Merlyn's blog...

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http://merlynandhisfriends.blogspot.com/

This is Merlyn's place to write about his new friends that we bring into our house.

Enjoy!

Just me,
Fran =)

New friend...

On Saturday Merlyn will be getting a new short-term friend.

John and I decided to foster dogs.
A couple reasons why-
1- We got Merlyn from a foster agency and would love to give back
2- Merlyn needs a doggie friend

So we applied to an agency called GRASP (Greece-area Residents Assisting Stray Pets)lastnight and I got a call back today with a dog they want to place with us. He is going to be joining us on Saturday, right fron the vet kennel to us. They are actully going to be doing our home visit at the same time they drop him off with us. I guess they trust us or they are desprate! =)

Anyway...he is a 7-8 year old cockapoo. His name is Petey. Here are some eary pictures and write up on him. He looks homely. =(

So they dog fostering guy I talked to said he is very active and very friendly, hopefully he and Merlyn will get along!

More to come.

Just me,
-Fran

ps- Did you all get your Animaniacs DVD yet? I just finised the seond disk!

Wheel of Morality

Turn
Turn
Turn...Tell us the lesson that we should learn...

# Moral Number One: People in glass houses should get dressed with the lights out.
# Brush your teeth after every meal. [This moral brought to you by the American Dental Association]
# Do not back up. Severe tire damage.
# Don't eat with your mouth full.
# Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy but socially dead.
# Elvis lives on in our hearts, in his music and in a trailer park outside Milwaukee.
# If at first you don't succeed, blame it on your parents.
# If you can't say something funny you're probably at the Ice Capades.
# Lather. Rinse. Repeat. [The best they could come up with on such short notice, according to Yakko]
# Never ask what hot dogs are made of.
# Possums have pouches like kangaroos.
# The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. (Except for in New Jersey, where what's blowing in the wind smells funny.)
# Vote early, and vote often.
# You can teach an old dog new tricks, but you can't teach Madonna to act.

Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?

I think so, but where will we find an open tattoo parlor at this time of night?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but if we didn't have ears, we'd look like weasels.

Uh... yeah, Brain, but where are we going to find rubber pants our size?

Uh, I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... ooh, it's all too much for me.

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but isn't Regis Philbin already married?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but burlap chafes me so.

Sure, Brain, but how are we going to find chaps our size?

Uh, I think so, Brain, but we'll never get a monkey to use dental floss.

Uh, I think so Brain, but this time, you wear the tutu.

I think so, Brain, but culottes have a tendency to ride up so.

I think so, Brain, but if they called them "Sad Meals", kids wouldn't buy them!

I think so, Brain, but me and Pippi Longstocking -- I mean, what would the children look like?

I think so, Brain, but this time *you* put the trousers on the chimp.

Well, I think so, Brain, but I can't memorize a whole opera in Yiddish.

I think so, Brain, but there's still a bug stuck in here from last time.

Uh, I think so, Brain, but I get all clammy inside the tent.

I think so, Brain, but I don't think Kay Ballard's in the union.

Yes, I am!

I think so, Brain, but, the Rockettes? I mean, it's mostly girls, isn't it?

I think so, Brain, but pants with horizontal stripes make me look chubby.

Well, I think so -POIT- but *where* do you stick the feather and call it macaroni?

Well, I think so, Brain, but pantyhose are so uncomfortable in the summertime.

Well, I think so, Brain, but it's a miracle that this one grew back.

Well, I think so, Brain, but first you'd have to take that whole bridge apart, wouldn't you?

Well, I think so, Brain, but "apply North Pole" to what?

I think so, Brain, but "Snowball for Windows"?

Well, I think so, Brain, but *snort* no, no, it's too stupid!

Umm, I think so, Don Cerebro, but, umm, why would Sophia Loren do a musical?

Umm, I think so, Brain, but what if the chicken won't wear the nylons?

I think so, Brain, but isn't that why they invented tube socks?

Well, I think so Brain, but what if we stick to the seat covers?

I think so Brain, but if you replace the "P" with an "O", my name would be Oinky, wouldn't it?

Oooh, I think so Brain, but I think I'd rather eat the Macarana.

Well, I think so *hiccup*, but Kevin Costner with an English accent?

I think so, Brain, but don't you need a swimming pool to play Marco Polo?

Well, I think so, Brain, but do I really need two tongues?

I think so, Brain, but we're already naked.

We eat the box?

Well, I think so, Brain, but if Jimmy cracks corn, and no one cares, why does he keep doing it?

I think so, Brain *NARF*, but don't camels spit a lot?

I think so, Brain, but how will we get a pair of Abe Vigoda's pants?

I think so, Brain, but Pete Rose? I mean, can we trust him?

I think so, Brain, but why would Peter Bogdanovich?

I think so, Brain, but isn't a cucumber that small called a gherkin?

I think so, Brain, but if we get Sam Spade, we'll never have any puppies.

I think so, Larry, and um, Brain, but how can we get seven dwarves to shave their legs?

I think so, Brain, but calling it pu-pu platter? Huh, what were they thinking?

I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?

I think so, Brain, but if we had a snowmobile, wouldn't it melt before summer?

I think so, Brain, but what kind of rides do they have in Fabioland?

I think so, Brain, but can the Gummi Worms really live in peace with the Marshmallow Chicks?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but wouldn't anything lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnight?

I think so, Brain, but three round meals a day wouldn't be as hard to swallow.

I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice?

Umm, I think so, Brain, but three men in a tub? Ooh, that's unsanitary!

Yes, but why does the chicken cross the road, huh, if not for love? (sigh) I do not know.

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but I prefer Space Jelly.

Yes Brain, but if our knees bent the other way, how would we ride a bicycle?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but how will we get three pink flamingos into one pair of Capri pants?

Oh Brain, I certainly hope so.

I think so, Brain, but Tuesday Weld isn't a complete sentence.

I think so, Brain, but why would anyone want to see Snow White and the Seven Samurai?

I think so, Brain, but then my name would be Thumby.

I think so, Brain, but I find scratching just makes it worse.

I think so, Brain, but shouldn't the bat boy be wearing a cape?

I think so, Brain, but why would anyone want a depressed tongue?

Um, I think so, Brainie, but why would anyone want to Pierce Brosnan?

Methinks so, Brain, verily, but dost thou think Pete Rose by any other name would still smell as sweaty?

I think so, Brain, but wouldn't his movies be more suitable for children if he was named Jean-Claude van Darn?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but will they let the Cranberry Dutchess stay in the Lincoln Bedroom?

I think so, Brain, but why does a forklift have to be so big if all it does is lift forks?

I think so, Brain, but if it was only supposed to be a three hour tour, why did the Howells bring all their money?

I think so, Brain, but Zero Mostel times anything will still give you Zero Mostel.

I think so, Brain, but if we have nothing to fear but fear itself, why does Elanore Roosevelt wear that spooky mask?

I think so, Brain, but what if the hippopotamus won't wear the beach thong?

(Pinky) Whoof, oh, I'd have to say the odds of that are terribly slim Brain.
(Brain) True.
(Pinky) I mean, really, when have I ever been pondering what you've been pondering?
(Brain) To my knowledge, never.
(Pinky) Exactly. So, what are the chances that this time, I'm pondering what you're pondering?
(Brain) Next to nil.
(Pinky) Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking, too.
(Brain) Therefore, you *are* pondering what I'm pondering.
(Pinky) Poit, I guess I am!

Cool...

WHat countries did he miss and what ones are either not real or no longer?

Announcer:
And now the nations of the world, brought to you by Yakko Warner!

Yakko:
United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama
Haiti, Jamaica, Peru,
Republic Dominican, Cuba, Carribean
Greenland, El Salvador too.
Puerto Rico, Columbia, Venezuela
Honduras, Guyana, and still,
Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina
And Ecuador, Chile, Brazil.
Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda
Bahamas, Tobago, San Juan,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Surinam
And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam.

Norway, and Sweden, and Iceland, and Finland
And Germany now one piece,
Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia
Italy, Turkey, and Greece.
Poland, Romania, Scotland, Albania
Ireland, Russia, Oman,
Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia
Hungary, Cyprus, Iraq, and Iran.
There's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan
Both Yemens, Kuwait, and Bahrain,
The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Portugal
France, England, Denmark, and Spain.

India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan
Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan,
Kampuchea, Malaysia, then Bangladesh (Asia)
And China, Korea, Japan.
Mongolia, Laos, and Tibet, Indonesia
The Philippine Islands, Taiwan,
Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Sumatra, New Zealand
Then Borneo, and Vietnam.
Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola
Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Botswana,
Mozambique, Zambia, Swaziland, Gambia
Guinea, Algeria, Ghana.

Burundi, Lesotho, and Malawi, Togo
The Spanish Sahara is gone,
Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Liberia
Egypt, Benin, and Gabon.
Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, and Mali
Sierra Leone, and Algiers,
Dahomey, Namibia, Senegal, Libya
Cameroon, Congo, Zaire.
Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar
Rwanda, Mahore, and Cayman,
Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Yugoslavia...
Crete, Mauritania
Then Transylviania,
Monaco, Liechtenstein
Malta, and Palestine,
Fiji, Australia, Sudan.

Animaniacs ROCK!

To celebrate the release of Animaniacs Volume 1 on Tuesday here is a quiz for you guys...

Which Animaniacs Character Matches Your Personality?

I am:

Mindy

"You are inquisitive to the point of getting trampled, run over, and blinded, on a daily basis. "
"Why.....?"
"It could be due to your scientific nature. You long to learn how things work."
"Why.....?"
"Because you really like to know things, but are prone to getting hurt."
"Why.....?"
"Because, if it wasn't for others generally taking the fall for you, you might well be dead by now! Remember, curiosity is great, but it also killed the cat. Well, in this case, the dog, Buttons, would probably be more appropriate."
"Okay, I love you, bu-bye!"


Just me
-Fran (Mindy?)

Butt Sliding...

With all this hot weather lately it really makes me want to go Butt Sliding again.

I don;t even know when the last time I went was...most likely 8-10 years ago...definatley before NH started to charge you to park at their parks!

So, I be you are all wondering what Butt Sliding is, eh?

Picture this:
2 good looking college girls named Fran and Eva (stop drooling, or are you laughing?) are in the woods at the Basin in the White Mountian National Forest just for a hike. They hike up the waterfall (not sure if it was Rocky Glen or Kinsmen) and find a GREAT spot that their butts will fit in to and they slide down in the water on the granite into a pool of water then down another slide to a pool.
*sigh*
Yea...we did that a lot. Then we got adventurous and started getting in the river before the Basin falls and walking down the Pemi to the bridge then walking to the other falls to Butt Slide.
*sigh*

I would really love to go Butt Sliding right now...

Just me,
Fran =)

Adoption fear...

The other day I got this months copy of Adopted Families and in it they had results of a survey they did on how long different types of adoptions took and such. One of the questions they asked the domestic adoption parents was if they had any failed adoptions before one succeded.
ONE out of THREE had at least one failed adoption before one worked.
WOAH, we cannot affoed to go though adoption more than once right now.
1/3 of domestic adoptions fail? I'm a little freaked out. Perhaps international is the way to go. The only way your adoption can fail is if you do not pass your home study, and the only way, really, not to do that is if you have been convicted of abuse in the past.
Hrm...China and Korea look great right now 4-9 month wait, nearly 100% chance of sucess...
*sigh*

Just me,

Fran =)