Day 1068

We refreshed and revitalized the fish tank before Thanksgiving and it is looking so very lovely.

Day 1067

Time to wrestle with Daddy.  Parker loves to wrestle with Daddy, while Kaitlyn is a bit more timid.  I, however, love to watch them giggle and shriek and play.

Day 1066

Parker had a rough day.  He refused to eat breakfast.  He refused to eat dinner.  And then at bed time he spent 30 minutes screaming "NO!" because he didn't want to go to bed.  But when he finally fell asleep, I don't think a freight train going through his room would have woken him up - he was out.

Day 1065

Parker was playing in the den and he came out wearing Les' Superbowl hat. He then declared he was going to do a puzzle.  Okay then, you do that.

Day 1064

Kaitlyn got herself dressed today for dinner with the family and she was very proud of herself - and her style choices.

Day 1063

To celebrate Thanksgiving with my side of the family, we drove down to Neskowin on the coast.  Kaitlyn was very happy because Aunt Sara let her sweep the kitchen - whenever she wanted.  Here's the family getting dessert after a delicious dinner.

Day 1062

As I wait for copies of the pictures that Aunt Susan to at Thanksgiving (which we hosted again this year), I will post that I am thankful for my husband, because he saved our computer and all the precious memories on it.

Day 1061

An overnight power outage shorted the power supply in our computer . . . the day after my external hard drive backup failed.  As I spent the day nearly in tears every time I thought of losing ALL of my photos, Les was a bit more practical.  He bought a new power supply, installed it and made all things right in the world.

Day 1060

The box our new bed set came in was intended to be filled with old toys for donation . . . instead it was filled with blocks and small children.

Day 1058

A sunny day meant a chance to get outside for a while (only a short while it was freezing!).  We wandered to several neighborhood parks, found a geocache and - after a tantrum each - got a great shot of Parker and Kaitlyn in the garden at the McLean House.

Day 1057

The kids needed and outing this morning (read: driving me crazy), so the rain sent us to Target.  We grabbed lunch in the cafe before heading home for much needed naps - me included.

Day 1056

Job and Jen joined Les and me at the Rose Garden for Cirque de Soleil's show Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour.  We bought the tickets almost a year ago, but it was worth the wait.  The music and dancing were amazing - I only wish our seats had been closer to the stage.

Day 1054

For the first time since 1999, we got a new bed set - I am talking all the pieces.  We've been looking for a while, but our mattress is super deep (22 inches) and it's hard enough to find sheets that fit let alone a comforter big enough.  Amazon.com to the rescue!

Day 1053

Les captured this last leaf on the tree while walking to lunch . . . winter is on it's way.

Day 1052

The power supply on our PS3 went bad and Les, that super handy fellow, ordered a replacement part and installed it himself.  All is right in the world now that we can watch our blu-rays again.

Day 1051

We had a wonderful weekend in Bend - and I got lots of pages scrapped.  These weekends away are so refreshing.  As we pack up the car I am always sad to be leaving, but at the same time ready to see Les and the kids again.  But come March, I'll be ready for some time with the Ladies again.

Day 1050

In addition to scrapbooking all day, I went to my first Pure Romance party on Saturday night.  I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Of course, I can't post pictures from the party but here is one of the pages I completed - Labor Day 2008.

Day 1049

As I headed down to Bend for a scrapbooking weekend, Les and the children worked hard at installing the new interior doors

Day 1048

I finished the 2012 budget today!  Now it's off to corporate for review.

Day 1047

When Les and I carpool, he picks me up outside my office.  As I was waiting for him, I was struck at just how blue the sky looked.

Day 1046

My desk at work . . . I think it's time for a new keyboard . . .

Day 1045

Seeing Parker work on his Kindergarten homework is pretty awesome.  He has to read a couple of books on one theme and then draw a picture and write a couple of sentences about the theme.  Even though the sentences are mostly unreadable - it's pretty awesome to sit and watch him try and figure out which letters are in the word he is trying to write.  It's hard to believe that my little boy can read and write!

Day 1044

Les replaced the door to our bedroom, as the start to his new home improvement project. 

Day 1043

Oh the joys of Halloween candy . . .

Day 1042

Kaitlyn got a Disney Princess version on Chutes & Ladders for her birthday.  We played several games as a family, but it was Parker who absolutely loved it.  He continued playing by himself, assigning each of us to be a princess - he always picked Sleeping Beauty for himself.  Somehow, Sleeping Beauty was always the winner.

Day 1041

To celebrate Kaitlyn's fourth birthday the Haines family joined us at Round Table pizza - Miss Carrie joined us as well.  Since we were planning Disneyland later this year, we just did a small family gathering for her.  Miss Carrie gave her the lovely beaded necklace and a set of beads to make her own jewelery with.

Day 1040

New subway art for Thanksgiving.

Day 1039

Parker decided that he was done with cooking class at Kindercare and wanted to do Phonics Adventures instead.  So we swapped Kaitlyn into cooking (she was so excited!) and Parker started phonics.  His first lesson we really well and Parker said it was fun.  Even though it's more money, we figure if he wants to take the class, it will only help him become a better reader.