Peace out, yo's

Yes, folks. It appears that baby Parker is here to stay. She now has a collar, which means (as Kim says), "We found her! She's OURS!!" (Remember... New Orleans... yes?) Come see her soon! I love her.
It is now 12:30 p.m., and the children are officially gone. Which means I am on my way out the door. Have a very very very merry Christmas, all. Hopefully I'll be able to update some, but don't yell if it's not often. Much love! If you're in the Rock, gimme a holla!

Will you be my friend, kind sir?

Look who Jeremy found in a park near his office! He saw her last week, and Monday she just really wanted to go home with him. Who can resist that face?? So he took her to Judith's vet clinic, and they said she's about 6 months old. She's a wire-haired daschund mixed with some sort of terrier. She's got the SWEETEST face ever, and she's got an awesome personality. She even has a little mohawk. I love, love, love her. She's staying on a "trial basis" (mmm hmmm) right now. She actually got out of the yard yesterday and was picked up by Jeremy's neighbor, who took her right to Judith's vet clinic, and they held on to her till we got there. Whew. It was very scary.
What do you think?? Should we keep her? Leave your votes in the comments section! :)
Oh, her name (on a "trial basis," again) is Parker. Cause he found her in the park. Awwww.

That Dirty, Dirty Santa

La Fiesta de Navidad a la Casa de Blue y Leah was a tremendous success! Personal highlight: the dirty Santa gift exchange. Lots and lots o' fun. Here's Blue with his score of the evening. I can't believe NO one stole it...!
Nari's going to be a happy girl! It makes me laugh that people are pointing at it like, "Dang! I want it!"
Matt's look of pure disappointment that he didn't get the shot glass set. Karl ended up with it, but he shared with all. What a guy!
Favorite parts of this picture: the Chia pet on Kristen's lap and the ten shades of red of JR's face from receiving this gift.
Good times!

Now, THAT was a good time.

 

Shall we dance? (1, 2, 3, and!)

4.5 days of school left! And today starts the week o' fun! We are going to watch the preschool-first grade Christmas program (like, in a minute here)- STARRING our very own Andrew! After that, the jr. high is going to the Rep to see "The King and I," one of my favorite musicals. Getting to know you... getting to know all about you...!
YES.

The words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: Stink, stank, stunk!

Last night I got to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," which made me a very happy girl. I was wrapping some of my Christmas gifts (hey! I actually bought some the other night!), and I was watching this classic where everyone gangs up on Mr. Grinch, who clearly has a birth defect that causes a small heart. Is it his fault that he hates Christmas? Kat? Hee, hee. :)

Which leads me to some links for the day:

• Gasp! Look what tofu is doing to our children!
• My social commentary on Rudolf
• The best Christmas movie of all time

And remember: Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer. Cheer to all Whos far and near. Christmas Day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp. Christmas Day will always be just as long as we have we. Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart and hand in hand.

:)

For reals?

It struck me today that we are officially two weeks away from Christmas. Two weeks! 14 days. That's crazy. That means a couple of things:
1. I have LESS than two weeks of school left before my sweet Christmas vacation freedom. That's excellent.
2. I need to get my stuff in gear and finish up some Christmas shopping!

Done: Greg, Carleigh, and Cameron. Not done: ummmm everyone else. Is it funny that my "new" family members are the only ones I've figured out completely...? Sorry to everyone else. The love's still there! :) The organization... not so much.
So my goal for this week is to finish my shopping completely. And wrap the presents! I have some fancy Sally Foster paper that's just waiting to be used. We'll see if it happens...

Check it out!

Go on over to Matt and Lindsay's bloggiture to greet the new baby Koss in the world! His hat is very stylish. CONGRATS to the both of them. It's the first baby in our high school family! Call me Aunt Elizabeth. Aunt Fantastico. Whichever you prefer.

Christmas in a galaxy far, far away

Holt sent me a link to this website with lots of funny Star Wars Christmas pictures. I love it.
Since you're playing around on the internet (you know you are!), go ahead and go to this gallery of photos of kids scared of Santa. Happy hump day!

Announcing.... Baby Koss!

I just got this from Virginia (Matt's mama):

Just got off the phone with Matt - everything is fine!

William Aloysius was born at 6:35 AM Eastern
19 inches long, 7lbs, 4oz.
(William is for Lindsay's maiden name Williams and Aloysius is after Pat's dad and also his and Matt's middle name)

Matt said it was a crazy morning, going from delivery, to recovery and then tagging along with "the boy" for all his testing. They have all gotten some lunch and are resting now. Matt said he would try and get pictures posted tomorrow once he goes back to the house.

Thanks for all the prayers.
Virginia

Tomorrow's the big day!

Thoughts and prayers go out to superwoman Lindsay (and of course, our Matt) tomorrow! They will be going in for a c-section. We will be thinking about you! Much, much love! :)

Dang. Nothing?

Dr. Claw: I'll get you next time, Gadget. Next time!
M.A.D. Cat: Meeeeeeeeeeeoooooow!