Thankful

Today I'm thankful for this guy!

He was newly installed yesterday. Our old dishwasher had been on the fritz for awhile, sounding like it was going to explode every time we ran it. It got to the point where we were afraid to run it so we started hand washing. Hand washing = no fun so we finally broke down and purchased a new one. Hand washing every single dish for a month really makes you appreciate the luxury of a dishwasher. This guy has an adjustable top rack, back sprayers and a stainless steel inside with heating coils to help dry faster. It's the little things people, the little things!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Food For Thought

Have any of you ever tried the Fruit N' Yogurt Parfait from McDonald's? Yum - I am hooked! I was always hesitant to try one because I thought it might mimic their hot fudge sunday which has a lot of ice cream but is lacking in the hot fudge department. What a pleasant surprise; lots of fruity goodness in the middle and crunchy granola on top. The best part is they're only $1 so cheers to being a dollar menunaire ;)

Another food I wanted to bring to your attention are the new granola thins by Nature Valley. My friend Karla turned me onto them. I haven't tried the chocolate (pictured below) but I can vouch for the peanut butter, they are delish!

The problem is they are a little small. I think you're supposed to eat them as a snack so being small is actually the point but it sort of defeats my purpose of eating them for breakfast. By mid-morning I'm scavenging around at work for pork rinds and cheese puffs! JK! Not about the fact that those are the snacks offered at my office (can you believe that?) just about the scavenging part. I would rather go hungry than eat a pork rind for breakfast, or any time of the day for that matter.

Pumkin Patch Visit (I'm Behind!)

As usual I'm behind in posting current events so they really aren't too current but it's the thought that counts right? A couple of weeks ago we received a visit from this cutie!

Photo Courtesy of Addie Scott Photography

Oh yeah, these two may have been with him :)

Photo Courtesy of Addie Scott Photography

My brother Andrew, his wife Erin, and their son Jude came down for a visit. It was the weekend of OSU Homecoming so we decided to meet in Stillwater Friday evening to partake in the good food and ogle at the awe inspiring house decks that make up Homecoming Walkaround. Even if you are not an OSU fan, this is a must see event. I don't even know how to describe a house deck but lucky for you I was able to find a blog with lots of nice pictures: http://www.thestoryofjory.com/2010/10/22/homecoming-house-decks-2010/

On Saturday we got up and headed to Carmichael's Pumpkin Patch in Bixby where my friend Addie snapped some great photos of Jude. She also took some photos of these two sweeties. Don't we have the cutest nieces and nephew?

Photo Courtesy of Addie Scott Photography

Addie is an amazing photographer! Check out her website: www.addiescott.com and if you are interested in viewing more pics from our pumpkin patch visit click on proofing, then enter the password pumpkin.

The rest of our weekend was pretty relaxing, lots of college football and entertainment courtesy of Jude :)

Rollin' With His Lady

While driving home not too long ago I approached a low riding truck with tinted windows. Emblazoned on the driver’s side rear window was “Shadow” and emblazoned on the passenger’s side rear window was “Shadow’s Lady”. My first thought was how Shadow would be a good name for a horse because Shadow’s Lady sounds like something you might hear while attending the Kentucky Derby. Of course when I pulled up next to Shadow, lets just say he was not someone I pictured sipping Mint Juleps at Churchill Downs. Then I started thinking about Shadow and his Lady. I loved that he not only made himself known but he also acknowledged the fact that he was rollin’ with his lady. Forget the fact that she has her own name, she is HIS - Shadow’s Lady, and by now she probably doesn’t even remember the fact that she has her own name. Wouldn’t it be fun to roll like that? I want to be known as my husband’s lady but AB and AB’s Lady is a little too milk toast. Then there is my husband’s high school and college nickname, Doo Doo. I’m not really digging Doo Doo and Doo Doo’s Lady either. Well, it was a fun thought but I guess I’ll just stick to being known as myself :)