Broken Bow was a blast!

What a beautiful time! Broken Bow is in Oklahoma for those of you that didn't know. I didn't know either until this year. Everything was awesome and we had so much fun relaxing and just being together. I missed my parents that are in Arizona though. At least I get to go see them with my little squirrel in a few weeks. It's been a while. Anyway, this family get together was a lot of my husbands side of the family. His parents, one of his sisters and her husband, their daughter and her husband and daughter, his brother and his wife and their kids, and a few of the friends of the kids. We had nature walks, fires outside and inside, great food, and played a few games that were really cool. Time just flew by. I hate that because the day you have to go home comes so quickly. I hope y'all had a great time with your family/friends too! Tonight our little family of 3 put the tree up and decorated it and the house too. I'll post a picture or two of that tomorrow, but for now I just wanted to take the time to share my memories we made at Broken Bow. I will never forget seeing the leaves actually falling from the trees as the wind blew around. The colors of the leaves were so vibrant and I've got that in my mind forever. Thanks to God for all the beauty there was to enjoy out there. Good night.

Thanksgiving and all of it's fun

This was a day that will never be forgotten. The squirrel had a Thanksgiving presentation that her class made up. Both myself and G got to go to it since he's off work already for the rest of the holiday week and I was between my shifts. The class did somewhat of a musical/play and it was so sweet to watch. You could just tell how much it meant to her to be in it and have both of us there to watch her show off.
We leave for Oklahoma tomorrow to meet up with most of G's family. Of course they're my family too, anyway- it's going to be a great time. We're staying in cabins and we'll have campfires, roast marshmallows and make smores. The adults will probably play cards and sip a few cocktails. There are a few kids here and there, even a baby. It's going to be a memorable experience and I'll be taking all kinds of pictures. I've never been to the place we're going in Oklahoma, but most everyone in the family has been there before and says it's fabulous. So, enjoy your Thanksgiving with your family! We'll be gone until late Saturday. Toodles.

Being cheap can bite you in the butt sometimes

Okay, so we've got the first fire of the season going and we've got a count down to Christmas snowman on the tv. The only problem is, I bought the thing at the dollar store. It's sooo cute and has the little number cubes in it so you can rotate them to change the days left. So, there's not a 4 on the cube. Neither cube actually. So, today there's 34 days left until Christmas and we have to leave it at 35. We'll just know to add one I guess. The squirrel is modeling one of her outfits she got from her Nene in Arizona. By the fireplace, she's just got her PJ's on.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Import and export headquarters

Yes, that's a squirrel and I do have a way to get the title of this entry and the squirrel to come together. However, you have to hear about something else and give me your feedback first. Okay, so Howard Stern was on Letterman tonight. He was non-stop plugging his new station(s) on satelite radio. I have to admit, I used to be an avid Howard Stern listener in my hay day. Yeah, partied a lot and listened to his filth. So what. So, my question to you would be; would you or do you pay the 12.00/month for satelite radio? It's a lot to consider I think. I'm pretty sure I would IF I got rid of my overpriced COX internet connection and went with the alternative we have here in my neck of the woods which is half the cost even for high speed. That way, the two would equal the cost I'm forking over now for the one service. Just a little economics for those of you who care. So, let me know what you think.

Back to square one. I have officially declared my house the headquarters for the neighborhoods' import and export of nuts...etc... What? Those of you who are not familiar with the idea, allow me to explain. About a week ago or so, I hear some really weird noise on my roof. Wasn't a woodpecker as I've experienced those before. It was more of a scratching and quick feet kind of a sound. First I thought of the worst, we have rats! No we don't have rats! My neighbor informed me that it's squirrels and they do that all the time on my roof since it's the corner lot and a lot of telephone lines are attached to my house. I use the word "attached" loosley since they look like they could come crashing down at any moment. They seem to do pretty well though under the pressure of whatever a squirrel weighs. Folks here and in surrounding areas consider it a delacacy to munch on squirrel soup. My thought was to catch as many as I could and set up a stand somewhere with high traffic and sell them. It'd be a great money making business since the "imports" are always plentiful and then I could assist with the exports. They're very cute to the novest, I will admit. I mean, when I was young... I remember going to the Grand Canyon and seeing all the squirrels and thinking how neat it would be to have them around our house. To feed, and maybe even train and just really have fun with. What a dream, to have yer very own rodent who likes to nest in attics during the winter. After all, they don't need much sleep and I think are awake all the friggin' time. I woke up this morning fer instance to the sound of the Indianapolis Raceway on my roof. Really, if I closed my eyes for long enough... I could actually invision the laps they were doing on the roof. No shit! Really I could. The temperature was about 31 degrees at that hour and all I can figure is that they forgot their secret entry way to the attic while collecting their nuts and insects and mold. Yes, that's their diet. I know since I got on the internet to see if I could learn a few things about my new tenants. Although, it did say that they have very good memories and can most always remember where they've stored their food. So, my theory as to what they were frantically doing up there this morning is blown to heck.

Well, I've talked your ear off about my fine furry friends. I can't sleep right now since I've taken the daily dose of Guifenesin and Pseudifed to relieve the pressure in my sinuses that was driving me to insanity. Went to the doctor this morning becuase I woke up with a head splitting headache and just had to get rid of it. Turns out, I had a 100 degree fever, an ear infection and a sinus infection. This may be my demise. Vitamin C anyone?

I leave you with this... Squirrels are generally clever and persistent animals; in residential neighborhoods they are notorious for eating out of bird feeders, digging in potted plants either to bury or recover food, and for setting up house in sheltered areas including attics. (Per the online encyclopedia)

The life of an only child

What a sweetie this baby is. She's not a baby anymore I know, but she's my baby. I love her more than anything. Well, you know- I have God at the top, but then you know- she's flesh and blood. She's got a scarf wrapped around that poor pony's neck and is romping around her "playroom" pretending she's a cowgirl. We need to get her some boots and a hat cause she's already working on a southern accent. Her Daddy and I are very proud of her. She's getting all A's in her subjects, even Math!

I've started working at The Gap Baby/Kid and of course I find everything that would look great on her. We get a kick butt discount on everything there. 50% for our own stuff and 30% for the family stuff. Old Navy- we get a 20% discount since it's under the Gap Inc. umbrella.

Enough about work, although it is what has made me more sentimental about my time with A and G. I've been lacking at blogging these days because I'm trying to focus more on family when I can, when I'm not working. I'm not used to working full time, so between the two part time jobs, I am finished by 5p everyday. Saturday I work about 5-7 hours and then NO work on Sunday.

G is working on getting his physical training certification so he can go to gyms and train people who have nothing better to do with their money. He loves the physical fitness stuff. I, not so much. I should, but no. Gotta go cause I need to see when I work today and get some lunch for the fam. Thanks for visiting y'all! And for all the comments!

Toodles!

Our first print

I stumbled upon this print on the internet. I don't know really what site I got it from or I'd tell you. The point is though, this is the print that I gave to G on our first Christmas together. We have been married 10 years in May and still have it hanging over our bed.

So, this weekend has been a really nice one. I've been feeling a little better finally from this whole upper respiratory junk that has been bothering me for over a month now. Yesterday, G, A, and myself went to the Dallas Galleria. It was absolutely the most amazing mall I've ever seen in my life! It's got 4 levels to it, and an ice skating rink on the bottom level which you can look down and see from any of the other levels. We first drove to the Outlet Stores in Terrell. Then, we decided to keep going the extra 30 miles or so to Dallas. The drive home was murder, but it was worth the experience. For a born shopper, it was a dream. I got a great pair of Levi's at the Galleria, and got two long sleeve shirts from The Gap and Old Navy. They were outlet prices plus like 40% off. Got them for about 5 dollars each. That's about my budget.
Hope all of your weekends' are going well and that you're in good health. Lots of flu stuff going around. Take care......

Monarch Butterfly Costume

It was fun to meet the neighbors while trick or treating last night, but we could've done without the constant drizzle of rain and the 45 degree weather. We're not used to that yet. I did however, get the clever idea to drive around in the truck with the heater on and jump out when we saw a porch light. There weren't many of them because I think they assumed no one would be in their right mind to go out and do the Halloween thing. Leave it to us though! I wasn't about to dissapoint A after we'd gotten her costume and orange hair spray. We just had to go to plan B.
I hope y'all had a great night celebrating last night. Or, if you're not the Halloween type, I hope you at least gave candy!!! LOL