Posted in Picture Challenge on December 31, 2009| 10 Comments »
Mildred and I found a wine glass company with the same name as my maiden name. Of course we couldn’t pass up a photo in Target.
Posted in Way Back Wednesday on December 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This was taken way back in 1980 when I was baptized. The heater in the church was broken so the family and the priest all came to my parents house to baptize me. These are my first cousins on my Dad’s side.
Posted in Farming on December 29, 2009| 3 Comments »
My MIL and I are both employees of TNT & his dad’s farming partnership. This year I made the big bossmen gifts! I’m sure they’ll use them every day!
You find the biggest undies that you can find and sew them to two hangers. Put a roll of toilet paper in the crotch and a tag that says, Redneck “Briefcase.” My FIL laughed really hard and TNT tried not to laugh, but giggled a little.
Posted in Me on December 28, 2009| 1 Comment »
My original plan was to travel with my dad and sister to my Grandma’s. But a we were blessed with a Christmas blizzard and we didn’t even attempt to travel. All Day Thursday I helped TNT in the shop doing inventory on his tool trailer. Actually I worked 7 hours for three days straight out there. But that’s not the point. Anyway, TNT found out I ordered him a flat screen TV for the bedroom. I can never suprise him but I was able to convince him that it was backordered and I went ahead and cancelled it. He believed me! Christmas Eve I made rib-eyes and King Crab Legs. Let me tell you they were yummy!!
After I cleaned up the kitchen I went downstairs to open gifts. TNT had gone into town that morning and bought me, Trixie and Tails stuff for our stockings. I couldn’t believe he went all out. It was truly very sweet. I got him two new polo shirts with the tool company’s name embroidered on them, a Battle of the Sex’s card game, a daily calendar and a card with money in it to buy his TV. He really thought he wasn’t getting his TV. I loved the gifts he got me. I got the two things I asked for new cowboy boots and the Bissel Groomer. It’s a vacuum especially made for pet hair. He also gave me The Office daily calendar and the Wii game Grand Slam Tennis.
He thought we were done with presents and he truly didn’t get his TV. Around 8 I looked out and I could see Santa about 2 miles down the road. Little did TNT know that I had the TV and had hidden it at my Inlaws house. My FIL came over in his Santa suit to deliver it. Trixie went completely nuts and TNT was all confused why he was there. Santa brought Trixie, Tails and I each a gift then goes, “oh here’s one for Travis” and brings in the wrapped TV. TNT looked right at me. Then he opened it and for the first time in 5 years I actually surprised him with his Christmas gift.
Of course we had to get a picture with Santa!
Posted in Picture Challenge on December 24, 2009| 4 Comments »
Happy Holidays my friends!!!
Love,
TNT, Carrie, Trixie & Tails
Posted in Me on December 23, 2009| 3 Comments »
It’s a fact that I”m a Scrooge. I don’t put up a Christmas tree and I don’t decorate. I do decorate for winter with snowmen, but that’s not Christmas in my book. So when people ask if I have my tree up and I say “nope I don’t put one up” the first question they ask is, “do you not believe in God?” I always have to laugh at that questions. I didn’t realize that just because you don’t have a tree means you don’t believe in God and know the meaning Christmas. I don’t remember anywhere in the Bible where it talked about tinsel, xmas lights and decorative bulbs present at the birth of Jesus. But I may have missed a page or two. Who knows. To me, Christmas is a time to be thankful for my family & friends and that God has given me another year on his wonderful Earth.
When Christmas decorations are in the stores before Halloween does that really represent the meaning of Christmas? Spending lots of money on gifts, is that really the meaning of Christmas? Or is the real meaning of Christmas after you get home from exchanging gifts and fell guilty cause someone spent more money on you then you did on them?
Another question people ask when I tell them I’m not fond of Christmas is, “so you don’t buy gifts?” Every family gathering we attend I buy gifts. This year we had/have five family Christmas gatherings to attend. We exchange gifts at each gathering and I’m fine with that. I buy the whole year when the sales are good. Hey I’m cheap and proud of it! I have no problem buying a $60 sweater on sale for under $10.
To me the perfect Christmas would just be a simply a gathering of family. Eat, laugh and be merry! Oh and take some pictures!
Merry CHRISTmas everyone!
Posted in House on December 22, 2009| 2 Comments »
The people who live here decorated for three days straight. It gets a little worse each year.
Each year it gets worse.
I’m sure when they turn on the lights their meter turns circles like Clark Griswold’s did.
Posted in Family on December 21, 2009| 4 Comments »
My Mom & Step-dad and Mildred gathered at our house for Christmas Saturday evening. I was ready to injure my husband and sister as we were ready to take family pictures by the old sheep barn. Again they have to be smart asses!
But they behaved and we got a nice picture
For the main event of the night……Mildred got me…….
Rock Chalk Cornhusk? Ohhhh Rock Chalk Jayhawk and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. That’s right everyone we are going to a KU game!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been a KU fan for most of my life and I’ve never been to a game. I’m super excited to go.
Posted in Family on December 18, 2009| 3 Comments »
I haven’t always been a Scrooge. Back when I was little we use to go all out and decorate the inside and outside of the house. One of my favorite memories was this afternoon local show we use to watch. It was called Santa’s Workshop and it had Santa and his side kick, ToyBoy. ToyBoy was the most annoying creature ever. Santa would say, “Let’s bring ToyBoy out.” And when ToyBoy would come out he’d holler in a high pitch voice, “ToyBoy ToyBoy.” It drove my mom crazy, but Mildred and I loved it. That one Christmas mom ordered new Christmas decorations and just by coincidence there was a ToyBoy look-a-like. It made the Christmas tree a few times but suddenly it disappeared. I’m almost certain that mom smashed ToyBoy with a hammer. lol
Last Christmas I was flipping through the channels and saw that the Santa Workshop was still on and ToyBoy was still alive and well. I called my step-dad and told him he had to keep my mom up until 10:00 the next night and turn the channel to ToyBoy. I got a phone call 30 seconds after 10:00 with my mother threatening to come beat me up. I think it’s perfect revenge for the mysterious disappearance of our ToyBoy decoration.
Posted in Picture Challenge on December 17, 2009| 12 Comments »
Once again we attempted to take family pictures for our Christmas card. Who thought TNT would be the easy subject to photograph.
Did you really think I could take a set of pictures without one silly face? I so wanted to use this just cause it fits my husband perfectly.
Life in the Slow Lane 
