Thanksgiving

Wow, is it over already?? We had a great Thanksgiving. The house was full of fun and good food. There was lots of family and great friends. There is a recipe exchange going on now because of the side dishes that were brought. I have a frig full of leftovers and hope everybody stops by this weekend to make a turkey sandwich and have a piece of pie. My brother Steve and his wife Stacey and daughter Kyla were here from Sacramento. We went to Knotts yesterday with them and it was so fun. I took Garin with us and he was hysterical on the Dragon Swing ride. Erik and Jamie took him on it the first time and his facial expressions make me laugh everytime I think about them. He went from holding onto the bar and grinnning from ear to ear to holding them both by the arms and had a look of sheer terror. That didn't stop him from going on again. Steve got him to go on with him later in the day and he and Steve both had their arms in the air almost the whole ride. The only thing that saved Erik or Jamie from taking Garin on some of the other rides was the fact that he was too short, by an inch. While we were waiting for a sign to be finished that Erik and Jamie got, we decided to go on the Calico train ride. It took some serious convincing to get Garin to go on that one because he kept saying "No!! there are 49ers in there". He was scared. I remember his mom told me about something about that a while back, but I have to ask her again. We went on, he was fine. We had a very long day and ended it at Lucille's BBQ with dinner with Steve, Stacey and Kyla. Now, today is back to the grind and to start my Christmas shopping. I had so many ideas when I had no money and now that I have some to start shopping, the ideas seem stupid. Today Kim turns the big 50. I wish I could look like her when I was 30. Happy Birthday KIM!!!!.. I have known her since she was 18 and I always thought her birthday was on the 30th and this year she told me it is on the 29th, same as Anna Mae. I have always said, when I make a mistake I stick to it. I even called Brooke and Tyler's baby Joseph up until last week, his name is Joshua. Well, I have to go and put away all the dishes and the few Thanksgiving decorations and start on the Christmas ones. I love Christmas decorations and I hear that Santa may make an appearance here next Sunday.......

Crunch Time

Today is the beginning of "all out" for me. I have to get ready for Thanksgiving and there is only so much that be done ahead of time. Plus, it is supposed to start raining tonight and rain up to Thanksgiving morning, whoo hooo!!!! SO, this means that I have to do all of my shopping, clean and bring into the house all the extra chairs and tables I need for Thanksgiving day, and then work on the house. I will be spending Tuesday and Wednesday cooking. I am not whining, just stating facts. My brother Steve and his wife Stacey and daughter Kyla are coming from Sacramento. I am really looking forward to their visit. Steve and I have already planned on Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ restaurant for Friday dinner. What I can't understand, is why don't these bounce house facilities, ie Scooter's Jungle, Wild Kingdom, etc., don't stay open on Friday the day after Thanksgiving?? What a great place to take visitors with kids or your own kids. Maybe next year I ought to rent a bounce house for the day after and charge people to watch their kids while they go Black Friday shopping. I am hoping to get enough done so that I can at least get out my Christmas musicals before Thanksgiving. I guess if I plan on that I should get off the computer and get started. OK, see ya and have a GREAT and SAFE Thanksgiving.

The Sky is Falling

Well, the fires seem to be contained, but the ashes are still coming down in places. We had fires all around us all weekend long, then I wake up this morning to find out there was an earthquake earlier in the morning. Now we need a small rain to clean off the outdoor stuff, but not too much because we don't need mudslides. I was so happy Saturday, I got to have Aiden here for the day. We had a blast. He LOVES Payton and she was so great with him. In fact, she minds him better than me. Everytime he went to lay down on the couch to watch a movie, he told her to lay down "right here" and she did. I had gone and gotten some new milk-bones for Payton. I bought these big ones, but she likes the cheap colored ones from Sam's Club. Aiden likes to "teach" Payton how to sit and take things "nice". So, he must have given her a dozen little milk-bones, but they had to be green. So on Sunday morning, I had to use flies to find her poop because it was as green as the grass. We stayed home all weekend because of the fires. Not because we were in any danger, but we couldn't have gotten out of town if we wanted to, all the roads were closed. So Rick had to sit (lay) on his single wide and play games on Tylers laptop all weekend. Poor baby. Today I have no kids and Tyler will be gone so I can vacuum and get started on the cleaning for the holidays. I am so ready to decorate for Christmas this year. I am even going to get out my music boxes before Thanksgiving. Hey why not!! the stores went straight from Halloween to Christmas, so I am too. I will be back soon!!

It's Over

Well, it's all over and I do mean it is all over. B Hussein Obama has been elected president. Wow, how can someone who has a lesser security clearance that Sarah Palin get elected. If it was an issue of making a black man/democrat president, then Dusty Baker should have been elected. At least he has been in charge of something. I know his mantra over and over and over was he was the man of change. Of course, anyone would be a change. If he was so concerned about change, why didn't he do something to change the democratic congress that has been in power for the last few years??? Bush had to take the fall for that congress, stupid. Now the secret service has to REALLY be on their toes for the benefit of all of us. If Hussein gets bumped off, then the man who so very much opposed him during the primarys, Biden will be in charge. Scarier still, if Biden drops dead because of his age, then Nancy Pelosi will be in charge. NOW that is scary. Like Dennis Miller said, then it would be time to leave the galaxy. When the leaders of nations that have been our enemies start congratulating B.O., then we need to run for cover. If even half of the stuff on the internet is true about him, then we need to pray hard for our safety, both physical and for our wallets. Redistribute the wealth, well now the libs can reap the rewards of what the have sown. I hope they can deal with it for the next 4 years. Why didn't Condolesa Rice run for President?? The best of all worlds, black, woman and respected and feared by other nations.