The Perfect Christmas

Most people celebrate their Christmas on December 25th but because Rob and I and the kids go away for Christmas we celebrated with my family on the 21st. It was the perfect Christmas, it started with a Sleigh ride, then rockband, dinner, presents and then a fire at Craig's.
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For Christmas I received LOTS, a Logitech remote control that plugs into the computer and you just say what devices you have and it programs the remote for you. I also received an Ipod touch it is so cool, I was so shocked to receive it because I handle the money and Rob put $20 a week away to save for it, that is amazing.... he is so awesome. As you know I left my camera at the movie theater so Katy Perry.... lol that is what my present said brought me a digital camera and a 16GB SD card. I also received a tea chest from Costco for those of you who have seen it there will know what I am talking about, it is starbucks tea and a little tea pot. I also got a wii game, and a $100 gift certificate to a spa, which I am so excited to go to. The students on my bus gave me some really cool stuff too, there is so much stuff to even start listing
Craig received a personalized licence plate that says 0773H, and a candle holder from costco that hangs on the wall.
Rob received a 22" flat screen TV for his truck.
We gave my dad a remote control tuck so now he has a hobby... lol and we gave Leslie a Kitchen Aid.
Well I am going to play with my Ipod touch, Merry Christmas and I will talk to you in the New Year

Shooting Range

We went to the shooting range on Saturday. My dad shot a 40 caliber gun, Rob shot a 45 caliber gun and I used a shotgun. The shotgun was awesome because you didn't have to load the magazine, and of course the smoking barrel after a shot was fired was so cool. I was standing behind Rob as he was shooting my dad's gun and the shell went out of the gun to the right and went right down my shirt, I now have a nasty burn on my chest. If you look in the picture it is on my right chest, so left on the picture.

Then on Sunday we went to Tony Roma's for dinner and then home for cake and presents. My dad got the 007 movie pack with all the movies in it....... Craig got Dido cd's, a rice cooker, and dimmer switches. We got Rob a remote controlled Semi, it is so awesome...... he loved it.

Dinner at Montana's and White Spot

I now know why people stay home in weather like this. Last night Craig and I went out for supper, to Montana's. We ordered our food, played dice and then right in the middle of the game the power went out. They offered us some soup, and we waited for a few minutes to see if the power was going to come back on, finally we gave up and went to White Spot, lol! When we were there Craig and I were joking that we had our appetizer at Montana's and then our dinner at White Spot, now where are we going to go for desert? lol!

Watching life come around again

It is so much fun to drive the bus and watch the kids do the things that I did. I had a flood of memories come back to me this past week.... the kids have been into Cat's Cradle , for those of you who don't know what that is click the link and it will show you. It was fun to find the illustrations and freshen up on how to do it and show the kids. I wonder what they will pick up next???? lol

About as Crazy as it gets!!!!

For those of you who don't know my husband Rob is a Truck Driver and has recently switched jobs and he now travels to Edmonton and back to Calgary everyday, making it about a 12 hour day. I was just talking to him and he told me what just happened to him. Rob was traveling to Edmonton and somewhere around Red Deer there was this car trying to pull him over, the guy was driving really crazy and flashing lights and trying to signal him, at one point the guy even slowed Rob down to 50k. There was no way Rob was going to pull over because they most likely wanted to steal his load. Rob called the cops and they waited about 5 minutes up the road in an unmarked car, then pulled in behind Rob and called him and told him to move into the other lane and then they pulled the car over. Of course when they were questioned they denied the whole thing.
You think that was good??? no no it gets better. Rob was driving a little bit farther down the road and this minivan goes flying past him, hits the ditch and roles 3 times. He stopped to see if they were ok and called the cops. He stayed with the couple until the cops arrived.... he said the girl was dizzy cause her adrenaline had come down and the guy had some glass pieces in his arm. He is currently in Edmonton and doesn't want to come back because things seem to happen in 3's.

Last's nights fondue party

Well last night was a great time. Sorry I can't download pictures, but thank you Melanie for taking pictures there are some good ones, but I don't have a cord to download pictures with I have to go to Craig's, he has a card reader. Here is the recipe for everyone who wanted the spinach and artichoke heart dip:
1 8oz package of cream cheese at room temperature
1 9oz package of artichoke hearts (drained jarred or canned, cooked fresh, or frozen, but not marinated)
1 cup steamed spinach (1 lb raw or one 10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed) well drained
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves
6 large fresh basil leaves
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Grease a 2-qt baking dish
In a food processor, combine the cream cheese, artichoke hearts, spinach, mayo, Parmesan, garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Spoon into the baking dish. Top with the mozzarella. Bake until bubbling and the top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with crackers, tortilla chips, or toasted rustic bread.
I didn't put the basil leaves in because I don't like basil, but that is up to you. Enjoy!!