It's Thursday...

I am still feeling crummy, but despite that, I have almost all the Christmas decorations up. I just do a little at a time, and get myself to bed early. I took Kim's advise and got some Airborne last night when I went shopping. Hopefully that will help. I have a busy next couple of days.

With the current re-model, I am down a room for decorations, and I have too many for the amount of space I have. Anthony's room use to be the den. He doesn't want decorations all over his room. He hardly wanted to put his "special" ornaments on the tree, until his friend told him to go do it.

Dad and Pat Christensen we almost in a very bad accident on Monday. Dad was headed to Lovelock for work, and he hit some black ice just as a semi-truck FLEW past him, and he said his truck went up on 2 wheels at about a 45 degree angle, but luckily it came back down, they both had their seat-belts on, and they were fine, just a little shaken up. The semi kept on going on his merry way, but some other drivers stopped to make sure they were ok. I'm glad they were ok. With mom being sick, and Dad just buying a new house, he didn't need a bad accident to create more problems. The Lord was watching out for him.

Well, I need to hit the road...have to take the work cash to the bank, and I don't want to get stuck in the 5pm traffic.

Here's what's up...

We didn't get much snow...for which I am very happy, but it is COLD. The highs are in the high 30's.

Even though no snow stuck to the ground, the drivers were being dumb, and driving like there was 6 inches of snow and ice. All these California transplants have no clue how to drive in the snow;they see a flake or two and panic! And here's me, in my big old 4 wheel drive, and pass them up and say mean things about them, even though I am scared to drive in bad snow myself.

We dug out all the Christmas decos last night after we got the living room put back together (one wall is just taped and mudded, the other wall is just sheetrock with exposed screws, but it'll be that way until I put the decos away after Christmas, I don't want all the dry wall dust on my Christmas stuff) At least the furniture is back in it's place.

I put the tree up with Anthony's help, plugged the lights in to make sure they worked (they did), strung the lights on the tree, plugged them in, they no longer worked. With my cold, I had had enough and went to bed. I'm going to buy NEW lights tonight and re-do the tree. I just hate Christmas lights. Who ever wrote that song about the 12 pains of Christmas sure knew me!

We thought about getting a pre-lit tree, but thought, those lights have to burn out too, and then you have to buy a whole new tree. Yeah, I just don't have that kind of patience or tolerance.

The worse has finally happened...

Woke up to snow this morning...last time it snow was May 20...not looking forward to the drive...and I have a small cold to boot(stuffy, runny nose, achy, and sore throat)...chains are required over 50, 80, and Mt.Rose. Poor Jason has to go to Carson, Dayton, G-Ville and Tahoe today...poor guy.

I became a statistic...

Jason and I got up and left the house at 4:30 this morning to hit the sales for a few Christmas items...we were at Wal*Mart by 4:55, but they wouldn't let you even touch the items until 5:00, when someone announced on the loud speaker that we could shop. Rhett and Kylie are getting a TV and DVD player. We picked up some more lighted candy canes for the yard...for a total of 36 now...then we headed to Target. It didn't open until 6, so we sat in the warm truck and made fun of all the people lining up in front, and around the side clear to the back of the store in the freezing cold. We got out of the truck about 5:55 and waiting in the shorter of the two lines that moved pretty fast, and got in and out with Anthony's TV he bought with his birthday money in about 3 minutes. Then we headed across the street to home depot so Jason could get a new ladder for only $20. We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast, and we got home by 7:00. Only 3 more gifts to go, and stocking stuffers, and we are done!!!! The decorations go up tomorrow, after Jason gets done ripping out the front wall today...

Yesterday, Rhett donned his hammer and helped Jason rip out the wall. He had so much fun, did a good job, and took great pride in getting more done than dad. Dad was removing the sheetrock from the 12 inch beam above the window, so he couldn't just hammer and tear, he had to use a pry bar and a flat edge screwdriver...it was fun to watch them, but what a mess. My home is in utter chaos right now. I'm looking forward to the holiday's when the house stays nice and clean.

Jason is off today, but I'm stuck working because my company is at the fiscal year end, and it is monthly inventory...so I get to sit her and wait for trucks to come back from their deliveries so I can post monies and do the deposit. Fun, fun...not!

Turkey day was nice. I got up and made pancakes and sausage. Dinner was at my sister-in-law's house. She did all the work. All we had to do was show up and eat. She's a great cook, and really enjoys cooking, unlike myself.

However, on a pretty funny, yet disappointing note...about 16 years ago, Jason's grandmother made the pumpkin pie and forgot to add the sugar. It has been a joke for all these years now, and we all remind everyone about it. Well, guess what Tami did? She forgot to add the sugar! I think forgetting sugar in the pumpkin pie is a family trait. Anyways, it just didn't feel quite like Thanksgiving without the pumpkin pie, but I guess I don't need it anyways...a moment on the lips, forever on the hips.

You can never surrender...

With a little perserverence you can get things done
Without the blind adherence that has conquered some...
And nobody wants to show you how
So if you're lost and on your own
You can never surrender
And if your path won't lead you home
You can never surrender
And when the night is cold and dark
You can see, you can see light
Cause no one can take away your right
To fight and never surrender

~Corey Hart

I hate the wind...here's why...

When I was 7, and we were building our house, a huge wind storm blew the roof off our house, and the trailer we were staying in was very noisy, and shook a lot. Because I was only 7, I was scared to death, and ever since then, I have hated the wind.

I drive a Suburban. It is high profile. The winds just blow me all over. You'd think as heavy as the Suburban is, it wouldn't be so bad, but it is. I don't like driving much anyways, and the wind doesn't help.

Several years back, the winds were getting up to like 80 mph, and it busted my flag pole, blew some cement off the top of the chimney, and blew down the fence in the back yard.

Jason replaced the fence,but the wind yesterday decided to undo that. The wind must have gusted so hard, it snapped the 4x4 right at ground level where it was cemented in the ground. The fence fell, Kirby and Sienna got out.

I was sitting at a friends house doing my visiting teaching, and I got a call from my vet office that a lady had found Kirby and had her, but she couldn't get Sienna to come to her.

I went and picked up Kirby, luckily no harm done, and went home to drop her off. Sienna came home on her own, and the kids were out looking for Kirby, not knowing I had gotten her.

Jason had to go in late to his security job to be able to fix the fence so we could let the dogs out to go potty. The fix is only temporary, and I'm totally afraid the wind today will undo the fix, and the dogs will get out again. (or have to be stuck inside, with us going out to watch them go potty so they don't get out...)

Anyways, to make a long story short, I HATE WIND!!!!

Life goes on...

I found some Christmas cards that will do. But they aren't hunting themed, but they do have Christmas trees on them.

A winter storm is blowing in. It actually snowed a little bit earlier in the day. YUCK! But, on a happy note, Wild Island will open in only 6 months! In the meantime, this wind is BAD. And I am so afraid of the wind since it blew the roof off the house in Dayton while we were building it when I was 7 and very impressionable.

Jason's _6th birthday was Sunday. We went out Saturday on a nice date to celebrate. Dinner with some friends at Outback, and then we went to the UNR basketball game. GO PACK! They won, of course, and we got to see Nick Fazekis break the all time scoring record that had held for 27 years. The team is ranked 21st nationally. We hope they go better than the Sweet 16 or Elite 8 this year.

Speaking of dating my hubby...it is SO nice to have a live in babysitter now that Anthony is old enough. When my mother in law was still alive, she was our babysitter, but after she passed away, we couldn't really afford to pay someone, and the rest of the family was busy...but now we give Anthony $10 and tell him to watch the kids. It's great.

Other than that, it's quiet. Good. Thanksgiving dinner will be at my sister-in-laws's house, and I don't have to do anything but show up and eat. It's great.

Then, Saturday, watch out Christmas. We will become the Griswal's National Lampoons Christmas in Reno. Lights on the house, in the bushes, the lawn decorations, candle lights in the windows, decorations on the porch, and don't even get me going on the inside of the house. I'll have to post pictures...

Happy Thanksgiving Friends! And I miss Devanie, too. Hurry back!

Why is it?

Being hunters, my hubby and I always try to find hunting themed Christmas cards each year. We like the ones with deer, elk, moose, pheasants, etc for the picture. However, I am very picky, the inside of the card must say Merry Christmas, NOT happy holidays. It is not holiday, it is Christmas.

Well, this year, I am having a VERY difficult time finding ANY cards that say Merry Christmas. They all seem to say happy holiday, or festive season, or something along those lines that stay away from the word CHRISTMAS!

At the risk of offending people, this world has been forced to eliminate anything relating to GOD or CHRIST. In so doing, I have become offended! I celebrate Christmas, and I believe in GOD and CHRIST! I'd like to be able to send out CHRISTMAS cards, not holiday or season cards!

Thanks to all you "do-gooders" in the world for raining on my parade!

I'll let you know how I do on my card shopping...

Only a moment to post...

I have to run to Kylie's parent-teacher conference, but I wanted to update quickly.

We now have 2 walls torn out and put back up in the house. I have white powder from the dry wall all over, but the furniture is back in some form of order. Jason's goal is to get the living room done by next Saturday so the Christmas decorations can go up.

I had a dentist appt. yesterday...no cavities, but I am grinding bad and need a new night guard. Dentist will pre-auth with the insurance for that. I should sleep better when I get a new one. It'll be nice not to have my jaw popping all the time.

The primary program went great on Sunday. We were worried about the time, but we did fine, the kids did great on their parts and on the songs.

Anthony was ordained a teacher by my father-in-law in Priesthood on Sunday. It was nice.

But, gotta run!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY #14

Anthony is 14 now! Yikes! I'm not old enough to have a kid so old! But anyways, I just love the kid. We have so much fun together. He is so very talented, is a good student, and funny, and is my very good friend. He is a teenager however, and does need to be reminded often of the things he needs to do (homework, chores, etc.)

So 14 years ago right now I was in labor with him...he entered the world at 9:43 am. He weighed in at 7 lb. 8 1/2 oz. and was 20 inches long. He had a couple of dark brown hairs that fell out pretty quickly, and remained bald until he was about 2...now he makes up for that lack of hair...he has SUPER thick hair that grows like a weed.

He is getting tall. I have really noticed it lately. He's almost as tall as me. I'd say he's about 5'3" or so. I'm 5'5".

He's having some friends over for pizza tonight and then a sleep-over. I may take them to Coconut Bowl so they can bowl and have some fun OUTSIDE of my house.

He's already received $200 in cash from his Great Aunt and Great Grandma...an art book from his dad and I...and I'm sure more gifts and money to follow as the day goes on.

The lucky kid even gets to have his birthday off from school today to celebrate Vetran's Day. He isn't planning on getting dressed, and hopes to kick back all day long.

He will be ordained a Teacher in church on Sunday. I'm so proud of him. I couldn't have asked for a better kid.

Anyways...Here's wishing a very happy birthday to my #1 son!

It's cloudy and windy...

but there is the prettiest rainbow on the horizon. I don't have a camera or a picture phone, so just imagine it in your mind...Pretty, huh?

Here I am!

I have just not felt like blogging...I have pictures to post, but I don't feel like fighting with the scanner, the disk, and the computer. I have the end of day light savings time blues...I get home, it's almost dark, and I just want to sit and veg.

I just wanted all my friends out there to know I haven't forgotten them, and I am still here.

I'd fill you in, but I don't have that much time right now. I don't want to bore you either!

Anyways, maybe I'll post later, but no promises!