Christmas Questions!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for christmas presents, gift bags for quick birthday gifts.

2. Real tree or artificial? Artifical, pre-lit, no needles and you can light a nice pine candle to fake everyone out.

3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as I get a chance after Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? New Yearsish

5. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? NOG NOG or Apple cider.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Either a nintendo from my Dad & Pam or stuff hand-made by my Mom.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes...cute & crafty looking. Nothing special but it does the trick.

8. Easiest person to buy for? My Mom. She always is so grateful & loves everything she gets.

9. Worst Christmas gift ever received? A crayon sweater from my Dad & Pam in the 5th grade. I liked the idea of a sweater, but I wasn't really into crayons on my shirts in the 5th grade.

10. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Traffic. I hate driving home every night with Target & Mall traffic. STEP ASIDE PROCRASTINATORS!

11. Mail or email Christmas card? Email cards if I photoshop them.

12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually around Halloween. I like to be done before or right after Thanksgiving.

13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Heck yes I have. If it is something nice that I think someone else would use more than I and it is still in the box.....you better beleive it.

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sticky buns. MMMMMMM Can't wait for Monday morning (family brunch).

15. Clear lights or colored on the tree? CLEAR!!!!!!

16. Favorite Christmas song? Away in a Manger; I love it!!!!!

17. Favorite Holiday Show/Movie? Scrooged with Bill Murray and of course A CHRISTMAS STORY starring the one & only RALPHIE.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Would like to stay home but with so much family, we travel around.

19. Favorite thing to do this time of year? Go look at Christams Lights.

20. Can you name Santa's reindeer? I know the song and I don't want to sing it.

21. Do you have an angel on top or a star? Star. Is that bad?

22. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? CHRISTMAS MORNING. But I do still wake up about 7 because I am so excited.....so early Christmas Morning.

What about you?

P.S. Thanks to Laura for the quiz...I copied it from her blog.

Nano!

I am officially cool; I got an iPod Nano on Saturday. I can now hang with all of the young kids with razors & iPods.


I bought a cd player for my car with a built in iPod adapter, but didn't quite have the iPod. Because, I hate scrambling through cases of CD's to find what I want ato listen to and I have procrastinated making a bunch of mp3 cd's to play in my car, I decided to buy one. So, now I am all set! I just need to learn how to work it and justify the purchase by using it with my gym pass that is a little dusty.

Horay! BTW--anyone know how to group albumns into folders when transferring to an iPod with iTunes?

Puppy Love

Hasn't it been awhile since you heard about my pups?

Aren't you dying to see their cute faces? I thought so.

They love the snow! Fact is, they bark to go outside just to play in it. I put them out back and they played in the snow until it was gone....then they sat at the fence crying at the snow just beyond their gate that they couldn't get to. When they do decide to come in, there are tiny little snow balls all over in their fur. It makes for a wet entry, but what can you do?

Why not just bath them ourselves? Both in the tub they did best. Otherwise, Izzy was licking at Chloe to make sure she was ok.

Isabel still sucks on everything. She just finds a toy or blanket and kneads at it. At least she entertains herself; not to mention it is pretty darn cute.

Getting ready for our walk. Heck yes they have jackets!

Have I mentioned I just love these little dogs?

TUNNEL TIME! I bought a pet tunnel at all a dollar. It has been the best purchase thus far. They love it! Chloe will chase Izzy through it; Izzy will retaliate by trying to bite her through the side; they sleep in it; drag their toys through it.....the list goes on.

Well, I guess that is about it for recent pics of the pups.

We were in the "Red Garter" room so I thought the pose appropriate for the occasion. We will see if my co-workers agree (wink wink). It is not the cutest picture of us, but it was fun! I look chinese & Clayt is laughing at his silly date. Hanging from the banisters above us as we ate, were skantily clad women and drunken men (manicans). Interesting but fun.

Unfortunately no Cancun. However, the person who won it is so deserving! I am really glad he won (it was Ken). However, everyone got one prize and I won a second prize. I got a digital camera with digital frame. Great Gift!!!!! I am so stoked.

But shhhh don't tell, I might take it back to get these pans I want from Sams Club (that is where they bought the gift). Nerdy I know, but I need a good set and I have been eyeing them for months :).

Christmas Parties!

Ok, who doesn't love a good Christmas Party? I must say, that although not everyday I wake up wanting to go to work, I do look forward to our annual Christmas Party. You can look back at last years post to see the funny board members dressed up as elves & santa to bring us good cheer. I laugh & eat plenty at these little festivities (oh, did I mention laugh to the point of almost peeing my pants?? It's true). Tonight is just that night, STEAK at the TIMEBERMINE MMMMMMM...My mouth has started to water and hopefully I will win the big give-away which is CANCUN. It would be no problem for me to schedule at tropical vacation on the bank's dime. Heck, it would be a nice honey moon (yes, I have informed Clayton of such intentions :)). So, keep your fingers crossed and I am sure I will post if I am a big winner. They might even get a Bob Barker Yell out of me. Come on BOB, let's win that prize!!!!!!

*By the way for those of you who did not know: I have always wanted to meet Bob Barker and I have a yell/scream and everything all picked out for when that time would come. Only a few choice people have seen it....but I have missed my chance as Drew Carrey has ruined the Price is Right.