Happy Halloween!

I thought Katie and Lauren would like seeing my helpers for passing out the candy this year! Happy Halloween!

The not fun part of my job

I am amazed at the condition of some of the homes that I go into. How can people live like this??


The bugs in the kitchen were horrible! Luckily the bank, who now owns the home, is allowing me to have contractors do some cleaning up.

Today I was changing light bulbs to get ready for a closing (the owners are in Georgia) and since the house was vacant I had to climb on John's shoulders to reach the fixtures:)

More bday...

While the guys were enjoying the football game the girls were busy at the table with a very important mission. They were showing plenty of team support .... notice the jerseys!
After the game we took had a big dinner than took a walk up the hill to make room for cake. It was a beautiful afternoon.
On to some wonderful gifts. My family put together an amazing production - with pictures that Janet and Eileen spent time gathering from many years past-- Thank you both! It is a fantastic dvd which you can see right here!
I hadn't seen many of those photos in many years if ever. It brought many great memories! What a treat! The tissues came in handy!

Finally - just look what those two girls put together
You are all so wonderful! Thanks so much for making 50 seem like fun!

My weekend - breakfast by Katie!

Katie decided to make pancakes this weekend:

A star for Lauren:A four leaf clover for Dad:A birthday cake for me!She is so sweet!

Visit to Lauren's

It was nice to run down and visit Lauren the other night. I had not seen her since she moved in to her own room.
She still loves her house and will be there until she graduates.
What a cozy room!
When we went in the kitchen she had three things on her shelf... coffee, tea, and pasta. Wow... needless to say, we had lots of fun grocery shopping!

Numbers game

If you have a few free minutes, I ran across a numbers game while reading the Sunday paper. It is fast and timed so you can try to finish it in a short time. It past the time during a disappointing Redskins game today:- (

Give it a try here!

New eating habits

I just had the most wonderful dinner. I went shopping after work and bought fruits, vegetables, soy bean nuts, cheese, breads, potatoes and pasta, fish and I didn't even go down the meats isle! My dinner tonight and the past few weeks has been colorful, flavorful, healthy and I don't feel stuffed. John got me started and I am loving it!

Sorry no photo but the corn, spinach salad (with mushrooms green and red grapes, almonds, tomatoes and more) and sour dough bread was great!