Christmas 2009

Christmas Morning 2009. Chopping at the bit.







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The Barbie Four Musketeers and ALB. Purple one from
Texas Grandma.

ME and her copy of the Silmarillion ... not pictured the three copies of the extended versions of the LOTR.




ALB and her new Scooter from Emily









ALB and her Three Musketeers dress from Colarado Grandma and Grandpa. She is happy just the picture caught her with a
sour face. :)

Highlights of Chistmas

I do not have enough energy to post about everything, but here are some things off the top of my head that stood out to me ......


Season 2&3 of The Gilmore Girl's
Hunger Hippos
Rudy's Card
Aunt TK' Photo Calendar

Well those were mostly for me. :) LOL. It is all about me I guess.

Went to Don and Terri Bednar's for lunch and went sledding too. On the way home passed a car in the road by the Valle Grande sitting on its side.

Thanks to everyone who sent gifts to the girls and us. Merry Christmas and have Happy New Year.

"Trash" !

"TV snack" or by today's more commericalized name "Chex Mix".

As far back as I can remember, which is about 41 years, my family has been making "Trash". No telling how long before my memory they have been making it.

The usual suspects are mixed nuts (peanuts, cashews, almonds, pecans, and Brazilian nuts), Cheerios, pretzel sticks, Chex (corn, rice, and wheat). I forget the other details but two other ingredients are Tabasco sauce and bacon grease. :)

Yum. Of course this batch is mild but Aunt Essies' had to be "hot or it did not taste good."

Mom has been making this and sending it to me ever since I moved away from home. A good size jar of this showed up every year in Lubbock, New Zealand, Pittsburgh, and Los Alamos.

This batch showed up the day before Christmas this year. Thanks Mom and Aunt TK!