The Good, the Bad and the Strange Kitty Cat

I would like to dedicate this post to some of Lily's fascinating art projects.

First: The Good

This was from Art Time at Home. She drew a smiley face, complete with hair, ears and legs. She also signed her name- as seen by the mountain peaks with a meaningful DOT slightly above. I am quite proud of this one.

Next, The Bad

This showcases a subtlety that made me laugh. For the not so subtle, apparently our family is best represented by a bunch of squigglys and angry dots. What I found funny is she went to the effort of marking out her name and "My Family" at the top. My sweet little passive aggressive child. She gets it honestly.

Finally: The Strange Kitty Cat

I'm not entirely sure what is wrong with that kitty cat; I AM sure that whatever is going on with that kitty cat *can't* be good.

The Winning Yam Pics (2009)

Each year, Karla, Dad and I (sometimes Mom, too) have a battle at the Yam Photo contest. It's not for the prize money. Oh no. It's for the GLORY. It's a tradition that several photos will be entered per family member, threats of Sharpie drawn mustaches are made, and winners gloat and brag for 12 months straight, if not longer. Yes, it gets vicious.

This is the first year I haven't placed (in 5+ years) and please know, I maturely move past my resentment and grand plans of Sharpie Mustaches in 2010 to proudly display Karla and Dad's winning photos. I'm so happy for them. Blah blah.

The 2009 Yamboree

We attended the 72nd Yamboree recently. Simply put, it was a blast. The weather was perfect, lots of family visitin', and some serious photo contest winnin's were to be had. So, to start off, here are a few pics from Yamboree Past...

When I was on the front of a float (I was 5, hula girl on the left).
My family still remembers this!
The other 2 hula dancers are on my FB friends list
(naturally I graduated with them- gotta love small towns!)

Memaw (in the beige coat) and I (even with her, white and orange shirt).

Karla and I (9ish yrs old)

Pre-parade when Karla and I both were in the parade.
Look at my hair!!


Now for Yamboree Present...

Memaw and Lily- Yam Duchess Past and Future.


Perfecting her wave technique


The Yamboree Queen!!


Riding the Carousel


The Yamboree Photo Contest as it is with my family in a nutshell.
For the first time in 5ish years, I didnt place (insert gasp!).
BUT, Dad recieved a 3rd place and Karla cleaned house!
She won 2 first place ribbons, a 3rd place, an honorable mention
and the giant orange ribbon is Most Unusual, the HIGHEST honor.


One of my favorite parts of the Yamboree: the Yaminals.


Yammed out (holding a toy bought by Grandma Laura).


And finally, saving the best for last....I give you....


Abraham Lincoln!
Sure he is in more modern garb (as is expected) -but wow.
Even the famous ex-President acknowledges Yamboree Awesomeness.

Mark your calendars as Oct 22, 2010 will be the Save the Date for the 73rd Yamboree. Abraham Lincoln will be there. Will YOU? (haha!)

The Trekkie That I Am

Yes, this is technically a Lily Blog. I deviate from time to time to accommodate the massive bit of randomness I wrestle with daily, but all-in-all, mostly Lily Related stuff will be found here. Please know, this post started off Lily Related then went, well...horribly awry. You have been warned.

I'll start with the Lily-Related stuff. Inspired by a previous "beaming-in" picture on this blog, I realized I had a couple more funny Beaming-In/Beaming-Out pics from the ole iPhone (notorious for blurred pics, the curse of most camera phones). Curse? Or Gift? I appeal to you: it is the latter. Case in point:

Lily beaming in (LOVE John John's face...)

John John beaming out (or maybe In from a previous Beam-Out).

Not so much Star Trek as just some cute hugging.

Now, here's where things starts going awry. I found this picture and it truly made me "LOL":

Talk about hilarious! Going further, oh yes, further...you may not know this but I know the original Star Trek intro by heart. Not only that...getting scarier here...I know how the intro deviated from the original series to the Next Generation series. Oh yes! Here goes my memory recall of the Original Star Treks series intro (not Googled nor copy/pasted!):

"These are the voyages of the Star ship Enterprise, it's 5 year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to reach out to new life and new civilizations and to boldly go where no man has gone before."

Deviations with the Next Generation Intro: "5 year" = "continuing" and "man" = "one". Deadline more vague and a wee bit more politically correct. Bless that sweet next generation.

Saving the final scare for last (it gets worse): for Halloween, I dressed up in a Star Trek dress in High School and later again post-college. The official Star Trek dress is in my closet now. I will resist putting it on now and taking a pic (lots of resistance I might add) as I know, digital photos never die. Plus, as this is a Lily Blog, I have Lily to consider. Even at 2, she may never forgive me. BUT, I do have a pic from high school which totally doesn't count (I'm in blue, Karla in yellow).

Check out our inspecting-the-earth-vehicle pose! Well, that is if you can look past that awesome perm. Ahhh the 90s. Side note: my dad took the picture. This was probably one of his most proud moments. See, I get it honestly. You know what? On second thought, I may not show this to Lily just yet.

Enough scaring has been done for one post. Live long and prosper.