DAITA, CHEX & LOLLIPOP

DAITA: Born - February 4th. Daita was sent to me from my lovely cousin Caitlind. He came with his own story which I will share with you. 
           "Daita is from outer space. He loves cats, painting and watching Star Trek."
That's all folks. Short and sweet - think I'd better leave it that way instead of embellishing his story... Thanks Caitlind!
CHEX: Born - February 5th. Chex held the title of the 'World Checkers Champion' for many years. He was undefeated until some upstart from "Bacon Cove, Nfld." whooped his butt and stole the title. It was not a pretty sight watching a grown Sock Monkey cry on National TV.  Chex has now taken up 'Connect 4' and will only play with children under the age of 3.
LOLLIPOP: Born - February 6th. Lollipop is one of the loveliest Sock Monkeys around. She will do absolutely anything for a friend - including cut and streak your hair for an afternoon of your company. Her smile is always genuine and welcoming. Lollipop rocks and we totally love her!!

Author's note: Wow - I didn't have anything bad to say about Lollipop. Odd.  I think I'd better do some more research - everyone has a skeleton in their closet somewhere.....

AMADEUS AND A BOX FULL OF MONKEYS

This is my grandson Amadeus being tortured (by me of course). I'm sure one day he will have nightmares about boxes and sock monkeys.... If he does, I will deny everything. Grandmothers are sweet and kind - they don't do anything that could possibly leave you in a corner rocking in the fetal position....nope, we are nothing but kindly old folk...

 I LOVE my grandson and he's such a good sport!!

Georgie's note: Amadeus's mother was here and assisted in the mayhem so therefore I am not the sole torturer in the above adventure. Good thing he wasn't in with the January batch - there were a few biters in that crowd...

MARSHMELLOW, BRADLEY & MR. BUBBLES

MARSHMELLOW, BRADLEY & MR. BUBBLES:  Born - February 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively.  Welcome to the life of an Albino Sock Monkey! These three monkeys hail from Spruce Grove, Alberta where they live on a quiet acreage and grow lavender for their homemade Pot Pouri business.
Being an Albino Sock Monkey is not always easy and they do have to be careful around people with shiny bald heads, lots of bling and can't go anywhere near tanning beds.
On an average day, these three monkeys can harvest a lavender field the size of a football stadium, in just under an hour. Fast little monkeys aren't they? You can check out their line of Pot Pouri products on their website, www.REALLYSMELLYSTUFF.com . Happy shopping!

Author's note: Okay, once again the website is made up, don't go there....I did. So, unless you want to find out "what that smelly stuff is under your toe nails", don't look it up. Wait though, if  you have smelly stuff under your toe nails, you should probably check it out.....seriously.

"LITTLE JOE"

This is "Little Joe". He was made from a really cool pair of baby socks I found, and I thought it would be neat to try and make smaller Sock Monkeys. I took the picture beside my coffee cup and then with my hand in the picture so you'd get an idea of how small he is. These were socks for 6-9 months old. I'm sure I could go smaller BUT, for now I'll stick with this size. Sorry folks, no key chain Sock Monkeys yet!

Little Joe will find a good home I'm sure, until then, he hangs out on my desk and when I'm not looking, searches my room for my stash of sour chews. I'm on to you Little Joe....

Author's note: If you like the cup, it is one of Brandon Ashcroft's creations. He is a very good friend and incredible potter. This colour is "Raspberry" but he also throws in blues and browns. Being a huge fan of his cups, and mugs, I had to buy a coffee cart in which to display them all as my cupboards were overflowing. You can check out Brandon's incredible creations at: One Quarter Studios through Facebook or do a Google search.

JANUARY 2011 COLLECTION

Well, there they are folks in all their glory. Count 'em up - 31 sock monkeys and 1 crazy sock monkey "builder".  Not the greatest picture, I had to sit awkwardly so you could see all of them - but they wanted me to join them for the picture - and you don't say no to sock monkeys. They all stopped yapping long enough to snap the picture without some of their mouths open, eyes closed, making bunny ears, you know the routine, every one wants to be a comedian... Zigmund, (who's legs are hanging down next to my head) had just finished telling us the most inappropriate joke - which of course started an uproar of laughter, name calling, punching and accidental "tooting". It took me an hour to get them all calmed down again.

ANYWAY, I have filled my first months quota and am already into February's batch. Hope you have been entertained so far and would love for you to continue reading and checking in to see if I'm still alive under the mountain of monkey parts I have lying around in my room.

MAGGIE, TATE & ZIBBY

MAGGIE: Born - January 29th. Maggie, believe it or not, was the inspiration behind Rod Stewarts hit single "Maggie May." She enjoyed hanging with him but in the end got tired of being woken up every morning with him yelling "wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you." According to Maggie he never really had anything important to say...
TATE: Born - January 30th. Tate had a master plan once to be a tap dancer with the River Dance Troupe from Ireland. However, as all his master plans, he didn't really think through the part about not having feet... Tate's new master plan is to stop making master plans.
ZIBBY: Born - January 31st. Zibby has never been able to get beyond the whole "is it black stripes on white or white stripes on black" thing. Seriously folks, unless you have time to sit through a three hour rant about racial slurs against striped critters, don't bother asking his opinion on the above mentioned dilema. Three hours I'll never get back...

ROCKSTAR, MONA & KIRBY

ROCKSTAR: Born - January 26th. Rockstar is exactly what his name says he is, a Rockstar. Every day he faithfully hugs rocks and lets them know just how special and important they are to the world. He is a true star among rocks - they love him.
MONA: Born - January 27th. Mona was once on a Soap called "The Young and the Sockless" as the lead females lost sock. Unfortunately, Mona's character was eaten by the dryer as her role was only a week long. It did earn her a "Daytime Sock" award for Best Sock Death in a Supporting Role.
KIRBY: Born - January 28th. Kirby is a happy little sock monkey whom loves to ride the merry-go-round at playgrounds. He spins and spins and spins until he can no longer see straight and walks in circles. Odd little habit yes, but it's his happy place. No need to go into detail as to why he needs a "happy place"...