Celine

Allison (shown here in her third costume of the night which just happens to be the one that she wore in the fourth grade) has thrown Jill off of her no mistakes bass strumming with her yelps and screams and interpretation of the song lyrics. Malia and I were in the corner clutching our stomachs.

All In

When I sent the email out about wearing costumes, Andrea and Jeri thought that it was some sort of inside joke that they were missing out on. Well, that email did get carried away and branched off into other stuff, but when I arrived with my crew that found out that I was serious. Allison brought her costume box though and they were quick to throw on a bunch of things and parade around. Although Andrea found it hard to go back up the stairs with those shoes. Then they ran off to another party prior to showing off their Karaoke skills that we all know they possess.

TKO

This is just prior to Allison punching me in the gut and winning our little boxing match. I say little because it wasn't long before I was laying on the floor. I'm glad I made the choice of wearing the helmet because she was punching away at my head too. I'm glad that she was able to get out all of her anger.

Star Search

Kim really likes her new old Pabst Blue Ribbon long john shirt. I believe she sang about it all the way home from the bar. Good thing I was in the other car jamming out to some 80's hit and screaming that at the top of my lungs instead. It seems that we woke Kim up a little early the next morning. I wish that you could hear the nice cat like noise that goes with this special eye trick that we all hold so dear to our hearts. Mari and her can also do the one hand clap. Allison broke out a nice rendition of Jingle Bells on her armpit to upstage them during the talent show.

Red Pen

Oh Thomas, thank you for showing me the way. Now, where's your dealer? Mine always wants more from me than cash. I'm just jealous that I didn't get to change the sign myself. It's in a Target and has been like this forever. At least there aren't frantic soccer moms out front protesting and refusing to shop there because the store is ruining the children's future. It is in Kenosha though and complaining about it while you are at the bar won't get you very far and telling your crack dealer is only going to make him happy about the free advertising.

Special Treat

Here's my cube in all it's work glory. Sadly it's seen messier days, but it is organized in all it's chaos. I can find any switch or paper you ask for. Just don't ask me for a pen or tape for that matter. Only 1 bottle of mountain dew, 1 bottle of water and 2 bags of chips can be seen. Not too bad. I love boxes!!

1 down 9 to go

How many people does it take to do a special function on a bowling alley score screen? As far as we were concerned about 30, but as we found out, it is 1 person with a special code and years of experience. Erika's pranks were simply pure genius. I'll be on the look out next time. Angie is the bowling shark.

Stringy

You are not suppose to take pictures of the Bodyworlds exhibit while you are in it, but no one said anything about pictures through the canopy while you are on the level above it. Towards the end you can put your hands on a liver and a lung. My favorite part is when a lady realized that she was holding the real deal.

Xmas In Feb

Pia got her Christmas gift in February. It's a tradition between her and Mari. Mari forgets the gift at home or we are already out when Pia calls to meet up. They do this for months for fun. Then I put it in the closet and when Mari goes to trade her coat for a jacket weeks later...surprise!! "Oh, I did get Pia a gift."

No Holes Though

Jill's outer sock died during the football game. I think I know what I am getting her for her birthday because I borrowed some socks from her after the game and she handed me four unmatching, individual socks. Maybe she keeps the pairs for herself. Trying to catch the ball with her stretched shirt sleeve was even better though.

Hut, Hut, Slide

So let's see....there was a ton of snow on the ground, it's been quite "warm" for a few days....who wants to go play football? Catherine was smart enough to stay on the side of the field that wasn't a mud pit and she did end up with some points. Hmmmm. As you can see, Nicole and Malia were all over the place. I fell once early in the game and dried within the three hour span of playing. There was a dog in the park the size of a small horse and Mary really had to hold back from running off to roll around with it. The tree branches really helped on defense. Did anyone eat mud? Final score - three to three.

I'm Sorry The Answer Was.....

Oh sure, Nicole has everyone's attention. This must be the part where she is hypnotizing everyone so they don't notice her cheating and explaining step by step how she thinks they are cheating. Well, ha ha Nicole! I was not paying attention during this and I saw through your smoke!

Maybe Some Paint Will Help

Remember all those drugs Susan was on for her dental work? Well, she must have bought this condo while she was still under the influence. I went with her to check it out and she even remarked that it looked better than her last visit. Maybe I'll get her a nice plant or trash can for a fire on cold nights. I didn't know that squatting was the new soccer mom craze. We went up to the 21st floor and I could not handle it. There were holes that went to the bottom floor and there were no lights. We just had little flashlights. I crawled around on the floor trying to reach the light from the elevator after I looked out a window.