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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday Update
Another early morning. I have an annoying little headache that I woke up with. I hope it goes away soon. Not much to write about this morning. Oh, I got a gift certificate at work for a Butterball turkey. I'm just waiting for them to go on sale so I get the most for my $15. Sorry Wanda, hope you still have room in your freezer.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tuesday Update
Nothing exciting yesterday. Worked a long day, came home ate supper, washed the Sunday dishes, watched Two & a Half Men and Big Bang Theory (very funny). Went to bed after watching House Hunters International. I told you it wasn't exciting.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday Update
I guess it's back to work this morning. Yesterday was a pretty easy Sunday. I already had most of the cleaning done and Doug only had to make one of the soups. We had Bean & Ham made by Doug and Potato Soup made by Wanda. Both soups were a real hit. Johnny even showed up to give them both a hard time about the soups. Too much salt or not enough?
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday Update
Yesterday turned out to be a good day. I went to the Stampin' Up party with Wanda. We made a Thank You card, a Christmas card and Christmas gift tags, it was lots of fun. The dogs Elli and Sierra both like to beg from me. It was also very nice to see Thomas and Diedre. Last night Doug and I decided to eat at BK. I had 2 whopper jr's and fries. The whopper is still my all time favorite BK sandwich.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Saturday Update
It's nice to see a little sunshine today. This afternoon I am going with Wanda over to Diedre's parents house for a Stampin' Up party. It is kind of fun to get together and make greeting cards with other people. I will also get to see Thomas for a little bit today. Other than this I don't have many plans today. Hopefully Doug and I will have pizza for supper and watch a movie.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday Update
Not sure what all I will be doing today with my day off. I do know I am going to Hy Vee this morning to pick up some of the Friday only specials. Yesterday I bought 2 turkeys at Fareway for $0.40 a pound. Wanda & Mark stopped by last night to take them to their freezer, since we do not have room for them. I guess I am ready for Thanksgiving and plenty of Cream of the Holidays Soup.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thursday Update
It was nice sleeping in until 6:30. Unfortunately, I could sleep no longer. Today we plan to do some work in the garage. We are going to try to move Ringo over to make room for Blue in the garage. We also have to do our new insurance electives for the coming year. Lots of fun, I know. Mao is a little confused as too why I did not go to work today.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wednesday Update
One more day of overtime this week. The economy must not be too bad if so many people are spending money on silly software programs. We had an old guy call in yesterday and wonder why the program he bought would not play on his TV through his DVD player. He just wanted to be able to print. He also insisted his last program played on his VCR.
Last night we watched Pirate Radio or was it The Boat That Rocked. Same movie two different names. It was very good, I would watch it again.
Last night we watched Pirate Radio or was it The Boat That Rocked. Same movie two different names. It was very good, I would watch it again.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday Update
More overtime this morning. It was very busy yesterday at work. At least today is my Thursday. Have a good day all...
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Monday, November 09, 2009
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
Sunday Update
Yesterday's weather was so beautiful. I went outside to clear leaves from the patio and the front entry. It looks so much better out there now. Doug says if it stays nice today we may eat on the patio by candle light tonight.
Today I plan to go to the library book sale. It is the last day when you can bring a box and fill it for $8. I hope there are still some good books available.
Today I plan to go to the library book sale. It is the last day when you can bring a box and fill it for $8. I hope there are still some good books available.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Saturday Update
Went to the store after work last night to avoid annoying old Saturday shoppers. Guess who was out, annoying old Friday night shoppers. We just can't get away from them. I put in a long week of 9+ hours every day. Next week I will be working more overtime, but I have vacation on Thursday & Friday. I also found out that I will be working the day after Thanksgiving which is a first for a very long time. I guess there will be no early morning Black Friday shopping. I am going to miss that for sure.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Friday Update
One more early day. Next week I have vacation on Thursday & Friday so I guess it will all be worth it. Not much happened yesterday. We decided to go to BK for supper last night, I had a couple of the 1/4lb $1 burgers and fries. Mao likes to share the burgers.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Thursday Update
I'm going to work overtime again this morning. It has been a long week and I look forward to the weekend. Yesterday Mao's friend Caramel was getting beat up by another cat that we have seen around lately. He is colored similar to Mao, only slimmer and younger. She was messing with her eye afterward and then went to our front yard to chase squirrels, so I guess she wasn't too badly hurt. I did not actually witness this, Doug said it happened while I was on my way home from work.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Wednesday Update
I will probably go into work early again today. That is if I can get myself going. I got my flu shot at work yesterday. I even got a flag band-aid. Not much else to write about from yesterday. There wasn't much on TV, so we watched two Kathy Griffin specials. I went to bed early a little after 9.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Tuesday Update
I am getting ready to go into work early for overtime. When I stay at work late Mao gets upset that I am not home on time, especially when it gets dark early. We didn't do much last night. Just watched Antiques Road Show, Two & A Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Leno. Big Bang was about nerds flying kites and watching football. It kind of remind me of myself watching football.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Halloween night at the Howe's.
Breckin dressed as a manager.
Ella's Hello Kitty treat bucket.
Ella as a skeleton.
Ana as a princess.
Nick as a mad scientist.
Our lonely apple.
We just realized yesterday that we have an apple tree in the back yard. It had one lonely apple hanging in it.
After Doug took the picture, I picked the apple and we gave it to Mark. He likes to try the fruit that grows on our trees.
This is Mao's friend Caramel. She was walking by when Doug was taking pictures of the apple and she stopped to pose for him.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Sunday Update
Unfortunately we had a very slim turnout for Halloween. Only 6 kids showed up last night. A neighbor boy and his friend, Amy brought Ella (skeleton) & Breckin (business man), Dan & Gail were with them and Jacob brought Nick (mad scientist) & Ana (princess). I will post pictures once Doug transfers them from the camera.
We started to watch District 9 with Mark & Wanda, but we stopped when Jacob and the kids stopped by. After they left it was getting too late for us old folks to finish watching the movie. The best part of the night was when Ana animatedly tried to explain Halloween jokes to Doug. I had printed a list of Halloween jokes for Nick to read. Nick likes to tell jokes.
We also talked about old candy that you can't buy in the US any longer. Doug's favorite is Bar None. Here is an old commercial for it. I kind of miss the Bar None as well.
We started to watch District 9 with Mark & Wanda, but we stopped when Jacob and the kids stopped by. After they left it was getting too late for us old folks to finish watching the movie. The best part of the night was when Ana animatedly tried to explain Halloween jokes to Doug. I had printed a list of Halloween jokes for Nick to read. Nick likes to tell jokes.
We also talked about old candy that you can't buy in the US any longer. Doug's favorite is Bar None. Here is an old commercial for it. I kind of miss the Bar None as well.
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.
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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