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Or if the things in the Ocean are your game......

 

You'll enjoy The Long Beach Aquarium , I have been to this  place every year..........

 

with the First Graders at my girls' school, I have done several long -term {subbing} positions there and It seems that I have been lucky enough to be working when they take this annual trek to the Aquarium of the Pacific.   My first love has always been Marine Biology {thought I wanted to be a Marine Biologist during my early days in College, took a class called Island biology and got to Scuba dive in the Northern Channel Islands off of the Santa Barbara Coast} I even worked here ...while attending San Diego State University {then switching my major to Psychology which lead to a teaching credential in Hawai'i}....

Can you see the beautiful Sea Horse in the photo above...it is beautifully camouflaged in the seaweed?  So graceful, isn't' it?

 

Look at the Sawtooth Fish, which is in the Elasmabranch family...(Sharks and Rays) which moves it's nose back and forth through a school of fish to sting them and that's how it eats.   yes..that's what I do when I go through the Aquarium...I feel like I'm like the Crocodile Hunter with my excited tidbits of trivial information about the Ocean World.  Speaking of the Sharks and Rays and The Crocodile Hunter {one of  Mr. Incredible's favorite people of all time, we miss him terribly} one of the most popular exhibits is the Pools of Sharks and Rays, where you can pet them...

 

 

If you ever come out to the Los Angeles area..this is a must see you'll come face to face with some of these menacing dudes...

 

this is a Sand Tiger shark...althoughthey look scary..they aren't very aggressive.   They do have a Bull Shark in the exhibit but I didn't get a picture of it they are aggressive and they do go in brackish water and fresh water.....

 

Now...i thought this sign was funny....{my nickname is Ellie, short for Gabrielle and Mr. Incredible....well is Troy}...how cute to have some Harbor Seals named after us!!!  

 

the cutest of all the fishes in the sea......but i know i'm biased.....

Summertime Staycation...

 

             { Cath Kidston photo above}..is it not the cutest tent..ever!!

This year due to the economy being Wonky....{unpredictable} and paying Uncle Sam... we did not have the finances to fly to  Alabama and/or go stay in Carpenteria like we usually do in the summertime.  My favorite thing is to camp right on the beach and here in California we have lots of beaches to choose from but our favorite is Carpenteria.  They have lots of antique stores that Mr. Incredible and I love to browse in, even though we have to bribe our children with "ice cream" to  do this.  Mr. Incredible is NOT a big fan of Camping...he would rather sleep in more luxurious accomodations such as a hotel or even by Camper....sure I'd go with something like this....

 

but in reality....we will hit places near our home like....

 

to see the lions, tigers and bears, oh my!

 

the meerkats are too cute!!

 

the monkeys...

 

oh you say...those aren't monkeys....oh yes  they are!!   Cute monkeys if I do say so...

 

the Baboons are always hilarious....

 

the giraffes are always sticking out their tongues looking to eat a nice juicy leaf...oh not a giraffe...Ok..what about a Zebra...

 

the zebras..so docile unlike these fearsome creatures....

 

Oh that's Mr. Incredible, don't worry about him..his bark is worse than is bite...

 

A smiley crocodile....doesn't he look friendly...not!   While we are in Australia...

 

let's look at the Kangaroos , check out their feet...Oh my aren't they ginormous!!

 

this two...look like these two.....

 

if you ever come to California for a vacation or staycation...the L.A. Zoo is a nice place to go and it is relatively cheap...you can bring in your own lunch and save money...but I still would rather be in Carpenteria antiquing.....but as they say there is always next year!!

 

so until then......

 

I'll visit it in my dreams...

I want to be a CAT, especially Kathy.

Huh?.....If I was Hindu and I believed in Reincarnation.....I would want to come back as a CAT....these two BLACK lumps are our Cats.  This is their life....

The first picture here is MUDGE...our li'l guy...this is his favorite spot....During the day he sleeps on this HIDEOUS couch.   Well actually it is a very cute couch it is  just the material that is hideous. 

But that is  another post for another day and my big plan to transform it into couch worthiness.  It is a perfect petite size this couch and it sits under a window in our Master Bedroom.  Mudge usually sleeps on top of the back of it so he can keep an eye on the neighborhood. 

This other lump of fur...is Kathy, the Kat. She loves sleeping anywhere and everywhere.  Loves to sleep on unmade beds .   Today I caught her on my unmade bed...and where ever she lays she leaves about a pound of fur.  She is huge!!  Probably pushing 20lbs.   She is the only cat I have ever seen LIE down to eat food out of her bowl.  She is very, very affectionate.  She also gets "Kitty Orgasms"  I'm serious people.  Whenever I rub her back end near her tail she goes crazy..starts whipping her head back and forth and sticking out her tongue.  She is so weird...Now that I found her "G SPOT"   she comes to me...all the time and sits on me...to locate her spot and rub it.....OMG...yes she is a weird animal. 

Meet Molly.....

Isn't she the cutest?

She is our neighbor's dog..she is a long hair Dachshund...she is very sweet.

My girls love her.  She has a sister, Molly does, who has my husband would say is "Wound tight".  Her name is Gracie and she is a short hair Dachshund.  I don't have any pictures of her because when she is outside she runs in the street...I keep teasing my neighbor that she needs this dude...to straighten Gracie out...she is a wild thing that Gracie..but she is a cutie too...