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4 Days Left!

5 Days 'til Christmas!

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

-Robert Frost

6 Days 'til Christmas!

I've been to see Santa, (It wasn't Uncle Mark, but close enough), and I told him I've been a very good girl. Now I just have to wait.....

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

Please can you carry,
Some love in a sack?
It is all that I need,
And some pats on the back.

I sleep with my blankie,
All comfie in bed.
I don't know of sugar-plums,
I'll have kisses instead.

It is all that I wish,
In this holiday Season.
Just a day full of love,
And without any reason.

Santa, I love you,
With your beard soft as silk.
Please can I finish,
Your cookies and milk?

-Jade Kelly
(c/o Mom)

Comments?

My Mom's Advice

Ten worst gifts to buy a woman

1. Never give a woman any kind of household appliance or something that is going to make "housework" easier. For instance, a blender, a toaster, a new vacuum, one of those mops they advertise on tv that does everything but suck the life out of you, anything in a informercial. One allowed choice is a new washing machine with a turbo spin cycle. (Makes laundry day go by pretty fast when you can at least sit on it during spin-dry and end up smiling the rest of the day.)


2. Any bulk cleaning supplies, "honey, I got you that large box of Tide you have been wanting." "This Windex should last you a while." "I got a good deal on the industrial strength toilet bowl cleaner." All I can say is, be prepared to run. I have faith that if you would have at least stopped and thought about what would be a much more intimate gift, you would have had the sense to spring for the $5 Chia Pet you were eyeing in Kmart.

3. Any sharp objects made by Ronco which slices or dices, or a set of ginsu knives. These may one day be used as a weapon against you when you come home with lipstick on your collar after a "night out with the boys."

4. Do not buy gifts for yourself and pretend they are for her. "Honey, I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of the new drill I bought you." By then she will have put it to good use by drilling a quarter inch hole into the side of your skull for even thinking she would accept such a lame gift. After a gift like this, you probably won't be around for NEXT Christmas.

5. Any lingerie made of flannel, such as a pair of feet pajamas with a trap door in back. A Little Mermaid or Barney cartoon character nightgown. It gives her the idea that you do not consider her the beautiful woman that she is. Take out that wallet and buy her something sexy from Victoria Secret (just like you did for your mistress or other girlfriend).

6. No name perfume which costs you $1.99, such as Eu de Toilet, which actually smells like the bathroom, moldy fruit, or your dirty socks. If you are going to buy her perfume, spring for the brand names.

7. Any type of cubic zirconia jewelry you see on the Home Shopping Network. It will be quite embarrassing when she is showing off that fabulous diamond to her friends and tries to cut glass with it. (We actually test them you know.) Also, now would not be a good time to buy her that set of diamond nipple clamps you always wanted to, you know how we like to show off our jewelry and it could get embarrassing at the New Year's party when she decides to show them off to your buddies.

8. Please do not buy her clothes because you think for one minute you have good taste in woman's clothing. Well, perhaps you might if you are a transvestite, but all in all, believe me, she'll smile and say its beautiful while choking back tears and mumbling under her breath, "were the hell would I ever wear this outfit without being arrested for bad taste?" An additional hint, plaids do not go with stripes (even though you think your golfing outfit looks just fine). Its a known fact to the rest of the world that that is a taboo. In the Northeast, thats like wearing white after Labor Day.

9. Do not give her a gift certificate to Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers. Most men would know better, especially the ones who have learned the correct response to "do these pants make me look fat." If you are one of the poor souls who still doesn't get it and purchased a gift like this, be prepared for the silent treatment for a month. (Although that may be something you would actually look forward to.) A better alternative would be hiring a Chippendale dancer as a personal trainer to get her motivated into getting fit.

10. Last but not least, never buy a woman anti-wrinkle cream, or a book on "How not to be Nasty Sunday through Saturday." These are not considered gifts, they are considered reasons for seriously injuring the person who bought it and just may stand up in court of law.

STUCK!

Mom's Mustang doesn't want to go anywhere in the snow, so we have been stuck here for days. At first it was kind of fun. We lit fires and played, but now it's sunny and there are people out shopping,..Christmas decorations are in stores, and on streets. I hope we get outta here soon! I heard Santa is coming to town too!!

Still, it was nice to have the sun for a couple of days...

Brrrrrrrr...!

This was early Tuesday morning. Another storm on it's way, and a temperature of about -7 *c

My Dad managed to make it to work without much difficulty.

Mom and I stayed inside where it was warm.

Snow Day

Grandpa stopped by to see if we needed anything on his way to Duncan. We were building a snow family on the side of the Trans Canada Highway.

It's SNOWING!

I've never seen snow before, and last night I got to taste it! We were in Victoria yesterday for Amber's soccer game and the man on the radio said the Malahat was getting covered in the white stuff, so we had to pull Amber off the field and leave in a big hurry to get home. (Mommy's car doesn't do well in the snow.)
This is a picture of what it looked like on our way home...

My BIG Brother

My big brother is 9 years old. Infact, his Birthday is very close to mine. I'm 9 days (and 9 years) younger than Reece. He makes me laugh, and in the pictures you can see why.

Celtic vs Manchester United

I dressed up to watch a game with my Gran and Grampa Tuesday at Soccer World in Saanich. I had to leave before there was a score, but from what I heard Celtic scored a winning goal in the 80th minute! Yaaay!!!

"Our Fridge"

Bouncin' Around

I've been working out in my 'Jolly Jumper" lately. I'm hoping to be the best Soccer player when I grow up.

Early Programming

While I work on my Blog, Mom and Abby do the dishes. I can't type yet or use the mouse, but I am making all the executive decisions on what goes into this site.

Halloween was scary. My Mom changed into a Zombie, and we went to my brother Reece's school for lunch where there were all kinds of creepy kids. It was also my Grandpa Peterson's birthday. My family had a nice dinner with pumpkin pie for dessert. I had milk,...again!

Ready for All Hallows Eve

The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

Saturday at Uncle Dan & Jean's

Mark & Tracy (smokin'!!)

Mark & Bella

ME

Toby

Baby Bella

Almost every Saturday I get to visit Uncle Dan & Jean's house. Grandpa is always there, and Uncle Mark & Auntie Glo too. On rare occassion, I see my cousin Tracy, (if she's awake). And always,....always,....there are doggies!

Rock Hunting

Last Saturday I went to my Grandpa Kelly's old house in East Sooke with my Mom & Dad, and my Uncle Mark and Cousin Joe. We brought home a whole bunch of great colourful rocks and minerals that my Grandpa had under his house. We even found the most precious stone I've ever heard of,..... JADE!


(the piece in the picture above is Amethyst)