two hours left

of bizzard 2009! Whoa take a look at these pictures.

Solar lights that first accumulated on the tops, then the snow eventually filled up from the ground.



Our grill on the back patio.




I thought my car was black!

Keith's car. Mind you, we scrapped off the cars three times today.


We started off the day with Katie. We puppy sat while Keith's parents we at a party. When we woke up, there was already 3 inches of snow. Watching the news, we saw there was much more to come. So we bundled quickly, packed Katie's stuff in a bag, and drudged through the snow to the 1/2 mile walk (driving would be too dangerous). Katie had no intentions of walking at all. She ran the entire way! With four extra inches added to my thighs I could not keep up.

We had breakfast at Keith's parents, and Mother Nature dumped 3 more inches on us. Keith and I then walked home.

During the day we spent a lot of time in the kitchen. We made chilli, bread pudding with rasphberries and cherries, and cranberry coconut cookies.

oh christmas trees

Keith and I have two Christmas trees. I know, its crazy. But it is awesome. Since we hang out in the upstairs of the house, we have a tree there to enjoy. Then our other tree is down stairs for when we have company. Out up stairs tree is our "family" tree. You know, the tree with all kinds of funky ornaments and color lights. The downstairs tree is the "department store" tree. Its all gold and white. Now before you start thinking two trees are expensive I gotta let you know, I bought both trees at Goodwill 5-6 years ago. Can't beat a $13 tree! downstairs
upstairs

december updates

it's that time of year when I don't even have enough time to capitalize the first letter in a sentence! Updates...

Keith
Designing bikes on CAD
Being an excellent "House Husband" - he is so involved with cooking. It is amazing. I'm going to build him a trophy... Trophy Husband, get it?
installed the hardware on the new kitchen cabinets
has a very long beard again
birthday coming up
upset the flyers weren't doing as well

Kim
Finished the semester of grad school with two A's. Taking geometry next semester (gonna be a breeze).
read two novels
getting midterms ready for work
playing on the wii again

K^2
Christmas shopping - yes we were out black friday
Exercising on the elliptical
decorated the house for the holidays - 2 trees
decorated the yard
Army/Navy game in philly this weekend
Made two batches of pizzelles.
Katie sitting next week

Getting set for a new year

Keith and I have really wanted to get an elliptical. Our plan was to run until the weather would not let us anymore. Well, that soon went out of the window after our honeymoon. Except for me, well kind of. I did go to the resort gym... once. Well I have noticed a few extra pounds. One reason lack of exercise, second reason, driving four hours to/from class, then another six siting in class. Unfortunatly getting your masters makes you unactive. The weather now is officially not good for running and black friday is days away. We thought about waiting for this time to be serious about buying an alliptical. Today we went through the Sunday ads and the black Friday sales. We went to two sporting goods stores and found one at each that are great. At one, a 15" flat screen DVD player with stand came for free with the ellipitcal. For the same price, you just got the ellipitcal. Well, I went to the manager of the second store (the one with no free TV). I told the manager, "Hey, we like this ellipitcal. There is not much difference to the other one we are looking at. Price is the same, warranty is about the same, but we get a free TV. Is there anything you can do to reduce this price?" Guess what, I got 20% knocked off, and additional 3 year warranty. We didn't really need the TV. We already have a big one in the downstairs living room anyway. So moral of the story, talk to the manager to get discounts while holiday shopping. If you tell them you are going somewhere else, they can swing you discounts that may honor a damage, friends & family, or even an employee. I challange you to negoiate.

Public Restrooms

What is it with people that they feel it is okay to leave their bodily waste in a public toilet without flushing. I mean c'mon. Only a toddler learning to go potty should have difficulty in this. Yet while I am in grad school, a place with highly educated individuals who know how to use the toilet, it happens at least in two stalls. I just don't get it. Especially in a ladies room! What is lady-like about that? GROSS! Working in a high school where students do not have much consideration for others I get it. But are they waiting beside the stall for an unsuspecting visitor to grimace away. No. So what is the big deal? And speaking on that level, who poops in public? You know there is someone else in the restroom who can smell your smelly butt. Em-bare-ass-ing! Get rid of it. Give a curiosity flush then flush the rest. Grrrr.

being fat

Keith: "Chocolate covered cherries are coming out soon."
Kim: "I know. I was thinking that the other day. Mmmmmm. Queen Annes."
Keith: "You're such a fat kid."
Kim: "Why am I a fat kid?"
Keith: "You look forward to certain holidays just for the candy they produce. Christmas - Queen Annes. Easter - Cadbury Creame Eggs."
Kim: "Hey, so do you. You're a fat kid."
Keith: "I am a fat kid. But it's different for you. I am an outter fat kid. You're an inner fat kid."

Ghosts

Every Wednesday I torture myself and watch Ghost Hunters on the syfi network. It's torture because I am deathly afarid of ghosts. I am warning you now... do not haunt me when you die. Anyway, the hunts are very interesting to me. On tonight's show, they were investigating the haunting of a cat. This seems weird to me. How can a cat be a ghost? So I googled and went to ask.com. Evidently, it is not rare for pets to haunt, especially if their death was tragic and unexpected. Insert cruel joke here: I guess the cats lost count of their lives. The research also suggests since dogs, cats and horses have souls, they may come back as a spirit. Has anyone ever experienced their pet as a ghost?