Oh, my, I nearly forgot, till others’ post updates started coming in, that today was the day to tell visitors how the RAOKA theme applied to my life in December!
RAOKA, or Random Acts of Kick-Arse, is a fun concept created by Sami, of Life, Laughs and Lemmings. There are several main players in the game, but many of us have a good time playing along. We’ve had the themes of Kindness and Beauty, and this last month’s topic was … Wacky.
I had thought about posting pictures of Frosty. When my hubby lost his job in September, his co-workers gave him a going away present: the seven foot tall inflatable snowman that had decorated the front of the store during the holiday season for years. We set Frosty up outside, and I had every intention of taking photos of him the following day. That evening, however, we had a windstorm. The winds knocked Frosty over, and his blower-motor busted.
Although I suppose pictures of a limp snowman might have been pretty wacky, the situation was just too sad to photograph.
So, instead, I’ll substitute my Starlings. You’ve all met them before, and can listen to them talking away in a previous post.
Not long before Christmas, my Saluki dog, Kai, wanted to play. I was out in the living room, and he kept going to his toybox in the bedroom. I told him he should bring me his chicken (it’s a pretty wacky rubber chicken). Instead, he came out with his used-to-be-stuffed purple dinosaur. I told him to get the chicken again, and he returned once more with the dinosaur. Finally, I asked Kai, “Are you telling me you want a new dinosaur for Christmas?”
Kai, smart dog, eh? (Can't find the pix of his chicken or dino, but this was wacky enough....
Stars the Starling yelled, “Diney-Saur!”
Now, this is a word they’d never said before (and haven’t since, for that matter). So, I asked Stars, “Do YOU want a diney-saur for Christmas?” and he said, in that cute little squeaky-gravel Starling way, “Yeaahhhhhh.”
Meet the Starlings’ Christmas present:
They were afraid of them at first, but they’ve picked the little orange one up and thrown it on the floor (their idea of playing with toys) a few times since Christmas. I guess they approve.
For more RAOKA fun, stop by the key players’ blogs and enjoy!
Lori from Jane Be Nimble
Dani from Positively Present
Melissa from Operation NICE
Brandi from Joy Rebel
Lance from The Jungle of Life
And of course the originator of RAOKA, Sami at Life, Laughs and Lemmings!
Hi Gayze,
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Loved your wacky cute and oh so gorgeous story
Pets are usually the best when it comes to all things wacky eh…
Much Love,
Z~
.-= Zeenat{Positive Provocations}´s last blog ..RAOKA:My Pursuit of Wackiness
Hi, Z! Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, even on days it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot to laugh about, my pets keep me giggling!
Hi Gayze!
I love the Diney-Saurs! Your stories about your starlings really amaze, me, Gayze.
Oh, and thanks for sparing us the saggy snowman. I don’t think I’d be able to recover from seeing the atrocity.
Thanks for posting about Wacky RAOKA today, Gayze! I love to read your RAOKA musings.
Have a splendid day!
.-= Lori´s last blog ..Random Acts of Kick Arse: Wacky =-.
Thanks, Lori! My star-babies really are something special.
So is French Fry the sparrow … tho’ she doesn’t talk, she’s quite the cheeky little snipe. And she’s a hero! She alerted me to the fact that the back door had sprung open the other day. Saved us all from freezing, she did. 
THAT is such a cute (and wacky) story Gayze! Totally love it! Dineysaur – too funny.
.-= Sami – Life, Laughs & Lemmings´s last blog ..Random Acts of Kick Arse – Wacky =-.
When one has pets, one can count on some Wacky just about every day!
Thanks for visiting, Sami!