Coutdowns

8 school days until Spring Break.
31 days until my birthday.
52 school days until summer.
29 days between end of school and the wedding.
110 days until the wedding.
133 days until we leave for the honeymoon.
166 days until school starts again.

Kinky Kinkade

We went to Barnes and Nobles tonight. At the check out, Keith was looking at all the impulse shopping items. He picked up a little book and said "Oh Thomas Kinkade". The lady behind the counter started to giggle. I remembered I had just saw something Thomas Kinkade and told Keith I had thought about him... but I couldn't remember where or when. The lady behind the counter is still giggling. Just then I remembered when and where. "It was in a card for your mom." The lady starts thinking "For his mom?!" and she's totally weired out by it. To Keith I say, "The card had a Thomas Kinkade on it." The lady then starts laughing... "I thought he said something kinky. Then you said you saw something like that for his mom, something kinky. Thomas Kinkade makes more sense."

Honeymoon

This week we went to the travel agent to set up our honeymoon. For all the things we want, there is no island that offers all of it. So we basically had to forgive some element. I'm happy to say that we came to a decision to go to Couples Resorts: Tower Isle in Jamaica. Interesting fact about this resort, they have their own private island that you can get to by taking a 2 minute boat ride so that you can tan naked. So this is how our conversation went.

Keith: "Would you do that, go topless?"
Kim: "I don't know."
Keith: "There will be a lot of Europeans there and they are always naked."
Kim: "Well hunny... you can't get too excited."
Keith: "Ill stick it in the sand."

CPR

...at the flea market, looking at books and magazines...

Keith: holding a book "Here's First Aid."
Kim: "I'm trained in that."
Keith: "Really? Cuz you give horrible mouth to mouth."
Kim repeatedly hits Keith in the arm.

Our 1st invite to the wedding goes to...

The Honorable Barak Obama and Mrs. Obama
The White House
Greetings Office Room 39
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

"If you got engaged during this historic election year and you’re planning to marry after January 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day) did you know you can formally invite our new president to your wedding? If you send an invite to the White House you’ll get a personal response signed by the president and first lady. For all your political power couples out there, this is a cheap and easy keepsake idea that’s sure to make your wedding album or planning scrapbook pop. "

Some of the message boards are saying that this department hasn't been made yet. It would be pretty cool to have it before the wedding. Maybe they can get it done by July?

First Day of Spring

and it snowed...

At times, it was like you were in a snowglobe... oh wait, that was a window again.

Updates

Keith - still with the same contractor. Working at University of Penn putting in a new system for the science lab. Lately he's been putting in overtime. Hey, we'll take it. Esp. when a lot of guys in the union are out of work. He did buy new boots and now his back is hurting a little, but not as bad as his feet were. His old boots were four years old.

Kim - I think there are about 60-ish days left of school. But it doesn't really matter... I signed up to teach summer school June 24-July 30. Wait... when is the wedding? July 18. Yeah, I'm teaching during the wedding. I have a sub for the day before. And the honeymoon? We decided not to leave until after Keith's brother leaves, so that we could maximize our time with them. Not knowing when that exactly is, we choose to leave July 31. So I can make a couple extra bucks in those 5 weeks.

Other wedding stuff - We met with the officiant tonight. He seems cool. So now I can go ahead and start the programs. We have the travel agent next week. Other than that, just the tuxes and the remaining items on Keith's to do list.

Other general stuff - American Idol... we love Danny, Adam and I am partial to Lil. We have been watching that new show "Lie to Me". Pretty interesting stuff. Right now I just use my teacher stare to see if kids are lying. Keith is getting into electronics and circuit boards. He's been playing with them. We got our taxes done and we both are getting money back. Yea! I had to pay last year. Boooo.

Gobble Gobble?

Totally weird. I heard a noise downstairs like somehting fell off a table. I looked out the window and there was a turkey! I've never seen a live turkey. It was huge. It jumped up on the fence, hopped on the deck, then jumped off the deck (4ft) and ran across the water, and into the neighbor's drive.

Driveway Battles

Keith owns two lots, one where the house is, and a smaller one for our driveway. We usually park in the yard to be closer to the house, but use the lot for when it snows. There is only one other house on our "street" and it is a renter. You never know who will be your neighbor with this house. Sometimes they are quiet, sometimes they are Spanish, and sometimes they are white. But no matter what, they are annoying somehow. These neighbors we have had for about a year and a half now and for a while they kept using our lot. Repeatedly we asked for them not to park there. The man of the house obliged but his family, which we really don't know how many actually live there, are not so much ones for honoring requests. I had to go get and hang "Private Property" and "No Parking" signs before they got it that we did not want them parking in our lot.

Friday Keith came home and the man of neighbor's house came down our sidewalk. "My father-in-law died." Keith said he was sorry to hear that. The man then said, "Wooster's (the Clementon funeral home) is coming to get him out of the house now." ie the hearse is coming soon and you may block the driveway. Creepy & weird.

Open mouth, Insert foot... then laugh

We ran around doing errands today. Bought Keith some new work boots that were long over due. Recycled ink at Staples and shopped the $1 deals they had (picture paper $1!!!). Then we went over to Home Depot for mouse traps, Keith safety glasses, and whatever else he bought. Upon leaving, we were walking over to my car in which a truck parked very crooked. I said "This truck is awfully parked." Keith started to giggle, very softly, as the person who was walking behind us, started to slow his pace, and open the truck's door. He heard everything I had just said, which was not soft, but rather annoyed. The guy never looked at us and he put his purchases in the truck, which was red except for one door... it was spray painted black, concealing a logo. We had to wait for him to pull out, because I couldn't even open my door! But all the while, I was laughing. How ironic?! I think the guy was embarrassed. A girl commenting on a man's park job... that's not how it is suppose to be. At least I didn't say "This ghetto red truck with the black door is awfully parked."

Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day!!! Enjoy the music!

Yesterday we had kids celebrate pi (3.14). There was one kid who remembered 385 digits of pi !!!

Gimme a kiss

I remembered this occurrence today because we caught a mouse in the house.

One day Keith discovered that we caught a mouse in one of those old school mouse traps. It is his job to discard them. There's no way I 'm about to try and release them and end up touching it. Ewwewwwww. Knowing my feeling towards them, Keith play a practical, but mean, joke on me. I was bent over doing something (like folding laundry) and he snuck up behind me and said "Gimme a kiss." Without thinking about it, I went to turn around, with pursed lips to stare at a dead mouse with dried blood coming out of it's mouth. Totally disgusting, making me scream and nearly vomiting. Aren't boys great?!

Sneaky Pictures

I have been trying to document the growth of hair on Keith's face (since he is out of his apprenticeship). He was holding Katie and she was being very affectionate so I could get both shots ;) Uncle Bernie thinks he is poor and his dad thinks he is a lumberjack. I think he looks like Wolverine, but you can't really see it here.

Here are a couple from the past snow storm... from 5 days ago. Guess what, today it is suppose to hit nearly 70 degrees! Jersey weather changes fast. The one on the left is taken from our "dock". And the one on the right is a solar lamp along the sidewalk.

And this one I had to pull over to the side of the road to take. I think it is one of the weirdest things. And I also think Keith would have said it was actually me!

Who is to blame?

Keith: "Don't blame the monkey, blame the zoo."
Kim: "Don't blame the zoo, blame the zookeeper."

SNOW DAY!!!

We got about 10 inches of snow between last night and today. My school was cancelled offically at 9 pm lat night, very surpising. Keith got a text at 4:30am from his foreman that the day was bagged. So, what have we done today?

We first woke up and got all bundled to go play in the snow. Keith's parents live 1/2 a mile away and their street is excellent for sledding. We drugged our feet through the snow in the woods, and got a little lost. Keith missed some of the landmarks he has known since a child, due to the amount of snow. I tell you, that was surely a workout in its self.

After sledding we went inside for some hot chocolate. Katie was sitting on my lap and her scarf was on backwards. So I tried to fix it but she bit it and Keith went to get it out of her mouth, but instead dumped his hot chocolate all over me. Good thing I still had my snow pants on so I didn't get wet.

We came back home and did normal things in the house: computer, video games, TV. TV during the day is wacky. We have learned 1. that we are NOT the father, 2. we too can have a valuable job (esp if we do not have a HS diploma or GED), 3. that fall from last week can turn into a lot of money if we hire THE injury lawyer. And we haven't gotten to the soap operas yet!

So now what? Well, I have some grading but I do not feel like it. If I were at school right now, I only have an hour left anyway. Also, tomorrow is our State mandated testing for the HSPA (high school exit test). I'm worried about school being in session. I think I will need a ride again; my car sucks in the snow.