Santa!! I KNOW HIM!!!!!

Line from our favorite Christmas movie-Elf. Gianormous is now a part of our every day vocabulary. I expect it to show up in Websters soon. Some one asked this morning if Max was happy now since he looked so depressed in last nights photo-yes -he is happy-got a new comfy bed and his stocking was full of his favorite rawhides and doggie treats. Thing is-he wanted to check EVERYONE'S stockings! He has now collapsed again -if he does not sleep now, he may not get in his 22 hours of beauty rest today.
Just what I wanted! Corey asked Santa for a scooter...So he was thrilled that the old Jolly dude left him one. Let's hope he does not break anything on it-Cass is banned from scooters-after she broke her arm in two places falling off one....Luckily-Corey did not seem to get the accident gene like Cass did. Thank goodness..We have an orthopedist on retainer for her.
This is the cutest little digi camera -it is so teeny....looking for a good camera for a preteen or teen? Canon A410-lots of cool features and won't break the bank. This one was highly recommended by my incredibly techy, has to be king of the Geek Squad-friend Jon (and I mean that in the most loving way, as Beth would say) Cass is gonna have a ton of fun with her friends with this. And I have feeling we will come back from the AKC Eukanuba Dog show with a gazillion doggie pics to print out. Someone-send me another Epson Picturemate print pack! Did I tell you? Cass & I are hitting the road for a girl's weekend to Tampa-her and I and my big sis Karen are going to the dog show--2 days may be a bit much for me of the canines-but it is right up my dog crazy daughter's alley. Hopefully we can sneak in a quick trip to the beach if we leave on Thursday! Bill & Corey will hang out and probably take in the Ice Bears Hockey games that weekend.

Santa's on his way!

Sending warm thoughts

Okay-it is so cold here...I dug up this palm tree from August at Clearwater beach....I would like to be there now, decorating a palm tree rather than here-freezing....I can deal with cold if there is a point to it, but cold + no snow= no point...give me some snow for goodness sakes, please!

On a business note-big changes are coming -changes I think you are going to like-I am excited about it. Look for some news soon-hopefully by the new year!

Well, again, I stayed up entirely too late...night night

4.0 -Dean's list baby!

I just got in from out of town and checked my grades-4.0! Dean's list...just one more class til my degree and if I can get another A-I will graduate May 5th with a perfect GPA...okay-so I am patting me on the back--raising two kids, running a business and in college full time, I think I deserve a bit of back patting-eh? AND Cassidy got all A's this term in 6th grade-she and I are SO good LOL...

It is okay to brag on oneself sometimes-right?

The little lights aren't twinkling....

Happy Holidays to you all! Above is my goofy son...we strongly suspect he will grow up to be like Clark Griswold...his room is fully decorated in a way only a 5 yr old Clark could do it.....he's got the spirit-that is for sure-no matter how many lights we have, it is never enough for him!

We wish everyone a safe and fun filled holiday season and a prosperous new year!

ooooo ooooo it's a new chimper!

A new chimp is born. For those who do not know-the term chimping means to snap a shot then immediately look at the LCD screen and go "Oooooo OOOO oooooo" much like a chimpanzee. Cute video explaining chimping-must watch: http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html I handed Cass my 10D backup with a 50mm fixed lens and set it on auto and let her shoot away. Some would say I am crazy for hanging over a 1000.00 in gear around an 11 yr old's neck-but heck, she has to learn sometime!! I cannot keep the child in film at the rate she goes through it. Anyway-she began chimping right off and the first question she asked was: what do I push to see all the pictures I took? She looked so darn cute doing it-I had to share. I am so proud *sniff*...I am feeling a bit verclempt -talk amongst yourselves.

I think I am going backwards-I'll get back to my original reason to post. Reason she was playing photographer was: We went to Rainbow Acres today for the annual Christmas party. We had a great time & I will post more pictures when I go through them tomorrow. Rainbow is a Tennessee Baptist Adult home for the mentally challenged. Bill has been doing mission work there for about 4 yrs now with our favorite Uncle Joe. They have gone 1 or 2 weeks a year and have been remodeling the whole place. It was really in bad shape. All the people who have been volunteering their time & skills over the past few years have done wonders. It looks great. Cassidy & Corey helped hand out gifts to all the residents-I guess you could say they played elf today. We always enjoy when we get to go visit and help spread a little Christmas cheer. It is a much needed lift during the busy and often stressful holiday season. Tomorrow I will try to post a slideshow.