Wow

Wow is it Thursday already? Where has the week gone? It's been a slow week work wise. We're in between Football/Soccer/X-Country/Volleyball and now wrestling and B-ball are starting up. I get to take the Elko wrestlers to Layton tomorrow. I wouldn't normally do an overnight trip but this one is close enough that the kids are going to visit me. Courtney and the kids are going to spend the night at the hotel with me and then John & Ashleigh are having breakfast with us. It ought to be a fun trip. Rick told me he was a bit jealous that I get to spend time with the kids I told him I was sorry( hee hee hee). So it ought to be a fun trip. I'm looking forward to it. I also need to get dog food. I can't get the brand that I use here in the Elko area so I have to get it when we go to Reno or SLC. I use a higher tier food and none of the local places carry it. Go figure. I always wanted to live in a rural area and now that we do we can't get a lot of the products we use. So when we go on trips we stock up on stuff.

Quiet Sunday

Our family has a newsletter each month. My sis-in-law does all the putting it togther stuff. It's fun to hear about what everyone is doing now that we're all spread over the world. So this was my family's month to share what we've been up to. Each month we all take a turn so I've had to go back and think about what's bee happening in the last 8 months or so. It's intersting to think about where we've been and where we're at now. My it's been a busy year! I really wanted to say jkust go and look at our blog but that would be cheating don't you think? So I sat down and reminisced. It took awhile to write because I didn't want to miss any of the important things or what I thought was important. It's intersting that something that's terribly important to you might not be to someone else. Am I rambling? Thought so.

thought you might like to see how nice Chance looks after his bath.

Happy Thanksgiving

Is your bird in the oven? Zac has become quite the baker during the last week. His contribution to his class feast was pumpkin pie. and being the helpful 6 yr. old he, is I decided that he should help make the pies. He cracked the eggs and added the ingredients after I measured them and mixed it all up. So when it was tiem last night to make the pecan pies I decided to have him help. Maybe we have a gopurmet chef in the making? Rick is working today and I'm just about ready to get the bird in the oven and the rest started. Rick won't be home till about 6 pm so I've got plenty of time. What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

THOSE I'M THANKFUL FOR..........

MY FAMILY....OF COURSE

MICHEAL & LONAKA

JORDAN

SKYLAR

BRIANNA

JOHN & ASHLEIGH

AND THE NEW BABY ON THE WAY

COURTNEY

ALEXIS

CONNER

AND THE CHILDREN SHE GAVE LIFE TO

TIFFANY

MANDY

MOM & DAD

BROTHERS AND SISTER WHO I DON'T GET TO BE WITH NEARLY ENOUGH

NEICES AND NEPHEWS THAT ADD SPICE TO LIFE

WHO ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

Ode to a great guy

It's evening time and Zac is happily playing in the tub. Rick and I are watching the football game and the house is clean (almost dinner still needs to be cleaned up.) and quiet. I am always happier when the house is neat and things are in their places (go figure.) Rick was wonderful Sat. when I was picking up the forensic team from a debate in Reno. He cleaned the kitchen and folded the clean laundry and cleaned the toilets and basically tidied the house. I have such a great husband. He definitely does at least his fair share around the house. He unloads the dishwasher and I load it. I do the laundry and he cleans the bathrooms. If I leave before him in the morning he makes the bed. Can you get a better husband? I listen to some of the women talk and even though they are working full time jobs as well as their husbands they are still expected to do all of the house work. Not me. Rick and I laughingly joke that if we were to have had a pre-nup agreement it would only state that I don't have to cook (not one of my favorite pass times.) We've been trying to be better parents and get Zac working on his penmanship and spelling each night and Rick works his magic with his son and gets him writing each night. It just amazes me the way he can get Zac to cooperate when he is in a mood. well another week has started and it seems as if time is passing by faster and faster. Thanksgiving this week and then the frenzy of Christmas time so we're going to enjoy the peace tonight and face tomorrow in the morning.

Christmas Decorations

So I have to admit I made my first Christmas purchase and put out my first Christmas decoration. I found this cute snowman carpet at Home Depot last night. Being a snowman he is kind of multi holiday however. I like most people wait till Thanksgiving weekend to decorate but I couldn't see putting him up for just a week so on the floor he went. And after a couple of weeks of no trips it's off to Reno I go tommorrow to relieve a driver and I'm thinking of maybe going a bit early (it's just me going, no other drivers) and maybe starting my shopping, which would be a record early start! Zac has a birthday party in the morning and Rick and I are going to try and make some headway in getting our shed organized so we can actualy get to the Christmas decorations. What have you got planned for the weekend?

Hump day

Well it's wednesday again. Even after having monday off (Nevada and Rhode Island are the only states that give all government off for Veterans day, funny I've lived in both) it seems like it's been a long week. The dogs and I just got back form our walk. I really enjoy going for walks and taking the dogs with makes it much more enjoyable. although I think I'm going to have to start walking Chance twice a day. He has much more energy than senior citizen Katie.... she'll be nine in Jan. Zac is thinking about having a doggy birthday party. I don't hink so. Speaking of pets we and 2 cute orange tabby kitties show up at our door the other night and right away Zac wanted to adopt them both, I later found out they live across the street so it's a no go for Zac who has now decided tha we really need to add a feline to the family. Now we had cats for many years even before dogs but Rick says absolutely not and we have the excuse that we can't have more animals while we're renting! You also have to understand that not only is my son relentless (wonder where he gets that from?) but he also gets fixated when he wants something. I don't however think he is going to win this battle.

Sub driver

being a sub driver for the ECSD has a few perks. Zac's bus driver went on vacation for a week and guess who gets to take him to school? Yup, me. I've had alot of fun the last couple of days spending just s bit more time with my youngest son. He gives me a hug & kiss each morning when we get to school. Lori's route is fairly simple also so it's just cherry! I'm home by five and don't have to leave the house till six in the AM. Different than all the trips I've been taking the last month. Although they will start back up in a few weeks when basketball and wrestling start up. Rick has been suffering with the cold I had about a month ago... long incubation time? or new one? He's been miserable all week and now we're having a quiet recuperate weekend, which is just fine with me because I don't have any ambition either. Sometimes it's nice just to hang out with each other and no other demands. Are you having a quiet weekend?

Another quiet day in the neighborhood

Zac had a field trip yesterday. Here in the Elko area we are priviliged to have the University of Nevada-Reno Fire Science Acadamy, say that ten times fast. They train fire fighters (and policemean) from all over the world there in a huge campus. What better place to take 110 first graders. Zac had a great time. The biggest thrill was getting to slide down the enclosed slide in the dark. He screamed and all the other first graders screamed with him. He told me he took 3 or 4 at least trips down the slide. Unforunately I didn't get to go with him but he had a great time anyway!

Washer woes

My washing machine died Saturday. It had a good life washing our clothes for 10 yrs. So off to Home Depot we went. This is the great washer/ dryer set we found. I told Rick if we have to replace them I want what I want! I drive him nuts sometimes. But I've always wanted a set like this and it's big enough to handle the blankets and stuff that I wash, which contributed to the last washers demise. The dryer wasn't dead but it wasn't great and we got a good discount by buying the set (of course). And I also drove Rick nuts taking the pic's for the blog! He said it wasn't the kind of help he wanted. so here goes.............

OK so how many pictures can you take? According to Rick way too m any. Oh well I'm having fun. we washed a couple of loads to try it out, now I have to wait for more dirty ones! And the offending blanket was rewashed after it had frozen sitting on the porch waiting it's turn. All went well and we're back in business.

And finaly

So Rick decided to get his haircut. And here's how it went...............

Luckily Raelynn only

had butter fingers

with the combs.

Zac of course wanted

to get in on the action

although he just had

his cut.

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All in all it was fun and Rick looks great! (how could he not?)

Now isn't he handsome? What a cheesy guy!

Haircut Day

So Rick has decided that he needs a haircut. Now you have to remember that I love his long hair(I guess I'm just a rebel after all) You think it's hard for a woman to find a new hairdresser when you move? We went back to SLC and had Leslie cut our hair for about a year and a half. Then we had difficulties with scheduling so Rick quit cutting his hair, also wearing a hardhat all day at work it made for some really bad hair afternoons! I got desperate for a perm this spring and took a chance. I made an appt. with Raelynn at Taylor'd Hair. She did a fantastic job and I was set for a new hairdresser in the Elko area. She also cut Zac's hair twice and Rick has decided it's time to cut his and is going to give her a try. I think he will be very happy with the end result. When I started trying to snap some photo's so I could have before and afters he threatened to not get it done. I told him he was talking to the wrong person because I love his hair long. So we'll have the afters later so all can give a review!

When I got my per diem check this week I headed for JC Penney's. I had my eye on this shirt, I bought the burgandy one when I was in Reno last week but didn't have enough for both. So I went to see if our local store had my size. They did. and along the way I found this great purse. Of course it was on sale for %40 off so I had to get it! What was your bad girl purchase this week?

And finaly Zac doing his eye spy Halloween Daddy eyeball impersonation!