Wednesday, December 17, 2008

A few pictures of our ornaments.



Love you all!
Merry Christmas!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Karl and I were fortunate enough to have Mom and Barb come over for Thanksgiving in late November. Mom also brought Murphy and the kittens! I've posted a video but here's the Picasa album of the visit.



Mom and I are thankful that the orange tabby and the B&W kittens have been placed in a home. I think Mom's going to keep the calico though.

We have our Christmas tree up!! The house is decorated with poinsettias, snowmen and snowflakes. I just love the holiday season. It's so warm and comfortable. The presents are wrapped and under the tree but that's not to say we have all the presents purchased. There's still some to do. I'm getting excited though because next week is the last week of school with a party on Friday and then two week of VACATION! I've been working so much, I almost feel a bit guilty for not being home more. I work at school 730-145 but often stay until 230, sometimes later working on lesson plans and preparing for the following week. THEN I go off to TSC for work at 4-830. Fridays and all of next week we close at 9pm! So I won't get home until 9:30. That's 14 hours on my feet. You wouldn't believe how exhausting it is. I'm physically and mentally tired. This vacation will be a nice break. Karl has the week of Christmas until Jan 4th off, too. So he and I will have some nice time together.

A few pictures of the tree anyone? Karl's parents and grandparents were kind enough to let us have one of his grandparents natural trees from back behind their home in Scottville. We went out there Thanksgiving weekend and picked it out (claiming it as ours with a palm tree air freshener used for your car...) :-D Thank you Brian and Kathy for bringing it down. That helped a lot.


Have you had a candy cane yet? One of my students gave me a tutty-fruity one. It was surprisingly good.

So for now, that's all folks.
Love you guys.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Hola!

Have you seen the weather forecast? The entire midwest is FROZEN! This side of the lake was "having a heat wave...a tropical heat wave" this morning. :-) Highs in the 20's. yippee!...? But the cold is coming and coming with a vengeance. We're supposed to get somewhere around 4 inches TONIGHT (Thursday) and then there's no stopping in sight. The weather man on Wood TV8 this morning said snow is in the forecast "forever."

For those who have, and love, their pets, you'll appreciate this tid bit of news. I was able to get a note from my doctor and am now able to have Murphy at our apartment! (Due to the fur, they don't allow pets without a doctor's note.) It's not final yet but Karl and I are trying to not get too excited. She may be coming home for Christmas. Her three kittens are still available and are ready TO GO! If you or anyone you know wants a kitty, they're free and we'll find a way to get them/you their/your kitten. Here's a really cute video of the three:



I like this picture of the little B&W one; she's so cute!