Smeagol Impression

What happens when we get together to play cards...

Oh, Christmas Tree...

Not a whole lot to report back to you over the holidays.... but I must say, either I was especially nice or Santa was feeling very generous this year because my car was packed for the drive home...

Anyway, here is a pic of my sister's tree. It is very much real and HUGE.... and all that really stuck out was the angel at the top somehow just sitting there... I thought it was funny...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Hey people... I know I haven't posted anything in a while but I did want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope it's a day filled with love and happiness...

Last Bootie Attempt...

One bootie on... one off. But seriously, she looks so sad (but cute..)... so no more booties...

Still baking...

It's been a very long day of baking... but I think I am done for tonite. We have a ton of cookies, pretzels, bars, and other stuff that I can't even name (or pronounce maybe?...). To be continued tomorrow where we will be making Ho Ho Snowballs, frosting cut-out cookies... and possibly some other stuff...

Christmas BakeFEST 2008

First product shot...

Bootie... Attempt One...

This picture is hilarious for two reasons... 1) I have an action shot of Fred's tongue (sweet, right?...) and 2) if you look really close he has little booties on. . .

So every time I visit my parents I wake up to this clickity chickity, chigity clickity type noise at like 6 in the morning ... on a weekend. And yes, I know my random use of "clickity chickity's" don't quite do this dog justice for the noise he makes. So anyway, I went to Wal-Mart and bought him some very pastel little socks for him to wear in the morning. Of course I had to try them out and it wasn't a great success. If you look close he is only wearing 3 booties... yes, after 30 seconds he removed one. So this is attempt one... I'm thinking rubber bands... duct tape perhaps... I'm not quite sure...

Awww...

Just wasting some time at Ma and Pa's before we head out shopping... and thought I needed to post a pic of their Christmas lights...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

More Than A Day As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.

We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.

So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.

By Karl Fuchs

Happy HALF-Birthday...

Today we celebrated a half birthday (not for me)... who would thought that would mean only half the cake would be decorated...

the cake...


the drink...


and our waitress... (yes, sitting down to have cake with us...)

Pics on my phone...

Went to Devinci's over the weekend... it's a great little Italian restaurant with excellent service and even better food. Oh, and of course I came back with a picture... The picture doesn't quite do it justice... but it's very castle-like...

Pics on my phone...

Just because the packaging was cool...

After Halloween Candy Sale...

Happy Halloween!

The Modern Day Gilligan's Island...


the Trophy Wife...



and THE ugliest sisters ever!

Cookies, Cookies... And More Cookies

I spent most of my Saturday rolling out dough and frosting cut-out cookies. We ended up making 4 batches so their are a ton of cookies... (mainly to share with family and friends). Overall, it was a good time. Nothing like spending quality time with your family and frosting cookies!! As always... pics are below...

pumpkins... ghosts... bats...

harvest moons... black cats... and witches!!

... so the witches above were the greatest thing ever. The pictures didn't turn out the best but it was great team work on our part where my mom did the face, I did the hat and hair and my grandma added the eye.

Here is my niece posing with the cupcakes. She didn't get to help us out too much BUT she was a dedicated taste tester for us...

And it's on...

Are Thursday nights really any more exciting than Friday nights?... Yes! Out to seek revenge, the pirate pumpkin strikes again. . .

Somebody might want to be careful on the way out of the driveway...

It was quite the crazy night. I mean seriously, when the driver looks like this... it can't be good. :)

Bored on Friday nite...

So what do people do when they have nothing to do? Umm... drive around town, then drive to the next town... and then find some random road and hope it leads them back home...

The Town...


The Road...


The... Dirt Road...


And the ... Off-Road..ing?...

All in great fun... but, seriously?

So a couple weeks I may have been part of the great foiling act of 2008.... WELL, tonight I get a text message that says, "Watch out when leaving your apt - I hear there is a pumpkin on the loose!" I go to my door and I find this...



Needless to say... it is SO on...
(but still... all in good fun...)

Pics on my phone...

Freddie...

You taking a picture of me... taking a picture of you...

My niece...

José Cuervo: Picture of the Day

I guess I felt the need to have an image of the day. I found this bottle in the little rock garden outside where I live. I thought it looked like a nice photography subject...

Foiled Again!! -- The greatest office prank...

Anybody that reads this blog knows that my office was "ballooned" on my birthday. So I guess I thought it was somewhat necessary to return the same nice gesture. I think it turned out quite well... but I can't take all the credit for it because I wasn't alone in this... :)

Weekend Festivities...

This weekend was the Rickabaugh Reunion...
let's just say EVERYONE had a ball!!







Oh, and how many Rickabaughs does
it take to setup a screen tent??...

Absolutely Free Textures...

As a web designer, it's very difficult to find images that are free with no random copyright issues. Well, if you have magically found this site then these are all yours. They aren't high res... but with a little photoshop manipulation you can create great website backgrounds. Just click the image for a larger view and take the image... it's all yours. If you happen to create anything great, I would love to see it. Thanks.

PS. --> I will try to keep adding to my collection... so check back.