Today was nice.
Got an early start and got all our shopping done with mum.
Saw Mr. Notman while we were out! I love seeing him. He's awesome.
The wind was really biting though and we were on the sidewalk so we didn't talk more than a few minutes.

Came home and then went back out and met Bobo at darbar. YUMMY!

Came back home and did Bobo's make-up for some New Year's party she's at. She promised not to be home too late since we have our present ritual tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is Christmas day! (For us anyway)!

Mom and I just finished making Kim's favourite trifle for tomorrow. Now she's going to tackle the stuffing. I want to read some of my book then go to sleep.

Happy New Year!!! *throws confetti and blows party horn*

I got some good shopping done today (some stuff for me, some for a friend) at Old Navy. Craigory came with me! That was fun. I thought he might be a pain in the butt and put blinders on me but I actually really enjoyed myself. Shhh, don't tell him that. Wouldn't want it to get out that I actually like him.
Had a nummy lunch at Kelsey's.
Then came home and went back out with my dad. We had a good time and I even managed to find Craig's elusive Hojicha tea as well as a Bodum tea maker for him. He likes it all. And slippers! We found slippers that are actually a little too big. Who knew that would ever happen ;)
I'm getting really into my book, but I worked out this morning and am sleepier than usual so I go to bed now.
'Night!

Okay, I may actually have more than 2 seconds to blog. Unlike the last few days when I haven't been on the computer for more than about 2 minutes when someone makes me go do something with them. Not in a bad way...it's just much busier here than in Yuma. Well, in terms of family goings-on.
Today was a lazy Sunday...but later we went out for dinner, then Kim and I stayed downtown and went to Blockbuster and then to the coffee shop to visit Cheryl. I got a $4.50 piece of Jamocha Almond Cake for $1.50. Heheh, I love being home where people know me!
It smelled so good outside last night. It was cool and crisp and clear and smelled like wood stoves burning and just like Winter. Winter like I remember it.
I think it has been decided that we are going to Darbar for New Year's Eve dinner.
Kim wants to open presents NOW but I think mom and dad are going to make her wait til New Year's Day which will be our "Christmas".
Tomorrow I am going out shopping with Daddy. Kim is supposed to work but she stepped on some piece of glass last night and it's still in her foot so she might end up at the doctor's tomorrow instead of AAS.
Ok, the interruptions have begun again...Mango is upset.

Woohoo! Back home!!
We flew right over downtown Toronto last night....I love seeing the CN Tower all lit up, looking down on those checkerboard floors.
I just love being home. It feels like I never left.
Now I need to call my Nana and then go downtown with mum.
I'm home!!! :)

Once again I will blog while eating my mini wheats.

I have been trying to blog all day and kept getting interrupted by EVERYTHING!

I am super tired. I walked Po this morning and made my pies (homemade crust and everything, thank you!), then took Jessica's MK stuff over to her and then she and I went next door to Robin's so I could watch Gracie open the prezzies I got her. She liked them but was in desperate need of a nap so she got cranky toward the end. Jessica got me Old Navy flannel pj pants and gift certificates for Cousins and Java Oasis!
Ica rocks!

I stopped at the grocery store and got stuff for Craig on the way home, then got here and helped Craig with some shots for wikipedia. Later on Kass stopped by and we exchanged prezzies...I still haven't opened hers yet. Then I took Po and we went to Kassandra's a couple hours later. She was on her way to the store so I walked Po around her neighborhood and then sat outside with Jim and Lakyn and drank hot chocolate :) This is my first ever Christmas away from home. I still am not used to seeing palm trees and people tooling around in golf carts at the end of December. Everyone says I'll get used to it. I'm not so sure.

Kass got back from the store and realized she had no Duraflames so I took her to multiple stores looking for some. We finally found them at the Sunshine Market! Yay!
I dropped her off at her house and came home, Po immediately barfed on the carpet, twice, even though he'd just been outside for an hour. Craig was awesome and cleaned it up for me though and now I'm FINALLY blogging and eating my dinner. Tomorrow will be interesting...it doesn't feel like Christmas but I'm going to try to enjoy it anyway.

Joyeux Nöel!

Dean for America in 2004!!!

I will blog while I eat my mini wheats.

I was sooo sleepy this morning so I got back in bed (fully dressed) around 11 and slept for an hour 'til I had to go to Teresa's to get some stuff I left in her car the other night and give her her Christmas prezzie!
I ended up going to lunch with her and her family who are in town for the holidays. They were nice, I liked them...even if they are Republicans ;)

Then I did some running around (helloooo Scrapbook Maniac!) and came home to walk Po. It was raining out! Very lightly, but I'll take what I can get. Then I came home and Scrapbooked my Dean pictures. I spent about 3 hours on it and got 2 pages done. I kept getting interupted to answer the phone or the door or let Po in/out. So I still have a few pages left to do. Tomorrow will be pie-baking (for me) and turkey cooking (for Craig).

My little prezzie corner with the mini-lights looks so cute and cozy. I wish I kept it up all year :)

Dean for America in 2004!!!

My living room has been turned into a photo studio. Glamour shots, anyone?

I feel bad. I deleted some pictures from our digicam that I didn't know Craig wanted. I thought they were just random pics he took for the hell of it when we were on the train. I needed room on the camera for my Dean pics and deleted the train ones. Then I found out tonight he needed them. Oops :(

In other news, the fish were not biting today, had dinner with the in-laws and then got to spend some good time with Teresa. Now I am super tired and going to bed.

I sawy Craig :(

Ok, taking a break from cleaning. Also waiting for water to boil so I can make KD for lunch. And spaghetti squash for dinner, yummy!
I wil preface this next part by saying: my mom, sister and I don't particularly care for my Uncle Tom's gf Kit. She has 0 sense of humour, is very sour most of the time and thinks she is right about everything all the time. She doesn't try to hide that she thinks she smarter than everyone else and is just generally a bugger to be around. But we're nice to her because we love my uncle. He on the other hand, is hysterical, laidback, thoughtful, basically everything opposite from Kit. My Nana doesn't like her that much either, but never says anything, and my dad and Craig don't think she's all that bad.

I talked to my Nana this morning and she made some comment about upcoming Christmas family gatherings after the incident at my uncle's birthday party last week. This was all news to me....I guess the card my mom gave him (her brother) read, 'Happy 50th Birthday', and made some joke about getting old. My uncle has a great sense of humour so all is good. Then Kit looks at the card and turns to my mom and says defiantly, 'He's not 50, he's 46'. My uncle is definitely turning 50 so unless he has some vanity issue and told Kit he's turning 46 (which if you know my uncle is highly unlikely) then I don't know where she got that. So my mom fires back, 'I think I know how old my own brother is, I helped raise him'. So then I guess Kit said something back and my uncle broke it up by making some joke about just being old in general.
Afterward my mom talked to my Nana and told her she was really disgusted and didn't want anything further to do with Kit. This suits me and Kim fine, but I am okay putting up with her for the sake of being able to spend time with my uncle. Mom is not. I'm not sure how this will play out over Christmas.

It sounds like a small issue if you don't know how things have been for the last few years since Kit and Tom have been together. But to my mom this was the straw that broke the camel's back. I can't say I blame her. If someone had said the same thing to me about Kim I would have been pissed. It's one thing to say, "Are you 50? Oh, I thought you were 46, my bad!", but to say to someone's sibling "You're wrong, you don't know how old your brother is", is kind of rude.

My Nana said Tom didn't look that good; she doesn't know if it's work stress, or getting sick or Kit or what. She is going to try to get him alone (good luck with Kit) and talk to him to see what's wrong.

End of rant.

Rick Mercer is hysterical. If you can get ahold of his special from a few years back, Talking to Americans it is a must watch.

Until they air it again I will just post this to enjoy :)

March 04, 2003 Rick Mercer Apologizes to Americans

On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America.

We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry.
I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your own.

I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours.

I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.

I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we Feel your Pain.

I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you wanna have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons.

And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this.

We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.

Thank you.

Rick Mercer

"Lies and the lying liars who tell them; a fair and balanced look at the Bush administration".
Heh, I think that should be the title of Al Franken's next book.
The Republicans think the Dems make things up? So where are the WMD that Dubya was so insistent on? Where is the link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11?
Those closed-minded Republicans that think Bush is the be-all end-all are the people least likely to listen to reason. I'm okay with the ones who can listen and debate and take everything with good humour, but these people who think they are in on some big secret that nobody else knows and can't see anything beyond their own annoying, egocentric, ill-conceived, idiotic ideas crack me up....and piss me off.
You're what's wrong with this country, ya know that?
Morons.

Anyway, I wrapped presents this afternoon. I didn't really feel like it. I am usually really into wrapping presents but today I wasn't for some reason. But it had to be done so I did it. I had fun once I got into it, but yah. I needed to get it done before Gracie woke up or else she would have been into the paper and the ribbons and everything else. She was snoring like a semi!
She's such a monkey :)

You're Boo, the little human girl who is the
nightmare of a lot of monsters in Monstropolis!


What Monsters Inc. character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

you are deeppink #FF1493

Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing. Your saturation level is high - you get into life and have a strong personality. Everyone you meet will either love you or hate you - either way, your goal is to get them to change the world with you. You are very hard working and don't have much patience for people without your initiative. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Wow.
That was just about the coolest thing I have ever done. I would do that again in a heartbeat. It was ALOT of planning and remembering and last-minute changes and asshead Bushies that illegally steal parking spaces (nvrmnd) but it's worth it to get the phone call I got from Rich (National advance guy), of course to meet Governor Dean (WOW!) and to get this e-mail:

Hi Victoria: I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your hard work and dedication on behalf of all of us! Your steadfastness and patience and talents are overwhelming! and I cannot tell you how much I (we) appreciate some like you, as young as you are, and CANADIAN (eh??), being the glue that has held us all together. I know Rodney and Steve, and all of us, have depended greatly upon your time and skills, and you have come through every time.

Rest up! It's going to be a long (and hopefully!!) glorious year!

~~Vicki

Vote Democrat! The ass you save may be your own!

Craigory is sick. Not super sick, just has a cold and feels yucky sick. I hope I don't get it. I always get sick right before we go to Kingston. 12 days!! I will be home!!

Po got mad at me because I gave him a pancake. He was sniffing around while I was making them so I gave him a little one in his bowl and he picked it up and followed me to my desk and dropped it and started barking. He does that every time I give him a pancake. So finally Craig said, "He's mad because you gave him something and it's not meat."
So then why does he always sniff and whine when I am making them?
So Craig took the pancake and threw it in the trash and Po stopped barking.
What a weird dog. So loving though. And just a teeny bit fluffy :c)

Thanks to A'da signing my guestbook (which was thanks to ME signing HER guestbook!) I realized how truly aesthetically horrific my guestbook looked. So I fixed it. Hopefully now it is easier on the eyes and no longer makes you feel ill.
Please note that I would never intentionally create something so ugly, it was just a terrible, terrible accident. Thank you.
-The management.

me talk pretty.

It was a long day. It didn't start out that way. Gracie only napped for not quite an hour, then woke up and wanted to call Grammy to see if she was coming to Jessica's concert with us tomorrow. So come to find out Lorna fell on her shoulder while putting up Christmas lights and is on her way to Urgent Care. Luckily John was there helping her so he took her to Urgent Care. I aborted Gracie's Kraft Dinner and got her in the car and on our way to Urgent Car to meet John and take Lorna home since he had to leave. Then my cell rings and it's Lorna; she didn't want to stay at Urgent Care cause it was packed and everyone had the flu. So we all head back to her house and she calls her doctor while John puts on a movie for Gracie and I get her a snack. Dr. E said to come by the office and get x-ray orders and go to the hospital lab. So we did. Gracie loves the golf cart ride in the parking lot. After a minor accident with the golf cart (Cart Man floored it after I put Gracie on but before I had myself fully on - I was hanging on with one hand and only one foot on the cart - much to Gracie's amusement) we get in and wait. I needed to call Robin but I couldn't get service until I walked outside the hospital AND turned my POS phone off and on. POS Sprint while I'm at it. Ok, no I could get service but it was ANALOG ROAM. BITE MEEEEE!!!!.
So I call Robin and return to the x-ray waiting room and soon they call Lorna and I kept Gracie with me and she crawled under chairs and gave me sour looks (I knew that 45 minute nap wasn't going to be enough). So eventually Maggie appears with Lorna and says she will keep on the x-ray techs to do a wet read on the x-ray b/c Dr.E forgot to request one and a regular read takes 4-5 days. Exactly what you need when you have a potentially broken shoulder.
So I took Lorna, me and Gracie back to Lorna's and called Robin who showed up not too long after we got back there.
I called a few hours ago and Marty said nothing was broken, just badly bruised. That's good news.

I also got my flu shot. My arm is sore.

Now I'm baking cake.

Teresa sent me a fwd today about the perils of gun control. I sent her back an appropriate response. I still love her though, she's my best friend :) We got to have lunch together today too :)

I talked to my parents today. That always makes me happy :)

Yay for Aja e-mailing me - she found my blog! Aja is very cool.

I think I should be tired but I'm not. I think it's going to be one of those sleepless nights. Good thing I have 2 Glamours to read!!!!

I got to spend some good time with Teresa last night. We went to El Centro to watch Catherine dance. She is so good! She seems so much more grown up this year than last. So I got some good quality friend time with Teresa.

On another note I am very proud of CJ for turning down the invite to the White House to light the Christmas tree. Christmas is supposed to be about peace and tolerance and compassion and Bush has done NOTHING to foster any of those.

Yuk. Today was owie. I had my doctor's appt. this morning then got home and smashed my thumb between a full gallon jug of milk and the fridge. It bled nicely for awhile. I'm such a dork. Then I bent my thumbnail backwards. The joy.

BUT, CRaig took me out for yummy dinner and I had fettucini noodles with a Tequila Sunrise sauce and it was SOOOOO good! It made up for all the pain. It was fresh chunks of tomatoes, cilantro, cheese and some sort of milk maybe, but it wasn't a cream sauce, just a little bit of milk to cut the acidity. And then whatever the 'tequila sunrise' is that they put it. It was SO GOOD.

Po is being an ass, I'm going to go correct him.

Yay for Tracy for e-mailing me when she read my blog!!! :o) Tracy rocks.

The eagle is landing December 16th.

My sister is so cute.

No really, she is. Go look. Anyway, she's cuter than you. Actually she's just an all-around cooler person than you. I'm not trying to be mean, it's just the truth.