A friend of mine seems addicted to reading blogs, so I thought I’d update just for her (and b/c I haven’t in awhile. :) )

I went to NYC with some girl friends and I keep meaning to blog about our trip, but just haven’t gotten around to it. I can sum it up with – it was great! :)
Nephew was born Nov. 19. He’s a cutie! I talked to him on the phone for the first time night before last (speaker phone) :) The poor baby will not see his giraffe for awhile as I have yet to assemble it….I am going to have to psych myself up and just do it, but I really have an unreasonable hatred of assembly. I think from now on, I’m going to avoid anything that requires assembly.
TH and I went hiking with some friends recently and then had them over for a campfire (and ghost stories)…good times.
TH and I have been redoing a room in our house and I think we’ll be done in time for a holiday gathering, so that’s cool…but the work did include one trip to a doctor for a few stitches.
My parents visited for Thanksgiving and that was fun. I especially enjoyed the hockey game with my dad.
I didn’t go shopping on Black Friday for the first time in a LONG time – there just weren’t any GREAT DEALS. I am planning on shopping Dec. 26 hopefully.
I’m still working on the world of warcraft blanket – I’m about 20% done.
No other real progress on any other knitted things. I need to get a move on some Christmas items!

There have been a couple of funny headlines lately.
A friend shared, “man dives headfirst into jellyfish, gets stung” with me. Her comment, “well, I guess that answers the age old question of what happens with you dive headfirst into a jellyfish” had me laughing out loud. The other amusing one was “cocaine stuffed chicken is a recipe for arrest”…. :)

That’s all for now!
(12/6/2009 9:41 am)

Hi, I’m Sydney. I borrowed my mom’s blog today.

I had the best day.
I slept in, then I got up and followed my mom around the house.
Then I hung out with my dad in the study. Then he took me outside so I could play in the mud. I love how it feels in my toes!
I got rinsed off and bundled up into the car…my people packed some stuff and we met up with Auntie Kara and I got to go on a lovely car ride.
We got to a state park, and went for a nice hike.
I got to cross a river and walk in sand and up a hill. Fabulous!
It was great to see the butterflies, flowers, and lovely fall colors.
Then we left as the sun was setting and I slept until we got to the barbeque place.
I got to eat the leftover meat. That was great!
then more napping in the car and then we got home where I got a bath and now it is time for me to sleep some more.
ahhhhh. what a day! :)
-Syd

Yesterday was eventful.

I stepped on a scorpion. Thankfully, it was dead. :)

I wondered if dogs really do have a sixth sense because I was painting my toenails and Sydney came over and smelled them and then growled. The color? – WICKED. :)

I met up with friends to go to a tailgate before a college football game. That was really fun. I can add got out of a cab somewhere other than an intersection, walked across a fwy (on a bridge – not the actual fwy), and attended a tailgate to the things I’ve done in life. I worked on the pink blanket at the tailgate while watching the game on tv. Later that night, I successfully hailed my first cab. He says he stopped for me because I was calm and not drunk. :)

I brought my own Vitamin water & Diet Dr. Pepper to the tailgate and as I was meeting people and drinking my VW, one guy said “Yea, help yourself to the beverages, but we’re all out of Vitamin water.” LOL

Here are some life lessons that I learned over the course of the night:
Don’t wear jeans that brush the ground if you may be forced to use a port o potty.
Make a serious effort to take your own T.P.
Invest in some pepper spray gel. My second cab ride came with a free safety lecture.

Laters.
(9/20/2009 10:06am)