Colorado Country Christmas

...is going to be at the Denver Merchandise Mart this weekend! It's a holiday gift show and it's awesome! One year we bought everyone's gift there. I plan on doing that again. This year they are also hosting Colorado Cookin' In The Plaza! This is a bunch of local celebrity chefs, so I know there will be great food! I'll try to remember my camera...I'll definately bring an appetite.

World Of Work

Marisa took the EXPLORE test in school today. It is a mini-practice for 9th graders in preparation for the ACT test as a Senior. It asked alot of career questions. Marisa said she was most interested in finance-type jobs.

I remember taking those tests in school. I think I also scored "interested" in accounting and bookkeeping jobs. Now, I have one question: How the heck did I end up in social work then?

God has different plans...

Vote For Life

Election Day.
Pray for Life.

Vote for Life.

Twilight

Marisa and I are reading Twilight. We spend about an hour each day reading together. My friends rave about this book. And, I have to say, it is awesome. And, the fact that Marisa and I are reading it together is great.

This was my second week at be home on Mondays and I love it. I was able to do laundry, bake zucchini bread, scrapbook, and chit-chat with my cousins. Then, when Marisa got home, she quickly ate and finished her homework and we went right into Twilight.

Happy All Saints' Day

Hope everyone had a safe and fun All Hallo's Eve! We had a blast! We put a fuzzy spider in the foyer and hung a scarecrow out front. The kids had to walk by the scarecrow and when we opened he door, the spider dropped on top of the kids. We gave out quite a bit of treats and hand toys, but not as much as last year. I forgot to take pictures.

Our kids put on their Nacho Libre masks that they got from Mexico last year and hooked up with a bunch of other kids. Tony had a friend spend the night. When they got back from terrorizing the neighborhood, we ordered pizzas, then Marisa and I went to bed. Tony and his friend were up until 1:00am. I had to tell them to pipe down and when I opened the door the room stunk so bad! What is that smell adolescent boys have that is so putrid?

A bit of good news, Danny's blood test came back normal. The docs want to put him in a cholesterol and potassium pill. And, he has to eat bananas. Okay, we can live with that. Oh, and Danny won first place at work for his "most scariest" costume. He was Darth Vadar. He got the mask when we went to the thrift store a couple of weeks ago. His prize was a bunch of candy, handheld toys, and a Target gift card.

So, plans for this weekend:
-clean up the Halloween stuff
-rake leaves in the backyard
-laundry
-help Marisa finish her Booker T. Washington report
-entertain the kids at the mall probably
-eat Halloween candy
-spend Danny's Target gift card
-other things as the opportunity strikes

Thank you family, friends, and fellow bloggers for the prayers for Danny!