Happy Birthday Michael!!!

For some reason New Year's Eve doesn't hold the excitement that it once did!! The main difference I think is this little (???) guy!!!

It hardly seems like 24 years ago tonight that I was in labor and rockin' out to Boy George in a California hospital. Some things you just never forget...like Boy George!!! Just glad that Michael is at least in the United States to celebrate his birthday this year! He spent his birthday of 2006 on a beach in Sri Lanka and his birthday of 2007 in China. Looks like he has come around full circle because he will be spending his birthday of 2008 back in California!! Happy Birthday kiddo!!! Hopefully no Boy George for you this year!!! We love you!!!

Pretty Pink Puter...................

Everybody who knows me knows what a pink freak I am. I love just about anything that is pink!! Obvioulsy Ken has lived with me long enough to know my long time addiction to pink things!! So this is what I got from dear hubby for my 50th BD!!!!! A pretty pink puter'!!!!

I said in my post yesterday that turning "Fifty and Feisty" could be good and good indeed it was!!! In fact it was just perfect and pink!!!

I Made It!!!

I woke up this morning and I thought to myself....I've actually made it!!! To the "BIG 50" that is!!! I don't feel any different and I don't think I look any different than I did yesterday so by golly I made it!!! This is good! Good indeed!!!

I found this darling little bag and tag hanging on my mailbox at work from my most favoriteist swap buddy ever!!! Thanks swap buddy...you know who you are!!! And what was in the bag?? Another man (snow) to add to my life! Thanks again swap buddy!!! I can never have too many snowmen in my life!!! Or too many swaps for that matter!!

I've always tried to be really nice to my friends when they've hit the "Big 50". No dead black roses or black balloons....nope..I'm no dummy!!! I know paybacks can be hell!!! Even at such a young age!!! And NO I did not send in for my AARP card! So here's to being "Fifty and Feisty". This could be good......good indeed!!!

Have you ever been diagnosed with this?

I heard that this is spreading through the croppin' community like wild fire! Check out the symptoms:

• Difficulty making layout decisions
• A preoccupation with one color or technique
• Embellishment avoidance
• Repetitive shape placement

Do you have any of these symptoms? They say it is really important to eat a lot of chocolate to help build up your "Creative System". I kinda feel like I'm comin' down with it now!!!!! Better go pop a couple spoonfuls of M&M's!!!

There's a new man in town..............

Well actually there are three new men in town. We were snowed in today and the man in "Brown" still managed to bring me a nice little box of new snowmen. My sister-in-law and I have traded for years and we always anxiously await the arrival of the new men in our lives!!! This little guy.....who is without a name yet is soooooooooo skinny and cute. You can see his little "bird legs " and black shoes if you look real close! Thinking maybe he is a snowman golfer cause he has his own bucket of (snow) balls!!!

These two guys showed up together....

And I'm not quite sure what their story is yet either!!!

All I know is that they look a lot a like so they must be brothers!!! Just happy that they all arrived today....and we can all be snowed in together!!!!!

The most WONDERFUL time of the year.............

Yep....anybody who knows me, knows what a

"Starbucks

Freak"

I am. I always know that it is coming upon the Christmas Season when the red cups appear. Every year they are different and this year is no exception. This year there is a link to their website at http://www.itsredagain.com/

All I can say is check it out soon cause it won't be around long!!! Now I'm just waiting for the snowman sugar cookies that they had last year. Those definitely were worth waiting a year for!!!!!

300 + Angry Men??????????

Before you read any farther let me explain the title!!! I have been collecting snowmen for roughly the last 20 years. Back in the days when it was kind of hard to find them. Every year the collection just grew and grew. I think Michael always thought that FROSTY ....not....JESUS was the reason for the season. It usually takes an entire weekend to put them all out and it gets worse each year!! Last year Michael and Courtney were in China for Christmas and so we just kinda played scrooge in decorating the house. After all who was even going to wonder if we had our tree up much less where all the300 + MEN were? This year I couldn't keep them in the dark any longer.

It all started Thanksgiving morning and I'm happy to report was done by bedtime the same day!!! There were no melted men from being left in the dark for two years and as you can tell ...they all seem to be happy...not a frown in the bunch!!!!

You Gotta Love Em'

For some reason Ken thought this was a rather funny piece of mail when he brought it in last week!!! Me.....well..........not so much!!! The funny thing is that this is about the third or fourth piece of mail that I have gotten from AARP in the last six months. Funny because all the others have gone in the trash before Ken even had a chance to ever see them!!!! I'm sure that there will be many more that I'll have to intercept before the Big Dreaded Day!!!!!