Merry Christmas to all!

More times than not, I leave a store somewhat humiliated by something the kids have done. However, the Christmas spirit was in the air...and Target. We had gone out to do some last minute shopping (looking). I was in the check out isle with M and N was with daddy. Over all the beeping, talking and other noise, I hear a familiar voice saying "Merry Tristmas" (he has trouble saying his c's). As each person walked by him, there N was standing at the snack bar, wishing them a Merry Christmas. And, if someone didn't say it back, he would keep saying it until they did. I observed the shoppers and workers watching this little boy, and they couldn't help but smile. I then looked at the lady checking my stuff out and said "I guess I'll claim him." She replied "I definately would." I have a feeling that several people went home, and shared the story that some little boy at Target was wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. So, thanks to N for spreading the Christmas Spirit that day! (can my next experience there be as good???)

This is fun.

Someone introduced me to this website and I thought it was funny. It was a lot of fun to create and even more fun to watch. The laughter came at a good time with the death of my Grandfather. The characters are my wife, children, mother-in-law, and of course myself. Watch, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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Sad day for the Fisher family.

Today is a day of mourning for the Fisher family. My Grandfather on my father's side passed away yesterday. Apparently he went to sleep and didn't wake up. It was very unexpected.
As I found out the news yesterday, I didn't quite know how to take it. But as I have progressed through today I find myself becoming increasingly sad.

I have a lot of good memories with my Grandfather. There was the time he took me on a special trip in his plane. We flew to the beach, walked along the beach at sunset, slept under the wings of the plane. Then we flew to breakfest at a near by airport and had breakfest with all of his flying buddies. It was a wonderful day for me.

There was also the time that he took my brother and I up in his plane and did flips, and loopy loops (which scared my mother half to death) making all the neighborhood kids jealous.

My Grandfather would come see us once a year and his tradition was to take us out to breakfast. As a teenager my siblings and I use to joke that breakfast with Grandpa was his attempt at making sure our lives were in order and he would give his opinions on where we think our lives should be headed. As I got older and developed a family of my own, he would still take us out for breakfast, but all he would talk about were his Great Grandkids and how life was for all of us.

I loved my Grandfather deeply and I will miss him. Although I didn't get to see him very often, I know he loved us and cared for us. I hope my Grandmother (who is one of my favorite people in the world) is going to be okay. The nice thing about being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ is the knowledge that families are eternal and that though gives me great comfort and happiness.

Grandpa, I love you and hope I make you proud.

Wow...166!!!

I had a fun time on Friday night, as I was able to spend a couple of hours with a couple of really good guys and we had some fun. First, I ate way too much at El Charro, but the food was delicious.

Then we went bowling. This is where the wow factor comes in. We bowled two games, the first I did my typical, barely reach 100. But on the second game, I bowled 4 strikes in a row and then later bowled another. My final score was 166. I have never bowled that high before. I had to let the guys I was with know that it really was luck and I don't ever expect to get those scores again. I think another contributor was one of my friends encouraging me to set my goal higher, well it worked, so thanks for that.

Then we had some ice cream, which tasted surprisingly good on a cold night. I so appreciate the people who watched my kids so my wife could go to a nice party with her friends and I could hang out with mine. By the way, I think my wife had a great time at her little get together. Good job madame hostess on throwing a good party that my wife loved.

I don't have pictures to post, but I just felt like writing about a couple events of the day. First of all, the snow(even though not much) just made me happy. I was driving up Wadsworth, and even though the beautiful leaves are long gone, I saw the beauty of the small town drive and just felt blessed to have a wonderful family, terrific friends who support me, and this great Christmas season. So, I figured to continue in the spirit of things, we should bundle the kids up and go to the Christmas parade. It was while we were standing there...in the snow... in the cold...with no gloves to be found on the kids' hands...that I realized.... I don't like parades! What happened to cool floats and exciting things. I mean seriously, I could just enter my van next year and represent the cause of "We definately don't Litter" and that might be more exciting and more decorative than half the things I saw. Sorry for those of you who love parades. (of coarse, the Macy's parade is an exception.) But, with that said, I'll see you along the street next year!
Then it was time to decorate the Christmas tree. I'm already 2 weeks late, so it had to be done tonight. And it was. We had it all....broken ornaments....screaming (from me and the kids)...lovely Christmas music...the fake tree getting everywhere...N putting ornaments on top of each other and M taking them down. No, it won't go down as the best tree decorating ever, but...this is us and I wouldn't want anything else.