Day 219 - November 6th

It's Friday, but I'm the couch and not feeling well at all. I'm exhausted and just hurt everywhere. But that didn't stop Ginger from the excitement of her first meeting with the Chess Club today! She just had to teach me chess. I've never played before and had no clue what all these pieces did. Well she does, she picked up on it and super duper fast! I should be able to be at her level in a few months.

Day 218 - November 5th

Our little artist loves her Bend-a-Roos. They are sticky stiff string thingys that she has decorated her room with, parts of the hall, and even our room. She made this little treasure and when I came into her room and looked at it I said, "What a perfect little raindrop! I love it!" She replied without missing a beat, "A raindrop...or snot, whatever you want it to be." This girl cracks me up!

Day 217 - November 4th

The countdown is on!! 10 days until Ginger's birthday! The ideas are flying around like crazy and have been now for several months. But now it's crunch time. We've decided to have a slumber party and cook S'mores out on the firepit. It'll be the first slumber party for her birthday and I'm not sure what to expect. I know it'll fun but I wonder if any kids will come besides her cousins? I guess we'll find out. The guest list keeps growing even past the point of "No More". But somehow just one more gets added every time we talk about it. This so far is her list that she's made for her party. She's a list girl. She's an organizer and a planner. I love it! We are so much alike!!

Day 216 - November 3rd

Ginger loves school and her teacher is an excellent teacher with some fantastic hands-on learning that really sinks in for Ginger. This week they've had "Detective Week" she's been sneaking around the house for a week testing out her new skills. Today she has to draw a map of her room, a bird's eye view of her room. I told her I would help her, but she did great by thinking of the easiest way to do that all on her own. I'm not sure I would have thought about it. She climbed up on her top bunk and looked down. She drew what she saw. She's pure genious.

Day 215 - November 2nd

Monday night! That can only mean one thing! Big Bang night!! And we got a special treat tonight too! Chuck made his famous meatloaf for us! Oh so yummy! Feel free to come cook for us anytime you want Chuck! Everyone was stuffed on yummy meatloaf and mashed potatoes just in time for Big Bang to come on. And later?... I inherited my kitchen back... as is.

Day 214 - November 1st

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIFFANY!!

It's my favorite day of the year! Up until now, the cooler temperatures have been surrounded by themes of Halloween. But something wonderful happens on November 1st. All at once, everyone switches over to a warmer, gentler, and peaceful Holiday tone. Thanksgiving is month, followed immediately by Black Friday, with Christmas and New Years right around the corner. I love this whole season and it's here!! Already? So soon?

Today Chuck joined us for lunch at Wendy's while Ginger spent some time with her dad. We find it easy to keep ourselves entertained with our iPhones. We played some Monopoly and I'm looking forward to finishing that game.

Day 213 - October 31st

Happy Halloween! It was pretty much a lazy day for all of us. That was until we realized we were supposed to be somewhere in 15 minutes and we weren't even dressed yet. We quickly butterflied our girl up and Russ and I threw together a scare-crow type of outfit, but it looked more like we has just been rolling around in the hay. We went to the church carnival at my dad's church then did some trick-or-treating at neighborhood houses that we were familiar with...including Chuck's. :o) We felt it necessary to dress up Chuck in Ginger's outfit since he didn't have costume! And check out the spider on Chuck's porch light! This man has the coolest spiders show up on his porch. Better his house than mine. And here's a few pictures of me for your entertainment pleasure.