Egolf's Christmas Tree video...

Sorry this one wouldn't fit into the last blog...enjoy!

Oh Christmas Tree...Oh Christmas Tree

...how lovely are thine branches. The Sunday after Thanksgiving and on our way back home Chandi-er set up to find their Christmas tree. If you are a loyal blog reader you'll remember the troubles we had last year. Chandi-er purchased a Christmas tree from an urban Christmas tree farm/lot. This year we were determined to have the tree last until Christmas!

There were a few differences this year however that were to some extent going to limit our options. First the car we had to put the tree on was small so we had to keep that in mind as well as having to drive it from Indiana back to Chicago. The first place we stopped was selling tree for only $10! We thought we had hit the jackpot as last year we paid over $70. However our joy was short lived as they were closed. So we got back on the road and pushed on. About an hour later 'er' yelled out that she had spotted a sign for trees. So we turned the car around and headed out into the unknown.

About three miles off the road we ran into a quaint little establishment called Egolf's Christmas Trees Inc.. I have to tell you that they were the friendliest bunch of tree farmers I've ever met; which doesn't do them justice because I don't typically meet a lot of tree farmers. Regardless they were great! They handed us a saw and a cart and pointed us toward the trees.
Well as you can imagine three girls and a saw can't lead to anything but laughter. Just so you, the Chandi-er consumer, can enjoy what we did on Sunday we have posted a short video of the cutting down of the tree. I hope you enjoy it...we did. And the last thing is our finished tree. We can't say enough about how much we love it and how much fun the experience was. I highly recommend to anyone putting up a tree to find your local friendly tree farmer and cut your own. It's a ton of fun!

Turkey Bowl '07

It was that time of year again...time to visit with family and friends to catch up on old times and to get some great deals on Christmas presents; if you were brave enough to face the crowds.
A day when most normal families are sleeping in late and thinking fondly of a big Thanksgiving Day lunch or dinner or both. But not the Haring Family and Friends. We headed to the field!
Not the corn or bean fields surrounding Sweet Aunt D2's and Uncle Glenn's estate...the field being referenced is the south 40... or the Turkey Bowl field.
Some call it the Field of Dreams (mostly the Blackaneers) while others don't have such fond memories. This was the fifth year of that the Haring Turkey Bowl has been played and to date it's Blackaneers 4-1 and Greenskins 1-4.
Andrea did some pretty heavy recruiting this year for the Greenskins picking up four key players. A special thanks to Jason, Jerrod, Jesse and Toby! While the four new additions to the Greenskin roster were key players and came up BIG when called upon the Blackaneers still outplayed the Greenskins; but not by much.
With the game out of the way there was nothing left to do but eat and enjoy one anothers company...so that's what we did. We ate and laughed and ate some more. Then we watched the real games. The Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Indianapolis Colts all won there Thanksgiving Day games...and next year the Greenskins will enjoy a Turkey Day VICTORY as well!

The Greenskins are currently recruiting for next year's game...should you find yourself available on Thanksgiving morning in 2008 around 9:00am please contact us soon! (8:30am if you want to tailgate)

Andi's Dream Come True...Almost!

Do you see what I see? Can you believe it? Yes, it is a crazy stripe Vespa! I don't know how they did it, but Gap created a Vespa that captures the essence of Andi. How can she not have this fabulous vehicle? What can we do to make her dreams come true??? Can't you just picture her in one of her many crazy stripe sweaters riding on this with a side car on each side totting me and Fiona (with her doggles on, of course, because once you loose an eye it's gone forever!) Man oh man....how can such a wonderous thing not be enjoyed by it's true owner?

Blast from the Past....

This is going to be an on-going feature on the Adventures of Chandi-er...

If you had a favorite childhood toy let us know what it was we'll research it and then blog about it. Follow this link http://www.ladyrebecca.com/quiz/carebears.html to find out which Care Bear you are. Other links for useless Care Bear knowledge can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Care_Bears or at http://www.agkidzone.com/carebears.action. This last link is an interactive site and has the more modern Care Bears but it's fun!

Andrea is Funshine Bear...n0t a big shock...but interesting...no one will be surprised that Andrea is stubborn or that she's resourceful!

Funshine Bear You are filled with unlimited energy and extremely resourceful. You like to tackle problems and tasks head-on and you gladly accept any jobs that come along the way. However, you often take on too much and your stubbornness won't allow you to accept help from others. But you're always willing to have a good time!

Chelsea is Cheer Bear! No suprises there as we all know that Chelsea used to be a Cheerleader and is quite the team player!


Cheer BearYou're the Care Bear cheerleader! Your spunky personality and optimisim lifts everyone's spirit. Though you want everyone to be happy, you stand your ground on issues you feel strongly about and this can bring disunity among your friends. Despite this, you are a true believer in working together. * Sorry but I can't seem to get an image to paste! I'll keep working on it!

We are still waiting for Erin's quiz results...there seems to be a little discrepence over the results. We'll post it as soon as the results are in.

As a Chandi consumer you are not only asked to take the quiz but the share the results. Ready...CARE BEAR STARE!