This week I have been shadowing Jen as she does her book thing. It has been a great couple of days and watching her work is pretty nearly just like she is. So that was a nice thing to see. She doesn't put on a show for anyone! Sean is chillaxing in St. George now. He has some training meetings so he is having a few quiet days on his own. Well kinda. He is suppose to repo a truck for the district bank. As long as he isnt hurt or whatever. . .I am good with his adventure.

I am excited for Christmas this year. Not for the toys and the gifts but for that I feel good enough to enjoy the time we will have together. I am excited to just hang out with the kids and the hubby. A nice quiet day is what we need just enjoying the spirit of the Christmas meaning. So yep. Glad the lights are still up from last year and glad one tree is already up. Well from last year too. It will make it much easier to get a move on with things! It makes me a little more excited for the snow to fall and the hot chocolate to warm us up while listening to Christmas carols.

Halloween was wet this year. It was as fun as that sounds. Not really. We found some good spots in there with the kids and making those. . . .memories. Maybe this would be a good one to forget. But they got lots of candy and lots of seeing others dressed up in their clothing. It was a good day. The kids were very cute. Patrick of course didnt dress up. He went off to a friends house for a while. Ireland was a goth-well kinda. She is too cute to pull off a goth! Liam and Bennie were both soldiers. As long as they get it out of their blood now I am good. Shea was a mermaid. All pink. After a few hours she was as wet outside as inside. Sean and I were the usual dressed up parents-as parents.


Time to be on another soap box. I went to a friends house to learn to shop with coupons. It was fine. Except if you asked any questions. Which, in this circumstance, every question was a dumb question. I am sure I bit my tounge no less thatn 4 times. The best one was when I mentioned in quiet conversation that cancer thrived on sugar. At which point the consultant blurted out "everything causes cancer" It was truly all I could do to NOT ask her how many times she has had cancer. I have never heard that fruits and vegetables caused cancer-just sayin. Then I decided to lash out with sarcasm the rest of the night. Frazzled her a bit and I kinda liked it. That is my mean streak in partial bloom.