It has become a family tradition.

The day after thanksgiving, we went out to get our christmas tree. After searching high and low, we found it. The perfect tree for us, not too tall, not too short, not too thin and not too fat.



Even Buddy came with us. Here he is driving us home.



As soon as we got home, we started decorating the tree.



We've also put up lights outside.



It has been Gary's mission in life to create a light show. We're not there yet. Over the next years, I will be slowly building a christmas village complete with a train set.

In a week, we will be taking that very long journey to Davao.

Right now, I'm dreading it so much I can't get excited. I'm realizing, I dislike flying. You're cramped & cold. It's so impossible to get comfortable. You can't stretch your legs and nowhere to put your head down. The blankets are small. Some part of you will end up exposed and cold.

0720 Omaha to Las Vegas (3 hrs)
0820 Las Vegas (1 hr 25 min)
0945 Las Vegas to Sacramento (1.5 hrs)
1115 Sacramento (13 hrs)
0015 San Francisco to Taiwan (13.5 hrs)
0606 Taiwan (1 hr 30 min)
0735 Taiwan to Manila (2 hrs)
0940 Manila (6 hrs 20 min)
1600 Manila to Davao (1.5 hrs)
1745 Davao

21.5 flying hours and 22 hours & 20 minutes lay-over. So, yeah, not looking forward to this. I wish somebody would hurry up and invent a new form of transportation. Aren't we due for something totally new? Willy Wonka's transport would be nice. The original Willy Wonka, where you can travel through the TV and go to any TV in the world or something like that.

Enough with the whine. (I know somebody who makes this comment everytime he hears somebody whine, "Do you want cheese with that whine?") Last night, Megan asked if we can have stinky fruit once we're in Davao. This is another post altogether.

Argh! I'm so upset.

Yesterday, we went to see Disney On Ice. I got my camera but the battery died on me. I didn't even get to take 1 photo, not a single one. It seems to be a thing with me lately. Friday, Megan's class had a Thanksgiving presentation and I didn't have my camera with me. Two weeks ago, her dance class had an observation day and the batteries were dying on me. I'd get about 60 seconds of movie clip and it shuts off. I have to wait maybe 5 minutes before I can turn it back on again for another 60 seconds worth of movie. I got about 5 clips and I was hoping to get her class on tape so she can practice while she's in Davao.

So, we went to see Happy Feet.

It was SO cute and funny. The soundtrack has such great songs, so great, we bought it right away.

so, yeah, go watch it!

the genie & the dinosaur