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Last Name Game

Got this little ditty from my sister in law – seemed kinda fun, so play along if the mood strikes you! Let me know in comments if you do!

RULES:
IT’S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! HIT FORWARD, ERASE MY ANSWERS, ENTER YOURS, SEND IT ON TO 10 PEOPLE INCLUDING THE ONE THAT SENT THIS TO YOU. USE THE 1ST LETTER OF YOUR LAST NAME TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE TO BE REAL PLACES, NAMES, THINGS. NOTHING MADE UP! TRY TO USE DIFFERENT ANSWERS IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU HAD THE SAME  INITIAL. YOU CAN’T USE YOUR NAME FOR THE BOY/GIRL NAME QUESTION.

Have Fun!!

1.  What is your last name
Wilker
2. 4 Letter Word
walk
3. A Boys Name
Wren
4. A Girls Name Wendy
5. An Occupation Welder
6. A Color
Watermelon
7. Something you wear
Wet suit
8.A Beverage
Warm milk
9. A Food
Wilted Spinach Salad
10. Something found in the bathroom
Wrinkled Towels
11. A place
Wilmington
12. A Reason for being late
Wet hair
13. Something you shout
Watch out!


Wordelss Wednesday

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This is a tree that Miss Kim liked during out hike in the summer, and figured i’d try and “get a hold of it” for her in the winter!

More little things…

More little things

My sister got me some soft, warm, fuzzy socks for my birthday.
I have many “slipper socks” in my warm and fuzzy drawer, but these just seems so much fuzzier and softer.
It puts a nice little smile on my face when i slip these little wonders on!

Things I learned about cruises on this trip!

  1. Don’t leave out of New Orleans – the trip down the river to get to the ocean is LONG
  2. Check is there are large groups on your cruise, and what kind – We had a group of 700 that were obnoxious drunks – the boat ran out of bud light by the first port. They also took over at least 1 location on the boat for a private party each night.
  3. Bring a case or 2 of bottle water – we saw people “checking” cases of water and were jealous – makes it easier to transport on land etc.
  4. Do no go to your room early – it pisses off your steward and your service is affected.
  5. Do no pack early, you miss out on your last towel animal, wait till they put up the packing sheet.
  6. Bring a small oust or stink cover uper – our restroom was not pretty by the end – due to a smell coming from the toilet. Aka, everyone elses deposits were backing up. Ick.  (I always bring one, so we were covered)
  7. The first day of the cruise everyone works out, then it tapers off
  8. Be careful in the hot tubs – go in early – notice that some people never leave but continue to drink. Therefore that alcohol has to end up somewhere… Ewww…  Luckily the pools and hot tubs are emptied every night!
  9. If you can, watch the life boat drill – very cool
  10. Make a plan for each port if you wont be taking a tour
  11. Most tours are a waste of money, but keep your from having to deal with locals that might rip you off!
  12. They allow you to initially get on the boat with a container of water, but they will open it and sniff it. – weird, but ok!
  13. I think I can do without going on another cruise for a while!

Bucket List

I received this from both my mom and mom-in-law, so figured i should answer it!
BUCKET LIST
“place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you haven’t, then send to your friends (including me). This is for your entire life!”

(x) Gone on a Blind Date
( ) Watched someone die
(x) Been to  Canada
(x) Been to  Mexico
(x) Been to  Florida
( x) Been to  Hawaii
(x) Been to  Europe
(x) Been to  South America
(x) Been to Central America
( ) Been to Asia
(
) Been to Australia – i hope to some day!
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter – oh hell no!!
(x) Been on a Cruise
( ) Visited All 50 States
(x) Been lost in a neighborhood I knew
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to  Washington D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers/cowboys and indians
(x) Recently colored with crayons – colored pencils?
(x) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
( ) Made a prank phone call
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x
) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x
) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles

(x) Gone ice-skating
( )Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x)
Gone to the movies
(x) Skipped school – with permission from mom!
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(x) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving – oh hell no!
(
) Gone snowmobiling
(x) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Gone on an unplanned vacation
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Saw the Grand Canyon
( x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Rode in a Fourth of July Parade
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Traveled by train
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
(x) Ridden on a San Francisco Rail
(x) Been to Disneyland
(x)  and Disney World
(x) Believe in the power of prayer
(x) Been in a rain forest
(x) Seen whales in the ocean
(x) Been to  Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant

( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(x) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
(x
) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
(x) Swam in the Mediterranean
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
() Been to a National Football League game

Bucket List

I received this from both my mom and mom-in-law, so figured i should answer it!
BUCKET LIST
“place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you haven’t, then send to your friends (including me). This is for your entire life!”



(x) Gone on a Blind Date
( ) Watched someone die
(x) Been to  Canada
(x) Been to  Mexico
(x) Been to  Florida
( x) Been to  Hawaii
(x) Been to  Europe
(x) Been to  South America
(x) Been to Central America
( ) Been to Asia
(
) Been to Australia - i hope to some day!
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter – oh hell no!!
(x) Been on a Cruise
( ) Visited All 50 States
(x) Been lost in a neighborhood I knew
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to  Washington D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers/cowboys and indians
(x) Recently colored with crayons – colored pencils?
(x) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
( ) Made a prank phone call
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x
) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x
) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles

(x) Gone ice-skating
( )Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x)
Gone to the movies
(x) Skipped school – with permission from mom!
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(x) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(
x) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving - oh hell no!
(
) Gone snowmobiling
(x) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Gone on an unplanned vacation
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Saw the Grand Canyon
( x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Rode in a Fourth of July Parade
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Traveled by train
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
(x) Ridden on a San Francisco Rail
(x) Been to Disneyland
(x)  and Disney World
(x) Believe in the power of prayer
(x) Been in a rain forest
(x) Seen whales in the ocean
(x) Been to  Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant

( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(x) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
(x
) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
(x) Swam in the Mediterranean
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
() Been to a National Football League game



Happy Warm Fall Day

Leafless Tree

They Might Be Giants!

Hubby and I ventured out of downtown to experience the joy that is They Might Be Giants!
They Might Be Giants - Marqui
I had yet to go to a concert in Denver since we moved here – how can that be? With such great venues and awesome talent coming through all the time?
I have no answer for you, but I have promoted the husband to the LMC – Live Music Coordinator for the family. (I coordinate waaay to much, this is something he can handle!)

The show was awesome! Really how could They Might Be Giants not rock the house right? Everyone knows the songs, it makes everyone happy and everyone bounces!
We got front row in the Balcony – i’m working my way up to being an oldster – so being body to body and standing for 4 hours is waaay past my threshold! Our view was great and we had a stool to sit on! Woot!
View from the Balcony
This was a 16+ show. 16, really? That’s weird. Yet we still saw at least 3 gentleman toting around 1-3 children each. Really? By children i mean under 10. Really, children, at a grownup venue, on a school night, at a show that doesn’t really get going till 8:30 or 9pm? People really are stupid. Sigh.

Hubby and I had a great time! Good together time, plenty of time to chat – Doors opened at 7, first band after 8, second band after 9… Yes, i am old… maybe that is why we haven’t been to much live music… hmmm…

Can’t wait for the next time TMBG passes through, on their current trend that would be 2024….  Then I’ll really be old!

At Moe's

Status of mr phillip
Hello Phillip!
Monday was a pretty stressful day. Phillip had no intention of eating what was in his bowl, he turned his nose at pumpkin andmoped…
Holy moley. Poor bubbah.

Round lunch time hubby left a message for the vet indicating Phillip still wasn’t eating.
Around 3ish i had some pretzels and shared them with phillip and he ate 3. I figured it was as close to saltines and flat gingerale as I was going to get.
He was looking pretty good and seemed to be keeping it down, then something went flying down the floor and he spun quickly to get a good look and blup…  Oopsie.
Finally the vet called and was flumoxed on what was up with our little princess.
She suggested cottage cheese and chicken rice. I was a little miffed since we hadn’t been giving him the “good food” cause she said we were being too nice (a.k.a bad parents) and he was too fat, and he needed to lose some weight. Arg!
So hubby gave him a teaspoon of cottage cheese and slurp – in it went and in it stayed! Yeah! (imagine happy dance here)

We fed him a little more later than night and also this morning and again so far so good.
We aren’t sure if he’s playing us or not, but at least he’s eating and seems to be feeling better!

I spy with my little eye

Snow