Do It!

Yesterday I was up eating lunch and I told our maintenance man, Mike, that I really wanted the carpet cleaned in the boardroom and he said there was no way, absolutely not. And certainly not this week.
While the headache from the carpet cleaner is a little nauseating, it is worth it!
Te he! And they wonder why I think I can just make people do stuff!
Seriously though, Mike has done a lot of work for me lately and it looks great and I really appreciate it. In fact, I am trying to figure out some sort of treat for him and his helpers.

Wii

Is there a conspiracy with the Nintendo Wii? We were thinking about getting it as a family gift and I assumed since it has been out for a year, it would be easy to get now. Why is it not? Is it Nintendo? Is it the stores? Is it Americans insane desire to have everything immediately and not allow others to have it because then how would they know that they are cool?! How would they know their worth?!

Chinese Thanksgiving

We had a Chinese feast for our Thanksgiving lunch at work. We also had to write what we were thankful about for each of our co-workers on a little slip of paper and I got one from our president that said:
"Thank you for your welcoming smile and response, and the creative fun you make us enjoy"
Ha ha!
And the funniest part was about 10 minutes after I told people about that, Tommy, our executive director, came back from a meeting and I said, "Deanna, make Tommy come in here and get his envelope."
Now the big thing around here is how I make people do things and why would I think I could make people do things. Here is why:
Tommy did come in and get his envelope.
Kevin came and brought me $10 today.
I just signed up for my gym membership.
Jennifer is getting us some pie right now.
Happy Thanksgiving!

To Christy

I see the excitement of blogging has already worn off.
Whatev.

Family Weekends

Another fabulous weekend!
I picked Makenzie up Friday after work and met Kevin back at my work to pain the boardroom. It was fun and I left my little mark somewhere in the room! Te he!
Tyler had to work Friday night and Saturday morning when to the EGR game with Katie and her dad so he stayed at his mom's Friday night.
Saturday, Makenzie and I went to work-out and then went and picked up my materials for my "spirit sticks" for Camille's cheerleading competitions. You will have to wait and see what I am talking about...
Saturday night we had dinner and then watched Shrek the Third. I love the drakey babies! So cute! I hope there is a straight to video knock-off for them!
Makenzie went to bed around 10:00 because her and her boyfriend broke up on Friday and we had some drama to deal with before the movie. Little girls....
Anyway, Kevin, Tyler and I watched "V for Ventetta". Some parts of it were good but there was too much violence for me.
Sunday we went to church and then went home and made pizzas and played games. We played two games of Clue, I love that game and hate that I can't play it with only 2 players, Break the Safe, Tyler didn't play that one, and then a quick round of TV Scene It.
Overall, a great weekend!
Hope you had the same!!
P.S. We are going to Mega 80's this Friday night if anyone is interested. Now that Ryan has a girlfriend, he plans all theses couple things! It is so cute! We haven't been to the show in a long time now so it should be fun. For a while there we were a little cashed out on it. I don't think we will be able to stay the whole time because of Kevin's knee but it will still be fun to the out on the town!

Holiday Time

I love Christmas music! And I love that it is on 105.7 already! People say that it is too early but I say, too early for what? For that joyful time of year when everyone is just a little more friendly and a bit happier?! Too early for the time of year when you get together with friends and loved ones to make memories?!
Too early, too smearly!
Don't try and rain on my holiday parade! I'll punch you in the throat! Ha!

Weekend

Another fabulous weekend!
Friday Kevin took the day off and cleaned our bedroom which was an absolute mess. He made dinner for us and then we just hung out for the night.
Saturday I did a little shopping and then made some brownies and caramel corn to bring to Harold and Lisa's candle party. We got up there around 6:00 and it was so much fun! We saw a couple people that we haven't seen in forever. Later, we went over to Mike & Kari's and played Catch Phrase. I definitely have to get the digital game. It is much easier for Kevin to read! Krista, you know what I am talking about. We had to make a rule that if Kevin couldn't read it right away he was allowed to switch to the next one! Te he!
Sunday we picked Makenzie up and went to the late service and then went over to Steven & Melissa's. Melissa wants to sell some baby stuff on ebay but didn't know how. She is all set up on ebay and paypal now....welcome to the internet world Melissa!

WWJD?

What Would Jesus Do?
Jesus would probably stop frantically waving his arms around as he was telling his passenger no doubt a fascinating story about this car that almost swerved and ran him off the road. He would also notice all the cars passing him in the right lane and see that the Saab that is hanging on his fish tail, would like to go faster than him but is waiting and not passing him in the right lane because the Saab has ultimate faith that this person should be allowed to drive and will in fact to the right thing and GET OVER!

My Morning Trip to Work

This was the traffic I dealt with this morning on Wealthy. The pick-up truck who thought he was so important and couldn’t fathom sitting through another red light wedged himself between the VW Bug that was already sticking out therefore causing the oncoming traffic to have to merge into one lane because he was blocking them. They got all backed up and when the semi-truck tried to turn, he couldn’t make it. Everyone literally was stuck. It was like Twister! The cars not allowing the semi-truck to complete his turn couldn’t move because they were all jammed into a 4 car space and couldn’t move forward and out of the way because now the semi-truck was blocking all 4 lanes.
People, people. Come on. What is really going to happen if you are a couple of minutes late? Is the world going to end? Are you going to go straight to the fiery depths? Is your boss going to fire you? I seriously doubt it. Relax. Let Go, Let God.

Tipper

Tyler thinks it is horrifying if we talk about putting a bow in Tipper's hair or dressing her up. I have a Halloween costume we put on her again this year but only because it is hilarious, not cute. When we were at Target yesterday Kenz and I found this costume and had to get it. It is so funny!

I Love My Husband So Much!

I woke up with a nasty little headache this morning so Kevin went and got the cookies I needed to pick up for work and picked up a breakfast burrito from McD's for me. I am obsessed with those things lately.
Thank you Love!

Weekend

I love Sunday nights. Get ready for the week, thoughts of the fun weekend.
Friday night we had spaghetti with the kids and then watched Transformers. It was such a good movie! I was really surprised! And it was nice it was PG-13. None of us had seen it which was a surprise because the kids see everything in the theaters.
Saturday the kids and I just hung out for the day at home while Kevin was at work and then Tyler went to work and I took Makenzie to Dexter's for a bit.
Kevin and I watched the game...GO BLUE! What a great game huh?! No matter what side you are on, you have to admit it was an awesome game to watch!
I picked Makenzie up around 7:30 and we watched Evan Almighty. Such a cute movie! I loved it!
Tyler got home from work around 11:30, I made him an egg sandwich, and we all watched SNL for a bit.
Sunday we woke up and went to late service and then went to Target to buy gifts for our Operation Christmas Child. You pick a specific aged girl or boy and fill a shoe box full of gifts. The kids and I decided to pick the 10-14 year old boy. We figured everyone picks the little ones. There was a suggestion list so we got him: colored pencils, mechanical pencils with refills, pens, notebooks, playing cards, calculator, candy and a Tigers hat. Makenzie added a note explaining the Tigers hat and letting him know we would be thinking and praying for him. We are adding our picture and address as well.
I made some super yummy potato soup and then we all put together a puzzle. I had two poster size puzzles from Disney and while during a scene of Evan Almighty, I remembered the Lion King one with all the animals coming to see Simba. Unfortunately, I couldn't find that one but 101 Dalmatians was still fun. I could tell Kevin was a little hesitant when I suggested it but Makenzie was all in and Tyler had fun sometimes.
Tyler mentioned while we were eating that no one can eat a piece of bread in one minute because it soaks up too much saliva...Kevin and Makenzie did not believe him so they tried. I will not tell you the results, it is something fun to try. At least it is if you have teenagers...

Lonely Friday

Kevin and I have started Emailing during the day while we are at work. But today he actually took the day off and now I have no one to talk with. Especially since Athena and Jennifer aren't at work today. Boo.
Athena is never here on Fridays because she is a slacker but normally I at least have Jennifer. She had to have her gall bladder removed on Wednesday though. Thankfully, everything went well and we should have her smiling face back here next week!
I miss my hubby and my friends.

Another Halloween Party

We went over to Pat & Amy's for Halloween and it turned into a impromptu, racy party! It started out innocent enough with our cute little family photo. I will post some other pictures from later in the night when I get them sorted. What is it about wigs that change people?! It was a great time. They just got back from Fantasy Fest in Key West and Pat said he felt like they were still there. It was something else!

Halloween Party

Kyle and Heather had a Halloween party and while I was not feeling the best, there was no way I was going to miss it. I had both my brothers there with their significant others, and Kristi, Heather's neighbor was going to be there and I hadn't seen her in forever! It was so much fun!

Kevin Update

This is one post that I can scratch off my list posted earlier...
Well, Kevin's knee is still not 100%. He went to the doctor last week and they gave him a prescription anti-inflammatory that seems to be helping. The doctor told him it would be another 8 weeks or so though! Last night it was really bothering him so I told him he should go back to using two crutches. He went down to one because he felt like he should be better by now but with another 8 weeks to go, he probably shouldn't be putting all his weight on it yet.
He will see if he took my advice. He never takes it until the doctor says it 2 weeks after I do!
If only I could run the world...or at least Kevin's!