Chrismas Morning

Snowman

KB and I built a snowman in the middle of the street (no worries, the street was half drifted over and only one clear two track down the middle-Our snowman was safely off to the side)

He only lasted about 3 days, but in his prime, he got lots of looks from slow passing cars, even a picture with some gals from the neighborhood.

Day 2 his head blew off (high wind) and his carrot nose turned black (frostbite?) His arms disappeared the second night as did his eyes and I immediately thought that someone sabotaged him. But it was the wind again. We found the arms a dozen feet away.

Day 3 he lost his head again (overnight) Before I could reattach in an emergency procedure, the plows came through and he was no more.

farewell snowman friend. we will meet again.

Fun in the sun

I know there's a ball here somewhere!

Snow Day

siesta

wrapping paper and passing the test

Kite Runner

Indeed a good book. KB said it was the best she's read in a long time. I had trouble getting into it, but the last 4-5 chapters are gripping. Recommended.

Ben and lovin' it

 

Geli in Action

 

Future Wreath

 

Bucks

At Medicine Bow Natl. Forest. Short hike to collect pine cones and tree boughs for a wreath. Out of nowhere come flying two huge bucks. passed within 25' of me and kb. Ben took off after them with a vengence. I think Geli was stunned as she started to go on instinct and then gave up. Ben returned about 10 minute later only to find Geli guarding a deer carcass (a small fight ensued but no big deal)

REALLY nice in the Wyo mountians if a bit windy. not much snow, so the snowshoes never left the trunk. Fun. 

My favorite design element

Cinnamon sticks for the logs of the door (and a wreath...how cool is that!?)

 

Pumpkin update

YES! we still have the pumpkins. But no pics just yet as they are still covered in snow. By weekend it should be melted off and we'll see how they are doing (not too great I suspect)

GB House Pics

 

6th Annual GingerBread House Build

A Success. Pictures to come. Our Digital cam is on the fritz again, so waiting for the guest to send in their pics. (think we had about 8 cameras so there HAS to be some decent photos out there)

Sunrise Owl Canyon Road

 

Prepping for GB House Build 2006

Pumkins at 3 weeks

 

Spiced cranberry sauce

Fresh cranberries, aromatics and some kenyan loose leaf tea to spice it up (maybe a little caffeine to counteract the turkey)

This was a test batch. we'll make again to bring to neighbors hosting Thanksgiving this year.

One more week with the kins

Still...mister happy doing quite well. Ms. Monkey turned very evil. (four of the nine had fallen off their perches and now laying, paitiently waiting for final death to come. 

The LITTLE urinal (urinalini)

Teeney and Tiney

Pretty little hair do, don't do what it used it.... 

Klak and Klik

Leave us alone. Go see old man grumpy

This hurts

Maybe I need more fiber...

Miss monkey

Hee hee hee.
Alive I still am.

(by far miss monkey is doing the best.)

Miss Mup

Fall has been vedy vedy good to me....

(I've lost my end, my mup is closed now, but I'm doing great!)

Ha ha ha ha

 

She's starting to look a little evil....

or maybe it's just bitterness at being left out on the porch.

I'm melting.....

we're following the degradation of several pumpkins. it's been 1 week since they were in their prime.


Poor boy! 

They call me Q-tip

I'm in the bathroom at Old C's. there's another guy next to me at the urinal and there is a lot of chatter coming from the two stalls.

I hear one guy say " they call me Q-tip, because it's fat on the end and then gets skinny and then fat again".

I turn to the guy next to me and say 'what the hell are they talking about?"

he's like " I don't even want to imagine....."

Then from the stall, we hear: "it's the shape of my turds"


What??
OK, I don't EVEN want to get that descriptive on mine, but whatever.

We are cracking up as we wash our hands, shaking our heads.

As I pass him in the bar, he looks at me with a straight face and says " my friends call me Q-tip"

...and we bust out laughing, again.

Pesce

didn't have the colbalt blue I needed
but happy with the results.

one sitting....alla prima 

My favorite pumpkin

Thanks, KB!!!