So Christmas is over. I thought it would tell you how mine was this year.
For the first time ever I spent Christmas with out either my, or one of Evie's family. Evie had to work the day before and the day after so we could not go anywhere. All of our families had other plans already and were not going to make it to see us, so it was just me and Evie.
We were not sure if we were goign to like Christmas without family (well we are a family, but you know what I mean). Let me tell you this though, it actually was quite nice. When we have Christmas we would normally go and spend 4-5 days where ever we happen to be having Christmas that year. We have to travel at least 3 hours to get where we are going, sometimes 6. The first day is normally chill, then the drama starts. I have yet to have a drama free Christmas. One year one of Evie's step sisters tried to stab Evie's sister with a knife. Last year, Christmas was not only family but 20 people Evie's mom and aunt are trying to "Save". As I call them, "the strays". I could go on and on, but I won't.
So this year, we did not travel anywhere. We woke up late, had some coffee and breakfast. Made some phone calls, and sent some emails. Evie then says, "Lets pack up the Christmas decorations." So we spent a couple hours dechristmasing the house. At this point is is the afternoon, so what did we do? Nothing. We sat and talked, Evie read some, I played some UNO. So needless to stay it was a chilaxed Christmas.
Christmas was enjoyable this year, but at the same time I did miss family. Next year is going to be interesting. We will have are little one and will officially be a "Family" ourselves. I think that we will end up staying here, and if anyone wants to come see us, they are more than welcome too. Hopefully we will have a bigger house by then.
I hope all my readers had a good Christmas also.
Monday, December 29, 2008
A holiday to remember
Monday, December 22, 2008
Holiday Funnies
So I did some searching for some funny holiday cartoons. I thought I would share them with you all. Enjoy.
Todd
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
SNOW!!!
Well Seattle has been hammered over the last couple of days. We got a total of 13 inches in Bellevue over a 3 day period. Now for some of my readers I know that isn't much, but for a city that owns about one plow, that is a ton.
Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful here. It's a site you do not see in the Puget Sound area very often, but I am ready for summer. We are supposed to have off and on snow for the rest of the week,, and then rain this weekend. What a mess.
Fortunately today I am at work, and my patients have confirmed. So we will see.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Been a Bit
Sorry to all my "Fans" for taking so long to get a blog out. Life has a way of getting in the way.
So here I am.
My cat seems to bee improving. The balance is now only an issue when she tries to stand on her back legs or look up really high. She just kinda falls over. It appears that she still can not hear us.
The neurologist thinks that she will heal up nicely, but may never hear well again, or be as playful as she used to. Its sad, but I am happy to know she should live a somewhat normal life.
So all of you know I will be starting another blog soon with one of my very Good friends Heather.
We have decided that we need to help people learn what and how to be green. Together with a little research I think we will create a great blog that will be very informative and fun.
Until next time. Peace.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Christmas Wish List
After talking with a friend today I have figured out what I want from all my friends for Christmas. I want them all to get the Xbox 360.
Now you are probably thinking, wow what an unselfish gift idea. Well it isn't really. What I want is for you all to be able to get the Xbox, and on line account so that we can play games together.
So I have done some research so you don't have to. Here is what the cost would be.
Xbox 360 Arcade: 199.00 This includes one controller and 256 MB of storage (not much but it will let you save games), and some arcade games.
Xbox 360 pro: 299.00 This includes one controller, 60GB hard drive (a ton of storage allowing you to save movies, music, pictures, and even the games so you don't have to put in the disc), one controller, Kungfu Panda game, and Lego Indiana Jones game.
So now that you have the system, you will probably want to get another controller. A new controller will cost you 49.99
I suggest picking up some sweet games to play online such as Madden 09, Halo 3, and Rockband 2. Each game is about 60 bucks.
You will also need an online account for 50 dollars.
So for as little as 358 dollars you could be playing and talking shit to me online.
With the turn for the worse in the economy we probably have some tough times ahead of us. All the more reason to be getting this very therapeutic gaming system. We may all be sitting at home not doing much. Why not play a game with friends. You can even get a camera for it so that way you can watch the look on my face as I school you all.
Don't forget that the Xbox 360 is also a high quality DVD player, and makes a statement as far as home furnishings go.
Lastly, if you have children, there are a wide array of childrens game that will challenge their mind and their hand eye coordination.
So for Christmas ask for best buy gift cards and hook it up. I will see you all online. Prepare to die!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Cats having issues
So about 2 weeks ago we took our cats in for their annual appointment.
Our cat Judy had an ear infection so they said they cleaned out her ears really well and placed some drops. They gave us drops to take home and place daily.
An hour after seeing the vet, my cat started acting funny. She seemed to be drunk. She was apparently having a vertigo problem. We took her back to the vet. He said that it was strange that it just happened and maybe they affected the inner ear.
He gave us an antibiotic and steroid to give her. Well she soon after that was unable to eat. her cheeks were no longer working, and her 3rd eyelids were covering her eyes. We took her back and the dude had no clue. He referred us to a neurologist.
I think they must have beat the crap out of her ears when cleaning them. I will let you all how it goes with the Neurologist. We see them on Monday.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Selling Our Home
Life is strange. What one week you think is great, the next it just isn't what you want.
This is the case for our condo. We purchased a 1100 sq. ft. Condo 2 years ago here in Bellevue, WA. We are about 10 - 15 min from Seattle if the traffic is okay. When we decided to move to the area, Seattle was our first choice of places to live.
There are a wide array of communities, good schools, and lots to do in Seattle. We chose to live in Bellevue however because my father in-law purchased a practice here. After living in Boston and having to commute 45 minutes each way every day, I was not about to do it again.
Now it's 2 years later. Bellevue is a great city. What it is lacking is charm. The other thing is, in 4 months I will have a child. I could not imagine being a child growing up without a yard. Not that there is going to be much running around the first year, but still.
My good friends who live in Seattle just found out that they are pregnant. She is a teacher and is planning on taking a year off of work after her child is born. She offered to watch our child during that time so that we could continue to work. This gives our child a chance to be around people other than ourselves, and another child.
The last thing is the money we would save renting, vs. our mortgage. We can get a much larger home with a yard and pay almost half of what we pay now. With the economy the way it is, we can use all the extra cash we can get.
Life is funny. You never know what is around the next turn. We just need to adapt, and hope for the best.
My advice to all that read this is when you all move here ;) live in the Seattle area. You wont regret it.
I will keep you updated on how it goes considering the market.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Christmas Trees
Thanksgiving is over. I am 5 pounds fatter, and there is one less turkey roaming the earth. This is all good news because it is officially time for me to listen to Christmas music and decorate.
Over this last weekend we decorated our condo and put up our Christmas tree. Last year we decided to do something I never thought we would do, we purchased a fake Christmas tree. This was very difficult considering I used to work on a tree farm and it was my job to trim the damn things.
The reason we felt we should move to a fake tree was to avoid burning down the house. We have 2 cats and did not want to risk them jumping from the couch and attacking the tree causing it to fall over and some how ignite. I also like to have a tree up for long periods of time so a fake tree lets us do that without worrying about it drying up.
Now that I am another year older and wiser I find that there is other benefits to having a Christmas tree that is fake. First of all there is the environmental factors. Our tree was made from recycled plastics, what a great way to use old plastic. The other thing is, there is one less tree that will be cut down. Actually if we are careful this tree should last us many years and still look good, so that is many trees that will not be cut down.
In 2002 20,808,065 Christmas trees were harvested in the USA. I am sure it is even more nowadays. That is a lot of O2 we are taking out of the environment.
So I propose that we all get fake Christmas trees made from Recycled plastic to help our planet.
I will post some pics of my tree after I take them. My village also. :)
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