Odds and Ends...

So many little bits to add. Not enough time! hehe....

First, Mark is out to sea AGAIN. I look forward to his retiring. Maybe. It will probably drive me nuts having him home all the time and having to share the remote. And not be the boss in everything! haha....but for now, I miss him. His new assignment takes him away from home more than he is at home. I look forward to him having a week off at Christmas.....and his retiring from the Navy.

I still need to post pics of our cranberry bog trip. I will do that this weekend! I LOVE three day weekends! Speaking of three day weekends, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!!!! We are having a feast on Monday of course. It is always the start of our Holiday season.

And speaking of Holiday Season. I already have ALL of Marks presents bought. They will start to arrive this coming week- I LOVE online shopping! I have several of the kids presents bought AND wrapped! :) I know what we are getting for everyone so that part is done...now it's just buying and wrapping. I have several gifts for family already bought and ready for shipping. I am SO on top of it this year. Heck, I had our Christmas cards ordered in June and they arrived in August! :)

We now have FOUR frogs and two baby lizards. Paige brought another frog home (lucky lucky me) and a few weeks ago my great mighty hunter man went out to get a deer and instead came home with two baby lizards. Lovely. So now I have big crickets for the tree toad in one critter keeper. Small crickets in another critter keeper for the peep frogs and baby lizards. Flightless fruit flies for variety...and prozac for me! :)

My life is beyond busy. I'd really like to take a vacation, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. I AM taking the kids to WI for the month of August. Sam won't be coming as he will be working after graduation (I HOPE AND PRAY...for a job...not graduation! haha). So the little bits and I will spend a month losing 10 pounds sweating in the humidity of a WI summer! And seeing family...and friends...and I can't wait to move closer!!!! However, I STILL want to pack my little bikini and head to the bahamas. I told Mark when he retires, I am leaving the kids with him and me, myself and I are headed somewhere warm for a week. I think the three of us will have a GREAT time! :) And anyone can join me...there are just a few rules! NO kids. NO whining. Turn me over every half hour so I don't sunburn and keep my drink glass full at all times! :)

I am sitting here looking at the view of the mountains from my living room...we have a 180 degree view of mountains in the whole front of our house...it's really quite nice..which is why we paid the price we did for the property! lol..anywho...up until yesterday morning they were green! Now they are dusted with snow! YAY!!! I LOVE the snow! I don't like being cold, but then I am always cold...guess I need to fatten up! haha....but I DO love watching the cold from inside my warm house while I sip my mocha! lol...

So have a great weekend all!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving eh!!!!
Hugs
Jaye