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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 10th
Evren made it known that it was a bit of a rip-off that “and make s’mores” was not included. Hmm… maybe we’ll do that another evening.
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 11th
Ayla has been begging me to take them to family night at Baskin-Robbins for months but she usually has sports on Tuesday (or we just forget). Even though it was a little chilly outside they didn’t...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 12th
I thought the kids would have a little fun designing their own pizzas for dinner. The Papa Murphy’s Mini Murph comes with sauce, pepperoni and cheese. I also made sure they had chopped onions,...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 13th
Evren wouldn’t stand next to the Hello Kitty display for me to take a photo…I was trying to get him to hold the Hello Kitty computer bag, but he mumbled something that sounded like “Hell No” and...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 14th
Kids’ choice: Nightmare before Christmas. They decided to save Elf (our favorite) for next week “in case Grandma and Grandpa want to watch it too.”
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 15th
Thank you Starbucks for having a Buy One Get One Free Deal… we needed it!
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 16th
We have A LOT of presents to wrap and we still aren’t done. Thank goodness both kids enjoy wrapping gifts so I’ve got some great helpers. Right now they are just piled on the floor in the office…
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 18th
A little later than usual, but that’s okay! We got them signed, labeled, stickered up, sealed and in the mailbox! The office is our official Christmas room right now and it’s an absolute...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 19th
The kids needed a big meal to power through exam week. They studied before the food arrived, while we ate and after we got back home. They better bring home some good grades! Evren casually asked,...
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Advent Calendar: Dec. 20th
We did drive around and look at Christmas lights, but not on our intended night… and I didn’t get a photo of anything. So, instead, here is a photo of Ayla looking fabulous in her new tie-dyed...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 21st
Goodness this was a busy day as we were getting ready to travel. We did go to the library to load up on books, magazines, DVDs and audiobooks. Here’s a photo of Evren after we got home from the...
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2012 Advent Calendar: Dec. 22nd
And we did! Headed South to warm weather and a lovely Christmas with family. We didn’t do any more Advent Calendar days after this because the rest of our trip was already packed with fun. We had a...
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Reading: No Wonder My Parents Drank
No Wonder My Parents Drank by Jay Mohr Funny enough. He’s a bit obnoxious for my taste but credit is given… he, along with Nora Ephron, got me through a very long drive.
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Reading: I Feel Bad About My Neck
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron So far, the only audiobooks I have learned to tolerate are celebrity autobiographies with a humorous bent narrated by the...
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Reading: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 I love tiny books and I love tiny stories. How can I resist? (Thanks Mom!)
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39th Anniversary
Happy Anniversary to the two most awesome parents anyone could ever be so lucky to call their own. I hope you have a wonderful day, you deserve it. Love you!!
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2012 Stats for Daily Foolishness
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 34,000 views in 2012....
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Watching: Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954) Thank goodness for my co-worker who feels sorry for me that I haven’t seen so many of the “classics” and forces me gives me the DVDs to watch. I never want to watch them but I do...
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At the Movies: Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect (2012) Hilarious! Awesome movie, just like everyone said. But, question: when did projectile vomiting become THE thing to do to get laughs? What in the world? This movie would be...
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