Zoora’s Neighborhood

Today in the Twitterverse:

• 14:59 BSOD right as I am about to return to work? WTF, computer? #
• 17:39 My sister's husband's brother's wife (is there an easier way to say that?) just gave birth - congrats to Erik, Esther, and the little one! #

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Spicy Pretzels

What better thing to do on a snow day than to make Aunt Marsha Spicy Pretzels! They are so good!

4 bags of wheat stick pretzels ($1 kind at the dollar store or Walmart are best)

6 oz. Orville Redenbachers Buttery flavor popcorn oil

1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1 1/2 tsp Dill weed

1 envelope hillen valley salad dressing mix

Place pretzels in a bowl. In a large measuring bowl, mix oil, dill weed, garlic, and dressing. Mix well.

Pour mixture slowly over pretzels and stir until coated. Pour onto wax paper to dry. Store in a covered container. Makes a yummy snack!

Today in the Twitterverse:

• 10:47 Obama: I think fake ID got me into first Mel Brooks film bit.ly/5La3V3 #

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Christmas Tree Decorating

It is amazing all the projects Alivia has had to do in the first 2 semesters of Kindergarten! At least they all have the same theme: Decorate THIS.

THIS this time was a tree. She was sent home a plain green Christmas tree and asked to decorate it for use as a decoration at this year's Christmas Program scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Alivia, luckily, loves art projects and loved this one, too. Alivia, with Daddy's help, spent hours decorating her tree. Here is the result:

Oh Christmas Tree

Today in the Twitterverse:

• 12:59 New critter flic.kr/p/7kYJ5S #
• 19:36 laH vay' teH nerd Qo' vamDaq? #klingon (translate: bit.ly/5yPWDX) #

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HO HO HO!

Chris, aka Kris Kringle, hit our home again this year. Here are some pictures of his works. It will only get better next year as we get unpacked and get more exterior lights and decor! What a good, snowy weekend to decorate.

Today in the Twitterverse:

• 14:10 another very nice, if chilly, day today - I going out for a nice long walk, something I don't do as often as I should! #
• 14:29 twitpic.com/sazhx - Obsolete #

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I started taking Herbalife shake mid October. Just once a day for breakfast. I stopped in mid November because we went outstation for a few days.

Today in the Twitterverse:

• 14:07 RT @TeresaKopec: If you're not Tiger'ed out, Slate did a pretty awesome Google/Tiger parody ad: bit.ly/4uFzP4 #

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After our wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt Marsha's, we drove to the apartment, gathered some things and drove to our new home. I quickly vacuumed the house before Chris arrived. Then we started unloading. The weather was wonderful! We reached the beds about 6pm as my parents arrived to continue the unloading. Chris and my dad were able to get all the beds out, up the stairs, and set up just in time to go to bed. Ohhh...to sleep in our own beds again. It was wonderful! Chris and I had forgotten a few things at the apartment, though...like the food! We were starving!

The next day was more of the same, moving in. My parents arrived early with Chris' Dad arriving soon after to help with all the big items. My Dad and I did get the apartment cleared out.Both parents came again on Saturday to help get the rest of the stuff in from the garage. Chris and I were exhausted, so we can not imagine how our parents felt (or our kids!). And, after all that moving, I had to work an overnight shift. Yeah, it was not pretty. I was on the verge of becoming a patient after our week!

Now, a week later, we are still unloading. Chris got the desk put back together (it comes all apart piece by piece and is a solid, heavy piece but is a total nightmare!). We have to figure out how to arrange the basement, organize the toys and storage room, then we will go room to room putting up pictures and setting each room up. It will be some time before we have the energy to get it all finished. We will be sure to post updates!