Sunday Sundries--Real Love Edition

My husband and I (who have been married 24 years) went to friends' 40th anniversary party last night and we're getting ready now to go to my in-law's 60th anniversary party here in a bit. Let's just say, we're in it for the long haul and so are my characters.

So, here are a few funnies and a few mushy things for today:

May be Photoshopped, but I don't care.

That makes me laugh--there are some days we have to consider that while we could make it look like an accident....

My mom and dad's favorite joke was a variation on this one. Dad passed right before what would have been their 60th.

It is scary, isn't it?

Wow, isn't that the truth?

That's important.

As is this. I consider marriage an investment. Besides, I'd hate to have to train someone else up, right?

Exactly, but the world would be a whole lot better if love were the driving force.

Doesn't that make you take a deep breath?

This is something one of my characters has to remind her hero.

Finally,

Because that's what most of life is about, isn't it? 

So, thanks for joining me on this twisted journey through my mind and have a great week, OK?

Sunday Sundries--Chocolate and Sweets Edition

While things won't be apparent to anyone else but me, I've started organizing the stuff for Fate and Faith in a different way. I had everything on my computer, including thousands of silly kitteh pictures and snarky eCards, and my husband reminded me that it was slowing it down. They are all on flash drives now, soon to be copied and secure in a firebox in the basement and a safety deposit box at our credit union.

Respect my paranoia. And back your $#&% up too, okay?

So, anyway, let the fun begin, as I access my thumb drive.....Guess who made a pan of dark chocolate brownies last night?

This is definitely a destination, when we go to Vegas next year for our 25th wedding anniversary. Part of my novels are set there, so if I get off my lazy a$$ and get published, I can deduct some travel expenses as research. This is the World's Biggest Chocolate Fountain at the Bellagio Hotel on The Strip.

I am so there.
I posted this on Facebook and got lots of laughs:

ROFLOL! This is truth:

Thank God I've been able to lose weight and keep it off by indulging moderately.
Speaking of:

 Was able to get some new clothes yesterday, but I immediately went to the "fat girl" section of the store. I looked around until I realized I could actually shop at the regular sized section. The selection and prices are so much better and I'm grateful. But, there will always be:

Truth. But it melts with body heat, so it can't hold you in the dark.

Love this one:

Maxine is one of my heroes. Then, I found another one:

If I'm not mistaken, those are some malted milk balls....
A philosophy of life:

Well, except things like broccoli and lettuce, but you get the idea.
And finally, I have some note cards with this sentiment:

Please and thank you. Y'all have a great week!

Sunday Sundries--Critter Edition

Had a productive weekend, a nice one and I hope you all did too. I finished two major sections in each of my two first novels (they're parallel, so I'm working on them at the same time) and visited a bunch of friends and family I hadn't seen in a while. So, life is good.

Went to see the latest Batman movie and really, really liked it! Here's a picture I found that I really liked:

Fascinating, isn't it? It was a violent movie, though. This made me think of the new villain of the piece:

Here's another masked villain I liked:

We'll be going down to Florida next month for vacation. Last time we visited, my husband played a golf course that had warning signs out for these pesky creatures:

Eeek! Oh, speaking of thieves earlier:

It's okay, you can have one.  A buddy of mine who is a lover of bad puns posted this one:

Yeah, I know, but it made me smile. This one is just weird looking:

And here's another bad pun:

And a couple of cute squirrels:

Finally, this just made me smile:

Have a super week, everybody!

Sunday Sundries--Belated Edition!

My apologies--I flaked on getting my blog post done because I was actually writing fiction! I am working on getting another chunk of my two first novels polished for one of my beta readers. Not that I don't love you all--BTW, I'm coming up on 8,000 page views. Thanks to all and welcome to a little corner of my twisted world.

Here are some of the things that made me laugh over the past week:

He looks a lot like one of my stripey twins. Don't know if Boris would even have been this polite about it, though.

I believe if you're going to do something, you should do your best, don't you?

I seriously need to get this in my head and my heart. I'm still waaaay too hard on myself.

I finished a round of killer antibiotics for two particularly nasty spider bites and just want to say it's a hell of a hard way to lose five pounds, but I'll take it. This is another. Reminds me, I was going to clean the oven last week and flaked on that, too. *sigh*

We had a Friday the 13th last week--I totally miss our Sky Kitty, who was a black Manx. Yes, black is beautiful.

Love me some tuxedo kittehs too, though I laughed at his white nose!

Guuurrrrll, you don't even have amateur status.....

Guess who brought home a package of the dark chocolate ones and resented that she had to share with her husband? Should see what he would do for one......

Or just had brothers like me. I'm trying to work this into my fiction, which follows a family of five sisters.

And finally:

Makes me want to stitch again! Which of my finds did you like best? Have a super week, everybody and I promise I'll do better.

Sunday Sundries--Adult Edition

Warning! Not for the easily offended....

My mama was fierce. As I get older, I find I'm more and more like her and that scares me. She wasn't afraid of dropping the F bomb for shock value and admitted to me that she knew exactly when I was conceived and proceeded to tell me. Ewww at any age.

So, here are a few things that would have made Mom laugh:

An unfortunate choice of fonts, huh?

Alrighty, then.

Mom would have laughed so hard at this sign.

In my job doing tech support, I have to call on all of my patience and politeness when people are using technology that, um, they're not capable of understanding.

This photo was titled "Consequences." Mom admitted they were really lucky I didn't have more brothers and sisters. Double Ewwww.

Silly fun.

Unfortunately, true.

Mom would have loved this one too, showing it to all of her friends.

We had tons of books around and I was blessed that I was read to all the time. I can see this on her shelf, next to Go the Fuck to Sleep.

Finally, Mom had both breasts removed at age 75. I really admired her bravery. This is something I would have stitched and framed for her if Subversive Cross-Stitch had been designing when she went through her surgery:

 Y'all have a great week, okay!