Goodbye 2008 Welcome New Year

Since this will probably be the last posting I do on the blog for this year I thought I'd bring a good chunk of our family to bid 2008 a fond farewell.

         

                                   

          

 
                                    

From Pumpkin, Princess, Kaiser, Kyla, Commander Poo Poo, and the two humans allowed to share their space, we hope you all have a happy new year!

-Michelle

P.S.  The photos are fresh.  I just took them yesterday with my iPhone.  ;-)

The Gift That Keeps Giving

My hubby rocks!  I don't care what any of you say.  He's a sweetie!  Normally getting a gift for me is a bit of a headache.  He has a a bit of a time figuring out what to do for me.  Give the guy a break he has to do birthday and Christmas within less than a week of each other.  And who hasn't at some point in time had a hard time finding a gift for the one they love?  Plus I don't really ask for a lot.  I try not to be demanding.

Well this year he out did himself.  He bought me the iPhone G3!  That's right the phone!  You're jealous aren't you?  I know you are.  This is the phone that all Mac geeks and AT& T customers want and have wanted since it came out in June of 2007.

He'll grouse saying that he had to take me along to get it.  But I was needed to get it set up.  You have to get it activated at a Apple store. 

Yes we braved a mall 2 days before Christmas.  I think we are insane!   It was re instilled in my why I get my shopping done by the first of December, at the latest.

But I did get the phone I wanted.  Merry Christmas to me!  Like I said, my hubby rocks!  

Funny Things You Find

So I was reading my buddy's site.  Too cool John!  And came upon this site.  I laughed so hard that my animals looked at me like I was nuts.  Proof that there are people out there that are stranger than me.

-Michelle

Christmas Carols

'Tis the season to be jolly.

Since before Thanksgiving there's been a radio station that's been playing Christmas music 24/7.  I guess they've been trying to get everyone in the Holiday spirit a little early.  

It got me to thinking.  Your music tastes change as you grow.  

One of my favorite Christmas carols as a young child was 'Joy To The World'.  Could be the influence of the Lutheran school I attended as a youngster.  But what child can't start smiling at the boisterous chorus?  Of course I liked the normal fun Christmas songs, but that song really sticks out for me.

As a teenager I was in our church choir.  I remember trading off midnight services and morning services with some of the other choirs that the church had.  Sadly that choir is no longer in existence.  The choir director has passed on.  But one of my favorites to sing was 'Silent Night'.  Sometimes we even sang it in German.  And for some reason even singing 'Stille Nacht' gave me chills.

As an adult I'm not as active in the church thing.  I still love the same songs that I did as a child and teenager.  They still give me shivers.  Though I've noticed as of late that 'Santa Baby' seems to catch me every time I turn on the radio.  I always thought it was sung by Cyndi Lauper, but apparently it was sung by Madonna.  Also 'I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas'.  Something about the song makes me smile.

So what's you're favorite Christmas song?  Religious or secular.

-Michelle