Happy Holidays!

I spent a little time this morning creating this little show to say "Happy Holidays" to all our friends.

Watch it HERE.

Thanks to Phil for telling me about this!
Feel free to make your own & post it in a comment.

Call Me

I'm checking out this new service from Google called GrandCentral. It gives you 1 phone number, which you can give out to friends, family, coworkers, everyone. Then, depending on who calls you, you can set which phones ring (Home, office, cell) or if they just go to voicemail. Looks pretty neat. And I got this nifty web button, so you don't even have to dial the phone to reach me.

Try it:


The best way to get an account is by invitation. I can invite up to 9 more people, so if you're interested, let me know.

Halloween 2007

We had a fun Halloween. We took Christian trick-er-treating for the first time, and visited our friends around the neighborhood. He was a Ginger-bread boy, and Lizzy made his costume herself.



Click the slideshow to see all the pictures full-size.

Los Angeles is Burning

It's crazy how 10 huge fires all started up independently in the same day. A lot of damage has been done, and lots more on its way, and our prayers are with those who have lost homes and loved ones.

Thankfully, we haven't suffered any more than a couple trash cans knocked over by the crazy winds, and a little loss of sleep due to all the noise. The fires are nowhere close to home, but even brief trip outside leaves us smelling like a campfire.

I'm reminded of this song that was written a few years ago during another crazy fire season, aptly titled Los Angeles is Burning:

Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can't deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's Showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain

When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning

This is not a test of the emergency broadcast system
When Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the Media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on Prime Time
Story at nine
The whole world is going insane

When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is Burning

A placard reads "the end of days"
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
More a question than a curse
How could hell be any worse
The flames are stunning
The cameras running
So take warning!

When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning

Happy Fall

Today we went to the pumkin patch.
More pics soon.