PIMP MY RIDE.....

I got more then I bargained for this year when Vince changed out my tires. No Tiff and Alissa.....your not imagining things those are the same ones we had in Homer....they had red eyes in Homer. Vince painted them black in an attempt to make them more acceptable to me. Perhaps you have seen my car tooting around Tok and you have not noticed my snazzy skull hub caps. That is probably because they are only on one side of my car. You see...we only have two of them! The first time, nearly 10 years ago, I pulled them off in disgust. I broke a couple of them. Vince's solution to the problem was to put the two skull caps on one side and then two plain caps on the other side.

Nothing say's,"White Trash" like skull hub caps on an almost 13 year old Mercury Sable. Or as Vince often refers to it as, "a dirt bag car". Now I just have to convince Vince to grow out a Mullet and buy some, "his and her" shiny matching jackets.

You might be asking yourself what is the point of these ramblings?? There is one...If you just hold your horses already! The point is that I have finally reached the point in my life that I don't care! I could go pull them off but why? I am okay with people pointing and laughing or calling me white trash, classless, or just goofy. I am looking forward to growing older and caring less and less about what people think with every new wrinkle and every new gray hair! So If you you see me tooting around tok in my pimped out sable be sure to point and laugh because I will be laughing too!

A couple of hours at the Magic Kingdom....

Old time Photos at "Old Town"

Another day at Sea World....

Sea World/ MGM/ Nick Hotel

Guess Who!!

Darth Vader was doing that creepy heavy breathing thing he does.....

Rocking Roller Coaster!!

The best part about Nick Hotel was the pool.....until some kid decided to poop in it!!

Emily getting her "princess makeover" at the "Bippity Boppity Botique". I don't think she cracked a smile the whole time!! You would had thought she was at a dentist appointment!!

The Meyer's in the Swiss Family Robinson tree. As I was walking down I heard Vince say to some little old woman with crazy red hair, "Oh I'm sorry.....I thought you were my son!" I was thinking, "Oh no, I wonder what he did to that poor old woman". Evidentially he was playfully kneeing her in the back! Never a dull moment with the "Gerber-Meyers!!

The kids with an Albino python at Gator Land!

Vince got called up on stage to hold the python. Then they asked if they could use his picture on the web site. Just goes to show it is never too late to start up a modeling career! In this case a non-paying modeling career! They should had at least thrown in a free photo!!

Cody actually got his picture taken with a real gator! I will try to post that photo in the near future!

How Embarrassing……..

Leanne shared this funny email with me. I hope I can do it justice......

There was a woman sitting in a crowded coffee shop. Unfortunately she had to fart. The music was playing very loudly. She came up with the brilliant idea of farting to the beats. As relief came over her she noticed that people were moving away from her and looking at her in disbelief. It is then that she realized……she was listening to her I Pod.

Some may guess that the moral of the story is that no matter how hard you try… farts always give you away. But I see a different morale. And that is no matter how embarrassing something is……the feeling of dread will some day pass. And you will have a really funny story to share. I should know.....I am the Queen of embarrassing moments!

2010- A YEAR IN REVIEW!

So now that I am officially a week away from our Orlando vacation I am feeling compelled to blog again. I was thinking, "Now what can I blog about"?? I could bore everyone with how excited I am about vacation. Or perhaps update everyone on all the ins and outs of pretty much any "Reality" show on TV. But alas, I came up with the brilliant and yet predictable idea of presenting my readers (all three of them) with a re-cap of this past year. So here goes it..........

Cody and I decided to try out home school this year. It has been a new experience that has mostly gone well. Although I have learned one lesson and that is you do not give two twelve year olds a formaldehyde soaked perch and a scalpel and say, "read this book and then dissect it". The end result was a mincemeat perch and no identifiable organs!

Cody and his best friend Kody giving dissecting a worm for science class

My nephew Daniel playing "horsey" with Sandy

Cody rocking a "Foe Hawk" and Emily with a very creepy yet beautiful face

Halloween came and went. The kids were pretty disappointed because we did not hold our annual Halloween party. I guess there is always next year!

The boys before their very first dance

I am in awe at how big Cody has gotten every time he grabs my hand with his huge "puppy dog paws", (As his Grandma Claudia has pointed out since he was a baby) . He had his first dance ever and loved every minute of it. He danced all night, and with girls!! He is still as amazing as ever and has the incredible aspiration of becoming a museum curator after college.

Okay......I am sure you all are getting sick of hearing me brag about my kid but it had to be said!

My also very amazing second child Emily is doing great! Still waiting for her front teeth to arrive! I will be sad when that happens. It is just another chapter in my life that will have come to an end. I will miss family photo's with little "gummy" grins!

The other reason I am not looking forward to her two front teeth is the fear of them getting knocked out in hockey!

Emily's two favorite things right now are astronomy and hockey! I am hoping for a hockey scholarship to pay for her college!

She is a pretty AWESOME kid......I'm just saying!!

Vince and I are good. Vince is still loud and

still yells, "Carrie you should put some underwear on", when I am talking on the phone with my mom.

I am still the "Wattage Nazi".

Not much has changed. Vince is a little grayer.....I'm a little fatter. But we are happy!