The Kelly Way Of Putting On Suspenders
Hey, Kiddoes!
I had so much fun up in my tree earlier today, picking 5 of you to receive the poetry books, but a technical issue prevents me from uploading that video now, sorry. (Need to free up a bit of storage first, I think.)
So let’s say… a week from today on that? Bravo!
Meantime, there’s an elfin dancer for you.
She walked in looking like that night before last, and 30 seconds later I was taping.
She had not danced until the video — lucky us to witness!
How ’bout you, my friend?
Will you hop up now with a little singing dance wherever you are??!
Don’t be shy. Your co-workers might join in on same!
Oh, her introduction is…
“Welcome to the Nerdy Show. This week’s topic? You’ll find out.”
(Priceless.)
Love, Jannie
xoxo
And that’s a photo I took on The Trail this morning – such a soft, refreshing so-glad-to-be-alive morning!
I know one of my good blogging friends is also having computer issues, so she can at least see the pic, if not the enfin dancer video until she gets to MB’s computer, (if she’s not on MB’s computer when she reads this.)
Temp on my walk this morning about 64 F.
Currently 66, with a high of 76 expected.
I gotta go start my dishes now!
And make a gigantic salad with 10 things in it for my sweet-loving, good-looking Jimmy!!!
Then have a bath!!!
(But perhaps not necessarily in that order. Dishes may have to wait!) (As usual.)
xoxo (agin)
On 29 November 2010 at 2:36 pm
Eric Alder said,
That tree is stellar – what a great location!
On 29 November 2010 at 2:43 pm
Alessandra said,
Yes priceless, and very funny.
I wish you a wonderful even-if-not-in-that-order whatever
Oh, and beautiful pic by the way.
On 29 November 2010 at 2:49 pm
Kim A. said,
How cute! I have dishes (and clothes, and a dirty floor and dog kennels) waiting on me. It is easier for me to sit here and lazily wander through my favorite blogs with holiday music in the background and a hot cup of joe. A bath in my future sounds like a wonderful thing..Happy Monday, dear.
♥namaste♥
On 29 November 2010 at 3:01 pm
Sara healy said,
Jannie,
Your home videos are so much fun. I loved hearing you laughing as you taped and, of course, Kelly did a great job at her suspender dance. It was like “it’s a wonderful life by Jannie!”
Oh, and I also like the GREAT BIG tree picture…you really do enjoy your camera…is the new one or is that a Santa gift?
On 29 November 2010 at 3:02 pm
Glenn Buttkus said,
Gosh, those pesky chores do call to us,
but thank God we are selective listeners,
and have our priorities set; blogging first,
then brunch, then that shower, then errands,
then back to writing poetry, or reading it
to create mp3’s, watch a movie, do some
scrapbooking, buy a new microwave for
Miss Melva, set the appointment for the
appliance serviceman to fix the Bosch
dishwasher, play with the grandsons,
chase the guest dog, find the cat,
and think about dinner/supper–
oh yeah, and wait for the rain to
slacken so I might take a walk
down by the river too, looking for
my own special tree.
In the meantime, Daddy Jim gets
off the phone, Jannie finds her
lost tambourine, Kelly trips on
her suspenders but BB catches
her before she breaks her arm.
On 29 November 2010 at 5:02 pm
Mama Zen said,
That video is adorable!
.-= Mama Zen´s last blog ..Gratitude =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 5:21 pm
Jannie said,
Thank you for commenting.
I am off to read some blogs now!!
xoxo
On 29 November 2010 at 6:18 pm
sheila said,
kelly better not do that dance outside… unless you need rain!
)
LOVE that tree on the bank of the creek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 29 November 2010 at 6:25 pm
Patricia said,
Beautiful pictures and suspenders dancing. I wonder what the fascination is for kids with suspenders. My partner’s ski pants have suspenders which were always disappearing for some costume or game.
Loved the tree and walk scene too.
we had a high of 28 today…and it is already so dark I had to turn on the lights already. Wonder if the Seasonal decoration lights will come on – Oh there they are…Wow that was synchronized!
I love to happy dance…I think I will do it next on the way to fold laundry
On 29 November 2010 at 6:31 pm
Tess The Bold Life said,
Jannie,
The photo of the tree is a contest winner. OMG! The suspender dance is priceless. Isn’t life grand?
On 29 November 2010 at 6:46 pm
Moondustwriter said,
Dance baby dance – I’m dancing with ya
Love it my dear
Have a great week ahead
moonie smiles
.-= Moondustwriter´s last blog ..The Day After… look at the poor during the holidays =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 6:54 pm
brian said,
haha…nice dance…and fun up the tree as well…sounds like a great day…smiles.
.-= brian´s last blog ..not just his shirt =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 7:58 pm
Daisy said,
She’s such a cutie! I loved the impromptu dance. HA!
Beautiful photo of the tree and water too. Happy Monday to you, Jannie!
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Buckeye Fan Of Course- I Am! =-.
On 29 November 2010 at 8:25 pm
teahouseblossom said,
I love it!! She’s soooo adorable!
On 29 November 2010 at 8:28 pm
Alice Audrey said,
I did what you said and got up to dance. You do realize my kids are looking at me like I’m crazy, right?
On 29 November 2010 at 9:51 pm
Lance said,
Kelly,
You know what I think of those suspenders?? I think they look rather superhero-ish on you!! Yep, that’s right – you are now Super Kelly!! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!
…or perhaps trees…
On 29 November 2010 at 10:17 pm
Talon said,
lol! The most unique suspender application I’ve ever seen! I love the suspender dance, too! Adds just the right touch
That photo is gorgeous, Jannie! xx
.-= Talon´s last blog ..Undercover =-.
On 30 November 2010 at 4:40 am
desk49 said,
Your daughter danced
the swans swam
and me with
no story to tell
have a great day.
.-= desk49´s last blog ..Madness- Short Story Page 3 =-.
On 30 November 2010 at 10:22 am
Jannie said,
Hey, sweeties!
You are all TOO AWESOME!!
I’m about to dip my head and heart back into songwriting for the next 3 hours, so I’ll be answering your Kommints later today!
xoxoxo
xoxoxo
xoxoxo
xoxoxo
xoxoxo
On 30 November 2010 at 10:37 am
Claudia said,
ha nice – your daughter is sweet and it was nice to hear you laughing in the background…smiles
On 30 November 2010 at 1:15 pm
vered | blogger for hire said,
“Will you hop up now with a little singing dance wherever you are??!”
Highly unlikely
But thanks for the laugh
On 30 November 2010 at 2:36 pm
Laura Hegfield said,
totally precious moments captured on video!!! I love the way she connected the ends to her pant legs…that was hilarious!!!
On 30 November 2010 at 5:01 pm
Rosann Eddy said,
That video is so funny! Alyssa and I are laughing at what a little comedienne Kelly is becoming. We are checking out your blog on our iPod touch, it’s amazing, I can see all your photos and videos now, much better than that inferior cell phone that I had before, and my home computer is a slow old beast lol. We all have those technical woes! I’m hoping that Santa brings me an iPad, maybe if I’m good, which is hard:)
I’m Loving and missing you sister, sorry I missed your call. I saved that funny voicemail you left me I think you were celebrating, haha.
xo Rosie
On 30 November 2010 at 8:01 pm
Jannie said,
Eric, yes, I love the trail!
Alessandra — the dishes did NOT get priority!
Kim A. — blogging is a wonderful way to spend time, yes!
Hey, Sara, still using my iPhone for pic, but keeping my fingers crossed Sata thinks I”ve been a good girl.
Glenn, a Bosch dishwasher — oooo, nice!
Thanks, Mama Z!
Sheila — I”ll keep that rain dance idea in mind for summer!
Hey, Patricia, have you happy danced today?
Tess, life is very very grand indeed! And you are a big part of it for me.
Hey, Sweet Moon! Thanks. I’ll be over to see you soon, I promise!
Brian, a super day indeed yesterday! And today chillier, but nice too
Hey, Daisy buckeye fan. Got an chocolate peanut butter candies for me??
Thanks, Teahouse, isn’t she something else??
Hey, Alice, did your kids get up and dance too.
Hey, Lance.
She just leaped my wine-drinking tree!!
Talon, pretty original, eh? She cracks me up.
Dear Ellis, no story to tell. Always great to see you!
Hey, Claudia, glad you got a chuckle about it.
Vered — what?? No sudden song and dance from you??
Hey, Laura — ain’t she a little bitty funny bunny!!
Hey, Rosie!! So awesome to see you and to hear you have a cool new toy you can see all the pix and vids on — whooooo-hooo!! LOVE YOU!!!!! Ooooo, and iPad would be excellent indeed! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO__HOOOOOOOO
xoxoxo
xooxox
xoxoox
On 30 November 2010 at 8:09 pm
secret agent woman said,
Very cute. And she could start a trend with the unattached suspenders.
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog ..Random shots from my Thanksgiving walk =-.
On 1 December 2010 at 1:25 am
joanny said,
Jannie:
Oh so sweet,love the photo,,,,
cheers,
joanny
On 1 December 2010 at 4:47 am
Adrenalynn said,
You guys are the cutest little family! I love the video, it made me laugh out loud – and do a little dance of my own! We need a little more dancing around here, I think. Gorgeous photo. You make my day!
On 1 December 2010 at 5:28 am
SnaggleTooth said,
Yep, them videos eat Megs for breakfast!
Turns out BBM’s puter is having major problems too! She almost lost the majority of all her digi pics of the Little Ones since they were born! Luckily the drive data was salvaged to a new drive by an esteemed puter geek pal!
Yes it took 29 minutes to get to this comment page! Beuty of a tree pic!
I’ll be watching the vid later- as you knew
Thanks for the ESR Ad!
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Lackadaisical =-.
On 1 December 2010 at 5:31 am
Tony Single said,
Elfin Wonderment Dance indeed. My CD player was blasting Shonen Knife as I watched this. Great combination!
Hey, I just wanted to thank you for sending us that wonderful gift via snail mail. I only realised recently that I hadn’t thanked you yet, so I hope you’ll permit me to commit seppuku as atonement! And if not, I’ll at least give myself a little tap on the wrist.
Seriously though, you made our day, Jannie. Thank you.
On 1 December 2010 at 7:25 am
debbie said,
That is great! Brought a big old smile to my face.
On 1 December 2010 at 7:58 am
Jeanne said,
Jannie,
I love when you are laughing in the background while videotaping Kelly. You have the best laugh.
Jeanne
xoxo
On 1 December 2010 at 11:20 am
Alice Audrey said,
No. They told me to quit acting weird.
On 1 December 2010 at 1:21 pm
Lynn said,
She sure is a fun and funstering kid.
I like that little elfin dance. xo
On 1 December 2010 at 2:49 pm
Jannie said,
hay, my jannie writted a song all day.
then she taeked a bath.
now she going to do she disshes.
and the to the librarie to read the letter D in the dickshunarry, cause she krazie wit songs on she brane.
oxox
me
BB
as in Blue Bunny, bloging manidgimints.
On 1 December 2010 at 2:59 pm
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. nothing like listening to “In the Bleak Midwinter” .. here ..and having Kelly dance around in her suspenders .. which is what I thought I was going to see .. but no – I saw braces … honestly I don’t know BB .. can’t you get ‘em Texans and Canadians to know the English lingo??!!
Now suspenders and Kelly taking her top off – would have been interesting and a little tricky – good thing Jim was around I t’ink!! Funsterblog .. might have changed direction .. definitely not a BB administ’r manigimints approval rating.
Happy days – from a snowbound England .. bye bye .. Hilree xoxox
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Talli Roland a favourite and author The Hating Game =-.
On 1 December 2010 at 10:35 pm
G-Man said,
That girl will be scary some day.
She’s Darling now!
On 2 December 2010 at 9:54 am
Jannie said,
Hey, Secret Agent woman, I definitely see a new suspender rage starting up.
Hey, Joanny! How awesome to see you again! Thanks so much.
Hey, Adrenalynn! Yay!! you did a little dance. And did you sing “dooo-doo-doo” too??
Hey, Snag, oh no, BBM with computer issues too. Oh, TG she saved her pix. I thought I’d lost all mine twice. 29 minutes — I’m soooooo sorry. That cannot be too fun. ESR ROCKS!!!!
TONY SINGLE!!! Whoooo-hoooo, one of my fave bloggers graces my page again! How you doing, you awesome person?? Glad you got the letter!! And will have to Google seppuku. And Shonen Knife.
Hey, Debbie! Smiles are what The Funster Family are all about!! Glad you had fun.
Jeanne, my Jeanne!!! halooooooo. Ah, thanks. I love your laugh too. And we certainly have shared more than a few over the phone.
Alice Audrey — I get that a lot from Kelly too! Me acting weird, but I think secretly she wouldn’t have me any other way!
Hey, Lynn who is flying carry-on only today. Yes, she is something else indeed!! Glad you got a chuckle.
HILARY!! Yes, in Canada we call them braces too!! But the Americans might get those mixed up with the metal things used to straighten teeth, you suppose? I was wondering if she were going to fling that shirt! Snowbound — how cozy!! Kiss the snow for me.
G-Man, well she said yesterday she doesn’t ever want to be a teen because some of them are “so inappropriate” so maybe we’ll skip those years all together!
xoxoxoxoxo
On 2 December 2010 at 2:02 pm
Caity said,
I absolutely love the way Kelly wears suspenders! I must try it sometime because it looks like fun and makes me want to dance!
.-= Caity´s last blog ..It starts with one step =-.
On 2 December 2010 at 2:27 pm
Paige said,
Loved it! Don’t worry about the winner’s vid, WE all know I won. And thank you for picking Moi.
Hey BB when you get done with the lights up there please come and do mine. I swear my roof gets higher every year.
hugs for y’all all.
.-= Paige´s last blog ..Hello- =-.
On 2 December 2010 at 5:24 pm
Alice Audrey said,
Lately The Girl has been buttering me up. I think she’s trying to get out of paying the price for bad grades. It always kills me when her MAP tests show her in the top half of her grade level but her teacher gives her an F.
On 2 December 2010 at 5:31 pm
Jannie Funster said,
Caity — I can TOTALLY see you wearing your suspenders like that!! Will you post the video?
Paige — you ARE a winner to me always. I should be able to post it Monday, no prob. It’s too big to go directly from my iPhone to computer, so I have to finagle a bit.
Alice Audrey, have her grades fallen significantly? New school this year? Doesn’t like some teachers? Brilliantly creative and in her own wonderful world?
xoxoxoxo
On 2 December 2010 at 5:32 pm
Liara Covert said,
Sometimes human beings forget hat suspenders are multi-purpose items. Love how they inspire one to release ihibitions and enjoy a zest for life. Joy just is.
.-= Liara Covert´s last blog ..Write the History of your future =-.
On 3 December 2010 at 1:42 am
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. we call them braces for the teethlipegs too .. so we have trouser braces and teethy braces!! .. and suspenders for other appendage hold ups .. and I love Liara’s comment above .. suspenders as in Kelly’s release our zest for life .. Jim I guess looks pretty handsome in those?!
Not so cozy if the whole country grinds to a halt – just about has! I will kiss the snow on the branches – when I go to feed the birds .. we had no more overnight – and it would be kind if it thawed as Christmas is coming & the economy needs us!
Cheers happys days today .. and the weekend .. xoxoxo Hilary
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Talli Roland a favourite and author The Hating Game =-.
On 3 December 2010 at 4:10 am
SnaggleTooth said,
As I suspected…
Seppuku (Hari-Kari) !!
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Lackadaisical =-.
On 4 December 2010 at 3:22 pm
J.D. Meier said,
I forgot how much trouble I used to have putting on my suspenders. I could have at least used “The Kelly Way” to make it more fun.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..How Tos on Sources of Insight =-.
On 6 December 2010 at 11:47 am
Jannie said,
Dearest Liara, Sometimes I wear my suspenders as a hat!
Dearest Hilary, I got those for Jim many moons ago for a 4th of July celebration. I’ll wear them next time I shimmy up my tree.
Dearest Snaggle, a Japanese ritual suicide by disembowlment?? yikes. f
Dearest J.D. I don’t even have to see a video of you doing the dance Kelly did, my imagination on that is enough!!
xoxo
xoxo
xoxo