Happy Chinese New Year 2008

I'd like to be among the first to wish you all a very Happy Chinese New Year! I hope you all enjoy this very special day. Please celebrate safely and enjoy the festivities. Remember to think twice about what you are eating this year when you go out for Chinese. After all, 2008 is the year of the rat.

TOP TEN REASONS PATRIOTS LOST

Ok, last one about the Superbowl (until next year). I was wondering what it must have been like to be in the Patriots locker room after they lost. Do you think they made a list of excuses for why they ended their perfect year with such a horrific loss? Well, my good friend the janitor pulled this handwritten list of excuses out of the garbage can.


TOP TEN REASONS WE LOST SUPERBOWL XLII


1. Bad Karma (for cheating that is).
2. Our bodies coudn't adjust to the warm desert air in Arizona.
3. Our fearless QB (Tom Brady) hurt his toe during a recent photo shoot.
4. The undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins used voodoo dolls to poke Randy Moss in his eyes.
5. We are over rated.
6. Our head videographer ran out of video tape after the first quarter making it impossible to record the Giants sideline.
7. Our baseball team (Red Sox) already represented.
8. We watched the movie, "Almost Famous" the night before when we should have been watching tape from our extensive video library. (The one the NFL commissioner thought he destroyed).
9. Our offensive line was too busy grooming their lumberjack beards in preparation for the upcoming Campbell's Chunky soup commercial.
10. Arrogance


PB OUT

Cheaters Never Prosper (Paellaboy's rant...)

Yeah, you guessed it coming to you live from Las Vegas...

Unbelievable! I was awestruck and giddy Sunday night. Honestly, that was one of the best Superbowls that I can remember in a long time. Maybe it was because the media was constantly talking about how great the Patriots are: "The best team of all time", they would say. HA! Here's a large slice of crow pie baked fresh from my oven. In fact, maybe you guys would like to eat the whole pie in one bite.

Much has also been said about the Patriots and their cheating over the course of who knows how long. You may remember that the NFL busted them a few weeks into the season this year in what was known as "Spygate". For those of you that were stuck on a desserted island, let me
recap:

"NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday night that he would fine Belichick the maximum amount and dock the team $250,000 and a first-round draft pick next year (or a lesser pick if the Patriots miss the playoffs). It was the biggest fine ever for a coach -- it represents 12 percent of Belichick's scheduled 2007 salary, which is believed to be $4.2 million -- and would be the first time in NFL history a first-round draft pick has been confiscated as a penalty.In doing so, Goodell branded the Patriots as cheaters." (For complete article on ESPN.com click here).

Ok, give me a second while I jump down off my two-story soap box.

Good, I'm back. So as I was watching the end of the game Sunday night a thought came into my head for what might be an appropriate headline in the New York papers Monday morning: "Cheaters never prosper".

And one more thing. All this talk about Tom Brady being "dreamy and a total hunk" is making me nauseous. Sure I'm a happily married man but come on, does anyone else see this----

Is it me or does he have a second butt on his chin? This gives new meaning to the term buttface. Hey Tom, why don't you go home to your girlfriend and cry yourself a river. Don't worry about where the tears go. They'll end up in the large crevasse located at the end of your buttface.

Greatest team of all time? NOT

Greatest QB of all time? DOUBLE NOT

Man I feel better ~ sometimes it can be theraupetic to get these things off your chest.

PB

Lookin' good #2

Peach created this adorable outfit today (notice the three different patterns).

Puketrastrophe

Caution! This post has pictures of throw up.

Last night Babe-O was complaining that her stomach hurt (usually that means she needs to go to the bathroom). I put a puke bowl right by her head before she went to sleep, just in case. During the night she woke up ready to puke. She forgot that the puke bowl was there and could not wait until she reached the bathroom. There was a steady trail of puke from her bed to the toilet. The color was atrocious.

Paellaboy and I tried to clean it up with some carpet spot cleaner. It did not work. I thought that we were going to have some serious stains on our hands. We still have our house on the market and I was picturing our agent explaining to people where the gross stains came from. So around midnight he went to Wal-mart a rented a Rug Doctor.
What a great machine! I was amazed at how easy and efficient it was. There is not even a trace of puke left on the carpet. I always thought that carpet cleaning machines for rent were a joke. Why have I been paying professionals to clean when I could have done it myself? I would dare say that it even looks better than a professional cleaning.

I now have two kids throwing up but I am prepared with extra puke bowls, towels, and blankets. With a little bit of luck I should not need the rug doctor again today.

Building a snow fort

Today was a great day to play outside in the snow. Paellaboy and the girls had a great time building a snow fort in the backyard (I think he did most of the work). The girls love to run around in the snow. I can not imagine living in a place that doesn't have snow. I love the weather in Utah!

Lookin' Good!

Our third daughter, Peach, loves to pick out her own clothes. She loves to mix patterns and colors. She always says that she is "lookin' good" even if her older sisters tell her that she dosen't match.

Peach also enjoys designing her own hair styles. I have done many unusual things to her short hair (three pony tails in the back, braids everywhere, crazy ribbons and side pony tails). Sometimes she just does not want anything done to her hair.

She also loves to design her nail color and patterns. She loves having them painted by her dad. They could sit for hours talking and doing nails.

Sometimes I even let her go out in public dressed in her own designs. I think that it is important for her to be able to express herself and feel confident about the decisions she makes. Will she be a future fashion icon? Probally not (unless mixing patters becomes the hot thing to do). Regardless, I love this creative little girl!