Well, Christmas has come and gone. I hope everyone had a good one and got everything they wanted. DeAnne and I had an excellent Christmas.
We both got a good sum of cash. We got some very nice towels, one set with our name and one set with our initials on them. A few t-shirts and a few other things that I can't remember off the top of my head.
The highlight for me was DeAnne opening the mixer I got her. I had bought it back in October before all the mess with the animals happened. So when the vet bills started racking up, I played it up like I wouldn't be able to get her much for Christmas. All the while, she had been helping her mom cook through Thanksgiving and Christmas and, with some carefully placed hints, had decided she really wanted a KitchenAid mixer. I almost blew the surprise on Friday, but managed to cover and in the end, she was completely shocked. It was great.
I now have something to keep me busy for several months. I scored no less than four games for the Wii. Of course, one was Guitar Hero III that DeAnne got me. Then I also got Super Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. All cool games. The sad thing is that I still haven't finished Zack & Wiki or Table Tennis yet, so I'm going to try and finish those before I get start anything other than Guitar Hero. I went ahead and played it yesterday. I wanted to start on easy just to play through all the songs and I ended up beating easy last night. I'm loving it. We even messed around with the online stuff some and DeAnne beat a couple of people in challenges. It's the first time I think that we've ever done anything online with a console and it was pretty neat even though the online in Guitar Hero is fairly limited.
Anyway, I better get going. I'm off to work this morning. No vacation time left and I'm on call next week for new years. The only other thing to report really is that DeAnne's car broke down again on Christmas Eve. We were on our way to her mom's house to eat dinner and we stopped at the school to get something and when we went to leave, the car wouldn't crank. I think it's that same computer that they replaced back at the end of the summer. Hopefully, they'll replace it again since it's only been a couple of months since they replaced it the last time. I guess we'll see. Let you know later.
--Paul
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
One More Thing
I updated the links a little. The site I had linked for Virtual Console news hasn't been posting in I don't know how long. I've been using the site that's linked over there now for a month or two and they seem like they'll stick with it.
--Paul
--Paul
Better Late Than Never
I know I was supposed to post this a day or two after her surgery, but Emma's fine. The lump turned out to be a cyst that had built up an infection around it. They removed the cyst and cut out the infection. A round of antibiotics and a few stitches later and she's good as new. The stitches are out and once all her fur grows back, you probably won't be able to tell that she ever had anything done. So that's a great relief. It wasn't cheap, but we're glad the lump's gone and that it wasn't something more severe.
It's hard to imagine, but Christmas is Tuesday. We had Christmas with DeAnne's family last weekend while her sister and her brother-in-law were in town from Utah. Mike's leaving for a 6 month stay in Iraq in a week or two and he had to be back on base by a certain date so we had Christmas a little early. We had a good time and it was good to get the see Sarah and Mike again.
Having Christmas that early has also helped to make our holiday season much less stressful. We're going to Anniston for Christmas with my Mom's family on Sunday. We're staying overnight and coming home on Monday and then Christmas day we're having lunch with my Dad. So overall, a pretty laid back, spread out, easy to work out Christmas. It probably won't ever happen again, so we're trying to enjoy it this year.
I would promise to post again before the end of the year, but every time I make a post promise, I end up not following through. I would like to do a year-ender after Christmas though. We'll see what happens. Merry Christmas to you all and if I don't make it back this year, have a Happy New Year also.
--Paul
It's hard to imagine, but Christmas is Tuesday. We had Christmas with DeAnne's family last weekend while her sister and her brother-in-law were in town from Utah. Mike's leaving for a 6 month stay in Iraq in a week or two and he had to be back on base by a certain date so we had Christmas a little early. We had a good time and it was good to get the see Sarah and Mike again.
Having Christmas that early has also helped to make our holiday season much less stressful. We're going to Anniston for Christmas with my Mom's family on Sunday. We're staying overnight and coming home on Monday and then Christmas day we're having lunch with my Dad. So overall, a pretty laid back, spread out, easy to work out Christmas. It probably won't ever happen again, so we're trying to enjoy it this year.
I would promise to post again before the end of the year, but every time I make a post promise, I end up not following through. I would like to do a year-ender after Christmas though. We'll see what happens. Merry Christmas to you all and if I don't make it back this year, have a Happy New Year also.
--Paul
Monday, December 03, 2007
2Months2Long
Hard to believe it, but it's been nearly two months since I did one of these. Is there still anyone out there? If so, then this one's for you.
Quick thoughts on new music:
Foo Fighters: As good as I thought it would be.
Evans Blue: They've got two albums out. Get them both and listen to them non-stop like I have.
Dashboard Confessional: Good, but starting to need a new hook.
Puddle of Mudd: Almost as good as their first album, much better than their second.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but that's all that comes to me right now.
Quick thoughts on new games:
Wii Zapper w/Link's Crossbow Training: Fun and well worth the $20 price of admission.
Zack and Wiki: ...: Great puzzle game.
Rockstar Presents: Table Tennis: Excellent for when you can't fit a real table in your house.
Looking forward to Guitar Hero III (my Christmas gift from DeAnne).
Other news:
Emma: We found a knot on her neck a little over a week ago. The vet gave her some antibiotics thinking it was a lymph node infection. They didn't do any good so we took her back today and decided that we're going to have it taken out and biopsied. They're going to do it this coming Thursday (the 6th). We a little nervous not knowing what it is. She's such a huge part of our lives that we can't even think about what might have to be done. Here's hoping that it's nothing serious.
Child's Play: Once again, gamers from around the world are uniting to give the gift of game to sick kids everywhere. This year, the Children's Hospital in Birmingham (AL) is participating. So if you've got a few extra dollars, why not buy a game or a movie for the Children's Hospital and give a little joy to children that can use all the joy and happiness that they can get. Check it out at http://www.childsplaycharity.org
That's all I've got right now. I promise to try and check in a little more often. I'll be sure to at least let you all know how Emma's surgery goes on Thursday.
--Paul
Quick thoughts on new music:
Foo Fighters: As good as I thought it would be.
Evans Blue: They've got two albums out. Get them both and listen to them non-stop like I have.
Dashboard Confessional: Good, but starting to need a new hook.
Puddle of Mudd: Almost as good as their first album, much better than their second.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but that's all that comes to me right now.
Quick thoughts on new games:
Wii Zapper w/Link's Crossbow Training: Fun and well worth the $20 price of admission.
Zack and Wiki: ...: Great puzzle game.
Rockstar Presents: Table Tennis: Excellent for when you can't fit a real table in your house.
Looking forward to Guitar Hero III (my Christmas gift from DeAnne).
Other news:
Emma: We found a knot on her neck a little over a week ago. The vet gave her some antibiotics thinking it was a lymph node infection. They didn't do any good so we took her back today and decided that we're going to have it taken out and biopsied. They're going to do it this coming Thursday (the 6th). We a little nervous not knowing what it is. She's such a huge part of our lives that we can't even think about what might have to be done. Here's hoping that it's nothing serious.
Child's Play: Once again, gamers from around the world are uniting to give the gift of game to sick kids everywhere. This year, the Children's Hospital in Birmingham (AL) is participating. So if you've got a few extra dollars, why not buy a game or a movie for the Children's Hospital and give a little joy to children that can use all the joy and happiness that they can get. Check it out at http://www.childsplaycharity.org
That's all I've got right now. I promise to try and check in a little more often. I'll be sure to at least let you all know how Emma's surgery goes on Thursday.
--Paul
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