I Made It !!

Hey Pops ! Did you know if you hold down the "Ctrl" key and pushin the + key,,,
It makes things a lot easier to read ???

I been on vacation the week of Christmas and 

it has been totally awesome. 

Got to spend some time with family and friends.

Got some really cool presents !!

It's been a busy one. Lisa (The Queen) had 90% of 

the shopping done, but nothing wrapped. 

So it's been wrap,wrap,wrap,take a nap,hang lights,

take a nap,go shopping,take a nap,wrap,wrap,take a nap

,wrap,go shopping,take a nap,wrap,wrap,wrap,go shopping...

whewwwwwwwwwww It dizzies me
Clean up yard (move things around so it looks like somebody lives here)

 The Princess (Mo) and I deep fried 2 turkey 

breasts and one of those spiral cut hams. 

Oh man,,,yummmmmmmy !!

I been deep frying turkeys the last couple of  years.

I'm not much of a ham guy

(I do like bacon and sausage and pork chops tho)...
But after deep frying one,,OMG !!

The outer edges were just like bacon,,and and
and it only took like 5 minutes !! on a 8lb'r

So if you ever get the chance,,,go for it.
Everybody who had some absolutely loved it.

Another thing I recommend is an electric carving knife,,,

like totally awesome man.

We did Christmas at my folks on Christmas Eve, at lunch time. 

And it was awesome,,Pops made out like a bandit,,

I'm thinking Santa might of been drunk by the time he got there.

Because there's no stinkin way Pops was that good !!

It was cool seeing my brother and sister.

And we been having a midnight Christmas with Josh & Lauren

(started because he works late,like his Old Man).
Well this year we didn't get started till 1am
and we didn't get to bed until almost 4. 

Then I got back up at 6am,,,to get prepared to fix more food.

Ummmm Yeah,,,I wasn't quite myself.
(Neither was anybody else for that matter)


The wildest thing happened while we was deep frying the ham. 

It was flurrying,,yes snowflakes.

Mo was the official lid remover and I was the hook and crane.

Knowing the ham wouldn't take long we just stood on the back porch.

All of a sudden it sounded like thunder exploded
out of the woods to the right of us and as we looked that way,,

actually frightened by the noise of it all,,,a HUGE flock (probably 4 or 5000)

of some kind of big black birds came shooting out of the woods.

I guess they're roosting in the area because they're all over the back yard this morning.

It was like there was a pause after a few seconds in flight...

Then sounded like they kicked in the afterburners...

and another HUGE noise of wings pushing air. (like thunder)

It was wayyy coool !!

Like the Princess said,,,a memory she will never forget,nor will I.
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ALICE:   Excuse me sir, may I talk to you?

BOSS:   Sure, come on in.  What can I do for you?

ALICE:   Well sir, as you know,

I have been an employee of this firm for over ten years.

BOSS:   Yes.

ALICE:   I won't beat around the bush.  Sir, I would like a raise. 

I currently have four companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first.

BOSS:   A raise?  I would love to give you a raise,

but this is just not the right time.

ALICE:   I understand your position, and I know that the current

economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, 

but you must also take into consideration my hard work,

pro-activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade.

 I'll be frank, sir, other companies are after me.

BOSS:   Well, taking into account these factors,

and considering I don't want to start a brain drain,

I'm willing to offer you a ten percent 

raise and an extra five days of vacation time.  How does that sound?

ALICE:   Great!  It's a deal!  Thank you, sir!

BOSS:   Before you go, just out of curiosity, 

   what companies were after you?

ALICE:   Oh, the Electric Company, Gas Company, 

Water Company and the Mortgage Company!

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I got the coolest shirt !!

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One of the conversations with Pops concerning
   my decisions about family reunions.......
 Me:Hey Pops,,,are you for real about this ??
Pop:Yes son,,,this is for real.
 Me:Well what if I piss somebody off ?
Pop:It's okay,they don't like ya anyway.(snicker)
 Me:Huh ????
Pop:Yep,,sorry to tell ya,,but you're black sheep
   (laughing his ass off now)
 Me:Wow,,,when did this happen ?
Pop: I dunno
 Me: Well least that makes things easier,,
    No pressure huh ? *evil grin*

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A guy is strolling down the street in Vegas 

when he comes across an old lamp.

He picks it up, rubs it vigorously, and out pops a genie.

The genie offers to grant him one wish, to which the guy replies;

"I've had terrible luck my whole life,

I just wish I could have some good luck for a change."

"And so it shall be" says the genie as he disappears in a puff of smoke.

So off the guy strolls, wondering if this will really change his
life, when he spies $10 on the sidewalk. Not a bad start he thinks.

As he picks it up, he notices a betting shop across the road.

He strolls over, looks through the racing list,

and sees ahorse named Lucky Lad at 100/1 odds. 

He puts the $10 on the nose,and what do you know, the horse comes in first.

Feeling on a bit of a roll, he heads to the nearest casino,
fronts up at the roulette table and puts the whole $1,010 on "Lucky seven."
Round and round the wheel spins, and "bang!" - Lucky Seven.

Now he's really flying.... what better way to celebrate than to
head to the local brothel for a bit of horizontal folk dancing.

He knocks and enters, when all of a sudden he is showered with
streamers and handed a glass of champagne.

The madam of the establishment puts her arm around him and says,
 "Welcome sir! We have much pleasure in informing you that you are
our lucky 1,000th customer, and you have won the right to enjoy
the pleasures of any girl who works here, absolutely free of charge."

The guy says that he's always fancied making it with an Indian
girl.... so he's ushered into one of the rooms and in strolls
the most gorgeous Indian woman he has ever seen.

Not much time
passes before clothing is strewn around the room and the 

Karma Sutra (pp101 to 532) is being well and truly tested. 

At one point the guy pauses and says to the girl,

"You are one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen in my life.

I can't believe how lucky I am to be with you. 

But there is one thing I don't really like about Indian women. 

I don't like that red spot that you all have on your forehead."

The Indian girl looks him in the eye and says, 

"Sir, I am here to please you and succumb to your every desire. 

If you wish to see my caste mark gone, then please scratch it off."

So the guy goes at it with his fingernail. 

All of a sudden heleans back and starts killing himself laughing.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" asks the Indian girl.

To which the guy replies, "You're never going to believe this,but I've just won a car!"
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Wellllll, vacation is over, but hey,,I have access to 3 more weeks in about 3 more days =)
I'm thinking about Febuary..then June and I'll leave the other for later. 

But I already know, I'll be working next Christmas.

The Queen has figured out how to get rid of leftovers... 

You keep inviting friends and family over until they're gone,,

or at least down to a manageable portion,,,that gal rocks !!

We had all 3 kids and one of my four legged grandkids here last night,

plus my daughter-inlaws mom and dad.

And like her,,they are good people. They shared their most embarrasing moments. 

I don't really have embarrasing moments,I have embarrassing decades.

The Queen had her most embarrasing moment after everybody was gone. 

We have a 16'X20' loft over the top of the master bedroom that overlooks the living room.

I used it for a office when I built homes and did remodeling.

Now it's become a mini-storage unit for the kids stuff, 30+ years of accumulated Christmas stuff,

a crap load of books,souveniers,some of my prized possessions found in other peoples junk.

We wrapped presents,,paper scraps,empty boxes,
boxes of Christmas stuff the Queen had opened and not used (thank goodness)
To describe it in one word,,that word would be,,,
DAMN !! *LOL*

I came from the dining area and looked up and

there's Lauren,Josh and Jean(Lauren's Mom)

looking down onto the livingroom as if 

they're on a mountain looking down at the village.

It's kind of cool. I had sat a suitcase and vacuum cleaner

in the way to keep Alex & Astor from running up there.

Guess I'll have to put up a gate to keep the kids out ;o)

When I told the Queen about it she gasped in horror,,,

OMG !!and throwed the back of her hand to her forehead and leaned 

her head back and said NO,No,Nooooo !! I said yes,yes,yes !! and lmao.

So Lisa gets to share a embarrassing moment next year. HeHeHe

Well I need to get out of here......

Dear Santa,
All I wanted for Christmas was thick hair and a thin body.

And you mixed them up again,,,just like last year.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.




And I have my New Years Resolution,,,and I'll share it,,,maybe you can follow suit...
Next year I will spend less time working and worrying... 

and more time with family and friends, partying and just having a good time overall.

Best Wishes for 2011 !!

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