Blame it on the Canadians...not....all my fault!

Tonight we had a lovely dinner with Lori, Nick, and Lori's parents, Vivienne and Joe. I even put my camera on the table so that I would remember to take a picture for my Blog. I have been thinking of it all day....should I take a picture of their shoes, since Lori is camera shy when it comes to posting pictures online? Should I just take a picture of Vivienne and Joe? Should I just take a picture of the wine bottles?

Ok...I admit it...I moved the camera off of the table when we started to eat because I was afraid Nick would spill something on it....(insert a HUGE LAUGH here...) and I forgot to take a picture...So, you will have to settle for a picture of the wine!

I don't know what is happening to me...I USED to be so good about taking pictures....sigh!

On a good/bad note...my Personal Trainer session didn't happen today...Heather had a migraine...so, I got off easy...just 40 minutes on the treadmill then I went to Costco with Michelle... :)

FINALLY!!! LAS VEGAS, baby!

This post is dedicated to Preston! He was able to recover my pictures from our August trip to Las Vegas. He even burned them on a CD for me....my brother Gary told me that my card is corrupted...don't know how that happened...but, since it has a lifetime warranty, I have to send it back.


Here are some pics from Las Vegas...hmmm...I think I will start with food. FOOD is always good!

We started our trip off with some Ramen in San Mateo. It's the place above the Suruki grocery store. It's quite yummy, our second favorite place only because you have to pay for parking. (And Santa Ramen is next door to Joann's...so, I can kill two birds with one stone).

Of course, after we landed and checked into the hotel...we headed out to Roberto's. Yum Yum Yum!!! Rolled tacos, quesidillas, and my carne asada flying saucer!
This is Jeff's friend Patty. She met us at the 4 Kegs. OMG! The strombolli was SO GOOD...we went back and got 2 to go on Sunday night. We brought one home and had it for dinner when we got back to Fremont! You have to get the marinara sauce to dip the strombolli! We also had Pink's at the Planet Hollywood. After we got back, we compared stories with Darren and found out that they marked it up. Sigh, no big surprise. Are you wondering what is on the left side of the tray? That's Jeff's dinner...two hot dogs, with chili and the works, WRAPPED in a flour tortilla. Um, yes, Jordan ended up polishing it off.

I'll post more pictures tomorrow....once again, Thank you Preston for saving my pictures, and my life. (Jeff wasn't too happy when the card crashed!)

Yeah...another quilt done...and hearts, hearts, HEARTS

While Jeff and the boys went to the Stanford vs UWA game last night, I worked on finishing up my 2nd quilt kit. This one is in green....it was not suppose to be a square quilt...but, I didn't feel ambitious enought to use the diagram provided...so, I improvised and used the same pattern from the 1st quilt. I think I have the hang of it now...This time, I purchased some basting spray (a spray that helps keep the layers together), and it worked WONDERFULLY!!! I also cut out almost 500 hearts for my holiday cards! This is the second time I am attempting to make this card...last year, I LOST ALL OF MY HEARTS!!! I was "heart-broken"...hee hee... now, I need to embellish, crimp, glue and accent...and my cards will be done. I am running a little late, I usually start in August since I make almost 120 cards. hmmm...maybe I should make one card, post it on FB and send everyone a link....something to think about!

Angel or Devil?

Today I met my friend Pam AGAIN at JoAnn's. hee hee...I actually got out of there without any purchases...but, I did visit JoAnn's earlier this week...so, I wasn't being THAT GOOD.

Pam's birthday is on Halloween, so she always has a Halloween party. Since she had trouble finding a red dress for a "Princess Buttercup" costume (from the Princess Bride movie), she is attempting to make a costume.

We found red material...and she had some really pretty gold ribbon for the "belt"...and we were searching for a pattern. After a dozen or so possibilities, we think that the Angel pattern will be a good foundation and she can alter it from there.

Jordan's basketball coach couldn't make practice tonight...so, Jeff sub'd. Those poor kids, they ran drills the entire night. hee hee...Jeff was disappointed to find out how much the kids lacked in fundamentals...which has always been important to Jeff....so, that's what they worked on. Ray came out tonight to help Jeff at practice....and he came loaded with manju, mini-cream puffs and mini-eclairs...yum...good thing my coffee maker has a timer...I set it to go off when we were driving home...so, the coffee was all brewed and nice and hot! What a great way to end the evening.

Fight on Trojans! Or, Um...UCLA Bruins...

This may be sacrilegious, but, we have a friend who went to both USC and UCLA...so, when Jeff saw the USC Fleece material at Joann's, he asked me to make Ray a blanket. We thought it would be funny to put UCLA on the reverse...since Ray wears his USC gear during football season and his UCLA gear during basketball season...fair weathered alum, eh. So, I finally finished it tonight....I had to, Ray is coming over for dinner tomorrow and I didn't want it laying around. YEAH...another Christmas present done....

***For those of you who know RAY....SHHH!!!***

YEAH...HAIR CUTS!!!!

Yeah!!! It's Picture Day tomorrow...do you know what that means? HAIRCUTS!!!! The boys are at the age, (more so Jordan...than Neil), where they don't want haircuts because the kids will make fun of them. So, after arguing...I agreed that they didn't have to cut their hair for the first day of school...BUT, they had to cut it for Picture Day. After all...I don't want to hear my FATHER complain about how "long" their hair looks in their school pictures....and I don't want to look at it for the next 8 years....and since Mom and Dad are paying for the pictures....tough!Don't worry Mom, this was half-way through Jordan's haircut....it is "high and tight", maybe not up to Len's standards...but, it's shorter.

Um...Neil was trying to hide in the drape...he actually fell off of the chair....hee hee....you should have heard him..."oh no...Mom's BLOG"....hee hee...they did get a nice break while I was taking a vacation from the BLOG....

It's been a long weekend!

This weekend was a busy one! The boys went to the Family Sleepover at the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Uncle Gary. I was hoping Jordan would take some cool pictures...but, he FORGOT he had a camera....oh well...maybe Uncle Gary will burn a cd with pictures...I'll try to get Jordan and Neil to write a little bit about their "Guy Weekend".

Since the boys were in the ever capable hands of my brother Gary, Jeff and I took the Z up to Lake Tahoe. It was a fantastic ride...I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to feel my butt by the time we made the trip...but, the Z handled great! Especially through the mountains....there was no problems hugging the corners and passing cars in those ever so short passing lanes.

On our way up to Tahoe, we stopped at Red Hawk...what a beautiful casino! And, I found a great video slot...it is a multiple hand blackjack....I loved it...

Jeff played Blackjack Switch at Harvey's and did well....good thing...since I didn't have any luck on the slots and was too tired to play the tables.

We did SURPRISE Lori Pirri up in Tahoe. Lori and her husband Nick flew into Reno to meet Lori's parents who had driven from Toronto. On Saturday night they drove to Lake Tahoe. We weren't able to meet up with them on Saturday...but, surprised Lori at their "cottage" on Sunday morning on the way out. Lori, Nick, "Vivienne" and "Joe" were waiting for the plummer...don't ask...but, Jeff and I couldn't use the bathroom before we hit the road.

Regarding another Lori, the boys met Lori Yoshida on Saturday. Lori had gone to Midori-kai a few weeks ago and picked up some punches and tools for me. Perfect timing since I had to make a birthday card! Sorry the picture is a little blurry, the batteries are dead on my camera and I had to use an old one...(that's also why I have no pictures of Tahoe..sigh, I am so fired!)