time to bring out the SNOWBLOWER

i LOVE having a snowblower! WHY? cuz I HATE shoveling!

Guitar Hero x'mas light house

A few years ago the TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA decorated home was all the rage - well, welcome to 2009 and the year of Guitar Hero!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS - 2009

welcome to our home!available space means a place to decorate!

whether it's on top of a piano, or

the back door, which should be as festive as the front door!

the front window is definitely more twinkly in person

chewie LOVES our tree!

this year we added some lights to the sad little side tree
HO-HO-HO...and a Happy Chanukkah to all!

first SNOW of the season

it might not be sticking, but me & Mr Snowman thinks it's pretty!

ok, it's an hour later...and it's sticking...and it's even prettier!

Mona Lisa - café au lait

what's so special about this drawing of the Mona Lisa on the streets of Sydney, Australia?

well, for one thing - it is comprised entirely of cups of coffee
...... 3,604 cups of coffee to be exact!

THANKSGIVING 2009

the "First Annual Lighting of the Turkey" - so how perfect did it come out?

this perfect (and YES, it tasted even better then it looks!)
the dinner menu was pretty traditional, but I decided (thanks to my friend Joanne this summer) to attempt making my OWN ICE CREAM CAKE. I couldnt decide which flavors to use - so I used all. The bottom layer was an OREO CRUNCH layered with CHOCOLATE & COOKIE DOUGH ice cream...
then another layer of OREO CRUNCH topped with MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP & VANILLA. So how did it look?
this AMAZING!
so how did it taste?

this AMAZING!
by the time coffee was finished and all were stuffed, my littlest member of the family, Mocha, decided to wake up & join us to see if she could get some action. What a little sneak!

Happy 5 yr Anniversary

time sure does fly!
Today was my 5 year anniversay...and the one thing I really wanted to do was to FINALLY open the cake topper that has been sitting in my freezer all this time.

click on this video to watch us open the box and see what a FIVE YEAR OLD CAKE looks like!

And as you can see, amazingly enough, it was PERFECT!
Randy even tasted it....no way jose was I going to try that!

WE HAVE NEWS......

so what is the big news????? 

we're having A BABY!

i LOVE the shirt my hubby made for me to wear to tell my sister the great news today!

Oh, I'm 14 weeks & 4 days preggie :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2009

Whoever LOVES being dressed up as "PLEX" say "CHEESE"

Todd trick-or-treating at the very first store of the day so what was the score? yippeeee......TWIZZLERS! Todd hanging with his buddy Aiden during the Paradeand now that the parade is over, so is Todd...g'night PLEX!

the grass is always greener....

Just keep reminding yourself that.
Everytime you think "why does this seem to always happen to meeeeeeeeeeee",
remember that there are a lot worse things happening to someone else.
Nope, still doesn's make it THAT much easier.....but it's true.
{{SIGH}}

Todd decorates Pumpkins

Look how talented my nephew is!

wonder if his mommy & daddy helped out just a bit?

Piano Stairs

I would DEFINITELY take the stairs up from the subway a lot more often if this was an option!

Odenplan, Stockholm

Rosh Hashanah 2009 (5770)

L'Shanah Tova Tikatevu!

from my family (derek, randy & me).......to yours!
me & Sherri
Todd & the cockateil, Chico (who can sing the Rocky theme!)
oh yes he can...and sherri gave him just a nudge of guidance and off he went into the Battle Hymn of the Republic!
mmmmmmm.....ROSH HASHANAH HOMEBREW!

Donna & Brian

the ladies (and HANK)

even my puppy gets a little something special on Rosh Hashanah (as long as he's good)

Todd starts school!

off the little man goes - not sure exactly who is taking who to school, but someone seems really excited to get there!

and let me tell you - Todd is ready!

NY Renassaise Faire

Welcome Lords & Ladies to the NY Renaissance Faire

Enjoy the day...and remember, what happens at ye olde Renaissance Faire, stays at ye olde Renaissance Faire!

nothing more fun than a day of Turkey Legs, a mug of Meade and watching mudpit fights and tomatoes being thrown at jesters....
oh, and a frozen chocolate dipped Pumpkin Cheesecake on a stick isn't too bad either...everything is better on a stick!

perfect ending to a perfect day....

see thee next year at Sterling Forest!

Happy Birthday Andy!

just when i thought i went to my last "40th BIRTHDAY PARTY", I forgot that we have another crop of birthdays around the corner!
with that amount of candles, a blow torch SEEMED like a good idea....
and a big piece of cake also seems like a good idea....
and a cake covered smooch also seemed like a good idea!

Reenie, Barb, Diane & me

yup, the entire night was a lot of fun!