Snow Gnome

Meet Gary the Snow Gnome.

After risking my life to go to Best Buy to purchase what seemed like an incredible deal on a digital photo frame - and coming back with only kitty litter, dog food and dog treats - I decided to play in the snow with my "kids."

We decided to build a snowman. After all the kids in Frosty the Snowman had no trouble building a man size snowman with the Christmas snow. So surely we could also.

Did you know it truly takes a village to raise a snowman? This is how Gary the Snow Gnome came to live at the Kolker's. After about ten minutes rolling around in the snow. Freezing my knees off - the gnome idea sounded pretty darn good.

His eyes are made of jingle bells. His mouth is a lai from Maui. He has no nose because, well, Oprah had no more available toys. (I'm thinking Toby Keith could make this into a hit single.)

He stands in the back yard protecting us from the evil that dwells out there. At least he scared the black panther enough to send her running into the house like her tail was on fire. This could be an awesome storyline for SK. Just put him alongside a possessed monkey and you have a winner.

Long days and pleasant nights to ye...