Saturday, October 31, 2009

Saturday Update

Yesterday was a good day off. The worse part was grocery shopping among all of the old people who were out. They just don't get the concept of pushing the shopping cart like you would drive a car. They want to push it down the middle of the aisle and just stop while they look at something on the shelf, oblivious to anyone else around them. While I was gone Doug called to let me know the power had gone out and we may have to make pizza and carve pumpkins by candle light. Luckily the power was not out for long.

When I was bringing the water jugs to the back door I noticed Mao's little cat friend, Caramel, had brought us a gift and left it on the patio. It was a dead mole. Of course Doug and I had to take pictures which I will also post.

After getting the groceries put away we scrambled to get all the ingredients for pizza together before everyone arrived. Ana and Nick put together their pizzas first and then Doug and Wanda put the ingredients on the larger ones for us adults. We had chicken & artichoke, sausage & mushroom, pepperoni and garbage pizza. Everyone had plenty of pizza and a few were even a bit uncomfortable. We also had jello jigglers just before Jacob and the kids left.

Spooky pictures...


This is the spider infestation in our entryway for Halloween.

More spider webs.

View from outside.

Carmel's gift.

Homemade Pizza, Yummm...


Some of the leftover pizza.

More leftovers.

Nick, making his own deep dish pizza.

Ana also makes her own. Her favorite is Canadian Bacon & Pineapple.

Halloween Pumpkin Carving Night


Wanda is intently working on Ana's intricate design.

We even got Mark to join in the fun.

These are the finished pumpkins. For those who were not there. Top Left (Doug), Top Middle (Ana with help from Wanda), Top Right (Kathy), Bottom Left (Jacob), Bottom Middle (Nick), Bottom Right (Mark)

What a nice bunch of carved pumpkins!

Oooh! Scary!!
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Halloween Wallpaper: By Ashley...Enjoy



Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday Update

So now it is Friday for everyone else. Today should be a little busy for me. I have to go over to the Marion streets department to see about a on street parking permit for this winter. I also have to get last minute ingredients for the home-made pizzas tonight. We should have a good assortment for all. Tonight is our annual pumpkin carving night. This year Mark and Wanda are going to join in the fun.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday Update

I hope today goes smoother at work. We were very busy and then our ordering system went on the blink and decided to not work at all. Makes for a very stressful day when you have to tell customers you can't place their order at this time. Sometimes it's a wonder that anyone orders from us at all.

Last night everything on TV was a rerun. We also had the pilot light go out on the furnace. At least it's not the middle of winter yet.
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This is for Nick - What does a skeleton order at a restaurant? Spare ribs

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Halloween Jokes for Kids

Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday Update

Yesterday ended up very good. We had Pumpkin Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup and Chicken Alphabet Soup. Wanda also brought her famous Pumpkin Bars. Chloe showed up for a bowl of soup around 6:30 and she carved a nice pumpkin for us. I will post pictures as soon as I have them on the computer.

I went outside to take the trash out this morning and Mao's friend Carmel was sleeping on one of the chairs. She got startled and ran under Puck. I think she was trying to stay out of the rain. I hope we don't get more water in the basement. The front room was just starting to dry out.
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Bears get a Halloween treat



The Minnesota Zoos grizzly bears took less than ten minutes to destroy a 500-pound pumpkin that was presented to them inside their exhibit as part of an early Halloween treat.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sunday Update

I hope it stays dry again today. The basement is starting to dry out. I was not able to finish mopping the basement yesterday because I seem to have pulled something in my leg and it gave me a shooting pain when I took a step every once in a while yesterday. The only thing I ended up doing yesterday was a bit of laundry, grocery shopping and watching a couple more episodes of the Monty Python documentary.

Yesterday Thomas finished the laminate in their kitchen and just has a few little things to finish up. I think they are pretty excited about the fact that the house is now complete after the hail damage and they were able to make some improvements inside as well.

The first lady on health insurance...

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Saturday Update

The weekend is finally here. There are now a few puddles of water in the basement. It is coming in through the cracks in the floor. I guess there will be some moping to be done today. Not sure what else I will be doing. It is hard to get motivated for anything with all of this gloomy weather.
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Happy Mole Day!



Chemistry Music Video 18: Stoichiometry Rules

This song explains how to convert between grams, liters of ideal gas at STP and number of molecules via their common factor: moles.

Friday Update

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We have a yard full of leaves and only the top half of our big trees are empty. I'm just waiting for the bottom half to drop. Yesterday I was walking out to Puck and I felt something fall on my shoulder. It was a large leaf, it fell so hard it felt like something much larger had hit me.

It has been raining so much that our sump pump was working through the night. So far there is only water in the pump well, no water on the floor anywhere.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thursday Update

I don't have much to blog about today. Yesterday at work I had a new person set with me most of the day to listen to my calls. It was also a pretty good day for sales. Nothing much happened at home we watched Glee and a new episode of Living With Ed.

Mao fell asleep on the rug waiting for me to bring him cheese this morning. He is still sleeping there.

This is how I felt today.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Wednesday Update

Thank goodness it is hump day. I really have nothing to blog about. I was quite tired last night, it always seemed like it was an hour later than it really was, so I went to bed early. We did watch the first part of the Monty Python documentary that Tivo'd. After that I can't really remember what we watched, probably because I fell asleep on the couch.

This is what would happen if Mao would learn how to open the frig.

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Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)

Obama: 'Time to Deliver' on Health Care

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tuesday Update

Not much going on this week. Busy at work, but Monday still went slow. We watched the usual Monday night shows; Antiques Road Show, Two & a Half Men, Big Band Theory and The Leno Show. Mao spent most of the night trying to get my attention to give him cheese. He got some of my pork chop at supper, so he did not get cheese. Spoiled cat...

Something I need to think about doing this weekend.

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Playing For Change | Song Around The World "One Love"

Playing For Change | Song Around The World "One Love" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.



Taken from the documentary Playing for Change: Peace Through Music, this five-minute rendition of Bob Marley’s classic “One Love” starts with Roberto Luti in Livorno, Italy, and moves to musicians all over the globe—Nepal, Israel, South Africa, India, France, the Congo—with each artist putting their own unique spin on the song. Filmmaker Mark Johnson, creator of Playing for Change, says the idea was “born out of the idea that we have to inspire each other, to come together as a human race, and that music is the best way to do this.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Monday Update

Yesterday was a pretty usual Sunday, cleaning washing dishes, Doug did the cooking and I baked cupcakes. We had a good meal of pork and spaetzle noodles yesterday, Wanda brought a salad and Justin brought some yummy pumpkin bites. We watched Dexter of course and a Monty Python special.

Teachers Beware

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sunday Update

Another sunny weekend morning. I was woke up just before 7 by Mao putting his paw on my arm and meowing. I don't think he was all that hungry, he just wanted me up. I put food in his bowl and he just walked away.

Last night we watched Slum Dog Millionaire and Monsters VS Aliens. Unfortunately, I fell asleep during the second movie and did not get to see the ending.

Today we are having pork & spaetzle noodles. This is one of my favorite dishes.

MythBusters - Fun With Gas

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Saturday Update

The sun is actually out this morning. That is a good start to the day. Not too many plans this weekend; menus and shopping probably. We have quite a few leaves down in the yard, they are getting into the entryway. I may decide to clean them out this afternoon.

Thomas and Diedre stopped by for a visit last night it was nice to see them. They have a wedding to attend in Mt Pleasant today.

Louis CK “Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy”




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Campbell will work with National FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) members and alumni, along with community volunteers, to restore the five barns that get the most votes. Plus, for every vote through January 5 next year, Campbell will put $1, up to $250,000, toward agricultural education through FFA. (I voted for the Euken Farm in Lewis, Iowa)

So many, many reasons it's so...M'm! M'm! Good!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday Update

I'm glad it is Friday. It's been a long week.

Mao liked his birthday gift. It is a little turtle on a stick and you put cat nip in it's stomach. He likes to grab the stick out of my hand and then run out of the room with it. I will have to post pictures when I get some.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Thursday Update

Today is Mao's 14th Birthday. I can't wait to give him his gift when I get home from work. I suppose he will want cheese today. Oh wait, he wants cheese every day.

Happee Burfday Mao!

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No Mao, you don't get steak for your birthday.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday Update

Hump day is finally here. I worked a half hour of overtime yesterday. We also now have three new employees, two in tech and one to take my supervisors place during her leave and the after that she will fill in where needed and do quality assurance. I am blank today. Not much else to blog about.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Tuesday Update

Another exciting week has started. Yesterday was just work, come home, eat supper (which was yummy by the way - chilitos with leftover chili), wash dishes and watch Antiques Road Show, Two & a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. I have a feeling today will bring more of the same. Such is life in the Fall in Iowa....

One more picture. Mao is brave as long as Thumper doesn't move.

This is Fall in Iowa.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

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Thumper & Mao


Mao gets brave, but Thumper doesn't trust Mao.

The stand off.

Thumper enjoys a drink of nice clean water.

Monday Update

Yesterday was a very productive day. Doug and I cleaned Thumper's tank. He always appreciates a clean tank. I also washed dishes and laundry and went outside for about an hour and a half to clean out the garden. Everything had finally gotten hit by frost, even the zucchini. We so have a few of the last small zucchini survivors that we need to do something with this week.

It was nice seeing Chloe for a few hours. The soups were really great. I especially liked the white chili and Wanda's spinach dip is always a favorite. Dexter was another exciting episode, I can't wait for next week.

Advice to live by.



Everyone wishes they could go back in time knowing what they know now. Since that's not possible, the next best thing is to listen to advice from those that already know. Here is some important advice to live by.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday Update

Not much to update. Yesterday was a usual Saturday; laundry, dishes, grocery shopping and TV in the evening. Nothing too exciting.

We hope to see Chloe for supper tonight. We are having regular chili and white chili. If we are lucky she will stay to watch Dexter with us. I think Wanda and Amber will be stopping by early today to catch up on last weeks episode of Dexter. It should be very good this week.

The REAL "Energizer Bunny"

Zombieland



Chloe and Ross say Zombieland kicked their butts.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Saturday Update

Did you know that if you do a Google search for Saturday Update right now you get 171,000,000 results? I just thought I would try it once since I do not have a lot to update about.

Last night was a pretty lazy evening. We had leftovers for supper and I did not even wash dishes. We watched two episodes of America's Deadliest Season: Alaskan Crab Fishing. We also watched Craft in America | Episode V: Process | PBS (#105). I was having trouble staying awake, so I went to bed around 10.

Not too exciting for a Friday night...



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Friday, October 09, 2009

Friday Update

Yeah it is Friday! Doug is up early this morning to watch NASA crash a probe into the lunar surface of the moon in a search for evidence of water. I need to hurry with my blog update so I can get ready for work and possibly watch it with him. I'm not sure how long it will take or if I will be able to watch all of the coverage before leaving for work.

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Thursday Update

I see the Marion Planning and Zoning Commission has decided to go ahead with the next phase of the redevelopment plan for the east-west corridor through town. It doesn't matter what the people of Marion want.

Last night was pretty quiet around here. We watched Craft in America on PBS and then Glee and The Leno Show. Glee is getting better every week. Tonight is the big wedding on The Office.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Wednesday Update

I can't believe it is Wednesday already, not that it is a bad thing. Yesterday I worked until 5 again. When I got home we were about to have supper when we decided to go with Wanda to the City Planning & Development meeting at City Hall. It was at 6 and we were there until almost 8. I think the "Plan" needs a lot more work before the citizens of Marion will be for it. There were so many people at the meeting last night we had to stand in the lobby.
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