Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Winner is...

My biggest duh! moment of 2008

This year we sent out over 100 Christmas cards.
Unfortunately, only about 50 had addresses...




This is a sampling of them. I love it - if you can't read the stamp from the Post Office, it says, "Returned for BETTER address". Should read "Returned for ANY address, dork".
I'll blame it on the kidney stones and percocet.


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Friday, November 28, 2008

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Finally, our first real snow in Colorado and it's absolutely beautiful.

A little scary to drive in at one point, but still oh so gorgeous!





I'll put some better pictures up another time.
We just got home and I don't want to go back out right now.
That's the funny thing about snow, it's beautiful... when you're sitting inside by the fire. ;)



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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Dilemma...


Alrighty, I've worked hard not to put much on my blog about the "rocks".

But I've come to a point, that I just need to vent a little.



Over the last few weeks I've fought sleep... well, constantly.

The meds they have me on for the kidney stones make me uber tired. There have been a few times I would sit at the computer and contemplate tapping into the wisdom of Tom and Jerry by putting toothpicks between my eyelids to keep them open.

'member that? (If you're under 30, you probably don't.)


So this evening (or yesterday evening) we went out to dinner with some friends and I didn't think twice about having iced tea. I thought the caffeine would help fight the effects of the meds, which in turn would help me be more alert so that I could enjoy the evening. That probably would have been a fabulous idea if I only had a glass or two... not six. Hey, I'm supposed to be drinking a lot of fluids, right?

Which brings me to my dilemma.
It is now 5:37 am and I need to be up in less than an hour to get ready for church...

Do I go back to bed and watch the red numbers on the clock turn one at a time, or do I just stay up?

Tomorrow will be a long day. There is a play practice after church, which means we won't get home until 4:00ish.
I guess I can always hide in my office and sleep while Matthew and Ben are in rehearsal, but I was hoping to get a lot of stuff done in that time.

I think I may just stay up. You know what would happen if I tried to go back to sleep now, don't you? I would lay in bed, again watching the numbers change on the clock, and gently fall asleep at 6:29 am... just in time to hear the alarm go off at 6:30.

I'm praying God imparts some supernatural energy to get me through the morning.



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Friday, November 14, 2008

Bond... James, Bond

My son, the movie man, has been anxiously waiting two years for the new James Bond movie to come out. The big event finally arrived last night.

You may be thinking, "Wait, that didn't come out until today" and you would be correct... midnight to be exact.
Of course, if you're like me, you may be saying, "They made a new Bond?" But I digress...

Actually, we've had a lot of fun with midnight premieres over the years. One of my favorite evenings was the time we went to see Spiderman 3. Not because of the movie, but the whole experience. Midnight shows can be a lot of fun with your family. It's definitely not something you get to do all the time and it's a chance to do something completely out of the norm.

Last night it was just Matthew, Brandon, Alex, and Ben, as well as Luke and Jamie from church. Totally a guys night out.

I guess I should say this is also one of the benefits of homeschooling. Not many students can go see a movie on a Thursday evening and get home at 3:00 AM.
They worked hard on Thursday to get ahead on Fridays work and therefore, got to sleep in a little later.
Ben has an oral presentation at 1:00 PM today. I hope he does something about that bed-head. He's looking a bit worn for the wear.



So, what did I do with a whole night to myself?

I slept like a baby.

Great news though!
When Matthew got home, he woke me up and guess what???
It was snowing... *insert picture of a warm heart here*
:)


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Thursday, November 13, 2008

My Misconceptions about Geography...

I always thought these were in Texas, but it turns out they're in Colorado.


Tumbleweeds



I thought the next one was in Colorado, but I saw more of it in Texas.



We'll blame it on global warming...



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