Since this is a three day work week it's felt like a Wednesday all day. Lucky for me tomorrow is Friday. hahahaha.
2 more days until the Iowa bowl game! Go Hawkeyes!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Dad B .... we miss you
Seven years ago, today, I learned that my father died. It was totally unexpected - heart attack that was preventable. If only parents would listen to their children but that's another story.
Over the years it's gotten easier. There are still days when I think I need to tell Dad this or that only to realize that I can't call him anymore. Some days I feel him by my side, usually on a sunny day when I'm cruising down the highway.
I miss him and I wish Boyd had more time to get to know him.
Over the years it's gotten easier. There are still days when I think I need to tell Dad this or that only to realize that I can't call him anymore. Some days I feel him by my side, usually on a sunny day when I'm cruising down the highway.
I miss him and I wish Boyd had more time to get to know him.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Best Christmas Ever?!
Boyd and I are thinking this has turned into one of the best Christmas's ever! Which is a real surprise to me.
Neither one of us were looking forward to the holidays as we were playing the gifts to each other kind of low key. I ended up getting Boyd mostly stocking stuffers and he had one gift for me. Then yesterday just as the store was closing I was able to get a WII. yahoo!
As was reflected in some of my posts, I was kind of 'over' the holidays for like the last week. It seemed like my family was making getting together kind of difficult and I felt caught in the middle. I knew that I had gifts for everyone in my stash but I didn't sit down to wrap gifts until Tuesday night. Most of the nephew's gifts went into cereal boxes which almost didn't get wrapped.
I made the scrapbook pages for the boys Tuesday night too. I was alittle stressed out with that but I got them mostly done. yahoo #2
Christmas Eve I headed out at 6AM to pickup some gift cards for the boys and a few other necessities. I came home to make sure all their gifts were wrapped. Then headed out to Moms.
It turned into a great day. One of my gifts to the boys were pennants that they had to make in their school colors with their mascot name. I wasn't sure if they would like it but they had a good time and said they wouldn't mind a similar gift next year. yahoo #3. We ended up opening gifts and finishing up with pie and ice cream.
Then I headed out to WM and picked up a wii! yahoo #4. Ran into some friends from the burg - can't believe how big their little boy is or how much he resembles his mom's brothers & kids. yahoo #5.
Today has been a nice and relaxing day. Boyd and I did the gift thing in the morning and have spent most of the afternoon watching Christmas movies on TV. Along with a couple of naps thrown in. yahoo #6.
All in all this is definitely in the top 5 Christmas's and I think one of the top 2 since we've been together.
Neither one of us were looking forward to the holidays as we were playing the gifts to each other kind of low key. I ended up getting Boyd mostly stocking stuffers and he had one gift for me. Then yesterday just as the store was closing I was able to get a WII. yahoo!
As was reflected in some of my posts, I was kind of 'over' the holidays for like the last week. It seemed like my family was making getting together kind of difficult and I felt caught in the middle. I knew that I had gifts for everyone in my stash but I didn't sit down to wrap gifts until Tuesday night. Most of the nephew's gifts went into cereal boxes which almost didn't get wrapped.
I made the scrapbook pages for the boys Tuesday night too. I was alittle stressed out with that but I got them mostly done. yahoo #2
Christmas Eve I headed out at 6AM to pickup some gift cards for the boys and a few other necessities. I came home to make sure all their gifts were wrapped. Then headed out to Moms.
It turned into a great day. One of my gifts to the boys were pennants that they had to make in their school colors with their mascot name. I wasn't sure if they would like it but they had a good time and said they wouldn't mind a similar gift next year. yahoo #3. We ended up opening gifts and finishing up with pie and ice cream.
Then I headed out to WM and picked up a wii! yahoo #4. Ran into some friends from the burg - can't believe how big their little boy is or how much he resembles his mom's brothers & kids. yahoo #5.
Today has been a nice and relaxing day. Boyd and I did the gift thing in the morning and have spent most of the afternoon watching Christmas movies on TV. Along with a couple of naps thrown in. yahoo #6.
All in all this is definitely in the top 5 Christmas's and I think one of the top 2 since we've been together.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas to all
From our house to yours!
Love,
Boyd & Karen
Our once a year photo op and look at my husband....sigh!
P.S.
Check out Buddies blog for his own personal Christmas wish.
Love,
Boyd & Karen
Our once a year photo op and look at my husband....sigh!
P.S.
Check out Buddies blog for his own personal Christmas wish.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Got Christmas Plans?
I don't. Who knew that talking to a Mom and a Brother to make plans could be so difficult? Over the weekend we had plans for 30+ people and it all worked out.
sigh!
All I know for sure is that DH is working and Buddie and I will be hanging out at home.
sigh!
All I know for sure is that DH is working and Buddie and I will be hanging out at home.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Family Christmas
One of my favorite things about Christmas time is seeing all of the aunts, uncles & cousins from my Mom's side of the family. My mom is one of 9 children and all but 3 of the sisters still live within 30 mins of the place they were raised. So I grew up with all of them, as one of the 4 little girls.
We use to gather at the farm (Grandma & Grandpa's house) at Christmas. Of course as we grew older the kitchen & living room weren't big enough to hold everyone. So each year a different sibling would be the host/hostess. As the cousins started getting married and having their own children we started renting a large banquet room and the siblings would take turns playing host.
I cannot imagine growing up away from these people. I hope that someday we have children who can grow up knowing their great aunts, uncles, second and third cousins. I keep wondering what they would do if I showed up with Buddie. Lol....it wouldn't fly.
Today, I was talking with one of my cousins who is a senior in college. She was there with her boyfriend and talking about their plans for the future. As we looked out over the tables she said I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up. I looked at her and said yup and we're saying the same thing about you.
The best part about the day besides seeing everyone was that Boyd was able to attend and one of my favorite cousins and her family were there. He and Boyd are able to talk sports which is nice - since there are only 8 sports fans out of the 33 people there.
The bad part about the day was having to say good-bye. The lunch goes by to quickly and with the bad weather we were only together for an hour and a half. Every year it seems like we say hello, sit down and talk to the people you sit by and then everyone is ready to leave.
Even though we live close we rarely get together out side of Christmas. We always talk about having a game night, pool time, or craft night and it never happens. I guess I'll have to take charge and plan something.
We use to gather at the farm (Grandma & Grandpa's house) at Christmas. Of course as we grew older the kitchen & living room weren't big enough to hold everyone. So each year a different sibling would be the host/hostess. As the cousins started getting married and having their own children we started renting a large banquet room and the siblings would take turns playing host.
I cannot imagine growing up away from these people. I hope that someday we have children who can grow up knowing their great aunts, uncles, second and third cousins. I keep wondering what they would do if I showed up with Buddie. Lol....it wouldn't fly.
Today, I was talking with one of my cousins who is a senior in college. She was there with her boyfriend and talking about their plans for the future. As we looked out over the tables she said I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up. I looked at her and said yup and we're saying the same thing about you.
The best part about the day besides seeing everyone was that Boyd was able to attend and one of my favorite cousins and her family were there. He and Boyd are able to talk sports which is nice - since there are only 8 sports fans out of the 33 people there.
The bad part about the day was having to say good-bye. The lunch goes by to quickly and with the bad weather we were only together for an hour and a half. Every year it seems like we say hello, sit down and talk to the people you sit by and then everyone is ready to leave.
Even though we live close we rarely get together out side of Christmas. We always talk about having a game night, pool time, or craft night and it never happens. I guess I'll have to take charge and plan something.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Got Snow?
We do last heard 8.3 inches at 5 AM and it's still snowing.
Boyd went out to see what the roads were like since he was supposed to work today. He said the snow was so deep on the river road that that it was hitting the front bumper of MY truck (snicker...I paid for it all and had it before I met him) and flying up over the hood. Of course an hour later he tells me he was doing everything he could to keep it out of the river - I so did not need to hear that. Needless to say he called in and said he wouldn't make it to work this morning.
I let Buddie out and I tried to warn him that there's a lot of snow and he has to be careful. (PSA I believe that dogs can and do understand us. So I talk to him like a real person.) I opened the front door and the snow was up to his belly, he tried to navigate the steps only to make a leap. Luckily he made it to the bottom without issue. He was so confused at first, he was hopping like a frog to get around. I think this is the most snow he's seen at one time. I laughed and wished our camcorder was charged. Maybe later. I think Boyd's going to have to blow out a potty area on grass when he does the driveway.
Tomorrow we're supposed to be going to the family Christmas with all my aunts/uncles, cousins/spouses, and children. It's usually a good time with a lot of great food, laughter and catching up. With another storm scheduled to hit I'm not holding my breath.
A little birdie told me that a local store has one day printing for photo cards. I might just get some cards out after all. =)
PSA = Public Service Announcement.
Boyd went out to see what the roads were like since he was supposed to work today. He said the snow was so deep on the river road that that it was hitting the front bumper of MY truck (snicker...I paid for it all and had it before I met him) and flying up over the hood. Of course an hour later he tells me he was doing everything he could to keep it out of the river - I so did not need to hear that. Needless to say he called in and said he wouldn't make it to work this morning.
I let Buddie out and I tried to warn him that there's a lot of snow and he has to be careful. (PSA I believe that dogs can and do understand us. So I talk to him like a real person.) I opened the front door and the snow was up to his belly, he tried to navigate the steps only to make a leap. Luckily he made it to the bottom without issue. He was so confused at first, he was hopping like a frog to get around. I think this is the most snow he's seen at one time. I laughed and wished our camcorder was charged. Maybe later. I think Boyd's going to have to blow out a potty area on grass when he does the driveway.
Tomorrow we're supposed to be going to the family Christmas with all my aunts/uncles, cousins/spouses, and children. It's usually a good time with a lot of great food, laughter and catching up. With another storm scheduled to hit I'm not holding my breath.
A little birdie told me that a local store has one day printing for photo cards. I might just get some cards out after all. =)
PSA = Public Service Announcement.
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