Delegated Authority

Its over.  The food, the clean up, its a done deal.

We have plenty of left-overs, which will be good (and somewhat the intent of always having at least 1 Thanksgiving dinner at home).  Justin and Jared both had a friend over, so the company was nice too. 

I cooked…I know, I know… shocking, isn’t it?  Still, it came out edible. Go figure.  Lookey here for the photos.

I’m pooped.  Tomorrow is Monday and its back to the commute/work/school routine.

I hope you all had a very Happy Holiday, and got to enjoy it with all of your family, just like I did.  There just isn’t anything better in life.

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Thats right, #3 for us. . . .

Well, it was in the spirit of Thanksgiving, even if it wasn’t technically a Thanksgiving dinner.

We celebrated Thanksgiving on the day after Thanksgiving by having our family together… all in one place, all at the same time.  These days that durn near a miracle

First we went to the mall near where Adam & Megan live to have our family pictures taken.  I really wanted them done.  We didn’t get them done last year, and I know we aren’t going to have the chance so much any more, so yes, I brutally insisted that everyone one of my men brave black friday at the mall so I can have my precious family pictures.  And precious they are!!

Post pictures Adam & Megan treated us to a wonderful brunch of homemade waffles, eggs (made to order), sausage, bacon and fruit.  Yum Yum!  Left us all overstuffed, just like any good Thanksgiving meal should!

Unfortunately, I was too busy stuffing my face to take pictures.  So, the fam-photo is all I have from #3.

Time to go.  Gotta get Dinner #4 on the table.

Ta Ta

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

We are now home from Thanksgiving Celebrations #2 and #3.  We had a great couple of days.  First spending the day with my extended (and extensive) family at the home of Don & Irene, my brother & sister-in-law, who are brand spankin’ new grandparents!  This was a great day for them to show off their new grandson, William, son of daughter Ellen and her husband Charlie, who reside in Baton Rouge. 

There was a ton of awesome food, but of course, the best part was the visiting and company and catching up with family that we see none-too-frequently.  Don & Irene had the affair catered which left them plenty of time to enjoy all the company too!

I got to see two of my great nieces (my brothers and children make sure to emphasize the “great” part there; not as in fantastic, but as in yet another generation, i.e. OLD).  These girls have really changed, and WOW!  The little girls are gone and the very cute young ladies have arrived!  Micki told me she’s learning to drive….. but ….. wasn’t she just playing with dolls the last time I saw her?  OMG!  They grow up SO fast!

I only got to visit with a small group of my family.  I know everyone who could make it, came… but we are so spread out over the country.  . .  anyway. . . Other than my parents, the Matriarch & Patriarch of this motly bunch, there were (in relation to me): 1 husband, 3 sons, 1 daughter-in-law, 3 brothers, 2 sisters-in-law, 2 nieces, 2 nieces husbands, 2 great-nieces, and 1 great nephew at this gathering! Check out the pic’s here!

Total awesomeness!

Last Sunday we had the privilege to attend the Rhodes Family pre-thanksgiving Thanksgiving Gathering.  :)  This was our 2nd year.  Megan’s parents have a huge gathering at their house for their daughters, and their daughters’ families and their families-in-law and they always have it the Sunday before Thanksgiving so there wont be any conflict on T-day.

We had a great day visiting with Adam and Megan and all the extended family.  The Rhodes’ are a great extension/addition to our family too! 

Great company, great food, and football, too! Who could ask for more?

Meet Cora.  Adam & Megan’s neice.  She’s such a cutie, and was so much fun on Sunday.

Cora’s little brother David was rating high on the cute meter, too - but I must have been moving too slow to get a picture of him this visit….

Here’s some more pictures from Thanksgiving #1.

Stay tuned for Thanksgiving Nos. 2. . .3. . .

Happy Holiday’s, y’all!

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love school.  I love to learn, and honestly, I love the good feeling I get when  I accomplish something I consider a challenge.  I love studying law.  That’s a double bonus.  Learning AND Law.  Doesn’t get much better than that for me.  It gives me a high I don’t think anyone else can understand.

My Admin Law professor is feeding my ego about as fast and fully as any one person can.  I’m sure she has no idea the monster she is creating.  Each week, because of my love of the work I’m asked to do, I have fun, delve deeper and research thoroughly.  Each week, she grants me praise and extra points for doing a “great job” on something I love, then writing her a little note (aka homework) about it. 

Its like eating a whole pan of totally yummy fudgy brownies with whipped cream and sprinkles - and NOT getting sick from it!

I know Jared is pretty happy that he finally has “wheels” again.  They came with all kinds of strings attached, but all-in-all, I believe he’s still pretty happy.  Dennis did a LOT of searching the internet for a good car, and I think he came up with a winner. 

Its a 1995 Geo Prizm (aka Toyota Corolla, we’ve been told by more than one source), low miles, 1 owner, wonderfully clean inside and out and regularly dealer maintained.  He’s loving the idea that it is a 5 speed, and it even has air conditioning, which right now, doesn’t matter much, since the high this week has been about 45 degrees, but in about 6 months, he’ll be ready for it!

Now, getting to work on those “strings” . . .

 

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The light blue “button” on the right?  Its an advertisement for one of my all time favorite websites, Paperbackswap.com.  If you like to read, you need to visit that website. 

Personally, I LOVE to read.  Until I started back to school, I read on the average, I guess, about a novel a week.  Not those trashy Harlequin Romances either (tho, to each his/her own).  Nope, I love murder mysteries, thrillers, and yes, a tear jerker here and there.  John Grisham, John Lescroart, James Patterson, J.A. Jance, Lisa Scottoline, Patricia Cornwell. . .  the list is long!

These days, because of having 10+ hours of required reading (i.e. homework), my recreational reading is being shortchanged, but I try to fit in as much as possible.  I would guess a novel every 2-3 weeks is about normal these days.  Its frustrating sometimes, to know I’m still on the same book I was on last week, but I’m going as fast as I can!

I digress.

Paperbackswap.com has allowed me to read, read, and read some more, at very little cost.  See, I listed a bunch of books (not just paperbacks as the name implies) on their website.  When someone requests one of my books, I send it to them.  I pay the postage (roughly $2.13).  They pay nothing.  However, I get a “credit” for every single book I send out.  With every credit I have, I can request a book from another member.  (It does NOT have to be the same member that requested from me.)  When I request a book, I pay nothing.  The person with the book pays to ship it to me. That basically equals free.  I pay to send out, they pay to send to me = FREE!  It just doesn’t get much better than that!

End result?  All those books I’ve had for years cluttering up my shelves and collecting dust are now providing me endless reading material!  Not to mention, when I finish reading the new books, if I dont pass them around, I relist them on paperbackswap.com, which gives me more credits to get more books! 

 See!  Its a Wonderful thing!

Join me!  Go to paperbackswap.com and see for yourself!  Its the best thing since sliced bread!

p.s.  Many thanks to Paula and JJT for the donations to my bookshelf!

We’ll have to see what he does next. . .

Ex Administrative Judge Roy Pearson (i.e. the Judge who sued a dry cleaners for $54M for misplacing a pair of his pants) finally lost his job.  Hooray!  That means someone in the District of Columbia has some sense!

Here’s the article from the Washington Post on Nov. 1:

Real, Strange News

Judge Roy Pearson Fired, Pants Appeal Still Pending
Is There Finally Justice in the $54 Million Pants Suit?

Judge Roy L. Pearson Jr. loses yet again (AP) Administrative Court Judge Roy L. Pearson Jr. officially lost his job Tuesday. Washington, D.C.’s Office of Administrative Hearings panel voted last week against reappointing him to a 10-year term, and sent him a seven-page letter informing him.

It’s impossible to know whether his termination would have happened had Pearson not filed his ludicrous lawsuit at the exact time when the panel was reviewing his reappointment. Still, the panel’s action speaks louder than any speculation.

Nevertheless, I find myself wondering if justice has been served. Pearson, whose appeal of the suit is expected to drag into 2008, has lost his job, but the Chungs, Jin and Soo, have lost their business, their faith in America’s legal system and many, many hours of sleep.

So, does this now mean he’ll file a law suit against DC government for unlawful termination?  (He would LOSE) Where will this craziness end?  This man has obviously lost his mind.  With any kind of luck the appeal he recently filed will be dealt with expeditiously and justly by throwing it out of court so fast it will make his head spin. . . and maybe they can put the jerk in jail or something fun like that, for wasting the Court’s time and resources, and ruining the lives’ of the Chungs, whose only crime was to work hard and serve their community.