Shelfari is NOT just for kids

Things are still going well in M-town. We just received word last night that Opal is pregnant and we are super excited for her and Charles- Congratulations Guys! So this year, we will be welcoming 3 new neices or nephews into the family. It is amazing to me how our numbers continue to grow. I got an invite from my friend to join Shelfari and I've been busy with that today. (There's a link over on the right.) It allows you to rate books you've read and see what your friends are reading and reccomending. It's only kinda disappointing to discover all of the books on my list are for kids. I'm not really that surprised. When I find a book I like, I read it over and over and over. I just finished my re-read of "Host" today. And no matter what Sandee says, that book is not even in the same league as the Twilight series. Duke got a bath tonight and is very grateful, although I probably won't attempt that one on my own again. Only 2 more days until we know Andrew's fate at work. I think he'll get the ax and we'll be living in WI by the end of next month. hahaha- I'm just not that lucky. I waited as long as I could to change the blog for Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong, I love romantics (Andrew included), I just hate all the pink and frilly things.

Happy Birthday Mom!

A is for age: I don't know if I'm allowed to say.
B is for Breakfast: fruit
C is for Favorite Color: green
D is for Dog’s name: Gabe
E is for Essential Item I use Everyday: books
F is for Favorite Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes
G is for Favorite Game: Scrunch
H is for Hometown: Schofield, WI
I is for Instruments I play: none
J is for Job: Hard working mom and grandma
K is for Kitchen: one of the best cooks ever!
L is Last Place I Ate out: West 14th
M is for Marriage: 37 years
N is for Nickname: C-Lo, Lovee
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: collapsed lung
P is People I was with Today: Bill
Q is for Quote: eye-roll in the general direction of my father
R is for Biggest Regret: none
S is for Sport: Baseball
T is for Time I Wake up: 7:00
U is for Useless info: I love Alex the most.
V is for Last Vacation you took: Manitowoc
W is for Worst Habit: Riding on the front of bikes...
X is for X-rays: chest
Y is for Yummy Food You Ate Today: Birthday Cake
Z is for Zodiac: Aquarius

What else

In a sincere effort to not change the blog's name to "Birthday Blog" I'm going to sneak in here with a quick catch-up. This pic is me with my bros at home for Christmas. My mom bought us matching shirts and we looked SWEET! Andrew and I stayed at a nice resort in NM on our way back from the El Paso airport. It was a very nice anniversary celebration for both of us. I turned 27. (hoorah!) And the mine where Andrew works announced a huge lay-off coming in February. They are planning to let go of 1550 employees (half of their work force). No one that I've talked to has seen this big of a lay-off before, so we're not sure what to expect. We've started on contingency plans and organizing, but we know whatever happens will be for the best. I'll update when we know more... Oh, and I got really nice gifts from Andrew for Christmas, but jostling for spot #1 has to be the Twilight series. I absolutely LOVE them. I read each book in one day and now am on my 3rd re-read. (I know, I'm a dork.)

Happy Birthday Grandma Ferge!

A is for age: 85
B is for Breakfast: toast
C is for Favorite Color: red
D is for Dog’s name: too many
E is for Essential Item I use Everyday: glasses
F is for Favorite Movie: Gun Smoke
G is for Favorite Game: bingo
H is for Hometown: Schofield, WI
I is for Instruments I play: none
J is for Job: Retired, but still volunteers
K is for Kitchen: likes to cook soup
L is Last Place I Ate out: Culvers

M is for Money: lots of it
N is for Nickname: Grandma
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: heart surgery :(
P is People I was with Today: Jim & Laurie
Q is for Quote: I love you.

R is for Biggest Regret: not seeing the world

S is for Sport: enjoyed watching football when her sons played
T is for Time I Wake up: 7:00
U is for Useless info: I lost my driver's lincense last year for no good reason.
V is for Last Vacation you took: Tomahawk

W is for Worst Habit: I used to smoke.

X is for X-rays: none I know of....

Y is for Yummy Food You Ate Today: Birthday Cake
Z is for Zodiac: Capricorn

Happy Birthday James!

Happy Birthday, Old Man!

A is for age: 25

B is for Breakfast: cookies

C is for Favorite Color: green

D is for Dog’s name: none so far

E is for Essential Item I use Everyday: laptop

F is for Favorite Movie: Top Gun

G is for Favorite Game: Wii Dodgeball

H is for Hometown: Eau Claire, WI

I is for Instruments I play: none

J is for Job: intern

K is for Kitchen: likes to eat

L is Last Place I Ate out: Outback
M is for Marriage: no contenders yet

N is for Nickname: Old Man

O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: none

P is People I was with Today: Charles & Opal

Q is for Quote: Hey, you bumped into me!

R is for Biggest Regret: leaving Wisconsin

S is for Sport: Baseball

T is for Time I Wake up: 7:00

U is for Useless info: I am the youngest boy in the fam.

V is for Last Vacation you took: Morenci

W is for Worst Habit: chewing tobacco

X is for X-rays: middle finger

Y is for Yummy Food You Ate Today: Birthday Cake

Z is for Zodiac: Capricorn

Feliz Cumpleanos Ian!

Happy Birthday, Ian- we hope you are having a great birthday in Spain! We miss your cheesy smile.

A is for age: 3
B is for Breakfast: flan
C is for Favorite Color: orange
D is for Dog’s name: none so far
E is for Essential Item I use Everyday: golf ball
F is for Favorite Movie: Cinderella
G is for Favorite Game: Shoot the whale
H is for Hometown: Tucson, AZ
I is for Instruments I play: piano
J is for Job: being a big brother
K is for Kitchen: a big eater
L is Last Place I Ate out: a villa
M is for Marriage: no contenders yet
N is for Nickname: Crusher
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: none
P is People I was with Today: Mom, Dad, and Jack
Q is for Quote: Nnnnoooooiieee!
R is for Biggest Regret: Not picking up the legos.
S is for Sport: Baseball
T is for Time I Wake up: 7:00
U is for Useless info: I don’t give hugs unless forced.
V is for Last Vacation you took: Does Spain count?
W is for Worst Habit: following trains
X is for X-rays: none
Y is for Yummy Food You Ate Today: Birthday Cake
Z is for Zodiac: Capricorn

Happy New Year!

We are finally back home. I got stuck a few extra days in Wisconsin due to the weather. Andrew planned a nice resort stay for us when I got back and it had to get switched from Scottsdale to Las Cruses (since I flew into El Paso instead of Phoenix). It was a very nice anniversary celebration, but I sure am glad to be back at home. I hope everyone had a happy new year!