Yertle My Turtle.

"On the far-away island of Sala-ma-sond,

Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond.

A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat.

The water was warm....

There was plenty to eat....

The turtles had everything turtles might need.

And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed.

They were...until Yertle, the king of them all. Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small. "I'm ruler", said Yertle of all that I see. But I don't see ENOUGH. That is the trouble with me......

With this stone for a throne, I look down on my pond but cannot look down on places beyond. This throne that I sit on is too, too low down. "It ought to be higher!" he said with a frown. "If I could sit high, how much greater I'd be! What a king! I'd be ruler of all that I see!"

"All mine!" Yertle cried. "Oh the things I now rule!

I'm king of a cow! And I'm king of a mule! I'm king of a house!

And what's more, beyond that, I am king of a cranberry bush and a cat!

"I'm Yertle the Turtle! Oh! Marvelous me!

For I am ruler of all that I see!"

I sure am lucky my mommy still loves me!

On the 1st day of Christmas my TRUE LOVES gave to me......

Eight nativity guests a feasting.......

(That is 5 empty candy wrappers and only one opened advent door.....hmmmmm.)

A private "poppin" party.....

And a child sent to set the cranberries free!!!!

Watch it live here:

Peace on earth and good will to all mom's out there this Christmas Season! ;)

WANTED: Advent Caper

On the 30th of Nov our friends brought us the most darling Christmas advent calender made out of Hershey Kisses. We explained to Warren how it worked and then I put it on top of the fridge...out of sight, out of mind right? The next day I went upstairs to nurse Benjamin and so I was unavailable for about 20-25 minutes. Afterward, when I walked into the kitchen this is what I found. The crime scene (December 1): 24 kisses missing, foil wrappers everwhere, and chocolate finger prints ever so slight. A present but partially opened Reeses peanut butter cup on day 25.
The suspect: Warren Maxwell Hall, male, brown hair, hazel eyes, 3 feet 6 inches, 34 lbs. Has been convicted as a chocolate addict in years past. Please be vigilant and lock up all your chocolate. Suspect is charming, hungry and a seasoned climber.