tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61467392024-03-13T05:31:55.376-07:00Whine and CheeseComplaints joy and laughter from the fingers of a mid life SAHMShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.comBlogger385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-21508848347618397252006-12-27T23:27:00.000-08:002006-12-27T23:38:20.358-08:00my baby boy is 16!How did that happen?Today was Joseph's birthday. He is actually old enough to get a driver's license! He isn't getting one yet, but he's old enough. *sigh*He went over to his buddy's house for band practice this afternoon, then we went out for pizza (His favorite meal). John, Kathy and Derek met us there. It was a nice evening. Pizza and beer for the adults, and soda for the boys. I Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-89114618225495479342006-12-25T21:19:00.000-08:002006-12-25T21:38:56.073-08:00santa was good;)Chris really outdid himself this year. Some of the things I received: This http://www.great-quotes.com/photos/14427b.jpgand this http://www.great-quotes.com/photos/14415b.jpgI also got some perfume, a new pair of UGGS, new pjs, a sweater and something similar to this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Silver17-Simulated-Diamond-Peace-Necklace-305_W0QQitemZ140062680398QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohostingOne Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-56430837843359285702006-12-24T21:39:00.000-08:002006-12-24T21:51:37.056-08:00merry christmas to allIt's Christmas Eve, and I didn't get everything done I wanted to. I let it bother me for a bit, then decided I can only do what I can do.I am a Christmas fanatic. I want Christmas to be like it was when I was a little girl, and it never will be. I am finally understanding that. I, like my Mom before me, am a stay at home mom. One difference though, is that my mom didn't drive, so she was Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-74807124656112415432006-12-19T23:13:00.000-08:002006-12-19T23:21:00.006-08:00no laserChris had an appointment with his opthamologist today. He was overdue by a couple of months, so he was a little worried.He didn't need any laser treatment on his bad eye! He hasn't had to have any more laser treatments for almost a year. I pray his vision has stabilized. He doesn't have to go back for 6 months. Hopefully he will be back home then.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-31378917783561116442006-12-13T20:50:00.000-08:002006-12-13T20:57:32.710-08:00ho ho hoI finally finished decorating the main Christmas tree today. I still have to set up the Disney tree in the family room. Maybe tomorrow after I get back from See's. http://www.sees.com/The youth group kids just did a fundraiser, and Josephine and I are driving up to pick up all the candy. Hmmm. I guess this is a wholesale/retail place. I may just have to pick up a few more things while Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-10106537092002738592006-12-13T17:31:00.000-08:002006-12-13T17:35:30.260-08:00nuckin futsJib Jab has it's the year in review video.http://www.jibjab.com/nuckin_futsShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1165623553943793912006-12-08T16:15:00.000-08:002006-12-08T16:19:13.976-08:0026 years ago todayJohn Lennon was murdered.I'll never forget that night. I had the ironing board set p in the living room and was ironing Chris's work shirts. Wendy Tokuda broke in on channel 5 and gave the news that John had been shot in front of the Dakota, and he had died.I felt like I had lost part of my family.I've been listening to this today.HAPPY XMAS (War Is Over)(Lennon/Ono)So this is ChristmasAnd Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1165464295138276432006-12-06T20:03:00.000-08:002006-12-06T20:04:55.210-08:00dedicationThere was a bench dedication today at the school where my friend Ana's daughter Jennifer attended. After her death last June, her classmates raised money (a penny for Jenny) and raised enough for a beautiful concrete bench.The kids raised so much money that there is almost $2000 left. It is in a savings account until 2012, when her class will be seniors, and they will give out the first Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1165382490300835092006-12-05T21:04:00.000-08:002006-12-05T21:21:30.353-08:00the kids in girl and boylandWe made ornaments for the Jesse tree today in CCD, then had a prayer service at the end after everyone put their ornaments on the tree. http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/activities/view.cfm?id=545 I think I've said it before, but this is one of the best classes I have had in a long time. I mean, they are loud and rambunctious, but they are genuinely interested. It makes it a whole lot easierShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1165302093287193182006-12-04T22:40:00.000-08:002006-12-04T23:01:33.340-08:00home again, home againJoseph and I came home from Chris's tonight. As much as I loved spending time there (and taking my birthday trip to Disneyland) I am glad to be home. I have a ton of stuff to do here. It is going to be a busy next few days.Speaking of my birthday, I had a good one. We went and did some antiquing, then took a trip to the factory stores, then the mall. I found a cool store at the mall Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164783466275853662006-11-28T22:47:00.000-08:002006-11-28T22:57:46.310-08:00sad newsWhile I have been enjoying myself at Disneyland, my sister is in mourning.My brother in law died yesterday morning. Fucking cancer.He was diagnosed only about 3 months ago with Mesothelioma, and they knew he didn't have long. He was only given 12-18 months to live. He didn't even make it 4 months.Apparently, the cancer became aggressively worse in the last month, after his CT scan (which was Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164601350202482742006-11-26T20:19:00.000-08:002006-11-26T20:22:30.236-08:00mickey, here i come!We're off to Disneyland tomorrow morning:-)I love it there this time of year. It looks so pretty all decorated for the holidays. I am as bad as a little kids when it comes to Disneyland;-)We'll be back here (Pismo) Thursday (unless I can talk Chris into staying until Friday.)*Cue music to Its a Small WorldShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164513351007670622006-11-25T19:50:00.000-08:002006-11-25T19:55:51.150-08:00beautiful dayThe weather down here has been spectacular since we got here Wednesday. It has been clear and pleasant.Chris and I went out to breakfast this morning and sat outside. It was a little bit chilly, but the restaraunt has heaters on the patio, so it was comfy. We took a hike around the property when we got back. There are 3 houses here, and the 'general store' and it is a huge property. I Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164431476618603162006-11-24T20:57:00.000-08:002006-11-24T21:11:16.676-08:00black fridayI had big plans on waking up at the butt crack of dawn and heading out to the stores this morning. Had being the operative word ;-) Chris was really exausted last night. Chris being really exausted = snoring. Lots and lots of snoring. Granted, we have been married for over 31 years, and I am used to him snoring. However, the bed down here is only a double, which means I get snoringShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164344750051111782006-11-23T20:56:00.000-08:002006-11-23T21:05:50.080-08:00happy thanksgiving:-)I am as stuffed as the turkey we ate tonight;-)Everything turned out wonderfully well. I got up this morning and baked 2 pumpkin pies, and while they were cooling, we took a short drive to Oso Flaco Lake, which is near Guadalupe. There were lots of different birds there. Next time I'm taking the binoculars.This afternoon, after we put the turkey in the oven, we went down to the beach and Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164262049705122372006-11-22T21:54:00.000-08:002006-11-22T22:07:29.733-08:00almost t dayWe got out of the house and on the road late, as usual. One day, I will leave on time;-)The drive down wasn't too horrible. There were only a couple of patches of bad traffic, and we still made it in about 4.5 hours.When we pulled up the driveway and parked, there was a deer about 20 feet away, just looking at us. (This place is SO cool!) Of course, the camera was in a bag in the car, Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164213206884072662006-11-22T08:27:00.000-08:002006-11-22T08:33:27.050-08:00t day minus 1Well, I've got everything packed (I think) It is cold and foggy here. I imagine it will be the same in Pismo;-) At least it's not raining. It is supposed to start later this evening, but we should be safe and snug in the house there by then.Chris suggested Spash Cafe for dinner tonight http://www.splashcafe.com/ to pick up a couple of quarts of the best clam chowder ever ;-)Happy Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164171009481158052006-11-21T20:43:00.000-08:002006-11-21T20:50:09.516-08:00t day minus 2I really hope I have everything I need to take down to Pismo tomorrow. I gave Chris a list of what to buy this past weekend (we had already got the turkey and other main stuff) I went and picked up the spices for brining today, and he said he got a big bucket at the hardware store. I do not want to have to go to the store after driving 4+ hours.I have to finish packing a few thing for the table. Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164085316383866192006-11-20T20:57:00.000-08:002006-11-20T21:01:56.420-08:00i love you, peanut.It's been three years now since your mother picked you up "for a couple of days". Three years that we have all missed you every single day. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you, Kaya Michelle.I hope that wherever your mother took you, that you are safe and healthy. I won't give up looking for you.I hope you still remember your family.We're still here, sweetheart. We will be here Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1164002190670177632006-11-19T21:45:00.000-08:002006-11-19T21:56:30.716-08:00food, yummy foodI bought a half dozen homemade tamales this morning. The Hispanic community spent all day yesterday making them, then came in at 3:30(!) this morning to cook them. Oh heavenly days, were they good. It worked out perfectly for dinner, being as I was so stinking tired after Mass tonight;-) I wasn't up nearly as early as Anita and the rest of them, but we did get up at 6:30 so we could be at Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1163919528658702822006-11-18T22:38:00.000-08:002006-11-18T22:58:48.713-08:00sat tur daySo, we were supposed to be at the church hall at noon to sort, pack and put away the canned goods the Boy Scouts collected this morning. I figure I'd laze around in the morning.....read the papers, do a little forum surfing, take a leisurely shower. HA! I had no sooner stepped out of the shower than I got a call from Jo. "The food locker ladies just called. The donations are coming in Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1163827427027736702006-11-17T21:21:00.000-08:002006-11-17T21:23:47.066-08:00pizza fridayWe went to Round Table for our Friday night pizza.The Pepperoni Artisan pizza rocks. Seriously. Huge slices of fresh mozzarella, a really good smoked pepperoni, roasted tomatoes and fresh basil.Yummy.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1163734031126537372006-11-16T19:24:00.000-08:002006-11-16T19:27:11.153-08:00from the inboxThis made me laugh out loud, especially considering I got it from one of my more conservative friends.The World's Shortest FairytaleOnce upon a time, a girl asked a guy "will you marry me?"The guy said "No."And the girl lived happily ever after andWent shopping, dancing, drank Martinis, always had a clean house,Never had to cook, stayed skinny and farted whenever she wanted.I love my husband, Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1163658737373349772006-11-15T22:24:00.000-08:002006-11-16T08:51:30.446-08:00numbersNumber of hours we sat waiting for this to happen. It didn't. 2 http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_4669940Number of CDs I bought today at Tower's going out of business sale: 6Number of Beatles CDs I bought to replace old ones : 2Number of guitars Joseph played at Guitar Center: 3Number of times I called him before he answered the phone while there: 4Number of minutes the dog behind us barked Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146739.post-1163569890658075052006-11-14T21:38:00.000-08:002006-11-14T21:51:30.700-08:00ccdI genuinely like the kids I have this year in CCD. I mean, I always like (most) of the kids I teach, but this group is fun. And funny. Even if I have to get on them about the noise level;-) One of the boys told me, "I just really don't have a voice volume control, you know." LOL! Even he isn't bad though. Today, when he would get louder and louder, I would just walk by and touch Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783595003610757788noreply@blogger.com4