Computer and Christmas Trees..

I finally have my laptop back! The hard drive crashed and burned so we sent it in to have it replaced. It was still under warranty so the fix was free! Whew! So now I can catch up on all that has happened in the past month! As you have all noticed, this blog is now private. As I am sure you have all guessed by now, Mary has been spewing her filth again and brought my blog into a conversation. I felt that if she was going to lie about what was posted in the blog, then I would make it so that she could not see it anymore. This is sad, as it means that Shelby can't see it, but that is not my doing!

Ok..onto better topics! New Years Eve was a blast! We invited Paul and Ami over as well as our neighbors and we had a Christmas Tree burning party (I told Mark that almost sounds like some sort of Satanic celebration! haha) in the snow! I made bruschetta (VERY easy to make!) with toasted baguette slices, deviled eggs, and a few 'chip' type items..Ami made Lumpia, and our neighbors brought over a cheese and meat platter along with a wonderful artichoke dip! Of course we had wine coolers and Champagne to bring in the new year!!...It is AMAZING how quickly the trees went up, no wonder the fire dept is so antsy at Christmas time! Below are some pictures of the trees going up!

It took a few seconds to get started...alot of smoke..



and then, FOOM...up in flames!!



What would New Years Eve be if you didn't have sparklers?