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I still don't have a PC which leaves me with no printer, and I'm not used to that.  My computer has a virus and I get to bring it home, remove what I want and take it back to have the entire thing wiped clean and begin again.  It will probably be a good thing, since I'm sure there is a lot of unnecessary things that have accumulated over the years, but the time alone it's going to take is not something...

Why is it I get sucked into this reality television?  For the most part I don't watch a lot of television.  In fact there are only a few shows I've enjoyed over the years.  Some which have ended too soon (Studio 60) and some that I have lost interest in from time to time (Grey's Anatomy).  Although right now I'm probably one of the few that is enjoying the Denny/Izzy storyline of Grey's.  And...

...so I finished  The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan and I have to say from the moment I started reading this book it took me back to my teenage years and brought back memories from my own childhood.  Early on she talks about Wacky Packages stickers (like shot wheels and cap'n crud) I had notebooks covered in these humorous stickers, each one funnier than the next.  And also the T-shirts in which...

Yesterday Chelsea and I met my mother and went to see Marley and me.  I had read the book back when it came out and loved it, and I wasn't too sure I wanted to see the movie, since they never seem to be as good as the book.  But I thought it would be a good choice for my mom since she loves dogs.  Turned out the movie was good - true to the book, and my mom and I loved it.  Chelsea had already...

Here's one of the cutest displays of snow I've seen in a long time.  On my way to drop Zach off at his friends up the road I spotted this.  (and was reminded again why I always have my camera with me!)

And even though I hate the cold, I love the way the snow decorates your yard and trees.
 

Zach was already going to be off from school on Friday and Monday, but now with this weather and the cold temps there is no school todayGood thing we rented that game at Blockbuster yesterday!
I finally put up a Valentine tree and probably still need more to decorate it with, but I'm happy with it so far.
And while my kids are no longer passing out Valentine's... my girlfriends still are!
Every...

Our winter this year has already had a lot more storms than I remember in years past.  In fact last year I don't remember having this many storms until after we got back from Florida in February.
Chelsea has had a long Christmas break and though we've enjoyed her being home, I know she is anxious to get back to Kent and this weekend that's what she's doing!
She and Jess hung out here Monday...

A couple of my favorite things I got this year for Christmas were from my mom and my sister.  My mom got me these adorable metal bins and my sister made me this recipe mini filled with all the recipes that I'm constantly calling her for, or that I comment on how much I love them!  The mini is using job ticket holders... just too cute!

And for those of you that know my sister, you know the degree...

or how much snow, Zach's new love is Air soft.   He and his buddies get together whether it is snowing outside, raining outside or down right freezing outside.  

They get together in groups and head into the woods for hours.  Already this year Zach got one of his teeth shot out.  We were not thrilled, which prompted the entire face mask that he wears now.  (And luckily our dentist was able...

For weeks we've been planning to head out into Canton and see the Ryan Humbert Band at Quaker Steak and lube.   Unfortunately we got one of the worst snow storms of this year (so far) and were unable to go.  The roads were horrible to travel, especially that far.
We decided we still wanted to go out, since it WAS Terry's birthday and all!  So we found a local place that we could all meet at...