It's Baaaa-aaack!

It's afternoon now and it's mostly melting but we do have
a few flakes still drifting down!

On V's twitter she says they are waiting for their 1st plane
home and they had a healing family reunion. I can't wait til
they're safe at home once again! Their arrival here is scheduled
for midnight-ish.

The doings 2

The Rainier Avenue family is in NO to honor father Marty. Our thoughts are with them.

The Fried Avenue family is on their way to Maui and I'm terribly jealous.

The Everett Avenue family is home from Elmer City without their banjos! Mads is doing better today, went to the doc, blood tests, and back to school. I think she missed her mom and dad.

The Wilbur Highway family is skinny but has upset tummies. Alli has gall bladder surgery scheduled for Friday and our thoughts are with her.

The Priest Point family is making plans to head to Yuma and points south and east come mid-February. Bonita Mesa RV Park is the destination, followed by points further east, maybe San Antonio?? We hope to meet up with the Oshevskees and maybe my brother and sister; maybe the Nebraska connection, too!

Urbandictionary Meme from MJ

Rules:
a) Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
b) Post your favorite definition it gives you -- or just post the first one. (or multiple answers if it's just too funny.)
c) Tag 4 people. Leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged.
d) Those people, if so inspired, should do the same.

1) Your Name? Mary: The most amazing name ever. The person who gets annoyed when people sing "Mary had a little lamb" and "Mary mary quite contrary". The person who was stupid enough to go to a catholic school, where there was a person in her class called Joseph. But she's still amazing. Don't deny it, you know it's true.

2) Your age? 65: 90 miles an hour in a Sixty-Five zone

3) Your favorite drink? White chocolate mocha: best place to get coffee...mmm try a white-chocolate mocha (Starbucks).

4) Favorite color? Purple: Extremely potent marijuana, specifically marijuana buds that have a purple hue to them. Also accompanied by a fragant, usually fruity smell and mad perma-grin.
Yo, you gotta come over and smoke, boy! I got the purple!

5) Birthplace? Snohomish: (I paraphrase) Too many old people and too many antique shops.
Hot spots: Pilchuck Drive In and parking lots.

6) Month of your birth? April: The month when the sexiest "women" are born. (I paraphrase again.)

7) Where you live now? Tulalip Reservation: "The Tulalip natives are going to scalp you when they find out that you stole their (sea wolf) totem design for a gay military command logo......"

9) Your super power if you had super powers? X-Ray vision: something about the greatest pick up line ever......

10) Best insult? Your face: Sure you're rich and smart but your face.....

"No one shall be tagged today. Tell me if you do it, though, so I can read it plz :D"

WIGEONS!!!!

Christmas Ornaments 2008

My music box Santa from Tom, circa 1985, and handmade snow-
man and Santa from Sue Ren Johnson 2007. Talented lady.


My cute snowman treasure box, circa 1990?



The new tealight candles from Mom. Tom's airplane.




"Mary", "Tom" and "Angelo" snowmen, mini-snow globe
ornaments from Lynn and Colin, 2008. (sorry it's fuzzy.)

Maddy's New Doll

Thanks to the snow, the 2-day special delivery American Girl Doll for Madison that was scheduled to arrive on 12/22 finally arrived about December 30th. It was OK cuz Madison may have been more pleased to have all the special attention after Christmas was over.

GG was here for the doll opening and I think she was really pleased to be included. Before Christmas, GG was happy to be included in the hunt for Madison's Christmas Dress and to be invited to attend the Christmas program for Madison's school. We all love to watch the kids sing (fidget, dance, make faces, run to the bathroom, etc.) The new dress for Madison, the school program, and the new doll, all three added to GG's joy at Christmas. And to Madison's joy!!