Thanksgiving pictures and videos

We spent Thanksgiving with Mark's family. Here are some photos and videos from Thanksgiving.

I love Skylar & Makena's coats.....too cute!
This picture of Skylar & Makena reminds me of my sister and I. I remember when we would fight, and mom would get mad at us, we'd then come to her and hug each other (like below) and say "see, we love each other." Good times!

Uncle Mark enjoying Skylar and Makena on his lap. He stole their chair and they ended up sitting on his lap.

Skylar made the Thanksgiving center piece for us. She did a great job! When asked what she was thankful for, she said her sister Makena.

Skylar made a girl's pilgrim hat.

Uncle Hip tried on the hat.....it looks more like a chef's hat.

And....Makena tried on the hat.

Makena wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.....and gobble, gobble.

Makena talks about finger jello....Skylar talks about the turkery cookies she made.....and Auntie Jonay tries to show the cookies, but has a little mishap. Oops.

Skylar sings and dances to "I want to be thankful".

Favorite Thanksgiving Movie

One of my favorite Thanksgiving movies is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I can watch that movie over and over again and never get tired of all the funny lines (except that they could leave out the language of the car rental scene.....why do they have to do that?). Anyway, I still love the movie. Here's my favorite part:

The car Del (John Candy) and Neal (Steve Martin) are in has been burnt due to a fire. A state trooper pulls them over and here is the conversation:

Del: Top of the morning officer.

Neal: Hi.

Del: Is there something I can help you with?

State Trooper: What the h--- are you driving here?

Del: We had a small fire last night, but we caught it in the nick of time (ha ha).

State Trooper: Do you have any idea how fast you were going?

Del: Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer is melted and as a result, it's very hard to say with any degree of accuracy, exactly how fast we were going.

State Trooper: 78 miles an hour.

Del: (Whistles) 78 huh? Well, yeah, I could buy that, sure, I guess you would know better than us, ahh, especially since we've got a melted speedometer.

State Trooper: Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel?

Del: Yes, I do, yes I really do. I believe that and, I know it's not pretty to look at, but it'll get you where you want to go.

State Trooper: Now, you got no outside mirror.

Del: No, we lost that.

State Trooper: You have no funtioning gages.

Del: No, not a one. However, the radio still works. Funny as that may seem. With all this mess that the radio is the only thing that's really working good. And it's clear as a bell. Don't ask me how (both Del and Neal chuckle).

State Trooper: I can't let you go ahead in this vehicle.

Neal: Can't what?

State Trooper: No, it's not fit for the rode. The vehicle will be impounded until such time it can be made safe for travel on state highways.

Del: Ok office (with his hands up), I admit it, I....I broke the law and for that I'm really sorry. I am and it'll never happen again. You got me there and I won't argue with you one-I-oda, I swear. However, um....if you impound our car, I'm going to be unable to get my friend here home in time for his Thanksgiving dinner.

Packer dancing

As a Meyer tradition......when the Packer's score, the men dance. Nieces Sky and Mak joined in on this dancing.

Gun Season

Mark had a great gun-deer season. Here's the buck he got. It was a win-win situation....big enough for him to shoot, not big enough to get mounted. That's the kind of deer I like. Good job honey!

Soap or Lotion?

Today, Nov. 30, as I was getting ready for church, Mark stopped in the bathroom to get a little lotion for his hands. He said "I'm never using that stuff again".....pointing to a different bottle (from Bath & Body Works). I said "you used that for lotion?" He said "yes, when we went to the Packer/Badger game [Nov. 14-15], I used it and it was really greasy and gritty." I said, that's because it's soap, not lotion. I then asked him "until today, you've thought that was lotion".....his response....."yes." I just laughed and laughed. :-)

Badger - Packer games (Nov. 15-16)

We did the Badger - Packer trip on Nov. 15-16. It was a great weekend.....both the Badgers and Packers won! Here's some photos from the weekend and a funny video.

Mark & Jonay at the Badger game against the Minnesota Gophers.

Jonay tailgating before the Packer - Bears game. Let's see what I was wearing for this game: cuddle duds (top & bottoms), flannel lined jeans, snow pants, 2 pairs of socks, big boots, a turtle neck, wind resistent camo top, black fleece vest, and the down filled Packer coat, along with a scarf, ear muffs, and gloves. Thanks to Mark for dressing me just right for game day.....he is the pro! He even bought hand and toe warmers for me and they made a huge difference! I was warm from top to bottom (only my nose was cold).

Judy, Jonay, & Mark ready for the game.

Mark & Fritz on game day.

Ready, set, go!

Score: Packers 37, Bears 3

The crowd is cheering "the Bears still suck". I got a big kick out of myself at the end of this video....and so I thought I'd put it on the blog. Believe it or not, I was warm.....I just look like I'm cold in the video......or ready to rob a bank. NOTE: be sure to turn down the volume first because the video sound is really loud!

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Rockettes (Nov. 11)

Stacy, Judy, and I enjoyed the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular show on Nov. 11, 2008. What a show! It was awesome (thanks Stacy)! I loved it so much, I bought the DVD on line. It's not the same as seeing it in person, but it's still good. One of the best parts of the show was the living nativity....showing the true meaning of Christmas.....Christ's birth! Loved it!

http://christmas.radiocity.com/index.html

Here's "About the Show" from the above link:

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world famous Radio City Rockettes is an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes signature eye high kicks, and precision choreography in multiple show stopping numbers including; the legendary "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", and "New York at Christmas," a dynamic holiday celebration.

Bring your entire family! Audiences of all ages will delight in this multifaceted spectacular including Santa flying high above the crowd, childhood dreams coming true in the Nutcracker and touched as the true meaning of Christmas is brought to life with the awe-inspiring Living Nativity - the beautiful story of the first Christmas.

Packer Princess & Life is Good

A funny video! Mark was singing and trying to take a video of Makena in her Packer Princess nightgown and Skylar was wanting to be in the video....can you tell? I couldn't help but laugh at the situation. Too funny......I love it!

Hear no.....see no......speak no

I couldn't resist taking these pictures of Makena.
Hear no evil:
See no evil:

Speak no evil:

Here's the Packer Princess:

The Handsome Hunter strikes again.......

Here's a video of Mark's buck that he shot at the Cicha ranch near Glen Flora, WI on Sunday, Nov. 9th. When Mark called to tell me he shot a deer, he said it was the kind of buck I would like.....big enough for him to shoot, but not big enough to have it mounted. :-) I agree!

Talking to Emma

Niece Emma turned 3 in early November. This is a stinking cute picture!

The Wisconsin Meyer family had a pizza party on Emma's birthday (our niece) and we all called to wish Emma a happy birthday. Each one of us got to talk to Emma for a little bit, but when it came to Skylar's turn, she took the phone and started talking, talking, and talking. Stacy had to finally say to Skylar "I think it's Auntie Jonay's turn".....otherwise, Skylar could've talked to Emma (and Jay & Shelli) all night. I loved it! It was fun to hear all that Skylar had to tell Emma.....and Skylar is only 5yrs old. Wait until she's a teenager! :-) Of course, Uncle Mark had to take a picture of Skylar while on the phone. This is a cute picture!

Halloween

Also known as Neewollah in Independence, KS. (pronounced nee-a-wall-ah)

We handed out candy to lots of kids. Maybe it's because I like to know numbers......I counted all the candy before handing it out. I pretty much gave 2 pieces of candy to each kid that came by the house. So, when I counted the candy after "closing up shop".....here's what I gathered from the night:

Purchased 237 pieces of candy.
Ended up with 19 pieces of candy.
Time frame of giving candy out: little over 1.5 hours (6:30 to 8pm).
Gave out 218 pieces of candy......2 pieces per kid.......equals 109 kids stopped by.

This one wins the creativity award: 2 boys about the age of 12 or 13 were dressed in suits with CSI logos. They came with brief cases and gave us the following business card....then opened their brief cases for us to put candy in them. Pretty creative!

CSI

Candy Safety Inspector

WE'LL INSPECT YOUR CANDY SO YOU

DON'T HAVE TO!

Courtesy of Jordan Z. and Weston M.

Happy Halloween!

And, my favorite trick-or-treaters are......nieces Mak & Sky:

Faxing

Yesterday, at work, I needed to fax something for someone to complete and fax back to me. I called the guy first and told him I'd be faxing it her shortly. So, I faxed the document and saw that it went through.....great. Shortly after that, I heard the printer printing and checked it. I saw the document coming back and thought "wow, he was fast with returning that!" I then looked at it more closely and it hadn't been completed.....that's when I realized I had faxed it to myself. As Mark would say, Doh! At least the rest of my Friday didn't follow suit.