Week before Thanksgiving.

I feel unprepared for it. Dishes are waiting, food needs to be cooked in advance. I work a lot. I have decided to make a table runner out of some bright fall colored fabric. Haven't even started it yet. And yet I am terribly excited about Thanksgiving. Once again our ward gave us a box of Thanksgiving food. Including a large turkey, a frozen pumpkin pie, dressing, and other goodies. The only problem is I had already bought a small turkey breast because it is going to be just the three of us this year.

I also have plans to make a strawberry rhubarb pie. Yummy! And homemade rolls.

I just need to buckle down and do it all. This weekend is out though. It is dedicated to eradicating the dishes. And hopefully clearing off the table. That will create the work space to make the table runner. I only have tuesday and thursday off. So I will be busy. BUSY I say!

V has been watching this cute little show called Shaun the Sheep. We all like it. But there are only 14 episodes. So we watch them over and over and over again.

The weather has turned cold. Down in the low low numbers. It has snowed off and on for the last two weeks. In fact this morning it is snowing. It sounds like it isn't going to let up until tomorrow. I have to drive at night in it because of work. It scares me because I am not the best weather driver.
If you look at the side of my blog I have a weather thing and it should tell you what temp we are currently at and what the weather is doing. So feel free to feel sorry for us. But we are staying warm.

In other news things I am thankful for this season: a loving wonderful Heavenly Father for all the blessing he has seen fit to give this family. My amazing loving husband who treats me like a treasured woman. V who is so special and sweet. And all our family far away whom we think about all the time.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

A whole Month

I can't believe that October is already almost gone. Where does all that time go? I was sitting here thinking that nothing has been happening. When actually we have been busy. I have been working and M and V have been spending a lot of nights together!

At the beginning of this week we got a blizzard. With a couple of inches of snow. Ever since then V has been aching to go out in the "now." I am not looking forward to this winter season.

We managed to get a flat tire and then I drove on it. Ruining it. So we are currently driving around on the donut. So need to get a new tire. But we will.

While at the store yesterday V got a pumpkin or as he calls it a Punkin. Too cute. And then we brought it home he snaped off the handle. But we glued it back on. So tonight we will be carving a punkin. He can even sort of say trick-or-treat.

V has managed to get a cold. I don't think his glands are swollen but he has a wicked cough and runny nose. But that doesn't slow him down at all.

M and I have been busy winterizing the house. We have really bad windows that leak air. Cold air. Into the house. So we taped up the windows and the house is nice and warm now. We don't even need extra blankets on the bed!

V learned something new

V learned to get in bead all by himself. Too funny cause then he decides that he needs to lead the music from conference in the living room.

Halloween

V got a monkey costume from Old Navy and he loves it. Plus I think he looks super cute in it.

A Quicky

I am loving V today!!!!! I am so pleased with the the things he his picking up. During this past conference he actually sat through most of the Sunday morning session. And when it was time for the opening prayer he sat there with his arms folded and head bowed for most of it. And it was a long prayer for a two year old.

The other thing is his manners. Sometimes we have to remind him that when he wants something he has to say please. But the best is when we don't remind him and he comes along and grabs your hand and says: I want, mease!!! Too cute.

My last love about this little cutie for this post is his facial expression. And I won't be able to describe it because you really have to see it. But he furrows his eyebrows as far as they go and pucks out his lips with an expression on his face that clearly reads: What the heck is this wierdness.

I love every moment with this exasperating, independent, loving, smart, messy, talkative little cutie.

Yep I am utterly in love.

Interesting Night

You learn something new every day. And last night at work was no exception. The Norsk Hostfest is in town, wich means there are people from all over the world. I thought just the US and Canada were here. But as I was on the express lane last night I had Canadians and Norweigans. You could tell because they had an accent and they didn't really understand American money. If they had a card they needed help understanding how to use it. One person told me they don't have this kind of thing over in Norway.

I had a wonderful old couple come through. And they were delightful. She didn't want the box for her shoes but I was having a little difficulty understanding her. But we were able to laugh.

Then later I had two older gentlemen come through with a huge suitcase. Had to do a price adjustment and when it was done they wanted to know why if the advertised price was $60 what the extra $4 and some odd cents was. But when I told them taxes they seemed to understand. Then they asked if it was ok to leave the store with it. I told them that yep they could go and go to sleep. They laughed and said they just got here so they where way jet lagged. I'm thinking the huge time difference. It was probably the middle of the day for them.

I had a conversation with a man from Canada about Linny's and Looneys? Any way he said he didn't understand the american paper money. So that got me to thinking: How difficult is the big huge numbers printed on it. I mean I thought math was the same all over the world. Oh well.

Thought I would share my fun night. And we will see what tonight brings because I get to do it all over again. Although I think I will be in the food area.

Starting Fall

The first day of Fall was last week. And with the start of the a new season brought cold, rainy weather. V caught a stuffed up nose and cough. He then decided I needed it. That would have been all fine and dandy except that I started orientation at Target the same day. And the next day when I was training on the registers my nose decided to run. Well by Saturday my throat was sore and my voice was hoarse. But you know that's ok. I work about 25 hours a week.

I will be cashiering and working in food avenue. I already spent two days there and I really enjoy it.

M is loving his hours and the work. He gets paid every monday and that works out great. So we will constantly have cash flow.

OOOOHHH oh oh I need to let you all know that if you get a Target Debit card, it is connected directly to your checking account you will recieve 5% off your purchases!!!!!

Ok now, last but definately the best part, V got a hair cut. He looks so grown up. He has been acting it too.

Last night when I came home from work he was being silly. Throwing the cat toy and then hopping after it. Saturday he was running back and forth down the hall. When M asked where he was going he pointed down the hall and had a look on his face that clearly said "DUH" is he a teenager already?

Happy Fall!!!!