Civil War - Oregon VS Oregon State

Who is gonna win and who is gonna go to the Rose Bowl. We are a serious house divided......out TV will be tuned to ESPN at 6:00 P.M.. Good night for pizza and kick back for what should be a good football game.

Mark walked in tonight and told Drake a joke "What do you call 40 people watching the Rose Bowl?, what? The Ducks!! HEHEHE, he thought that was soo funny, Drake did not!!

I have my yellow shirt ready, my yellow and green scraf, my "O" earrings and my "O" tattoos, I am ready.......

Our christmas tree is an equal opportunity tree though. Even amounts of Duck and Beaver ornaments. (Beavers in the back, just kidding!)

GO DUCKS!!!

The Stocking are hung by the chimney with care.....

Hey Atleast the stockings are hung too, there may be hope for Santa and presents yet! Tis the season for hope.......
Plus, we have our Chubby snowman plugged in. So far that is the extent of my outside decorations......it's a start...

"It's beginning to look alot like Christmas"....

What a difference a day makes. I am, atleast temporarily, over my bah humbugness. Quick, I better do some cyber-shopping and quick letter typing.....This is how it looks before.......what a mess, why do I have so much stuff.....
and then here is, atleast the tree up and decorated. How sad it looks with no presents under it!!! (even though you can't see the bottom, trust me there is not presents under there)
On a side note, not christmas related. Here is a pic of Gunner with his first goose. He was so excited to pass his test for his goose permit a couple weeks ago, and then got his first goose on Saturday. Its not a very big one, but still it was a goose. (see the smile :D)

Bah Humbug

It is Noon on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend and I have barely even thought about putting up christmas decorations. Usually I am the one that gets up bright and early on "Black" Friday, not to go shopping (GOODNESS Not on Your Life! nothing I want bad enough for that!), but to put up my christmas decorations, including the tree. I really need to get motivated, I need to find my christmas CD's, put on a little music, turned up really loud, get some boys motivated to help and start decorating!!
The problem with decorating is, then I have to start thinking about presents, and then decide if I am going to do any baking. Have to hound the boys into putting up my outside lights, need to work on christmas pics/letters....OY, I am getting tired just thinking about it. Can we just skip christmas? Plus then you have to take it all done in a month....I just wish I could snap my fingers and my house would be all decorated and everything would done,
but then again, that is the joy of Christmas huh, all the hustle and bustle and the stress and the joy. Give me minute, hour (couple glasses/bottles of wine) and I am sure I will be in the christmas spirit. Now, off to find the damn Christmas CD's :D

I got my new doors, YEAH!!!

Ok, FINALLY, I got my new interior doors and hardware. I am sooo excited, they look sooo nice (except now I see that I really need to repaint!!) Now I really, really want to get the exterior doors replaced. We have talked about it for 2 years, but have not done it yet, maybe this will be the motivation we need :D

Here are pics of the doors and the new hardware. They even changed the handle and hinges on the french doors in our bedroom so they would match. Also, as part of the package, I was able to pick out the hardware and hinges for the exterior doors (they look soo awesome!)

here is the handles......
This is the closet in the living room behind the TV........
and this is the door from the kitchen to the garage and then the closet thingie is where the hot water heater is. It looks sooo clean and bright!! (sorry pics not great, they are off the cell phone.)
All the bedrooms, closets and bathroom have the same doors, handles and hinges.....The only thing I didn't change was the linen closet in the hallway, because they couldn't because it is not truly a door (? - whatever) and then the closet doors in my bedroom. I could have changed those, but the are big and mirrored and really just did not want to mess with them. It was kinda funny, when they were here for the consultation, the installer was trying to talk me into changing them, but I left them........

Anyways, I am sooo sooo happy and they look really nice and I am glad I have them!!

I Love Fall.....

The Leaves are turning (let's forget about the falling part), the days are crisp (let's forget about the raining part) and it's time to drag out all your favorite sweatshirts (hopefully they still fit!).....Must be fall. Of course once Halloween is over then it starts the mad dash for Christmas. Althought isn't there another holiday in there? Thanksgiving or something like that? Seems like there used to be, but now I think it is just a long weekend to eat, sleep and shop (Or like me, this year, WORK - UGH!!).

Anyways, I alway know it is fall, not just because of the rain, or the fallen leaves, or the smashed pumpkins in the street, but because 2 of my favorite things happen......

1st!!! Starbucks starts using their red christmas cups. That also means it is time for their Peppermint Mochas -- YUMMM!!!
2nd!!! Coffemate has their seasonal creamers and my all time favorite of, guess, guess, think about iiiittttt...... PEPPERMINT!!!
I know it is the little things, but both of those make me happy.
Ok, I know get a life!! But Seriously, is it too early to put up my christmas tree???!!!!! (There is only 51 shopping days left until christmas, what are we waiting for?!)

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