Let the season begin!

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Today was my first day back on the slopes and it was oh so wonderful! We took a day trip to Sugar Bowl, which is conveniently located right off I-80 and has plenty of runs to explore. There was a light snow shower in the morning, which helped soften the terrain and made for a fun day in the snow. Since Baby Jack was at Grandma’s House today, both Ryan and Michelle were able to join me and The Bangs. We arrived at 8:45 and were on our first run by 9:30.  It continued to snow through the morning but without any wind, it was pretty nice.  The sun came out by lunchtime so we got a little of both.  My ski legs were toasty by the end of the day but I managed to follow the boys through the trees on our last run. The snow storm from last week really got the season kicked off well and I hope that Mother Nature keeps the white stuff coming.

Here are photos from today.

HH and Shwag

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Last night, we went to happy hour to celebrate Susie’s birthday. It was a little surprise get-together for her and it was a wild Monday night for all of us. The birthday girl had lots to drink and I had my share along with very little to eat…bad combo.

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Afterwards, we stumbled over to a friend’s workplace for a little beer and shwag. I can’t say which office we went to but I got plenty of goodies to represent. Let’s just say that it rhymes with Help and I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It was like sneaking into someone’s house and eating their food. As Susie tried to recover from her many birthday drinks, we got a bunch of re-colored items. I can’t wait to wear my new tanktop with the bandana, sunscreen, and lip balm while taking swigs from my shot glass. Muhahaha. By the way, that’s Jes sporting his new bandana and drinking beer from a bowl. The office is small but they are set-up with a kitchen filled with snacks and a keg on tap. Looks like a fun place to work.

One more thing, contact me if you want to see photos. To spare us all from the embarrassing photos, the album will be shared upon request. 🙂

Super Duper Babysitter is back…

…with her sidekick, Koa!

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Content Jack

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Jack posing with his new frog pal (only $1 at Target!)

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Angry/Tired Jack

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Sidekick Koa keeping his eye on Little Dude

On Sunday evening, I babysat Jack while his parents went to a wedding. He was a little fussy but it was fine. In fact, within 4 hours, he managed to take 2 1/2 naps, pooped twice, and finished a bottle of Mommy Juice. Koa also helped out with his super hearing. Jack slept in the bedroom and as soon as he started to wimper or cry, Koa would run to the door to check out the scene. Good work, Sidekick!

Check out some of our other babysitting adventures here and here.

Crap x10

Jes is away for a couple days so it’s just me and the dawg this weekend. I just finished the longest week EVER so when I came home, I threw some laundry in the machine, put on my PJs, and turned on some bad TV. Friday nights are my favorite part of the week because I get to just relax, waste time, stay up late, and get stuff done (if I want to). AND I still have two more days left!!

10 crappy things that happened to me this week:

  1. I had to work on NYE
  2. I had to work on New Year’s Day.
  3. It was too cold and far away to watch the NYE fireworks.
  4. The BART ticket vendors gave me a hard time for no reason.
  5. I had to walk the dog in Hurricane winds and rain.
  6. My BART train was delayed both ways in one day totaling a 3-hour commute.
  7. Coffee spilled INSIDE my backpack and all over my jacket. Don’t ask how that happened.
  8. Dropped my brand new Crackberry on the sidewalk and now it has a gigantic scuff on the front.
  9. I had 3 kids throw up on me in one day.
  10. They ran out of oatmeal at the cafeteria this morning so I had to starve until lunch.

Thank goodness for weekends.

Ice Cream Sammiches

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At work, we celebrate everyone’s birthdays by drawing names out of a hat. It was my turn to prepare birthday dessert for the birthday person last week so I decided to make ice cream sandwiches. The birthday girl loves mint chip ice cream so this was perfect. On Thursday night, I baked 24 round chocolate cookies and packed them up in a shoebox. Of course I had to have a sample and the cookie came out nice and chewy but strong enough to hold the ice cream.

On Friday, I set up a cookie/ice cream bar for all to enjoy. Unfortunately, by the time I served them, the cookies were a little on the hard side. Everyone seemed to still enjoy the special treat but they could have just been very convincing. Regardless, I think the birthday girl enjoyed her treat. I have an idea for how to tweak the recipe a bit so I’ll be making another batch soon. Once I get it right, I’ll make sure to share the recipe.

Happy New Year!!

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We had an eventful 2007 and we’re looking forward to a great 2008.

We wish you memorable new year with good health and happiness.

 

To ring in the new year, I would like to introduce you to MakaKoa.org! Woo hoo!!

Enjoy!