Really?!?!?!? Already? !?!?!?

SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!

This morning at the bus stop...

Our house at the beginning of winter...

I wonder what it'll look like by the end of the season!

Uggh... Take me away!! :)

The Greatest Show on Earth!

Alright, I know I didn't post this when we went, but there are some cute pictures I wanted to share - I'm just getting around to it. We went to the circus to celebrate Brooke and Ronnie's birthday two weekends ago. We had a really fun time laughing, giggling and watching the amazing performers do acrobatics and dancing. We also really loved the animals. Our favorites were these little white dogs. I wish I knew what kind they were- but they had them running up stairs, sliding down slides and even doing backflips! It was sooo cute! Brooke laughed her little tiny head off. I really loved the tigers. Wow! Those animals are amazing. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.

This picture is so dark... but it's the tigers. OOOOOH... they were sca-ry!!

I Did It!

Last night, I did it! I went to the 12:01 am showing of Twilight. It was so fun. Dinner at Olive Garden with about 20 of us insane women from church first- and then- what we've all been waiting for... what we've all been counting down the days for...THE movie. So here's my synopsis. If you've read the book, you know how completely in love, infactuated, obsessed Bella is with Edward. That's the only part I really didn't get in this movie... I didn't feel her passion for him! So I was a little disappointed. I know there's so much to crunch into a two hour movie, but some things were just missing for me. Some scenes should have built up the intensity a little more... their talks, Edward's family, the tracking scene. It was all way too quick and choppy for me. And I wanted Bella to have more personality... can anyone say 'bor-ing'. I'm sorry, but Bella was bland and boring. I just wanted her to smile!!! Just once, smile. I know that was her character, but come on!! Give me something to work with here!!!
But, having said that I really enjoyed myself. It's never going to be a bad evening when you're out with a ton of friends giggling and laughing like teenagers. hee hee
Now I'm going to have to find a way to stay awake tonight for the play "A Christmas Carol". So far, I'm not tired today even though I got home around 2:30'ish this morning. I'm sure it will hit me late this afternoon and I'll have to pick myself up off the floor!! Wish me luck! I've got to stay awake until at least 9:30 tonight.

Wasted Day!

Yesterday was one of those days that you think to yourself at the end of the day, "What have I done all day?" And you really can't name one good thing! I was busy all day, but doing what? I never sat down to even watch a tv show! I had a load of laundry in the dryer that was in my plans all day to get out and fold and I never did! I've realized that when I have to get out of the house to run an errand or two, it takes up my whole day! My day is shot! I went to the chiropractor at 10 am and decided I would run to Kohl's and Home Goods to see if I could find a Thanksgiving table runner. (We have 4 families coming for dinner) After I went to both places, I was hungry, so I decided to stop for something to eat. But what would I eat? I get sick of fast food and I was in the car driving and would think of a place, then turn around and start heading the other direction. Then I would change my mind as I would think of another place. So I would turn around again and start heading another direction. I think I wasted 15-20 min. just driving in circles trying to figure out what I would eat for lunch!!! Ridiculous, isn't it? Anyway, so I ended up at Baja Fresh eating taquitos, rice and beans. Mmm, just kidding- not even that great! Then I head home and what do I do but find myself on the computer all afternoon wasting time. Suddenly, Briana's home from school. That means in another hour, Brooke will be home- (Brandi is already at gymnastics - she is picked up from school by my neighbor)...then my Monday nights will fly right out the door because now I have to make dinner, pick up Brandi from gymnastics and take Briana to dance at 8:00. Uggh!! What a wasted day! I have a new goal today... I'm staying off the computer and getting some work done!! So GOODBYE!!

I found this crazy website on Twilight. The web address sounds like a rehab for Twilight fans... twilighters anonymous. ha ha ha!! But I couldn't resist...I took the Quiz to see what character I am most like on Twilight and this is what it said:

"You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great
importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be
sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and
appreciate the kind way you always handle things."

What do you think? Does this sound like me?

Better late than never...

Halloween was really great this year. Except for Brooke not feeling well and not being able to trick or treat! I was at the school on Friday helping in Brooke's class for a couple of hours in the morning. Around lunch time, I was going to head back home for lunch and then run back to the school for their Halloween party. But Brooke told me that her head was hurting. So I signed her out and took her back home with me for lunch and gave her some medicine and let her rest for a little bit before the party. When we got home, she rested and got a dose of Tylenol. Right when we were getting up to get ready to go back to school, she told me she was dizzy!! Poor baby- she had a fever and we had to stay home the rest of the day. So she missed her party at school and on that night, she still had a fever, so here's what she did for Halloween. She sat on the porch while Ronnie gave out candy.

Brandi and Samantha trick or treating as "Sleepover Twins". They made up their own costume and all I had to buy were two crowns. :)

Brooke was watching everyone else get ready and she couldn't. So sad.

The weekend before, we had a party at church. This is Brooke's Witch costume. Oooh-- scary!

Brooke the Wicked Witch and Spiderman

Friends at church...

Brooke's reaction to Ronnie... hilarious!

Brooke turns 6!!

Today is Brooke's big Number 6 !! She was so excited to turn 6 years old. She requested her favorite meal for dinner... spaghetti. I made cookies and took them to school today for her to share with her class. Then I came home and made cupcakes for us tonight. Her and Briana decorated them while I was picking up Brandi from gymnastics. Next weekend we're celebrating her birthday by going to Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus!! That is her big birthday present.

So here she is thinking about what to wish for...


This is her favorite present... a robe! (Would you really think a 6 yr old would want a robe for their birthday? Well, that's my Brookie-pooh!) :)

"Are ya 1...Are ya 2... Are ya 3... Are ya 4... Are ya 5... Are ya 6... STOP!!"