Marigold2
01-30-2010, 08:13 PM
Hello all,
Well Christmas is over for us. M left at 4 pm to go back to NJ. M is the oldest, he will be 32 in March, can't believe I have a son that old.
As soon as M hit the road I hit the bed and took a two hour nap, just woke up and will now watch some movies with hubby and A our daughter.
M arrived Wed night around 8 pm.
Thursday was my day off so A, M and I ran around doing errands, I needed an e check and new license so we did that, did a bit of Christmas shopping for a friend of his and just ran here and there and every where.
One interesting place we went is the the Christmas Story House.
Has everyone seen Christmas Story?? You will shot your eye out kid, and of course the best part the leg lamp. Well we drove there to get the leg lamp. A bought it for Steve. It was so incredibly funny. So funny. The house is about 35 minutes away in a bad part of Cleveland (there are no really good parts in the city). The house is there and you can tour it for $8.00, there is also a museum and a store that sells everything they can think of such as pencils, games, key chains, chocolate, t-shirts, blankets having to do with the movie, including LOL Ralphie's pink bunny suit PJ's. The lamp comes in 4 sizes and A bought the second biggest, it is in the family room looking incredibly funny.
We also had lunch that day M's treat. We run errands and shopped until almost 9. We also bought A's gift. She got her new lap top. Thursday M and I got to Best Buy at 6 pm, Steve came at 7 from work and A came at 7:30 from school. We picked out her lap top and split the cost three ways. She is so happy and it is a nice computer which she will use for school and of course playing the Sims.
I had made stuffed peppers the night before so dinner was pretty much done, we ate and then opened gifts.
Friday I had to work till noon, then I ran to the store (again) to pick up a Lemon Pie, ran home, baked an apple pie, cleaned house, started the homemade lasagna and got ready for Mike's three wonderful friends to come over and celebrate Christmas with us. Manda, Shelley and Brian have been friends of M's for many years, since junior high and they are adults, all in their 30's I just call them kids.
We ate dinner together and then opened gifts and they played a game till about one in the morning.
Today we all slept in, M got a haircut, we went to Gales Garden Center so I can start my flower and veggie seeds tomorrow ( it is my graandmother's birthday, she died in concentration camp, I honor her this way) and then Steve treated us to lunch at Panara, then M left.
We all had a great time.
I recieved a Garman from M which I had asked for.
Steve got the leg lamp, A her computer.
M's friends and my friends also gave me great gifts.
We had such a wonderful time.
I don't have any pictures to share however as Steve and A's camara had dead batteries :mad:. M took some on his cell phone.
For my birthday I am buying my own camara, just something simple to take memories with.
I can't believe I am going to be 51 :eek::eek::eek:.
Still life is good.
Any suggestions on a camara for a complete novice?
Well Christmas is over for us. M left at 4 pm to go back to NJ. M is the oldest, he will be 32 in March, can't believe I have a son that old.
As soon as M hit the road I hit the bed and took a two hour nap, just woke up and will now watch some movies with hubby and A our daughter.
M arrived Wed night around 8 pm.
Thursday was my day off so A, M and I ran around doing errands, I needed an e check and new license so we did that, did a bit of Christmas shopping for a friend of his and just ran here and there and every where.
One interesting place we went is the the Christmas Story House.
Has everyone seen Christmas Story?? You will shot your eye out kid, and of course the best part the leg lamp. Well we drove there to get the leg lamp. A bought it for Steve. It was so incredibly funny. So funny. The house is about 35 minutes away in a bad part of Cleveland (there are no really good parts in the city). The house is there and you can tour it for $8.00, there is also a museum and a store that sells everything they can think of such as pencils, games, key chains, chocolate, t-shirts, blankets having to do with the movie, including LOL Ralphie's pink bunny suit PJ's. The lamp comes in 4 sizes and A bought the second biggest, it is in the family room looking incredibly funny.
We also had lunch that day M's treat. We run errands and shopped until almost 9. We also bought A's gift. She got her new lap top. Thursday M and I got to Best Buy at 6 pm, Steve came at 7 from work and A came at 7:30 from school. We picked out her lap top and split the cost three ways. She is so happy and it is a nice computer which she will use for school and of course playing the Sims.
I had made stuffed peppers the night before so dinner was pretty much done, we ate and then opened gifts.
Friday I had to work till noon, then I ran to the store (again) to pick up a Lemon Pie, ran home, baked an apple pie, cleaned house, started the homemade lasagna and got ready for Mike's three wonderful friends to come over and celebrate Christmas with us. Manda, Shelley and Brian have been friends of M's for many years, since junior high and they are adults, all in their 30's I just call them kids.
We ate dinner together and then opened gifts and they played a game till about one in the morning.
Today we all slept in, M got a haircut, we went to Gales Garden Center so I can start my flower and veggie seeds tomorrow ( it is my graandmother's birthday, she died in concentration camp, I honor her this way) and then Steve treated us to lunch at Panara, then M left.
We all had a great time.
I recieved a Garman from M which I had asked for.
Steve got the leg lamp, A her computer.
M's friends and my friends also gave me great gifts.
We had such a wonderful time.
I don't have any pictures to share however as Steve and A's camara had dead batteries :mad:. M took some on his cell phone.
For my birthday I am buying my own camara, just something simple to take memories with.
I can't believe I am going to be 51 :eek::eek::eek:.
Still life is good.
Any suggestions on a camara for a complete novice?