Christmas Eve 2012

I guess I am ruined forever now - when I offer to bring a veggie tray, I must do this.

 Deep fried turkey, roast beef, and ham...all super injected with Vitamixed herbs.

I tried to have Andy and Ben follow how Joseph slices meat - all neat and tidy -

but they didn't listen to me 

 This dude especially did not listen to me - he is like Jack the Ripper how he slices meat

BUT it was DELICIOUS!!!!! 

Andy was only one who wanted to play this game, as you can tell by these photos

No Vanderhoff gathering feels right without a fire

T Shirt Scarves

After breaking 3 sewing machines needles, burning my hands mercilessly with hot glue,

Making the hugest mess (that I declared to all that if Santa is REAL, he will clean this mess up for me - and he did!)

 I started and finished 18 T Shirt scarves on the day before Christmas Eve, AND made a batch of peanut brittle.

My broken knee hurts.

Annual Girls Christmas Night 2012

We made it back to Seattle for our 3rd Annual girls Night at Christmas Time. Kelly, Julz and I. We got a special deal at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

We always have our chauffeur (Joseph) drop us off and pick us up so we don't have to deal with cars and traffic.

 We did meet up with Andrea and Stevie (and our other friends shown here) for some shopping to begin with. It was quite a large group.

Julz and Andrea taking a break

 We could NOT find our names on the NICE list!

 Dinner at The Purple... Pizza, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, and Lobster Mac and Cheese.

Nice that Kelly is over 21 - we got the heavyweight flight to share - Washington versus Australia - we voted Washington

After dinner, we took hotel limo to meet the Duck Holiday Tour

Can NOT hit downtown Seattle at Christmastime without a visit to the Sheraton Gingerbread displays = AMAZING as always

As we were waiting for our chauffeur to come get us, just chillin' in lobby

 Our good friends O'Connells and Rorbergs just happen to walk in!!!!

They wanted to see the room we stayed in, and little did I know that Julz showed the boys the secret her and Kelly discovered the night before!

BEST way to end our 3rd Annual Girls Time = spent 2.5 hours in King County Sheriff office to get our CPL - used to be CWP. This was my Christmas gift to Kelly. We will receive them in mail in 30 days. It was PACKED in light of the tragic Connecticut school shooting. God bless all those families who lost loved ones.

They have my fingerprints on file now. I cannot commit crimes and get away with it. If they find my body anywhere, they can quickly identify me - this is a good thing. They took both hands, so if they find me with only one hand, they can still ID me. Morbid.

I Like Pink Things

I raised three boys. I was only girl in house for 16 years until we adopted Julz.

BUT I like pink. Really like Pink things. I like Pink Things. Beautiful PINK THINGS!

I like PINK things that smell good - fresh and new 

 

I love PINK things that are soft and cuddly. So so sweet.

We (along with my entire extended family) are wholeheartedly embracing God's grace with glee - that I will become Grannie JoAnnie to a sweet baby girl in March! The old nursery rhyme actually goes:

Two little love birds (Jaron and Andrea) sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes love, then comes baby ~
Then comes a wedding with a babysitter (betrothed, wedding date TBD)

Aren't these the CUTEST Frye Baby Boots?????