A little Christmas booty

Some of my blogging friends have shared some of their Christmas booty so I shall do the same.
I've not fully had my Christmas yet. One of my brothers decided that he and his wife and son would go on a cruise with some friends for Christmas. It's a bit of a touchy subject with the rest of the family, so I'll just say that the rest of Christmas will be held tomorrow night and leave it at that.

Among the adults in my family we do a name draw and shop only for the person that we draw. It seems one of the two that went on the cruise drew my name so I have not gotten that stuff yet. Somehow though my handsome and kind Berlioz did some shopping for me. He got me this lovely bear:

It's cute right? I see it as a little frightening. Could this be a glimpse into my future? Am I going to be a lonely old lady knitting and carrying my cat around in a bag?
Allow me to clarify, the bear is cute but GOOD GOD is this going to be me?!

I also received this cuddly pink throw from Santa.

On one side it is a sort of sheep skin (I guess that is what you would call it) the other side is fleece and the trim is fur. It sounds a bit weird I know, but it is very soft and warm.
It only took about 2 minutes for B-Dawg to get cozy on his new blanket. I have to wait for him to get hungry or hear a noise outside in order to get to use it. It's okay though, he purrs while he's on it. I love that sound.

I'll share the other booty with you later.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I almost forgot...

Berlioz also got me The Best and Worst of American Idol dvd. I really liked seeing the auditions again. I had not seen Kelly Clarkson's audition before. She was great right from the beginning. The interviews tend to go on and on and on. It would be better if Paula talked a bit less. It was about half good stuff and half yeah whatever, skip.
Thank you Berlioz

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all!

Have a safe and happy New Years!

May the Lord bless you and your family in the year to come.

I got booze!

I got my first gift of booze!

A very nice girl named Lacy in sales at No Fear gave me a little stocking that had a chocolate Santa and this little bottle of Crown Royal. I am so excited! It's the first time anyone has given me booze as a gift. I am not sure how I am supposed to drink Crown Royal but I am going to find out.

Thank you for the picture help fabulous IT geek brother.

What's The Deal?!

I can't load any pictures *ghaw*

I have pictures and things to tell

I'll have to get my IT geek brother over here

Cat Naps: The Key to Contentment

In my stocking at work today I got a book entitled Cat Naps: The Key to Contentment. It's a cute little book of quotes and pictures. I would recommend it to you fellow cat lovers.

I think my favorite quote from the book is
"If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr."
~Barbara L. Diamond

Gospel Fest

I sing.
I sing with the North Park Baptist Church Worship Team. Today we performed at Gospel Fest.
I had a great time! I really enjoyed being in front of an audience other then our congregation. Not that there is anything wrong with the NPBC congregation, it was just nice to be able to sing for new people.

As it turned out, another of Arnessa's (our director) groups was missing a few members so we joined forces with Heaven Bound. We each had a song that the other group did not know. Ten minutes before the show, in the green room, we learned those songs. I am so proud of all of us. I think we rocked those new songs.

Thank you Heaven Bound for joining us and for allowing us to join you.

Here are some pictures...

I totally stole this tie with no collar look from Rachel Green.

Here is the NPBC Worship Team and Heaven Bound in action.

Here I am singing my solo. Our director tells us that you can not look pretty, cute or fine while you are singing. She's right.

A weekend trip to Texas - part 1

I spent last weekend visiting my friend Traci in North Richland Hills, Texas.

I flew out Friday morning. I got up and headed for the airport in what I thought was just enough time. Turned out I had the flight time wrong. The, not terribly polite, man at the check in desk told me he was able to get me on even though I had missed the half hour cut off for checking in. Then he told me to go straight to the gate "DON'T STOP ANYWHERE" he told me. So I hustled thru security and to the gate only to find that the plane was late anyway and he made me rush for nothing. *ghaw* BUT this did give me a chance to to sit in one of these lovely rocking chairs that are scattered about the terminal. It was very comfortable.

Eventually the plane was ready and I was on my way to DFW. Traci's friend Kim was kind enough to pick me up at the airport and allow me to hang around her house with the her and the kids until Traci got off work. Now, I did not get a picture of the beautiful Kim or her sweet kids but I did take pictures of some of her dogs. As some of you know I am a bit of a dog nut. In my lap are Peanut and Cowboy. They are so sweet!
After a little time with Kim's clan of kids and K9s, Traci picked me up and we went out to dinner. We ate at a place called The Mexican Inn. It was okay. Not as good as San Diego's Mexican fare but good enough.

While we were eating dinner I learned something... people in Texas don't get me. I tried a few wise cracks at our waitress. After 5 glasses of water she offered to fill my glass again. I looked at her with a grin and said "no thank you, I might float home". She just tilted her head and gave me a very confused look. Oh well, they just don't get me.

Saturday morning Traci, her daughter Natalie and I met up again with Kim and the kids for a Christmas parade in Dallas. It was 80 degrees in Dallas that day. It was just like watching a Christmas parade at home.

There were so many floats, balloons, marching bands, characters and fun groups that I could not possibly show you all of them. So I have chosen a few highlights.

Mickey Mouse came all the way from Anaheim to be the Grand Marshal.

This one is mostly for Rayleen. Isn't Hello Kitty festive looking?

This was the funniest part of the parade. You could tell who was reading the banner by the scattered cries of "Oh My God! That's so funny!" For those who don't know the Geek Squad, they are a computer repair service that makes house calls.
These ladies were number one in our hearts. Traci and I want to be just like them some day. They are The Dallas Dazzlers. This lovely group of silver haired sweethearts tapped their way down the street. They had formations and every so many steps they struck a pose and opened their jackets to reveal red leotards adorned with JOY in bold print. They were awesome.

You Go Girls!




After the parade we stopped for my vary first visit to Sonic. I did not bother to take pictures of visits 2 thru 4.

I had far too much Cherry Limeade in that 2 day span.

A weekend trip to Texas - part 2

Saturday afternoon Traci and I supervised as her husband Robert and his friend Rick put lights up on the house. They did a fine job. We were a big help. We sat in chairs in the lawn yelling things like 'tighten up that end, it's looping!' and 'wrap the wire around the nail!'

I am a complete dumb-fart and did not get a picture of the lights at night. Trust me, the house looks good.

Once the lights were up Traci and I went out to get the Christmas tree. This is the tree that will be beautifying her living room for the next several weeks. Nice one, eh?

Saturday night Traci, Robert, Rick, Natalie and I went to the North Richland Hills Tree Lighting. That was so much fun. There was finally a chill in the air. There were kids singing and dancing on a stage. There was a craft tent for the kids.

There was ice sculpting.

Sweet Rick bought Natalie a light wand. She loved it.

We met up again with Kim and her family. This time she had Peanut with her. I got to snuggle him for the tree lighting and fireworks.

Just in case Rick is reading this: Peanut did NOT pee on me!

We passed this beautifully decorated house on the walk home from the tree lighting. I really like the lights. Well done Traci's neighbor.

Aside from an asthma attack that had Traci getting a breathing treatment from paramedic (she is okay), it was a really fun night.

Sunday came all too quickly. After church in the morning and a quick oil change at Wal-mart, Traci, Rick and I headed for the mall. I got these adorable boots.

We stayed at the mall until the last possible second. Unfortunately I made it to the airport just in time to get back home on time.

I miss Traci already.