HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

(L-R Chrisy, Chris, Bubba, Mandy, Lena, Ro, Scott) This picture is taken beside our cars. We'll spend some money on a primo parking pass. What a great Thanksgiving Day at the Dallas Cowboys game with good friends, good food, and good people watching!

Scott's manning the turkey while Chris handles that sweet macaroni and cheese that Christy whipped up.

Our Thanksgiving Day "Spread"

Thanksgiving Day Half Time Show at Texas Stadium (Sheryl Crow Performed)

HOLY CRAP!

Ok, so I'm home today and watching The View (on the Price Is Right Commercials). No one told me that Star Jones is like a different person! Man, she used to be real big. Now, she's all trying to be Oprah or something. I just kept looking at her. I don't know who they were interviewing, because my focus was all on skinny-freaky looking Star.

This is how our dog children sleep at night. We don't allow them on the bed anymore. The pugs can't get up there alone, but Roxy can. She's been really good about staying down, until this particular morning. Pudge and Roxy sleep in these baskets and Emmitt is at the end in the shadow. Roxy isn't in her basket here because she has made herself comfy on the bed (see below). I just love waking up to the three dogs sleeping...so cute!

Emmitt likes to sleep covered up with his fleece blanket since it has gotten a little colder in the house. The whole time I'm getting ready in the morning in my room and bathroom, he never moves from this position, except to periodically open his eyes. I have to actually pick him up or drag the bed out the door, so I can leave for work, since we keep the bedroom closed during the day.

My view as I get out of the shower...Roxy has decided this morning that the comforter and my pillow are just irresistible. I should have been irritated, but I thought it was too funny, so I got the camera.

A closer look at her mischievous joy. She jumped off the bed and chased a squirrel right after I got this shot. I guess she knew her time was up.

I Love Boardgames

I grew up in a boardgame friendly house. My parents played boardgames all of the time, and Charlie and I loved games too. I remember my parents playing word games like Scrabble & Probe, and they played lots of Kismet; a cousin of Yahtzee. Then, of course, Trivial Pursuit came along in the mid-80's, and my parents loved that game. Hence, the game playing tone in my life had been set. There are so many games that I loved to play as a kid, but I'm going to try and hit the highpoints here:
Probably my two most favorite games to play as a kid were Risk (#1 favorite) and Battleship (I even had Electronic Battleship!) I loved to get my mom to play me, and sometimes she would. I would beg and beg and beg until she would finally say, "ok, set up the board and I'll come play." I would then sprint to the game and set it up as fast as I could before she would change her mind. She pretty much always beat me, but I still loved it. I would try so hard to beat her, but she wouldn't let me win. I loved competing with her.



Then, there was Grammer's house. Now, at Grammer's house there were limited indoor activities. There was plenty to do outside, but if it was raining or night time, you were pretty much going to be looking at watching Hee-Haw or playing the only game she had: Hi-Q ....anyone? Remember Hi-Q? Yeah, it was a loner, play-by-yourself game. Although, it was good when in a Texarkana boredom pickle.

Ok, now I'm going to reach a little bit. In elementary school...like 5th grade...I discovered Mastermind. I guess we had like game time sometimes. I'm sure this doesn't happen in school anymore...no fun now probably. But, back in the 80's I would always grab Mastermind. It is a two player game, and I found that I could pretty much beat people at it, so this must be why I fell in love. It is a random game. But, I can tell you that I had a love for that little strategic jem. Anyone else out there heard of Mastermind?


Now, sometimes there are games that I had to play at my friend's house, because he/she had it and I didn't. An example of this is the old school game that I loved: Perfection!! How much fun was that game?! It had the timer that made you all tense as it ticked down while you tried to jam all the different shaped pieces into the board. If time ran out, the whole board would "pop up" and the pieces would go flying. Good times.



There were so many other games that I loved to play with friends and family like, Clue, Life, Mad Magazine Game, Pente, and of course Monopoly...duh. Unfortunately, I didn't get to play one of the all time bests, Operation, very much because I didn't own it and either did my friends.

Then there were the games that I beat my mom down about until they would finally arrive under the Christmas tree. Christmas Circa 1984 : Chain Lightning! I was obsessed with getting this game and setting up all the hundreds of teeny-tiny dominoes. Then, when I finally got it, I only set it up like a handful of times because it was so labor intensive. But, I still was proud that I owned it.

Subbuteo was another game that I was determined to get for a gift. I was totally into soccer in elementary school. I loved Pele, had a hacky sack, was into Tatu of the Dallas Sidekicks, and I had Subbuteo. Now, once I actually got the game, I didn't really "play" it. It seemed to just sit there set up for me to look at. It was hard to get anyone to really play the game because not many were familiar with it; it was frustrating to go around flicking the little players trying to get them to kick it; and basically, I would just rather go out and actually play soccer in the yard or at the park or on the Atari than focus on this game. But, don't get me wrong, I thought the field, players, goals, etc were totally cool to set up and look at.

Well, there is a little insight into my old school game days. I still love games. Scott isn't really into games. It is pretty much like pulling teeth to get him to play anything. I'm always saying to Scott, "Didn't you play games at your house growing up?" Then, his answer is, "No, we played outside." I guess Arizona kids don't know the fun of rainy day competition.

And, to think it all started with Candyland and Chutes & Ladders!

Any RV Is For Me

Why am I so intrigued by "teardrop" campers such as these?? I just think they are so fun. I think it may go along with the fondness I have for midgets. Little things are fun. I guess I could pull this with my Mini Cooper, so I'd have lots of little toys.

Perfect Timing

Ok, Let me set the stage for you: I woke up this Sunday morning a little early. I thought I'd come sit in the living room with my orange juice, look out the window, and work on my Bible study. Scott and the dogs are still sleeping, so it seemed like the peaceful Folger's coffee commercial, minus the Folger's.

So, trying to be a good girl, I sit down on the couch, and before I can even break out the Good Book, I see a woman out my window squatting and peeing! I'm like, wow! Am I really seeing this?! Could such fortune be mine? Sure enough, she is using the back seat door jam as her "seat", but her arse is hanging off and the water is flowing. I mean it is splashing all up on her shoes, it is rolling under her car. I think it may have even gotten into the storm drains. Yeah, she is out in the street just showing the whole world her goods. I was worried that she'd look up and see me totally staring at her through my giant window, but nope. She was too worried about the house that she was parked in front of. Pee-Woman kept looking back to see if they were on to her. I must say she was discreet because I was waiting for the whole pull 'em up part to see if she was going to just stand up for the street, but she did the lean forward, show your butt to the inside of the empty car and pull up, move.

So, while this is going on, I'm wondering, "Who is she? Is she drunk? Will she go inside this house afterwards?" Well, I got no answers, because after the piss parade, she pulled the jeans up and rolled back into the back seat, shut the door, and laid down. So, as I write this, she is still back there sleeping. Yes, I'm still watching the car. I will watch all day until I see her get out or drive away.

The irony to me is that the people that live in that house appear very discreet, if you will. It is like a mom, dad, and little girl. Their house is always perfectly maintained, and they drive "sensible" vehicles. So, I'm like who is this 40-something chick, with long black/grey hair, and early morning public pissing habits?

And, yes, I got my camera and took pictures from my living room after she rolled up in her car.

English Bulldogs Are Deep

Mornings are when Roxy takes a look at the backyard to make sure all is right with the world. Often she will bask in a ray of sunlight, but sometimes she likes to contemplate the day ahead. "Will I be walked today? When will I be fed? How many squirrels will I get to chase? Will that loud truck come down the alley? I love that truck."