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Happy Holidays Everyone! Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! Viv

Hi Everyone, I wanted to wish you all a very Happy Holidays! This is the legendary card I made this year Aside from that, I received an email today and it made me smile... I have been having a really fun, educational, exciting, emotional time writing my first story, and I wanted to say thanks to all my guys who help and motivate me, and to my partner in crime... my sweetie, thanks for holding my hand while I second guess myself ALL the time... So here is a part of the email... So for all of you that have helped or encouraged me... I wanted to share this with you because I honestly believe that this reader wouldn't have these feelings about my story if it weren't for all of your help. Happy Holidays! Love, Vivian

Okay... so either I am crazy, or I have mad skills! I crammed SO much stuff into today I can't believe it! Of course that only leaves another ridiculous amount to cram into tomorrow, but I digress... It started at 4:30 am when I woke up for work. I worked 6 - 10 am so that I would be available to pick up Rich's friend Joe from the airport at 11 am. Well the good news is I didn't have to go to the airport at all... this is REALLY good because I get soooooooooo lost it would be funny if it wasn't so unbelievably sad. I didn't have to go though because big brother Jeff picked him up for me on the way home from visiting a friend... Yay Jeff! Instead I went to the post office and to get a gift for my sweetie and my darlin! So Joe shows up here in his camoflage outfit, hehe, and he looks great! Happy, confident, thinner, it's really amazing... now if I could just get him to stop saying things like 'I don't want to die in Iraq' then I might not kill him myself... I forgot to mention that the guy with the kids who have the mom that sucks, the recent birthday girl and her big sister, were waiting outside of my store for me when I got off work because I was gonna spend some time with them today while their dad was off giving a deposition... again yay! We all went to have lunch with Rich so that he could see Joe and we could all eat without me having to make lunch for seven people... while we were at this little burger place, my daughter and his two girls decided that they all had to go potty since they were of course seated in between four adults in the booth requiring ALL of us to stand up and move so they could get out to go. Well not a minute later my daughter comes back crying and holding her arm saying she slipped and fell in the hallway. I am freaking out and REALLY hoping she didn't break her arm. She is fine but with an UGLY bruise on her elbow... But the point of this whole story is... I am the safety manager in my store so I tend to react a little differently than most people when I see something hazardous, but when my own kid is the one getting hurt... anyway I tell Rich to go check the floor where she fell and he says that there isn't anything wet there but that it is REALLY slippery so I tell him to go tell the people working there so they can take care of it before someone else gets hurt. So the girl he talks to... ugh! First of all she didn't even ask if my daughter was okay and then her way of 'fixing' the problem or hazard was to put out a wet floor sign Anyway then I ask Rich to go and ask them for a small bag of ice for her rapidly swelling and turning purple elbow and they tell him they only have paper bags... whatever! I mean if this happened in my store... I would do whatever I had to to help this person/KID feel better, but grrrrrrrr! Then I came home, wrapped my little brothers' gifts so I can go BACK to the post office again tomorrow :wacko: and talked to Davey and he reaffirmed that he indeed is a spectacular man! Holidays are already unreal when you work in retail... but he is like a million times more stretched to the limit now... so I was REALLY glad to hear that he was doing well and feeling better! Then I went to Good Scouts, and we had our Christmas party and the girls all exchanged their secret Santa gifts that they had to make, not buy, for each other... and drunk mom only stayed for a little while and wasn't even too drunk tonight either... more yay! So then I got home and sat down to write again... I guess I will admit that I was allowing myself to get sidetracked because I know that this chapter will be hard for me to write, but I am determined because while I may experience penis envy while writing, and while I have never actually had to come out to someone, this part of the story will probably be the most well written part because it is actually something I have experienced and felt, therefore allowing me to write it well. Anyway, thanks for being so patient... I am excited again and ready to write again! Also, I just spent an hour reading... I got to read some amazing chapters today! Dom's DD 20, The Zot's Yankee 14, Sea Change... I've lost count now, and Second Wind... also lost count, but had a happily ever after, which I am still smiling about I just LOVE happily ever afters... and ALL my guys, my little brothers, my big brothers, I could go on here! Vivian

Okay, first and foremost... Frineds is almost the best show out there! Besides that, yay for being all done wrapping, for partying, and for getting presents!! Smiling... Viv

Okay... So my brother, the one who just turned 40, gasp... arrived yesterday for Christmas and then announces that he is FINALLY getting married!! So YAY!!! The wedding will be in April, but since the girl he is marrying is originally from Spain and all her family is there the wedding will be in Spain. Also, they plan to have two other additional receptions here in the USA... One on the east coast where they live and work and one on the west coast where we live and he grew up and went to school... I think I have been recruited to plan one or both of those I'm not sure if we will get to go to Spain to see the actual wedding because that can get expensive really quick... Besides that, I braved the mall on my lunch break yesterday :wacko: and I have increased my gifts purchased from one to five!! Yay again! Although I am still in some major trouble... but I am off today and have a half day tomorrow at work and I'm off on Wednesday so I hope I can get it all done then. So Davey has a big day tomorrow and I hope it's all going okay for him... I KNOW he is stressing and I know he hasn't been feeling well SUPER BIG HUGS and SMILES to my sweetie and my darlin'. So, OMG!!! Rich actually got the Christmas lights hung up yesterday while I was at work. Still yay! Still haven't gotten any more writing done... but I'm trying to find the time... and I need my partner in crime to hold my hand Hugs to everyone Vivian PS. More Hugs!!

Okay, I'm cold AGAIN! WTF?? I do live in sunny California for goodness sake! :wacko: So let's see... I started out today talking to my sweetie who I had been missing like crazy... I was trying to remember the last time we went more than a day without talking to each other and I finally remembered that it was when he was in the hospital So, I was definitely having my Davey withdrawls... well, it had been 2 whole days!! Then I cleaned the house since it needed to be cleaned and because the family is starting to arrive tomorrow I went to work and some old man said something to me that I am still trying to figure out. I handed him his receipt and said, "There you go, have a great day." His reply to me was, "Why do all you Yanks always say 'there you go'?" Well, on my break I called Rich and when I told him what the old guy said he pointed out that I should have told him that I was a Rebel not a Yank... cause my high school mascot of course was the Rebels... many, many years ago when I actually was in high school... But!!! I am not old, Davey, Eric, and Bard said so Anyway, my back is killing me tonight because of a combination of all of the above... I'm cold, I cleaned, I worked, and other 'girl stuff' So, I'm definitely in TROUBLE!! I have only bought one gift so far and that was even a total accident cause I happened to see something I wanted to get my daughter while I was out buying a birthday present for someone else... The lights that were supposed to be hung up last weekend, and again today have AGAIN been postponed until tomorrow, and I still have no Christmas tree, also being postponed until tomorrow... AND we still haven't had the Santa talk yet... ugh! SO much to do and so little time... For me the total control freak, this year is killing me. I know... shutup~ but you don't understand, I'm that crazy person who makes all her cards by hand cause it's more personal that way, and has them mailed out the day after Thanksgiving and all the Christmas shopping and wrapping is already finished long ago... sigh. Deep breaths now!!! Thanks to Eric and his last blog I have been telling myself the following... 'Tis the season to shut the f**k up and stop being a whiny little b***h! Got to get it together and I mean NOW!!! Vivian

Happy, happy Birthday Kitty! Hugs, Viv

Hi Kevin, All I can offer is this... Follow your heart and... As a mom myself, I would want you to make the most of your possibilities and future. I think it's definitely commendable that you don't want to just jump ship and abandon your mom/family while things are getting tough, but that just goes to show you what a great job your mom did on you Besides, I would feel guilty if I kept my highly intelligent and educated son from being all he could be... Smiles, Viv

Okay, so I had planned to write about how I thought everyone else was being all whiny and needy today, and in the end I was the whiny, needy one. I don't know if it was me all along or if they just rubbed off on me Anyway, Rich took care of that Poor guy... hehehehe. He was... well, behind me and then afterwards, he rolled over and lay next to me and not even 2 minutes later I look over at him because I hear him snoring it's kinda cute actually. His heart is still beating really fast, I can see it as I am looking at his chest, but he is in the sex coma Well, whatever, he deserves a rest after that performance Beyond that, I mailed out my Christmas cards finally... FINALLY! So, I was driving to work the other morning, and I looked up at my rear view mirror and I saw something that caused me to smile and laugh! I know this sounds weird, but let me try to explain... I have a jade bracelet that hangs from my rear view mirror. My mom-in-law, Rich's stepmom is from Malaysia and she always brings us stuff back when she visits. She gave me this bracelet, and it's a nice one, but not my style really so I hung it from my mirror. Anyway, Rich always hooks it over the thingy that you can use to switch your mirror from daytime to night time use, something I never do, and it bugs me... so he had driven my car late the night before to Taco Bell and the next day when I got in to go to work there was my bracelet hooked over that thing again... it made me think of him and I smiled... I know he just does it to bug me, but this time I smiled... right before I unhooked it! It seems that Rich has sanctioned the computer tonight for his own amusement, so perhaps I will try and get some writing done for you all to read... Not whining anymore Vivian PS. Davey didn't whine when I talked to him!

Well, 2 trips to the craft store, 6 glue sticks, 48 bows, one hot glue gun, a super designer hubby, one trip to Office Depot and 36 hours later all my Christmas cards are made, written, addressed, stamped, and waiting to be taken to the post office tomorrow! I only had to stay up till 1 am to finish making them and God bless the person who invented self adhesive envelopes! So work is bullshit right now, no other way to say it really.... whatever! I'm tired of being pissed about it. So I had just gotten home from work today and changed my clothes and sat down to read DD 18, yay when my phone rings.... It's my sons' preschool saying that he is hurt and I should drive over there NOW!!!! to decide if I want to take him to the hospital or not to stitch up the cut he now has on his face So of course I try really hard not to freak and change my clothes AGAIN, call Rich and head over there. My brave boy was sitting on his chair with his books and was so calm and it was so scary! He has a deep cut about a half an inch long that starts on his forehead and goes into his eyebrow So I decided against going to the hospital and instead went with butterfly bandages and antibiotic ointment, but now I'm a little worried cause the cut is in a place that sort of comes open when his expressions change and it's sorta... oozing occasionally Besides that, my daughter has cleaned up her room, washed the dishes, washed my car, and did all the laundry I wonder if she is sucking up to Santa... hmmmm. Actually we are about to have the 'talk about Santa' with her cause she is 10 now. I'm just going to tell her that we are letting her in on the huge secret of Santa now because she is such a big girl and I know we can count on her to keep the secret for my son and include her that way, I hope she goes for it That's pretty much all for now. I've started the next chapter and I will probably send in the next one tonight... so look for it soon. Enjoy! My back is sore and Rich is gonna rub it Vivian PS.

So I had this whole plan see... I had a whole Saturday off and I didn't even ask for it! Shocking I know... So the plan was... Get Rich to hang up the Christmas lights outside, get our tree, go to... ugh... Costco buy a birthday present for the birthday party we were going to that evening... at Chuck E. Cheese :wacko: ugh... and get the stuff I needed to make my Christmas cards. Instead this is what happened.... I got up early and actually... FINALLY finished the chapter I have been working on for what seems like forever and mailed it out to my guys I woke Rich up and we and let me just take this opportunity to say that damn! that guy has some skills and then we showered... together We went to eat and I had this really yummy burrito thing that was like deep fried like a chimichanga and then topped with chili, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream sooooooooo good! Then we went to the craft store and I bought all the supplies I need to make my cards... FINALLY... I should take this time to tell you that I am literally freaking out because normally I have the cards done and mailed the day after Thanksgiving Anyway, we went around to Costco and managed to spend $250 on a big bunch of nothing, before we made a quick stop at Target. Now a quick stop means Rich waited in the car with the kids while I ran in and picked up the present for the birthday party. I did manage to buy my first Christmas present though, but I won't get into that or I may have a breakdown... So we come home and put away the few things we bought and I wrapped the present for the party. We finally head to Chuck E. Cheese. I hate this place and I ususally hide in the back. For those of you who don't know what it is let me explain briefly... It's like a kid's arcade, play place, that serves pizza and the kids win tickets when they play the games that they can then painfully redeem for miniscule prizes. The good part was that the girl having the birthday I love and they moved away almost a year ago so any chance I get to see them is so, SO great. Her mom is a 'words I won't say here' and she and her sister hardly ever see her so they have sort of attached themselves to me, which to me, is a great honor and I love being able to be something for them that they are missing in their lives. I'm no replacement, but at least I can be there sometimes, anytime they need me. So as the party is coming to an end, Rich is helping the Dad and Grandpa take all the presents to the car and when he comes back in... OMG!! He tells me some little kid, like my daughter's age comes up to them in the dark parking lot and is trying to sell them some Christmas pin or something Seriously, I am beginning to wonder WTF is wrong with some people, but it gets better, or worse as the case may be... apparently his little sister is standing outside of Chuck E. Cheese selling candy canes... NO ADULT OR PARENT at all! Anyway... sigh... and deep breath too. Working late today cause I am the only employee left but I'm off tomorrow so yay! Hugs Vivian

Well, tonight was my daughter's Christmas musical at school, and again it was great and of course she was awesome! What? She is my daughter after all Anyway we had to drop her off a half hour before show time with an adult so Rich stayed with her while I ran down the street to the bank to deposit my paycheck and to the grocery store to pick up the cookies my daughter informed me that we are supposed to bring tomorrow :wacko: for her holiday party. I know, I am the super mom and should be baking them, but... anyway. So my bank is actually inside the grocery store so that made my trip easy, one stop and all with the four year old... so as I am walking into the store I see this kid sitting outside shivering. He is maybe 16 or 17 and he has his dog with him. He is holding a sign that says ugly, broke, and sober. Some man on his way out gave the kid some change as I was walking in, and I smiled at him and said hi. I grabbed the cookies I needed for the party, made my deposit, picked up a birthday card for my brother who is turning 40!! and paid. On the way out I gave the kid $10 and he said thank you. I was sad, officially almost in tears that there was nothing I could do to help him, and when I got back to the school and met up with Rich, his first words were, "What's wrong?" Sigh... this sucks. When I came out and gave him the money he was even more cold and had taken off his jacket to wrap around his dog... I really wish I could do more. Besides that, on a much happier note... it's Davey's birthday! Yay! Happy Birthday sweetie, hope you have a great year, full of happiness and good health! Work sucks... I am about the only employee left in the whole store now Well, it's a good thing I can do almost every job in the store, except I refuse... REFUSE to learn to drive that forklift thing... I can barely drive my car! :nuke: So Rich has a great solution to my cold feet problem... since I am protesting winter and continuing to wear my flip flops he suggested I get some of those cute socks with slot for each toe so maybe my feet will stay warmer... a little. Trying to help, I promise... Vivian

Hey Sweetie, Little Brother Davey, Best Friend, I love you lots, have a GREAT day! Vivian

So, two more guys at work got fired for dishonest acts I mean what the hell is going on? I swear, at this rate I will be the only employee left by Christmas Okay, actually that's a very scary thought. So now Hot abercrombie and cute guy 'C' are gone too. My boss seems worried, and he should be, I mean Christmas is just 17 days away... GASP!! 17 days and I literally have not bought one present yet I'm officially worried. I told him I'll wear my super woman cape and save his ass again I realized only moments ago as I was watching something that Davey sent me that the crazy mom who yelled out her car window at me about the play that was f***kin awesome looks like Stephen Tyler from Aerosmith Add scary to crazy and you're almost there. So, besides sending me cute boys to watch Davey saved my ass again with this chapter... I've lost count now how many times he has done that, but thank goodness my sweetie knows just what to do all the time. I'm almost done now, I promise... So, I spent the whole day in my jammies and I was freezing! I told Davey that I am protesting winter, but my feet are REALLY starting to get cold in my flip flops. I wear these things everywhere and all the time except for when I'm at work... Me and the cold do not get along so well, it's a good thing it's usually really warm here. So I started thinking the other day that there are a few things that I just can't live without. Well not really, but like everyday necesities that are purely material things. Some examples of those things for me are my sunglasses, lip gloss or chapstick, and definitely flip flops. I'm curious what things you guys find necesary that are material things for your daily comfort. I also always, ALWAYS have a sweater or jacket with me cause I am always cold... Rich actually tried to tell me once that it's because I'm so short Some crap about the body produces so much body heat per cubic whatever, blah blah, but can only release it at the same rate through our skin and of course your head. He rationalizes it that way because he is 6'2" to my 5'3" and he is always warm and hardly ever wears a jacket Whatever... I'm used to being called little now... I have been this size since I was 12 and in the eighth grade. On to the most important news though... It's only one day till my sweetie's birthday! Giggle, I can't wait... I think I am almost more impatient than he is I guess if you think about it by tomorrow when I get off work it will be his birthday where he lives... Yay! So I put my story on the new eFiction area here and apparently I am now the second most prolific author Smiling... 23 hours and counting little brother Vivian

Hi! Here is a link... http://nifty.nisusnet.com/nifty/gay/highsc...ind-those-eyes/ Please enjoy and let me know what you think... Viv

So I was talking to 'the man' the other night while I was up late TRYING to write some, and I told him that I find the sexual or erotic scenes the hardest to write. I'm not exactly sure why, I mean it's not like I'm new to the whole sex thing but I have realized that a HUGE part of my problem is that I don't have a penis I know, before you all say it... that IS a problem hehehehe. So I was asking 'the man' how it feels different having someone else's hand on you... there, instead of your own. He suggested I ask Rich Okay so that is about the funniest suggestion ever! Why? Rich is... quiet, introverted I guess. I mean he is one of the funniest, quickest, most clever guys around, but it seems like you have to put in a couple years of silence before he might let you in on that part of him. I mean it's just weird to me, but then again, I am really outgoing and talkative, totally opposite of him. So I tell 'the man' that Rich probably wouldn't have an answer for me if I actually did ask him. I ended up telling him that Rich doesn't hardly ever say anything during sex, like I have to work REALLY hard to get him to say something, like the other day... Not that I mind the hard work hehehehe, but I guess I'm wondering if that is normal. I know he is an extreme case... the guy won't even sing in the car if I'm there It's weird... I mean we have been together since I was 15 and he was 16, so 12 1/2 years now... and you would think that he would have 'loosened up' a little, but I don't know... anyway. I love him whether he sings or not I always will. Well, now that I have admitted that I have penis envy... :wacko: I suppose I will get back to my sad attempt at writing somehing HOT! I apologize to my group of readers who have been waiting like 2 weeks for this chapter to be finished, but besides the whole penis problem I had a whole week of being non productive since I was worrying about a friend who seems to be doing SO much better now Hugs to my guys Vivian PS. 4, four... only 4 MORE days sweetie!

So, not much to update really. I spent all morning at a Christmas craft fair with my girls and it was fun and I got a new halo so yay! So, I stole the following from something one of Rich's friends sent him, but it was so funny I had to share it... enjoy! Things I Learned From Movies 1. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year. 2. All beds have special L-shaped top sheets that reach up to armpit level on a woman but only waist level on the man lying beside her. 3. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread. 4. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving. 5. The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty. 6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do. 7. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris. 8. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds. :2hands: 9. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare. 10. If you lose a hand, it will cause the stump of your arm to grow by 15cm. 11. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning, even though the husband and children never have time to eat them. :wacko: 12. Cars and trucks that crash will almost always burst into flames. 13. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium. 14. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth. 15. All single women have a cat. 16. Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant. 17. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one. 18. Creepy music coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated. 19. Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - especially if any of their family or friends has died in a strange boating accident. 20. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involved martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessor. 21. During a very emotional confrontation, instead of facing the person you are speaking to, it is customary to stand behind them and talk to their back. 22. When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your room will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish. 23. Dogs always know who's bad and will naturally bark at them. 24. When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other. 25. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch-enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gases, lasers and man eating sharks that will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape. 26. Having a job of any kind will make all fathers forget their son's eighth birthday. 27. Many musical instruments - especially wind instruments and accordions - can be played without moving the fingers. 28. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off. 29. It is always possible to park directly outside the building you are visiting. 30. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty. 31. If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps. <----- That's my favorite one !! That's all folks... Feel better sweetie I hope that the couchless weekend is awesome! Vivian PS. 5 days and counting

So I had a bittersweet day at work I guess you could say. When I walked in to the store today I saw my coworker 'S'. She has worked there longer than I have been alive, no seriously and she has been out of work for months, off and on because she has breast cancer. She is such a sweet lady and she has a husband and two older sons. Anyway, because of the chemo she has lost all her hair and has had sores in her mouth and lost her fingernails, etc. Pretty much she feels all around crappy most of the time. So she is back to work wearing a wig and her face is all round and puffy because of the steroids they have her on, but she looks happy and seems positive and upbeat so that was great! She gave me this article to read about how women who have survived something like this have come to realize their true inner beauty, it was an amazing article really. The sad part is that because she has worked there for so long, the customers all know her and know what is going on. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can say the dumbest shit at the most inappropriate times. Today she heard from a customer, 'Why are you wearing a wig?', from a coworker who's own mom had cancer, ' Your face is all puffy', and from another customer, 'Why don't you just cut them(her breasts) off?' I mean for real people! What the hell? Besides that, my friend at work 'P' got fired! for doing something so stupid and mediocre but a rule is a rule so... Anyway, I had just heard that he got fired and why when he came walking in the store to pick up his last check. I was the first face he saw when he walked in and he hung his head in shame maybe, or more like sadness, I don't know really. I guess he thinks I'm disappointed in him, and I guess a teeny part of me is, but shit happens and he hopefully has learned that even stupid rules are still rules. So 'P' went around and talked to everybody and said goodbye and saved me for last. I was in the checkstand so it's not like I could just walk off and have some conversation for a while, but it was so... sigh... He walked up behind me, and since I am my small little self, 5'3", and he is like a foot taller than me he towers above me, but I digress. He walked behind me and he leaned over and his forehead was resting on the top of my head and he said, "I'm so sorry." I turned around and hugged him and called him a jerk It's crazy, I mean 'P' is a super sweet kid, a hard worker, the guy even saved a poor old man who passed out in the parking lot and hit his head... he is going to be a firefighter soon. Sigh... he better come visit me like he promised... So i just talked to Matt, and I started out with hi... feel like reassuring me that you're okay? I'm sooooooo glad that he's okay, or getting there anyway. I somehow got nominated to be on the worry yourself sick commitee with Michael... not only am I a member but I'm the president too! What else?? OH! On my way to work I passed another Mom I know, not real fond of her but she saw me and pulled up next to me and signaled that i should roll down my window so I do... and she proceeds to scream out her window at me, "The play last night was f**kin awesome! They rocked!" I just drove away... I mean she was right about the play, it was f**kin awesome, but I mean really, did she have to shout it at my car in the middle of a busy street :wacko: Countdown days... 7 till my sweetie's birthday! Yay! Hugs, Vivian

I know what you meant sweetie... and you two deserve a break. Some quiet time away from all the stress and crap that has been going on lately. Besides, a shower could be fun... Hugs to my little brothers Vivian

Too funny James! I guess dogs are more forgiving than cats because when we put our dog in for our 2 week vacation a couple years ago, she was pretty much freaking out until we turned onto our street to come home and then she was fine again. But being totally honest I am much more of a kitty person and I hope Boo learned some good songs while he was in.... Viv

Okay, a quick update... The play was awesome! It was so funny and all about character, like taking responsibility for your actions, the Golden Rule, etc... and yes my little pig did her rap and song and was sooooooooo good! This is manwich... http://www.conagrafoods.com/brands/manwich/index.jsp It just happened to be a hilarious play on words and I had to say it. Only 8 days left now!! Hugs, Vivian PS. MIchael, it was the marshmallows on top of the sweet potatoes... danger!

Awwwwwww... Hugs for you pal! Viv

So, I've had a day off today and I am still in my jammies... I REFUSE to get dressed and do anything productive until I have to today, which will be later. My daughter's school play is tonight and she is the third little pig in some creation of every fairy tale known to man all wrapped up into one 45 minute performance... I can't wait! I'm so excited. Well, I have managed to get a little more writing done, and the new chapter should be posted tomorrow on nifty. I would normally have it on Matt's site first, but since he is recovering from his surgery I have decided to go on and I know he will catch up. I'm certain that he would want it that way anyway So let's see, what else do I have to say?? I recently realized that I use !!!!! ALOT! Maybe I just get super excited... I don't really know. Today I taught Ben what a 'manwich' is I got invited into my sweetie and darlin's bed on his birthday I realized that Rich has the most pefect hair ever and I am soooooooo jealous! There is something definitely wrong when his hair is prettier than mine... anyway I have been saving this Thanksgiving story until I had the picture to back it up, but I do now so here it is... We had a good holiday and only the one fire so... I had to work the 7 to 4 shift on Thanksgiving so Rich cooked the turkey while I was at work. I had called him on my lunch break to make sure that he had it all under control and I reminded him to place the turkey on a rack in the roasting pan, breast side up and toward the back of the oven and his reply was, "You said breast and rack." Boys will be boys I guess, and I do have a pretty impressive rack so... Anyway, when I got home the plan was that I would make all the rest of the side dishes for our dinner. No biggie really, it only took me an hour, but at the end I had about 500 things going on at once. I had made some candied sweet potatoes and the last part of that is to put some marshmallows on top and get them brown and toasty in the oven... well, like I said I had 500 things going on so I asked Rich to watch them. :wacko: Well next thing I hear is Rich saying, "Oh shit! They're on fire!!" So I start laughing and Tony comes running in to the kitchen to see what is going on and Rich is trying to take the dish out of the oven when Tony yells, "What do you think you are doing? Don't touch that!" I think he's worried about Rich's safety right?... WRONG!! He pulls out his cell phone to take a picture... and here it is! Besides that I have a joke my HOT friend from work told me... He is an official Abercrombie and Fitch guy if that helps So here it is... A boy gets a tricycle for Christmas from Santa and he is so excited that he just has to go outside and ride it. A policeman on horseback comes riding up and asks the boy if he got the tricycle from Santa and the boy replies that yes, he in fact did get it from Santa. The policeman proceeds to write a ticket and gives it to the boy saying, "You need to tell Santa to put a reflector on the back." The boy asks the policeman if Santa gave him the horse he is riding, and the policeman thinks he will be a smart ass to the boy and says that yes Santa gave him the horse. The boy says to the policeman, "Well you should tell Santa to put the dick on the bottom next time!" I'm still smiling, Vivian PS. 9 days till my sweetie's birthday! I'm counting down!

Hey Sweetie, What are giggly big sisters for, if not for listening and giving great advice Besides, you know I would do almost anything for you and C Love you both lots! Viv

Hey Friend, hehehe Of course you can read it! Please do even... Here is a link to a site where my story is or you can find it on nifty in the high school section... http://www.geocities.com/matpazcas/ Let me know what you think! Viv