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What age do I act?

You Act Like You Are 30 Years Old

You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! You're responsible, wise, and have enough experience to understand a lot of the world. You're at the point in your life where you understand yourself pretty well. You are figuring out what you want... and how to get it!

What Age Do You Act?

Will have to do for now

***taken from a xanga blog....I have expanded it here a bit....hope to expand more as time permits***


We just got back from Vegas. We had a nice time. We went under the disguise of an Industry convention, which we did attend...but really went to have a good time...and usually a cheap time but this year the convention fell on Superbowl Sunday weekend which made it a bit more costly.

We went to a "pinball museum" and played old pinball and video games...I now hold top score #1 & 2 on mario brothers. The kids and I rode the Excalibur's 4-D rides...expensive but the kids enjoyed them...well the younger two at least.
We went to the Ethel M chocolate factory tour (neat tour....would have been neater if I had realized it was sunday so the actual working would not be going on)

Ate dinner at a Louisiana style crawfish place with some friends also attending the show....in the middle of what appeared to be little asia or similar...we were the only white people in the joint! Good crawfish/craydads whatever you want to call them....spicey but good....and messy...which of course means fun and memorable...

Ate at Dick's last resort....101 ways to teach children bad eating manners...but OH SO MUCH FUN! Hopefully christine will treat you all to pictures as I have not quite figured out how to do so! (we went to dicks after sticking our head in at 9 fine irishmen to meet up with a group from a website....that was really a bomb this time around...the group was too big, they sent them on the balcony....which was cold without enough seats...we left after about 45 long cold min....only to discover now that we are home that they finally moved them to the downstairs large patio with heaters after we left....eh dicks was still more fun!)

oh yah and I read....finished my last book ,completed another (3rd in the Plum series) and am almost done with the one listed....should be done by tonight.

Glad to be home...as usual barely scratched the surface of what to do in Vegas....(the tropicana has a titanic exhibit and a bodies exhibit at the moment....the small version of the hermitage in the venitian....and so many other things) but, we were there long enough....My head is congested and the kids are coughing...can only handle so long of cig smoke everywhere...

On Saturday night, as we prepared to head out, I switched to from "mom bag" to small purse for phone, id and money....Only one little problem...could not locate ID....knowing had had not taken it out anywhere since being in vegas, I hoped it was at home. I can not find it now that we are home....totally clueless when I lost it....DMV has no appt til March 3rd to replace...I will prob attempt to walk in....eh was due to renew in August...and lazy me, never changed my name on it when I got married....they kept sending me renewals and who wants to actually go to the DMV??

Books

We were gone for the weekend. I read a bit..........

1) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
2) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
3) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
4) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
5) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
6) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
7) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
8) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
9) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
10) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
11) "DaVinci for Dummies"
12) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
13) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
14) "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
15) "A Monk Swimming" by Malachy McCourt
16) "'Tis" by Frank McCourt
17) "two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich
18)"The Kill Artist" by Daniel Silva
19) "The Faith Club" by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and PRiscilla Warner
20) "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
21) "The Omnivore's Dilemma" By Micahel Pollan
22) "Family Tree" by Barbar Delinksy
23) "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
24) "Stega" by Andrew Vachs
25) "Escape" by Carolyln Jessop
26) "the English Assassin" by Daniel Silva
27) "better" by Atul Gawande
28) "Digging to AMerica" By Anne Tyler
29) "Heat" by Bill Buford
30) "Three to Get Deadly" by Janet Evanovich
31)"Four To Score" by Janet Evanovich
31) "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Lutttrell

Cookie time!!!!!!!!

Girl scout cookie time!

Anyone want some? We hope to actually sell enough to get a cookie badge this time!

Caramel deLites (formerly Samoas)
Delicate vanilla cookies drenched in Caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut and laceed with cocoa strips
Peanut Butter Patties
Crispy vanilla cookies layered with real peanut butter and blanketed with a chocolaty coating
Shortbread
traditional favorite with a buttery light flavor
Thin Mints
Thin Chocolate wafers dipped in a rich chocolaty coating with a burst of peppermint
Peanut Butter Sandwich
deliciously smooth peanut butter sandwiched between crunchy oatmeal cookies
Thanks-a-Lot
Heart-warming shortbread cookies dipped in rich fudge and topped with an embossed Thank You message in one of 5 languages
Lemonades
savory slices of shortbread with a refreshingly tangy lemon icing
Cinna-spins***new this year***
Crispy rounds with a cinnamon burst in every bite. Comes in 100 calorie packs for easy snacking


They are $4 a box. Will ship if necessary.

I don't know what to say

I'm really spent as of late....and I can't muster a good and decent and DESERVING post...

So for today's post....I will give you links...links to words about a beautiful little girl born 7yrs ago today

http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2008/01/to-special-angel.html
Her daddy's birthay wishes

http://jo-rant.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-birthday-bethy.html
her mum's birthday wishes

http://driedpapercutsandchickens.blogspot.com/2007/02/today.html

mine thoughts from last year....but not on her birthday


http://rhythmunbroken2.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-birthday-bethy.html
My daughter's thoughts from last year


Happy birthday, Little moo! We miss you here but, I am sure you are running and play til your little heart is content....never stopping to catch your breath or cool off or warm up ...no more meds. I guess your time with us was done...but, I wish for your mummy and daddy, it was not.

***disclaimer #1....should you follow the links, you might choose to read them when at home, at work or while sitting on hold for you satellite companies are not good times. If you have your own children, you will prob want them near, because you will want to give them a good squeeze when you are done reading***

***disclaimer #2, out of respect for my friends, I have kept this post religious belief free***

A bit of a Nosy tag

I tag Jeanne and Karla

1. How old will you turn in 2009? 38
2. Do you think you'll be married by then? um already am
3. What do you look forward to most in the next 3 months? Vegas, and life in general
4. Do you like to say "i told you so?" Not particularly.
5. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My oldest daughter
6. Do you prefer call or text? Ummm.....I stink at texting....isnt email an option?
7. Do you have any pets? Yes
8. What were you doing at 1:30 am? Sleeping
9. What were you doing at 3:00 am? Cleaning up barf
10. When is the last time you saw your mom? Christmas
11. What is your mood? blah
12. How many houses have you lived in? 6
13. How many city/towns have you lived in? 3
14. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? socks mostly
15. Are you a social person? depends on my mood and the people
16. What was the last thing you ate? Creamy chicken over rice
17. What's your favorite color? blue
18. What are you doing for your next birthday? not a clue and not important
19. What is your favorite TV show? The Amazing Race
20. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Strawberry
21. Do you like coffee? OMG yes
22. What are you listening too? My Dh talk on the phone about digital or anal calipers to a friend
23. Do you have an iPod? No
24. How do you feel about the last person you kissed? I love him
25. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? yes
26. Do you know how to play poker? Yes but I am not so good
27. What are you thinking about right now? my mind is a jumbled mess....bethy, listening to simons funny insults on American Idol, how reading would be better use of my time and how I really should just go to sleep before the vomit machine wakes up
28. Any plans for this weekend? no
29. Have you cut your hair this week? No.
30. Last picture you took? Prob Christmas...NO WAIT stupid pictures for the association
31. Are you a tease? No.
33. Have you ever been in an ambulance? No
34. Do you prefer an ocean or pool? hmm the pool for the lack of sand and trash...the beach for the solitude it brings
35. Do you smile often? I dunno
36.What color are your bed sheets? cream/beige
37. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? My kids and books
38. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? My wedding ring. I had to remove my other 2 rings
39. Have you ever been in a fist fight? No
40. Have you heard a rumor about yourself this week? No.
41. Who is the funniest person you know? hmmm DH I guess when he finds new material
43. What makes you the happiest? My kids, my husband, my family as a whole
44. What is the main ring tone on your phone? a ring of unknown name
45. Where do you want to go to college? in another dimension where I have more time
46. Who was the last person to make you cry? I dunno
47. Do you shut off the water while you brush your teeth? Sometimes
48. Do you wish you were with somebody right now? No
49. Are you mad about anything? No
50. Last person to text you? Prob cingular saying they received my payment
51. Last person to IM you? hmm christine?

Jackie Mason

He has a few video blogs up....looks like a few are political in nature....I will listen....
This is one of two he has on gun control. Found it interesting. The last 30 seconds or so are of him promoting his new book.

A post

Ok I want to blog but, I do not have a heck of alot to say. SOOOOOOO, I will summarize last week for you lol....maybe along the way I will find something interesting to say.

My sinus/congestion/headache thing is almost gone. I still cough at night and am flemmy in the morning. But I am 100% better then last weekend.

Monday:
Christine headed over to friends house to get a hair trim then go to Disneyland. Rebekah had her Jazz dance that afternoon. While she was there, Nathan and I went to the bookstore and used some of my Gift certificate. We started a new routine for the morning. As most know, my house is really slow to wake up. So, while the 2 youngest are beginning to function and eat breakfast etc. instead of the usual mindless noggin or nick, we watch/listen to mostly....an educational (somewhat) dvd. The Leapfrog series or "Between the Lions" or "Electric Company" or similar. Then we watch 1 episode of "Signing time". Ideally, Christine who signs is around for this part....so, questions can be asked and correctly answered. We own 3 of the DVD and currently have 3 episodes, I believe, on DVR. Usually by then end of this hour....they are dressed, fed and functioning. Christine arrived home that evening around 830 (hmm cant recall what dinner was....OH wait, burritos and rice with the left over chicken from Sunday night). Our friends, who were dropping Christine off came in. Their youngest played with Nathan and Rebekah while the rest of us obsessively looked for a home movie of Christine giving herself a concussion. It was never found.....although hours later, the footage of that day was located but, I guess we didnt film the actual sled jump.

Tuesday:
About midway thru Monday, I got a call from IVC, they needed some odd paperwork for this semester. We headed over there about 1230 to take care of that then headed for girlscouts. After girlscouts, we returned home and then at 4 rebekah had another class at the Nature center. While she was in class, Christine, Nathan and I went to sprouts to get dinner which I now cant recall what it was.

Wednesday:
Christine headed to the snow with the friends from Monday. We had a pork/pepper dish from Jamie Oliver with Jasmine rice. It was pretty darn good and easy. Discussed what we would do to "tweak" the recipe next time. Ivan and Christine went down to "On Target" to meet up with a group of Shooter, that is just starting. The group is still small so, they did not find them but, I believe they had fun anyway and from what I hear, the place was colder then Running Springs, earlier that day had been. We also took the work van in for a new fuel pump (ouch)

Thursday:
Rebekah went to Grandmas for her usual once a week lesson. Grandma wants her working in a book that is 3rd/4th grade. Rebekah says it is too hard ( I agree) so, Grandma, while disappointed, work with her in another book. I picked her up, we came home for a very brief time and then headed to Christine's bass lesson. While she is at her lesson, we go across the street to a cute little park. We place a blanket and read a few chapters from whatever book we are reading this week. Then they play til it is time to go get Christine. That evening we went back to grandma's for dinner and intellegent conversation. We discuss classic books that we had read and Grandpa told us a bit about his childhood and how he traveled from Russia to Germany to Israel during the war. And also how is dad became an Eastern Orthdox priest despite being agnostic.

Friday:
Christine went to disneyland. In addtion to the normal morning video's rebekah watched "Wishbone" a few times while I was gone. (Daddy was home) We had pinwheel steak and sweet potato fries for dinner. Then headed to Disney ourselves. Where our last ride of the night, Star Tours, scared nathan so bad he peed his pants. He normally refuses to go on that ride because it scares him but decided to go this time. We only discovered this when Ivan went to put him on his shoulders. Beware should you sit in vehicle #1 row 4 2nd seat from the exit door...

Saturday:
Lazy, Lazy day. We finally got our act together and headed to Friedmans to discuss this kitchen of ours. My husband and his dad are perfectly capable of doing it but the drawing/layout part just doesnt get done. Well surfice to say IT MUST....holy cow....to pay someone to do it....um yah....I would be willing to spend that kind of money to have a nice kitchen I loved....but, I just want a kitchen I can function in, that looks nice to be sold. I dont need or want to love it.....I need a kitchen for a flip style house. Anyone know a good handy man to do it? LOL Then we stopped by my dads who lives down the street to make the ornament drop LOL My mom delivered 2 boxes of old ornaments to me on Christmas. She declared one for me, one for my brother. Well considering some were actually my dad's parents. I thought he should have some say so in the matter. My brother didnt much care. We shifted and rearranged the boxes, with some joke along the way (I decorated his house with some of the stuff....because they still live in my childhood house and some of the things always went in the same place EVERY year) I took the ornaments I had expressed that I really wanted years ago (2 of them were in my brothers box WTF?) after clearing it with my dad because, technically they are his. He said eventually they will be the two of you's anyways...I told him but your not dead yet so they are yours. I gave my brother other ornaments that belonged to my grandparents and took the Santa my mom stuck in my brothers box that I had bought her years ago with hard earned money. It was bought the first year I did not live at home. More jokes about all the junk in the garage. And home we went. When we got home, it was really too late to think about, decide and prepare dinner so, we decided to go out. Racked our brains for something and ended up at the Orange County Mining Company. We had a nice meal. I think perhaps once a month, as a family we need to go to a nice dinner. Dress up and use our manners for food.

Sunday:
This is today. My husband and his brother are at the indoor range. Something about David trying one of Ivans pistols (Christine correct me if I am wrong) because he is considering purchasing one. Right now the girls are out walking the dog. I am doing laundry and listening to endless Thomas the Tank engine DVDs. Later, Rebekah has another Archery lesson. Then Christine wants to cook fish for dinner. I did a small amount of gardening too. There are finally brocolli showing! YAH


OH and Christine's new semester starts tomorrow.

Books Books and more books

Updating as usual. I know some (ahem dan, christine) dont feel these are updates but, think about it. It says how much spare time I have found and what my interest of the moment is.


1) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
2) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
3) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
4) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
5) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
6) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
7) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
8) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
9) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
10) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
11) "DaVinci for Dummies"
12) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
13) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
14) "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
15) "A Monk Swimming" by Malachy McCourt
16) "'Tis" by Frank McCourt
17) "two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich
18)"The Kill Artist" by Daniel Silva
19) "The Faith Club" by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and PRiscilla Warner
20) "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
21) "The Omnivore's Dilemma" By Micahel Pollan
22) "Family Tree" by Barbar Delinksy
23) "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
24) "Stega" by Andrew Vachs
25) "Escape" by Carolyln Jessop
26) "the English Assassin" by Daniel Silva
27) "better" by Atul Gawande
28) "Digging to AMerica" By Anne Tyler
29) "Heat" by Bill Buford

Match-o-matic

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/page?id=3623346

I havent seen this one yet....
I have take a few and have yet to see one unbiased....I found one that because of one issue...I kept scoring really high with Hillary and Obama.....but yet I agree with almost nothing else but that one issue was really weighted.

Ok I dont like this one either......but it seems a bit better, I guess. In previous quized my stance on health care has matched me with Biden, Hillary, Obama and some obscure republican I cant recall.

This one matched me with (in this order) Huckabee, Romney then guiliani....
should you take this quiz, please know I agree with NONE of them on questins 8-10

maybe its because I just dont like any of the candidates....

ETA: it didnt get much better...ROmney, Brownback and Duncan...bet if I researched I would find I really like Brownback....but he has dropped out of the race....

The insurance thing trips me up everytime. I dont believe in a National insurance plan like Hillary etc talk about....but I do believe we need a parachute type one.....where do all the kids with health issues turn when they fall off their parents insurance? they are totally uninsurable for the most part....sure in CA we cant deny if continually covered BUT no one controls that cost.....once upon a time we were going to change insurance....the cost of insuring Rebekah was the cost of all of us combined...which is still pretty disgusting....for the cost I should be able to live there.



There were a few questions I was on the fence about....off to tweak my answers and see if I like them better

Woooo HOOO read 2 already

the shelf is still full.....and I am still too lazy to bring them over here to make the list complete.....one day


1) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
2) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
3) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
4) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
5) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
6) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
7) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
8) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
9) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
10) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
11) "DaVinci for Dummies"
12) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
13) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
14) "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
15) "A Monk Swimming" by Malachy McCourt
16) "'Tis" by Frank McCourt
17) "two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich
18)"The Kill Artist" by Daniel Silva
19) "The Faith Club" by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and PRiscilla Warner
20) "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
21) "The Omnivore's Dilemma" By Micahel Pollan
22) "Family Tree" by Barbar Delinksy
23) "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
24) "Stega" by Andrew Vachs
25) "Escape" by Carolyln Jessop


Currently I am attempting to read #12. So far, I am finding it um...challenging....

List for the new year

Completely, Incomplete.
I have a shelf of books to add but, haven't been feeling too hot so, I haven't gotten much done. I hope to get it updated....because really the list is never complete, sometime in the the near future. I also hope my head will clear and I might be able to have a somewhat clear (shut dan) thought....eventually


1) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
2) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
3) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
4) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
5) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
6) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
7) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
8) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
9) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
10) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
11) "DaVinci for Dummies"
12) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
13) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
14) "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
15) "A Monk Swimming" by Malachy McCourt
16) "'Tis" by Frank McCourt
17) "two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich
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Books list as of 12/31/07

Only 16 left, not bad....will start a new list for the new year.


1)"My Ox is Broken" by adam-troy Castro
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4) "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5) "Green River, Running Red" by Ann Rule
6) "My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10) "The Pursuit of Happyness" by Chris Gardner
11) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13) "Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18) "God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21) "Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
22) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24) "In This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg
25) "Mayada: Daughter of Iraq" by Jean Sasson
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27) "Night" by Elie Wiesel
28) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30) "Fingernail Moon" by Janie Webster
31) "One For the Money" by Janet Evanovich
32) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
33) "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
34) "Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard" by Nora Ellen Groce
35) Paula Deen: A Memoir It aint all about the Cookin' by Paula Deen
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
37) Dawn by Elie Wiesel
38) 10 Conversations you need to Have With Your Children by Shmuley Boteach
39) Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt
40) "for one more day" by Mitch Albom
41) "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling
42) "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
43) "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J. K. Rowling
44) "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
45) "Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix" by by J. K. Rowling
46) "Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling
47) "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows" by J. K. Rowling
48) "Incredible vegetables from Self-watering Containers" by Edward C Smith
49) "Holy Days: The world of a Hasidic Family" By Lis Harris
50) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle a Year of Food LIfe by Barbara Kingsolver
51) A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
52) Mouse Tales: A behind-the-ears look at Disneyland by David Koenig
53) 'Tis by Frank McCourt
54) A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
55) Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs

Tracking Santa

Yah a little late in the day....since Africa and Europe are already complete but, here it is anyhow....

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htm

You could even turn tracking Santa into a Geography lesson if you are so inclined.


Merry Christmas!

Musical Monday

As a child, I loved this Christmas song.

While looking for a video, I found the first version. It is Enya and in Gaelic.
"Silent Night, Holy Night"




Now for a more tradition rendition....and I will post the lyrics this time. Performed by Olivia Newton John. I loved watching her as a kid......and since Christmas brings out the kid in all of us.....



Silent night, holy night,
all is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Silent night, holy night,
wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!



Merry Christmas!

Musical Monday

"Grandma got run over by a Reindeer"



this is an amusing video...most of the other stunk.....or were Rap style (wft?)


Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd left her medication,
So she stumbled out the door into the snow.
When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack.
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

Now were all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.
It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.

And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig.
And a blue and silver candle,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma'swig.
I've warned all my friends and neighbours.
Better watch out for yourselves."
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Neat sites

(gosh dan, I hope you are happy)

My friend Tina sent this one to me

http://www.letssaythanks.com/

You can send a postcard to a soldier.

And another "feel good" site. Don't remember where I got this one

http://www.modestneeds.org/


oops need to move laundry.....

Chanukah funny

Yes, I know it is over but, I am just now cleaning out my mailbox. A friend sent this to me. I love the Gefilte fish puppet

Proper Update

Dear Blog police, AKA Dan at 0ddness....

Proper Update you say?
Since I dont really write...as mentioned in numerous blog posts and even mentioned upon original start up of blog to said Blog Police....
Here is the run down of life:

Almost finished Christmas shopping....stocking stuffers really left....something for my grandma (what do you get someone who buys whatever they want?), and my mom....she is downsizing....so getting her stuff seems silly...although her DH called me today to say she informed him she wants high thread count, white pillowcases....um ok...
My dad and my brother but they are so easy...some holiday beer or similar...coffee and Gift certificates...

We got off 5 or 6 boxes to B & C Company containing Holiday Oreos, canned tuna, magazines, cards, nuts and blank stocking with paint to write names on them. Oh and one contained a silly elf hat. We will prob continue every now and then thru the year as the group Ivan belongs to continues the project.

On the way to Park day tomorrow we will stop (the kids and I) at the OC rescue mission with Jeans mostly but some other misc clothes.....only what we can carry easily....any overflow will be taken another day. We stocked up on a clearance jean years ago....and they dont fit Ivan....some are brand new with tags....he is finally parting with them. If I had motivation, I would ebay them (they are GAP) but giving them away is better Karma anyway.

My washer is fixed so, I have been catching up on laundry.

We attended our yearly Christmas party last night. Fun as usual. Santa came, the kids were thrilled.

This week brings a Nutrition appt for the oldest...to try and learn how to manage the Hyperglycemia. And an early morning Jaunt to San Diego to see the nutcracker on stage...just me and the girls (incredible group price....totally worth the gas) We hope to get the tree up Tuesday I think....and then Disney either tues or thurs as Rebekah is dying to ride Christmas Haunted house. The kids is a Nightmare before Christmas fan.

Rebekahs birthday is next Sunday. She wants to eat at Goofy's kitchen and have a few people over for Cake and Ice cream. Not sure how we are going to do that, still working on it....

As of last week, rebekah has given up Ballet for the year. It has really been frustrating her. So she will continue with Jazz and perhaps trying Ballet next year. She is not quite, emotionally on the level yet for the class I think.

What else? No classes for Christine, finals were last week. She is registered for spring already. Also, I believe she wants to take a cooking class or two with the Parks and rec....as well as swing dance again. Need to get those off my plate as far as sign ups go.

I could make a to-do list but I bet the blog police would like that even less then my to-read list.

I need to get the charity shoot pics uploaded so, I can create the thankyou picture. And then get that off. We took about half the toys to the hospital already. Those that could be hospital supplies (crayons etc) and a small assortment right before Chanukah. I think we will take the rest on Rebekahs birthday.

Also, on this weeks list is some baking....I have ready made sugar cookie dough for cookie cutting, need to make chex mix....and I dont know what else. We will get there.

yep I think that is it for now.