This kid cracks me up!

(look at me blogging a video!! I am almost as cool as Jill!)

So cool...

Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his song, "We Didn't Start the Fire." Here it is, set to pictures... very, very cool! Had to share this one. It's a flashback through the past half century. Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University of Chicago with lots of time and the help of Google!
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

Look How Photogenic My Kid Is!!

Here's some pretty awesome pics of Antonia. I know you're all jealous and wish you could look as stellar as she does...we can't all be supermodels. Sigh.

A Few Minutes on My Environmentally Friendly Soapbox..

So I have been thinking for about six months now of buying reusable grocery bags so I wouldn't have to use plastic bags anymore. I hadn't found the "perfect bag"...they were either too small, or too expensive (I don't feel like paying $3.50 for one when I need eight or so). I went to recycle my glass and pick up a few things at Whole Foods this afternoon. Lo and behold, they had super cool, nice sized, cute, and cheap bags made from 80% recyled pop bottles for only 99 cents!! I bought my eight! I'll just keep them in my car and take them in with me when I get loose and do my monthly shopping at Wal-Mart, and every other time I shop. They will even replace the bags for free if they get holes or tears. The life of one of these bags will save you from using 1000 plastic bags. Per bag. Too cool. You can't beat that! Here are some other plastic bag facts I found on the internet:

-Plastic bags can take 400-1000 years to break down in a landfill.
-Only 1-3% of bags ever get recycled.
-The use of plastic bags worldwide is 1,000,000 a minute. (Yep. Crazy but true.)
-There are approximately 1,000,000 ocean creatures that die every year from getting entangled in plastic bags that are improperly discarded. (Okay, we're probably not the direct cause of this one, but you get my point.)

So get your bags, look cute, have a guilt-free concious, and recycle, Baby! (Everyone's doing it...)

IDOL in Omaha!

Even if you are not a huge American Idol fan I thought you may want to watch this coming Tuesday's episode anyway. That is the day they will be showing the auditions from Omaha! It will be fun to see what kind of people they chose from around here. I am sure we will see some corn fields, cows, and people with corn cob hats and their heads, but hopefully they will find some great talent from Omaha. Simon Cowell made a statement that he "loves Omaha." Just thought you may want to tune in!

Tuesday January, 27th at 7pm.

To share another blog...

I had to blog this. This is from another blog that is on my hometown newspaper's website. It's just dad's that can blog on this...I found this one particularly amusing. Just another thing that cracks me up about kids...so innocent.

The truest gifts
My wife and I have made it a practice, for at least the last two years, of not spending a great deal of money on Christmas presents for each other.
It's not that we don't want to be gifted (we do still treat each other to sundries via our stockings). It's just that we'd rather spend the majority of our Christmas allotment on our kids. Just feels right.
And as usual, the kids had a great holiday. But it was actually one of my stocking stuffers that entertained me the most -- or more specifically, what was done with it after I got it.
As a gag, my wife bought me the book pictured at right. (And yes, the gag is that the book is comprised entirely of blank pages.)
So our 6-year-old decided to start filling the book with the things HE knows about women. To help me figure it out, of course.
Here are a few excerpts from his entries so far (listed here as they were written):
"Men no that wimen have long haer."
"And wimen whar deodorant. And women whaer lotion. And women have pony tails. And women doro (draw) beautiful pictures."
And here's the one that floored me:
"And whimen have breasts."
Yes, they do. Apparently he had to ask how to spell the word, but he knew what he wanted to say.
This'll turn out to be my guidebook on male-female relationships. I can feel it.

I wish my kid was English...

barf

we have had 3 people at work in the past week have the stomach flu.. the kind that leaves you weak, miserable and pukey and poopy for days. I will be really pissed if I get sick. I HATE throwing up.. I cry every time.
As I was getting dinner ready tonight.. and putting some canned pears on Kate's plate I suddenly remembered my mom would always have us drink pear juice after throwing up. She said it would coat our stomachs and it would help get the bad taste out of our mouth. Did anyone else's mom do that? I have heard of a couple other people saying their mom's did it too.. Every time I am sick I instantly want my mom to be there with me. Jim is wonderful and takes care of me too.. but there is something about your mom being there.. rubbing your back... holding you.. that makes you feel better.
I really don't want to get sick..

2007.... looking back

I am sitting at the computer, eating some mac and cheese, drinking a beer, and working on finishing my 2007 scrapbook online at shutterfly.com.. trying to get it done before the 15th so I can get 30%.. and I am thinking back over 2007.
I can't believe the year is over. We have all been through a lot this passed year.. births... deaths...anniversary.. birthdays... plus all the bunko and yummy food!
You girls are such great friends and I am so thankful to have such supportive, loving, thoughtful, fun, beautiful women who I can trust and rely on no matter what.
I hope everyone's 2008 is off to a good start... Saturday will be great... and I can't wait to see what happens this year!
Now I have to go.. Jim has been in Lincoln working and is on his way home and stopping to pick up PF Changs.. I am full from the mac and cheese but you know I can put down some lettuce wraps!

A first

I did something for the first time this week.. I ironed a pair of jeans. Jim put then in the wash with too many clothes.. they came out of the dryer all twisted up. I almost couldn't do it.. but I actually ironed them. I am embarassed to admit it. .. I pee in the shower, I pick my nose.. and I ironed my jeans once. what a mess.

It's... a plaintain!.. no.. lateral!.. no ethanol!

Happy New Year ladies!

stupid boys.. not playing with us.
we are hot.... and standing in descending height!
Pictionary Time!
the girls had some kick ass drawings!

Xmas and Chapstick

I think Kate's favorite present this year was chapstick. She is obsessed with it. There are only a couple pictures where she isn't putting it on. She got a new robe.. with a handy pocket for her chapstick...

I have no idea how Jim's mom wrapped this..
a tricked out pink jeep with rims! Sweet!
Again.. Kate and Claire.. happily putting on chapstick
putting on her chapstick as grandma and Aunt Kristin put together her new basketball hoop. She is thrilled.. can't you tell? I guess chapped lips are serious business..

Ugly Xmas Sweater Party

Here are the pictures from Colleen's kick ass Ugly Sweater party. it was fantastic!

John is pretty hot in this picture.. showing off his rock hard abs... and his sweatshirt that is too small. :)

Jami and her hot baby!
The boys
The Mullen family
The hot host and her friend. :)

peeeee u

I almost fumigated myself last night. We made asparagus for dinner... I cleaned up and went upstairs to take a shower. While in the shower I had to pee... so I peed. totally forgetting I had eaten asparagus a little bit earlier. I about passed out from the smell.
Just thought I would share.

and yes.. if I am taking a shower and I have to pee.. i pee, i don't get out of the shower. I know you all have done it!