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HI EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
I have no pictures to share yet, but i wanted to wish everyone ....

a SUPER MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love you all and hope this day (and yesterday) has been amazing and full of love. I'm so glad you are all my wonderful amazing family, and I'm excited to see everyone!! (i'm sorry i won't see you joe, but i hope you have a quick recovery, and i STILL love you!) =D

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND I LOVE YOU!!!!

get the message? :)

Holliday Christmas Cheer that split my stapled stomach!

How to beat the wrap

BY DAVE BARRY

(This classic Dave Barry column was originally published Dec. 9, 2001.)

This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the three Wise Men -- Gaspar, Balthasar and Herb -- went to see the baby Jesus, and, according to the Book of Matthew, ``presented unto Him gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.''

These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an important, yet often-overlooked, theological fact: There is no mention of wrapping paper. If there had been wrapping paper, Matthew would have said so: ``And lo, the gifts WERE inside 600 square cubits of paper.

``And the paper WAS festooned with pictures of Frosty the Snowman.

``And Joseph WAS going to throweth it away, but Mary saideth unto him, she saideth, `Holdeth it! That is nice paper! Saveth it for next year!'

``And Joseph DID rolleth his eyeballs.

``And the baby Jesus WAS more interested in the paper than, for example, the frankincense.''

But these words do not appear in the Bible, which means that the very first Christmas gifts were NOT wrapped. This is because the people giving those gifts had two important characteristics:

1. They were wise.

2. They were men.

Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it off. This is not just my opinion; this is a scientific fact based on a statistical survey of two guys I know. One is my son, Rob, who said the only time he ever wraps a gift is, quote, ''if it's such a poor gift that I don't want to be there when the person opens it.'' The other is my friend Gene Weingarten, who told me he does wrap gifts, but as a matter of principle never takes more than 15 seconds per gift.

''No one ever had to wonder which presents Daddy wrapped at Christmas,'' Gene said. ``They were the ones that looked like enormous spitballs.''

I also wrap gifts, but because of some defect in my motor skills, I can never COMPLETELY wrap them. I can take a gift the size of a deck of cards and put it in the exact center of a piece of wrapping paper the size of a regulation volleyball court, but when I am done folding and taping, you can still see a sector of the gift peeking out. (Sometimes I camouflage this sector with a marking pen.) If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies, the lower half of the Pharaoh's body would be covered only by Scotch tape.

On the other hand, if you give my wife a 12-inch square of wrapping paper, she can wrap a C-130 cargo plane. My wife, like many women, actually LIKES wrapping things. If she gives you a gift that requires batteries, she wraps the batteries separately, which to me is very close to being a symptom of mental illness. If it were possible, my wife would wrap each individual volt.

My point is that gift-wrapping is one of those skills -- like having babies -- that come more naturally to women than to men. That is why today I am presenting:

GIFT-WRAPPING TIPS FOR MEN

-- Whenever possible, buy gifts that are already wrapped. If, when the recipient opens the gift, neither of you recognizes it, you can claim that it's myrrh.

-- The editors of Woman's Day magazine recently ran an item on how to make your own wrapping paper by printing a design on it with an apple sliced in half horizontally and dipped in a mixture of food coloring and liquid starch. They must be smoking crack.

-- If you're giving a hard-to-wrap gift, skip the wrapping paper! Just put it inside a bag and stick one of those little adhesive bows on it. This creates a festive visual effect that is sure to delight the lucky recipient on Christmas morning:

YOUR WIFE: Why is there a Hefty trash bag under the tree?

YOU: It's a gift! See? It has a bow!

YOUR WIFE (peering into the trash bag): It's a leaf blower.

YOU: Gas-powered! Five horsepower!

YOUR WIFE: I want a divorce.

YOU: I also got you some myrrh.

In conclusion, remember that the important thing is not what you give, or how you wrap it. The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt.

Hospital Birthday

Monday was Heather and Chloe (and Dad's) birthdays.  Sadly, Joe was in the hospital...so we took the party there!  It was an emotional ordeal, but a beautiful sight for onlookers.  It was an adventure to be at Heather's, poopy pants, hospital visits, broken fingers, cologne in the eyes, car repairs, snow removal, frozen pipes...you name it, it happened!  

What is Liz doing?

What is Liz doing  you ask?  I don't feel like I really know what I'm doing.  I think I've just been busy with end of term grading, entertaining guests, cleaning up after guests go home, supporting James through end of term and interviewing and everything else that goes along with being a mom.  In addition I planned and pulled off a Pack Meeting between runs to the airport--and I still feel like I know nothing about Cub Scouts.  I've also been working on prepping things for Christmas as well as the family reunion.  I'm planning for a fun time, so I hope you all come ready to have some fun.  But after all of that I think I need to relax a little so plan for a fun but relaxing visit!  Hope to see you all soon!

oh yeah! pictures!

oh i forgot it was friday!!!! I'm on break now!!! woohoooo!!!! I ended up NOT having play practice today, and I don't have to go to the mandatory 6 hour rehearsal on the 4th (sunday!)! yay me!!! :D
Then tonight I went bowling, shopping, (christmas presents! yay me again!!!), and to an awards ceremony for a writing contest for my friend! (you probably don't care, but it was lots of greatness!) i'm updating... :D

and tomorrow we are going caroling with the youth and the primary.

and monday we are going to Missouri.

ah! and I think my accent is getting worse. but I think it'll be better when i'm around all you who don't talk like they do here... :D hehehe

and I'm SO glad joe's surgery went well! you are crazy.... 10 inches of extra intestine? did i hear correctly? :D

and we have some major fog tonight! i had to drive home in it, and I got to test out that..."why you don't turn your brights on in fog". I'm glad I get that now! :D I never really understood.

and here are some photos! i had fun playing with them this week! love you all!!! I'm excited to see everyone!!!!

Happy Photo Friday

Everyone is so busy today. Marquie is at school until 6:30, Dad is doing employee reviews, Heather and Joe are doing surgery, Justin and Jodi are driving (since 8:30 last night), Michelle is frustrated cause Bryce has to work Christmas Eve, (but grateful he has work to do.), James did his big interviewing yesterday and Liz is....., I am trying to get ready for 15 guests for a party tonight. I just thought I would let Heather know that other people are involved in the blogging...but she's right, we need more blogs!

It's been amazing to watch the weather all around the country the last two days. Everyone is getting snow!--except for us, of course. We are supposed to have a high of 48 and rain. I miss the excitement of the snow. But, when everything here shuts down with rain, I guess we don't need snow!

Looking forward to next week!