ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

If I had room for this, I'd definitely ask Santa for it! Doesn't it look amazing!?!? I gotta believe this is one of the best toys ever!

TALULA DOES THE HULA FROM HAWAII

That's what a mother in New Zealand named her daughter.

No. I'm not joking.

Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii is her given name. She apparently hated it so much that she went by "K" until she was made a ward of the court so she could change it.

As a teacher, I had some oddly-named students throughout the years, but nothing like these. Some other unusual names listed:

• Midnight Chardonnay
• Number 16 Bus Shelter
• Space Travel
• Build the Nation
• Twins named Benson and Hedges

Do you have any to add?

MORE BANANAS GORILLA

There's another installment of Banana's Gorilla. If you missed the first one, you can check it out here. Bobby suggested I try this with Mr. Ginger...maybe I will!

BANANAS GORILLA

Our good friend, Bobby, sent this post to me while I was riding in the car last night. It really made me laugh and caused Mr. Ginger to question what was going on! It's a great post about a gorilla, a dad, a daughter and a green, plastic prison. I miss being a parent and being able to do fun, creative stuff like this! Bailey probably wouldn't appreciate it...maybe I could try it with my officemate?