Our Wish To You

We wish you all a happy and blessed 2009! We feel lucky to know you all and look forward to more fun in the year to come......

Merry Christmas to All......

For those of you who did not have a chance to visit our home this season, because, aside from our jobs, we are pretty much hermits-here is your invitation into our home and a Merry Christmas to all!

Who's behind it all?

Christmas Illustration brought to you by Afton

The Polar Express

My school does a great job when it comes to staff parties and celebrations. This year for Christmas they invited staff and family to an evening on the Polar Express. It departed from the IMAX theatres last night after our tickets were punched by the conductor and the kids loaded up on candy, popcorn and of course, hot chocolate. We all settled in our pjs for the long ride-which was fantastic, by the way, thanks to our funky fresh 3D glasses.

Afterward, Santa met us in the lobby for a little visit and gave each of the children their own sleigh bell so that they would always "believe". Christmas is always more fun with children!

Rebels without a pause.....

So the whole gall durned group of us got gussied up and went into town and tan my hide if we didn't make some waves while in the big city last night.......

We were in Ross and my husband unwittingly decided to take Jorja off of my hands so I could look around- Happy Christmas to me- and was gone but five minutes when I heard a loud clamor from the front of the store. It seems as if someone was trying to make away with some christmas cheer for free, but no, it was my daughter who simply couldn't resist those neat looking security tags- no clothes or toys attached, mind you, just the tags. Note to self: no more play dates with Winona Ryder......

Apparently, they make ho-ho handcuffs for the holidays......

At Costco, after tramping through the vast wonderland of consumer goods, I very quickly realized I needed to make a stop in the restroom. After making the 15 min. trip that is the ETA

for a trip to the bathroom in that store, I found the women's restroom blocked with a cleaning sign. Not to be deterred-you don't mess around with me when I need to go-I took a quick glance in the men's room to see if there were inhabitants. Coast was clear, so I slipped in there and after three layers of toilet paper on the seat (why can't males aim?!?!?) I made it just in time. As I washed my hands, I didn't stop to think of the ramifications if I had not been alone when coming out of the stall, but as I came whistling out of the men's room I was met with looks of shock and horror from women standing cross legged in front of the out of order sign. All I could think of to do was shrug and say, "When you gotta go, you gotta go- besides, if you seen one, you seen'em all!"

I KNOW I AM ON THE NAUGHTY LIST.

Holiday themed seen-and-heard at the Fuller household

"Tis the season" for Christmas carols and there are many versions that abound at our house -mostly the machinations of Jorj. Lately she has been listenening to her sister Afton practicing for the Christmas Concert and has come up with her own versions........

"Now bring us our Piggy pudding, now bring us our Piggy pudding!" while her sister sits, head-in-hands exasperated after failing to alter Jorj's mind.

And did you know that Rudolph, according to reports, had it even worse than we thought because... " all of the other reindeer, used to have to call him names".....and evidently the reindeer hazing was being headed up by the big guy because he followed up with "Rudolph with your nose too bright, DON'T you guide my sleigh tonight!" Of course, after that we can only assume, that then all the reindeer snubbed him as he shouted out with screams..........

This has been going on for the last couple of weeks. I thought I had heard it all, but apparently not, as I heard this morning...."Crashing through the snow, on a ragged slab of clay".....which brings to mind a group of wild-eyed, frantic ceramic artists aka potters, escaping what I can only guess is an evil transformer kiln or a set of holiday mugs gone horribly, horribly wrong......

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!