No room at the inn!

Last night I gained added insight into the nativity and the kids learned a thing or two.

We had combined with a couple of families to have a special family night. Shania and Andrew were the only two of our kids that made it to the event, but that is a whole different story and suffice it to say, we'll be trying again when behavior is better. Good luck!!!

Anyway, since we didn't have any little kids to play the parts the teenagers and older kids had to step in (they were thrilled to death) and the adults were playing the part of the innkeepers. The grandmother of one of the families was designated as the first innkeeper and the conversation began as such:

Knock on door

Innkeeper: Hello?

Joseph: Do you have any rooms?

Innkeeper: Are you married?

Joseph: Uhhhh . . . .

Innkeeper: Well, I guess I don't have any room.


We were laughing so hard we had to stop the whole production. And what was even funnier was the grandma just sat there with a smile on her face as if there wasn't a single problem with what she had said.

Things don't change and too bad you can't follow through in today's world as grandma did last night.

Dexter on the town!

The kids dressed up Dexter and he was ready to take on the world.





You can tell he looks absolutely thrilled!!!

Onion body armor

I usually refrain from advertising my good looks and otherwise covetous features. But, as many of you will want to adopt some of my fashion sense and beauty secrets I thought I would flatter myself just this once.

Deal of the Week!

I don't know about you, but shopping has gotten me completely befuddled and wanting to stay clear of anything that requires shelling out money. Here it is how many days until Christmas? and I'm still trying to figure out what gifts I can get from the kids' extensive lists. It isn't that I don't have ideas or their lists are lacking, oh no!!! That would be the easy part.

Come here, we have the deal of the century -- oh did we forget to mention you have to sign all these contracts, deals, etc. before you get the good price. My store is better -- oh did we forget to mention we don't have the item in stock any more. What do you mean it costs how much???? It is plastic for crying out loud.

So, the battle goes on and you will find me on Christmas Eve frantically addressing gift cards because the hard drive of my brain just crashed and I am told there are no more upgrades for my model.