Welcome Baby Evan and Baby Charlotte!

Baby Evan arrived in our world on Tuesday, Nov 24! He is an absolute doll and many congratulations to the new parents, Allison and Justin!



And sweet little Charlotte was also born on Nov 24, but 11 weeks early. She is a fighter for sure and is doing great, so please say some prayers for continued Strength, that she and her parents get stronger and stronger, day by day. I cannot wait to meet that little angel.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is hard to believe that the holiday week is winding down and in just a couple of days, I will be back at work. :-( And, now the hustle and bustle of Christmas begins!





More to come on our Turkey Day festivities, so stay tuned. Til next time...

The 12 days of Thanksgiving

That's right, 12 days until I have to go back to work, woohoo!!! I was beyond excited yesterday as I exited the office, held up my hands and said, "See ya suckers!". Pure joy I tell ya.

Spent 1.5 hours at the grocery store this morning, getting everything for Thanksgiving. I wanted to get all my shopping done before the mad rush, and I was quite successful! Also, saved $25 with coupons, cha-ching! I look forward to Sundays when I can clip my coupons. I know, I'm a nerd.

Off to chiropractor and then to Target to tackle some Christmas and birthday shopping!

Til next time.....gobble gobble...

Where in the world....

....did I go!!? I know, I know...I haven't posted in almost 2 weeks. And, I am certain the virtual world has missed me, right? ;-) I really don't have an excuse, except I guess I just haven't been motivated. I'm in a rut right now....work just sucks. Nothing major is going on, I'm not working THAT hard, and come on, I only work 3 days a week as it is. So, why the complaining? I just don't like working anymore. I wake up DREADING to go to work every day, I mean, REALLY DREADING. It doesn't make it any easier that I work in the consulting world. What was I thinking? A part-time consultant? HA, now that's funny. Don't get me wrong, I'm not working any more than I am getting paid for, but in the world of consulting, that won't cut it. If I'm not giving 200% (i.e. working more hours and producing more work), then it's never good enough. I'm OK being average, mediocre, you know....and in this industry, that's just not how it works. Being average (i.e. having a balance between work, life and family) has consequences.

Am I just in a phase?! Does this happen to everyone?? I hope so, because the option for me not to work, is I think, not an option. I told Randy that I was going to buy a monogramming machine and see what these crafty (er, non crafty) Martha Stewart hands can do! It can't be that hard, can it? I guess I get my inspiration from etsy.com, addicted to that site! If you haven't visited before, check it out. It's UH-MAZING! So, don't be surprised when I tell you I've bought the machine. :-)

Who's ready for TURKEY?? I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving! Definitely my favorite holiday. I guess because I love family and food, and it's before the hustle and bustle of Christmas, and it's just a great All-American holiday. And we get 2 days off of work, yoohoo! All you have to worry about is when you'll have to unbutton the top of your pants to make more room for food. No worrying about if Great Aunt Elda would rather have the red arglye sweater or the blue wool socks for Christmas. Ours will be a small gathering this year, but looking forward to spending the time with family and friends, that's what it's all about. Oh, and I guess it's about football too. :-)

On to reality TV....was bittersweet to see Tracy leave the Biggest Loser. I know she was nuts (but in my mind she was just playing the game)...she reminds me so much of Rachel. Not so much her personality (maybe a little bit of her quirkiness!), but definitely her physical appearance. I looked forward to watching the show so I could see her. Made me think of Rach often and realize how much she is missed. *Sigh*

OK, got to get back to my wine drinking ;-), til next time....

Happy Halloween!

Chim chim cher-ee

Went to see the musical Mary Poppins on Wednesday night, it was absolutely fabulous! The sets and dancing were phenomenal! My fav was Step in Time. If you ever get the opportunity to see it, go!

There were quite a few kiddos there, which I can certainly understand, if they're 4 or older. BUT, there was a BABY there, and crying at times! Seriously?!? Why on earth would you bring a baby to the theater? I don't care what show it is, you don't bring a baby, out of respect for fellow theater goers! I would have been furious if we had been sitting by them, but luckily they were on the other side of the theater. Thank heavens! Some people....

Til next time...

Forever your girl

Oh Paula.....I knew you wouldn't get away from us! The big news is that she's going to be a frequent guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance. Love it! Interesting, since Ellen used to be a guest judge and now she's the new Paula on Idol. Gotta love Hollywood!

I watch both, so guess it's a win win for me! Love Ellen and love Paula, being her drunk, drug induced self. Never a dull moment!

Hope you'll watch with me!

Til next time...

Frickin' laser beams!

My dad started radiation today. This is the first of 40 treatment sessions he goes through. He will go 5 days/week for 2 months. Please add him to your prayers, that these "frickin' lasers" will kill those damn cancer cells, that he goes through treatment without experiencing major side effects, and that emotionally he can make it through this! I'm sure he can, but the extra prayers are definitely appreciated and I know we have some awesome people prayers out there, so get to work! :-)

At one of his prep appointments prior to the start of the treatment sessions, he was "tattooed" so that the beams hit him and the cancer cells at the right angle and position. He asked the lady for a butterfly tattoo, but no such luck. Haha! I'm so glad that he's able to keep his sense of humor in all this!

The most likely side effect will be tiredness, so we'll see how that works out for a retiree that must be on-the-go at all times! Each week he will receive progress reports. I'm not sure what that means yet, but my mom will go with him to those appointments each week so she can hear the reports as well. Right now she's not planning to go with him every day, unless he's really tired.

I just THANK GOD that treatment and a cure is available and I continue to pray this will do the trick!

Let's kick this in the rear!!!

Til next time...