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?!)

A little Halloween Humor :D

Ok, I give up......

After almost 2 hours of waiting, I surrender and am accepting that I probably won't get to see Garth Brooks in concert in Vegas. I have ALWAYS wanted to see him and the first weekend he is in Vegas is the weekend we are there. I was hoping to snag tickets for the Sunday concert. Oh well.....just have to listen to him on the Ipod

The Weekend is over ALREADY!!???

Where or where did the weekend go?

I can't believe it is Sunday (almost) evening already!!

Yesterday Drake had a football game at 11:00 A.M. It started raining at the beginning of the 2nd quarter and proceed to, not just rain, but POUR buckets until the last minute of the game, literally!! We won't talk about the score, but I did manage to take some pictures from under my umbrella, but my memory card was not in my camera and when I tried to upload them, I lost them!! (that really sucks, trust me!) Poor Mark was doing chains so he was soaking wet!! I had bought a stadium blanket and it, plus the umbrella kept me and Gunner pretty dry, relatively speaking!

We came home, put on dry clothes and proceed to hold down the sectional and the recliner....good afternoon.

Today Mark and Gunner went hunting, I went and bought groceries, came home and ended up doing a mini cooking day....Dinner tonight is homemade French Onion Soup, BBQ Ribs and Twice Baked Potato Casserole. We have ready for the week Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Chicken Enchiladas, Crockpot Chili and in the freezer we have extra Chicken Enchiladas, Stuffed Mexican Shells, Baked Steak Burritos and Mexican Manicotti. It only took me about 3 hours to do all of the above, not much time and boy oh boy is it nice to know it is in the freezer!!!

Nothing else much to report, busy but uneventful week.....so until next time, have a good evening and good week!! (Sorry there are not pictures, but I am still kinda po'd that I lost the ones I took...anyone know how I can searh my puter for them, in case they are on there somewhere??!!))

Ok, here are a couple of misc pics, can't have a post w/o pics, even those the pics have nothing to do with the post :D HEHEHEHEHE (Yes, I nipped the wine bottle for the wine I used in cooking)

"They Call Me Tater Salad".......

As many may know or may not know, this year is Mark and I's 20th Anniversary (plus I turned the dreaded 40 this year, EWWWWWWW). I have been wanting to plan a vacation, but, well heck, life has gotten in the way. I am a firm believer of try, try again, and always have a back up plan or a plan "B". My real wish/desire was to go to Mexico and take the kids but there has been soo much "stuff" going on/happening that it was just not working out. That is where plan B comes in.........

Mark and I have tickets to see Ron White on December 12th, IN LAS VEGAS!!!! Yes, believe it, I was able to convince him to go!! We will leave on the 12th and come home on the 17th. It is not exactly Mexico, but it is a vacation. We will be staying at The Mirage and then we are planning on Wed/Thur renting a car and going to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. We will actually spend a night at the Grand Canyon and then drive back to Vegas to fly home.

I am really excited (I wonder how decorated it will be for christmas?)!! (The boys are staying home with Grandma Harrison) It won't really be sitting by the pool weather, but it will atleast be warmer than here and again it is a vacation..... I was trying to talk Mark into renewing our vows with an Elvis impersonater, but he wasn't too keen on that idea!.
SO, we will drink, eat, drink, shop, drink, maybe gamble, drink, maybe do that other thing ;), drink, drink some more and just have a really good relaxing time!!

Of course I will still dream of Mexico, sandy beaches, warm sun and cabanas boys bringing me fruity drinks with little umbrellas....We all have to have a dream, right?!