Finally Found a Friend

As many of you know, Jacob is the only boy his age in the neighborhood. One of the most important reasons to send him to preschool is to find friends (boys). Preschool is where Jacob met Coleman. They have become great friends much to everyone's delight! Thus, today's addition to the "I'm thankful for..." list is friends. We are all blessed to have good friends.

7 random things about me

1. I think feet are ugly -- the only exception is baby feet, which are cute. The older you get, the cuter your feet ain't.

2. I have more scrapbook supplies than I will ever use and I love it! Collecting the supplies is probably more of a hobby than actually using them (mostly because I don't have time to do much scrapbooking)

3. I love Pringles potato chips -- are they even made from real potatoes?

4. I like country music -- current favorite group is Rascal Flatts, John Denver is timeless, and I don't like Johnny Cash.

5. I always have to wear a wristwatch.

6. Given a choice, I'd rather clean the bathroom than the kitchen. This is because the kitchen is usually pretty clean anyway, and when you spend time cleaning it, it doesn't seem to show much difference AND people are constantly eating or getting drinks while you're doing it! At least with the bathroom, it looks better (smells better too) when you're finished, nobody has to use it while you clean (just send them to another bathroom) and therefore stays clean for a few minutes.

7. As much as I like all things chocolate, I don't really care for chocolate cream pie.

I don't think I really know 7 other people (that are bloggers, anyway) to tag, so let me just challenge anyone who reads this to take a moment and come up with 7 wierd things about themselves. It'll bring you a good chuckle and reinforce your individuality!

Sweet Seats

Mark & I went to the Jazz game last night and watched them demolish Golden State! Wahoo! We had sweet seats on the 8th row above the Jazz bench! It is amazing to see how tall those guys really are, to be able to hear them talking and see the beads of sweat in real life. I can't believe I didn't take my camera with me -- I might have gotten a few good picts. If only I would have had a new cell phone with a camera... hint, hint, dear hubby! Ryan went with us to the game -- it was Jr. Jazz night for him. He had a great time with his buddies and he sat in the good seats with me for the 4th quarter so he could get a close up view of the players. Mark ran into an old mission companion and had a great time chatting with him for a few minutes. Fun evening!

A New Perspective

This is how Matthew sees the stairs nowadays. We prefer this view rather than the touch and tumble method!

Another new perspective for us is the new windows. I would post a picture, but it's a little hard to take a picture of a window! The guys finished the windows last week -- hurrah! I'm amazed at how clearly we can see outside now -- we haven't been able to clearly see out the bay window for over a year. And I never realized how dirty the old ones were until the new ones were installed. I still do double takes as I look out my kitchen windows and realize how much more clearly I can see! Amazing what you can see out of a clean window! Maybe this will inspire me to clean my windows on a regular basis. I also put up new valences in the kitchen -- they are burgundy floral and have an olive green and burgundy stripe underlay (I guess that's the best way to describe them) Anywho... I really like them!

Forgotten Fall Fun Foto

I forgot to put this picture on the last post -- it's one of my favorites because playing in the cornbox was so fun -- the texture of the corn was so neat and best of all we didn't get filthy dirty! The extra set of shoes sticking out belong to Jared.

Fall Fun

We finally had a warm Saturday last week, so we took advantage of it and took the family to the corn maze. We only did the mini maze, but we all had a fun time playing together in the courtyard doing things that are shown in the pictures above. Ryan spent a couple extra bucks shooting paintballs and firing the corn cannon. Best of all, things weren't crowded, so we could play and not stand in lines forever. A good time was had by all!

A Successful Halloween

Fred & George Weasley!

My little ghouls: George Weasley, the Grim Reaper or The Axe Murderer, and Spiderman!

This is how Matthew & I dress up for Halloween! BTW -- his socks say "Trick or Treat Smell My Feet"!

The boys got tons of candy -- Ryan alone weighed in with 2 pounds! They had a great time and dragged Mark all over the neighborhood!