Christmas with the SkidKid Clan

My family came from Idaho this weekend so we could celebrate Christmas. We got together at July's on Saturday afternoon to start the festivities. We went to Gateway shopping and to eat dinner. Then we came back to July's where we played games until late that night. The next morning we got up early and made a big breakfast and then opened presents. Cayman was pretty funny. She would take someone their gift and then start opening it before anyone else could. She loved opening all the presents. I think everyone was happy with their presents. I know I was happy with mine......three books! What could be a better gift. We also got an extra surprise from July and Cory, an announcement that she is having another baby!! I will get to be an aunt once again. Christmas was fun and I enjoyed being with my family!

Something Missing.......

I've had this picture on my computer since Thanksgiving and as I was looking at it today, I couldn't help but feel that something was missing.......my mom. I like to think she is standing right between me and Mel poking her head over Grandma's and making a funny face, like she always liked to do. It's been nine years since she died, and there isn't a day that goes by that I'm not reminded of her. I see her in me every day. It's funny when you're growing up how you don't want to turn into your parents, but I have to say, if I could grow up to be like my mom, I would! I love you Mom!

Annual Christmas Party

Paul and I went to our Annual Christmas Party on Friday Night with Paul's friends from his old job. We are so lucky Paul was able to find such a great group of friends from when he worked at Spillman Technologies. We get together at least twice a year (summer and winter) and go to lunch frequently. Friday night we went to Carrie and Cornell's. They just built a new condo in Saratoga Springs and we all wanted to see it. We had a lot of preparing to do because this year they were doing an Ugly Sweater Contest. Since Paul and I didn't have sweater, we decided to make our own. I think they turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself. Check out that handy work.....it's exquisite! I won't explain Paul's sweater (it's slightly inappropriate), but it was a big hit at the party and he ended up winning! Then we exchanged white elephant gifts, where I got a Whoopie Cushion and Paul got a High School Musical pillow with Troy on it. Our friends, Lindsay and Shayne, brought their two little boys to the party and the last present was from us and ended up going to their 8 year old son. I was so nervous, because it was a notebook set (from Spillman, of course!) and I didn't think an 8 year old would want that, but he loved it! He loves to draw and it is a pretty cool drawing notebook. Dan got a huge 40 inch stocking complete with an Ovulation Kit and a wedding cake topper. Both things that he needed. :-) Lindsay got an enormous cucumber or zuccini, which somehow we ended up with at the end of the night! Carrie got a toothpaste holder and the big hit of the night was a set of wine glasses that were called The Shady Ladies, and they went to Cornell. Overall, the night was fun and I look forward to Christmas and seeing my family.

Celebrity Morph by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Dynasty - Geneology

Weekend Update

On Saturday we decided it was time to put up the outside Christmas lights. We never got around to it last year and I really wanted to have them this year. Paul searched all day Saturday for white and red lights. There were none that came packaged together so we knew we would have to switch out lights so I could have a strand of white and red lights mixed together. After he was gone most of the morning trying to find them, bringing home the wrong ones, and going back out to get the right ones, we finally found the perfect lights. We set out all the strands and switched out the lights. Then Paul hung them up outside. We turned them on and they were awesome.......for about 3 seconds when they shut off. We had blown a fuse. So now we have Christmas lights hanging that don't work. I guess we can work on that problem next weekend. :-)

That night we went to the Coldplay concert with our friends Lindsay and Shayne. It was so much fun! Coldplay is one of my favorite bands and it was great to see them in concert. Chris Martin was so funny, skipping and dancing all over the stage.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and being able to spend time with my family. I hope everyone has a great day and remembers that we have so much to be thankful for! We are truly blessed.

GO, FIGHT WIN!!! - This was pretty fun. Just answer questions about your High School Days. I tag everyone because I think it would be fun to read!

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL?
Can you say just about everybody? Just kidding, but seriously I did date quite a few people from my school.

2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE?
1987 Buick Regal named Gertrude that blew blue smoke out the back tailpipe and although it was an automatic, I still had to shift from D2 to Drive in order for it to work. It was awesome!

3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Of course! Doesn't everybody?

4. WHERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Not at all, unfortunately!

5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Uh, no?

6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? Nope

7. WERE YOU A NERD? I don't think so, but looking back on some of the stuff I wore, I definitely should have been!

8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? Cheerleading, does that count?

9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? Nope, little miss goodie two shoes.

10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? No way! I never even knew it when I was in high school.

11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mr. Schultz, my junior English teacher. He rocked!

12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Don't remember (somewhere in the cafeteria).

13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? Sugar-Salem High School

14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Diggers, Blue and White

15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO? Junior Homecoming - Wade Klinger, Senior Homecoming - Monty Puzey

16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? You bet! Those were such fun times.

17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? Crying my eyes out because everyone was leaving (even though we all ended up going to Ricks College!)

18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? What! There's a Senior Skip Day! I never got invited. :-(

19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? Ski Club

20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? I'm not sure if I've gained weight or my hips have just expanded! :-)

21. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION? We already had it and Yes I did go.

23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Oh yeah, McDonald's baby! I was the queen of the drive thru. What it took 3 people to do, I could do by myself!

I tag anyone who reads this.

Kids Say the Craziest Things!

Paul and I teach the sunbeams at church. We have 11 kids (thankfully they don't all come every week!). They are so cute and they say the funniest things. We had our primary program a couple weeks ago and there was a practice on Saturday. Each of the little kids has a speaking part in the program. After one of the little girls said her part, she looked at me and said, "I have another line". I told her she had just said her line and it was perfect. She looked at me again and insisted that she had another line to say. I asked her what it was and she said, "It's My Money and I need it now!!!!". I was silent laughing so hard, I was crying. The other kids in my class kept saying, "Teacher, why are you laughing so hard?". For those of you not familiar with this famous line, I am attaching the link you can go to and see for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX0fIi3H-es