Back In the Saddle Again

While doing my daily blog rounds, I noticed a post here that made me feel ashamed. Wretched. A bad blogger, to say the least. I didn't go MIA to look for sympathy, and have people calling for me to return to the masses. It was just a matter of being busy, then being lazy. Which happens a lot for me. So, without any further ado, here's a general recap of what I have been up to.

A LONG time back, we went to dinner with my sister, to celebrate my nephew Potter turning 13. Here are a couple of pics from that day.Here's my nephew Potter with the gifts that we got him. A pair of exercise sweats, and a Yankee's (his fave team) t-shirt. The lady holding up the t-shirt is my mom.
This is me with my niece Tookie. Not my fave pic of me, but I'm just keepin' it real.

I have a ton more pics from the dinner, but I really need to keep this post short, my sister just called and asked me to go somewhere with her, so I need to get ready soon.

T-Bone loves to pose, and found the opportunity with the next pic while we were visiting at some friend's a while back.
As you walk down the stairs to the basement at my friend's house, you are greeted with this nasty sight. Every damned time, it scares the hell out of me, and I know it's there. It catches me off guard. It is normally covered with the blue t-shirt dangling around its neck to keep the little ones from being scared out of their gourds. I can see why.I really don't think that I have ever posted pics of my older guys on here. Not because I love them less, or fail to take pics, it's mainly because things are pretty uneventful when they are around, so blogging ideas go elsewhere. Here is a pic that I managed after 5 (count them.. FIVE) tries to stop them from fooling around. The first pic, Princess was goofing off. The second pic? Toad was goofing off. The third?? Buckwheat. T-Bone wasn't looking in the fourth, and I was at my wits end. Finally, Buckwheat stood (I was assuming that he was heading out and offing the pic process) and went to stand behind Daddy. I managed THIS pic, and I'm seriously thinking of having it used as one of my pics for my calendar next year!
St. Patty's Day dinner went off without a hitch, as always. And it turns out, that Buckwheat loves corned beef! Here he is with his "corned beef tongue" as he poses like a ham. Or corned beef. Either way, he was posing!
On Saturday, our local town held an Easter egg hunt. Here is Buckwheat with his stash, sitting with his cousin "Eggie" as he calls him. They both had a blast!

Saturday night, we went to T-Bone's sister's for Easter dinner. His brother was up from Pittsburgh, so we all got together, had dinner, then played some games. Somehow, we all wound up looking like this....
T-Bone's sister, "Aunt E-Moggy". The hat lit up all the way down the back.
Uncle Kenny, in full Disney World Pirate get out. Notice the beads wrapped around his "beard" (gag, seriously.. I don't like that thing)? He's chillaxin' in that pic.This was actually a high hat with stripes, that had long dangly goofy ears. T-Bone is tying them up around the top of that hat in this pic.One more of Uncle Kenny, wearing the Princess Pirate Mickey Mouse ears. This was right before the "pick his nose and wipe it on E-Moggie's pants" episode. Gagged me out. Hardcore.

Anway, I have to be running, my sister is on her way. I might possibly be back later with a second post for the day! *gasp*