Unique Present

When we have Christmas at my parent's house one of the fun things is to open our presents from the stockings. You really never know what you're going to find in there. So this year sticking out of the top of my stocking (and my brother-in-law's) was this:



Now I have to admit that I was a bit puzzled at why I would receive a plush M&M's figure from good old Santa. Yes, I like to eat M&M's but that's beside the point.

But after looking at the tag found on this cute little guy I find out his real purpose:





So now it makes perfect sense. Who wouldn't want something like that?

Thanks Santa.

Power's Out

Today about 14,000 people lost power in the North West area of Wichita. So we were sitting here at the church in the dark.

Fun.

But the power is back now. I guess its time to go back to work.

Go Buckeyes

It's almost gametime for the national championship and while I am still a diehard Jayhawks fan I must admit that I will be cheering for the Buckeyes in the game tonight.

Why you ask? Well there are several reasons.

1. I was actually born in Cleveland, Ohio so I guess that the Buckeyes would be my "home" team.

2. My sister went to law school at Ohio State and still lives in Columbus.

3. My good friend Tom went to school at Ohio State as well.

4. I really can't stand Michigan, so it makes sense to cheer for Ohio State.

So here is what I've been wearing today:



Well, it's about time to turn the TV on, go Buckeyes!

Shopping

Today we spent some time looking for a new bed for my son. Since he's 4 now it's time to get him a bigger bed. So we went around to different stores to look for something he liked.

He wants something like this,

But that's not the reason for this post. We finally stopped at a local store that only sells children's furniture. As we walked in I was hit with a sign on the door that read "No unattended children. Please keep your kids with you at all times." I really didn't think much about it as we walked through the door.

As we started to look at individual beds (which my son hated), I noticed a sign on each of the beds. Here is what it said:



I thought this was pretty weird since we were in a children's furniture store. I mean, don't the parents and kids want to test the beds out to see if they fit their child? Maybe see if the kids like them? I could understand that on the top of a bunk bed. That could be dangerous. Anyway, we kept walking.

Then I noticed this sign on a crib:



Ok, another negative message in this place. Sure, it could be dangerous and they don't want anyone to get hurt but it just hit me wrong.

Then there was another sign in another area of the store that told me not to unwrap something. I was just blown away by all the negative signs. Maybe it is my Marketing background, but I just don't see the point of telling me all the things I cannot do in your store and then trying to tell me why I should buy something from you.

Needless to say, I won't be purchasing a bed from that store.

And this is what I saw when I left. I have to say it kind of scared me.

Is this wrong?

Ok, I've had really dry skin during the winter here. Where my hands and arms are getting really red and itchy. It's no fun.

So I looked around the church for some lotion to use on my hands and I found two options. The youth pastor at the church had something that looked a lot like this.

And the second option was this:



I took the second option. And what is "Sea Island Cotton" anyway? I can say that my hands do feel and smell a lot better.

Orange Bowl

YES!

New Year

Happy New Year to everyone out there! I hope you had a great weekend celebrating.

I must admit that it was weird for me to actually be home with Crystal this past weekend. And I have to say that somewhere deep down inside I did miss riding around in one of these. But, we had a great time spending time with friends and watching the ball drop together.

And it seemed that everywhere we went this past weekend we played this game.

I can't wait to see what 2008 has in store!