some would prefer "tree of life."
(Why not "tall lit-up flora" to avoid any strife?)
Australians are told they should have no compunctions
Calling parties at Christmastime "end-of-year functions."
The idea is to make Christmas somehow unmentionable,
A tactic I think of as wholly contemptionable.
Instead of "White Christmas" they will probably sing,
"I'm dreaming of a snow day some time in pre-spring."
Here's my suggestion, a harsh one I fear,
Why not call Christmas "Christmas"? (It's just an idea.)
I thought this was really funny, so just thought I'd share it.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY!!! =D
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Sunday, December 24, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
Gizmo

This is my sister's dog, Gizmo. We don't know what breed he is. He was rescued after being found wandering around a desert with another dog.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
50th Anniversary!!

We went to a mall a while ago and there was this ADORABLE little dog in there. I still don't know what breed it is. Anyway, I thought it was sooooo cute!
P.S. This is post # 50!! YAAY!!
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Gorgeousness!!

This is a Blood Python [top] and a Brazilian Rainbow Boa [bottom]. They are both sooo gorgeous. I love them!
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Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!

I was bored on the way to the cabin, so i was taking pictures of anything that I could take a picture of. So I said, what the heck, Taco Bell is the best place in the world.
=D
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
BABIES

Well, we bought a rat to feed to Sassy last monday, but because she is going to shed, she didn't eat it. We thought it was a boy, but apparently it isnt. My mom went into the garage to look in the box we're keeping it for now, and there were six little rat pups. We've already fed 3 of them to one of our corn snakes, and we're either going to give the other 3 away or freeze them and use them for our other snakes. I was so shocked when I heard the news. I just started laughing.
Enjoy =]
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Sheila

Here's my normal corn snake, Sheila. She'd about 34 inches long and she's eating one frozen/thawed fuzzy mouse every 9 days. Isn't she gorgeous??
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Friday, December 8, 2006
Awwww!! <33

Aww!! This is a really cute dog that was at the AZ Humane Society last time we went. He's soo cute!!
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Thursday, December 7, 2006
Tongue Shot

Here's Sassy. I couldnt get the picture to rotate, so I guess if you tilt your head to the side it looks normal.
=P
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Rat

Here is the rat we're eventually going to feed to Sassy. She hasn't been eating, we suspect, because she is going to shed. Also, She hasnt pooped yet since her last meal, so we think shes also just not hungry.
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Tuesday, December 5, 2006
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
I love her.

Here's snowfire. This picture was taken on Thanksgiving. She's about 18 inches long. I also mesaured Sheila last night. She's grown a whopping 4 INCHES within the past 1 1/2 weeks! She's 37 inches now!
=D
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Monday, November 27, 2006
12 years.. and yet still the same

This is my uncle's Great Dane mix, Wesley. shes 12 years old, but she's still got the sweet, playful personality that she's had as long as i can remember. I love her!
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
Yes, that IS an alligator.

They had an alligator at the reptile expo for people to touch and stuff. This is a picture of my sister touching it.
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Saturday, November 25, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Ooh.. Pretty Colors!

Last night while I had Sassy out, my sister tol me to go outside and look at the sunset. It was so beautiful; because of how bright the colors were' it turned everything in our neighborhood pink. So, I decided to take a quick picture to savor the moment. =P
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
I <3 Rain

It was raining while we were up at the cabin so I snapped a picture just to see if it would whow up, and whaddya know, it did!
<33
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Monday, November 20, 2006
wow!

This is the brightest bearded dragon I've ever seen! It was being sold at the reptile expo for $400! It's gorgeous though.
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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Ew.

This picture looks cool at first glance, but after you know what it is, its kind of gross. So, on our way to the cabin [the same trip where we got stuck in BAD traffic and I was taking pictures of bilboard signs] I tried to take a picture out the window, but it took a picture of the actual window. It's got dog slobber, dirt, dried rain, and finger marks all over it, but mostly dog slobber.
x.x
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
Sassy
Here's another picture of Sassy, our Ball Python. I love this picture, it's so cute. She's just resting her head on the log thingy.
Aww <3
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Friday, November 17, 2006
Bad Hair Day..

Ohh man. Jesse was having a REALLY bad hair day. She had just woken up so I snapped a really quick picture.
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Gorgeous!

This was a dog that was wandering around our neighborhood that we rescued. She is a Chow x German Shepherd cross, and her name is Kasey. She was really dehydrated when we got her so we had to hose her down [thats why her fur is all gross]. That night, however, her owners responded to the signs we had put up and came and got her. She is such a gorgeous dog.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Soo cute!

This is a little White's Tree Frog that was at the Tucson reptile expo on September 30. Look at how small it is compared to a fingernail!
Aww <3
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Monday, November 13, 2006
Shaweeet!

This my aunt's brother's chameleon. We went over to their house to see their new puppy, Steve the Basset Hound, and her brother stopped by while we were there and brought the chameleon he had just bought. He also has 2 other big snakes. One is a red tail boa, but I'm not sure what the other kind is.
=]
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Holy Hair!

My family and I always see this lady in wal-mart. She's always wearing the same outfit and has the same hairstyle.. which I'm totally loving, by the way. =P
P.S. sorry about the quality of the picture, i took it with my phone.
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Cute little thing!

This is my sister's frog, Roscoe. She is a golden tree frog. We've had her for about a year. Isn't she so cute?
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Monday, November 6, 2006
Shaweet!
I was getting kinda bored on Sunday while my family was over, so i just started to take pictures of whatever was in front of me and messing around with the different setting on my camera. So, here you go!
=]
P.S. HAPPY 2 YEAR NATALIE AND JASON!!
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Sunday, November 5, 2006
Whoa!

Check out this line of traffic! This was when my parents and I went on a quick weekend trip up to the cabin in Pine. It took us 2 hours to drive 12 miles [so, we were driving approximately 6 mph - how crazy]. However, even though it was horrible traffic, it was surprisingly fun! We were listening to the Wicked and Broadway Lion King soundtrack and I had the window down. So, of course, I started to sing really loud out of the window. I also was taking random pictures out the window of things like bilboards, shoes on the side of the road, and the clouds [even though you couldnt see them due to the darkness]. Also, no one on the road was getting mad or everything, they all seemed pretty happy. It was Labor Day weekend so they were probably expecting bad traffic. Just thought you'd like to hear the story!
Enjoy =]
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