My Friday Truths

#1 SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS. (this made me laugh)
#2 Freezing rain is slippery.
#3 Spending money on frivolous things when money is tight is not smart. ie. Parties, and parades that cost millions of dollars, while most people are either losing their jobs or getting pay cuts is RIDICULOUS!
#4 There is nothing quite like a long hot shower. Unless of course it is being able to sleep in. Got to LOVE it.
#5 So fun to reconnect with people from your past. Thank you facebook for bringing back memories and being able to catch up with old friends.
#6 Saturday birthdays are a lot more pressure than weekday birthdays. You have to make it a day of celebration instead of just an evening of celebration. That reminds me I'd better get a present for Jim's birthday tomorrow. He is so picky!
#7 Good people, with good hearts are found in all walks of life! It's good to be reminded of this.

Oh Canada!!!

The great white north was cold and windy...just like I remember it. The wind was blowing at 80 miles an hour...ask JIM, it was crazy! But we had a great Christmas and enjoyed playing games and hanging out with my family.

Here are my adorable niece and nephew that I got to play with. They are too cute for words.
Here is my new hair do, thanks to my talented sister Tami. I needed something new cause I was hating my hair.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is enjoying time off to relax. It is the best to be with family! Happy New Year to all!

Let it Snow , let it snow, let it snow

That is Jim speaking...we got our first big dump of snow and he loves it. He is a skier for one, but he also has a 4-wheeler to shovel snow with and he loves it. He was sad to wake up Sunday and not need to shovel more snow. Simple pleasures for him. For me....we went to California last weekend and I missed the sunny warm weather, where you can still hang out outside. It does help this year that we have a garage, I think it got down to 0 degrees last night. That is COLD! But not as cold as Canada. I talked to my mom and she said it is -30 with a wind chill of -40. Who can live like that????Honestly! Here is the snow and Jim playing with his toy!

Thankgiving fun with the family

My sister Angela and her family came for a visit before Thanksgiving. Of course when my parents knew my sister was coming they decided to come too. Then my mom and dad stayed for a crazy day of Black Friday Shopping. The madness started at 4am for us. My mom is an animal like that!

Game time fun! The Foosball table got lots of use, as you can see.

We made some crafts. Here is Jacob and Jessica with their turkeys.

Here are the kids beating up Jim....they were having so much fun dog piling.

Here we are with our Oreo turkeys! Yummy! Lucas even had fun making his.

Grandpa and the kids. We had a great time together and I'm glad they all came to visit.

Cali wedding

I attended the Sacramento wedding of one of my best friends from college. Congrats Kellie and Chris!
Here was Kellie and Chris walking down the isle. The wedding and reception were beautiful. I was so glad I was there to be apart of their big day!

Kellie and I have been friends for over 10 years. We met in college and loved playing pool. I'm so happy for her!

As always my darling husband, who is always up for a trip.

Frustration

We all have them in life....bad days that make us feel frustrated. Mine is today! I'd take a picture but I can not find my camera anywhere. If I were to take a picture it would be of the holes that were put in my bedroom bathroom and guest room in the basement. I found a leak in my basement bedroom. Of course I found it a few days before my family is coming to visit....I think that's a law of the universe. Apparently there are no leaking pipes....the actual floor of my shower is leaking. Not sure how this happens...but it does! So I will be having my house riped apart and fixed while my family is here. Worse things could happen....but I hope they don't!
Someday when I'm perfect things like this will not even make me flinch! I'm not sure how many "somedays" there will have to be in my life to get me to this point.
On a happier note....my family is coming to visit!!!!! Hooray! I better go search for my camera so I can capture my cute niece and nephews for my next post!

Night of Murder and Intrigue

We went to a murder mystery game lastnight. It was fun and there were some great costumes! Jim went as Dr. Death and I was A Femme Fatale, Mata Hari. So here we are in our costumes. I also made eye ball cupcakes...why do they always look better in the pictures?