Day 226 - November 13th

Slumber Party day! Wow!! So many girls! So loud! Lots of giggling! And surprising to me, lots of talk about boogers, intestines, and toilets. I'm so happy! Ginger is normal! All girls this age talk about snot and toots!! The girls had a blast! Cooking their own dinner over the fire was a hit! We played games like Chubby Bunny (you read how to play that here) and Sleeping Beauty. Which turned into one girl "sleeping" on the floor while the others talked to her to try and get her to laugh. They weren't allowed to touch her. I had no idea that game was going to get so loud. They even coerced Russell into being Sleeping Beauty. Then we quieted down and made a craft project before turning on the Hannah Montana movie to sleep too. We made fleece blankets that we tied all around the edges, the girls loved it and they turned out really cute too! I thought that they would drift off to sleep during the movie, not so lucky on that one. I passed out before they did. Every time I thought they must be asleep, I would hear giggling. Too cute! It was a great party!

Day 225 - November 12th

Ginger's birthday slumber party is tomorrow night and we've decided to cook hot dogs on the fire pit, along with S'mores. So that means...backyard clean up time! I wouldn't dare tell anyone that I still have a few branches down from the big Ice Storm of '07, so I'm not going to say it here either. We cleaned out the fire pit, mowed, and gathered some old branches and twigs we found. Then of course we had to try out the fire pit too. It was fun and we are looking so forward to the party tomorrow!

Day 224 - November 11th

Another wonderful work day with the wonderful people I work with! This is David! We love to talk about Colorado, hunting, and guns! David is avid hunter, I love to shoot guns too, but only at paper targets. If you ever see David, ask him to show his pictures from Colorado. They're purdy!

Day 223 - November 10th

Another gourmet lunch with Joy today at her desk. She says she keeps toys at her desk to entertain Ginger when she's there, but as of today...I don't believe her. I think she keeps them to keep me entertained. I love her pooping toys! Today I felt the need to make a story with no words with her animals. What do you think this picture tells? Make sure to look at their faces.

Day 222 - November 9th

Today I was thinking... contrary to popular belief, I do that a lot. I love to write, I love to take photos, and I wonder if I can do that together? I hopped online and guess what I found? Examiner.com. It's a fun community site you can get help, info, to-do's, and all sorts of useful, and useless, knowledge. I applied to be a writer and I was accepted! It's so fun! I make pennies a day, but I love to write and tell people what I think. So this is right up my alley. Have a look-see and subscribe to my articles!!

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Day 221 - November 8th

Hotdog it's Sunday mornin' again! Open up those church doors I wanna come in!! I remember my Daddy singing that every Sunday morning, now Ginger sings it too! Take a look at this picture. This is Don. Tiffany's husband. I snapped this while we were sitting in the lobby and I thought this was a pretty good picture of him. Tiffany thought so too! What a cute little family they are! I introduced Tiffany to Don many many years ago. He used to work for my dad and Tiffany sent him a Christmas bouquet from a secret-admirer. The rest is history.

Day 220 - November 7th

Tonight was our niece's, Shelby's, Sweet 16 party. It was a roller skating party and it was loud and fun! We took Aubrey and Lauryn with us and Ginger was in high-heaven with these girls. But then...Ginger wanted to skate. It was her first time and Russ got his work out holding her up all around the rink. Then Uncle Jimmy stepped in to lend a hand as well. It was 2 straight hours of that girl trying to skate. She really did a great job and was picking up on it quick, but she was not happy because she wasn't skating fast, or backwards, or jumping. She wants to do it all, and she wants to do it now.