Weekly Tidbits

Loving this cool weather! How about you?

Time for chili! Well, at least I think it is.

•I have been getting my fall decorations out. We had to do some remodeling to our entertainment system and I waited until it was done.

•Tried this last night for supper and I was hot! I obviously can't read the packages. It was good, so I will probably buy another flavor. Just not this flavor!

•Dad came up Saturday and picked up our old television. We didn't mean for him to work all day, but he ended up helping us move some wires and fix our entertainment system. Chris cooked out hamburgers and I made homemade french fries.
•I have been thinking about volunteering with United Way of Marshall County. A lady from the office called me today and asked where I would like to volunteer. She gave me a list of places, so I will be thinking about them and getting back with her.

Catching up

This is going to be a load of my random thoughts and things we have been up to!
Ready?

•I  had a great birthday and turning 32 was not that bad at all. My friends gave me a big surprise at work. After work Kim and I ordered chinese and watched "What To Expect When You're Expecting".
•Bear needed a new rope, so when I went to purchase it the lady told me they were not making them anymore. WHAT! So I found a place and ordered everyone they could send me. Here he is enjoying it right after I gave it to him.

•We have finally put down the wiring and landscape fabric for our rockbed. We still have not given it a formal name, so we are just calling it our rockbed. Because basically that is what will be put in it.

•Our satellite went out Saturday evening. So, we went to Radio Shack to get a USB to USB cable (to hook our computer up to our television) only to be told that it would not work unless we bought a $100 box. Or we could buy a monitor. We decided to just purchase a new television. Since we have been talking about it for awhile now. So after the Alabama game (which went off at 11:30pm) we went to Walmart in Boaz only to find out the television we wanted was not instock. So we went to Walmart in Guntersville and got it. I think I went to bed around 3:30am! Sunday we spent cleaning around the entertainment set and getting things ready for the Dish Network people to come and install our new HD box. They came Monday morning and got everything fixed and set up.

•Had to call animal control because of our new neighbors dogs. They keep coming in our yard and doing their business :( I was worried last night they would do something to Bear because I had called.

•Friday Chris and I and his parents went to Madison to Ashley's family picnic. It was real nice and Ashley has a little boy that she is friends with. She said he has a cute face!

•I was actually able to buy ladies shoes that fit my small feet!

Best Friends!

Do I have the best friends or what?

This was waiting on me this morning when I got to work.

The dream catcher is an inside joke. It goes back to when Kim, Sherrie and I went to the Comedy Club in Birmingham earlier this year. When I first realized what the dream catcher was, I busted out laughing.

The miniature cupcakes are delicious! They are strawberry! I also got three (3) gift certificates to get a manicure, pedicure and hair cut and style.

Neighbors....ugh!!!

Don't we all just love getting new neighbors? Why, why, why?

Neighbor #1
We have been living in our current home for the past five years. When Chris first moved in we had a family living next door. They would be up all times of the night, with lights and music on. We honestly thought they were doing illegal stuff. One day I honestly saw a baby (with a diaper on) on top of a truck walking. Well they stayed for about two to three months and then they moved and the home has been empty ever since. Someone had come and did some remodeling to the outside of the home and they have a young guy who comes and cuts the grass. But other than that, it has been empty and quite.

Now after five quite years we have new neighbors. When I got home Thursday there were people outside and two vehicles parked in the yard. I am not sure about them, but I believe the couch on the porch and the cups sitting outside speak for themselves. Saturday when Chris and I got back from visiting his parents, there was a boat and truck parked in the yard. The truck was really parked in our yard, but we didn't say anything. If it happens again we will be speaking our minds!

Plus Bear really is not happy about it. He can hear them but he can't see them because of our fence. Poor thing!

Neighbor #2
Again, since we have been living where we are currently living, there has been an empty home diagonally from ours. We believe it is an old home place, because the only time we have seen people over there has been when they have mowed the grass. It is a nice house and would be better if someone came in and remodeled it.

Saturday night while Chris and I were relaxing and watching the NASCAR race, we noticed an 18 wheeler was parked in the road. So of course we had to go see what all the commotion was about. Can you guess what it was?.....IT'S A MOVING TRUCK! Yep, someone is actually moving into the old house. They have been working trying to get stuff unloaded and sorted out. Plus they have two cute puppies! Which I believe are going to be problems, because they were in our backyard Sunday evening. Bear actually peed on one of them. You know dogs have to meet and greet and I guess that was Bear's way of saying, we don't won't you!

But over all they both have been good neighbors....so far!

TWO NEW NEIGHBORS IN ONE WEEK! I just found it odd that we have lived in the same place for five years and never had a neighbor and now in one week we get two.