Thanksgiving

Well, Thanksgiving is usually one of my favorite holidays, but today has been a rough day. I guess I have too many irons in the fire and I just hit melt down today. I've cried off and on all day, and I'm worn out. But...it didn't start out so bad. My brother's family is the major organizers for the Mini-Cassia Turkey Trot, (a 3-mile run in Paul on Thanksgiving morning every year (this is the third year)). I helped this morning with registration and then the after-race refreshment table. They had an awesome turnout and it was a good start to the day. I should be so diligent as to get in shape so I could run (or walk) next year. Not likely though.
All three of my sons were with us for part of today, and that is always nice. We don't see them nearly often enough and it's nice to catch up a little. The bad part is it means Christmas is right around the corner, and so we have to get going on the shopping. I'm not much of a shopper, so that's the part of Christmas I don't like. I do like making gifts and EATING the yummy things we all make for the holidays, but I DON'T like getting fatter as the days go by. Hum?, wonder where my will-power is?
I did finish my present today, and got a good start on another one, but can't post since they are for the girls I work with, and they may check out this blog?!!!! Maybe I'll get pix and post them right after I give them.
Our puppy is a slow learner and we can't seem to get her trained to go OUTSIDE to do her "jobs." It is a never-ending chore to try and catch her before the pees or poops on the floors throughout the house. I'm not sure I have what it's going to take to get her trained. She is so darn cute, it's hard to get mad at her, but I am discouraged. Anyone with some great ideas?
Hope you all have had a great day, and are looking forward to a great relaxing weekend.

WOW!!

Well Friday came and Melanie finally got her new puppy - that she didn't know she was getting. Calissa has kept this secret so well - way to go!! The puppy is cute as can be, and she named her Bella - wonder where that came from (Twilight?!!) See cute pix with this post.

I figured that to be fair I should post a pix of the 2 kittens we have living at our house right now also. One is Jenna's and one is Ryan's. These are brother and sister and all three pets are learning to get along and even eat at the same bowl. Pretty amazing.

Today is Jacob's birthday - wow big 23! We had a nice lasagne lunch and most of the family and a few friends came. Sean wasn't able to make it and we missed he and Heatherly. Maybe they can come next time.

I wish I had a pix of Jenna last night at the game. Minico's football team is in the playoffs and so last night the HS and both Jr High's cheerleaders did a great show at half time. Jenna is a flyer and so she was right up on top of the formations during the stunting. She was awesome. Unfortunately, being the "not bright techie" that I am, I didn't check the camera before I went and the memory card wasn't in it, and the small memory that is built in was full, so NO PIX. I better do better next time. The stunts were really good though and we were proud of her. The only down side is that she fell before the game when they were practicing and her neck is pretty sore today. She's spent quite a bit of time with the bed-buddy on her neck. But she'll be fine and keep cheering, because she loves it.

Day After Elections - BLAH

OK, so I so disappointed in the election results. I have kids that are on both sides of the fence, and I'm wondering how that happened. But I just hope they stay interested in politics and study the issues and now what they are voting for and that they do VOTE. I think we are going to see some amazing things happen over the next several years and I hope our country comes through with flying colors - RED< WHITE & BLUE!!

We had fun at Young Women's tonight covering clipboards for the girls. I think most of them had fun and they made some really darling clipboards. Too bad I didn't remember my camera so I could show you how creative these girls are. WOW!!

Time to go to bed, this is way too late for my Old Body to be up!!

One More Thing

Here is one more card and tag that I really love. The stamp set is called Winter Post and is from the Holiday Mini catalog from Stampinp Up! It is sort of old-fashioned and I love the feelings it evokes of simpler times. I wish I would be able to live then even though the work was much more physically demanding. They had more grace and in a way, more refinement than we do now. Oh well, such is life.

Halloween Pix and last Craft night pix

Well finally I managed to get the pix of the girls dressed in their Halloween finery uploaded. Melanie was Aerwen, the elf princess from Lord of the Rings. Jenna was a princess also. Of course they were both beautiful and they truly are my princesses. I just love them both.

BUT, I'm glad Halloween is over and we can move on to Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I am excited for both of those holidays this year. I usually dread the decorating and the shopping and the eating, but I am kind of anxious to start this year for some reason. It certainly isn't because we have any money to go shopping with, but that's OK. It will work out anyway.

I also finished my last project from the family craft night and took a pix. I really like the way it turned out. I will still have to put a dowell across the top so we can hang it up. I am excited about it and the other projects and say thanks again to everyone that came and brought such fun stuff to do.

Now, we're into November, so it's time to start working on "the gifts" for the people at the office. We came upon a great idea on Heather's (YEAH Heather) website for Super Saturday, so we are shamelessly taking it and doing it! I can't tell you what it is yet, but I'll show you when one is finished. There are 17 people in our office and believe me it is hard to come up with something wonderful and unique each year and within the budget. Last year, the 3 secretaries made coaster calendars for everyone's desks. They were adorable (of course) and some of them have been used and some have been on January all year, unless we change them ourselves. So this year, we were wondering what we could do. I promise to share very soon!!

I hate the time changes back and forth between DST and regular time. It just doesn't really make sense to me. We have so many hours of daylight and so much darkness. I don't think it really matters whether we "save" any or not, so why not leave the clocks along - and my poor old body clock and just go with it!!

Tomorrow is election day!! I hope everyone votes and I pray that whoever wins will truly love America and put the country's best interests ahead of anything else!! It is a scary time!!