Thanks for the new toy Mom!

We bought this strictly for entertainment purposes. We thought it would be so funny to see how 2 little dogs would react to such a big toy. Turns out, it's even funnier than we thought...they love it!!!

Sham-WOW

Yes, it's true, I really do think the Shamwow guy is the greatest barker ever!
But don't invite him to my party, he's kind of a nut!

Here's what Wiki has to say about Vince Offer...
In 1999 Offer released the Underground Comedy Movie to scathing reviews. DVDs of the film were marketed via television infomercial.
The film also generated several lawsuits. Offer filed a copyright-infringement suit against Peter and Bobby Farrelly and Twentieth Century Fox, claiming that 14 scenes in There's Something About Mary were taken from his own film. The Farrelly brothers responded, "We've never heard of him, we've never heard of his movie, and it's all a bunch of baloney." In addition, Offer sued Anna Nicole Smith for breach of contract, alleging that Smith had agreed to appear in Underground Comedy Movie but backed out, claiming it would hurt her career. In 2004, Offer, an ex-Scientologist, sued the Church of Scientology, alleging it had declared him a criminal and had urged its members to "write false and malicious reports against him." Offer claimed that the church's action against him caused him to lose a successful business, as many of his employees were Scientologists who quit upon learning of the church's actions

Bill says that everyone I like is kind of odd and so far, he's right. I gotta get some new friends.

yo yo magic

Look what I found at Hobby Lobby Saturday! A yo yo maker! Woohoo! Perfect yo yo's everytime. Now I feel like I have to start buying my fabric and get started :-)

The newest member of our family

Not brand new, Mom's had him for a few months now. His name is Bud, he is 3 1/2 yrs old.

And the girls think he's really cool and MUST belong in the pack!

Who's old?

Not me! Well, okay, I am past middle age so I guess that makes me officially old. But still...I saw this really great sign in a little shop a few years ago that read, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" I love that. I think I would be in my mid 30's. And if it's true that 60 is the new 40, then I'm right on track! This weekend will be filled with the final party preparations. I'm really getting excited now! It's going to be the perfect weekend to stay in. Tomorrow they say we'll have rain, sleet and snow. I still haven't taken down and put away the Christmas stuff. I don't know when I'll have time ~ perhaps in February. Is that bad?

On a side note;
I LOVE the ShamWow guy!!!!! If any of you know him, I would like him to come to my party :-)

Happy New Year !

I can't believe it's the start of a new year already. Wow.

We had an uneventful day yesterday. Since Bill had been on call, and was super busy (40+ hrs of OT), he really needed at least one day of nothing to do. I was okay with that. We watched some movies and just hung out in general. We've watched a lot of movies in the last month, kind of catching up I guess. We don't "go out" to the movies much, but we watch a lot of them on pay per view and HBO. Some of them I'm glad we didn't spend the money on.

Here's what I thought of the movies we've seen;
Don't Mess With the Zohan was the worst movie ever! Moronic would be kind. We like Adam Sandler but that one sucked!
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry was so dumb but for some reason we really enjoyed it's humor. Go figure!
We also both like most M. Night Shyamalan movies. But The Happening was almost an unintentional comedy. Oh, it was suspenseful until you knew what what the happening was, then it just didn't go anywhere.
What Happens in Vegas was cute but pretty typical.
Same for P.S. I Love You. Except it wasn't fun. It had some cute spots but mostly it was just a downer.
Iron Man was TONS of fun. I've been rooting for Robert Downy Jr. for a long time and this was a great comeback for him. I can't wait for the sequel!
Hellboy II, was a blast. Great special effects. I love special effects. I laughed heartily at the Barry Manilow bit ~ it was pretty funny.
27 Dresses was also a pretty typical love story.
I Am Legend was good until the end. Then, you know me, it was awful! Journey to the Center of the Earth was pretty lame.
Indiana Jones 4 was fun but not nearly as good as 1 and 3.
Rendition had a couple good twists, but it was a little hard to follow.
We liked 21
Loved Vantage Point! Very different for a change.
The Mummy 3 was like the rest, which was fine with me! I like all the Mummy movies :-)
The Golden Compass was good too. Even better the 2nd time despite the anti religion undertones, which from what I understand, were diluted compared to the novels.
Nights in Rodanthe was just like every other Nicholas Sparks story. That takes away so much for me. But I still enjoyed watching Diane Lane and Richard Gere. They're a good couple on screen.
Tropic Thunder was pretty different. I liked it for that. That's all I can say about it though.
Wall-E was the best of the bunch. It was quite a statement and we both liked it very much.
The Bucket List ~ hmmm. I didn't like it all. Bill liked it a lot. He said it had a lot of great 'old guy' humor in it. I'm not an old guy so I didn't get it.

This coming year, we're going to try and go to the movies more. There are quite a few out right now that we both want to see; Yes Man, Seven Pounds, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and really looking forward to what Clint Eastwood says is his last acting job ~ Gran Torino. Sometimes I really miss the tough guy movies.

Another REALLY great craft idea

It's not my great idea, but this was another gift from my Mom that was just the cutest thing ever! A little coin purse made out of baby socks! and the possibilities are endless aren't they? A truly fabu idea!

And in case you don't know what a yo yo is, they look like this....I know it was hard to tell from the elephant :-)

yo yo crazy

I've been talking about making a yo yo quilt forever. I think yo yo's are so fun. I don't know why. Someday though, I really am going to make a yo yo quilt. In the meantime, look at this really great gift from my Mom! She cracks me up :-) Who knows how long it will take me to make my yo yo quilt, so in the meantime, I can have this super duper cute yo yo elephant!! Pretty neat huh?

Merry Christmas!

Can't wait! Only 2 more days to get ready. I still have grocery shopping to do but the house is all ready ~ clean, decorated, jolly and cheerful. One more gift should arrive tomorrow (they promised 2 day delivery!) No white Christmas though. Thursdays high is in the low 50's. That's just not right, Seattle is snowed in but Hoosiers could practically be out getting a tan! Humph

If your plans include traveling, I hope they're safe.
If your plans are staying in, I hope they're relaxing, joyful and stress free.

Bill is going to be on call this year for Christmas. I'm hoping for an easy day ~ no calls ~ on Thursday.

I can't wait to get in the kitchen and start preparing all the goodies with my bottle of Gewurztraminer. Oh, I'm not making goodies with Gewurztraminer IN them. I mean, making goodies while drinking my bottle of Gewurztraminer. Okay, maybe I won't drink the whole bottle while I'm cooking, but you get the picture :-)
Mmmmmmm

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!


For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. Isaiah 9:6-7

Hockey!

IT'S AFFORDABLE FRIDAY!
The Indiana Ice are proud to announce a new season-long promotion entitled "Affordable Fridays" at all twelve Friday night home games during the 2008-09 hockey season."Affordable Fridays" have been developed with the consumer in mind as ticket prices, select concession products, and select merchandise items have been drastically reduced in price to save money for the common fan. The savings begin at the Pepsi Coliseum box office at 5:30 p.m. the day of game as end-zone seats have been discounted to $6.00. Inside, fans will find food products for just $1.00 including popcorn, nachos and additional items that will be alternated throughout the course of the Affordable Friday promotion.Additionally, all Pepsi fountain products will be available for just $1.00 at all concession stands. Not only will fans find reduced prices and savings behind the concession stands – specially selected Indiana Ice merchandise items will also be discounted at each Friday night game throughout the season. Check the Ice merchandise stands for special discounted items every Friday during the 2008-09 season.
Woohoo!

I love the holidays

I love Christmas lights and those giant inflatable lawn figures. I love Christmas ornaments and all the sparkly cheerful colors. I love that people smile more in December and I love Christmas music!

I love shopping for just the right new Christmas decoration every year. This year, it's this really great biker Santa! hahahahahahah

Now, if I could only find a great scooter for him!

I also love our sun room...

Oh, I just love it all!!

Have a holly jolly Christmas

It's December 1st already! Where has the year gone? Christmas is only 3 weeks away!

This past weekend we had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Mom's.

Friday, we finished raking, blowing and bagging all the leaves. In total, I'm guessing we did somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 bags. Yup, trees are pretty ~ to look at, but dang! The leaf blower/vacuum didn't really work as well as we had hoped. Oh, it's a great blower, but the vacuum part takes way too long.

Saturday, I put up alllll the decorations and listened to Christmas music all day. It was delightful :-)
Pepper was a little stressed out with all the changes. She was laying on Bills lap and when he got up and tried to set her on her on the couch, she was tooooooo pooped to move....awww.

But now she's back to her rascally self.

It's that time of year again. Time for family and loved ones, turkey and dressing and my list of all the things I'm Thankful for!

I have A LOT to be thankful this year. I know I say that every year, and every year it's true ~ but this year has been extraordinary.

I'm so thankful, every day, that my Mom is breast cancer survivor. I'm so thankful, every day that my brother is doing really great after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this year. That pretty much takes up my entire day, every day, of thankfulness, and some days, I don't feel like I deserve to be thankful for anything else because those 2 things are definitely enough. But I am still thankful for all of life’s little joys and blessings;
* I'm thankful as a woman, that I have the right to vote.
* I'm thankful that our new home has a big backyard for the dogs, a garage and TWO bathrooms!
* I'm thankful for comedies, even the really dumb ones like, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
* I'm thankful for healthy bones ~ oh, you know why.
* I'm thankful for the color, lime green. (it's so cheerful)
* I'm thankful for wallpaper steamers. Scraping it off is hard and takes SO long!
* I'm thankful for microwave ovens. Really, think about it. Remember when you didn't have one?
* I'm thankful for the smell of autumn leaves and pine trees.
* I'm thankful that every year, the day after Thanksgiving, there are several radio stations that will play Christmas music 24/7.
* I'm thankful that my husband is remarkably patient, constant and loving.
* I'm thankful for my health, a job, a home and the freedom to make choices.

And I am profoundly thankful for my family.

I'm thankful for each and every one of you; all of you contribute to the happiness in my world. My life is amazingly blessed every single day.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving.

Life is full of joy - Bee Happy!

Love Cynthia

Hockey!

So we went to the game last night and we won, 7 to 3. It was pretty fun! We really enjoyed it and have decided we would even like to go again. We probably need to watch a few games on TV to get the hang of it though. And next time, I would like sit a little higher up.

Our team has a really great logo...

Trick or Treat

What a let down. We only had 3 small groups of kids :-( And 2 of those groups were tweens. Oh sure, they were funny and creative but it's just not the same as a little princess or sponge bob. The last group was pretty pleased with themselves though...one guy was carrying a cereal box with a knife suck in it ~ he was a cereal killer. Then there was the girl with a bunch of post it's stuck on her shirt that said things like "ceiling beats floor 100 to 3" and "ceilings are #1!" Did you guess? She was a ceiling fan. I have to admit, that was funny! Then there was the girl with the candy Smarty rolls pinned all over her jeans ~ that one was easy, she was a smarty pants. So silly. I guess I'll have to get over Halloween. Rats!