Last post for today

So, now that school's out for a while, I have no excuses not to update everyone on the going's on in Casa V. So far, we are almost done Christmas shopping. Lightning DID pull the tree over, for anyone who may have thought he wouldn't/couldn't. He thought about it for at least a day though. He did it about 2:30 am on the second night we had it up.

He also destroyed the remainder of the peanut-butter and Hershey kiss cookies I made. Dan had some and forgot to put the container in the microwave when he was done. He left them on the counter where Lightning pulled the lid off, then pushed the container off the counter and onto the floor so he had better access. He's a monster! He's learning though. We miss Lucky lots :) and are learning to cope with a "kitten" as mom calls him when she is sticking up for him.

You might be a redneck if...

I think Jeff Foxworthy wrote some jokes about our household.......







Anyone else have car parts in the freezer???

Didn't think so..

On that parts-related note, kudos to Tim, Doug & Jeff for recently beating the Dan-expected time for putting brakes on an F-150! :) You guys are awesome- Miss you!

Cheat- O's

So, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I have a special fondness for junk food. You can imagine why I like Cheetos. Not too long ago at Kroger's, they had a special where if you buy something I needed anyways (other chips maybe??), you get a bag of Cheetos free. The only Cheetos left were called Giant Cheetos. I figured, "You can't go wrong with big Cheetos, right?" Well, they weren't bad, but they were definitely giant. They were hard to fit in your mouth, then they cut your mouth as you chewed. So, I still love my Cheetos, but I give Giant Cheetos two enthusiastic, orange, cheese-covered thumbs down.




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Just in case you were wondering :)

** A Christmas Miracle :) **

Ok, that might be a bit dramatic, but I have to say it was definitely FUN watching the Dallas Cowboys beat the undefeated Saints last night (Yes, even in DECEMBER!). GO COWBOYS!!!

Vacay details, part III (the end!)

Dan and I had both taken Tuesday off, so we tried to get some things caught up around the house. I had lots of laundry with the new clothes I bought on the trip (plus what I hadn’t gotten done before we left). I also cleaned up the house. We had lunch at the Upper with Dan’s dad. That was nice. Mom’s cat, Hemi, had been boarded at the vet because he had been sick. He can be a little scrappy when he doesn’t want to take his medicine, so she decided leaving him with around the clock care until she gets home was the best. I went to pick Hemi up and he was happy to go home and see his mom when she got home. He enjoyed his “ vacation ” at the vet’s office and even brought home some hilarious souvenirs.

On Wednesday, it was back to work *sigh). I need another vacation already :)

Let the Christmas season begin...

Vacay details, part II

On Saturday, we went shopping again and stopped at a yummy restaurant called Braum’s. We need those in Illinois too! Tim had previously told us about their yummy goodness, but that was the first time I experienced it for myself. Tim and Nadyne treated us to some delicious ice cream. Yum!!! Later that evening, we went to La Hacienda, the local Mexican restaurant. It was nice and the food was good. And the margarita made me happy pretty fast :)

Sunday was Randy’s birthday. We had celebrated it on Thursday, but there was some leftover cake, so it got eaten. We had some Pizza Hut pizza and breadsticks for dinner. Yum again!

On Monday, we set out a little after 7 for the return home. We had really nice weather and the ride went fast for the long trip it was. We got home about 7:30. Lightning was ecstatic to see us.

We had a great vacation and were thrilled to spend lots of time with some of our favorite people. Randy and Pat have a great home and we are thankful that we were able to stay with them. Much better than a hotel :)

As promised..vacay details...

On Wednesday, we embarked on the long journey to Texas. We left home at about 7:30am. On the almost twelve hour journey, we saw lots of traffic, a huge Indian statue, and the never-ending highways of Oklahoma (among other things). We arrived there a little before 8pm and were greeted by Randy & Pat, Tim & Nadyne, and Mike (Pat ’ s brother) & Anne (his wife). We ended the evening by going to Sonic and enjoying our first-ever Sonic meal. We always see the commercials, but don’t have any Sonics near us. Not bad!!

Thursday was Thanksgiving. We started the day by going to Wally World for groceries for the meal. They had lots of Dallas Cowboys stuff- that was nice. I made my famous Buffalo Chicken Wing dip. I learned the hard way that Wal-Mart does not carry mild sauce, so we went with buffalo. It was much hotter than when I normally make it. We had a nice dinner with lots of nice people. We joked that we had to sit at the “kid’s table” because there were so many people, we had to set up a card table in the living room. It was nice. And Dallas won! :)

Friday was nice too. We usually go “ Black Friday ” shopping at home, but decided not to as there was limited room on the ride home. We did end up at a mall and Old Navy in the afternoon. The only things I really bought were for myself. I haven’t started my official Christmas shopping yet. On the way home from the busy mall, we stopped at a little restaurant called Golden Chick. They don’t have those in Illinois. They should! Yum! Later that night, we went to a place called the Beer Barn. Randy & Pat live in a dry county, so we drove to the Beer Barn and bought some goodies. We also found out that Lexington lost the 1A class State Football game earlier in the day. Boo! Poor Pat had to work 10 hours that day. I used to work retail, so I know that day can be brutal.