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always saw, I always said
If I were grown and free,
I'd have a gown of reddest red
As fine as you could see,

To wear out walking, sleek and slow,
Upon a Summer day,
And there'd be one to see me so
And flip the world away.

And he would be a gallant one,
With stars behind his eyes,
And hair like metal in the sun,
And lips too warm for lies.

I always saw us, gay and good,
High honored in the town.
Now I am grown to womanhood....
I have the silly gown.

by
Dorothy Parker







What Did the Bolt of Fabric Tell His Daughter When She Threatened to Run Away to India?

"Go ahead ... you'll be sari."






Walking up to a department store’s fabric counter, a pretty girl asked, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”

“Only one kiss per yard, ” replied the smirking male clerk.

“That’s fine,” replied the girl. “I’ll take ten yards.”

With expectation and anticipation written all over his face, the clerk hurriedly measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly.

The girl snapped up the package, pointed to a little old man standing beside her, smiled and said, “Grandpa pay the man.”





Butterfly Kisses lyrics
Songwriters: Carlisle, Bob; Thomas, Randy;

There's two things I know for sure
She was sent here from heaven
And she's daddy's little girl
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night
She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes
And I thank God for all of the joy in my life
Oh but most of all

For butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair
Walk beside the pony daddy it's my first ride
I know the cake looks funny daddy but I sure tried





Oh with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve a hug every mornin'
And butterfly kisses at night

Sweet 16 today
She's lookin' like her mama a little more every day
One part woman the other part girl
To perfume and make up from ribbons and curls
Trying her wings out in a great big world
But I remember






Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair
You know how much I love you daddy
But if you don't mind
I'm only gonna kiss you on the check this time

Oh with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve her love every mornin'
And butterfly kisses at night





All the precious time
Like the wind the years go by
Precious butterfly
Spread your wings and fly

She'll change her name today
She'll make a promise and I'll give her aways
Standing in the bride room just staring at her
She asked me what I'm thinkin'
And I said I'm not sure
I just feel like I'm loosin' my baby girl
And she leaned over






Gave me butterfly kisses with her mama there
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair
Walk me down the isle daddy
It's just about time
Does my wedding gown look pretty daddy?
Daddy's don't cry

Oh with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve her love every mornin'
And butterfly kisses





I couldn't ask God for more than this is what love is
I know I've got to let her go but I'll always remember
Every hug in the mornin' and butterfly kisses


I simply love that song it reminds me of my precious girls.

Theme Hats, Jewelry, songs and a painting what more could you ask for in a Blog ?

My wife, Iryna likes theme hats, I like theme songs ! Well only to my favorite TV Shows !

Everyone know the mickey mouse theme song, M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E , etc great for kids but my favorite theme song is from one of my favorite TV shows ( The Big Bang Thoery ).

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait...
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools,
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries,
That all started with the big bang!

A popular theme for kids now days is pirates, probably due to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Yo Ho , yo ho a pirates life for me. Makes me think of Disneyland and the pirates of the Caribbean ride. I love Disneyland.

Easter brings to mind thoughts of spring, I would like to have spring right now, we got snow last night, I really dislike shoveling snow. I like easter, kids like it too mmmm chocolate.

I can not wait to enjoy spring, butterflies, Barbeque's, warmer weather , fireflies ,hockey playoffs :) Fireflies remind me of 2 things 1) When I was young I would go into me backyard in the evening and catch fire flies, times were great then, I did not have a care or concern. All I cared about was having fun. 2 ) One of my favorite songs. Fireflies by Owl City ! If you haven't heard it, you gotta check it out.

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance

A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)

Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell

But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

One place I would love to see someday.. Australia

My favorite Australian actress is Anna Torv. Mainly because I the the Fox TV Show Fringe.

My favorite Australian animal is the koala bear, the look so cute and cuddly, yet they have huge claw like the wolverine.




My favorite song about Australia, tie me kangaroo down by Rolf Harris

Always thought the kangaroos were the super heroes of the animal kingdom. Kangaroos can hop high and fast, and if you mess with them they can kick the crap out of you, oh and I hear they are good boxers.


I am an animal person, I think really there are only 2 creatures I truly dislike snakes and crocodiles. You may say that is because you fear them. My answer would be yes !

My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all of them teeth and no toothbrush, from The Waterboy one of my favorite movies unfortunately not Australian.

I would enjoy scuba diving at the great barrier reef, all the unique and interesting sea creatures would be such an incredible experience. I would even like to see a shark, as long as he was not hungry.

www.irarott.com may soon have an Australian distributor for our products, so if you live in New Zealand or Australia you can buy directly from them.


I Can not end this blog without a mention to one of my favorite Australians, Steve Irwin. I enjoyed his humor and crazy antics for many years.

I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.
Steve Irwin

Crikey means gee whiz, wow!
Steve Irwin