November?

Is it really the middle of November? Yesterday, my boys were outside playing in their sandbox and were having a great time. I can't believe how warm it has been lately. I know we have experienced a little cold this fall, but I can't remember a time the weather was so warm this far into the season. I guess we just might be experiencing "global warming" after all.

45 Things About Me

1. I love small towns
2. Fall is my favorite season. I only wish it lasted a little bit longer and winter was a little shorter.
3. I love the smell of pine trees
4. I love to scrapbook
5. I owned my own four-wheeler before I got married
6. My worst fear in life is loosing my children and husband
7. I love the mountains
8. I hate when my house is disorganized or messy
9. I can't wait for the day when my children can clean up without me telling them to
10. My favorite Olympic sport is gymnastics
11. I have a twin sister.
12. If I had a choice between chocolate cake or raspberry ice cream, I would choose the ice cream.
13. I'm, though, a sucker for anything chocolate and peanut butter
14. I love any kind of seafood
15. I'm not a big fan of spicy food
16. I love fresh baked bread
17. I received contacts years ago, but just recently have been able to stick them in my eye
18. I've always been a little bit shy in front of people I don't know
19. I love to watch lightning storms
20. I don't really have a favorite color. It usually changes with the season
21. Privileged on the CW is my new favorite show
22. Nate and I love watching The Office together
23. I am a big worrier about everything
24. I wish I could go back in time and pay better attention to the things that my mom taught me
25. I absolutely hate getting dirt in my fingernails. It makes it so I can't breathe
26. I have a hard time sleeping when my children are in bed with me
27. I need to have at least a sheet covering me in order to go to sleep at night
28. My greatest hope in life is that my children grow up to be good and respectable people
29. One day I hope to live on a couple of acres located out in the country somewhere
30. I've never had a broken bone
31. I've had my car stolen. The police found it about a month later.
32. I love to read, but need to space out my books because when I'm reading nothing else gets accomplished
33. I love to travel
34. I've been on two cruises; one to the Bahamas and the other to Mexico
35. And would love to go on a cruise with my husband someday
36. I graduated from CEU with an Associates Degree
37. I like running. If only I could get myself motivated to do it more often
38. I was 21 years old when I went on my first plane ride
39. I love camping
40. I used to snowboard all the time before I got married and had children
41. I started my first job when I was 16 years old and have worked ever since
42. I would rather call someone on the phone than text them
43. I like country music, although, some of my favorite songs are rock and roll
44. I love my children dearly
45. Nathan is the love of my life and I can't imagine myself anywhere else

Late Night Visitor

I'm not sure how many others have had this experience, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. A couple of nights ago we heard a knock on our door at about 9:00 at night. I opened the door and there was a woman standing there. She said she was with Kirby and they were just going around the neighborhood cleaning people's carpets and proceeded to ask if I would like my carpets cleaned. This is quite coincidental because I had just told Nate the night before that I wanted to clean mine. I asked her what the catch was and she said that I only needed to tell my friends and family about it if I liked the finished product. We were just putting our boys to bed and I wasn't sure this was the best time, but she assured me it wouldn't take long and they were just doing one room. So I agreed. Nate wasn't exactly happy with me letting strangers into our house this late, but I really really wanted my dining room carpets cleaned. I knew I was in trouble about fifteen minutes into it when she was giving me a demonstration of every attachment and how they (all 100 of them) worked. Halfway through I was ready to tell her to leave, but I had wasted so much time that I didn't want her to go without doing the one thing that she was supposed to do. At 11:30 PM after I had been hounded for two and a half hours to buy a $2,300 vacuum, she finally left and I had one room with nice clean carpets. Nate had already went to bed and when I went up he asked me two questions. Did I buy anything and did I learn my lesson? Yes! Nothing is for free.

Halloween Pics

This year for Halloween it was my turn to take the boys trick-or-treating around the neighborhood while Nate stayed home to hand out candy. Luckily for me they wanted to eat their candy as fast as they were getting it and were done after about twelve houses. Having children has made celebrating the holidays so much more fun.

Scarecrow

Bob The Builder