Christmas Pictures

I wanted to post something like this during the Christmas season. (But my scanner didn't work, so I couldn't.) Here's all of our old Christmas card pictures.

I don't think Dippy wanted to be there. At least Dingy has her signature smile on, though!

Admire the clothing--their Grandma made them their outfits.

What's going on with Dippy's eyes? You can tell he's up tp something! They were screwing around all during this sitting. (but they had fun and it's a 'true' picture!)

I think Goofy might be the one that has changed the most! When I showed him this picture today, I said That's you and he said, No.

And the most current.

Did anyone notice that Dingy was smiling in EVERY picture? Maybe we need to carry a camera around with us at all times to keep her in a good mood!

Rescue Heros

Besides Lego's, what was Dippy always asking for for Christmas and his birthday? Rescue Heros! He played with them sooooo much! When he sort of outgrew them, I never had the heart to give them away, so theyhave just stayed in his room all these years.

And guess who found them today!

The yellow one ( I know he has a name, but it has been many many years and I don't know who he is!) is the exact same one from the original picture of Dippy above. Billy Blazes is the other guy. He was one of the first ones Dippy got.

Boy Scout Troop

Here's the Boy Scout Troop Dippy has picked to join. See the catapulty thing behind them? Rod and Dippy helped build that in October. They threw pumpkins with it. It sounds like they smashed up pretty good. We've visited the Troop two times after this campout and the boys have been SOOO nice to Dippy. We visited three other Troops before he picked this one. We thought we were going to be the only ones from our Pack going here and now there are FOUR others going with us. That's cool so that I will at least know a few parents. Plus, you know Rod and his red, he'll love getting a Troop shirt! Their neckerchiefs are cool, too. They're black and red. (I'll show you a picture after the Blue and Gold next weekend.)

So Funny!

I am FREEZING!! My little fingers are turning to icicles here at the computer! The last few days it hasn't been so cold in the office. Today it is bad. I just checked weather.com to see how cold it is here. We are at 22 degrees but it feels like 7! That's cold! So, to make myself feel better, do you know what I did? Yep, what I always do. I typed in my Mom's zipcode! They're at -2! HA HA HA! NEGATIVE! AND--it feels like -11! Yep, made me feel MUCH better. And surprisingly, not so cold anymore. And she asks why we left! We get asked a lot when we're moving back. How bout when global warming hits y'all!!

Enjoy your negative numbers!

(Yes, I do know I am risking karma biting me again. However, no matter how cold it gets here, it will be colder THERE!)

Dippy Sleeping

Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Goofy laying inside our TV stand. Someone mentioned it reminded them about Dippy and how he always slept in weird places. Now that I can scan pictures, I can share some of the weird places/ways he slept.

Hanging off the edge of the bed.

How he got himself back in there and fell asleep like that, we'll never know!

Not such a weird place, but just cute. (Don't tell Dumbledork I scanned this pic crooked, he hates that sort of thing.)

Aunt Darla gave him this horse for Christmas one year. He tucked it into bed with him himself.

This is how he spends his time at Grandma's house. She banishes him to the basement.

Patience, Anyone?

Wow. I only missed updating my blog for ONE day! Fodder For Conversation sits un-updated for two weeks at a time and no one hounds her! Don't know what I'm talking about? Here's what I found under my comments on the last post.

ddg's grandma said...
Did you never get back from breakfast?
February 4, 2009 7:49 AM
aunt una said...
I was kind of wondering that myself. Thought maybe Denny's was so good that they decided to move in.
February 4, 2009 9:55 AM
aunt una said...
MODD and G did you get back from Denny's?? Starting to get a little worried here.

Have some patience! Although, it is nice to know if I was laying here dead someone might miss me! And if that ever happens....investigate Dumbledork first!

I'll try to find SOMETHING to put on here soon. We haven't been doing that much lately and life is slightly boring right now. But I guess I have learned MY lesson. This blog needs something new EVERYDAY! I will try to see that it happens.

Denny's Anyone?

Tomorrow morning, get yourself to Denny's! FREE BREAKFAST!! We'll be getting those little hooligans of ours up extra early tomorrow! They'll go to school with a nice full belly.

Jack Frost Wins Again!

Six more weeks of winter! I bet Grandma of DD&G is LOVING that prediction! Even MelanieWelanie seems a little done with winter this year, too. But Jack Frost and Punxsutawney Phil have a deal. If Phil sees his shadow, then Jack gets to play for another 6 weeks and Phil gets to sleep for that time. Win win! (Not for Grandma and Melanie, though) But for us here, I say whatever. Our temps hit 60 yesterday, so I guess Jack wasn't playing here! I know. I just jinxed us into a blizzard with that remark. Bring it on, Mr. Frost! There hasn't been a snowman in my yard yet this winter.

Happy Groundhog's Day!!

Have a great Groundhog's Day!

This is my first scanned photo! It worked! That's Dingy and Dippy from.......well, I don't remember. But I think it must have been 1st grade for Dingy.

Super Bowl is Awesome....

.....for movie trailers! Will Ferrell has a new movie coming out, too! Land of the Lost. Looks like another must see one!

Did You See This????

April 3rd!! Where will I be? AT THE THEATER!! Did you know this was coming??

That's right! Fast and the Furious! With all of the cast from the FIRST one! How awesome is THIS gonna be???

Look What He Did!!

We haven't seen Dippy on here much lately. Guess what he did this week. I'll give you a visual hint. Here he is before he did what he did.

And after!

He just got his hair to a style I really liked and he chopped it all off! Of course his dad is happy now cause he doesn't like the 'bushy' look. But his hair had just started to curl, too!

Snowman

At least, I think it's a snowman. The story I have come up with is: It's a snowman that Goofy and Dippy threw snowballs at until they destroyed it. You can see they knocked his eyes right off his head there at the bottom. His hat and scarf went flying off the top.

And, NO, I am not being mean! We told him how great it was. One Mom over there asked her son if he made a melted snowman. THAT was mean!

Pack Gift

look what Rod built. The Web II den is giving the pack a gift when we leave in February. Rod built this flag stand. (Andy made the numbers.) We're passing it back to Andy to paint.

There's teh holes for the flags. Guess what they are. Remember this was Rod building it. Yep, they're fishing rod holders.

Looks pretty cool, huh? Hope Nadine doesn't read this blog cause I think this is supposed to be a surprise to the pack families!

Can He Not Drive?

Did you notice the smashed downspout? Yep. Rod backed into it with the box truck this weekend. Do you see how close he was to breaking out the boys' window? I swear that man can't drive. We also have a huge whole in our siding where he....backed into it with a truck!

2 Hour Delay?!

We have a 2 hour delay for school in the morning. Are they serious? We just got home and the roads are DRY! Plus, the temperature has actually risen! When Rod and I were out around lunchtime, it was 35. When the kids and I went to the movies around suppertime, it was 38. Now? It is 41! Why the delay? Do they not know that Nadine has our pizza kit truck coming at 11 tomorrow? And at 11 tomorrow now there will be busses where our truck wants to be? The truck was already cancelled on Tuesday night due to the snow and ice. This was the only delivery time she could get to still have the pizza kits before the Super Bowl. She is not going to be happy about this. BUT--one more morning for me to sleep in!!

Little Snothead!

I was watching TV last night in my room. I was holding the remote and the channel started changing. I hurried up and hit exit so I didn't lose the show I was watching. Then a second later it started changing again! I was pretty sure I hadn't touched any numbers, but what else could be happening? I laid the remote down, cause obviously I wasn't responsible enough to hold it! Then the numbers started changing AGAIN! I looked over at the doorway and there stood Goofy with the remote to the livingroom TV! As soon as I looked at him he started giggling! He knew exactly what he was doing, the little Snothead!

What's This White Stuff?

We woke up to a white world this morning. I guess the PA and OH folks finally decided to share their snow!

We're not sure yet how Goofy feels about snow. But he LOVES the scarf! I have a feeling he will be wearing his scarf in the house the rest of the day.

The kids are already planning on having school off again tomorrow. (They had today off for a teacher work day.) Rod went out to work this morning--or tried to. He said that Fairfax County did nothing to their roads and he got tired of waiting on all the traffic, so he just came home and declared it a no work day. And, yes, like a good Virginian, I got milk and bread yesterday! I forgot the eggs though! Dang it. One of these days I will get it right.

What the Heck, Goofy?

Here's another one. Saturday, the kids and I were eating lunch and Dippy was talking about something. The whole time he was telling his story, Goofy was glaring at him. We have no idea why. Strange, strange child.

Monster Jam!

Dumbledork took Dippy and Dingy to the Monster Jam on Saturday night. I sent my camera with him and asked him to get pictures. Here's a sampling of what I got.

Did you see the kids? No? Really? ME EITHER!! He didn't take ONE picture with anyone in it! Not the kids riding the metro. Not the kids in Chinatown where they ate supper. Not the kids outside the Verizon Center. Not even the kids enjoying the show! Guess how many pictures he took. Did you guess? SIXTY-SEVEN!! Sixty-seven pictures of the trucks! I asked him where my kids were and he said, "Oh. I didn't know what you wanted pictures of." What a dork! And he wonders why it is always ME carrying the camera!