REXI, RYAN & OWEN

REXI: Born - September 3rd. Rexi has a phobia. I know we have mentioned phobias before AND phobias are quite serious - not to be messed around with...ever. Rexi's phobia is fairly rare but does exist. It is "arachibutyrophobia" which as we all know, is the fear of "peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth." Now, I am not sure how Rexi acquired this phobia HOWEVER, I do know that peanut butter and banana sandwiches are not a good snack to put in front of him when he's over for a visit. We're still scraping bits of the sandwiches off the wall... Fricken phobias...
RYAN: Born - September 4th. Ryan will only brush his teeth on the days of the week with an 'r' in it. No one has figured out why but we have some theories. One theory is that he likes the letter R, therefore only brushing on R letter days. Another theory is that he brushes for his hot dates on the weekend, the rest of the week can go to the dogs. My theory is that he's a Sock Monkey and he doesn't have any teeth therefore rendering this entire bio useless! Come on people!
OWEN: Born - September 5th. Owen just happens to be born on the same day as my very good and most awesome friend Bev. Like Bev, Owen is unbelievably smart, incredibly capable in all areas of handiness, beautiful inside and out and can change your kitchen drawers around in a matter of minutes while you've gone to the bathroom.... Oh yeah, and like Bev, Owen can also feed you licorice and banana shooters and Highlander Grogg espressos. This is one gifted woman, oops! I mean Sock Monkey.
Author's note: Bev -  you are the sunshine to my cloudy day! I love you tons and wish nothing but the most amazing year ahead for you. May all you days be filled with "many magnificent memory making moments" - try saying that five times real fast...

HEIDI & FRANCO

HEIDI & FRANCO: Born - September 1st & 2nd. These two lovely Sock Monkeys are made in honor of my two friends, Heidi and Franco, who were kind enough to let me crash at their house while I was in Ft. Smith this past August.
Like their human namesakes, this happy Sock Monkey couple co-habitate in an eclectic house of colours, rooms and history. Every morning there is freshly ground coffee perking in the Italian Espresso maker and the smell of "bacon" smokies and pancakes in the air....yum! Aside from the great coffee and food, you'll be in awe of the computer technology and aircraft throughout the house - not to mention the various art selections which grace every possible wall space, nook & cranny. Franco and Heidi are a wonderful couple of Sock Monkeys and fabulous hosts!
So....have I earned a spot at the house for next years Festival???

AUGUST COLLECTION 2011

My lovely August model - Bailey!

Amadeus with his Mum

August 2011 - I think the Sock Monkeys were encouraging Amadeus to go a little crazy on his mother's shoulders. Not surprising, these guys will do anything for a bit of comedy relief and if they can get someone else involved, the happier they are. Of course, it's not that hard to convince a little human to have a bit of fun - after all, Sock Monkeys and little people totally understand each other!
It's been a great month - lots of funky socks this time around and crazy bio's. My sock monkeys seem to get nuttier the further I get into this project (I've been told it's me that's nuttier but I don't believe the voices...).
ANYWAY, keep reading, that is I hope people are reading this blog...we never really know. However, for those of you who do, the Sock Monkeys and I appreciate it!

RIPPER, BICKERMAN & VIVEKA

RIPPER: Born - August 29th. Ripper is quite the Sock Monkey. He absolutely LOVES to rip things apart - hence the name "Ripper".  One day I caught him in my linen cupboard, ripping apart my sheets and working his way to the pillowcases. I just about ripped him apart when I finally caught him (fast little bugger). So, to make him happy and keep him away from my sheets, I hooked him up with the hospital. Every week he gets to rip apart old sheets and make them into slings which get packaged up and sent to the Army.  Ripper's happy, I'm happy and my sheets are whole.
BICKERMAN: Born - August 30th. Bickerman will sit in front of the television watching hour after hour of "Pingu", his penguin hero. Happy Feet doesn't hold up against Pingu and Bickerman will give you a list of why Pingu is better. Go ahead - argue the point with him and I guarantee you'll lose. Seriously? A tap-dancing penguin compared to Pingu? Hands down, Pingu rules...
VIVEKA: Born - August 31st. A very long time ago, Viveka opened a "wet wipes" shop. That's all she sold. Some were in boxes, some in fancy round containers, some in small packages for a bag or suitcase. All had different scents as well. The most popular ones among the Sock Monkeys were the banana scented ones. They came packaged in a container shaped like a banana. The problems started when the monkey's started eating the banana wet wipes and got sick. Some sued, others just died. Was very tragic. Viveka no longer runs a business. Hey, if you ever need wet wipes though, you know who to call....

WILBUR, MYRTLE, KASEY & PATCHES

WILBUR: Born - August 25th. Wilbur likes to measure things. He usually has a measuring tape wrapped around his neck at all times - it took me 14 bananas to convince him to take it off for the picture... I'm not even sure why he measures things as he never writes down the measurement once he's done and continually measures the same things over and over again. If something appeals to him and he feels it warrants a measurement, he'll stop at nothing to measure it. Interesting obsession....
MYRTLE: Born - August 26th. Myrtle shares the same birthdate as my grandfather (who would be 103 today if he were still with us) and the same hat. Not just any hat, but grandfathers fishing/walking/birding hat that is so worn, you can't tell front to back. Why does Myrtle have the hat? She claimed it as her home. At night she climbs inside and curls up in a ball and goes to sleep. During the day, she hides it away so none of the other Sock Monkeys will damage it. I'm okay with this as I know it's being well taken care of - and I love my grandfathers hat.
KASEY: Born - August 27th. Kasey has palm trees all over his body - not to be mistaken for "marijuana" leaves... Although, I can see how that would happen, I don't see how anyone would think I would make a Sock Monkey out of socks with pot all over them. UNLESS, of course it was for a "Cheech & Chong" movie (which we all love) then of course I would make one!! Who wouldn't? It would be hilarious to watch Cheech and Chong try to smoke it! Okay....maybe not...that would cause problems in the Sock Monkey world and you don't want hundreds of Sock Monkeys coming after you because you smoked one of their family. Not a good scene....
PATCHES: Born - August 28th. Patches tried to hide all of Wilbur's measuring tapes once. Patches ended up in the hospital for weeks with broken bones and black eyes. Patches learned a valuable lesson. Don't mess with someones obsession...ever.

ALEXA & ZONDERVAN

ALEXA & ZONDERVAN: Born - August 23rd & 24th respectively. These two sock monkeys wake up early every morning, look out their window and paint the sky they see. Some days are better than others of course as the skyline is constantly changing. These two can paint as quickly as you can snap a picture and one such morning they woke up to see a U.F.O flying by. Yup, not kidding.  They got every last detail of that spaceship before it was clearly out of sight - right down to the little kid alien flipping them "the bird" as he flew by......nice. I've now gotten into the habit of looking out my bedroom window as soon as I wake. You just never know what you might see. So far, it's been ravens and magpies - not very exciting I know BUT, one day it could be a raven or magpie playing tree golf or something exciting like that. Try it some time - you may be pleasantly surprised....

FOSTER, CHASE & LANCE

FOSTER: Born - August 20th. Foster recently got a very bad haircut...from his mother. You know the ones. Your bangs NEVER get cut straight and consequently end up shorter and shorter as she cuts until, there's no more to cut (or you'd be bald) SO, she just leaves the front and starts in on the back. The back isn't too bad - at least there's enough hair to hide the bad layers, it's the "over the ears" attempt that leaves you crying... ANYWAY, Foster shaved himself and no longer has hair - as you can see, he's just bald and beautiful. Smart move Foster.
CHASE : Born - August 21st.  Chase got tired of being the one who has to chase everyone in the game of "tag". Seriously. Every time the Sock Monkeys play this game (and to date that is 233 Sock Monkeys), Chase is ALWAYS the first and last one to be "IT". He runs around willy-nilly like and can never seem to run away fast enough when he's finally tagged someone. It's kind of fun to watch though. There's a lot of monkeys running into walls and doors, tripping over each other, falling down the stairs...come to think of it, I generally have to do a lot of repairs on the Sock Monkeys after a game of Tag. Perhaps it's time to think of a different game? Maybe "Monkopoly"....what could possibly go wrong with that?
LANCE: Born -  August 22nd.  Lance has Ants in his pants. Ha, Ha! That's freakin' funny!! That's also it for Lance. Got to find that boy a new pair of pants!! Hee, hee.....