Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Today is my Dad's birthday. I usually forget to call "the day of" his birthday. I wished him a happy birthday last night, just incase. He said it didn't count. When I got home tonight I tried calling twice and he's not answering the phone. I hope he is out having fun, but I know I'll get razzed for not calling "on his birthday". Does an email, blog post, and a message on his machine count? Well it should. Happy Birthday Dad. I love you.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Happy Birthday Girls

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A shout out to my new sister-in-law Sara and my special g-friend Dez. Both girls are celebrating their birthday today. Hugs!!!

Lessons from Little Ones

Here's my Little one... all grown up and lookin' good. He's the handsome one in the blue shirt and black tie. This was taken on the night of Blaine High School's SnoDaze dance. Someone forgot to tell Cameron they were going with a blue theme. It's probably more likely, someone told Cameron, and that's why he wore hot pink. Teenagers?????




Do you remember when you were that young? Or do you have children around 16 years? Then you’ll get a kick out of our latest lesson.

Luke went to the movies with friends; I’m not sure when he was coming home because Bob and I were already in bed. It was a work night so it could have been early. Well, the goof ball stopped at the gas station to fill his car with gas. That’s not the goofy part. The gas station was closed but we have the convenience of “pay-at-the-pump” stations, so Luke stopped and proceeded to fill up with gas. When he was finished he realized he had locked himself OUT of the car. Yep, that’s the goofy part!

This was the same night a young man froze to death after laying down in the parking lot of the bar. It’s cold in MN and wind-chill advisories were in effect. Luke was locked out of his car in the middle of the night with no one around. Incase your wondering this isn’t his first time, he did something similar at his friend’s house on Halloween night. Only then he went into his friends house to get help.

Here’s what he did this time…

1. He was wearing his winter jacket and a hat… no gloves. Still pretty smart, many times his jacket is “around” and not “on” in the winter. I asked him if he was glad I “make” him put on a jacket. He said, “Really mom, when you make me take a jacket it isn’t very cold, today was really cold.” I still think I had some help in making sure he was warm.

2. He had his cell phone with him. I usually leave mine in my purse or in my console. I would have been out of luck.

3. He filled up the car close to home, if he would have stopped at an unattended station close to the theater his wait would have been a lot longer.

Proof you learn something new everyday.


To make a long story short he called home, woke us up, and Bob saved him. He was probably stranded outside around ten minutes. It could have been a lot worse. If you have teenagers, keep preaching to them, one day you may find it help. It usually does.

Keep warm, I think were heading towards above zero temps.


Monday, January 26, 2009

We Salute You


I was cleaning out my junk mail today and I came across an email from ticket master. We just attended the AC/DC concert last week. We had a fabulous time. Meagan and Luke found last minute ticket on craigslist, I LOVE that site. You have to be careful or you might become addicted to it. Anyways, back to my thoughts about AC/DC. I left so greatly impressed. They gave 200%. Brian Johnson was kickin’ out the songs and Angus, whoa! Angus has got it goin’ on. He was jamming the entire performance and I know he is double digits older than me (did I mention I have been known to run out of breath after running upstairs to get the phone). AC/DC is Bob’s favorite band. I know many others like them as well, but he really likes them. My friend, Hope, invited us over the night before to watch a 30 year tribute dvd. It came with little facts that went along with each clip. Bob knew everything on the flyer. I felt like we were playing “stump the chump” or whatever you call that game. A few time’s Hope rattled of some information she read about them and Bob would say, “really, I didn’t know that” and after looking at the case we discovered Bob was right and Hope was close.

Well, I knew the band would be great, not only because they are “AC/DC” but they had two sold out shows in MN and everyone who seen the first show said, “they rocked.” But what I was really impressed with was the fans. AC/DC fans are the best. When we go to a concert we like to stand (show respect) and jam with the band. We always end up with a crowd of people who want to sit and enjoy the show. Come on people!!! You are at a concert, not the opera!!! Well, I didn’t see a person in sight sitting. The crowd was fabulous. Maybe they figured if Angus could do his thing the whole 2 hours, we had nothing to complain about. Although the time flew, and it really didn’t seem like there was any down time. Jeremy and Angie went with us. They were impressed with band also. Angie wasn't sure what to expect from a bunch of "old guys" but she was glad she made it.

When I opened my email from ticket master, it was a thank you note along with some picture’s from Monday nights concert. How cool was that? I thought I would share. To all the AC/DC fans… for those who love to rock “We Salute You.”

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Navy Graduation

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I woke up this morning and Bob had the coffee going. He was getting his shoes on, I was wondering "What is he doing?" It's Saturday morning and we usually have a pot of coffee before we get going. Well he was going to grout the bathroom we are working on. When has he ever grouted tile? I figured I should get up and show him how it's done. he, he, he!



Well we did get the bathroom done by 10:00 am. Then Luke came home from work and the two of them headed out to the slopes for some winter fun. Sadly I had to pass. It is freezing here in MN, around 5 degrees above zero. It would need to be a lot warmer than that to get me out there, and the conditions would have to be just right, besides I had plenty to do around the house. So here it is 8:30 pm and I have been on the computer ALL day.



I didn't do any laundry, dishes, dusting, correcting papers.... nothing but the computer and me all day.



Well, I did send pictures to my sister. I had to organize and find my pictures first so that took several hours. Then I created my blog, whooo hooo! I finished the evening creating a layout I have been putting off too long. I wanted to keep up this year. I'm still trying.



So this is Levi's Navy Graduation. We couldn't wait to see him. He had a wonderful time. I can't express how much Bob misses Levi. The house is quite borring for Bob without him. Luke and I have totally different interests then Bob and Levi. He doesn't see the fun in sitting on the computer or putting your nose in a good book.



Levi did surprise us and come home for Christmas. It was great to see him back at home even if he spent most of his time hanging out with friends and giving away his hard earned cash to the casino. Hopefully we will see him soon.




All Aboard!!!

So here I go, I'm a blogger! I spend so much time visiting blogs, it's nice to be creating one for once. I hope this will be a fun way of keeping in touch with friends and family. Everyone is facebooking and myspacing but I think I'm the first to be blogging in the family. I hope it will catch on and all of you crazy people can link to my blog!