Picture This

Grandma J lives with a boat load of family.   When she says family, you know she means JJ, Phillip Johnny Bob, Crusty and Henrietta.   Unlike your household, not all things are fair and equal at Grandma J's place at the ghetto Spa.

The love is there for all creatures big, small, wet, chewed, bossy and demanding.  Grandma J tries to give equal time and space to all.......

A picture is displayed front and center, with no  preferences to any one in particular....stop barking JJ!

Grandma J does admit that some members of the household chew on take advantage of others.  

JJ being the Alpha of the group, claims to be an advocate of equality and wasn't happy when I wouldn't adopt the stray cat that he played with.

He invited the cat in the house to play when Grandma J wasn't looking....

but it was cut short when Henrietta started clucking like a hen banshee.

Really, JJ has plenty of playmates at daycare, and of course he loves chewing on playing with Crusty.   To show his love he showed Grandma J he framed his very own family photos.

Can you feel the love?

Vancouver Olympics
the out takes

Due to the lack of  qualifying credentials funds and credibility with The Canadian Broadcasting Czar, a few up and coming stars on the US Olympic team didn't get any TV coverage.

Because she's a patriot and a stage mother sports enthusiast, Grandma J wants to share with you a few photos of one of the athletes in action.

It's our own Phillip Johnny Bob......who took it upon himself to carry the torch across the international border.  For the record, this wasn't the official torch....but let's not get all caught up in details.

Like most Olympians, PJB was all geared up for his big event, the taco eating contest,  highly dangerous luge.

With the  form of a true athlete, and the muscle tone of  a fried twinky the fittest of the fittest,  Phil barreled down the mountain in no time flat.

Unfortunately, Phillip Johnny Bob and his teammate Crusty were disqualified during the doubles.   Crusty didn't think he had to wear any protective safety gear....due to the fact that he WAS MADE out of ironclad protective gear.

After all was said and done, is anyone surprised that PJB walked away with an Olympic Gold Metal despite all his challenges?   I didn't think so!

And The Chocolate Goes To......


Not so fast! You know Grandma J doesn't use a random automated winner picker when it comes to important stuff like naming a rubber squeaky toy family member. Instead, she decided to print out the comments, cut them up, fold them, and put them in the official mixing bowl astronaut helmet for a hand drawing. You know, we gotta have a bit of pomp and circumstance.....




So, crab and I paid a visit to my granddaughter and JJ to keep the selection of the winner on the up and up. Of course if my memory was functioning properly, I would have remembered about all the bad blood between JJ and crab! Duh!






Things were going along quite well without any major incidents......Grandma J's granddaughter picks the winning comment....





.......and in the blink of an eye, JJ is flying through the air, lunging at crab! Grandma J shouts out, Mother of all things holy, don't hurt the crab. JJ retreats, and no one got hurt.

Now the reason y'all are here....the winner is.......



Congratulations to Cdub! The crab's new name is Crusty!


Cdub, I hope you enjoy the selection of chocolate goodies I ordered for you. I picked the following three items.......a cross-section of items from the Dove Chocolate Discoveries Catalog.








Enjoy your winnings Cdub! Crusty is a happier crab now that he has a real name! email me so I can get your address to ship your prize: jannieret@hotmail.com



Some of you mentioned that you didn't know that Dove Chocolates had a catalog. Dove Chocolate Discoveries was launched in 2007. Their products are sold exclusively through independent contractors called "Chocolatiers" through fun home parties.

My daughter Kim became a Dove Chocolatier several months ago, and has grown her business to the level of Manager, winning trips to Dove Headquarters twice. Since it's such a new concept in home parties with such a wide variety of products, I thought showcasing Dove as my contest prize would be a great way to introduce you to the products and company.


Check out the Dove Catalog, you will be surprised at the selection of yummy stuff they offer. And, for the next two days, Kim will accept orders via her website if you mention you came from Grandma J's blog....kind of like a virtual party.



If you haven't heard of Dove Chocolate Discoveries, you might be interested in becoming a Chocolatier in your area. You can check out Kim's Dove website.