December ~ 2003 

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12/1/03 - 12/6/2003
Monday - Drove home. from my moms .  Our ears still hurt from Duran Duran last night.  How lucky and I that my mom would go to Duran with us. :)
Tuesday -  MOPS
Wednesday -
Thursday - Playgroup @ Catherine's - There were SO many kids over there today!!!
Friday -  Aunt Angie came over and listed something on Ebay.
Saturday - Mike took Ian to Chuck E Cheese . I put the tree together and watched "It's a Wonderful Life" :) . Ian did not take a nap and I almost killed him, we were supposed to go out to dinner. . We watched "Pirates Of the Caribbean ".
 

(the cure in Cracker Hats)
12/7/03 - 12/13/2003
Sunday -  "Watched Bowling for Columbine"!  -A+  The Mickel came over and took a few Christmas Photos of us for Holiday Cards - Went out to dinner with Ben and Angie. :)
Monday -  Watched Tristan.  & then  Liam  & Grantland. - a house with 4 boys!!!  Help me I will need Egg Nog later! :)
Tuesday -  Go see Santa!   Ian was sick!! Jason and Kari gave us back the baby bouncer, they said Audrey was too big for it.  Well guess who took a nap in it.  IAN!...
Wednesday - Went the mall.  Waited in line for over an hour to see SANTA!.. Ian was in heaven.  He asked Santa for a Blue "Blue's' Clues" Handy Dandy notebook with a Yellow crayon.. :) .  Then we went to Burger King and he ate the WHOLE Veggie Whopper !! They brought him a crown!  cause vegetarian kids do not get kids meals. :) - He is so big now!  Where is my baby?  This will be his THIRD Christmas!  Time just flies by.
Thursday -  Shopped/Wrapped - The Cure played in LONDON! (Wish we were there) Hey you!!! Lovecats!! Fire in CAIRO..
Friday -  Friends Holiday Party   - Photos/Fondue.  Angie B, Ben, Elizabeth, Gina and Angie M all came over for a night of fun.  First we all meet at the JC Penney and got our photos taken together.  We waited over and hour to get them taken. They turned out really cute!!  - Then we came back to our house for fondue and Christmas presents. 
Saturday - Christmas Party with the Watson's. Jena and her three guys came over. We had a lovely time.

12/14/03 - 12/20/2003
Sunday - We went to lunch, (cropped Photos for Shutterfly)
Monday -  Christmas Cards....
Tuesday -  MOPS.  Ian sang "Away in a Manger" in MOPS today it was so darn cute...... Wrap Wrap Wrap
Wednesday -Today Ian asked me "Mom, how do you spell the CURE" So cute.  He also said to me today Mom stop being silly - that is my job!" - he is so darn cute... Wrap Wrap Wrap
Thursday -  My mom came up and watched Ian.  She brought a Vegetarian Kid a BIG ride on Hot Dog Toy!! We all went to Disneyland.  Michael's Holiday party was @ Club 33!  So coooool...  I felt like a Princess we got this cool ornament from Club 33. One sold on Ebay for almost $50! :) It is a very cool feeling to drink and have really good food at Disneyland.
Friday -  Finished up Holiday cards. 
Saturday - Ian was playing outside and picked up a "Worm" and said look mom a snake."  When I told him it was a worm he threw it and got scared? :)  / Last minute shopping... Jason stayed the night.

12/21/03 - 12/27/2003
Sunday - Mike and Jason got up early and went to the gym and played racket ball. then played Golf and went to a Laker game.  We went over to Aunt Angie's and played BINGO.  Ian loved it. 
Monday -  Mike and Jason played Golf again.... Audrey and Kari are came over.  We went to the park and out to dinner..
Tuesday -  Wrap Wrap Wrap.  (Cropped Photos for Shutterfly) ....
Wednesday - Went to visit Mike's Grandma Gallo. We had Christmas Eve@ my dad's in Pine Valley - It was the first time I had been out there since the fires.  It was very sad to see the destruction.  We went to church .  Jason, Dawn, Ivan and Carrine were also up.  It was a full fun house.  We stayed up late and watched "Sea Biscuit"
Thursday -  Christmas am at my dad's.   Ian had such a great time with Carrine (4).  CHRISTMAS @ my mom's. There were so many people there.  a full fun house.   Ian was so excited about his "Handy Dandy Notebook". My Aunt was teasing me that all we got him was a notebook.  but let me tell you - it did not leave his sight all day.  He was a happy boy.  He was also pretty sick on Christmas.  We drove home- had to feed Binkey! :)
Friday -  home  - We were both kind of sick..   My dear sweet little Cousin Genny came over for a few hours. ;). 
Saturday -Drove down to SD for a great Friends Christmas @ the Longfellow's! Gina, Ronnie and their two kids Zach (4), Hannah (2) & Joe & Kristy and their kids: Jeremy (8) and Emma (3) & Nate & Kelly & Jack (almost 2) & Uncle Jason and Aunt Kari and Cousin Audrey (9months old). It used to be just all of us with no kids we used to play poker and drinking games.  Now we all of have kids and it could not be any better.  We are all so very blessed.... :)

12/28/03 - 12/31/2003
Sunday - Visit my Grandfather.  Christmas @ Mike's Dad Jason, Kari and Audrey were there.  Ian and Audrey were so cute together.
Monday - Visit my grandfather and Auntie.  Mike played Golf again.... We drove home...
Tuesday -   Clean Clean Clean...
Wednesday -New Year's Eve ?? Guess who got a brand NEW CAR!!! A 2004 Passat - A beautiful NEW gray car!  That's right I have not had a tape player since 1997 and I have NEVER had a CD player!!!!!  We asked Ian how he liked the car and he said "It was really cool!."  I told him it was gray like our cat Atticus and gray like a shark.  We went out to dinner ...  Well when we got home we wanted to call Grandma Janet and she asked what color it was and he said gray like a dolphin! at first I had NO idea where the hell dolphin came from and then I remembered I told him it was like a shark.  what a cleaver boy he is.  I am so proud of my son.  

What were we doing a year ago?  = December 2002	& What about TWO years ago?  = December 2001
November 2003	October 2003

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