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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monkey goes Junior League
Knowing how the Junior League is near and dear to Lisagh's heart, I was 'specially happy to be able to bring Monkey with me to my Junior League placement today! This year I'm co-chairing the Jr. League of St. Petersburg's longest standing committee, Library Puppets. For over 75 years the League has been performing puppet shows for kids at the Main Library; this year we've performed "Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Seuss for more than 3000 children. Because I'm in the show, I wasn't able to get any pictures during but here are some before and after's:
From empty stage....
to (almost) full house!
Monkey meeting some of the cast - Mayzie and Orangutan. (Horton wasn't available.)
We're saying goodbye to Monkey tomorrow morning as he heads off to his next destination. I have to say he's been the ideal houseguest - neat, quiet and undemanding. He's welcome here anytime! Bon voyage, Monkey!
From empty stage....
to (almost) full house!
Monkey meeting some of the cast - Mayzie and Orangutan. (Horton wasn't available.)
We're saying goodbye to Monkey tomorrow morning as he heads off to his next destination. I have to say he's been the ideal houseguest - neat, quiet and undemanding. He's welcome here anytime! Bon voyage, Monkey!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Super Saturday
The West coast of Florida is known for its beautiful, pristine beaches - and we're lucky enough to live within a 15 minute drive from many of them. Yesterday it warmed up enough for us to take Monkey to the beach for a picnic lunch at Ft. DeSoto Park, which was named America's #1 beach last year.
First we showed him the huge Sunshine Skyway bridge, which connects the peninsula of Saint Petersburg to the mainland of Florida. Can you see it off in the distance?
See the people in the picture below? They were a whole vanload of Japanese tourists visiting the park. They thought it was so funny that we had Monkey at the beach and wanted to take his picture (for their blog?). I could tell they were asking what we were doing, but due to language barriers I had a hard time explaining to them why Monkey was at the beach.
Here's Monkey enjoying the sunshine. I know it looks warm, but it was really only about 63 yesterday. Too cold to swim!
And here's Monkey and the kids eating a picnic lunch.
All in all it was an awesome day! I've always thought February and March are the nicest time of year to go to the beach - summers here are way too hot and humid. And if you're ever in West Central Florida, don't forget to check out Ft. DeSoto Park!
First we showed him the huge Sunshine Skyway bridge, which connects the peninsula of Saint Petersburg to the mainland of Florida. Can you see it off in the distance?
See the people in the picture below? They were a whole vanload of Japanese tourists visiting the park. They thought it was so funny that we had Monkey at the beach and wanted to take his picture (for their blog?). I could tell they were asking what we were doing, but due to language barriers I had a hard time explaining to them why Monkey was at the beach.
Here's Monkey enjoying the sunshine. I know it looks warm, but it was really only about 63 yesterday. Too cold to swim!
And here's Monkey and the kids eating a picnic lunch.
All in all it was an awesome day! I've always thought February and March are the nicest time of year to go to the beach - summers here are way too hot and humid. And if you're ever in West Central Florida, don't forget to check out Ft. DeSoto Park!
Friday, February 20, 2009
good times never seemed so good
A long, long time ago, Monkey came to visit me. We did a lot of fun things. I told you about some of them, but blogger wouldn't post the pics of our last adventure and I just realized I never came back to it, so while Monkey is traveling, here is his final adventure with me.
Monkey got to have a long visit with me because I had a very special date and the end of the week he was scheduled to visit. I was headed to see Neil Diamond with my mom and her friend in Charlotte. His kind mama, Lisagh, allowed him to stay on a little longer so he could go too! It seems that Monkey is becoming quite cultured. It looks like he's already seen Bruce Springstein and John Mayer too!
Monkey and Mikey were excited to experience this part of the journey together. I didn't have a carseat with me, so we made due with a Vera Bradley CD case.
They both arrived in one piece, but Monkey had a hard time resisting his animal instincts to check out the local sights. Here he is trying to see if he can catch the UNCG soccer players in action.
Before the concert, the boys were glad to join the ladies for a few drinks.
Monkey really does bring people together. Someone caught me fetching him from my bag and couldn't resist asking about him. He was so excited to hear about Monkeys adventures, he was sure we would want to get his priest in on the action, so he volunteered the priest, and his photography skills, for a photo op.
Alas, when we arrived at the concert, no cameras were allowed, so I don't have any great shots of Neil, but he was awesome! Monkey sang loud during Sweet Caroline and Seemed to know all of the words to Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show. I'm pretty sure I even saw a tear in his eye during Coming to America.
We did get a shot outside of the stadium. Since we couldn't take any shots inside of the concert, Monkey wanted me to be sure that I captured a picture of him with his ticket and the sign he made. I know Neil loved it, Monkey. (By the way, a wreath makes a wonderful propping spot for a friendly little monkey).
On our way out of town, I shared my new favorite tradition with Monkey. Since Charlotte is slightly more evolved than Greensboro, I always have to visit their Trader Joe's for some of my favorite staples. Monkey loved it just as much as I do.
Monkey got to have a long visit with me because I had a very special date and the end of the week he was scheduled to visit. I was headed to see Neil Diamond with my mom and her friend in Charlotte. His kind mama, Lisagh, allowed him to stay on a little longer so he could go too! It seems that Monkey is becoming quite cultured. It looks like he's already seen Bruce Springstein and John Mayer too!
Monkey and Mikey were excited to experience this part of the journey together. I didn't have a carseat with me, so we made due with a Vera Bradley CD case.
They both arrived in one piece, but Monkey had a hard time resisting his animal instincts to check out the local sights. Here he is trying to see if he can catch the UNCG soccer players in action.
Before the concert, the boys were glad to join the ladies for a few drinks.
Monkey really does bring people together. Someone caught me fetching him from my bag and couldn't resist asking about him. He was so excited to hear about Monkeys adventures, he was sure we would want to get his priest in on the action, so he volunteered the priest, and his photography skills, for a photo op.
Alas, when we arrived at the concert, no cameras were allowed, so I don't have any great shots of Neil, but he was awesome! Monkey sang loud during Sweet Caroline and Seemed to know all of the words to Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show. I'm pretty sure I even saw a tear in his eye during Coming to America.
We did get a shot outside of the stadium. Since we couldn't take any shots inside of the concert, Monkey wanted me to be sure that I captured a picture of him with his ticket and the sign he made. I know Neil loved it, Monkey. (By the way, a wreath makes a wonderful propping spot for a friendly little monkey).
On our way out of town, I shared my new favorite tradition with Monkey. Since Charlotte is slightly more evolved than Greensboro, I always have to visit their Trader Joe's for some of my favorite staples. Monkey loved it just as much as I do.
Hey y'all!
Greetings from sunny St. Petersburg! We are so happy to have Monkey here with us for a few days especially since he brought some wonderful Canadian weather with him. It's supposed to be in the 30s tonight! Brrrrr! We had planned to take Monkey to the beach to see some other snowbirds, but it's too cold and windy today. So instead we played in the yard for a while:
We decided to take Monkey on a tour of some of our favorite local places. Here we are at Embellish, a great place for cute monogrammed totes, kid's stuff and party supplies.
Here's Monkey with the beautiful and stylish owner, Michelle B. Pardon my daughter's expression. I just told her we weren't buying anything today.
For a brief moment Monkey thought he was back home, then he realized this was just the shop's Bonanno's display:
We decided to go to the playground next, but first had to stop by The Cupcake Spot for a wee snack:
Here's Monkey with Spencer, keeper of the cupcakes. If you look closely you can see my favorite flavor, Butterscotch Babies, in the case directly below Monkey. YUM! To the left of those are the S'mores cupcakes. I could go on forever about cupcakes. But I won't.
Our favorite playground is near the St. Pete Yacht Club.
You can also see the St. Petersburg Pier way off in the distance:
We could only stay a little while because it was pretty cold -- I bet with the wind chill it was only about 60!! Monkey enjoyed the sun until my son got hold of him and conducted an impromptu (and unwelcome) inspection:
Thanks for hanging around with us today! We're looking forward to a great weekend!
We decided to take Monkey on a tour of some of our favorite local places. Here we are at Embellish, a great place for cute monogrammed totes, kid's stuff and party supplies.
Here's Monkey with the beautiful and stylish owner, Michelle B. Pardon my daughter's expression. I just told her we weren't buying anything today.
For a brief moment Monkey thought he was back home, then he realized this was just the shop's Bonanno's display:
We decided to go to the playground next, but first had to stop by The Cupcake Spot for a wee snack:
Here's Monkey with Spencer, keeper of the cupcakes. If you look closely you can see my favorite flavor, Butterscotch Babies, in the case directly below Monkey. YUM! To the left of those are the S'mores cupcakes. I could go on forever about cupcakes. But I won't.
Our favorite playground is near the St. Pete Yacht Club.
You can also see the St. Petersburg Pier way off in the distance:
We could only stay a little while because it was pretty cold -- I bet with the wind chill it was only about 60!! Monkey enjoyed the sun until my son got hold of him and conducted an impromptu (and unwelcome) inspection:
Thanks for hanging around with us today! We're looking forward to a great weekend!
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