Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto

I wasn't drinking..I swear.. but I sure do look like it.. maybe it was all thee excitement... My phone was blowing up about then with twitters from Norad..the Santa tracker...

Give me that bow

As soon as the kids start unwrapping presents G's grandma says "give me that bow" Jenny {G's SIL - in purple}and I just laugh..then I stick them on Jenny's head.. We laugh the whole night about things they come up with. When his grandma wants to go to the boat the world stops or she throws a fit. AWwww..til next year.

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto

This is another exciting thing we deal with on Christmas Eve.. G's mom has this puppy.. she is a pain in the butt.. As soon as you walk in she tinkles all over and yips all night.. I guess I caught her after G's grandma gave her some turkey...I cringe when I walk in, she drives us nuts.

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto
Look at the surprise on cousin N's face.. and yes they are 11 and 5 and still dress the same. I can see getting our 11 year old to dress like a 5 year old.. RIiii!!!GHT!!!!

My World- Christmas Morning

Christmas morning is a sea of wrapping papers and boxes..

Check out other's worlds at My World

Four O'clock Foto- D

Four O'clock Foto

D on Christmas Eve

Do you have a photo with a story.. post it at 4:00PM everyday or whenever you want and then leave me a comment so others can come and check it out.

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto

I don't make turkey and I don't really eat it

so we have it at G's mom's house on Christmas Eve.

Every year he whips out the electric knife and goes to town.

I just watch and snap pics.. he loves it.

I have a thing for bird.. well most any meat.. I hate cooking meat.. it just grosses me out.. especially bird... I went years without eating turkey or chicken..Nasty..

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto

Me (with my Gene Simmons hair- it really looked better than this in person, although sometimes I strive to look like him-he could be my brother) and my main man D on Christmas Eve. See he doesn't look like me.. Everyone says..oh he looks just like you... they must be on drugs. Oh,, he hates that camera

A Major Award

As I was scanning pictures I found these that I took off the TV of A Christmas Story. Then I started thinking about all of the friends I have made through blogging and how they would never let me out in the cold with my tongue stuck to a flag pole

and thought..

ya know these gals need an award. They take time out of their days to read my stupid stories of my life and then even comment.. you just don't know how excited I get when I get comments.

So for some old friends and some new I have an award for you.. and it's a Major award..
Taaaadaaaaa.... to my friends, may we meet in person one day.. Copy and paste this pic in your side bar and remember that I will bring water when your tongue is stuck..


I would love to travel around and visit everyone I met these last few years.
Anyone up for a road trip?


Here's to my friends. Jump on over to their blogs..I think they are real weiners..

Cathy at TCKK
Cathy at Latte for Me
Lissa at Whoo's that Girl it's funny cause when I get a twitter..D goes..is that Lissa Joy
Brandy at Not an Average Soccer Mom

Justine at Stupid is as Sister Does
Sara at Photogablog
Anita at Far above Rubies

Thank you all and for all the over visitors.. I truly do love comments..
I feel special.. and I like to feel
sPeCiaL...!!!!

7 hundred what?

The little one came home from school a few days before Christmas break

and said that her little boyfriend

{that she won't talk to but they are "dating"}

got her a Christmas present. ...

okay.. so we ran out and got him a $9.00 box of football cards..

great gift for a 11-12 year old boy, right,

Right?

So she takes his to school but comes home and says that he couldn't bring her present to school cause it cost too much.. What.. ?

Then she hears through the grapevine of friends that it cost

$750.00 worth..

WHAT!!!!!?????

So tonight I ask her if she ever got her present and she said yes..

as she was going to get it I told

G that if it's a 700 hundred dollar necklace then in

about 8-9 years

I'm gonna become a cougar..

I then told him I would still keep him around...he just laughed.

She showed it to us and I thought it was going to be a cheapy ole' bubble gum thingy..

Oh hell no.. it's nice.. looks like

white and chocolate diamond dust ...

I then nudged him and said

Defiantly cougar material.....!!!

Just kiddin folks..I'm not gonna take the preteen's boy toy from her

but she needs to hang on to him.. or atleast start talking to him..

Stockings

This is what our livingroom looks like early Christmas morning.. and it only gets worse. I do go a little over on the stocking stuffers... I usually have thing lying on the floor next to them... G just rolls his eyes and then says.."you think you got enough"... OMG they are only kids once...

I jazzed up this photo with Picnik.. www.picnik.com

Merry Christmas

The whole family at

The Cathy Chronicles

would like to wish everyone a very

Merry Christmas

For the past few years I have received different parts of the Willow Tree Nativity Scene. I just love these figurines. This year I displayed them on a wardrobe in the kitchen where they were kid safe..or at least I hope they are.

Where is Santa? Find out here....

Where is Santa?

Starting Christmas Eve you can track

Santa

yourself on your computer..

great way to get the kids in bed.

I will also be working at midnight Thursday night..

so I will tracking his travels too.

check it out- Norad Santa Tracker- check it out..

Merry Christmas all.!!!

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock FotoEmma was so thrilled to get her piggy in..NOT.. then have a camera in her face with a really bright flash.. she was not a happy girl

Buckeyes O-H I-O

Saturday night the kids had a few friends over for dinner and a Buckeye Party. Couple of the little ones chose to go skating so the other 6 were left to roll peanut butter balls.

As D was in the living room signing Mr. E yelled "get in here, it's a family affair" They all have fun hanging at our house.. They play pool and Xbox in the basement.. They slide down the steps in a slick sleeping bag and they wrestle and watch movies upstairs.. Even though it's a lot of work and they eat us out of house and home I know where they are... They are not out driving around, drinking or getting into trouble. So for the price of chocolate chips, powered sugar and a jar of peanut butter we hosted a fun party and they all learned something. I don't think a couple had ever made Buckeyes and one had never tried Cheese ball so we had a good time. I even had them drink out of wine glasses during dinner and thought that was fun. Cousin D said "you want me to drink root beer out of a wine glass?" I said "sure, why not!!" We made about 10 dozen Buckeyes and chocolate covered pretzels with sprinkles.

Is your house the teenage hangout?

Smellin' Good

Man o' man...

I'm telling ya..

this candle from Bath and Body Works- Slatkin and Co is AWESOME..

I have it on a burner in the downstairs outhouse next to my dish of lye soap and O' Yummo... I love it.

If ya need a quick last minute gift grab a few of these...

Bath and Body Works had them on SALE for 2/$20.00 ..

I wish I would have bought more... O' Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin... My new favorite.
The oldest keeps shutting the outhouse door so the smell stays in.. I keep opening it so the smell comes out. I have never had a burner before and I really like it.. I don't have to worry about the flame of a candle.. I plan on buying more for the other outhouses in the house.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Visit Shadow Shot Sunday for more great shadow photos.

Probably 17 years ago I painted these carolers by hand.

I have painted ceramics since I was wee little in Blue Birds.

Color Carnival

Merry Christmas Visit more Color Carnivals here

Four O'clock Foto

Four O'clock Foto

Running Christmas lights

Bloody Mary and Christmas lights

Earlier this week I went to my parents house for a few days.

Tuesday night my dad and I had a few drinks at the local restaurant/bar

and then had mom drive my land yacht around town to look at lights.

Between the stopping and going I did get a few pics.These two neighbors were having a light war..

I don't think anyone else on the street had a single light out.. This Santa was catching fish in the light pond.This is a covered bridge at the town park. Most of my pics look like this. My mom the lead foot.

We had fun.