Fowler Family Fun

So my Dad just emailed the "gang" pics of our Sunday Fowler Family Christmas Extravaganza!! Anyway, every freaking picture of me in the group of photos made me look either

1. Crazy or "not all there"
2. Rounder than in real life "RTIRL?"
3. Pissed.




(This photo was taken after I opened my white elephant gift to find that Patrick had given me...(drum roll please) batteries. Yep, 8 AA batteries--new, of course, but really, Patty? Batteries? (everyone else found it to be hilarious). You can see the look I am giving him...lol. In the end, he actually stole them back and I ended up with a fuzzy pen. Ah, the joy of the white-elephant gift exchange!!)


Oh well. It's just annoying when pics don't turn out very flattering--I don't think I'm heavy (I'm a size 4 for goodness sake--but pictures of me sometimes make me want to run to the next treadmill and stay on it for an hour or two. Whatever...I'm just going to blame the images on bad angles and poor lighting and not obsess. Well, not much anyway.



So here are some photos: Of nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters, in-laws and my folks.

Also, for those out there that know what "orbs" are--there was a huge one in a group photo and then a few other ones scattered out. Maybe a passed away relative wanted in on the fun? Or, it could be a bit of dust...not sure...but still...kinda cool to think about.

Enjoy the photos!!

Aria & Bo-Bo

Here are some recent pics of Aria and Bo-Bo--






Can you tell I have had a bit more time on my hands, lately? Well, I'm done with school until January and am realizing how much time it took up...it's kinda nice to have a break. So, I've been able to post more...Enjoy!

Then and Now...

April 2007 with "fake" puppy




and December 2008 with the "real" puppy....I like my real puppy dog, Bo-Bo the best...;-)

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...

Okay, so yesterday I felt sick most of the day. This, of course, was my own fault as I forgot to take a prescription I have been on for years...and when I skip a day or two I start feeling horrible. Anyway, I forgot to take it Saturday and Sunday (not on purpose) and so yesterday, I felt ill. So when I got home from work I essentially just ate dinner and then went straight to bed. It took forEVER to fall asleep, but once I finally did I found myself in the midst of a dream I have been having for over a year now.

This dream varies in content, but it always takes place at UVSC (which is now UVU) in Orem, UT. In these dreams I am always in class or on the way to class, etc. . This time I was in a math class, which makes sense since I'm dreading next quarter where I am taking 2 math classes (at Denver University). Anyway, I am just trying to figure out why I keep having this dream over and over again. Do I still have unfinished business there? Does UVSC represent something that I am trying to relive? It's starting to get annoying---if I only I knew WHY I was having this dream then maybe I could do something about it--obviously my psyche is trying to tell me something...but what?

Oh well.

A Twilight Before Christmas

Andrea, this one is for you:

Toy Time

So, I was listening to Alice 105.9 (one of my favorite morning shows in Denver) this morning and they were asking everyone what their all-time most favorite and most memorable Christmas present as a child was.

I thought it would be fun to post mine on here and then ask others to post theirs as well (in the comments section).

So, here are my "top two" all-time favorite Christmas toys:

Mickey Mouse Talking Phone---it was awesome! You would dial a number and different messages were heard on the receiver end--it was like a real working phone (well, for a 4 year old it was close as I was getting to one).
Here is a commercial for it I found on you tube:

CLICK HERE!



The second all-time greatest toy ever was my cabbage patch doll (of course!)--Actually, it was two of them--one had blond hair and the other red. They were name Mande and Holly and had birth certificates and everything. I adored those dolls and think my mom has them stored away somewhere still.



Good times, good times.

Okay, now what was your favorite Christmas toy!! Post it on the comments section!

Merry Christmas!