We Carved.....

Pumpkin carving went off without a hitch! Everyone carved....Lizzy even carved 2 leftover watermellons leftover from our garden. The "boys" (Wesley and Joshua) came over too and Penny and I helped them out a bit.

It's almost the weekend? Yikes

This week has really flown by. I only worked 8-11 yesterday and will do the same today so I know that has made this week go by fast. No sports events this week which is odd- but nice at the same time. Chris starts basketball this November. It's indoors and in KS so that will be really nice. We've been driving waaaay up North a few times a week for baseball the summer and fall seasons.

Tonight Penny and the boys are coming over to carve pumpkins...which is a yearly tradition. Penny and I assist the kids with carving....we even do our own...then we put the pumpkin on our faces and hands for "facials". Pumpkin is a natural exfoliant and Lord knows I need it! I'll have to post pics Monday of our carving experience. It's always a lot of fun. I'm so glad that we have yearly traditions that we do as a family. That's very important to me.

Speaking of family, we're going to see my dad in November. I'm really excited because this is the first time that all of us have gone out there. Coldwater, KS is about a 6.5 hour drive from where we live. Jeff, Kids, Sumo and I will all load up in the truck. We are going November 23, 24 and 25th.

We are going to see a band tonight called (no kidding) Magfuckingnificient. They are an AWESOME "The Cure" cover band. I think Penny might go too...which would be fun. They do an annual Halloween show- people dress up and everything. Maybe I'll get into the spirit and dress up a bit.

Well, it's almost time for me to start my weekend- so I'm going to wrap this up. Weekend updates on Monday!

Catching Up

First of all, let's talk about my N. Carolina trip. It was a LOT of fun. My little sister Dusty has a nice apt., she seems to be doing very well on her own. Her husband is coming home from Iraq tomorrow ..yeah! Anyway, our time together was a lot of fun. We shopped, got pedicures, hung out, went out on her birthday and yes, I babysat her when she was drunk as a skunk. I expected and anticipated that though...considering it was her 21st birthday. Here is a pic of her at the bar-

This weekend was fun....We watched Chris play catcher at his baseball game for the first time this weekend. He's sooo serious! This was the last game of the season for the Jayhawks. I hope he plays on the same team next season. Basketball starts the end of November. He's going to be playing for the YMCA. I'm looking forward to it.

Oh yeah- Go Chiefs! 4-3!!!

I'm going to visit my sister!

I'm leaving tomorrow morning at 6am to go to North Carolina to visit my baby sister....who is turning 21 on Saturday. I'm really excited!

Look What I've Gotten Myself Into

Both of my daughters have told me at one point or another that they want me to write down all of my recipes and put them into a book for them to have. I've decided to go for it. I really like to cook....and I've been involving my kids in cooking their whole lives. Even Chris who is 7 stands on a stool and helps make salad or something easy. He loves it and I tell him all the time that his future wife will love the fact that he'll know how to cook. I'm not sure how long this will take me but I'm not in a huge hurry. I think I'll give it to them when they turn 18...so that's 2 years for Jewel at least. Anyway.....I've completed drafts of 6 dishes I make, and have a long list to complete. I'm not going for much structure or trying to make it fancy. I just want to put things I cook in writing...hopefully my kids will be making these meals for their kids someday!

My Weekend Was....

...Busy.

Friday night we went to North Kansas City to watch Chris play in his 1st baseball tournament. It was a GREAT game...but in the end they lost. That's ok...the get another shot when the rain lets up. Friday night night (after 9pm) Jeff and I went to visit a friend of his also in NKC...and watched a movie.

Saturday, we went to the Rennisanace Festival. Jeff, Lizzy and I had a really good time. It was extremely hot! Here is a picture of Lizzy and the Queen------>

Sunday we were suppose to have another baseball game ...but it got rained out. So- we hung around, watched the Chiefs game....took the dog to get his weight checked....64.5 lbs btw!!! It was a relaxing day but I did not sleep well last night ...so now I'm extremely sleepy!

Calcium

I realized today that I am not getting enough calcium. I have been having terrible cramping in my lower legs. It's starting to really bother me, so I decided to look on the internet and see if lack of calcium could be the culprit. Yes, in fact it can.....and I think it is. I have not been eating any dairy products at all for about 7 months now. I enjoy my new eating habits...but the sad fact is that I'm terrible at taking my calcuim suppliments. I need to/ WILL get better at taking those now that I have a tangable reason to.

RIP

Marcel Marceau passed away last Saturday September 22. He died of a heart attack in his house in France; he was 84. I am not a die hard fan or anything, but he was a very interesting person as well as an artist. I bet you if you say the name "Marcel Marceau" most people will say, yeah- I've heard the name.....but may not be able to tell you that he was in fact, the most famous mime artist that has ever lived. It's interesting to me that someone can actually make a living being a mime. He was a writer and an actor too- but miming (is that a word?) was his gig. In 1999 NYC declared March 18 to the Marcel Marceau Day....I'm not sure I'll mark my calendar, but I think it's pretty cool.

Chiefs Home Opener!

Jeff and I went to the Cheifs home opener yesterday. We had SO much fun! I love Arrowhead....love the fans....and love to see the game so close! We had my bosses' season tickets, so we were on the 50 yard line 28 rows up. Very good seats. It was hot- about 90 all day, so we both got a lot of sun....but it was SOOO worth it! The Chiefs won their first game in 2007 yesterday....13 to 10. It was a great day.

Funny Pic

Haha....