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It's a new CAR

My mom's car died, so we had to go out car shopping all last weekend. We came home with a Ford Focus, 4 door in silver. Here is my mom in her Christmas sweater with the new automobile.

I've always wanted to go there

You Belong in Australia

Ace! Sunny, upbeat, and cute You make the perfect surf bum Now stop hogging the vegemite!

What English Speaking Country Are You?

shoot or be shot

Paul found this game, and now I am hooked. I am always looking for ways to improve my typing speed. This one not only makes me type faster it gets my heart rate up because I am afraid of being shot at.

Click on this link and see how well you can do. I use the hard level and these were my scores from the first time I tried it. I wanted to do better than Paul, gotta love competition. :)

score 91680
words spelled correctly 485
words missed 30
average 94%
average bonus 940
final score 92620

There's a little something for everyone in the new U2 video...

...

Dong, Grandpa is talking to you.

Dong, where is my automobile?

Auto mobile? Hahahaha! Wreck! Big wreck!

Christmas time is near...

Last Wednesday Paul went our searching for the perfect Christmas tree on his way home from work. He didn't find one, although there are quite a few Charlie Brown Christmas trees out there for table tops. So Thursday once his work day was over he braved a few more places to try and find us a beautiful tree. At last success. Paul found the perfect tree to fit inbetween the two recliners. Paul put the lights up while I started un-newspapering our ornaments. After the decorating was over, here is how she looks. Our favorite ornaments are front and center. Some of them include: 3 Nightmare Before Christmas, a puppy with reindeer ears on, 2 child blocks with letters on them one has a bear on top, the other a moose. Paul and Cyndi got these when they were children, they are the same type of ornament. One has the letter P on the front, the other the letter C. We didn't know we both had these until we put up our first Christmas tree. Ironically Paul's also has a C on the back of it. We also have some cartoon characters like Daffy Duck with a stocking and Tigger ice skating. And of course the tree topper which has Hutchins sewn on the banner the precious moment is holding.

Why weren't these still around when I was growing up?

The song is pretty funny too!

IF YOU CAN READ THIS

YOU HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED.

ABORT MISSION.

DESTROY COMPUTER.

Cuteness

Morgan and I decided to get some kitty accessories for them this Christmas season.

Here is Meeko sporting a jingle bell collar

Meeko wearing light up reindeer hat, she really didn't mind it. She sat while we snapped a few photos. Though she did think that it was a play toy and not something to wear.

We wanted to give Buddy a chance to try on the collar as well, Meeko didn't like that idea and jumpped on top trying to get the collar back.

Finally a shot we snapped quickly before Meeko jumpped up again.

The three of us also decided to try the hat on Buddy, he was not impressed. That is his pissed off look.

Goofing Around

I picked up my mom and Amy from San Diego the weekend of Paul's birthday so that we could all spend it together. We had lots of fun. The morning of Paul's birthday Morgan and I made breakfast for the 5 of us to begin the day off right. We made french toast, eggs, bacon, and sausage. Along with some milk everything was delicious. Then it was off to church. After church we goofed around the house for a bit and then headed out for a light bite to eat. It was then time to head up to Buena Park so that we could get the tickets squared away for the evening.

My Mom and me, Mom, Amy and Meeko, Meeko

A Knight to Remember

Here are some photos from our night at Medieval Times where we had dinner and tournament.

From left to right and top to bottom:

Group photo when everyone got to Buena Park, walking over to the main hall, getting settled in our seats which were right up close.

The knights playing some tournament games, showing how many rings each won, reading of the scroll (who was having birthdays, anniversaries etc.)

Jousting, battle, and the winner of the evening the blue knight.

Life is like a box of Chocolate

Open Oyster
You scored 44% Dark, 51% Crunch, and 34% Chewy!

You are an Open Oyster: a creamy blend of finely ground hazelnuts and milk chocolate in a milk chocolate shell.

Sometimes you're open, sometimes you're closed, but hidden deep within is a pearl. You don't have much of a wild steak, but you do have your creative and more passionate moments, as well as your sweet ones. But you can turn all that on and off just as easily as an oyster opens and closes. You suck people in when you show them your sweet side...don't be afraid to open up more often ;)

See what chocolate you are HERE

Borrowed from Amy's Blog

Celebrate

We celebrated Paul's 30th birthday by going out for Dinner and Tournament at Medieval Times. Our group cheered for the Green knight. He was the best the entire night! Right up until the Black and White knight killed him, who was by the way the worst the entire night! The food was good and it was cool to see all the different 'games' of the tournament. It was nice to be with so many family and friends to celebrate. And Mair was even given a flower by the Green knight when he won an event. It was really cute. Well, Happy Birthday Paul! And here is to many more to come.

(more photos to come tomorrow.)

I don't know if the Charlie Brown Christmas special has been on yet. It's the only one I watch every year. Here are a couple of alternate versions.

Scrubs:



Outkast:

I am no longer trusted by hippies...

Lazy Saturday

Well, at least the afternoon/evening. In the morning we were actually productive and cleaned up the whole apartment. We tried to get a Christmas tree too, but couldn't find one we like. We only have room for a table top tree, so our options are limited anyway. After that we went down to San Diego. Cyndi and Amy are in for a treat tonight as they get to see "Shaun of the Dead" for the first time. I know they'll love it.

Happy Friday!

Yea. Time for the weekend. Paul has a three day weekend, and I have a two and a half day weekend so it is time to party. I was back at a H.S. today in a math class. I basically sat, read and made sure the students completed their quizes. Nothing really exciting happened. I am sure after the weekend, I will have some photos to post. We haven't taken any in awhile. Have a great weekend everybody.

So excited!

On our blogger dashboard today it finally said we can switch over to the Beta version. This means we have to have a google account, but I already do for my Memory/HighLow blog. There is a catch however, this would switch both the P&C blog and the Survivor blog. I do not know if that would screw everyone else up since I tried setting up a Beta blog to begin with for Survivor. What do I do? I have waited for this moment for so long... you don't even know!

Violet, you're turning violet, Violet!

[edits for misinformation]

Today was fun times. I was subbing an English class for a H.S. I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 5 times. The students were to compare it to a novel they just finished reading called The Inferno, by John Ciardi.

What I did instead of paying attention to the movie for 5 hours:

Addressed Christmas cards

Circled jobs in the want ads for LA and San Diego

Made some Christmas gifts

Read my book

Wrote letters

Stared into space

I ddi watch some of the movie but let me tell you nothing kills a movie faster than having to watch it so many times in one day.

I must say both WW and CC factory movies have good points but I think I prefer Depp's version better. I like the changes they made (the dentist dad thing I am on the fence about).

And remember,

"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams."

That is all for tonight. I have to hit the sack as I go teach J.H. English tomorrow.

Wow....just wow.

Not that I really care either way...

I'm trying to sleep!

This weekend in review:

On Saturday I woke up early at 8am, got up showered and dressed. Grabbed some breakfast (a rarity for me) and headed up to the ALH. I met Mair at the in-laws house and the three women folk headed out to the Harvest Festival. This has been a running tradition for us. We always walk around and look at everything, have some lunch and then split up to do any shopping we may want to do. Good times. After we got back to the house I jumpped in my car and headed back to the apt. Paul and I had some dinner and I packed up my stuff for an overnight trip to SD.

Very early Sunday morning (midnight o'clock) I tried to get some sleep. Meeko had other plans. She wanted to play at first, she had gotten her shots on Saturday afternoon and had been groggy but no throwing up this time, :) that makes me happy. However, this also means that she had quite the nap and wasn't ready for bed. Meeko finally settled down on top of me, and kept trying to lay her paws on my shoulder and her head nuzzled in my neck and purring extremely loud in my ear. She was a very cute kitty, but it was my bed time.

I finally got to sleep sometime after 130am. I was woken up at 4:42am to get up and dressed so that I could help my mom and get her bag in the car to head to the airport. We had an exhausting morning.

Here is what happened:
Cyndi: Mom, what airline are you on?
Mom: American
Cyndi: Okay that is Terminal 2

We head to terminal 2, my mom walks fast as she can (snails pace) and we get to the check-in. She swipes her credit card to bring up her flight info, nothing happens.

Cyndi: Are you sure you are on American?
Mom: *checks e-mail info.* Oh, no I am on United.
Cyndi: Great. That is in a different terminal.

We then walk all the way back to the car, pay 50 cents to get out, drive in a circle back to Terminal 1. This time I spot a wheelchair just sitting on the side of the parking lot, I hijack it. I got my mom in the chair and I RAN throught the skywalk all the way to the United check-in. There was a short line. As soon as we walked up we were greeted by a lady who worked there and asked where we were headed. I replied Oakland. She asks if I am sure I am at the right airline, I say yes, my mom is flying United. She looks at the info. and says but you are stopping in LA, that means you are flying out of the Commuter terminal. My reply was tell me you are joking. Mind you all of this started at 530am, and her flight was at 7am. So running back down the skywalk I go. All the way back to the car. Pay another 50 cents to get out of the lot. I drive around the circle again over to the Commuter terminal. I ask the woman if there is an auctual chance she will make this flight, the woman is kind enough to check us in there so that would allow us a little more time.

Cyndi: Well the flight gets into LAX at 750am. I can beat the flight there if we drive. *praying she makes the flight* Mom, I will drop you off at the front and then go get a parking spot.
Mom: Which way do I go
Cyndi: *pointing* Right down there.

My mom starts her journey to where she needs to check her bags. I park the car and meet up with her before she makes it to the door. We get her bag checked. I double check that she will be allowed to have her cane on the plane with her and then it is off to security. The woman who checked the bag was nice enough to call the gate and let them know that my mom has a cane and makes sure they won't leave without her. She gets through security. I tell her to have a nice time and I will see her at the end of the week. Then I pray I have enough gas to get home since I didn't think I would be driving around all of the terminals at SAN International Airport. Once home I crawl back into bed. Guess who wants to play instead. After a couple more hours of sleep and some laundry it is time to get the kids ready to go on their vacation. Buddy was not excited about this prospect, he hides and claws and makes it most difficult to get him in the crate. Meeko goes in without a problem. I find their favorite toys (a little monkey, a sparkely ball and a green fuzzy ball) then it is off to Best Friends Resort. I get them all checked in.

They will be getting play time twice while they are there, and one night they will get a bedtime story. Awww, how cute. (Why would a kitty want a bedtime story? What do you read to a kitty for a bedtime story? Oh well it is free so I am not going to knock it)

Don't believe everything you think

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -
that myth is more potent than history.

That dreams are more powerful than facts -
that hope always triumphs over experience -
that laughter is the only cure for grief.

And I believe that love is stronger than death.

- Robert Fulghum, 2003

There is still time

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

Nice

Naughty

Giving Santa some cookies.

Giving Santa some bourbon.

Calling your mom.

Calling your mom collect.

Getting Dad's slippers for him.

Telling Dad to get his own damn slippers.

Opening a door for a woman.

Opening a door for a woman, then sneaking a peek at her butt.

Bake cookies for the less fortunate.

Play hooky with the less fortunate.

Helping an old lady across the street.

Crossing in front of an old lady in the street.

Taking chicken soup to a sick friend.

Giving avian flu to a sick friend.

Making a donation to a charity.

Making a donation to Tom Delay.

This was found on this website. It was editied for content sake.