Turning up roses

Today I went with my friend Andrea to volunteer with decorating floats for the Rose Parade. I didn't know until recently that all the floats in the parade are decorated with only flowers, fruits/vegies, etc. No paint or man-made deco. Here I am peeling leaves and spreading petals on irises.


This is the Lions Club float. Guess that makes sense.


This is part of the Farmers Insurance float. It's a gigantic Indian with these bears and a horse behind it.


This is the bear's eye. Coconut/palm husks for hair and [pepper corns, various seeds and salt crystals make up the eyes.

Quilt Rack

I ordered a custom quilt rack to hang Asher's bedspread, and it finally arrived. Pretty, huh? I planned to hang it full length with clip rings, but that made it too high, so I just folded it over.


Sometimes Asher wakes up too early ... before 6, and he'll often go back to sleep if he's being held. So, you'll regularly find us sleeping together in the La-Z-Boy til 7:30 or 8.


The boy was SO tired and SO hungry that he fell asleep while grandma was burping him, fingers lodged firmly in the mouth via suction.

3 Months!

Here's the link to his new photos at Costco.

Tom to the Rescue

Ken got a new job today!! Yay!! Not just any job, either. It's his dream job — one he's been chasing for three years... He'll be working at Tom Anderson Guitarworks. Anderson makes high-end electric guitars. Ken explained it like this: If Gibson and Fender are the Mercedes and BMW of guitars, Anderson is the Ferrari. Anyway, Tom is a gem to work for, we hear, pays well, has good benefits, etc., so he has virtually no employee turnover. Seriously, the dude who's leaving (moving to Colorado) that vacates a spot for Ken is the first employee to leave in three years.


Anyway, he starts next Thursday. It'll be interesting to see how I do by myself all day with Asher and no help. Anderson works four 10s, so they have Mondays off. So, on work days, DH will be gone from 7:15 til 6:15 (their shop is about five miles from us... nice!).

Then again, I'm supposed to start working some next week, too. Guess it's time to schedule some granny nanny hours!

Thursday

Today we went to the mall so that Asher could meet Santa. See his blog for a picture of that.

It's been raining for a few days, so it's really miserable to be outside. You'd really think they sky was falling for how people freak out and forget how to drive when there's moisture in the air. We got Asher's 3-month portraits done yesterday, but I accidentally left the CD with the images at my office. I went by to get it today, and found that my secretary had mailed it to me, so it should be back in my hands by tomorrow. Then I'll post a few more of those, or a link to the album or something.

Have you seen the ads for the Smart Lidz? I wonder if they really work...

Ken and I have become really boring at Christmas.

Him: What do you want for Christmas?
Me: Maybe a mixer. Or a food processor.
Him: Where should we get it?
Me: Costco. What do you want?
Him: A ProTools bundle.
Me: Where should we get it?
Him: Guitar Center, so we can take advantage of their no-interest financing.
Me: Guess I better put the Costco stuff on my AMEX so I can earn the points.
Him: Should we just go buy our own presents?
Me: I guess. Merry Christmas.

Guess it'll be a lot more fun when Asher is old enough to appreciate presents!

Here are the boys watching something on the Food Network.

Three Months!

Chillin'

Watching Rachel Ray...


Santa and his elves.

Holiday cheer

Well, we got our annual Christmas picture done today. It was hard enough in years past to get the dog to cooperate. Now with a baby in the mix, it's a miracle to get something presentable!

Sheesh

I must've been busy lately, because it's been too long since I last posted!

We finally decided to trim Asher's "old man fringe," which was the longer, thicker hair around the nape of his neck. The top is starting to grow in, but the back is still bald from rubbing on the mattress, car seat, arms, etc. So here's Ken doing the buzz.


Smiling and talking with daddy.


Don't forget to check Asher's blog, too. He'll be hurt if no one reads it!

House

My friends are selling their Newbury Park home. If you're interested, here's the info.