Ten On Tuesday

1. I love this Thanksgiving week. Tomorrow is a short day, then a four day weekend! I look forward to spending time with my family and seeing Hillary on Saturday.

2. After our fantastic apple pie making adventure last year we decided to make it again. We'll also be making a caramel pecan pumpkin pie. Yummers.

3. It makes me laugh when people stay up to the wee hours to see new movies, especially of the twilight variety. Just seems like a waste of time when you could wait twelve hours and go see it without having to elbow your way through the crowd. Most of the time I would rather enjoy any movie from the comfort of my own home rather than sit next to someone who talks, texts, laughs obnoxiously and gasps throughout the entire movie. They probably wipe their boogies on the armrests too.

4. When I went to Target last week, a couple of coupons fell into the cart and I didn't realize until after I made it to the car. I felt so angry for at least an hour afterward. I would have saved an extra three bucks. What is wrong with me!?

5. I've been very crafty lately. I had a $10 credit on groupon that I wanted to use on a Christmas card deal. It expired and I missed it but sometimes you can find it in other states. I couldn't find it in the US but I was able to purchase it in Canada. I didn't think it would let me because my card is linked to the US but it totally did. So I paid $5 for $50 worth of holiday greeting cards. Score! I ordered the cards on Friday making me less of a procrastinator than I've ever been at Christmas time. Word.

6. We sold the Magnum last week!

Bye, Reba.

7. Cole's kindergarten play was this morning. Such cuteness, such fun!

8. That's all I got.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

That's How Cole C's It

Me: "I need to watch it or I'll go right back to being fat."

Kayley: "Mom, you were never fat."

Cole: "You're so beautiful, mom. Even when you're naked."

Lovely.

Cole: "I have an idea for Kayley's punishment. She should pee in a cup and drink it."

Ya, that's our son. I don't condone our five year old with a potty mouth but he is so stinkin' funny sometimes!

Things I love about Cole:

He calls the dog Hartley McFartly, encourages his friends to put red vines in their water bottles to create a whole new drink and thinks that putting his gummy vitamins in his orange juice every morning makes it taste better. He's known for pulling the girls around the yard at recess in the wagon and wants "the other blonde girl" to be his girlfriend.

And he's a total goofball!

Ten Today

1. I reached my Weight Watchers goal! Now I have to maintain for six weeks and I'll become a lifetime member and no longer have to pay. I will probably weigh-in at least once a month for the rest of my life since I really need the accountability!

2. Tyler had the plate removed from his leg last Friday. I'm so happy that in a few weeks he'll be pain-free!

3. I had the worst stomach flu ever last weekend. I was literally one stomach flu away from my goal weight. Apparently it payed off. Ha.

4. Sunday we carved pumpkins with the kids. Tyler drew both pumpkins free hand. He's pretty amazing like that.

Cole: "I don't know why I didn't like to touch the inside of the pumpkin last time! I could do this all day, all year long!"

Kayley is really starting to look big to me.

The finish product: spider and Ferb.

5. Cole was Batman and Kayley was the female version of Jack Sparrow for Halloween. We had a really great time at Trunk or Treat! When we got home around 8:30 our street was literally crawling with people. Hundreds, and I'm not exaggerating. Apparently our neighborhood is a popular place. Pictures to come soon of the kids.

6. Hartles McFartles turned one on Sunday!

7. November is a lovely month. I have Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after off of work. Bring on the chai tea and the cozy evenings by the fire.

8. We're hoping and praying that the job Tyler interviewed for this week will be his!

9. If you have a chance or if you care, Youtube Lift Me Up by The Afters. I couldn't get the link or the video to post on here. I've felt such a peace in my life just by letting it all go and letting Him carry me. Love it.

10. Turns out my birth control could have possibly been causing my high blood pressure. Since I no longer have to take it I'm weaning myself off the blood pressure meds. I'm hoping to be medicine-free by next week.