Watching Toons

Payton and Olivia were just hanging out with dad and watching some cartoons and TV. Payton was busy putting on lip gloss she call "pretties" and Olivia worked on getting a loose tooth even looser. Olivia also told me today "that she doesn't know why people call her A-livia, it is spelled with an "O" dad and is pronounced O-Livia." I said either way was fine but she doesn't like A-livia. WOW! Someone a little head strong?!

The Next Group Coming Door to Door

Learn to read Japanese!

Thanks Roy! Once again Roy has sent me an email that has broadened my educational knowledge (learning another language). If I knew Japanese was this easy, I would have learned how to read it and known what I was ignoring!

New Roof Done!

Liv's Christmas Program

Here are a few pictures from the 1st Grade Christmas Program today. The new format of having each of the 3 grade levels on different days was good for the parents as everyone could find a seat, which is unlike the past years.

Olivia singing her class song and following the music teacher.


Ahh, the triangle. A instrument that needs precision to master.

Olivia acting like she doesn't see me and trying not to laugh.

I think I see a smile that is intended for me!?

Wisconsin Sunday Mass

Roy went home this past weekend and took some snapshots of his old church and how it gets ready for communion. Explains a lot about Roy!

New Roof Going On!

Well, the new roof is starting to go on today. They started ripping off and shingling the south face of our house. Jeff and Nick were working on it and nearly completed the whole one side.

Here is Jeff, he was having some fun moving garbage out of the yard and lifting new bundles of shingles onto the roof with the skid steer.

Here is half of the roof almost done and not a minute too soon! We are expecting some heavy snowfall tonight.

Some advertising for Uncle Joe and the boys.

Pearl Harbor Day

December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor bombed

At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II.

Tree is up at Papa and Nanny's Too!

The girls went over to my parent's house yesterday and helped put up their Christmas tree. For the most part, they did a pretty good job!

As you can see, my mom was happy to have the help and enjoyed trying to coral my two little terrors energy. All the trees in Gladstone could be lit up if we could somehow harness the amount of energy these two little girls expend in a day!

The final touches to the tree and Payton actually put ornaments "ON" the tree, at least for now.

Christmas Parade In Esky

We went to the parade for Christmas in Esky last night and the kids had fun and collected a load of candy. Awesome! The turn out for the parade was pretty good, but not as many people as last year, I would bet becasue it was soooo cold.

My dad is holding Payton here, she is in the blue and my mom is on his left. Olivia was somewhere in front fighting for the goods.

Her is Olivia and how bundled up she was just to have a chance to see Santa and grap some sandy, slush filled candy.

My truck! This is the spot I spent most of the parade, thought it might be best to be in here to help save my bronchitis. I got a spot just off on main street and could see the parade, kids and Carrie, and my parents.

This is Ole' Saint Nick. They must have been cold too, because they went by at a steady speed and didn't stop at all.

The Juice is Squeezed into the Pen

Well, once again he has made the headlines. Some have debated his sentencing was extreme for robbing (with a gun and posse) a group of men for his items, but I just like to think that Karma's a Bitch! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Roy's Lights

I stopped by Roy's house and was amazed by his ability to decorate his house with lights! Great Job and you should pimp yourself and start a new side job! I can just hear the money plunking in!

Big Seller?

They say advertising is everything, but ....

O' Christmas Tree

Olivia pulled the tree out of the basement and I guess it left me to put it up. We downsized last year due to the the daycare and Payton. It is at least half of the size as the other beautiful tree we have in the basement. If you can't see, most of the bulbs aren't on the bottom anymore. They were pulled off throughout the day and either broken or put up higher. Plus, do you see the 'dark' area in the tree? That is an area that one of the daycare kids pulled the lights off of the tree. Kinda looks like a Christmas Tree from the Peanuts!