at disneyland today.....

i saw:

1.  a LOT of Thumpers

2. a mom spank her toddler for being afraid of Mickey Mouse.  It made me so angry!!!

3. and this:

It was VERY cool!!!!!

Finally Friday16ish....the one with ADD

It's been awhile but here's a "write-it-down-and-get-it-out-of-my-head,so-I-can-focus-on-the-weekend" post.   My brain is in list mode, so this will have to be also.  

1.  The menfolk will be back tomorrow evening.  They've been snowboarding in Utah for a week.

2.  Sunday I judged 2 musicals...."Alice in Wonderland" and "Rent: the student edition."   Probably not the best combination of shows to see back-to-back and may I say (of course, I may...it's my blog) that I don't think that 14-19 year olds should be doing "Rent."   They sang it okay but they don't really have the life experiences or maturity to perform it.

3.  Captain EO has returned to Disneyland for a limited time.   hahahahaha   I saw it yesterday (yes, I was at Disneyland again..you can follow those adventures over there)   My kids are gonna die when they see it....it really is bad (and not in the 80's good way).   If you go to the park, take the time to experience it....just for kicks.

4.  And on the subject of Disneyland,  the Electrical Light Parade is leaving in April with no plans to bring it back to the west coast.  This makes me sad.

5.  I'm judging another show tonight..."Cinderella Enchanted"....I think I'm on musical overload.

6.  Wedding plans are moving along.   Invitations are printed and will be assembled on Wednesday.  Bridesmaids dresses are being purchased (hopefully) on Sunday.  We met with the caterer and are just waiting for her estimate.  Music is being selected.   We're pretty much just passing time until the big day. 

7.  Boy2 is moving to Alaska on Tuesday.   Homer, Alaska.   Good thing he likes snow.  Crazy kid.

8.  best blog line of the morning:   release my inner Godzilla upon Internet Tokyo  go ahead....check it out, I'll wait.   but you have to promise to come back... 

9.  someone has started a "people of the park" website that is like "people of walmart"....so now you can check out disneyland fashion faux pas there and at Thumper Awards.  

10.  It's suppose to rain again and the top of my car is still leaking.  

11.  I'm on my 3rd cup of coffee and my head still hurts.  Maybe it's not a caffeine headache....ugh.


and it's 10:30 so I should probably move along.....have a fantastic weekend!!!!

oh, Christmas....how I love thee

see more great Santa pics at Sketchy Santa

Holiday Thumper

As we enter the holiday party season, let this week's Thumper remind us the importance of proper undergarments.     I feel really bad that this picture made the local paper....what a waste of her 15 minutes of fame.     It's over THERE....

just sayin'

we've really outdone ourselves over at Thumper Awards this morning.   


go ahead......


check it out......


you know you want to.......


http://www.thumperawards.blogspot.com/

finally friday14 - the one where i'm not here

that's right....i'm not even here...hahahaha

i'm at disneyland this morning helping a friend celebrate her birthday.  this evening, a different friend meeting me at the parks to celebrate it being Friday (we don't really have to look too hard to find a reason to go to disneyland...mondays, tuesdays, new hair cut...they all work).

this week in a quick recap:
ordered girl1's wedding dress and ya'll have to wait til june to see it.   sorry...she really wants the groom to be surprised.  

puppies have pretty much chewed up everything in their kennel.  time to move out them out to the big dog yard.  

pittsburgh lost....again...kinda embarrassing to have the same record as the raiders. 

and that's about it!   don't forget about the contest/giveaway at Thumper Awards.   winners to be announced on monday.

Giveaway!

They're standing strong against animal print faux-pas over at Thumper Awards.....and they're doing it by giving away cool stuff!    

check it out:  Thumper Awards

finally friday12 - the one with a tv and an engagement

the week is done and it's time for another "wrap it up and toss it out" post.....so here goes:

we bought a new tv and eventually will get the remote(s) all straightened out.  why did we buy a new tv? cuz it's football season and ours died in the middle of Monday Night Football.   Soooo NOT okay!  i had to listen to both games on my new 52" radio and football is not the same without the picture.   

on tuesday, after we bought the tv, we hiked over to Chili's and enjoyed another fabulous dinner.  not because Chili's has the greatest food in the world, but because all the family members living in california were there and it doesn't happen very often.  an evening of laughter and crazy stories..i treasure those moments.

i also got braces on tuesday which made dinner painful but i'm surviving.   46 yrs old with braces....what was i thinking?   oh! i remember! i was thinking --"man, when did my teeth get all cattywhompus? ewwwwww...fix those things..."

wednesday was a "clean the house and whine about how much my teeth hurt" day.

thursday...fiasco at the dog groomers.  but Guido now looks beautiful and it was 50% off.   and then the big ENGAGEMENT....so excited for girl1 and SIL2B

and it's FRIDAY!   lalalalalalalalala    gotta buy some dogfood and that's about it.

niece is coming to hang for a little bit tomorrow...haven't seen her for awhile.  and then dland on Sunday to celebrate girl1's 21st birthday.  such a big week for her!!!!  are we the only ones that think having your first legal drink at disneyland is a little funny?   acohol and disney just doesn't click in my brain but they make a decent margarita over in California Adventure.

have a fantastical weekend!!!!!

don't forget to hop on over to http://www.thumperawards.blogspot.com/ to check out the final Jungle Week picture.

i'm paying bills...really

but first an update on the puppies.  it's not my fault....their pen is right outside my window and they are sooo cute! and we finally named them!

meet "SwaggerJack" or "Jack"

and "Vespa" for her habit of "scooting" across any grass surface on her belly.

and they learned all about the pool yesterday...courtesy of boy2:

that's about it.  don't forget to check out the other site at http://www.thumperawards.blogspot.com/  for a fun look at what folks are wearing.   and if you could be so kind as to spread the word...we really need some more pictures.  

and if you are in the mood for some uplifting music, check out www.myspace.com/jimmysaiz   you don't have to have a myspace to listen.   if you like what you hear, feel free to pass the link along.   =D  

What happens at Disneyland.....

......doesn't necessarily stay at Disneyland.   

My friends and I play a snarky little game at our favorite local amusement park.   We take pictures of tourist fashion and then we post them on our facebooks for the enjoyment of others.    We've been talking about putting together a website for awhile and the while finally arrived!

here it is....The Thumper Awards.....enjoy!