Holiday Cheer Pt. 2

Cheers

Let's get Physical....

Thanks to James for this little gem.....

the times they are a'changin'

Last night I invited my nephew to come to dinner and have sushi with me. He said, "no, thanks." This is the first time he has 1) turned down sushi and b) turned down hanging out with me. yes, he's almost 17, so it is healthy and normal. But it kinda hurts.... :(

Luuuucy, you have some esplainin' to do....

I got this email today:

Coffee Restaurant Spoon Boss Button Parachute Bridge Snail Snail Circus
Aircraft Carrier Rock Slave Tapestry Feather Spice Spice Gas X-ray Data Base Sandwich Bird Foot Floodlight Shop Airport Album Restaurant Pyramid Bible Vampire Rocket Sphere Bible Eyes Rocket Potato Sandwich Saddle Film Freeway Bomb Clock Airport Kitchen Dress Videotape Telescope Bridge Tiger Baby Rifle Rainbow Wheelchair Water Shoes Elephant Junk Coffee God Sports-car Necklace Train Plane Backpack Gemstone Book Foot Triangle Spoon Triangle
Slave Bed Salt Typewriter Diamond Chocolates Clock Finger Tiger Liquid Bomb Toilet Insect Electricity Sunglasses Milk Nail Tiger Meat Drill Ring Shop Boss
Cycle Gemstone Stomach Album Sunglasses Wheelchair Ship Bed Brain Maze Surveyor Ice-cream Baby Space Shuttle Bridge Magnet Bank Pepper Desk Train Earth Bank Barbecue Vulture Jet fighter Cycle Ice Meat Vulture Bomb Bed Room Freeway Ship Needle Balloon Bird Post-office Weapon Swimming Pool Triangle Bowl Bomb Junk Explosive Shop Horoscope Sword School Rock Child Drum Horoscope Pyramid Church Bridge Boy Spoon Tennis racquet Water Weapon Bank Church Circus Web Drill Wheelchair Airforce Book Sandpaper Carpet Spice Bee Brain Torch Treadmill
Army Arm Pendulum Spiral Signature Coffee-shop Grapes Pendulum Space Shuttle Hat Egg Spectrum Kaleidoscope
Hammer Radar Fan Chisel Boss Rifle Rope Leg Festival Bathroom Shop Printer Boy Sandwich Printer Film Album Bathroom Rope

b-l-o-double G

I can't say much for the video, but this version of this song just cracks me up....

creations...

A friend has commissioned me to make some tea towels for her to give as wedding gifts. I just wanted to share...

Today is the last day of 9 days off work. boo. It was a productive week. I was a little sidetracked by Logan's cat getting injured. The Vet thinks he must've caught his paw in a chain link fence. He tore a tendon in his leg allowing the ankle joint to dislocate and also fractured a bone. Poor thing. My mom was so worried about him, it broke my heart. So I spent a large chunk of my time helping out with administering meds. transporting to the vet and comforting my mom. Aside from that, I worked on some projects around the house. It was 1 year ago that my grandfather passed away. And it was 1 year ago that I aquired Maggie. This also means that it was 1 year ago that I started the remodel on this house and started moving in. The biggest task hanging over my head was getting the wood moulding finished. I couldn't decide what to use around the windows, so it sat unfinished all this time. Well....it's finished!! Wahoo!!!

leave Britney ALONE! PLEEEZZZ!

new wheels

So I picked up my new car today. A Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's not new-new, but it's new to me, and newer than the other Jeep. It's super sweet. Power locks, power windows, power seats, heated seats, car alarm, those little knobby things on the steering wheel to adjust the radio whilst you drive..... ahhhhhh

Ruybalid Chili Roast...

It was that time of year. The Ruybalid Family Chili Roast. This tradition (which always takes place on Labor Day Weekend) has turned into more of a party than a weekend of work. That's not such a bad thing, there was work done, but it also felt like things are changing as the younger generation of Ruybalid's are taking over. There were boyfriends, girlfriends and friends working hard. It used to be family and only family..... I kinda like how we are including those who are important to us in this event. Next Reno Roast is at my house. I'm already freaking out!!! P.S. Thanks, Brad, for all your hard roasting work. There are rellenos in your future as payment!

Stitchy McYarnpants

If you are on my Christmas list, you can look forward to this:

every time...

I watch this, it makes me laugh....

For Scoobs

for Brad

today rawked

I sat in a lawn chair and embroidered, Brad read/slept in the hammock, Maggie napped in the lawn. The weahter was nice and warm, the sun was shining and the birds sang. Then tonight I met friends for cool summer refreshemnts and laughed. I loved today...

Holy Cow

Phil Rizzuto, the sure-handed Hall of Fame Yankees shortstop nicknamed the Scooter who extended his Yankee life as a popular, even beloved, broadcaster, punctuating his game calls with birthday wishes to fans and exclamations of “Holy cow!” died Monday night. He was 89. Meat Loaf used Rizzuto’s broadcast voice in his 1978 hit song “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”



How could I pass up a chance to listen to Meat Loaf???

Anniversaries

The first week of September will mark a year that I have lived with Maggie. She's a sweet sweet dog. It also marks a year since my grandfather (and last living grandparent) died. I now live in his house and I wonder if he is ok with that. After all I did paint the bedroom pink.

Not My Fault

There are 2 events that occurred recently that I happened to be present for... but I want to go on record as saying that I was not the one (directly) responsible for these events. Okay, so I had a BBQ and my cousin-in-law, Sandie, wanted her hair dyed with a little bit of pink that I use in my hair. I'm not saying that she is blaming me for said pink.... but she didn't clear me name either!! http://theruybalidfamily.blogspot.com/2007/08/do-not-drink-and-dye.html#links

There was another event... someone very close to me decided to get his first tattoo. I went along to watch. So I thought I would just go on the record as saying that these events were not my doing. But I'm glad I was there!!!