A Frog & a Turtle. 

October 24, 2012 - Posted by Queen&King Lear at 11:44 AM
The other night we were laying in bed, which means my butt is comfortably placed in the huge indent that is, where I always lay. (I'll tell Michael this week that we need to rotate the mattress) Anyhow, you know how a ladie's mind works when we can't fall asleep...we start thinking about what we have to do tomorrow, something we saw on Pinterest, adding things to our grocery list, etc. I was tired, but at this point I was all jazzed about tomorrow.

So, I asked Michael if he was still awake.

ME: Michael, are you still awake?
MICHAEL: (a sluggish yes)
ME: Ugh, I can't fall asleep...
MICHAEL: (sleep noises)
ME: Will you tell me a story? (the benefits of this were two-fold, a good idea to get me to sleep by having my mind on something else, plus it might help me feel young again)
MICHAEL: Uh.... (stirring) What about?
ME: A turtle and a frog.
MICHAEL: (waits a few seconds and starts the story)

THE STORY
Once upon a time there was Frog, and a Turtle, they were best buds. They were always hanging out and one day Turtle, who was slow at many things, leans over to his froggy pal and notices hes got warts. He says, "Dude, I don't think you're a frog. I think you're a toad." Frog is a little annoyed because no one likes being called out for something they can't help. He says, "No, dude I'm totally a frog, my mom told me I was." Turtle thinks a moment and explains in his sensitive manly manner, "You have warts all over your body." 

 The frog rolls his eyes, and walks away from his so-called friend, annoyed as you would expect. He needs to get this whole toad thing figured out for good. So, he goes to visit his friend Owl and he asks Owl, "Do you think I'm a frog or a toad?" Owl says, "Who." "Who? Me of course," said Frog. Owl cocks his head again and says, "Who." Frog, getting annoyed even more exclaims, "ME!" And he shakes his head as he walks away.  Clearly that old Owl has lost his marbles.

 After a bit Frog comes across his other friend, Deer. He rests a minute while she sips out of the stream, and finally asks the question. "Deer, do you think I'm a frog or a toad?" Deer says, "Oh dear," and sips along. "No. I'm asking you Deer, do you think I'm a frog or a toad?" Then Deer watched Frog as he waits for the answer. Waiting. Waiting. Finally, Frog says "NO, you're the deer, am I a frog or a toad?" "Oh dear," says Deer, utterly confused. "Yea, you're a real dear!" Frog yells sarcastically as she gallops into the woods.

Frog may not have as many friends as he thinks. And I guess he'll never know who he really is, thanks a lot, Turtle. 

I was cracking up at the nonsense that befell my earrios that night. I slept well though thanks to this little diddy. I think we may have to alter the message if it ever becomes a children's book.

Thanks for a husband who doesn't know when he's being funny.
-QueenLear

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Summertime. 

September 24, 2012 - Posted by Queen&King Lear at 11:05 AM
Here are some goings on in the Leary home this summer. I've fallen behind on this seeing as my dear ole husby has been out of commission for most of the summer. {disclaimer: has been out of town... he's in perfect health}

Welp, he's back, & I'm drafting posts with much haste. :)

1. The Leary's visit Branson, MO {Titanic Museum} whaddup.
2. We found bunnies, well, Ruthie found bunnies. Post to follow.
3. The Leary's had a "just for fun" wedding shoot
 4. Warner has a birthday

5. We celebrate Mother's Day
6. Molly & Warner visit Auntie Em & Uncle Mike
7. We celebrate Father's Day
8. A bunch'a Spouses Club events happen
9. The Leary's go on Vacation {to Puerto Rico} - Post to follow
 10. We have our anniversary
11. Melissa has a wedding
12. We attend a bridal show AS/WITH Snazzylime :) See more photos of that: www.snazzylime.blogspot.com
13. Emily has her birthday - Michael got me the best necklace. (its his wings) And there was a pirate party in honor of September 19... National "Talk Like a Pirate Day" :)
14. Warner visits Auntie Em to see Thomas the Tank Engine {coming soon}
15. Something else cool

By all means... stay tuned.

Signing off, 
-QueenLear

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One Line A Day 

July 12, 2012 - Posted by Queen&King Lear at 10:55 AM
We have this book. I found it in a little online shop called ebay - maybe you have heard of it? I bought it offline for CHEAP last summer after seeing it in a little shop.  

Its a 5 year memory book.
The pages are the days.
And all the years are also on the page.



So, by the end of the year there should be a line on each page... then you go back to the beginning for the next year.

We have kept up with it so far... and if we can keep it up for 5 years, (fingers crossed) I think it will be just stupendous. These are the years that we may move, have babies, etc. It will be cute to see after 5 years what we did on all the 5 different January 1sts, February 14ths, & so on. :)

I hope I hope we can keep up with it. Its easy when you can write one line before bed instead of a journal page. Could be easier to do it when there is a babe around... one line might be all I can muster.

Heres hopin.
-QueenLear

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We Bought a Scale. Part 2. 

May 24, 2012 - Posted by Queen&King Lear at 12:12 PM
Hola mi amigos!

[Not so] Sadly... we did NOT follow through with the diet as mentioned here. Our somewhat preposterous summary listed below. And no, even though I was in a state of "hanger" unlike any I'd ever experienced before... I didn't kill Michael. He is still with us. :)

Day 1: We stuffed our faces full of melon and strawberries and other fruits. Yummy day, but along with drinking SO much water, it was torture. This was a breeze for Michael... he got to eat lots of pineapple!

Day 2: Got to eat a potato for breakfast this morning. Was just superb after all the sweetness yesterday. Cooked up some good veggies in the evening, and snacked on carrots and cucumbers during the day. Veggie day was the easiest for me. Michael wanted to die.

Day 3: We did this day with flying colors! #1000coolpointsforus!

Day 4: Each of us ate at least 1 banana today, and I love milk, so I did drink milk today. We did not keep to the diets specifics. We suck, we have no willpower when it comes to food. NONE.

Day 5: We thought the rules on this day were too crazy. Oops. Plus Michael had a flight and got to eat a pulled pork sammich. So I cheated too. I think this was the day we both threw in the towel. Should I even still be writing this? #minus1000coolpoints

Day 6: We did eat beef & veggies today. However, I had a dinner that evening and it would have been impolite to not eat what was in front of me. :) #100politepoints

Day 7: At this point we were both eating our veggies, (as directed) along with our other favorites. We have abandoned the diet.

DIET FAIL! BAHAHA!

This diet did help us though... we drink more water... we eat our veggies, and we have fruit in the house more often. Even before this diet I did drink milk like it was going out of style. Plus, I lost 3pounds, Michael lost 5. Ugh.

I took back the scale. I don't think it sends the right message.

-Kind&Queen Lear

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Adventures in crafting. 

May 15, 2012 - Posted by Queen&King Lear at 5:59 PM
With another girls weekend thats full of crafts is fast approaching... I thought I would post some of my recent embarkings (sp) with craftiness a la pinterest. in January.

I embellished some plain-o black pumps, etched glass - yes, etched. Rachel did it too, its so cool! And won't come off! Finally we both made a cute as a button Initial thing. :)
I'm not sure what to do with the "22" but I think its cute, quirky (its our anniversary, we are calling it our family number, lol) But if I had to choose a number, for a jersey... you know if I played sports of any kind where it would be required, my number would be 101.

Of course I always have projects pending... larger ones at the moment. like refinishing a dresser, end tables, a buffet, our couch table. Never stop improving. #lowes.
-Queen&King Lear

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