A Few Flurries

For the pasts few days the weather report keeps calling for "a few flurries". To me that means light snow falling every now and then. Apparently the meteorologists and I have a very different understanding of that phrase. What they seem to mean by "a few flurries", I would interpret as enough snow to cause shovelling-induced heart attacks.

Does this look like "a few flurries" to you?

That snow blower that The Mr. has joked about all these years is looking better all the time!

Dixie

Ringing in the New Year

Another Year has come and gone, and our family welcomed in 2011 with what is becoming a bit of a tradition. A murder mystery. How could I not love this? It involves three of my favorite things -- food, family and costumes.

This year things were a little different than usual:

1) Daughter #2 and her Mr. Handsome Pants were not able to join us (sniff). We had to co-erce an innocent bystander to play a part to help us out. Thanks, Shawna for being a good sport!

2) We decided to make it a "gender bender" version. That means the girls acted out the men's parts, and vice versa. (I'm not sure I liked playing the part of man, but was it ever HILARIOUS watching Sons 1A and 1B playing Susanne Smythe and Madame Rosa respectively.)

Warning: These images are not for the faint of heart. Parents are strongly cautioned to safeguard their children.

Happy New Year!!

Dixie

A belated Christmas Present

So, we've been married over 29 years, and did something for the FIRST time. We bought ourselves a brand-new vehicle.

It's a Hyundai Santa Fe, and so far I'm loving it.

What I didn't love, however, was the price-dickering. I wish car dealerships would just put a price tag on their vehicles, and you either buy it or you don't -- just like any other store.

Now, if you have heard any bad things about this particular model, please don't let me know. I want to continue enjoying it as long as I can.

Dixie