For some women, it’s shoes.

For others, it’s purses.

For me?

Well, for me…..

It’s emergency supplies.

You know, like wind-up radios, water filters, camping stoves, below zero sleeping bags and 20 cans of shortening.

For some reason I’ve always loved buying stuff like that and then carefully storing it away in case we ever need it.

My current project is installing various things to earthquake-proof our new house, but I’m still constantly on the look-out for anything else I haven’t thought of that we might need.

So when I was at Costco today, I happened to wander down their flashlight aisle, wondering if they had any wind-up flashlight/radio/sirens in stock.

I eventually wanted to replace our downstairs battery-powered flashlights with the wind-up ones, so I was curious to see if they had any.

And as I walked, I suddenly stopped.

And stared.

At this:

What’s this? I thought to myself as I slowly picked up the package, I’ve never seen one of these before…..

Holy smokes! I thought as I read it and my jaw dropped, This is exactly what I need!!!

It’s a nightlight…..

That automatically turns on as a flashlight when the power goes out…..

And then you can pick up and use it as a flashlight or emergency flasher.

I stood there in the middle of Costco, barely paying attention to my son who was calling every man that walked by, “Papa!  Papa!”, as I stared at this package in my hands and wondered where on earth it had been all my life.

Just the other day I was thinking how inconvenient it would be to try and find our flashlights in the dark when we need them.

And right here, in my very own hands, was the solution to all my concerns!

Not to mention two of our nightlights had recently broken so this took care of replacing those, too!

And since it had LED lights and a rechargeable lithium ion battery—they never needed to be replaced!

This was clearly a match made in heaven.

But I was still hesitant to buy it, since I hadn’t talked it over with my husband.

You see, we have a rule that we always consult each other before making any purchases.

And I hadn’t consulted him about this, so I knew I shouldn’t buy it.

But then I saw this:

This package was the last one they had.

The last one!!

How could I not buy it?!?

It took all my will power to put the package back down and hope that they would order more soon.

Then I left and picked out some bananas.

And some apples.

But somewhere between the produce section and the dairy section…..

It jumped into my cart and followed me home!

Aaahhhh!!

Fortunately, Charming said I could keep it.

With only one condition:

That I do some research to see if it’s really the best one out there.

Phew!!

Thanks, Love.

I appreciate you understanding (and funding) my weakness.

:)

How can I use all of my beautiful new chairs at the same time?…..

Oh wait!

I know!!!

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p.s. Thank you, Papa and gg, I love my chairs (and table) very much.

Photos by: Heidi

It’s Bubbers King here. :)

I hope you’ve all had a great Christmas.

I sure have!

My Daddy’s parents, Papa and gg, are here visiting for a couple of weeks.

And boy do I love them!

Papa makes me laugh so hard!

You wouldn’t believe all the funny noises he makes.

And he can make a toy out of just about anything.

He’s so much fun.

I’m so glad he’s my Papa!!

And I try to follow him all day long, but sometimes Mommy says he needs his privacy.

But I don’t know what privacy is, so I still try to follow him.

Because I miss my Papa.

But I know if I just hang out for a little while, he’ll come back and play with me.

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(Pictures by: Mommy and gg)

From our house to yours!

Love,

Heidi, Charming, Bubbers and Little Nipper

Greetings my dear web friends!

It’s the Bubbers King here, come to give you an update on what’s been going on around here.

You won’t believe what we still have outside…..

“No!!!!!”

Yep, ever since that first snow storm, it’s just kept coming.

And coming.

And coming.

And coming!!

We’re at at least 10 inches now, with more soon to come.

And apparently that’s unreal for this area.

But to tell you the truth, I have no idea how much 10 inches is…..

….. But I do know it’s enough to bend tree branches all the way to the ground!

And fill up my swing clear to overflowing!

And my big slide’s completely out of commission.

And my little rocket.

Sheesh!

Can you believe that?

At least I know one thing that’s not out of commission…..

“Bbbbfffffrrrrrr!!”

My car!

]]> http://heidisblog.biglaughs.org/2008/12/23/more-no-by-the-bubbers-king/feed/ http://heidisblog.biglaughs.org/2008/12/23/more-no-by-the-bubbers-king/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeidisBlogBigLaughs/~3/490280629/ http://heidisblog.biglaughs.org/2008/12/19/should-i-be-getting-worried/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:25:41 +0000 Heidi http://heidisblog.biglaughs.org/?p=2485 Earlier this week, Charming went on a business trip for a few days.

Bubbers missed his Daddy immensely and once he got home again, Bubbers wouldn’t let him out of his sight!

The next day, when Charming got home from work, Bubbers reached up his little hand and grasped his Father’s finger.

And then he led his Father into the toy room…..

….. and shut the door.

Hmm, I thought, I wonder what they’re doing in there?

After a few minutes, I softly opened the door and peeked my head inside.

Charming smiled up from the Yahtzee game they were playing and said, “Hi! Come on in!”

I started to step inside, but Bubbers immediately shook his head and said, “No, no, no.”

He fast walked up to the door…..

….. and shut it.

In my face.

I looked at the door in shock.

And then threw back my head and laughed.

Inside the toy room, Charming was laughing, too.

He’s never done that before, I thought to myself.

Then I shrugged my shoulders and went back to fixing dinner.

He deserves some private time with his Dad, I thought.

The next day, Charming went to work and came home early to help me clean the house in preparation for his parents’ visit for the holidays.

As soon as Daddy walked in the house, Bubbers squealed in delight and grabbed his Daddy’s finger.

Thump, thump, thump went his little feet as he led his Daddy into the toy room and…..

….. shut the door.

Hmm.

Should I be getting worried?

This is the Bubbers King.

My Mom let me take over the blogging reins today to tell you about my super exciting day yesterday.

When I woke up in the morning, my Mom took me to the window and said, “Look, it’s snow!!”

I peeked outside and Ka-BLAM!

It was love at first sight!

“No?” I said with excitement, “No?! ….. No?!!??!“

Then I ran from window to window, peering over the sill on tip-toe with stars in my eyes, crying out over and over, “A no?!  A no?!” ["Other snow?  Other snow?"]

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen snow, but the first time I saw snow, I was only 9 months old and a little confused about this whole winter thing.

Then later, I saw snow again but I was only 12 months old and not very impressed, since it was supposed to be spring.

But now, I’m such a big boy that I love the snow.

And the snow loves me.

And I wanted oh-so badly to poke the snow when Mommy opened the back door and showed me how she could poke it.

But when I hunkered down to poke it, I got cold feet and just froze and stared.

And since it was time to go to church, Mommy said we couldn’t wait for me to work up the courage to poke it.

So we left.

But then after church…..

She put my boots on and announced, “Let’s go walk in the snow!!!”

“Really?!?” I asked

“Yes, really,” she smiled and then led the way.

I followed her until we reached…..

No!!!!!!

Carefully, I extended one foot and tested it out to make sure it was safe.

Then I shifted my weight onto the test leg to see if it would hold.

And then I took off!!

And before I knew it, my boots were covered in snow!

And a cute little track of Wooga prints trailed behind me!

And then I reached down and poked the snow!

And let me tell you, it was cold.

So I wiped it off.

And then I asked Mommy to see a bus.

The End.

Love,

The Bubbers King

Oh my goodness…, I thought as I suddenly sank down on the couch in my dark living room and just stared at the scene playing outside my window.

That is so beautiful.

After basking in the romance of the glowing tree and soft snowflakes falling in the light of a warm street lamp, I finally stood up.

I have to get a picture, I thought, and then quietly grabbed my camera and stepped out onto the front porch.

I was immediately surrounded by the soft, calming stillness that falling snow always brings.

And between attempts at capturing the beauty before me, I just smiled and breathed it all in.

After a few minutes, the porch light suddenly turned on, interrupting the still night with its harsh brightness.

Then a devious chuckle sounded behind the front door and the light went off.

The door cracked open and my Prince Charming stuck his smiling head out of the house.

“I knew you’d be out here,” he said as he stepped onto the porch with me.

“Really?” I replied, since I didn’t even know myself until the night had entrapped me in its romance.

“Yeah,” he smiled as he reached out and shook my shoulders so my pictures turned out blurry, “I looked in the backyard first. And when you weren’t there I looked out here.”

I put my camera down and sighed.

“Isn’t it just beautiful?” I asked softly.

“It sure is,” Charming said.

Then I took Charming’s hand and we sat on our cold porch chairs.

I looked at my husband and then back at the romantic scene before us.

And sighed contentedly.

What more could a woman want?

How is that this feels like just yesterday?

And a lifetime ago…..  all at the same time??