13 years

Wally and I celebrated our 13th anniversary over the Thanksgiving weekend. I have to admit that I was a little concerned when I woke up on Tuesday morning because I found a heartfelt "Happy Anniversary" on a index card shoved in the keyboard of my Mac.

He did redeem himself a little later on. He sent me 13 peach roses. They are really beautiful and smell great. We also went out to dinner and a movie over the weekend. Happy Anniversary W!

My day with Sarah

I had a truly unique experience just a few days ago. I went to try and get my copy of Going Rogue signed by Sarah Palin. I enlisted the company of my BFF Julie and off we went, oh so early in the morning to get a wristband, to then get in line in the evening to get our book signed. We had to wait 3 hours in the cold, wet Indiana weather, but we did get a wristband. I was so excited! I think Julie was just glad we actually got a wristband and got to go into a heated area after waiting so long in the miserable weather. We had a few hours to kill until Sarah arrived so we did a little shopping to try and beef up our outerwear a little, we got some lunch, and then took in a movie.

The line when we arrived! You can see Borders way, way up there!

Finally we got our wristbands!

Then it was time. Around 6:00 PM, a huge blue bus pulled up in front of Borders Bookstore and out came Sarah Palin in 4 inch heels holding her baby boy Trig. I am telling you it was like a rock star had just arrived! The crowd went crazy with cheers and yells. Sarah said a few words to the crowd and then got down to business signing books.

Sarah's Bus

I sincerely wish this story had a happy ending but I am sorry to say it does not. Julie and I waited another 3 long hours in the now dark, cold, wet Indiana weather and didn't get in to get our books signed. I think the bookstore over estimated how long it might take to sign 1,000 copies because they barely got through half of the wristbands. Let me tell you, it was a very tiring, chilly day, and I think I had a little tear rolling down my cheek when we left Noblesville. However, I did get to spend the day with my BFF and I really enjoyed talking to all the people there. I can honestly say... I would do it all over again! Not so sure I could talk Julie into it again but I know I would. Thanks J for going! You are the best!

GO COLTS!!!!

Wow! What a game last night! I think Wally and I jumped around as much as we did when IU won the NCAA Championship way back in 1987. I really think this might be another Championship year for the Colts. And to think... Wally and I turned down tickets to last nights game because it was the late Sunday night game. What were we thinking?

Happy Halloween!

We carved our pumpkins a little early this week since Wally is traveling. I just love Halloween! The boys think their pumpkins are sooo scary.

Whatcha doing with the world kid?

Sean finished his pumpkin globe and I don't know who was happier... me or him? I swear every time Wally or I touched that pumpkin, something fell off of it. It was stressful man!

Here is his finished project for all you people that kept asking me what a pumpkin globe was.

Dum, Dum, Da Dum...

I let Sam have his little friend Whitney over after school today and I laughed so hard at those two that my stomach hurt. They are both in kindergarten together and both have very strong personalities. After they devoured their lunch, they decided to go on an adventure and only talk to each other with walkie-talkies for the rest of their playtime. They spent two hours talking at the exact same time and standing within a foot of each other. They did stick to the plan and only talked to each other through the walkie-talkies. Of course Sam had to spice up the conversations by burping and I think he even tooted into the walkie-talkie several times. This got a great response from Whitney! When Whitney's mom showed up to retrieve her, Whitney asked, "Sam can I take one walkie-talkie home with me so we can talk at night before we go to sleep?" (Whitney lives in our neighborhood) Sam said, "Okay sure! But does this mean we are married now?" Whitney replies, "Well of course we are!" Sam says, "Okay, I guess I will marry you, but I am not kissing you."

Let me tell you, from what I heard this afternoon, all the orders, demands, talking at the exact same time, miscommunication, bodily sounds, laughter, etc. they sure sounded exactly like an old married couple!

The Potty

I got this as an email today and had to share it. I have seriously laughed so hard at this, that I think just a little pee pee came out! Okay... maybe you just have to have two boys to appreciate the bathroom humor. You decide.

The Potty:

A LITTLE THREE YEAR OLD BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET. HIS MOTHER THINKS HE HAS BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG, SO SHE GOES IN TO SEE WHAT'S UP.  THE LITTLE BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET READING A BOOK.  BUT ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO HE PUTS THE BOOK DOWN, GRIPS ONTO TO THE TOILET SEAT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HITS HIMSELF ON TOP OF THE HEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

HIS MOTHER SAYS: "BILLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR A WHILE. BILLY SAYS: "I'M FINE, MOMMY.. I JUST HAVEN'T GONE 'DOODY' YET."  MOTHER SAYS: "OK, YOU CAN STAY HERE A FEW MORE MINUTES. BUT,  BILLY,  WHY ARE YOU HITTING YOURSELF ON THE HEAD?" BILLY SAYS: "WORKS FOR KETCHUP."