For Walt, Kathy, and Jackson

Here's your Christmas debut!!

Merry early Christmas!

Gobble, Gobble!!

A few weeks ago, Traci and I got together with her kids (and neighbors, too!) and made a bunch of walnut turkeys!






They turned out so cute, and it was a blast!!

Thanksgiving Festivities

Our Thanksgiving festivities began at home with our own little girls. Ally and Annie got to eat their own turkeys on Thankgiving day; each made out of dog food!

What can I say?
They loved it!

That afternoon, we traveled over to Scott's parent's home for a Thanksgiving feast.

We had a gorgeous turkey, and plenty of food! Delicious food, I might add!
It was so good to see family on Thanksgiving; it completes the holiday 100%. And little Emery, here, is the cherry on top :) Jackson was quite obsessed about the dog kennel we brought for the girls to rest in. He kept telling Emery to get inside! Now that she's crawling around, he almost succeeded! He later thought it was such a good idea, that he tried it out himself. No stuck 3-year-olds, in case you're wondering!


Later that evening, we traveled up north to visit my family for a late Thanksgiving meal (yep, that makes 2...)
We sat around and talked and played games, and had a great, GREAT time.
Tara and Tarra enjoyed themselves...
Mom did too!
Mom and Dad were so, so silly!
Kelsy was a riot, as usual...
And Cherish taught her how to put olives on her fingertips and eat them off, too!
Could Joshua get any cuter?
We had the honor of having Tara's dad Gary over with us too.
Cherish loves her Grandpa Gary!
These were our gracious hosts...
And the food was yummy :)
A lot of hard work went into this meal, and it was ALL very worth it.
Cherish was a sweetie pie, and she is a pro with those olives!!
I'm glad she likes them so much (she can have mine!).

I am so thankful for ALL the members of my family, for ALL the yummy food that was prepared (and eaten!), and most especially I am grateful that I got to spend time with the ones I love so much. Life is really, really short, and each moment with them is a moment I treasure. I love you all! Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hope your Thanksgiving is as wonderful as YOU!!

Congrats is in Order!

My cute, adorable, smart, talented, wonderful husband started his new job today! Oh my - did I forget to tell you that he got a new job? Well he did!! Like many good steaks, he was the Top Choice! Okay, that was lame, but hey! He was! They loved him in the interview; he completely smashed the competition! Yay, Scott! Way to go, sweetheart!

Wizards and Trees

The Wizard of Oz came and went and I am relieved that it is finally over! For 3 months we've been at rehearsals and it's been quite a ride! Here's a look at some of the cute munchkin folk and other Oz-like creatures :)
Glinda on stage with the munchkins in Munchkin Land...
Colette, a Teacher Munchkin, with Toto (or as they call her at home, Tinkerbell)...
This is Gabe, a munchkin cutie...
3 Ozian women who cleaned up and groomed the Tin man, Scarecrow, Lion and Dorothy...
3 darling little munchkin girls!
The poppies were the jumping-est flowers in the world :)
These were 2 of the cutest munchkin men on the stage! One was even from the Lollipop Gail... My! What handsome trees!!
Where did their faces go?


It was a great show! More details to come!

Work Highlights?

Yep! That's what I said! And thank goodness these things exist because if they didn't... oh don't get me started! Work-Schmerk!

These things tend to make it worth it, though :)
Cute bosses day gifts from my department...just darling!
And students who leave me cute, cute messages all over my computer!
Love it!
And my awesome snow leopard from the Zoo... the lady Zoey. Isn't she classy?

We finally got her a flower because everyone kept asking me what 'his' name was - and she's a she!

Sometimes work isn't that bad after all! :)