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Our Day At The House of Yates

It Seemed to Go By in a Blur...

Today was Christmas Festivities at The House of Yates. We were so spoiled! Swedish meatballs, yummy mashed potatoes, homemade sugar cookies (the first course!) and lots of other "nibbies". I threw caution to the wind and even had a couple glasses of wine (Liebfraumilch) during the time we were there. Thank you to Eric and Jill for a lovely day.  I swear, the picture above was taken before I had the second glass of wine. Or, maybe the resident ghost jostled my arm, I don't know.

Don't you just love disembodied foot pictures? Hee, hee, that's Jim and that's his foot in the picture with the Christmas tree. He has his skiing bunny socks on...Sorry, not a very good picture of Jim (sorry Dear), kind of gives him a 'deer in the headlights' look.

Look, it's "The Pop", my couch companion for the afternoon. She was trying to snooze, but this crazy wench next to her did some flashy thing ala Men in Black and disturbed her zen moment.

Here it is, my very own decorated sugar cookie from the Kitchen of Yates. I had two others today, so I can attest to their yumminess. I'm thinking this one might be good with coffee in the morning. Maybe I can break it in half and share with Jim...?

 

This picture has nothing to do with anything. We were behind this car at a stoplight in town and I guess I'm the only one in the world that's never seen one of these "Whippetgood" add-ons. Sheesh! Well, anyway, I thought it was funny and since it was part of our day, you get to see it too.

Goodnight all. It's now after midnight so anything I said in reference to "today" was yesterday. Confused yet?

 

 

Can You Find The Cat In This Christmas Tree?

Can you find the cat in this Christmas tree? My friend Richard Boyd on Facebook posted this photo on his profile. Cat lovers will find humor in the photo.  Look closely... Enjoy!

Ultimate Gamers: Take $348.89 Off This PC + Game Bundle

Cyber Week exclusive: Take $349.89 off on the Ultimate PC Gamer bundle from the Microsoft Store! Offer valid through 12.31.10!  ITEM SOLD OUT!

This just in: Take $349.89 off Ultimate PC Gamer Holiday Bundle - PC + Black Ops +Flight Simulator + Sidewinder Mouse from the Microsoft Store! Final price is $1,999!

And, here's two more offers from the Microsoft Store

Save up to $300 on a PC when you buy select software through December 31st

Holiday Xbox Bundle for $299. Includes: Console, Wireless controller, headset, 2 games, and Xbox LIVE gold membership.

Which one will you choose?

When You Care Enough To Send The Very Beast

Awww, what a thoughtful and funny guy to make this special Valentine for his wife. Those Minnesotans have a wicked sense of humor, eh? Ya, shure, you betcha! When it doubt, say it with manure. BTW, his wife thought it was funny.

Alert! I Found Healthy Organic Halloween Candy!

You CAN buy natural Halloween Candy!

Natural Candy Store .com All the FUN without the Funny stuff!™

A Care2 newsletter came to my rescue today and I found a site that sells Natural Halloween Candy! (they sell candy year round) It's called, appropriately enough, Natural Candy Store and I love the way they have things arranged on their site. Each candy choice shows the ingredients by symbols, with a key right on the page to show you what each symbol means.  Many of the candies are made in the USA too. I like that!

Description of what I bought:

Size	Code	Price	Qty
1 bag	KMEX-45

Description

An assortment of more than 100 pieces of individually-wrapped Pure Fun candy to hand out this Halloween. The wrappers have the USDA organic symbol on them, so the little ghouls and goblins will know you gave them something good! Packed in a home-compostable cellophane bag. Contains:

• Mixed Fruit Lollipops (3/4 lbs.)
• Rootbeer Float Candy (1/4 lb.)
• Raspberry Chocolate Filled Candy (1/4 lb.)
• Cinnamon Rocks (1/4 lb.)

I've been making a concerted effort this year to change our diet to more healthy foods, but I was in a quandary trying to decide what to give out for Halloween treats.I didn't want to give out the same old high fructose icky-bad confections to my neighborhood kids. I mean, why not walk the walk if you're going to talk the talk? And, if there is any left over, it'll be OK because we can put it in the candy dish and feel guilt free if we eat any.

I bought two bags and my total came to $41.59. Pretty expensive = I'll feel better about giving it out though. That's priceless.

I Have Elfed Myself - And Some Family Too

This is what happens when you have way too much time on your hands...and a computer with a JibJab subscription! Now, go Elf YOURSELF!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Halloween Hag

In celebration of Halloween, I present the one and only "Me"! Every Halloween my teeth need to be filed down, poor sad creature that I am. It begins exactly at midnight and continues all day, sometimes scaring the little trick-or-treaters who come to the door expecting goodies. Instead they are greeted by this monster of a woman sporting candy fangs. Oh, the humanity! Anyone want to donate to my dental repair fund? "Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup now! "

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Claire Pitt Invades America

Oh Dear! Well, don't say we haven't warned you, but Claire Pitt will be flying from her home in the UK to the east coast of the US. Yikes! No telling what kind of trouble fun she will be creating when she gets here. Heck, it might even happen on her way here. Accounting for the time difference between where I live (Washington state) and England, I think she is leaving tomorrow, which also happens to be my birthday. (Woot!)

I would just like to mention that I have noticed that Claire seems to have a fixation on her boobies, as it looks like, over time, and as she doodles them, they are getting larger and larger. Should we take up a collection to get her an eraser for her doodle pen?

What's Wrong With This Picture?

*I can think of a couple things, but what do you see wrong with this picture?

Of course, there is everything right with this picture: a young boy helping to place flags on this Memorial Day in remembrance of those who have served their country.

Maxwell Thomas Watne, 8, uses his screwdriver to gently tap the top of a flag for a maker at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Bremerton Friday. Watne was helping his neighbor, Boy Scout Michael Strong of Troop 1541 from Silverdale Lutheran Church, place flags. The boys were preparing the cemetery for a service at Forest Lawn scheduled for Monday. (Larry Steagall | Kitsap Sun)

* I just thought that someone should have shown this boy a way to hold the wood shaft of the stick down low enough with both hands to gently ease it into the ground; I doubt if he had a lot of success with the screwdriver. Hey, at least he was there, and he was giving it a good effort!

Shipping Deadlines: Mother's Day Is May 11th! Shop NOW!

Visit Cafe Pentimento and ship your gift to arrive on May 11th!

This is just one example of the items available. We also have fibromyalgia support totes, shirts and caps; gifts for the "GREG" in your life; funny stuff for the cat lovers and "love and smooches" for everyone. Come visit!