Catch up...

1. The boy had a field trip today with his class. His first field trip and he was SO excited! He got to ride with his best bud, which he thought was so fun! They went to the pumpkin patch where we went as a family and I blogged about here.



2. This past weekend, I was crazy busy with the Just Between Friends Sale. I did VIP tagging again like I did in the Spring. A friend of mine owns the franchise here, so I volunteered all weekend. It's fun, but tiring! I'm still recovering! I did hear from my friend today that my check with the things I consigned and the 20% of the VIP tagging I did will be a nice one!


3. Our dryer went out last night. I did laundry all day yesterday and then last night, I went to move a load over to the dryer and it wouldn't start. Jim and I have NO idea what is wrong. Jim is a smart guy and can do or fix pretty much anything, but he knows nothing about dryers. We checked the breaker and made sure it was plugged in good. And Jim checked the outlet and there is still power coming, so it's got to be the dryer. SO, we are going to look at a front-loading washer and dryer set tonight that he found on Craigslist for a pretty good deal. Guess we'll see! I did just make a whole bunch of money, so we'll see what these look like tonight. I'm excited about these - hope they're in good condition!


4. We pulled our house off the market. Actually, we pulled the sign and it's not in MLS anymore, but all the realtors in the office know we are still interested in selling it if they have someone come looking for what we have. It's been almost a year that it's been for sale, so we thought we'd give it a break and maybe get through the holidays. Who knows...


5. Jim is building me a mantle to go above my fireplace. I am so excited about it and will show you pictures as soon as it gets up!


6. I am so ready for Thanksgiving.


7. Speaking of Thanksgiving, I'm going to try to do Ann Voskamp's "One Thousand Gifts".

There are so many things to be thankful for and I want to get them down in a moleskin. Now, I don't think I'll make it to 1,000 by Thanksgiving, but even if I do just 10 a day, I'll have 350 or something by Thanksgiving. That should be easy. Look for a snippet later...

8. My cousin had her very first baby this past Friday! After 8 hours of labor, Levi James was born! I absolutely cannot wait to meet him!

9. It's time to wake up the boy and go pick up his sister from school.

See ya!