happy trails, hans

It can't be Christmas without Die Hard.  Thus, this is what my Grandparents and I watched on Boxing Day.  There are so many things I love about Die Hard.  Bruce Willis is only one of them.  This is the haiku I wrote about Bruce Willis while watching the films.

Oh brave John McClane.
Bare feet, rippling biceps--
our love could be strong.

There is just something about that man.  I wonder what would happen if there were ever a period movie in which he were cast as the leading romantic role.  Which Jane Austen (or other) novel portrayal should he be in, gals?

Tee hee.

Laundry Day

This is what my laundry day looked like. I personally didn't mind :D. If you were here Jei, I would give you about 2 quarts of Turkey stock to be used in any culinary way you wish. I made a turkey dinner the other day... maybe that wasn't so smart a week before Christmas but I figure Turkey any time is a good time. Besides, we'll be spending Christmas dinner at the in-laws and I didn't want my turkey to go to waste. It was tasty. Now I will have turkey stock until the day I die. Maybe that is what peoples' Christmas gifts will be, "here you go, have some stock for your stocking! Merry Christmas...". Maybe not. But Merry Christmas anyway!

Here is a picture of my cute baby for Jei

This is the outfit that Jei got for Vinny! I wanted her and all the world to see it. Actually hopefully not all the world, that would just be creepy. Also, here is a picture that Amber took of the ceiling magically because she used my computer to do it...while it was connected to my camera. Weird, but cool. And another thing, what is with the random secret room that lives behind our blog? It only shows when the page is loading and then it's gone! It is probably because our blog is so awesome that it gets a secret room.

everything we love

We discovered this.  I can now die happy.



"The alligator speaks the truth!"

Other relevant links include:
Part 1
(Part 2 only in parentheses because it has some other guy in it, but it is still Doctor Who-y and funny)
Part 3
Part 5
(Part 4 is an ad for the show, so I didn't put it up)

"Did.you.drink.my.milk.again?!"

bowie my bouy

Today we enjoyed lots of free candy, crazy yelling people at the post office, FHE with a demonstration of Lego Alma and Amulek being saved from a tumbling crumbling Oreo prison, homemade chips & gravy, and making a groovy gingerbread house while grooving to "David Boowie" (according to nephew 9).  All in all, it was a fun and eventful day.  Here is my favorite part.

During gingerbread making, nephew 9 was decorating a tree with stars and said that it was going to be a star man.  I asked him if his star man was waiting in the sky and whether he would like to come and meet us but was too afraid he'd blow our minds.  He laughed and asked what the heck I was talking about.  So I pull up good ol' grooveshark and play Starman and tell him that it is David Bowie.  So then we all start talking about who David Bowie is. The kids confirmed that, oh yes, he was indeed the Goblin King in Labyrinth.  They next wondered:
Nephew 9: "Wasn't David Boowie also in White Christmas?"
An adult, I don't remember which: "Um, no."
Jei: "No, but that would have been pretty awesome.  I would definitely see that version."
But Bing Crosby was and he and David Boowie did sing Little Drummer Boy together, so I proceeded to play that song also. And we grooved to his Labyrinth songs and a selection of other awesome Bowie songs until our house was completed, photographed, and bedtime was initiated.  Needless to say, "David Boowie" was quite enjoyed by all.

As a side note, a somewhat near by city is called Bowie, complete with its very own Bowie University.

Tomorrow we are hoping to get some tickets for the Swedish Christmas smorgasbord that Ikea is having on Friday--we pray that they haven't sold out. Fingers crossed!