Saturdays are when Tomas comes over to visit us and spend some time with his mother Linda. Tomas' dad, kennan brought him over early this afternoon so Cassie and I could spend time with him just the three of us, (before his mom came over) Cassie heard about the shindig for the kids the Country Lakes Fire Department was doing and because it was free we were able to take him. Living on a fixed income, (Cassie and I are both disabled and living on our Social Security disability and a the very meager pension I get from my union).

The point is that there are many free things we can do with our grandchildren to build wonderful memories and have fun. One thing you can always be sure of Cassie and I bring our cameras with us to record our wonderful adventures with our grandchildren. Not just for our own memories but for when the kids grow up and want to remember the fun we tried to have with them.

My favorite photo taken today was of Cassie shooting a pic of Tomas. He is always the center of our attention and we are thankful we get to spend so much quality time with him. We have four more grandkids but they live so far away in Tennessee so we seldom get to spend time with them. We miss them so very much.

Anyway here come the pictures:

Tomas is playing with the toys he got here today while Cassie shoots some pics.

Tomas playing with the balloons waiting to see the big guy (Santa)

Mrs. Clause is at the head of the line handing out Candy Canes

Santa and Tomas

Ho, Ho, Ho, When asked by Santa what Tomas wants for Christmas,Tomas said he wants presents!

Snack time is always a good time to pose for a close up!

Special appearances by Frosty the Snowman!

And Rudolf the Ted Nosed Reindeer!

Fantastic Christmas music by Deja-Vu, Robin and Michael. They sounded great!

Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer

Frosty the Snowman

We all had a great time! There were cookies and Hot Chocobelieveor snacks and I believ Burger KIng donatoysome grab bags of touys for the kids.

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Psalm 8 God's glory is magnified by His works, and by His love to man

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Psalms 8:1 (KJV)

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalms 8:3-9 (KJV)

Hubble Ultra Deep Field 3D

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Last September I had carpel tunnel surgery on my right wrist. I had to call the surgery center the day before to confirm the time for the surgery which was to be in the early afternoon. The surgery center nurse said that I should dress in loose comfortable clothing and bring my C-pap machine just in case I needed it, and that I could eat something light for breakfast. So when I got up at 5:30 in the morning to help Cassie get Kristin off to school I had my usual 2 yogurts and coffee.During the pre-surgical interview the nurse asked if I had anything to eat or drink and what it was, I was told that there was no problem with what I ate and then I was then sedated for the procedure. The surgery went flawlessly and my hand is doing very well.

Yesterday I had the same procedure on my left wrist. I went through the same drill; Called the day before, was told the surgery would be at 11:15 AM, don't eat or drink anything after midnight...

I woke up at 5:30 AM to help Cassie get Kristin off to school and completely forgot the "don't eat or drink anything after midnight rule!" I had my usual 2 yogurts and 2 cups of coffee. Then I prepared an Irish beef stew in the crock pot before I got dressed in my "loose comfortable clothing" and packed up my C-pap machine and left the house. When Cassie and I got to the surgery center I went through the same drill. Remove clothes, put on a gown and paper hat, then started to go through the pre-surgical interview with the nurse. Everything came to a screeching halt when I told the nurse I had 2 yogurts and 2 cups of coffee. After consultation with the doctors, the anesthesiologist and nurses, they all agreed that they could not sedate me. I shouldn't eat at least 8 hours before being sedated, for my safety. They gave me two options; reschedule or using a local anesthetic. Well it is a little bit more than an hour to the surgery center from our house and Cassie and I have so many appointments I said to go ahead with the local.

Having the surgery wide awake was a very interesting experience. Not terribly bad, but I was very nervous. The nurses placed a drape over me so I couldn't see what was going on, (they said so that I didn't flinch when the doctor did the cutting, which I'm very glad they did!) Doctor Aita then numbed me up good and went to work! The procedure took about 8 minutes and then another 10 minutes to stitch me up and clean and dress the wound and then I was done. I went back to recovery where they monitored me for another 20 minutes, I then got dressed and walked out to where Cassie was waiting for me and Cassie drove us home. We were about 10 minutes from home when I looked in the back behind the seat and realized that I had left my C-pap machine in the waiting room! Oh no! I called the surgery center to make sure that my C-pap was still there and find out what time they closed, we were both hungry and I had to go to the bathroom, so we continued home. We had lunch and waited for Kristin to get home from school then went back to the surgery center and got my C-pap. It was a long day by the time we were finally home for the day. Cassie and I were so happy that we didn't have to cook. The stew was done and delicious.

It is after 3:00 in the morning and I'm wide awake from the throbbing pain in my hand, I am waiting for the percocet I took to kick in so I can get back to sleep. That's what I mean when I say; "It's always something!"

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Kseniya Simonova - Sand animation

Kseniya Simonova is the amazing winner of "Ukrain's got talent 2009". All she needed was a bit of sand to demonstrate the history of her country during World War 2. You can see how emotional the audience became.

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I saw this Youtube Karaoke video on Boing Boing this morning. Very creative, a great way to burn off stress at the office! ( I hope the boss has a great sense of humor!)

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Stuck in the house while recovering from man surgeries, pneumonia and stress I've been taking a bun h of photos of the cats. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy taking them.

Space Dog Buddy!

Munchkin looking very prim and proper and ladylike.

Cubby likes to keep an eye on me, so I don't get into any trouble. (and to make sure he's first in line for the treats!)

Kozmo like to cuddle with Cassie's bear, sometimes he does more than just cuddle!

Kozmo also like to keep a watchful eye on me!

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This is either "Super" cool or "Super" stupid depending on the outcome of each "confrontation!"

I know what my Super Hero name will be;

Here it comes...

Wait for it...

Ta Da!

CAT MAN HUSSEY!

or maybe this would be more appropriate for me;

Nah, I like the muscled look my self. But the hat is "Super" cool, and maybe with a sword cane...

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