December 27, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Everyone, please take note... Ruby's teeth are coming in, She really IS going to get those front teeth she wanted for Christmas after all...and she thought it was just a song....

December 26, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Abby replaced her gizmo that played music and was supposed to take pictures with something wonderful that she's in love with even though it's red, not pink. She got a Canon Powershot A480. And the first thing she did was take my picture.

She can do video with sound. She can take pictures. She has a real Canon. She's one happy chiquita!

December 25, 2009 - MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Oh dear...is that a pizza box in the gift pile? Folks, it's true...Kurt got tired of wrapping and decided the pizza box was WHITE and looked LOVELY with nothing but a label on it...

I made him wrap the other 4 or 5 chicken and pizza boxes...

Now - even though this day did not go perfectly - Kurt was so sick he was out of bed long enough for the kids to unwrap gifts; Abby's gift didn't work right and when we emailed the customer service for the product their AUTO RESPONDER instantly sent us an email stating everything that could/would go wrong with their product and what we could do to temporarily reboot the thing...and ultimately, at the end, the suggestion to return the product to place of purchase within 2 weeks of purchase. NICE. that was a bummer lol - in the end we were all VERY blessed. We (well, the kids and I, minus sleeping Kurt) had a lovely dinner at Dad & Kelli's house with Kortni & Rob, Kent, Becky and their children and I don't think we even had to take a photo of Dad with his Lutefisk this time...

Abby and her gizmo that took 6 photos then crashed (like software, internal malfunction crash...cute but useless device)

Ruby and her new pajamas and bag of PAINTS to go with her easel and brushes.

Kurt and his special new mugger mask for work.

Camden being nice to his sister and wearing his new soft (and manly) pajama bottoms (he begged for pink happy bunny pajama bottoms once because they were soft fleece and the men's section usually only has flannel that isn't soft...)

I assume my Dad will have a photo of ME from Christmas to prove I was there :D

December 24, 2009 - Living For Jesus is...what it's all about!

Monika's sister and Dad - Chrsitmas Eve. We all had to work (not her sister, but all of the Gino's supervisers and most of the crew). Becky, Katie and I closed, we had several really sweet customers! Kurt showed up around 7 pm to start wrapping our Christmas gifts for home (we figured large tables, no kids, sort of like a date out of the house - good plan).

Monika's Dad, Jaun, also promised to bring me shrimp salad - he makes this KILLER shrimp salad, it's more like shrimp with salsa but it wasn't spicy hot...killer. Amazing. WONDERFUL STUFF :o)

December 13, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

The Tipsy Man with his *SPIRITS* of Christmas, counting how long he's been sick on his fingers...

The youth group and kids that did the program were AWESOME!! Ruby did a fantastic job on her solo and even got the words mostly right. Jesus was a wonderful child and Joseph got to be his EARTHLY father when she finally got up to perform - as opposed to His *early* father which he'd been all week :D

December 11, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Chocolate fountain.
Sause Christmas party :)
this year there was a little caramel fountain as well - tasty.

December 5, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

I'm lit up and flashing. Kelli bought these horns for the supervisor on duty to wear...

I didn't know they lit up until someone pushed my button :D

December 3, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Our attempt at some posed photos to make Christmas Cards with - no wonder I always send New Year's Cards.