Kota goes for a ride on Sunday

Hello my raviolis.  Grandma-ma has been very busy these last few days and hasn't posted on your blog.  Even Kota was missing me, but tomorrow, Kota goes for a special ride with grandma-ma.  When we wake up tomorrow morning, I will get dressed and get in the car.  Kota will hop in the car with me and go for a ride. 

Kota and I will take a drive to the Einstein Bagel Shop up the street from my house.

Einstein Bagels makes the best and freshest bagels you can find in the south.  I pick up fresh bagels on Sunday morning to make Grampy a special breakfast.  I usually get Assiago cheese bagels and potato bagels.  They are sooooooo tasty.

But what does this have to do with Kota?  Well, Einsteins Bagels has special bagels for dogs.  They make a chewy and crunch bagel and Kota loves them. 

This is what the doggie bagels look like.  So tomorrow, Kota and I will go to Einsteins and pick up bagels for grampy and one doggie bagel for Kota.  Have a wonderful Saturday my raviolis.  Grandma-ma loves you.

Ravioli birthdays

Hello my raviolis and especially my birthday ravs.  Yes, two of the raviolis have birthdays this month and close to each other.  One ravioli lives in Aurora and the other lives in New York.  In fact, today is the New York ravioli's birthday and we want to wish our "5-cheese" ravioli a Happy Birthday today.  In honor of our birthday ravs, I have posted several princess cakes to celebrate.  Which is your favorite?

The Princess's in the castle looks very nice.  I like the pretty lilac roses on it.

Everyone loves cupcakes and I think this is a pretty princess birthday cupcake tower.

Wow, a pair of princess's as birthday cakes.  I know a 5-cheese rav who loves Snow White and let's not forget our Aurora ravioli...why there is a Princess Aurora cake too.

What a clever cake with a pretty puffed pillow and crown to eat.  I like the wand and the slipper to.

But this cake, by far is my favorite.  It is a huge, big, tasty princess tower with pretty flowers and butterflies.  You could eat cake for a week and still not finish it all. 

Wishing you both the happiest of birthdays and good wishes.  Love grandma-ma and grampy.

Remembering Peaches

Hello my raviolis.  Some sad news to share with you.  Peaches, Aunt Renee's cat has gone to heaven.  Miss Peaches was with Aunt Renee for 10 years and she received her from a friend when she was a little kitten.  She would run around like a little wind devil getting into everything.  She loved to snuggle and be brushed. 

Peaches taking a snooze.

Peaches looking up with her big green eyes.  Peaches was the softest cat Grandma-ma had ever seen.  She was like a big ball of fluff.

Peaches watching TV with Aunt Renee.  They both liked to watch the Golden Girls together.

Peaches had the pinkest feet you ever saw.  She was such a good girl and she loved Aunt Renee.  We are all very sad that Miss Peaches is no longer with us.  Our hearts hurt and we cried.  It is sad when we lose our pets because they mean so much to us.  They make us laugh and they are always happy to see us.  Give  your pets a nice rub on the head and tell them you love them.  To live with pets is a wonderful gift as they teach us so many things about friendship, unconditional love, teach us responsibility and they make us laugh.  What good things they give us.

Grandma-ma's favorite picture of Peaches.  She is looking at a window.  Such pretty green eyes and big white whiskers. 

Love to you all my ravs and remember to be thankful for your pets.  Grandma-ma

Slo mo bubble break

Hello my raviolis.  I just found this nifty little video of a bubble being broken in slow motion. Isn't it neat the way the bubble breaks from the entry of the stone and then sort of opens up all around to its end.  When we see a bubble break it is instant and it looks like it explodes from the center.

I love to see how these things work and by slowing the process down you can see how it is done.  Love to you all.  Grandma-ma

Word of the Week Wednesday

Greetings Wednesday raviolis.  Today's word of the week is a big word with lots of meaning...it is:

"Performance"

This big word can be noun, which is a person, place or thing.

A ballet performance.

It can be an adjective which is used to describe a noun.

A "performance" bike.

The word "performance" means...the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge.  I like this word.  It is a large word that has 3 syllables or "breaks" when you say it.  You perform when you play a sport or do your homework.

 

We want our performance to always be good because we want to succeed in what we choose to do.  If you like to lay lacrosse, you want to perform well.  If you want to be teacher, you want your school performance to be positive.  Sometimes our performance isn't so good.   We may not have studied as hard as we should so we don't achieve our best grade.  Our performance suffers and then we have to go back and repeat the same work in order to get it right.  This is okay, this is how everyone learns.  Even grandma-ma still does homework because she likes to learn.  Somethings will always take some extra study time but they are usually worth it in the end.  So remember to use the word "performance" in three sentences today.  Here is grandma-ma's first sentence:

"The little league team performance was the best this year as the team worked hard to excell in their performance."  Did you see that grandma-ma used the word twice in one sentence?  Now that is good performance!  Love to you all.  Grandma-ma 

Fireworks!

Hello my raviolis.  I  hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July with lots of good food, good weather, lots of friends and family and especially the Fireworks.

Did you know that fireworks were invented in ancient China in the 12th century to scare away evil spirits.  Did you know that China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.

Did you know that there are 19 different types of fireworks effects with neat sounding names like Peony and Cake and Horsetail and Fish?

Did you know that Maura and Brian have gone to fireworks competitions while living in Japan? What fun that would.  Grampy and Grandma-ma have a pair of photos that Maura took of fireworks displayed in our bedroom.

Did you know that there are only two ways to display fireworks...ariel and ground.

Here is the setup for a huge ground display before they are shot off.  It looks like a big toy to play with.  It looks really neat and has lots of moving parts.

This is what a ground display looks like from behind when it has been set off.  Lots of noise, smoke and light. 

You can make your own fireworks on the computer screen.  Click on this LINK and you will go to a fun page to set off your own fireworks.  Turn on your speakers so you can hear them shoot off too.

Have a wonderful day my raviolis.  You are all my holiday firecrackers!!! Grandma-ma

Word of the week Wednesday

Yes, today is word of the week Wednesday again.  And today's word is a little word but a NEAT word.  I bet you use it everyday and don't realize it.  It has three letters in it and two are the same.  Did you guess the word?  Well, the word is:

"WoW"

This nifty, little word is an interjection that express wonder, amazement, or great pleasure.  Like this sentence, "Wow! I sure had a great vacation."

Wow, that sure is a happy family.

Wow, that is a narrow passage way.

This is a video of grandma-ma's favorite Schoolhouse Rock song.  It is a very catchy tune.

Interjections, shows excitement, shows emotion!

So remember to use the word "Wow" in three sentences today.  I bet this will be an easy Word of the Week Wednesday today.  Here is grandma-ma's first sentence: 

Wow, I sure wish I went on that neat vacation with you.  Have a wonderful and "Wow" day. (that's two sentences for grandma-ma...."Wow")  Love Grandma-ma

It's another happy day

Hello my happy raviolis.  Today is another wonderful day.  We have our loved ones, our friends and our home.  We are all so very lucky.  So today I thought I would post photos that are happy or funny or just neat.

I still don't know why this bunny rabbit has pancakes on its head...I just like it.

 This is a photo of a large head of coral and it looks just like a happy face to grandma-ma.  I took this photo when snorkeling in Green Turtle Key, Bahamas. 

I like this photo of happy children playing with the bunny rabbit in leaves.  They look like they are having a lot of fun.

 This is the happiest kitty I have ever seen.  She looks like she has a silly joke to share with us.  

How neat is this reggea wig made from pretty twists of yarn.  I would wear it, would you?

Let me know with a comment and have a happy, happy day today. Grandma-ma and Grampy love you. 

Tuckered out Raviolis

Look at these beautiful yet tuckered out raviolis.  What did you do today that all three of your are sound asleep? 

Were you at a picnic?  Did you go to the pool?  Were you visiting family?

Grandma-ma and Grampy and Aunt Renee want to know what you did today.  Love and kisses to you all.  Grandma-ma

Camping in Moab, Utah

Good morning raviolis.  I thought it would be fun to imagine where the Aurora raviolis are taking their vacation route.  Below is a map showing they will drive from Aurora, Colorado to Moab Utah.  Aaron and Cristi said it would be about a 5 hour drive.  I hope they brought lots of road trip snacks and car games to play with for two hungry boys and a sweet girl.

I have never been to Moab, Utah but I have heard and seen many pictures of this area.  It is beautiful and the Aurora ravs are going to see many wonderful things.  I wish I could be there with them.

They will go camping in a big tent that Grampy sent them for Christmas one year.  Everyone can fit inside including Squirt.

I hope they visit the Great Arch. 

Aaron says there are lots of petroglyphs to see.  I like petroglyphs, especially the hand prints.  I hope they take lots of pictures for Grandma-ma.

This early artist was very busy.  Lots of pictures to look at and all carved in stone.

This sure sounds like a wonderful trip to me.  Have a wonderful day my raviolis.  Grandma-ma loves you.