When Your Heading To First With Your Pants About To Burst...

A sure way to get on CC's bad side is to laugh at or make her the butt of a joke. (This reminds me a little bit of someone who lives in this house. Hint: His name rhymes with pill.) So what are Owen and I expected to do when CC tells us on the way home from school that her class had cupcakes and diarrhea for snack today? After O and I recovered, we found out she had a tortilla with melted cheese. Quesadilla! Owen and I could not stop giggling and Claire didn't talk to us for the rest of the drive.

Cold As Ice

We had our own version of the polar bear plunge on Christmas day. After opening presents and eating breakfast Clint thought we needed a "wake me up" and Jill informed us that the icy plunge usually happens on Christmas in Ireland. The outside temp, mid 60's. The pool temp, a very uncomfortable 58 degrees. Brrrrr. I have never been electrocuted but I am guessing that this is how it must feel. I have to admit that we all felt great after it was done! Clint used this method of waking up most of the days he was here, talked Jill into doing it again too. I think the pool was down to 48 degrees the last time he jumped in. Loco.

CC was not allowed to take the plunge as much as she wanted to, we had to explain to her that this was for the mature grown ups. Owen took the group shot, he thought all of us had lost our minds.

My List

Okay Larisa, here is my list of things I like to do just for me. (I cannot figure out how to add Do The Puyallup to my links!) 1. Reading. I think I set a personal record this year. Favorites of 2007: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Middlesex, and it was nice to be done with Harry Potter. My one on one time with People magazine is also a treat. ( This mag is not a rag, it is totally legit.) 2. Tennis, I need to figure out how to play more. 3. Going to Target by myself, actually any shopping by myself. 3. I'm with you on the working out. I always feel better after. I've been enjoying the cycling and pilates classes. 4. Cheeseburgers (animal style) Gotta counter those calorie burning workouts! 5. Pedicures 6. Music, Clint and Jill got us some hip, cool, Portland music. We've been going back and forth between Caves and Sexton Blake. Ladies, you would love this CD. This guy has redone some of our favorite 80's tunes. (Bette Davis Eyes, I Need Love by LLCJ) I know my time is running out for hip music, soon I'll have to resort to Greatest Hits and CDs sold at Starbuck's. 7. I'm straining to get to 10. Bubblebaths 8. Netflix, I'm in charge of the queue and renting all these movies I read about but didn't get a chance to see. Examples: Squid and the Whale, Little Children I'm getting ready to move into the classics. Trying to keep Bill from knowing the password to change movie selections! 9. Roadtrips, as long as I have junk food and something to read. 10. Browning myself in the sun, and I'm going through withdrawals people!
That was harder than I thought it would be. Let's see yours Michelle.

Wrap It Up

Two thumbs up for Christmas 2007. Clint and Jill were here and we loved having them. They played with the kids all day, and played cards and "The Boardgame" with us all night. We did some touristy things too. Chinese Theater (a little skeevy), Pinks Hot Dogs, La Brea Tar Pits (CC a little nervous about getting stuck in the tar like those poor animals), and finally a sunset at Venice Beach. We also took the kids bowling, very fun. CC and O were in the lane next to ours with the bumpers up, it worked out great. The kids loved it, as a matter of fact CC beat my best score. (Next time I am bowling in the kids lane.) One of these days we need to figure out how to live in the same city at the same time. We miss you.

P.S. I think my fav Christmas picture this year is Owen playing Battleship with his new headlamp on.

Warning: Pics of the Polar Bear Plunge are coming soon.

Ten Years

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! LOVE, OWEN AND CLAIRE