What?? Another Post? But it's Only Been 4 Days!

I'm just killing some time waiting for the chicken to be done (yes, I make chicken at 9:30 in the morning, doesn't everybody?). Back to work this week and it was not fun. The kids at the library had that little taste of long weekend and now there's no looking back until Christmas break. I feel sorry for my brother-in-law and his wife and all the rest of those teachers out there! It's going to be a very long 4 weeks.

I started the Christmas shopping this morning by ordering a few things online. I'm so paranoid that they won't arrive in time. I love shopping online though. It's so much nicer to be able to sit here in my bathrobe, enjoying my coffee and clicking around online looking for the perfect gift. Eventually that's probably how I'll do all my shopping.

Now I'm watching BJ play with his new favorite toy...a paper towel tube! He loves rolling it across the floor and wrestling with it. At least he's not messing with the Christmas tree right now. He & Tess both have been caught under it and in it. So far we've only had one ornament casualty and it was just one of the cheap-o shiny Christmas balls. I can deal with them breaking those and of course the really precious ornaments are at the top of the tree anyway. I'm just waiting for the day when I come home and the whole tree is on the floor. I know it's going to happen at some point!

Well, my chicken is done now and I need to get in the shower and get ready for work so that Doug & I can actually have lunch together before I leave. Happy Tuesday!

Thankful

We had a busy Thanksgiving this year, but it was wonderful all the same. We visited lots of family, ate way too much food, and just enjoyed having the time to spend together. We were able to thank my aunt & uncle once again for putting in our new furnace. Our whole house is warm now! I can't begin to tell you how much we appreciate that. We played with the kids...Doug taught my cousins a thing for two about bowling on the Wii. And last night after our final Thanksgiving dinner we rented a few movies and put up our Christmas tree. It was a nice evening together even if we both fell asleep before the movie was over.

I'm a Reader...Not a Writer

I got to just over 3,000 words on my novel writing project and then it promptly fell apart or at least life did. Things have just been too crazy for us lately and writing a novel is about the last thing on my mind. I've been more concerned with keeping warm.

Yes, that's right, our furnace went out or rather won't come on. Fortunately we are in the process of getting it replaced thanks to my very helpful aunt & uncle, but it still falls under the category of "More Crap that Goes Wrong @ Doug & Misty's." Frankly, we're done. There has just been too much craziness at our house lately. Please someone tell us it's going to calm down soon!

We're definitely looking forward to the weekend though. Our friends, Angela & Jay, are coming over on Saturday and Angela & I are going to cook something yummy for dinner and then we're going to play the Wii or do something like that. It should be a good time.

How's Married Life?

This a question that I get asked at least once a week and I'm sure Doug does as well. I guess we'll be hearing it for a little while longer. Until all that newlywed sparkle is gone. It's probably soon to be replaced with, "When are you going to have a baby?" or "Are you pregnant yet?" Actually we've had all those questions and more in the last month and a half. So, I'm here today to answer these questions for you.

Q: How's Married Life?

A: So far, we are settling into married life just fine. I'm still dealing with all kinds of annoying name change stuff and it seems like now that all the wedding stuff has settled down the rest of our life has to be in an uproar. We've been sick, had car issues, and now our furnace isn't working (hopefully that will be fixed this evening!) so we're looking forward to EVERYTHING settling down and just enjoying our life together. Of course, with the holidays coming that probably isn't likely to happen very soon. :) That's okay, though. We're doing just fine and it really is nice to have someone else there to share all these little annoyances with and it helps to have that other person there to keep you warm at night.

Q: When Are You Going to Have a Baby?

A: We'll let you know. :)

Q: Are You Pregnant?

A: NO! We're not pregnant.