January Jingerbread House

We had ourselves a nice girls' day out yesterday!!

January 2010 Scrapbook Page

Band Bash

We had our annual post holiday band party last night. It was at this really neat place called the Silver Spur--a very old-style western type of theme in a beautiful atmosphere loaded with character--original wood flooring, real tin roofs--beautiful fire places. It was a buffet style dinner, which normally is great--but thankfully I requested that I don't have to pay for the kids, as it was a traditional "western" style dinner too (brisket, ribs, coleslaw, potato salad)---not a whole lot for my vegetarian self and girls to chow on (thankfully I had the foresight to feed us before we left:). But regarding the food, the good news is, there was cake, so all was not lost! We had a really nice time, and the whole restaurant was closed for our private party.

A Frosty Peaceful Morning

Junior High--High School 23 Year "Reunion"

Facebook brought a whole bunch of us back together after 23 years--pretty neat! A few of us gals (and one guy:), some of whom go all the way back to elementary school, decided to meet for a get-together--it was a wonderful night, full of smiles, joy and laughter! We decided to have a $5 gift exchange, where we drew numbers for the gifts. I wound up with the funniest gift, a fork, with one tine that goes up in the middle---it's called an hors d'oeuveres fork with an attitude--it's hilarious! Anyway, we all keep in very regular touch on Facebook, and we already have big plans underway to make our 25 year reunion in two years a BIG EVENT! (we all admitted we were pretty disappointed with the Saturday night parts of the reunion for both the 10 and the 20---25 will be different:)

Funny Moments: 1. the first person I saw when I walked in was my former manger P.T. from S/O!! We talked at length, and it was wonderful to see her! Later I also bumped into another former S/O coworker/ music friend/ f.b. friend:)

2. A guy at another table walked up to our rather large group and asked me what we were doing there--were we some sort of teacher or hair convention:) Someone said, we're just a bunch getting together from the Class of '87; and as she explained this, the bartender/waitress walked by and said, "oh, that's the year I was born!" ughhhhhhh:)

3. Please note, there was not one STRAND of big hair, no leg warmers, no banana clips, and no shoulder pads to be seen that night:) But there were a few (not enough for me) 80's tunes!

Snow Much Fun!!

I know I'm posting a lot of winter pictures--but I'm hoping that as beautiful as winter is, that this is our last one from the "northwoods."

Then and Now----Snow Bunnies

2004 Little Angel

2005 Little Angel age 1

2005 Little Fairy age 2 months

2006 Little Angel Age 2

2007 Little Fairy

2007 ages 3 and 2

2008 age 4

2008 Little Fairy age 3

2010 ages 5 and 4

We're Slightly Buried...

I'm not sure how much snow we got--guessing 8-10 inches. The storm hit us last night pretty strongly around 7 and after--it was pretty bad around 9 pm. I had driven to rehearsal fairly carefully, but visibility wasn't that bad--the roads weren't plowed that well, but I took it slowly as did the other drivers; most of us are used to this around here. HOWEVER, when I left rehearsal, the conditions were pretty much white-out---I was driving on a MAIN THOROUGHFARE--(Bluemound Rd, for those familiar with the area)--I couldn't tell if I was on the road or not! I then tried to turn down what I thought was Calhoun--and couldn't at all tell if I was on the road, and found out I wasn't on Calhoun, and wound up parallel with I94--turned around and went back to Bluemound (thank GOD for four wheel drive--these roads were not plowed!) Then I decided to just take Moorland Road---I was trying to go straight and there was a left hand turn lane going onto Greenfield--and somehow I would up over the small median because I couldn't see it or tell where the lanes were:) Again, thank GOD for four wheel drive:) So, it took be about 45 minutes to get home--visibility was really really bad, I didn't know where the lanes and sometimes roads were, but I found my house!

As a note, only about 10 of us idiots I mean troopers:) made it to our first rehearsal back last night--and my band director gifted me with an AWESOME solo piece----The Theme from Schindler's List; it's such a beautiful piece!!!!!----I am the entire solo part--so hopefully my parents can make it to that concert in Mid May--this is a first for me and I'm excited! Of course that means I might have to actually, gulp, p-p-p-practice?

New Year's Eve --Video Part Deux

The kids started doing the limbo while they awaited the "surgery" of the poor snowman pinata--soon after the first hit or two, his poor head was detached from his body, though the candy remained:)

New Year's Eve---video: part 1

Sweet Moment--Funny Moment

So here sits daddy and his girls on a blanket, by the warmth and glow of a nice toasty fire, reading bed time stories.



Fast Forward TWO hours later--out come the girls, running from their bedrooms, sporting their daddy's attire!

Happy New Year!!!!!!