Christmas Eve Eve

On the Eve of Christmas Eve, Jesse's lady Jacquie, Mama Reade and Papa John came over for dinner and presents. We made Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes. Jesse rocked the gravy, as usual, and everyone loved their gifts and drank copiously. Observe:

Jacquie XO's Cindy Sherman

Noah is thrilled with his new shirt

and his new castle!

John recieves a new way to communicate drunkeness.

And Stan is thrilled with Jacquie's new Hello Kitty wallet.

That was the end of day one. Two more days of present opening (and drinking) to go!

Christmas Fun with Noah

We took Noah to see the Snow White display at Marshall Field's the Monday before Christmas. He thought the display was ok, but was very excited to see Santa.

Noah at the ball

Noah at the ball take two.

That night we decorated sugar cookies.

Noah surveying his art.

Noah devouring his art while wearing his Summit Brewing hat.

The CHRONICles of Narnia

Jesse and I saw The CHRONICles of Narnia last night. We both gave it a 4 1/2 stars out of 5.

The CG effects were amazing, Aslan rocked the house and the casting was great, except for Edmund who kept reminding me of Albert Ingalls from Little House and the Prairie.

The only other thing I didn't like was the Professor. He looked made up for the part, not like a real old man. But he was kind, eccentric and understanding, just like he should have been.

So . . . go see it already.

Cookies

We now have many kinds available.

Chocolate chip bars with little white and red santa candy heads in them.

Peanut butter with chocolate chips.

Sugar cookies - all decorated, only some with frosting.

Wish cookies (courtesy of the Fornells) Noah has declared them the "best cookies ever!" as evidenced by his ability to make not only the cookies break into three pieces (thus earning a wish) but breaking said pieces into three pieces with his karate chop technique. I assume that this means he gets four wishes a cookie, but that might be pushing his Scandinavian luck.

Anyhow, if your in the neighborhood, drop by for a cookie or two. We've even got some milk for ya.

Christmas is Coming, the Lisa's Getting Fat

Please put a few zillion pennies in my sack.

Seven days 'till Christmas. I have two people left to buy for and two homeade presents left to finish.

So things are pretty much under control.

Tomorrow Grandma is taking Noah to see Santa and the Christmas display downtown. Stay tuned for super cute pictures and cute ancidotes.

My Future Daughter In Law

Noah asked me if he could get married today. After giving my blessing, I asked who the lucky lady is. It wasn't his best friend Ella, or even his Mom (which I've been warned will happen). Instead it was an exotic alien female:

This pic is for the fellas.

I gotta admit, the kid's got taste.

ATTENTION LADIES!!! Jesse is off the market.

Jesse has himself a lady. Or, at least, she has herself a bitch, since she says Jesse is the one with the vagina. Either way, this means that Jesse as we now know him is gone. Even when he dated his ex-lady they/he spent a lot of time here. Now he has someone that he will run out of the house at a drop of the hat for with a big ol' happy grin on his face. Never mind that the Keathlys might need entertainment (i.e. chores done around the house/babysitting). The lady must be appeased!

I am happy for him, really, I am. We, as the parental unit, approve of his classy choice. But it is kind of sad to slip a rung down in the importance of Jesse's life. Oh well, bird's gotta fly. I just hope he comes home to visit sometimes.

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Xmas Presents for Jesse

Because the vibrating pillow alarm clock just doesn't cut it.

There's "Clocky: The Rolling Alarm Clock." Clocky rolls off your nightstand, bounces off your startled dog and finds a new place to hide once you press the snooze button.

Or the "Blowfly Alarm Clock." When the alarm activates, it spins a propeller and flies up above you making ridiculous noises. The only way to stop it is to wake up, grab it, and set it back down in its docking station.

Technology is the awesome.