another post about cleo......

i think this is my best work.....

(i posted this back in june, but it was a smaller version. and it's my blog and i can post and repost what i want!)

cleo.......

derek trucks commented on the passing of les paul. he said, "far too many times you see people go down, and it's tragic. with les, it's actually a good story, you know? that's the way to live: go out smiling and making the people around you happy."

that's what i would say about cleo. with cleo, it's a good story. that's the way to live: she went out smiling and making the people around her happy.

there's so much more to say, but i'm just going to post some of my favorite pics of our old girl....

pink is the new black, and cleo is not fat

i'm going to be the "best man (girl)" in an old friend's wedding this summer. it's in little rock, AR in september. i have to find a simple, black cocktail dress. i'm chubby. i'm looking online and ordering a few dresses so i can try them on and return all but 1.

here are some fashion words that make me cringe or confuse me: sleeveless tuck shoulder chiffon tunic, waterfall trapeze blouse, denim shoppe, scoop neck cargo jumpsuit, baby doll shrug, nautical wide pant, ultra lux, pintuck chambry, patty puff sleeve, sheer poet sleeve, peachskin lace bib tunic...

and my favorite: "Bend Over® super stretch pull-on pants" , otherwise known as the "give up on fashion, fat stuff" pants.

i'm actually considering purchasing "leggings". those were my wardrobe staple back in college (1989-ish). i guess they're back in style! maybe i can find stir-up pants and banana clips too?

looking at all the "plus sized", (big gal, husky, more to love, chubby girl) websites has me singing that queen song...so i did a search for "songs about fat girls" and came up with this list:

The Smiths: "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
Sir Mix-A-Lot: "Baby Got Back"
Otis Redding: "Fat Gal"
Morrissey: "You're The One For Me Fatty"
Joe Tex: "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"
NWA: "Fat Girl"
Spinal Tap: "Big Bottom"
Stump: "Big Bottom"

a final note- my blog has more hits by folks searching for "big ass cleo" then anything else. try it on google search and a photo of our dog cleo comes up. (i didn't call cleo fat, fyi, i was refering to a leaf in another pic.)

avoiding housework, part III

i'm still avoiding housework. i need to start mopping floors, but they are showing reruns of "strangers with candy" on comedy central and i'm slupring coffee. so blogging it is!

cleo:

cleo posing with toys. (toys include: pink armadillo, squeaking pig head, baby kaluski, santa's arm, the nick doll, cartman, & assorted monkeys)

my drawing:

entitled: "at least we don't have bugs like this"

separated at birth?

isn't there a passing resemblance? maybe it's just the crabby goatee face they have in common.....

vloggy with doggies

unemployed, day 6

i look horrible, but cleo is so funny, i'm gonna publish.

cleo fippin' out in the snow

cleo runnin', busted barn, big ass leaf