Christmas Dump

So, I have officially done a dump, There are lots of posts this time around. This and the two that follow are from the last week, post-accident. Curt is sore, but time will heal... I am just glad he gets a little more time to spend with all of us...

The Christmas Concert was fun and here are some pics, with Potato Soup Recipe to follow.

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Spicy Potato Soup

4 lbs. Potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cans of Chicken Broth, low sodium

Boil the Potatoes in the broth until tender, DO NOT DRAIN!!!

8 oz of Pepper Jack Cheese, grated
(for not as spicy: 4 oz of Pepper Jack and 4 oz Monterey Jack)

Add to the potatoes and let melt.

1 can Cream of Celery
1 can Cream of Onion(I usually find at Walmart or Albertson's, hard to find, but worth the trouble)
1 c. sour cream
1 pint 1/2 and 1/2 (can use fat free)

Stir in until hot, Serve immediately. If you have leftovers and used just pepper jack, it will be very spicy the next day but is still good.

Kissing Kousins

Hayden and Tabitha were looking at the christmas tree when Tabbie got the urge... well, see for yourself!

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I didn't put them in order, he really likes girls. I just thought that the last two pictures were cute! And made you think something else!

What if...

Right before this video, the kids sang a song with Spanish in it. What happens if you don't speak Spanish and you are signing to a deaf person? Do you make words up?
I am really shocked at how well she does, I am glad she can understand what they are saying. I can't. OR DOES SHE?!?!?!?!?!

The Accident

So, you are wondering.. "Where's Shellee?"

Late Friday night, Curt was in a serious car crash near our home. It was a head-on collision was a Jeep Cherokee at a light by the new Walmart/Home Depot. The other people walked away, Curt didn't... He was transported to an ER Trauma Unit. When the accident happened, I was on my way home and I came upon this accident, I thought Curt was at home, so I didn't know he was involved. When I got home, he was gone and I thought maybe he had gone to the store. Aabout midnight he called and I didn' t pick it up in time, and got an incoherent voicemail. I tried calling him and his phone just rang. Finally at 12:15 he called and asked me where I was. I told him I was home and the kids were asleep. I asked him where he was and he told me he didn't know. Fortunately, a nurse heard what he said and told him he was in the hospital, then she took the phone from him and talked to me about what I needed to bring with me... Derek and Julie came to watch the kids and I got to Scottsdale Osborn about 1 a.m. He had a concussion and a lot of bruises and scrapes. When they pulled him out of the Avalon, they were all shocked to see that he hadn't broken any leg bones, but he was unconcious and would come to for only a few seconds at a time. He stayed that was until I got to the ER. Then, he kept answering questions over and over again. I didn't have any answers... He was admitted and watched for the night. He was released the next day about noon and we have been taking it easy. He has memory loss and is very sore and feels beat up. He should be fine.
After the hospital, we went to see his car. The officers say that if he wasn't wearing his seatbelt, he would be dead. I am grateful for whoever created them and proud that Curt is smart enough to wear his... Here are the pictures...

They had to use the jaws of life to rip off the side of the car to get him out...

From the back it doesn't look so bad. This is the view that I saw when we drove past it. The trunk was up so I didn't see the license plate and didn't know it was Curt.

I don't think this is repairable... I think we'll be a one car family for some time.

The other car. I am glad they were able to walk away. The accident is still under investigation and the police weren't able to give me any definate answers. So, I still don't know the whole story, and maybe I never will.

Name game

I thought this was fun, so I decided to share. Thanks Gena for the laugh.

1. Your Real Name.
Shellee Sue Porter Mellor

2. Your Gangsta Name. (first three letters of your real name, plus TizZLE)
SheTizzle

3. Your Detective Name. (favorite color and favorite animal)
Green Monkey

4. Your Soap Opera Name. (your middle name and the street you live on)
Sue May

5. Your Star Wars name. (first three letters of your last name, first two of your first name)
Melsh

6. Your Superhero name. (Your second favorite color and favorite drink)
Red Cocoa (hahaha I like this one).

7. Your Iraqui name. (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your mom's middle name, 3rd letter of your dad's middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your mom's middle name.)
Wow, that's a lot of work... Okay...
HLSARDY (Only an Iraqui can pronounce this!)

8. Your witness protection name. (parents middle names)
Kay Larry. (I think it would give it away if I did Larry Kay.)

9. Your Goth name. (black and the name of one of your pets.)
Black Jezebel

Hope you got a kick out of my names, I did.

Christmas Tag

WELCOME
to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper! Gift bags aren't as fun to tear up!

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial with lights, but we always add extra for fun!

3. When do you put up the tree? December 1st, why put it up later only to have to take it down so soon.

4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever I get to it...

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, It reminds me of bubble gum ice cream.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Miss Piggy doll from my sister, hence Miss Piggy at Halloween.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yep, a few of them, but want the Fisher Price Little People one.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My father in law and my mother.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My husband, just get him RC airplane parts

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Nothing.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, have to support my friends at the PO!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Year without a Santa Claus! (Yeah! Heat Miser!)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually Summer, but I'm done around Thanksgiving. Already finished this year.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes, 'nuf said.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cocoa with Whipped Cream

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both

17. Favorite Christmas song? Angels we have heard on High (lots of memories).

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? It depends on whose year it is. This year we'll be in Globe.

19.Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Even the ones that don't fly? I can name the eight in the Rudolph song (plus Rudolph and Olive).

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Open sibling gift on Christmas Eve, save the rest of later, Augustus.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Snowbirds and pushy sales people.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Temple trip with kids to see the
lights and movies. Reading the nativity from the Scriptures, and don't
mean just Luke 2. Christmas Carol.

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL & JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON

"Christmas
is the strangest holiday there is! What other time of the year do we
decorate a dead tree with lights that may or may not catch fire, hang
up socks for someone to put stuff in (aren't they for wearing?) and
teach our children to wait up for some old fat guy to break into the
house, eat our cookies, drink our milk (which costs double what we pay
for gas per gallon right now) and bring delusional wild animals who
think they can fly?" I think I'll stick with the Nativity Story this
year.