Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!

We let the girls stay up late tonight so they could watch "Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving". We popped some corn, which ended up scattered all over the furniture and floor (of course) and all plopped in front of the TV for a half hour. Doesn't sound like much, but the kids liked it. ABC is showing it again on Turkey Day @ 8 and starting Dec. 1st will have their 25 Days Until Christmas programs-a different show every night! The girls and I can't wait....Mr. Heather seemed to enjoy this evening, but I'm not sure he'll be able to hang in there for an entire month! I'll keep you posted! Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble! Gobble!

"Kisses"

This morning, I took Sammy with me to the store and as soon as I parked, she started saying, "Look Mommy! Kisses! Kisses!" I looked up at the window display but couldn't see anything that would make her think of kisses. As we walked through the store, she looked at the aisle of festive red and green and exclaimed again, "KISSES!" She was trying to say "Christmas!" Isn't she adorably sweet?

Ten Things I am Thankful for.....

10. not having to buy diapers anymore! Samantha is officially potty-trained at 2.5! She caught on quickly compared to her big sis (who has served us well as Samantha's own personal Potty Coach!)

9. having a reason (like we need one) to work on our house. We volunteered to host Thanksgiving this year for both sides of the family (on two different days) which has prompted me to hang pictures on the walls, wallpaper the laundry room, and put up curtains, valances, and matching chair covers....and the list continues! Love it! Mr. Heather & I both love the fact that we are reducing clutter!

8. being able to park my car in the garage! (Really, it's the little things in life that make me happy!)

7. my new job and the people there who it fun! Even my boss is cool!

6. the anticipation of Christmas! We are already playing Christmas music, have all of our decorations up except for the tree and the lights for outside! Hope to get those up this weekend!?!?!?

5. for our daughters' teachers! What a blessing to have people we can entrust with our children and know that not only are they well-fed, safe, and taken care of, but they are learning and loving it!

4. the direction of our nation under new leadership.

3. of the opportunity Mr. Heather and I had this summer to travel with friends!

2. our families; they bless us each day with their time and talents and enrich our lives with their presence and love.

1. our friends and fellow blog readers who keep me laughing!


Extra Special Bonus goes to Mr. Heather, who helps me balance my life!

Thanksgiving Prep

Thank God for Grandparents! The in-laws watched the girls today while I did some major cleaning....went through all the kitchen cupboards, scrubbed the pots and pans, emptied the canisters of flour, sugar, etc. to wash, lined the oven drawer, laundered the potholders, and polished all of the silver (ha!). You get the idea! Just a good old-fashioned cleaning with some elbow grease! Mr. Heather put in a days' work at the Mountain working on tech stuff. The girls came home with OSU tattoos courtesy of G & G. I couldn't get them to pose for a picture to share with you so you'll have to live without! Regardless, we are getting closer to being ready for our Thanksgiving company! Tomorrow, the basement! Another fun day!

Mrs. Cleaver I am Not

Try as I might to be the domesticated little housewife with two kids and a full-time job, I am not a Mrs. Cleaver...even if I quit my job, I don't think I could still be June. Tonight my kids threw money down the toilet...like we need any help with everyone talking about the "recession"! Later, Sammy informed me that she didn't love me, but refused to let me put her down without screaming. And finally the dinner I prepared burned on the stove. However, I was able to paint a little, plant tulip bulbs, and run a couple miles on the treadmill. I should at least get an "A" for effort! Thank goodness that every day is "a new day with no mistakes in it"! (Anne Shirley)

Good Morning?

This morning Zoe popped up and thought it was still nighttime. When I told her it really was morning, she immediately burst into tears and exclaimed, "But I never fell asleep!"

My Girls

Another Life Lesson

Here's something else I just recently discovered about myself. I no longer fit underneath the bed. Not one single bed in our house. Thought you should know.

I'm pretty confident that an adult would not fit under any of our beds. It's just the first time I actually checked.

I'm not sure when this actually happened, but I made the discovery last week while playing hide and seek with the girls. How bizarre. If any of you can fit under the bed let me know. Just curious! That will give you something fun to do on a Friday night.

A Ray of Sunshine & Election Day

Called up my cousin Sally and did a little bit of catching up! It was great to talk to her! She is so bubbly and fun-loving! She's just a lot of fun to be around! I really miss her!

However, I'm still feeling overall grumpy....I've been having a little bit of anxiety with the whole election thing. Mr. Heather has been sitting on the fence up to last minute driving me crazy. My daughter voted in her Pre-K class and voted for McCain. (Did I teach her nothing?!?!?) I woke up this morning at 4:15 ready to vote. Arrived at 5:45 only to discover that our polls didn't open until 6:30, not 6 (they thought I was showing up to work the polls). Drove back home, got Zoe on the bus, and ended up taking Sammy to the polls with me. She was the only 2 year old there. It took 45 minutes and she was pretty good until I was actually voting and then she shook the booth plus the lady's booth which was right next to me. Nice. We survived. Now just impatiently waiting for the results!