Happy Birthday Mary!

Happy Birthday Mary! Hope you have an amazing day!
(Next year, please make a snowman so I can avoid including me in the photo...) :)

Happy Birthday Mike!

Happy Birthday Mike!!

Hope you have a terrific day!

Kalaloch Lodge 2010

Rachel and I had a fun two days at Kalaloch Lodge. Nice cabin, beautiful cold weather and Twilight. A lot of fun!

Christmas 2010!

Just One Cookie

Mom and Katie Share 4.0 College Grade Report!

Katie earned a 4.0 in her first trimester at Central.  I believe only Mom is the only other family member to achieve this feat.

Congrats, Katie!!! 

Ho Ho Hotel Room

Hi Gang,
I have a hotel room for the 23rd and 24th. The kids will only be there on the 24th unless there is a Christmas miracle. Extra bed, swimming pool access and continental breakfast available for the 23rd. Otherwise I will just be in hog heaven. lol

christmas plans

im not sure if my first post went through. I just need to know what each family's plans are for the christmas holidays. Do we want hors devours on the eve and fancy dinner on the 25th?
I am very flexible but need some idea of who what and where.
this post is coming from knotts berry farm courtesy of the dinosaur foundation.
Mom

christmas plans

Great Escape debate

Is The Great Escape based on Germans??

Listen to this podcast on the supposedly TRUE story of the Great Escape.  The guy who teaches Radio Communications for our high school shared this with me.  After several heated questions, "Are you SURE the story was originally based on a Nazi escape?  Did you research this story at all?  Have you even seen the movie?" he assured me that the movie was based on German POWs in Arizona.  I didn't even know there were POW camps in Arizona!

 Here's the podcast:

The Memory Palace: Dig, Set, Spike

Retro Clam Dip

Clam Dip
1 (7 oz.) can minced clams
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
4 tsp. sour cream
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. grated onion
Salt & pepper
Drain clams and combine with other ingredients. Beat until well mixed. Can be served hot or cold. Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Let's have this at Christmas!

Nick baby sitting opportunity

One night only! Saturday night, the 18th! 6-9ish PM! Wiggles on DVR!

Any takers??

Olson terminology

Do you realize that the rest of the world does not use terms that we do?  Here are a few examples:

This is who most people consider Tinkie:

Poop - most people think this means farting.

Po Po - That's current reference to the police.

WingerDinger - Well, most people don't know this word.

Any others?

The Wiggles

August - didn't know they existed
September - discover they're like a drug for toddlers aka nick
November - admire their success story
December - learn that the yellow shirt guy had to retire like two years ago due to a rare illness.

Apple Cup prediction

Huskies 29
Washington State 17

Catspajamas Olson

I ran the half-marathon last Sunday and signed up as "Catspajamas Olson."  If you click on this video link, you can hear the announcer say "my" name.  I'm all in black and I raise my hands when I hear my name.  Ha ha.

Check it out:
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event_video.asp?EVENTID=67735&BIB=10404&VLOC=Finish%20Approach

About 11 seconds into the video you can see me on the far left.