On the other hand.....

Some things that have happened

these past few days.

Tuesday through Friday in bed. I ended up with the flu.

* The upside? I can cancel my appointment for my flu shot.

We had to drive to Dayton three times this past weekend.

* The upside? We could fill up for $1.77!

We got our first measurable snow on Saturday.

*The upside? My boys are in heaven. Mitch lives for winter.

Today my right eye was completely swollen shut most of the day.

*The upside? I got to sleep most of the day away while the Benadryl did its magic.

image this

*rules* search google images to match your answers
only use images from first 2 pages of your search

*my age*

*place I've been*

(niagara falls)

*place i want to go*

*one of my favorite places*

(Mudlake, Idaho)

*favorite object*

*favorite food*

*favorite animal*

*favorite color*

*birth place*

*current place of residence*

(bellefontaine)

*current pet*

*past loves*

*best friend*

*nickname*

*first name*

*first job*

*what am i doing now*

*tag*

Becky S./Becky P./Beth M./Angie M.

I Refuse

Today I refuse to have a pity party. So I'm going to do what I know I need to do.

1. Keep saving money.
2. Focus on my family.
3. Buy another gun, before I can't.
4. Determine what is a need and a want.
5. Make sure our kids know how to work.
6. Figure out a way to convince my husband to come home from Japan.

Layne, if you are reading this, see what I made for you. You love cake.

By the way, Banana-Sour Cream Cake, easy, pretty, & yummy.

Or maybe if the cake doesn't tempt you back to the good ol' USA....maybe these guys will.

Only kidding! Can't wait for you to get home Friday. We miss you!

Halloween

(Thanks for the pic Bec)

Every year at Halloween I feel like I just go through the motions. It just isn't on my list of 'can't wait' holidays. But the kids have fun and there is nothing wrong with four pumpkin buckets full of candy.

As you can see...

Josie was a cowgirl, and a cute one too.

Justin was a cowboy, like he is on most days.

Mitch was Darth Vader. We were at the church in the picture so his mask isn't on.

Todd.....Todd has inherited the gene that doesn't get into Halloween from his parents. So this year (with the help of our friend Chris) he was an E-mail. (Get it??? The letter E is on the chest of a 'male' body. It took me a while to figure it out, but I did get a laugh out of it when it all clicked.)

The one thing I do kind of like is carving pumpkins. Josie walked in and found it odd that we were having fun carving jack-o-lanterns while the radio was on full blast with Christmas music. I'm just ensuring that the kids know how to multi-task.

Now we are on to the next holiday. I've started the menu for our Thanksgiving Feast. Then ONLY four weeks later is Christmas! The end of the year goes too fast. And at the store they all get rolled up into one big, calorie counting countdown.

my very political post

I guess it is the cross we must bear living in a 'swing' state, BUT STOP CALLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mr. Obama, sir. (yes, all calls are from the Obama Camp.)

I've even had young children from Texas call me to ask if I'm voting for Obama.

* I keep telling them I voted a month ago.

* I was telling the pollers that I don't have to tell them who I voted for since we live in a country that has secret ballots.

*Now I just pick up, say I already voted for McCain and hang up.

Wednesday will not come fast enough!

Layne is in Japan right now. That is why I keep picking up the phone when I see strange numbers. Just in case it is something to do with him. That and Judd answers the phone 90% of time before I can even get to it to look at the caller I.D.

Before Layne left, he told me that if Obama wins that he will just stay there and wait for me to get the kids passports ready and we'll join up with him later. Seems a little extreme, I think. He could at least come help me pack. He's only kidding, of course. Although the idea of living in a socialist country does make me want to pack up and go.

Yesterday a friend of ours gave us a number to register our names as a 'do not call' list for political campaign calls, but it is a little too late for that now. Although, I'll keep it on hand for another year.

Sorry. Just had to blow off some steam. Maybe in 2012 I will like my options better and not have such a bad attitude.

8 is Enough

8 Shows I Love to Watch...
1. The Biggest Looser

2. Burn Notice

3. 30 Minute Meals

4. Mobil Home Disasters

5. Designed to Sell

6. Sell This House

7. Most anything on Food Network.

8. Most anything on HGTV.

8 Favorite Restaurants...
1. Noodles

2. Doc Hendersons

3. Penn Station

4. PF Chang's

5. Quizno's

6. Taco Bell (because I LOVE their sodas the best)

7. Rothschild Farm Cafe

8. Black Tie Cafe

8 Things That Happened Yesterday...
1. Ate Cream of Wheat for breakfast because Layne made it for me.

2. Made cinnamon rolls.

3. BYU, Ohio State, & Texas all won their games (my boys just came to tell me this very important information).

4. Caught up on blog reading & even posted a new one myself.

5. Laundry

6. Dishes

7. Went to a youth dance in Dayton.

8. Almost hit a deer on the way home from Dayton (missed her by an inch!).

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To...
1. Layne's 40th birthday (Layne's not!)

2. Becky's 40th birthday.

3. Going to Idaho for Christmas.

4. A hard freeze (no more allergies...till next year).

5. Thanksgiving dinner.

6. Sending Christmas cards.

7. Receiving Christmas cards! (The best thing ever!!)

8. A trip to WI next June.

My life may be pathetic.

8 Things On My Wish List...
1. A maid.

2. My fall/winter clothes fit again this year....here's hopen.

3. Going to bed on time for a whole week.

4. Not having to remind everyone to practice the piano.

5. Having as much fun loosing weight as I did putting it on.

6. I was better organized.

7. Those people would stop calling me about my credit card interest rate.

8. Obama doesn't win President.

8 People I Tag...
1. Geri Annie

2. B.J. (I haven't even thought to call you that for YEARS so I did just now.)

3. Audrey Fernie (didn't want to leave you out Aud, so I thought I'd say your name weird too.)

4. Rachel

5. Chris

6. Kristi

7. Mitzi

8. Shelly H.