Thursday, December 07, 2006

Thirteen Thursday Thirteen topics that have run through my head today:

1. Thirteen things I should be doing instead of blogging…
2. Thirteen ways having 2 dogs (or more) is like having children…
3. Thirteen things that frustrate me about the holiday season…
4. Thirteen ways my husband annoys me…
5. Thirteen things I love about my husband…
6. Thirteen random photos off of my computer…
7. Thirteen favorite recipes…
8. Thirteen people I love…
9. Thirteen things I couldn’t live without…
10. Thirteen things I want for Christmas…
11. Thirteen of my all time favorite foods/drinks…
12. Thirteen things I am tired of…
13. Thirteen of my favorite games…

Check in again sometime… I just may use these topics for future Thursday Thirteens!

Monday, December 04, 2006

A little Christmas info on ME!

I got these first 25 (gasp!) off of Becky's blog and thought I'd share:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial tree
3. When do you put up the tree? If we are in town, the day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day or very soon after.
5. Do you like eggnog? NOT. AT. ALL. EW. YUCK! GAG!!!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Totally can't remember. But I do remember when I got a record (oh I'm getting OLD!) that had the Disney song "It's a Small World after all" on it... I was playing it and dancing around the living room and on the furniture... my brother had just gotten an Atari for Christmas... somehow (I don't remember what I did) I knocked down the tv and it fell on his brand new Atari. I remember being SICK that I had broken the tv and his game. I just KNEW that my dad and brother were going to KILL me. (Musta been when I was very young, b/c my dad was still living w/ us then. ) I went crying to my mom and she picked it up and set it all back up and everything was just fine. I remember going to my room and reading after that.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? some friends of ours that seem to have everything already!
9. Easiest person to buy for? my neice and nephew
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail... and HANDMADE! :-)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Totally can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? How the Grinch stole Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? No real start date, if I see something they will like I buy it.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Snowflakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Depends on how much money is in the bank and how many vacation days C has.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? probably
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? an angel when I was a kid, at first we had a snowflake, but this year I bought a star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning. If I can wait that long, I'm usually so excited about what I got him.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? traffic! (good answer, Becky!!!)
23. Do you have Jesus in your heart this Christmas? yep.
24. Favorite Christmas Tradition? Putting up the tree w/ my hubby. We turn out all the lights except for the tree, light candles, play Christmas music and drink sparkling cidar.
25. Outdoor decorations? Some. Garland w/ lights, a wreath, 2 small lit trees on either side of the garage, and this year we bought some of those small white spiral like trees.
And some bonus info found from another website:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate! WITH marshmellows please.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No Santa. All gifts must be wrapped, even the ones that go in the stocking.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? WHITE. ONLY!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? no, but evey year I want to but forget to get it.
5. When do you put your decorations up? If we are in town, the day/week after Thanksgiving.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potates with turkey gravy
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: being in the kids christmas plays at church
8. Did you learn the truth about Santa? we didn't/don't do santa
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? w/ snow & winter themed items.
11. Love it or Dread it? LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
12. Do you remember your favorite gift? nope.
13. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? being w/ friends and family
14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Snowflake cookies
15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? setting up the tree w/ C. We always do it special together.
16. What tops your tree? this year, a star. It used to be a snowflake.
17. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? GIVING!
18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch

Thursday, November 30, 2006



1. I was up until 4am last night
2. C woke me up at 7:30am to help put plastic over the pups foot b/c of the rain/sleet outside.
3. I wasn’t too thrilled w/ the waking up thing, but understood why he had to.
4. My cutie patootie puppy can get VERY UGLY when someone THINKS about touching her foot.
5. Peanut Butter on a spoon works wonders when distracting a puppy from thoughts about her foot.
6. Scotch tape and a sandwich ziplock bag don’t work for long on a puppy who can still reach her foot even with a funnel around her neck.
7. I so cannot wait until next Monday…. Stiches and funnel will be GONE!!!
8. Evidently, I don’t have enough to worry about so our youth have decided to go off the deep end completely, thus #1 on the list today.
9. I hate satan’s tricks.
10. For what it’s worth, I hate satan too.
11. It’s raining/sleeting and 19 degrees (w/ the windchill) in Texas… and I am HAPPY!!!!
12. It was 76 degrees yesterday.
13. I’m sure all of North Texas will have some sort of cold/ flu/ virus in the next few days due to this crazy weather change!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

We are cool people.

Not much to blog about really. We had a great Tday w/ family in Austin; it was great b/c there were 4 people and 4 dogs... one for every lap! ;-)
On Sunday afternoon we hung around I35 heading North just South of Waco for about 2.5 hours... we must be cool, b/c everybody else was doing it to! Our 3.5 hour trip turned into almost 6.5 hours. SO. NOT. FUN.
We are going down to Austin again around Christmas, to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and I'm TOTALLY pumped about that!
The peanut is doing fine w/ her paw. Because her legs are so long even w/ the funnel she can lick her paw so we made a sock thing for it and she's totally cool with that.
Gearing up for the holidays, making presents and decorations, buying a few things too. If I make anything cool I'll show ya!
Take it easy!

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
STAY OFF YOUR THIGHS

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a wonderful holiday... I'm not at my own desk now, so it will be a few days before I post again!