Ah, the use of oxymoron's in the evening... True though. The Wii has been the center of our attention this holiday. Last holiday it was the xbox 360. This year the whole family gets involved. Even me. There's bowling, golf, tennis, baseball, and my favorite game "Boom blox". This is a seriously fun game.
Do you recall the joystick for Atari, which just moved left right up down? Well, imagine holding a small remote like a tv remote, that knows how you move by infrared lights. Really cool.
I've kicked much butt on the blox game. Hence the pain. You really have to move around with these puppies. There's no simple left right up down. The faster you throw, it gets interpreted to the remote and hits the target faster, and therefore harder. My freaking arm hurts! I haven't worked that hard for a game since softball league, when I actually played softball.
I'm glad for the upcoming intensive Pilate's class. Getting toned up after all this time will help with a lot of things, like rollerblading, snowboarding, tennis, and basketball. Bring it on. This girls ready for some fun...
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Xmas 2008
Xmas Eve, Playing with my new toy. I love this camera~!
The Sony Cybershot with the 10x Zoom. I took a self portrait and regret the mess behind it...
Damn, I need a basement! Or at least more closets...
Holiday Joy
Merry Christmas!
I hope you are enjoying your holiday!
I am glad it's over. Now I can get back to the other things in my life that need tending to. I have to write a 10 page paper for the "Beacon" contest on the life and times of the hearing impaired. WOW. 10 Pages. What do you write about for 10 pages? I think that I would have to incorporate all of my previous papers into one huge one..
Time for a strategy.
I hope you are enjoying your holiday!
I am glad it's over. Now I can get back to the other things in my life that need tending to. I have to write a 10 page paper for the "Beacon" contest on the life and times of the hearing impaired. WOW. 10 Pages. What do you write about for 10 pages? I think that I would have to incorporate all of my previous papers into one huge one..
Time for a strategy.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Snow boarding
Did I mention I tried to get down with my bad self and do a little snow boarding yesterday? Turns out the board was in the shed. Which protected it for the summer - sort of. My pink flowers are no longer pink. I had thought I left it out of the shed for it to warp over the summer. Lucky me! No warping!
Did I also mention that my husband made a RAMP for the kids to go flying over with their sleds? I am a novice boarder (at best) and way out of shape apparently. Cause~ I could not, stay up on the damn board!
I think I was just too afraid of going over the ramp! I caught some loft shots of the boys and will share them tomorrow. Maybe I will get back on the board for xmas, and stay away from the ramp.
Did I also mention that my husband made a RAMP for the kids to go flying over with their sleds? I am a novice boarder (at best) and way out of shape apparently. Cause~ I could not, stay up on the damn board!
I think I was just too afraid of going over the ramp! I caught some loft shots of the boys and will share them tomorrow. Maybe I will get back on the board for xmas, and stay away from the ramp.
Christmas Cheer!
Let's all say a big fat toast to Christmas and all that it stands for! Shopping, cutting people off and flipping em off too. No, No, No, It's about people going out of their way for someone else without expectations of thanks. Like the fact that some nice lady pushed a cart out of my way so I could pull into a parking spot, I yelled "Thank you".
I filled the package store with my own sarcastic brand of cheer, "I'm not too late am I?" Picking out my selections, Cuervo of course, it's accompaniment, margarita mix. A bottle of Godiva Liquor, and a handy 2 oz. bottle of scotch. In case of emergency break glass. or as it stands, plastic.
So while I write this, I am happy to say that it's becoming a more pleasant world! My niece arrived safely and we get to go shopping tomorrow for, well, stuff.
I know, vague. The kids still believe in Santa so I ain't gonna spoil it so quick. It's one less thing i can threaten them with.. "Don't make me call Santa and tell him how you're behaving!"
Have I fulfilled my niceness obligation 'cause I got a shitload of crappy from today..
If you don't want to hear about crappyness. STOP READING NOW.
Ever change a tire in freezing cold temperature? No? Neither did I. I was lucky enough that my husband put the tire in the car and the donut on the wheel. (yay)
Like everyone else these days, we're trying to save a buck. We bought our tires at BJ's. How long could it take to plug a tire? 5 minutes? Turns out the puncture was in the wall of the tire and they had to replace it. OK. It's under warranty, "great". The sign said a two hour wait. OK - no big deal I'll walk over to the mall entrance and see what kind of shopping I can get done. Started in Best Buy checked out the camera's and coincidentally picked out the one I want for xmas. Sony Cybershot 10X zoom. I tried them out and this one had the clearest shots for what I want to do with it, which is whatever floats my fancy at any given time. Looked at the Wii stuff. Headed out to the rest of the mall. Bought some things, for friends and ate a bite to eat. Before I know it it's 2:45. Um, I gotta go get the kids. Lets go get my car. Um, no not ready yet? It's been 4 hours! It's still up on the lift and gonna take another 15 to 20 minutes.. I don't have 15 to 20 minutes. I start with the phone calls. "ma'am, there's a problem with the hood." I hate being called Ma'am. Whatever - what's the problem? "The hood won't stay shut." I guess they were tying to be nice and take a look at my fluids or whatever. They tried tinkering with it and can't get it to stay shut. OK, By the time I got a hold of mom to get my little guy at daycare, the big kids need to be picked up from school. Mom's gonna come and get me in my van. She calls me 15 minutes later, After she knocks on the neighbors door cause she can't figure out how the damn emergency break works. After I explained it to her, I managed to get a hold of my babysitter. Who totally saved my ass. And is getting a really good present for x-mas!
Mom finally gets to Bj's but forgot that I was at the tire place. Anyhow, I get in the car and we're off to get the baby. Boy O boy.. An hour and a half late.
My kid as usual comes running into my arms. What a nice feeling.
Takes away all the crap from the day.
By this time I've had several conversations via text messages all day.
Planned tomorrows events and still have a car to get fixed. I'm officially tired, and at this moment ...toast.
Now I get to snuggle up with the cutest little boy I've ever made. I'll take pictures of him sleeping so you can see just how cute he is... Cause when he's awake, the "No"'s roll right out his mouth and cooperating with the camera is not his favorite thing to do.
It's hiding under tables and chairs.....
I filled the package store with my own sarcastic brand of cheer, "I'm not too late am I?" Picking out my selections, Cuervo of course, it's accompaniment, margarita mix. A bottle of Godiva Liquor, and a handy 2 oz. bottle of scotch. In case of emergency break glass. or as it stands, plastic.
So while I write this, I am happy to say that it's becoming a more pleasant world! My niece arrived safely and we get to go shopping tomorrow for, well, stuff.
I know, vague. The kids still believe in Santa so I ain't gonna spoil it so quick. It's one less thing i can threaten them with.. "Don't make me call Santa and tell him how you're behaving!"
Have I fulfilled my niceness obligation 'cause I got a shitload of crappy from today..
If you don't want to hear about crappyness. STOP READING NOW.
Ever change a tire in freezing cold temperature? No? Neither did I. I was lucky enough that my husband put the tire in the car and the donut on the wheel. (yay)
Like everyone else these days, we're trying to save a buck. We bought our tires at BJ's. How long could it take to plug a tire? 5 minutes? Turns out the puncture was in the wall of the tire and they had to replace it. OK. It's under warranty, "great". The sign said a two hour wait. OK - no big deal I'll walk over to the mall entrance and see what kind of shopping I can get done. Started in Best Buy checked out the camera's and coincidentally picked out the one I want for xmas. Sony Cybershot 10X zoom. I tried them out and this one had the clearest shots for what I want to do with it, which is whatever floats my fancy at any given time. Looked at the Wii stuff. Headed out to the rest of the mall. Bought some things, for friends and ate a bite to eat. Before I know it it's 2:45. Um, I gotta go get the kids. Lets go get my car. Um, no not ready yet? It's been 4 hours! It's still up on the lift and gonna take another 15 to 20 minutes.. I don't have 15 to 20 minutes. I start with the phone calls. "ma'am, there's a problem with the hood." I hate being called Ma'am. Whatever - what's the problem? "The hood won't stay shut." I guess they were tying to be nice and take a look at my fluids or whatever. They tried tinkering with it and can't get it to stay shut. OK, By the time I got a hold of mom to get my little guy at daycare, the big kids need to be picked up from school. Mom's gonna come and get me in my van. She calls me 15 minutes later, After she knocks on the neighbors door cause she can't figure out how the damn emergency break works. After I explained it to her, I managed to get a hold of my babysitter. Who totally saved my ass. And is getting a really good present for x-mas!
Mom finally gets to Bj's but forgot that I was at the tire place. Anyhow, I get in the car and we're off to get the baby. Boy O boy.. An hour and a half late.
My kid as usual comes running into my arms. What a nice feeling.
Takes away all the crap from the day.
By this time I've had several conversations via text messages all day.
Planned tomorrows events and still have a car to get fixed. I'm officially tired, and at this moment ...toast.
Now I get to snuggle up with the cutest little boy I've ever made. I'll take pictures of him sleeping so you can see just how cute he is... Cause when he's awake, the "No"'s roll right out his mouth and cooperating with the camera is not his favorite thing to do.
It's hiding under tables and chairs.....
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Snow, snow, and more snow.
Ah, the view from my front door. Loverly aint it? As you can see, the plow is neglecting us - again. My taxes go to other more widely used streets. The taxes are rather high, too. Let's just say that were just under the highest paying area, on the roster of taxes countrywide, with Westchester NY being the highest.For those of you who are "dreaming of a white Christmas" here ya freaking go.
I'm just dreaming of getting .................................OUT.
By the way, I've made it easier to post messages on the blog, so get to it.
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