December 25 - A Day In My Life

Christmas!!  My favorite holiday and my last blog entry for the year.  I thought it would be fitting to finish with Christmas since I love it so much.  And, doing the ADIML blogs are my favorites...so here you have it.  We had a wonderful Christmas day - my parents came over to open presents at our house and then we ate cinnamon rolls.  Later in the day, we went to my parents house and had a wonderful Christmas dinner.  It was a fun day and a great way to end my 2012 blog posts.  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and look forward to a Happy New Year! 
Who knows what 2013 will hold!!!

When I was little I would wake up VERY early, but now I appreciate sleeping in a bit!  

We opened presents around 9:30!

The cinnamon rolls before the oven.

Our tree with all the presents - remember, we were only 4 people!!!

Our stockings were hung by the chimney with care, and Santa filled them!

Bill's not sure he likes his present.

Just kidding...he loves it!

(He just wasn't ready for the last picture.)

Mom also loves her new lotion.

Bill opening one of the big ones!

Dad got a new knife...good thing since he's always losing it!

The mess after all the opening.

The cinnamon rolls after the oven (and after we ate some!).

Gadget is tired out from all the activity.

My contribution to Christmas Dinner - Cheesy Potato Casserole.

Mom making sweet potatoes.

Delicious ham and potatoes in the oven...it doesn't get any better than this!

The table without the food...

...the table with the food!

Gadget also got a special Christmas dog biscuit.

After dinner resting!

And we watched the Grinch.

Taking pictures of our pies.

Our pies (we had another one in the fridge).

Four pies for four people!

My choice - German Chocolate Pie with Cool Whip!

Our tree at the end of the day.

We had a wonderful Christmas!

I didn't get any pictures of myself...maybe I can get some from my mom's camera.  It was a great day and we are truly blessed!  I wish we could have celebrated with our family and friends around the world, but I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  See you next year!

November 24 - A Day In My Life

For Thanksgiving, we took a trip in our RV to California to visit Bill's family. It was a fun trip and a great Thanksgiving!  The Saturday after Thanksgiving was spent hanging out with family and friends.  Here are the pictures to prove it!  Good times...

We woke up pretty early for being on vacation!

Our cozy bed in the RV.

Breakfast of bagels, bananas, and juice.

Gadget eats his breakfast in the RV (he likes to hide under the chair while eating).

Visiting lifelong friends.

Gadget chasing his tail...he's very serious about it.

Time check...time for lunch!

Lunch at the tepanyaki place.

The onion volcano - it was the biggest one I've ever seen...very exciting!

After a big lunch...naptime!

Gadget enjoyed playing with Milo.

I enjoyed watching some football.

Then we went bowling!  So much fun!

And we had pizza after the bowling...yummy!

Then it was time to head back to our cozy bed in the RV.

I forgot to take a picture in a mirror...sorry!

October 13 - A Day In My Life

This weekend, our city had a festival to celebrate the re-opening of the bridge in downtown Oregon City (the bridge has been closed for renovations for over a year).  As part of the festival, they had a Geo-cache challenge.  Bill and I decided to participate and we had to look for clues at specific coordinates and then turn in our answers.  It was a fun day and we learned a little about Oregon history while we discovered beautiful parks that we never knew existed!

Sleeping in - that's what you do on the weekend!

A bowl of cereal for breakfast...so many choices.

Bill and Bacon playing before our adventure begins.

We bid my parents farewell as they left for the weekend.

Looking for Geo-caching clues.  Oregon City is really beautiful.

Time check.

Bill working hard to find more clues.

We discovered a famous meteorite replica along the way.

Bill rode the famous Oregon City Elevator for the first time.

We turned in our answers for a Geo-cache Challenge Coin.  

We were very proud of ourselves!

Then we strolled on the newly re-opened bridge.

We went to Shari's for dinner and I had my usual Chocolate Peanut Butter milkshake...so yummy!

Then we headed back to the bridge to enjoy the fireworks over the water.

Oooohhhhh!!!!!

Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!

After a day full of activity, we relaxed with an episode of House Hunters.

And now it's time for bed...see you next time!