A Visit to Riverside

Last weekend I went to Riverside to visit Dan, Woman and the girls since I hadnt been back for a while. We had fun catching up and visiting.










Woman and I hit Market Broiler immediately after I got into town, so I could indulge in a big plate of crab.











We had dinner at Perk's house on Friday night. Saturday I had a special birthday party to attend.















Tara jumpin' around











Jenny and the "Piaatz" (not sure how to spell it) It was good to see them.










The birthday girl finishing up her huge piece of cake. We went to this crazy place where you bounce around for a while then they get you in and out in record time. It really was a very organized event. When its time to leave they want you out too. They even shovelled all of the gifts into the car just to get everyone out for the next party to commence.










Saturday night the girls and I hit the town. Well as late as I could handle. I really am useless when I get tired at 9 p.m. every night. I gave it a good effort though and lasted past 10 both nights. We went to P.F. Changs, where I really hit the Shirley Temples hard. It was a great dinner.










The weekend before was my Christmas dinner for work, and I brought Petra as my date since Jeff had a class to go to. It was a Chuckchansi and we got an room to stay in. I won $80 bucks, yeah! But I peetered out and went to bed around 9 I think.

Michelle, Kathy and Laura....They were rackin' in the dough playing some dice game before we even hit the casino floor.

I thought this pic of Lauren kinda looked like one of those glamour shots where they fuzz you out to hide all of your flaws. Its really just a bad pic but I think she looks cute!

19 Weeks

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19 Weeks....Gettin' Fat!!!

Gets Me Every Time!

I was watching Jaws this morning while I was working out on the eliptical, and while the damn thing was hunting someone and they were playing that crazy music I looked down and I was going almost twice as fast. Stupid shark!

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas Everyone! For Christmas Jeff's parents Rodney and Robin came to Visalia to spend a few days with us. It was nice to have them down, especially after the Riley scare. We thought for sure he was a goner. He is way better now but still has a head tilt and kind of bumps into walls now and then. But its funny now that we know he is just the equivalent of a drunk guy and not on his last leg. Rodney gave this to Jeff....I really dont know how to feel about this shirt. Its very funny but, imagine the person who takes this seriously...

















It is so he can represent Yoda in the hood.











Dan got me this, woohoo....











I got some cute shirts from Robin and pregnancy massages, what a great mother in law! The maternity shirts kinda make it hit home because they really emphasize the ol' belly. Here at 16 weeks, have had to resort to the stretch jeans, which are pretty much great. Really comfy.













We had the annual fry at work. I guess its annual now that its the 2nd year we've done it. Turkey, Halibut and tons of appetizers.




























Also congratulations are in order for Shannon and Zane. Little Travis was born on New Year's Eve. Happy Birthday!

Stupid Camera!

See a trend?? I am becoming gadget stupid or something. This time it was my fault though I guess. I lost the charger for my camera battery, so I could not download pictures from my camera to the computer. I have also been waiting to post about this:

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15 weeks:

(why are my bangs so short?)

Yep, its true! Do you see pigs flying outside the window?

Due June 18, and now the fun begins!

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Lauren also had surgery on her knee. 2nd time! She blew out her ACL when we were on a walk. She was walking in a straight line when she yelped out and and the rest is history. Woman came for a week to watch her while we were at work. While she was here I took her to my hair dresser for her Christmas present to have her hair done. It always looks funny when they blow out her hair because its so different from her famous "hot-roller" look. They usually end up making her look like Rod Stewart, but when I called Jeff, who picked her up, what she looked like he said. "She loooks more like Jon BonJovi after he reinvented himself". HAHA.

Well today was crazy too, so much dog drama. I thought for sure that Riley was a goner this morning. He could not get up, was falling down and had his head tilted to the side. After a trip to the vet, they told us he had "Old Dog Syndrome". Go figure. It is suppose to go away in 48 to 72 hours. Its kinda like dog vertigo.

http://www.vara.org/VestibularSyndrome.htm

So the actual theme of this post is not that I cannot work mechanical gadgets anymore. (hopefully its temporary like Old Dog Syndrome) It is that the vet has our Christmas $, so Merry Christmas Everyone! We are giving out "shout-outs" instead of gifts this year!!!