It's the year of the... (finish this sentence)

[Sharon Kay]

...so what was the theme for your Christmas...and what did you get?

It's the year of the pod for us ... quite unintentionally ... lol

The brothers gave their big brother Itunes gift cards for his Ipod...
We gave the middle ds an Ipod alarm clock ...
We gave the youngest ds an Ipod touch ...
The oldest gave me a monopod for my XTi ...
My dh gave me a Gorillapod for my XTi ...

...thus the year of the pod ... lol

What is the funniest gift (if any) that you were given? ...do you have a pic to share?

Every time we pull into the garage I have to ask the kids "am I in?" ... they have to get out and check. The "light" that tells me I am in for the garage door is not at the right height and can't see the bumper. So for a couple of years now I have asked the kids and dh to just install a hanging tennis ball that would touch my windshield to let me know "I am in".

My youngest ds (14) was so tickled about a present he was giving me. He had the camera ready to take pictures when I opened it ... so that in itself intrigued me ... he said "you might not know what it is for a minute..." Hmmm what could it be?? Take a look at my response...



My favorite antenna balls have been from Jack in the Box ... I like them... there aren't any Jack in the Box restaurants in Kansas City so you don't see a lot of the antenna balls ... which helps when you have a green van parked in a parking lot/sea of green vans. He took a Jack in the Box antenna ball, weighted it, and attached a string ... to hang from the ceiling in the garage to touch my window to let me know that "I am in". Imagination! I like it!