today is tuesday....

goofed around on facebook, leaving home at the last possible minute to not be late to work, as usual. very cold. first snow. kevin called me at lunch, he was in Chillicothe. he had been to the dentist to get his new bridge put in, then took my broken (again!) wedding rings and my mothers ring (to put in 12 year old katie's birthstone! ends up kj 's birthstone was wrong.) SO.....I am very happy. what a sweet and thoughtful xmas gift.
we went to Bethany walmart...katie got new 2 pairs of new gloves. got some nifty sparkly red reindeer to put on the tree.
have 4 cookie order sheets turned in! would've had 6, but we weren't home. things seem to be progressing smoothly.....

monday

Saturday slept most of the morning, then to mom & dad's to visit lisa & family. the kids played on haybales in the dark. sunday was the Brown Family Christmas dinner at Trenton. started clearing out a space for the tree. came home, put up tree, kj back to college, katie & I to see Tangled. awesome movie! katie decorated the tree on monday. it looks good! I love looking at all the ornaments the kids have made over the years!

the boys are back in town...

kj, corey, & josh eating pizza, watching wrestling & comedy central! koren hung around till I got home to tell me goodbye. kate mainly hangs out in her room. koren says she'll try to come home next weekend for kate's dance recital. that would be awesome!
I am tired. thinking early to bed....will work on seeing Tangled this weekend, & putting up the xmas tree. think we'll try the front window this year. leaving the table in the diningroom for GS xmas party & family dinner.
lisa &family will be at mom & dad's tomorrow...then the Brown family dinner Sunday.

all my kids are home! (my real kids!)

Koren brought homemade corn casserole, pies, hot rolls, & cake! watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade & cleaning house. Koren agrees that we did eat Thanksgiving in the dining room last year. so I guess we will again. I have the day off work. Life is good.

also announcing the arrival of our newest Frontierville bairn...Pooter. he has a dark complexion...dreadlocks...and a million dollar smile. If they let me have more kids....already have them named...Calliope Grace, Sarrah Rose, & Lauralee.

nothing like waiting till winter is in the air to buy your kids winter coat...

I was supposed to get off work early to go along on kate's dental cleaning, then we were going coat shopping. someone stomped out at work, had lots of shit left to do, so kevin & kate went alone....she valiantly tried on coats in several stores, nothing. so when she got home did what we should've just done all along...got on americaneagle.com,she found a cool puffy coat with fur lined hood, put it on 2 day shipping, and hopefully it'll fit & all will be well.
sheryl called about 4H, they changed it to monday. kate wants to quit, but I can never say no....so we can try to get to a few meetings. she is not thrilled.
smells like the porkchops & tater tots are ready! kids are eating DiGornio.
kevin & kate did the last minute shopping for thanksgiving supper. kj is home on break. life is good. now kate has a bit of homework to do & then relax.
dr cox told her after she loses her last baby tooth, he'll start all the prep for braces.

well now I've gone & done it....

it started with hours of playing facebook games. then I whittled it down to 2. then I started spending actual $ to buy stuff on the games. NOW I have let my alter ego create her own facebook page so she can send me gifts! Houston, we may have a problem here. maybe I should spend more time debating the pros and cons of competing with the neighbors cool xmas lights....or cleaning my house...or doing some other project...than worrying about building a nursery in Zoo Paradise & getting all my sidedishes for the Thanksgiving Feast in Frontierville! But if you want to be 'my' friend....look up Tallulah Jane Puffenstuff on facebook. She'd love to be your neighbor! [sometimes I worry about me....]

sunday

kj back to school . I made a lackluster lunch, went to the GS leaders meeting, fed dogs & cats, went to Dollar General, and walked Sasha at the park. katie moved stuff from the walmart.com cart that won't let me check out to amazon.com cart.