Tary and Linda are pleased to announce
the arrival of their newest addition to the family:
Ophelia Oven (Opi for short)
delivered on Oct. 4th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Weight: 120 lbs.
Height: 37"
The family loves and adores her as she has already made herself an invaluable member of the family. We are so proud of the things she can already do:
She can bake bread, bake pies, and recently baked this delicious cake!
She fills our home with delicious aromas, graces our table with hearty casseroles,
and satisfies our souls with goodies galore.
We all hope she'll be with us for a very long time (unless that is, I win the $30,000 kitchen makeover from Taste of Home). Welcome to the family Opi!
the arrival of their newest addition to the family:
Ophelia Oven (Opi for short)
delivered on Oct. 4th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Weight: 120 lbs.
Height: 37"
The family loves and adores her as she has already made herself an invaluable member of the family. We are so proud of the things she can already do:
She can bake bread, bake pies, and recently baked this delicious cake!
She fills our home with delicious aromas, graces our table with hearty casseroles,
and satisfies our souls with goodies galore.
We all hope she'll be with us for a very long time (unless that is, I win the $30,000 kitchen makeover from Taste of Home). Welcome to the family Opi!
POST 2
Halloween has come and gone. It was another successful year for the candy conisseure. We went up to Layton again this year to celebrate Cindy's goulish birthday, only she was confined to her home with sick kids, so we celebrated the hallowed night without her. Trey went as Napoleon Dynamite. It was the easiest costume I've ever done. Poor kid, looked just like him with his Dad's old glasses, all I had to do was deface a old t-shirt and call it good.
Chelsea had fun making up her cousins, and herself. And Kayla was, well, we were just happy that Kayla was there. She was a tired Student/Maceys employee/cowgirl. The weather was very cooperative, not too cold, and the streets were alive with little goblins and gouls. It was a fun night, thanks Wendy!
And now that Halloween is out of the way, I was so looking forward to my day off on Monday so I could clean my house to the jolly tunes of 'Jingle Bell Rock' on the radio. Imagine my dismay when I tuned in and only got 'Tears to Fears'. That pretty much sums up how I felt. How could they not be playing christmas music? I admit, 2 years ago when I turned on the radio the day after halloween and I heard those glorious strains of Excelcis Deo that I was a little shocked. I thought it was just a one time song to help us get in the mood, to help us get out the door and do our part to help boost the economy. But when one song turned into 2, then 3, then all day, I was mystified, horrified, and secretly pleased. Last year, I wasn't sure if they would do it again or if it was just a once in a lifetime fluke, but come Nov. 1st, we were 'Rockin around the Christmas Tree' once more. I tried to pace myself, you know, only listen in the car, or while making dinner, but soon found I couldn't resist the merriment and sense of anticipation the music would bring. They didn't tolerate my obsession at work, so I made up lost time at home, decking our halls with hours of jolly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
So this year, I was mentally prepared. I was ready come Nov. 1st to embrace "Frosty the Snowman". Afterall, "It's the most wonderful time of the year" and once halloween is over, I'm ready to "Let it snow". Well, Nov. 1st was a sunday, so I wasn't too dissappointed that Sounds of the Sabbath was playing, although I was hoping they would throw in Away in the Manger every once in awhile. They didn't. But come monday morning, I just knew my voice would be heard "Up on the Housetop" singing with the "Angels we have heard on High". First thing monday after I 'don'd me now our maid apparel', I reached for the cleaning supplies, cranked up the volume and turned on fm100, expecting "Silver Bells" to see me through dirty sinks and toilets, dishes and dust. "Do you hear what I hear"? "Mr. Grinch" radio announcer is playing his usual monday morning Elton John will-get-you-to-work-on-time crap, while my heart is sinking. No explanation, no excuses, just a whole lotta 'nuttin of christmas'. How dare they! First they get us hooked. They lull us christmas musicholics into a safe environment where we don't have to sneak our Nat King Cole and Amy Grant from their hiding places, because they've made it available to us 24/7. They have forced us closet christmas listeners out into the open, and we're ok with it, because now we know we're not the only ones who like to spread "Joy to the World" before Thanksgiving. And then, they take it all away. Again we are shamed. We who have listened, have been outsted. They know who we are.
We are the ones who pull out the christmas fabric in July to start a new christmas countdown. We are the ones who have our christmas shopping done by December 1st. We are the ones who have a freezer full of christmas candy that we started making in October. We are the ones who go the craft store in September, and while everyone else is grumbling about the Christmas stuff out already, we are holding back a cheer and refrain from shouting 'Finally'! We are the ones who have a closet stuffed with christmas sweaters and proudly wear each one, no matter how old, ugly or dated they may be.
You can repress us Mr. DJ, but you can't keep us down! We will not let the lack of Christmas music diminish the spark of excitement in our hearts. "Oh Come all ye Faithful" listeners of holiday cheer, bring out your music, your Amy and Celine. No more need for "Silent Night"s, "Go tell it on the Mountain", "Christmas time is Here"!
P.S. Yes, I posted this while listening to www.live365.com, where they play christmas music nonstop. Take that cosy and fm100, hah!
Halloween has come and gone. It was another successful year for the candy conisseure. We went up to Layton again this year to celebrate Cindy's goulish birthday, only she was confined to her home with sick kids, so we celebrated the hallowed night without her. Trey went as Napoleon Dynamite. It was the easiest costume I've ever done. Poor kid, looked just like him with his Dad's old glasses, all I had to do was deface a old t-shirt and call it good.
Chelsea had fun making up her cousins, and herself. And Kayla was, well, we were just happy that Kayla was there. She was a tired Student/Maceys employee/cowgirl. The weather was very cooperative, not too cold, and the streets were alive with little goblins and gouls. It was a fun night, thanks Wendy!
And now that Halloween is out of the way, I was so looking forward to my day off on Monday so I could clean my house to the jolly tunes of 'Jingle Bell Rock' on the radio. Imagine my dismay when I tuned in and only got 'Tears to Fears'. That pretty much sums up how I felt. How could they not be playing christmas music? I admit, 2 years ago when I turned on the radio the day after halloween and I heard those glorious strains of Excelcis Deo that I was a little shocked. I thought it was just a one time song to help us get in the mood, to help us get out the door and do our part to help boost the economy. But when one song turned into 2, then 3, then all day, I was mystified, horrified, and secretly pleased. Last year, I wasn't sure if they would do it again or if it was just a once in a lifetime fluke, but come Nov. 1st, we were 'Rockin around the Christmas Tree' once more. I tried to pace myself, you know, only listen in the car, or while making dinner, but soon found I couldn't resist the merriment and sense of anticipation the music would bring. They didn't tolerate my obsession at work, so I made up lost time at home, decking our halls with hours of jolly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
So this year, I was mentally prepared. I was ready come Nov. 1st to embrace "Frosty the Snowman". Afterall, "It's the most wonderful time of the year" and once halloween is over, I'm ready to "Let it snow". Well, Nov. 1st was a sunday, so I wasn't too dissappointed that Sounds of the Sabbath was playing, although I was hoping they would throw in Away in the Manger every once in awhile. They didn't. But come monday morning, I just knew my voice would be heard "Up on the Housetop" singing with the "Angels we have heard on High". First thing monday after I 'don'd me now our maid apparel', I reached for the cleaning supplies, cranked up the volume and turned on fm100, expecting "Silver Bells" to see me through dirty sinks and toilets, dishes and dust. "Do you hear what I hear"? "Mr. Grinch" radio announcer is playing his usual monday morning Elton John will-get-you-to-work-on-time crap, while my heart is sinking. No explanation, no excuses, just a whole lotta 'nuttin of christmas'. How dare they! First they get us hooked. They lull us christmas musicholics into a safe environment where we don't have to sneak our Nat King Cole and Amy Grant from their hiding places, because they've made it available to us 24/7. They have forced us closet christmas listeners out into the open, and we're ok with it, because now we know we're not the only ones who like to spread "Joy to the World" before Thanksgiving. And then, they take it all away. Again we are shamed. We who have listened, have been outsted. They know who we are.
We are the ones who pull out the christmas fabric in July to start a new christmas countdown. We are the ones who have our christmas shopping done by December 1st. We are the ones who have a freezer full of christmas candy that we started making in October. We are the ones who go the craft store in September, and while everyone else is grumbling about the Christmas stuff out already, we are holding back a cheer and refrain from shouting 'Finally'! We are the ones who have a closet stuffed with christmas sweaters and proudly wear each one, no matter how old, ugly or dated they may be.
You can repress us Mr. DJ, but you can't keep us down! We will not let the lack of Christmas music diminish the spark of excitement in our hearts. "Oh Come all ye Faithful" listeners of holiday cheer, bring out your music, your Amy and Celine. No more need for "Silent Night"s, "Go tell it on the Mountain", "Christmas time is Here"!
P.S. Yes, I posted this while listening to www.live365.com, where they play christmas music nonstop. Take that cosy and fm100, hah!
4 comments:
I am listening to christmas music right now 100.3 fm is playing it on the internet. I too was disappointed driving down the freeway yesterday, but I found it today. Nobody in my house has complained yet. Love ya.
Congratulations on Opi! She is beautiful :) what a cute little thing, fits just right! I'm excited to see what goodies she prepares for Pie Day, I mean Thanksgiving. By the way, I too was disappointed on Nov. 1st and 2nd, but now without the Christmas music I won't feel so pressured to start shopping yet.
And can I just tell you, it brings a big smile to my face every time I see your blog on my Google Reader list :) Thanks for the smiles
What a perfect way to end the week reading your funny blog. You make me laugh, as you always have. Your stove looks great. Your children do too. If Chelsea wants a job painting faces have her call me.
So, I am a little slow reading this blog, but the Christmas music is on both those stations this week. I noticed it on Monday. By the way, I need a cute Christmas craft, any ideas?
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