Paid

I love online bill paying. I just set up our Charter account online and will no longer have to deal with some idiot person on the other side of the world when I try to pay my bill over the phone. The issue is that we have one bill but with two account numbers for our two different services - cable and internet. Charter is the one who made the two different account numbers but whenever I try paying the bill they don't understand and then lie and say they do. They always end up putting my whole payment on one account number and the next thing I know they are trying to disconnect one of my services for nonpayment! GRRRR!!!

Anyway, problem solved now!!

I bought most of our Thanksgiving groceries this weekend. I have a few more things I need but not much. We are all looking forward to the menu.

turkey
fried Chicken
greenbean casserole
sweet potatoes
mashed potatoes
summer corn
dinner rolls
cottage cheese
homemade stuffing
deviled eggs
homemade pecan pie
cheese cake

I invited my mom over but I'm not sure of her plans yet. Our apartment is tiny and we don't have a table to eat at, we eat on snack trays but I wanted her to know she had a place to go to for a fabo meal :)

Yesterday David got off work early and we watched the new Star Trek movie. It was surprisingly good and we also watched The Ugly Truth which I liked more than I had anticipated I would.

Well, I'm at work and another teacher just called off sick so I'd better get back on the phone to find a sub to cover.

Ding ding ding, I WON!!

I made it on the radio! I was the 3rd caller and won a magazine and got to answer the would you rather question. It was awesome and I was blissfully excited. David and Nick listen to me from home and got to hear me! Pretty cool :)

Thanksgiving is a week away and I've yet to start preparing. I'm trying to cut back on the amount of food I make and money I will spend on the food. Thanksgiving has always been a favorite in our house, more so than Christmas! I am looking forward to the day and can't wait to spend it with the family. It might sound corny but every year we go around the table (or snack trays) and say something we are thankful for. No one ever has a problem coming up with an answer because there is so much to choose from. It really is amazing and we are truly lucky or blessed or whatever you want to call it!

I want to be on the radio

I am determined to win a daily radio contest. It's called Junk In a Box. If you call 105.3 and are the 3rd caller you win 'junk in a box'. It's random junk that you get for free and then you get to answer a Would Rather Question live on the air. This morning the question was Would you rather have yellow teeth or yellow eyes. I was the 2nd caller! Man - SO CLOSE!! I'm not sure why I'm set on winning but I am. I programmed the number in my phone. The contest takes place at 5am when I'm on my way to work.

Wish me luck!!

In other news I think there's something wrong with my stomach. I think I have IBS, I'm not sure :(

Aging is the PITS!!


Tonight I'm going to plan our Thanksgiving meal, Yummy!!

My sweet babies and a lil' some'in extra

I admit, the sidewalk graffiti right outside our apartment building was a little sophomoric of me but hey, does love have an age limit?

The city guarded this wet cement for hours but I finally snuck out when they weren't looking, I was pretending to put trash in the dumpster and I quickly scribbled this :)

I love my hubby!

M + D = L
(MELISSA PLUS DAVID EQUALS LOVE)

Stop, Drop, and Listen

If you try really hard and focus, you can almost hear the leaves swaying.

Vibrant, brillant, bold. 3 words that came to mind when I took these pictures.

Christmas Wish List

Sisters - here is my Christmas list for this year. I was thinking that after my 40th birthday I will stop doing this. So ... 5 more years of this. Let's make them great ones for me ok?

1. pie plate with lid
2. oven mits/pot holders
3. plastic bag storage (craft store)
4. craft store gift card – in Bethalto
5. face lotion and face scrub
6. Book – Have a Little Faith, A true Story by Mitch Albom
7. Book – U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
8. Book – Half Broken Horses by Jeanette Walls
9. colorful post-it notes, paper clips, etc etc for work
10. Perfume – Jessica Simpson or anything else that smells really good
11. Cookie sheets
12. big skillet
13. neat big coffee cup
14. big candles
15. MP3 player thing with speakers
16. wall picture frames, different sizes, multiple
17. photo albums
18. car air freshener
19. new front floor mats for the van
20. some sort of spice rack

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

What a raining fall we have been having! The sun hasn't been out in days but I hear it might make a brief appearance in a little bit. Last night David and I went to the local Halloween parade where my son kicked butt in the drum-line for the band. He is so amazing to watch and hear. I have got to stop getting so annoyed when he is constantly tapping stuff around the apartment.

Frankie got some new clothes last week - a sweater and a coat. I think dog clothes are a great thing :) They are not only adorable but functional and they help curve my baby cravings I still get every now and then.

I did not plant any mums this year and although I'm a little sad about it I just didn't have the time or energy. If you can picture fanning the pages of a book with your thumb - that's how I feel like my days are. One right after another in the blink of an eye. Thank god it's a good busy. A good busy means we're all alive and moving and breathing and growing.

Tonight mom is coming over for a chili dinner at Rob and Nick's school. It is a fundraiser for the foreign language clubs. I'm looking forward to it but not because I love chili (because I just think it's ok) but because all of us will be sitting down at the same table, at the same time, for a hot meal. It's rare lately that David, myself, Robert and Nick are all home and sitting still at the exact same moment. Family time. I'll take it however I can get it!