Monday, December 05, 2005

Here we are!


It's been a while since I posted here, I know. We have been keeping very busy lately.
Thanksgiving went off without a hitch (Ben's dad asked me if I dropped the turkey on the floor - which I thought was pretty funny). The only slight mishap was with the sweet potatoes. I don't eat the things, so I don't know how many marshmallows to put on them. So, of course, I put too many. Not a huge deal, they just puffed up about 4 inches over the side of the dish is all. Before I could take a picture they deflated. It's too bad too, because we all got a good laugh out of it.

I have included a picture of the spread for your amusement. I don't know where Maddie and Ben were, but I got my Mom and my brother (Steve) in the picture at least.

I went shopping the next morning with Jennifer. We got the most amazing deals at Kohl's, but did pretty well at Herberger's, Gordman's and Gander Mountain too. We didn't head out until five that morning, and the crowds were actually not bad at all. Overall, it was lots of fun and I am finally getting in the holiday spirit. I think the fact that we got snow that morning helped. It just doesn't seem like Christmas without the snow.

My obsession and life focus right now is to get this house ready to put on the market. It haunts my dreams, people. If we don't do it now, when I have the time off work, then we will never do it. So I am trying to get everything in order to do that, and still get ready for the holidays. So far, so good. I am saving Maddie's room for last. Mostly because I fear that room. I am going to need a dump truck to clean that thing out! Kids, I tell ya!

Speaking of the house, I better run along. I have to get this place back in shape from the damage we do over the weekends.

Keep warm everyone!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Is it just me...

...or does Steve look like Freddy Krueger in this picture?

I wish I was there! I ate at Fat Angelo's in Hong Kong for Thanksgiving...

I was working the night before (we pulled in on Thanksgiving day) and my buddy wanted to stay out later than I, so we somehow came to the idea that as long as he buys the drinks I would stay out. Actually, its simple how we came to that--he said "If you stay out I'll buy your drinks" haha

Wellto even Vodka Redbulls were no match for the 30+ hours I had been up, and I ended up falling asleep. While he was off dancing. At a club. A club named "Insomnia".

Some days I know exactly why I joined the Navy...