I'm still here (but not always all there)

I have so much to write about, but I'm having a hard time getting it done! I have great pictures from the girliest tea party ever, I want to share about my new kitten, and TODAY! Oh, my, today we played in the most snow I've ever seen. My daughter sledded for the first time, and so did I!!!! Pictures coming soon . . .

Good ol' B-Town

***Disclaimer: Please don't judge me, or the entire town, by the stories here that make national news!***

Some of you may remember this story, about the gentleman who got creative while trying to remove stubborn tires. I still can't believe it made national headlines. Even talkshow hosts discussed him!

Well, as if that weren't enough, I just saw THIS headline on a national news site. The picture to the right is the actual photo of the display, only a few blocks from my home. My husband is a police officer, and we are well aware of the crazies who live here, but the news guys have to cut us a break sometime! It's actually a pretty decent place! (I think I should have named this post "So Embarrassed"!!!)

So embarrassed . . .

We talked too much to remember to take pictures while we were making our goodies. Then, we ate too much. You'll just have to take my word for it - everything was yummy.

Finally back to normal!

Well, surgery has come and gone and I am pretty much back to normal. Good news everyone - if you ever find that you need to be poked in the belly for some laparascopic surgery, you're going to be just fine! We're talking about two days of laying in the bed (and just sleeping because of the pain pills), and that's about it. I was still a little groggy for a few days, because of the anesthesia, I think, but the pain went away pretty fast indeed. I was so happy. :-)

We also got a new family member named Jasmin, the sweetest little kitten ever. I don't know WHAT did it, but my husband surprised me with the decision that we could get one. She came home the day after I had surgery. More about her later!

Tonight our very good friends are coming over and we are making Christmas goodies! We started this last year and swore it would become an annual event. I think it might be because we all want peanut butter balls, and you can make soooo many more if you have extra hands! Our daughters are going to make painted Christmas cookies, and we are going to make other yummies. Check back for pictures!

You might be Jewish if . . .

All night we've been watching History Channel specials about the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Knights Templar, the Holy Grail and all that other stuff that has become so mainstream since "The DaVinci Code" debuted. It was especially interesting to me because I've been in somewhat of a spiritual undertaking for a while now, trying to get a grip on exactly what I believe. This has become imperative to me because when my daughter asks really important questions, I want to be able to answer her with conviction. Tonight I discovered that I might be Jewish. This might come as a shock from someone raised in the Bible belt, but not by a church-going family, and choosing on my own to become involved in a slightly charismatic, Pentecostal, very non-Jewish denomination. Well, I guess I'm probably not Jewish (the lily-white skin and Irish ancestry make it a genetic impossibility), but I'm intrigued by Judaism. I think I'll do some research and report back. I'll probably discuss it with a certain Hindu-Jewish-Buddhist-Christian-Goddess Worshiper-Naturalist-Native American Spiritualist (I might have left something out) family member of mine, too. She's bound to have some input.

Ick

Soooo . . . that surgery I briefly mentioned is happening tomorrow. I'm trying not to be nervous blithering, babbling idiot, but I can only promise so much. I will feel much, much better when it's all over. Wish me luck!

Winter fashions?

I want to find the person who decided that winter fashions should be sleevless and icicle-inducing, and STRANGLE them! I have a holiday party coming up, and it's a little dressy. Not formal, just nice. I would like to find a nice dress to wear. I will be recovering from surgery in the abdomen area, so it would be preferable to wear a dress than anything with a waistband! I started looking for some such thing (it's been a while since I've bought a dress), and I cannot believe what I have found! EVERYTHING is sleeveless, or, if you're lucky, has little cap sleeves. Even the materials are flimsy, and I get the shivers just looking at the mannequins with their bare arms and practically bare everything else! There are some really cute wraps that can be used, but they really have no warmth value. WHAT is wrong with people? I guess if I lived in sunny southern California this wouldn't be a big deal, but I need some Pacific Northwest inspired frocks!