Our trip to OCC...

The kids like to visit Orange County Choppers Motorcycle shop and showroom each time we visit family in NY. It's actually quite close to where my parents and sister live. They've moved quite a few times and now the shop and showroom are together. You can even view the shop where they make the bikes and film the tv show. All around the showroom there are bikes and merchandise. here are some of their favorites....The NY Giants bike, the NY Jets bike, POW bike, spyder bike, a cool blue one (can't remember who sponsored it), the Livestrong bike, the holiday bike and of course the firebike. The firebike is displayed against a 9/11 memorial wall. The entire back wall is full of fire department badges. The floor and surrounding walls are decorated with fire fighting gear. I had a lot of pictures, so I posted them small, but to see detail, click on the photo and it will enlarge....

Christmas

Sorry this took so long, but we went to visit family in NY the day after Christmas. Obviously the boys were quite excited for Santa's arrival. Santa brought Hot Wheels, Webkinz, socks (& yes both boys WERE smiling when they opened the socks), some clothes, books, assorted items ......AND......Santa brought the Wii! Anyone who knows us knows we don't have videogames in our house. All games are board games or learning computer games that we supervise. Yes we're mean and we were hoping to keep these things out of the house for as long as possible. I'd like to say I'm not against them, but I'm really only against sedentary, solitary play with electronics. The wii allows them to play together and MOVE! Here are some highlights...

Let it snow , let it snow, let it snow...

It snowed today and here are the first pics...
The one picture is from a week ago, but I thought latte & Timmy looked so snuggly!

Santa Paws...

Last Saturday we took Latte to have her photo with Santa. We go to Phillips in Bath because all donations go towards a vet tech program (the pics are free, but I always donate). I especially like the quality of the photos and they give you 2. 'Course I had to use PhotoBooth just to post it, since the photo is a just that...a photo.

Santa Clause is comin' to town...

This morning we had a surprise visit form Santa! the Upper Nazareth annual Santa Run was today and he came by in a firetruck. He gives candy canes to any boys & girls on he sees as he drives by. Timmy was excited, but suddenly nervous when Santa came up the driveway. Lucky boys & girls (who have parents who support their FD in a financial way) even get toys! Amazing! Santa gave Austin & Timmy the new Hess truck!

Collections...part 2 "Some Seuss"

Here are some of my Seuss items, I have many and they are everywhere including my closet...er, classroom. If you want to see them up close, click on the photo to enlarge it. These items are in our basement on display. Yes those ARE Seuss baby booties-one is cat in the hat, the other is Green Eggs & ham-both were worn by Austin & Timmy. The stool used to be a central part of my classroom when I was a classroom teacher, now it no longer fits-so I keep it at home. It was an old stool I rescued and painted. I did the same with a dining room chair (turned it into Horton), but I'll save that for a later posting. The picture was a part of Austin's baby room-which was...you guessed it Seussical! He had red & white striped curtains & baby bumpers that I made . He also had a beautiful HUGE quilt of The Cat (I'll post this one soon), which I hang in school for special days. The room included other furniture that I'll post soon. 'Scuse the spackle-we haven't painted that room...YET! For now check out what I have....

Collections....

Everyone collects something (I think) in my case it would be Dr. Seuss-I've got some at home and some at school, BUT...... maybe you'd like to see another of my favorite collections....my mice! Perfect for the Holidays! Yep that's right I have been collecting Annalee mice since the 90's (?). I think my collection started with the mouse in the Santa hat (he's in the front of my display). I usually purchased or was given one from my Mom each Christmas. My latest mouse (got it last year) is the Christmas reading mouse-you can see her next to the caroler mouse in the black top hat. She's holding a teddy bear and book-The Christmas story and she wears an adorable old fashioned cap. There are lots of santas, elves,some throw snowballs, and an angel.


My sister has a bunch too- I have a few "kids", but they're not as cute as the mice. I even used the wedding couple on my cake top. (First picture) This was a feature in Annalee's doll collector magazine in 1996 when I got married. My sister helped me to make it-she made the groom's cummerbund and bow tie match my theme. I also have Easter mice and non-holiday kids(2nd picture).....my favorite kids are the reading kids-one is sitting on an ABC block, another is in a running pose with an apple and books. And when I got my master's degree.........Ray gave me graduate mouse! (2nd photo-mouse in cap & gown)

Maybe you'll want to see the Seuss collection next?????????