Above: Zach gives a present to Ashley.
Above: Christmas Feast!
Above: (right to left) Hailey, Victoria, Julia, Matthew and Zach eating at the "kids" table!
Above: Scott, Paul, Me and Zach scratching lotery tickets at the Yankee Swap!
Above: (back row): Ashley, Andrew, baby Jake. (middle row) Karen, Paul, Julia, Matthew,Ruth, Mike,David, Scott and Hailey. (front row) Zach, Me, Victoria and Marlene. 
Above: Paul gets ready to leave for his first day on thew new job
Above: Me at Grauman's Chinese Theater in late 2007 placing my hands in Joan's handprints.
Above: Click the above photo to read the blurb and see a picture of me and my collection.
I have never voted in my life. I have never been motivated to vote for anyone – everyone that has been President of the Untied States, as long as I have been old enough to vote, has not appealed to me at all. Since I have been old enough to vote only Clinton and George W Bush have been in office. And when Bill Clinton was running for President I was only 18, so that really doesn’t count. And no way in hell would I vote for George W. Bush – many did and I am sure they have regretted it. So this is the first election where I am old enough to understand what the candidates are saying and old enough to WANT to vote.
Above: Can Hillary pull it off?
Above: Our future President?
Above: Give it up Mitt!
Above: Matt Romney - he does have a"gay face" doesn't he? 
Above: One last taste before letting go.
Above: There it goes!!!
Above: Watching the binky float away...
....up, up and away.....
...one last look.
Above: I almost didn't post this picture because it really is so sad. 
Above: Zach leaving the house with his balloons for his party.
Above: Zach getting ready for the festivities. 
Above: Zach and daddy dressed alike playing at he gym.
Above: Zach growling at his friend Justin.
Above: Great spirits!
Above: Poking the cake!
Above: Zach's gaggle of friends.
Above: Zach with his friend Jackson.
Above/Below: Zach hams it up with a Superman ring in his mouth.
Above: Birthday Meltdown.
Above: Rihanna was one of the biggest musical stars of 2007.
This highly obnoxious, but catchy, song spent an amazing seven weeks at number one on the Billboard charts. The song started a dance craze this past fall and had people doing this crazy Soulja Boy dance. Ad a catchy hook and a silly dance (remember the Macarena) and you have a sure fire hit. Soulja Boy is still in the top 10 currently on the Billboard charts and it's nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song of the year.
Kanye West's first single of his highly successful album Graduation started a war with rival rapper 50 Cent. The war was who could sell more records and there was no contest. Kanye blew away the competition with his number one album that sold over 2 million copies and his number one robotic hit "Stronger." Kanye had his ups and downs in 2007 with getting eight Grammy nominations, the most for this years Grammy nods, but he also sadly lost his mother to a plastic surgery accident a few months ago.
As I predicted earlier this year, the talented and beautiful Alicia Keys would score big with her third album "As I Am" and she did/ The first single "No One" became one of the biggest hits of the year spending five weeks at number one on the Hot 100 and the single is still going strong currently at number 2 on the chart. Look for Alicia's second single "Like You'll Never See Me Again" to be in next years chart!
We waiting three years for Maroon 5 to release "Makes Me Wonder" and it was well worth the wait. Maroon 5 blasted on the scene in 2003 with their first single "Harder to Breathe" with the singer of the band Adam Levine being the eye candy. "Makes Me Wonder" is Maroon 5 at their best. The song went all the way to number one on the charts and earned the act three Grammy nods!
I have to admit when Fergie launched her solo career I was less then thrilled. Fergie and I go way back - I was a fan of her all girl 90s group "Wild Orchid" and I was rooting for the group to take form but they never did. Then Fergie went through her meth addiction and I gave up on her. I was shocked to see her transform herself with the funk R7B group "Black Eyed Peas" and really liked the music that the group was releasing. Her first solo song was the number one hit "London Bridge" in 2006 and I hated it. The next few hits did well but they were all the same with Fergie spelling everything she sang. THEN she released "Big Girls Don't Cry" and validated her solo singer status. The song is pure pop bliss and is the number six song of the year. Fergie had an amazing year with four number one hits and two more singles that went top 5 as well.
Every year there's a song that charts from an unknown person or band and you never hear from them again - called 'one hit wonders.' Last year remember Daniel Powder and "Bad Day?" This year we have a group called The Plain White T's and they are on the one hit wonder path with their monster number on hit "Hey There Delilah." The song is a cookie cutter pattern from a 1990s hit and it broke through to many people with its heartbreaking lyrics. The group is nominated for two Grammy awards including Song of he Year!
Timbaland was EVERYWHERE this year working with Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and One Republic. Timbaland produced hits for all of those acts and then decided to get in on the action himself releasing the catchy hit "The Way I Are." The single went all the way to number one and insured Timbaland his Grammy nod for Producer of the Year. Timbaland is currently working with Madonna on her new album, which will be out in April of 2008!
The top three songs on this chart are all by solo female artists. Beyonce has earned her right as one of the biggest female singers ever. She joins the ranks of one-name divas like Madonna, Whitney, Janet and Mariah and she is on the path to break many of those divas records. Her biggest hit to date is "Irreplaceable." The single spent eight weeks at number one and crossed over to many charts including a Spanish and country version of the song. "Irreplaceable" comes in as number three song of the year.
Nelly Furtado blasted on the scene in 2000 with her huge hit "I'm Like a Bird." But then it looked grim for the singer when her next several hits failed to catch on in 2003. Nelly revamped her image and sound an released a string of hits in 2006 and 2007 but it was her slow, sexy jam "Say it Right" that turned out to be her golden ticket. "Say it Right" spent over three months on the chart before it hit number one on the Billboard charts. After this comeback one can only imagine what the Canadian beauty has up her sleeve next.
The number one single of the year goes to the sexy nineteen-year-old girl from Barbados - Rihanna. Rihanna burst on to the scene in 2005 with her fun dance hit "Pon De Replay" she had one hit wonder written all over her. Then she released a few other hits including SOS and Unfaithful but they were mediocre hits and she was put into a category of teeny popper wannabees. The Rihanna revamped her look and music and teamed up with some amazing producers and the result was unreal. The first single off her third album "umbrella" was played everywhere this year. The lyrics were pure gold and the hook was so annoying you could not get it out of your head - "You can stand under my Umbrella ella ella eh eh eh." The result was a number one smash for seven weeks on the chart and a new diva emerged that is giving Beyonce run for her money. Rihanna also had four other songs on the year-end chart and is going strong in 2008 with her latest single "Don't Stop the Music." Go Rihanna!
Above: A map of the storm we are experiencing right now. NASTY!
Ella ella eh eh eh eh.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Above: Our sexy new car!
Above: Zach was calling around to see where we could get the best deal for a car.
Above: Zach takes the Tourag out for one last spin.
Above: Our "old" car.
