Christmas at my parents

I didn't get any family pictures of all of us together but I did get quite a few pics of the family, and a couple videos. The girls were quite pleased when I told them that I sent Santa an Email saying that we have to celebrate Christmas a day early as to the fact that Josh and I had to come home Christmas day.

The dogs even had quite a bit of fun during the holiday.

Josh and Skeeter are the 'Best of Friends'!!

My Mom is trying very hard to read her book!

My dad and Skeeter are quite good friends

We finally met my brothers kid. She is almost 1 1/2 years old, and they have yet another one on the way....

You can never have too many pictures of your nieces...Whom are 6 years old almost 7...

I don't have very many great pics of my Granny and then when I saw the opportunity to get another one... I definitely took it!!

This video is of Kunami and my dad having too much fun. My dad didn't believe that she loved lights so he tested her and watched and had fun with it.

And finally the roads coming home weren't bad at all.

Traveling

We are traveling to Washington State on Friday night right after work. We dont know how the roads are but we are going to attempt it. We should be getting into Washington around 2AM. We will be returning from Washington to our home in Belgrade Montana on Tuesday, Christmas Day.I wont be posting anything to this probably until Tuesday night or Wednesday night next week as we wont be home until then. I am not going to deal with Dial-up and how slow it is!.. HEE HEE

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday weekend and week!!

The Table!!!!

This is the table that Josh's dad made for us. We love it and use it all the time now... LOVE IT!!!!!!

Company Christmas party

Here is Josh and I on our way to the Christmas Party. The dinner and dancing was on Friday the 14th. We had lots of fun and have every year that we have gone.

So for our Company Christmas party I made my dress so that I wouldn't have to buy one. Although in the end it cost about the same.


I also made my brothers 1 year old a dress for Christmas. She will be able to wear it this summer. It turned out quite cute!!

The Christmas Angel

I read the following and thought it would be a funny post. Hope you all have a great laugh at it as I did!!



You can find more christmas stuff here!

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip ... but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule.

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mother was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More stress.

Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys.

So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had hidden the liquor and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the coffee pot and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw it was made from.

Just then the doorbell rang and Santa cursed on his way to the door. He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.

All radiant and smiling; the angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa. Isn't it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Isn't it just a lovely tree? Where would you like me to stick it?"

Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

You can find more funny things here and laugh a little more!!!

Christmas

Here is the picture we came up with for our Christmas cards this year. Gotta love having a self timer on your camera!!! I am totally stoked that we got both dogs looking into the camera when we wanted them to. It only took 3 tries to get the one we could both agree on... Not too bad if I do say so myself...



Here are some of the decorations for our home..


Some more of our decorations....



Here is our Christmas Tree with presents to family members. The tree and stuff on the trees was that last of the decorations put up.

Too much fun!!

So we went to an Antique store and had a little too much fun. There were lots of things that were picture worthy but this is the only one that got a picture taken of. Normally his dad is a baseball cap and no gun!! This just had to be taken.



We love the table they brought down for us. I don't know where my camera is so it will have to be posted later. IT is gorgeous!!!

Thanksgiving

I don't know if this picture is going to show up or not but I wanted to put it on here. It is one of the many pics that were taken on Thanksgiving. I just got around to putting it up. I also have a couple pictures of our Christmas decorations. I will attempt it tonight or tomorrow. We will see..



We also made a lot of Christmas candy while we were there for the holiday. I will put some of those up here later as well...

As promised....

Color Crayon

Ever wonder what kind of color crayon you are??? I saw this quiz and thought...why not... So here are my results:

You Are a Green Crayon

Your world is colored in harmonious, peaceful, natural colors.While some may associate green with money, you are one of the least materialistic people around.Comfort is important to you. You like to feel as relaxed as possible - and you try to make others feel at ease.You're very happy with who you are, and it certainly shows! Your color wheel opposite is red. Every time you feel grounded, a red person does their best to shake you.

Go head and take it to see what you are!

Happy Late Turkey Day!

I didn't write anything all weekend because we were in Helena visiting Josh's Family and Friends. We had a great time and just wanted to say HEY... AND Happy Late Thanksgiving!!!

I will add Thanksgiving pictures later this week when I get a chance to upload them from my camera.

No bets!!!

Now, I knew there was a reason not to make bets here at work... Cause we have a pond...

This poor soul lost a bet and is in the process of a midair jump into the pond that we have in our little campus area. SOOOOO COLD....
This should be incentive enough for anyone and everyone not to make or take a bet that includes the words 'jumping in the pond'.

I honestly don't think that anyone could pay me enough money to jump in it!!!! Specially when it's only 25 degrees outside.

This morning

Last night I took this picture when I got home from work. I was thinking about take another one this morning because on my car from the time I got home last night to this morning it had snowed another cell phone amount. Usually Bozeman gets way more snow then Belgrade. This year so far Belgrade is out doing Bozeman!!
Tonight I may take a picture of our road (that will probably only get plowed once) and what I have to deal with when I leave in the morning. I will also take a picture of our garbage can if it shows how deep the snow is. Josh is on late shift this week and I asked him to put our snow man out... If it is I will take one of that cause it has the measurements on it of how deep snow is and everything...

Snow, snow, snow....

So it started snowing around 12:30-1:00 this afternoon. We now have a winter/snow watch till around noon tomorrow. We are supposed to get around a foot of snow between now and then if not more.


I got home and had some picture opportunities and did it. I also shoveled the sidewalk. As I was shoveling I put it all in the garden and on the side of the walk by the end of the walk way. It was deeper then I thought it was as I was going.


I decided to show everyone exactly how deep it was in one specific spot. I went ahead and opened my cell phone and stuck it in front of the snow. Here is a picture of exactly how deep it is. It is a regular sized cell phone that flips. So if you have one of those just open it up and that is how deep it is so far. Just thought I would update you all, who read this that is, on what is going on today. Sorry for all the blogs today but I felt like writing some things up. I had some time today and felt that I should.

Have a Happy?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

~ Ha ha I read this today and Laughed!! Thought I would pass it on!!~~

Dear Proctor & Gamble,

I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core(tm) or Dri-Weave(tm) absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings.Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants. Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from 'the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my 'time of the month' is starting right now.

As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills'. Isn't the human body amazing?As Brand Manager in the Feminine-hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customer's monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Gray's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!

The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... which brings me to the reason for my letter.Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi pad, and there,printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: "Have a Happy Period."Are you%$&(*@#) kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James?

FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong," or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bull sh*t. And that's a promise I will keep, always.

name protected,
Austin, TX

Flag football

WOW it has been ages since I have played flag football. Since middle school so that would make it almost 8-9 years ago.
We played it Saturday for about 2 to 2.5 hours. I only felt a little tired when we got home that night. Sunday, however, I had to do laundry and the laundry room is in the basement. It took all I had to keep going downstairs to get the laundry done. I was so sore. I couldn't laugh, cough, walk very fast, do stairs very well, basically function like a normal person. Today it's not as bad. I think that by the end of the day I will be better because I work on the 2nd floor of a building and have to go upstairs a lot throughout the day and same as go downstairs throughout the day. I may just join them every weekend. I honestly didn't think I would have fun BUT I had a blast. I was the only girl and at first no one would cover my but then I showed that I could be as fast and as good a catch as the rest of the guys. That proved to them that I was able to keep up and play the game just as well as the rest of them. I am very much faster then what I look and they found that out that day. I even surprised Josh with how well I did. He was very impressed.

3-D

So Josh and I decided that we would go and see the new Beowolf movie this past weekend. It was in 3-D and we didn't know what to epect because neither of us have been to a 3-D movie before.

IT WAS SO COOL!!!! We both enjoyed it and say that if you have never been to one you should go. The next time there is a 3-D movie playing and we have an extra couple bucks we will most likely take the time to go see it!

New Office!!

So the moving is all done and everyones (well everyone involved) desk is somewhat all put back together. I dont have any pics of the new office but its the same as my last one just down one floor. There is a window but the view is of the side of the next building over. From here we can see into two other offices that are on the second floor of the next building over.

Since I dont have any pictures of my office I figured that I would put up some fun pics of office humor that I am sure some of the peopke here do. I wouldnt be surprised at all!

I think that you need to be able to let loose (to some extent) in the office world. I am really glad that I am not in Cubicle land. You would have more fun, maybe, but you would have to be quiet a lot of the time. With having just one office mate you can have a corner of toys (we do in this new office). When I was upstairs I was sharing a room with a 52ish year old and that office was always 70+ degrees. This room that I am in now with a 30-something year old much nicer temps...

I can see her doing a lot of the things you will find in these pictures of "The most deadly office supplies. You can find them HERE. Some of them are quite funny.

All-in-all I do like the office. I like the company and its not to bad. I just have to go up a flight of stairs about 40 times a day now. Look at all the exercise you can get out of it!! hee hee..

SNOW

So when I woke up the first time this morning around 2 the wind made me think that we were going to have bunches and bunches of snow. I looked out the window and there was NOTHING.

So I went back to bed. I woke up with the alarm and looed at the window and notived that it was brighter then usual. I opened the blinds and saw white everywhere. We had about 1 inch of snow. I decided that it would be good to wear shoes and not flip flops.

Good choice! When we got to Bozeman for work NOT only did it take an hour for a usual 20 minute trip they had about 2-3 inches. Again good choice on wearing shoes!!!

We are hoping that it stays for a while, but it’s

supposed to be warmish (in the 50’s) on Saturday. So all-in-all if it doesn’t melt before then it will definitely melt then. It's not to bad, just way less then what we have had in the past. It is about a month behind in the weather. Usually we get snow and keep the snow in October.

To see more of these snowflake pictures go HERE.

Moving

So I was on the third floor of our office building and one of my boss's came up to me and said "tell me about this move" I was sitting there speechless... "uhhhhh......what move?" was the only thing I got out. She looked a little confused and went to see my other boss. I then got a phone call from my other boss "can you come see me for a sec?" "sure" I said, as I always do when she needs to ask me or tell me something. I got in there and she told me that I am going to be moving downstairs. To the second floor. I now have all my stuff down here and am waiting for noonish to come because I am not done moving..... :

Apparently there are 3 of us going to play a little musical desks.... So needless to say this afternoon will be quite busy.

I am not sure if there are any implications for me moving or if its even anything besides just changing offices. No one has told me yet and I dont think anyone will. I guess we will just have to see what happens.

One good thing that Josh pointed out is that my office wont be overly hot or overly cold anymore. Different people like different temperatures. I hope is all I can say towards that.

Guinea pig

So I was looking though something and came across this. I thought it was quite funny so I deceided to put it on here... I never knew that one Guinea pig could do so much! hee hee.

If you can't read it send me a comment and I will e-mail it to you or something.

Crazy Kunami

Kunami was going crazy while Josh was playing with the tube the wrapping paper comes on. I though you would all enjoy seeing what we do with our dogs when we get bored! hee hee. It, again, is sideways. I still haven't seen how to flip it the other way.

Bowling for Kids sake!!

This is Linda, Josh, and Beth. Three of the five players on our team.This picture is of Shawn he was in the lane next to us and also works at RightNow Technologies. It may look like he won a bowling trophy BUT really he won a baseball trophy with a raquet ball plague for getting a strike. Quite funny!!!This is Linda just goofing around..... hee hee. She said that I have 1 second to take the pic so I took it!
Josh just won a pair of underwear for getting a strike! So he decided to put them on over his jeans.
This is Josh, Linda, and Michael. Michael wasn't on our team but he was with Shawn in the lane next to us. AKA Marilyn Monroe from that Halloween at work.I just wanted to show you some of the pics we took during the bowling so that you can all see that it was a blast!!

Thank you those of you who donated and supported us. There were lots of strikes that happened Terri G. You will be proud! The winner on our team was Josh.