Twenty-fifth, Treacherous, Tons

Merry Christmas!! And Happy twenty-fifth of December!!! How wonderful to have a white birthday AND a white Christmas!! And not just a little bit of snow, but a ton of it!! :) Yesterday I threw out my back shovelling off a deck with a large metal bowl.. it was pretty fun. Here are a few pictures I took of the beautifully snow covered trees..





Here are a couple of Christmas decorations. i will take more soon!! Shoot!

My ticklish friend Santa and I (Desiree got it for me for my birthday.. we like getting each other things that sing/giggle so it's great! makes me laugh every time!)

For the first time ever, I hate to admit it... Desiree and I had cookies that turned out gross. WEll we thought they were gross at least.. my mom thought they were tasty. We didn't have regular flour.. so we used self-rising flour and the pre-mixed baking powder (the recipe doesn't even call for that) is what threw it off I think. These pictures hopefully express how Desiree and I felt about the cookies...


For my champagne birthday we of course had to enjoy some champagne.. Yay for second champagne celebration of the day!! haha.. This picture of me is really funny I think.. Anyhoo.. Happy Champagne birthday to me!!



Every year, Chris Ewert and I would joke about making snowmen on Christmas Eve if it snowed.. One year we had built one I think and then it became a tradition. last year i was somewhere else and Heather and Chris came and built a snowman in my yard for me. They couldn't be here this year, so I built three in their honor!! :)

We went to the Keg for my birthday dinner and had a great time. Then we came to my house for cake and hanging out. Here's a picture of my Omi and I. Then my mom and I. Then my aunty Esther. Then Kacey, Chrystal and I.




Okay!! Now on to today!! Ooh.. I do have pictures of this morning,b ut am too lazy to get them. Because my back hurts.. But Chad, Lucas, Bobbi, my mom and I enjoyed waffles for breakfast and then opened presents. My favorite moments here were when my mom gave my brother the exact same thing she got him last year.. Hmmmm.. got to start writing things down!! Also, when my brother opened the present I got him, he proclaimed he had bought it a month earlier.. dang.. At least I bought a great gift int he sense that it was something he would have wanted! So I'm keeping it and have to get creative and think of something else to buy him!!

Then we headed to Chilliwack for our family gathering with my mom's side of the family.


And here's a birthday video made by Desiree and I



My mom had picked me up at my house the other day so dropped me off tonight. My walk and area in front of my garage was piled really high with snow. So we decided to shovel it before she left. I only have a poopy little shovel from my mom's so I decided to go meet some of my neighbors and ask to borrow a shovel. So this one man lent me his shovel and I proceeded to bail down his slick icy stairs.. Smack.. hard on my butt-OUCH. But I didn't know the man, felt stupid and didn't want him to feel bad so I got up quickly with a laugh and went on my way to shovel. hahahaha.. After some hard core shovelling I returned the shovel, careful not to slip...

I went into my house and got into my pjs and heard a knock on my door. It was my mom. She had left her door open with lights on while shovelling and her battery was dead. Luckily I had my handy dandy battery jumper box (don't need another vehicle for it) that I got for Christmas from my brother three years ago (knew it would come in handy!). So we pulled it out and didn't know how to work it. Right then my other neighbor that i've never met (but see all the time) pulled up and then came and helped us. His partner got out of the car in her nice Christmas outfit and was walking up their slick driveway with a little slope, hands full of Christmas presents.. and she totally bailed. I felt really bad for her, but at the same time it was slightly humorous just based on everything else that had happened.

Sigh.. So, that is my gong show, treacherous icy Christmas night story.. haha.. Hope you enjoyed it.

And that is all for now folks!! Have a fantastic day!! :) And Merry Christmas to all!!