PrettyTiny Film Company Pic A Week *2019* (#.....52!! Dec. 24)

[neon_jellyfish]

So charming!

[GreysPrincess]

Aww, Victor looks so warm and cozy! Give him kisses for me!

(It’s official: my crazy-cat-lady-dom extends to plushie cats)

[Alliecat]

Thanks, everyone!
Greys, I hearya... I can't resist plushie cats either!  (Victor says 'rawr' for the kiss   )

Nuthin' in the rules about double-dipping, so this week's pic-a-week is again an entry for the Dal House March photo challenges, with the theme "Surfin Safari".  Today's ex-pedition was one of those shoots that tests the bleep out of you, because it was freezing and windy and I had to line everything up and shoot before either Samantha or her surfboard blew over, yet again.  In spite of taping the surfboard to a stick.  And it was the second attempt because when I went the other day, it was just too windy.

Samantha's more ambitious than you might ex.pect from a wee Dal.  She's into longboards, apparently...


Ready for Eddie?
(I know one or two will get it...  )

[davidd]

  Yup, I get it! And she looks ready! Fun pic! Well worth the misery!

[Elfy]

That looks awesome! I went to school with a few surfers and they didn’t care how cold it was. If the surf was up, they were there riding.

[Lejays17]

It doesn’t look freezing ( the lack of goosebumps all over )

Love the surf coming in behind her, she’s just like every other mad surfer that if th3 waves are up, they’re hitting them!

[neon_jellyfish]

What a badass little surfer!

[werepuppy]

She looks ready to hit the biggest wave she can, and she dares it to knock her over.

[GreysPrincess]

She looks absolutely fearless!

[Alliecat]

Thanks, all!

Samantha's back again, with a photo that pretty much summarizes most of this week.  Tax time is enough of a PITA, but when you have a "final" return for someone as well, plus various tax-slip-issuing agencies that can't do basic record-keeping, well...  Many 4-letter words have been said.  
Yes, I think we'd both rather be surfing.

[neon_jellyfish]

Oh boy, hang in there!

[werepuppy]

Oh, poor Sam, she looks ready to cry. Which I'm guessing must be how you're feeling. Hang in there!

[GreysPrincess]

Taxes are the worst. Good luck!

[davidd]

That photo perfectly sums up the tax eerience. We are just getting started on ours.

[Alliecat]

Yep, it was definitely a tearful ex.perience.

We interrupt the pic-a-week for a public service announcement.
From the S*** No One Will Tell You Till It's Too Late File.
I don't know about tax regulations in other countries, and most of you aren't in Canada... but here at least, if you have an insurance policy on your child, you need to transfer it to your child or intended beneficiary before you die, assuming you have time to do so, OR, at least, investigate options for naming the child/beneficiary as a joint owner.  Otherwise, when you die, you/your estate will be socked for the value of the policy as a taxable gain.  This may kick you into a higher tax bracket & result in an apocalyptic tax bill.  
It's imaginary 'income' that neither you nor your insured child will see a dollar of, but you will pay tax on it.
Don't assume you're immune cos you're not in Canada.  Find out what the rules are for your own country/policy!
(Just warning everyone I know...)

back to our regularly scheduled programming

The J-Dolls haven't been getting anywhere near the photo time they should.   Part of the problem is them being in the back of the cabinet and less likely to catch my eye at photo time.  I need a doll cabinet (and a place to put it).  So I made an effort this week, & Sunny got to represent her sisters at the beach.