Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Turkeys & Troubles


Nothing to do with turkey.

Just really cute pictures.






Okay.  Here comes the Turkey part!

Did I mention that Katie LOVES crafts.....

Please take a look at our Katie-made
Thanksgiving decorations.

For a small fee, I would be happy to rent her out to take care of all
your decorating needs.










We were invited to our next door neighbors house again this year
for Thanksgiving dinner.

The dinner was delicious and a good time was had by all.

Here are the kids sitting at their tables.





After dinner, while the adults talked, talked, talked
the kids had some t.v. time, and then some craft time.....




.....and then it was Garage Dance Party Time!!!!





Here is the food tally.
Mikey ate: rolls and red velvet cake.
Katie ate: turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls and red velvet cake.
Huzbend and I ate:  way too much.

Soon the kids got tired and we made our exit.

I suspect that Katie wasn't really as tired as she had said,
because when we got home she begged and begged me to whip
up some candied yams.

I was happy to oblige.





The girl loves her candied yams.

But really, mostly the marshmallows.





On to the Troubles part now.

We all got sick the week of Thanksgiving.

Katie got a cough and had to go on double "steamies" to keep
her oxygen levels up.

Huzbend got the nasty cold and spent all last week driving to work.
Ye gods!!!

I admit, I was the one that started it all.  
I got sick the day before Thanksgiving..... and still have it.
My right ear is clogged up and I can't hear out of it - no infection yet.
I also have a bum left wrist requiring me to wear a brace.
Doc's have no idea what I did to it.  Xray was negative for a fracture.
So, it might be a strain or sprain.

Mikey got the cold right along with everyone else and he
was lucky enough to have it turn into early stage pneumonia.

YAY US!!!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

1.21 Gigowatts

Ready for more?

Good.  Hold on to your lunch!

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

The first weekend of November we attended what was appropriately called, "The First Annual Smashing Pumpkins Playdate".

If I could use one word to describe this event it would be......RAD.

The kids and their friends put on their costumes one last time, pigged out on all sorts of pumpkiny goodness including but not limited to: pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin rice krispie treats, and pumpkin ice cream, and then threw their jack o' lanterns off a second story deck.

KER-SPLAT!

Please, observe.





See?  RAD.

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

Fast forward one week.

Granma came for a visit.


There was lots of hangin' out.


There was lots of crafting.

 Paper dolls.  In effect.

There was homework, too.


















And there was an impromtu trip to Gabbaland.  Yep.

Can you say the magic words with me?

YOOOOOOO GAAAABBAAAAA GAAAAABBAAAAAA!




To quote the ever-jovial DJ Lance Rock, "Listening and dancing to music issssssssssss AWESOME!!!"

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

Phew.  We're back.  I'm exhausted.  I think I'll try to stay up to date from now on.
Ha. Ha.  Yeah.  Right.

Well, I've got one last treat for you, weary traveler.

Sit yourself back and enjoy a little comedy courtesy of Mirth Master Mike.


Friday, November 18, 2011

Aw, Crap.

It just occurred to me that I haven't posted a video up on this 'ole blog of mine for quite some time.  Since August, I think.  And when I say video, I mean actual video.  Not just a photo slideshow.

Now I gotta play catch up.

Oh, now.  Don't think I am going to let you off so easy.

Come with me, won't you?  On a journey through space and time......

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

You will now engage in the rituals of a northwest summer.





Enlightening, wasn't it?

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

You will now witness the eating of the iced cream.





Delectable, no?

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

You will join in the revelry of a cold and dreary October day.






You could practically feel the frigid rain water soaking into your socks, couldn't you?

WHOOSH!  ZAP!

Phew!  Time travel really takes it out of ya.

I think we'll have to postpone the rest of our trip for a later date.

We shall reconvene in a day or two, my friends.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

And so, I have fallen off the wagon once again.

My blog posts have dwindled with the onslaught that is Halloween.

Thusly, I must resort to the photo slide show to illustrate the month of October.

Please enjoy........(drum roll, please)

THE OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL HALLOWEEN 2011 SLIDE SHOW

Featuring:

Granma C. as herself
Katie as The Panda Princess
Mikey as Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman
Myself as Aunt May
and a breakthrough performance by Huzbend as Megamind

Lights, please!

ROLL!










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