Snow snow snow snow snow!!

...it won't be long before we'll all be there in ...snow....snoooowwoooo...i wanna wash my face my hands my hair in snow.... (little White Christmas tribute)

We have snow...FINALLY!!! It has been so darn cold for so darn long and mother nature finally decided to make it all worth while with a little bit of the white stuff. Now, we also have to thank the weatherfolk as well because they goofed it...again....and told us we were getting rain. Nope, no rain here..just snow, beautiful snow.....

Jump Bunch!

Zachary, Molly & John are taking a Jump Bunch/Kids exercise class every Wednesday night from 5:30 to 6:15. Last night they played hockey!! :) Poor Madeline is too little to participate but that doesn't stop her from getting in the middle of the action. Fortunately for her, Coach Reggie doesn't mind that she runs around.

Here we go....Steelers...here we go....Pittsburgh's Goin' to the SUPERBOWL!!!!

Just checking in....

I know, I know...it's been a while since my one line post last week...sorry. We've been busy here in the Engel house :)....

So, here is a list of what we've been doing and I'll add more detail in another post!

1. purge, purge, purge...spring cleaning a little early

2. taxi service for the kids :)

3. trying to stay warm...its freakin' cold outside

4. Wii Fit!

5. Complete lifestyle change and makeover (for me at least which I guess would mean for everyone since I do run this ship :) )

6. Sending my oldest to Grandmommy's house for the weekend

7. Entertaining my youngest while her brother is away for a few days

8. participating in a community project in our neighborhood for tomorrow's National Day of Community Service!!! More on this later

9. redoing our bedroom...major project...the painting, the linens, new furniature...exciting stuff...i'll post pictures when I am done.

10. Enjoying some me time!

So as you can see...i've been busy!!! And, i haven't been able to find my camera battery charger which i need to upload the pictures from my camera which has to happen if I am going to post pictures here on what we've been doing. A quick prayer to St. Anthony should help...but I think he's been a little busy cuz I haven't been able to find it and I've been a prayin'!!!!

So, on to painting...GO STEELERS...stay warm....enjoy your family and have a great weekend!!!!

HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!

Zachary: Mom, why did the chicken cross the playground?

Me: I don't know Z, why?

Zachary: To get to the other slide...hee hee hee...get it, the other slide??!!??!!

HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!

Home at last....

Just a quick post to say we are home and are now working through all of the new stuff and trying to find places for it all to go :). And we are er..um...playing Wii, too.

More later :)

Agony of defeat/Home Sweet Home

Ahhh....I hate losing. I am so competitive and I absolutely hate to lose. So you can imagine my disappointment when PSU lost to USC in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day. I am happy to say that PSU only lost by 14 points because for a while it looked like they were going to lose by much much more. And I am not the only one who was sad about the loss.....PSU fans everywhere are showing their disappointment.

And on another note, we are heading home tomorrow!!! We have enjoyed our trip, visiting both sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles & friends but man are we all ready to sleep in our own beds tomorrow night. We have so much to do when we get home.....take down the tree, undecorate the inside and outside of the house, find places for all of the new things that we got, start my New Years resolutions (and boy do I have 'em), master guitar hero ( ;) ). And I think I have reached the point where I am ready to get this show on the road.

So, next time I post I will be home sweet home!

Another Day, a New Year

Happy New Year to all of you! Hope you had a fun fun New Years Eve and that you are enjoying a relaxing New Years Day. And I also hope you are gearing up to watch the Rose Bowl and that you are as excited as I am to watch the Nittany Lions stomp USC! My nephew and his fiance are there and promise to take tons of pictures and send home some teeshirts and such but I do have to say one word about that.....jealous. I am so jealous that they are there and I am in snowy Pennsylvania. Not that I am not having a good time here with my in-laws but.....Pasadena, CA...PSU football...well....I am sure you understand.

So, when you are friends with someone for as long as I have been friends with Sarah, you may be apt to adopt some of their families traditions. And today is just that for me. I am making a "white meal" for my in-laws, like the one I have had in Sarah's house many many New Years Days in the past. What is a "white meal" you may ask? Well, think about it for a minute...ok...still don't know. Well, it is all things white. And "they" (whoever "they" are) say that when a "white meal" is eaten on New Years Day, it will bring you good luck throughout the year.

We are having a brined pork roast (you know, the other WHITE meat :) ), mashed potatoes, cauliflower,white corn, rolls and dumplings wiht sauerkraut. Yum! I am looking forward to cooking this for family and for the memories that it brings back from times spent with the Weller Family (thanks guys!!!)

And if that isn't enough, I am making yummy buffalo chicken wings, a variety of dips and chips, veggies...you know, Football food!!! :) MMMM.....I love to cook and traditionally, New Years Day is the day I get to do just that...all...day...long! :)

So, Happy New Year, go Penn State, eat well, and have a fabulous 2009! Again, I have taken a ton of pictures and will post highlights of the trip when we get home :)