Happy Halloween

Our lights have been off since about 10 pm Monday nights. Jo's parents fed us dinner and let us use their shower yesterday. Jo, dawn, and rylee stayed the night there as they had to go to work today. We came home and lite candles and Ireland and Beth played on the laptop. We went to bed around 9:30pm and the lights came back on around 12:30am. I got up to shut everything off and went back to bed. I was back up at 6:30am an it was so nice to have heat and not have to worry about flushing the potty. We did not have ant cable, Internet, or phone service. We called and got the standard answer of it will that a week. So hope we have it in time for the football game tomorrow night. We went down for rylee's Halloween parade at school and came home. It was really cold out and the windy was still blowing. We had dinner and then took rylee trick or treating to her new neighbor. There were a lot of kids out and rylee had a great time.

Stormy day...

We got up at 7 am this morning. Dawn and Jo had called into work and stayed home. It was just starting to rain and there were times of some big wind gusts. We went to see Dr. Bill at 9 am and there was little traffic. We made it back home and the rain was beginning to pick up. The wind started picking up around 4 pm and we already had 2 1/2 inches of rain. The worst was going to be here around 10 pm until 2 am and I figure if we are going to lose our lights it will be during that time. We are glad we will be able to see MNF at least the start of it and we will see it it makes it til the end. We will try to post some kind of update on facebook to let everyone know how we are doing.

Start of the storm...

We got up around 8am this morning. Jo fixed us waffles and they were good. I took a shower and headed out to AC Moore. I needed a few specific things for some scrapbook pages I am working on. I then went to Target trying to avoid the grocery store which was packed. I was able to get everything, but water. So off to the little grocery store and did get an extra case of water, but the shelves were low on water. I came home and Beth and Dawn had been to Best Buy getting a new TV for there new house and got a good deal. We all settled in to watch the Eagles lose but another game. I think more changes are on the way for this team. The rain has been light most of the day and the big stuff will be coming in the early morning. Most schools are closed and we will see if Dawn and Jo go to work tomorrow. I sure it will be a different sight in the morning. We have filled a large cooler with water for flushing in case we lose power, so we are all ready for the full force to hit tomorrow.

Ready for the storm...

I got up at 8am this morning. Dawn had a haircut at 7am and Jo wanted to see Dr. Karen for an adjustment, so I watched Rylee. We had a great time and Aunt Beth got up and we all had breakfast together. Dawn and Jo came home around 9:30 am and left again with Rylee to go shopping at the outlet mall. Beth and I went outside and finished putting things away and getting things set for the big storm. I then went downstairs to work in the scrapbook room and Beth watched TV upstairs. Dawn, Jo, and Rylee came home around 4 pm and lot of purchases. Beth went to church and Jo fixed dinner. It was a great meal of London broil, noodles, and carrots. The storm is expected to hit some time late Sunday early Monday, so bring it on as we are ready for it.

Prep for the storm..

We got up around 8:30 am this morning. we had breakfast and I took a shower. we wanted to get as much done as we could with the storm coming on Sunday and lasting all week. I checked the gutters and then seem to be fine. We moved all the trash cans inside the garage and will move the play set to the side of the house. We are not sure what all we will get, but it is coming and we will be hit hard with snow, rain, wind, and who know what else. I then went to Target to get a few things and then went to the grocery store for a few things. The bug guy came and said we were fine and that our regular guy should be here next time. I then worked in the scrapbook room until Dawn and Rylee got home around 4:15 pm. We ordered pizza and it only cost us 95 cents since we had 2 coupons. Maggie came by to get the trailer for racing tomorrow, Dawn and Beth went to get the pizzas, and Jo came home from work. We then watched the new Tinkerbell movie and it was really good. Rylee is now in bed and we are resting watching TV.

Storm is a coming...

We got up at 8am this morning. We had some breakfast and then took s shower. I had some deviled eggs and toast to see how I felt afterward and I felt pretty good. we left and had several errands to do. We had to drop off the magazines at the recycle, then on to Verizon to get Beth's phone checked out, to Best Buy to get the new Tinkerbell movie, and then to the grocery store. We were back home around 1pm and had lunch. Again I tried a bologna sandwich and still felt good. I working in the scrapbook room most of the afternoon. I fixed tacos for dinner and felt it was a true test of my stomach. I had 3 soft shell tacos and things were pretty good. So I think I am back to normal. Yea...

Doctor appointment...

I woke up at 8 am this morning. I knew I had a doctor's appointment, but could not remember what time and Rylee was already in bed. So I got up to check and sure enough it was at 9 am. So I took a shower and wrote down all the meds I am taking and was out the door by 8:45 am. Everything was fine and she gave me a sheet of things she wanted to check with my blood work. I did get the refills on the meds I needed and more. I have to schedule a mammogram and a poop test. But all in in it was alright. I came home and Dawn was still sleeping. Beth was getting ready to go outside to pick up poop , so she could mow later. The dew had been really wet the last several mornings and I will be glad when the grass is done for the year. I had to go to WAWA to get gas and milk. Beth started on the back and was done as soon as I got home. She finished the front yard and came inside. I had emptied all the pot on the wall and set them behind the pool pump for the winter. I have a couple more plants on the back deck, but they are still blooming so they get to stay awhile. We had left over chicken and rice for dinner, so we will see how I feel in about an hour.

Lazy Day...

We did not get up until 9am this morning. We had some breakfast and just sat around. I never took a shower until noon and Beth took hers later. We did got to the store for a few things, but came right. So today was a lazy day for us. The weather is a gloomy, grey, yucky, day.

Errands Day...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. The lawn man was spreading fertilizer and Buster was not happy about it. So we got up and had some breakfast. We took showers and I headed out. I had to go to staples to get some photo paper and I had a coupon. I then went to AC Moore to look for a picture frame and they did not have the size I needed. So I went to Michael's  and found the size I needed. I then came home and Beth had already left. She went to the cemetery and then to her parents house. She got home around 3pm. Dawn and Rylee came home around 4:15pm. The had to go to the house and look at more flooring, so we had dinner around 5:30pm. So we meet Jo at the house and they looked at floor and Rylee and I walked around outside. We were walking on the sidewalk and Rylee said ' I have to pee'. So we walked a little fast to the house and she is making this sound and I said  'What are you doing' and she said 'Peeing on the sidewalk'. I say OH NO...RUN. So we made it to the house in time and made it to the potty. So we came home and Rylee had a bath and then Jo ate dinner. We are now watching the Bear and Lions football game as Dawn is a Lion's fan.

Pumpkin patch..

I woke up around 4:30 am with the most several bladder ache ever. I thought I was getting a bladder infection and I guess I was right. I was able to drink a small bottle of cranberry juice, but had to wait for it too work and that was hell. I felt like I had to pee but nothing was there. I finally slept for about an hour and then peed again and it was a little better. So I am on cranberry juice from now on until I see the doctor on Wednesday. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and Dawn and Jo had to go pick out new tile for the new house as the one they wanted was no longer being made. We watched Rylee and played outside for a bit. When they came back we went to the pumpkin patch and took a hay ride, got pumpkins, and played on hay bales. It was alot of fun. We then came home and watched the remaining football games, as the Eagles had a bye week. Jo made a great dinner of check steak in the crock pot with mashed potatoes. Yum Yum and we have enough for seconds.

Hockey....

We got up at 6:15 am this morning and took showers. We left the house around 7:30 and headed to Jojo hockey game. They did better than I thought and seemed to have fun. We left and came home around 9:30am. Maggie had my computers done and we went to pick them up after stopping at Lowe's. My tower got a new hard drive and runs so much faster, but the laptop is dead and not really worth putting a new hard drive in. So I sat up the computer in the scrapbook room and had to install the printer and a couple of other things, but was off and printing again. I spent the rest of the afternoon scrapbooking and watching football. Dawn, Jo, and Rylee came home around 5pm from see the boys, The made dinner and we ate after Beth came back from church. I am ready for bed as it has been a long day,

Movie night...

We got a phone call at 7:30am this morning. The guy would be here to fix the water pipe around noonish. So we got up since we were already awake. We had breakfast and took showers.  I had to go out to wal-mart and then to JoAnn's fabric. We needed to get a piece of material to cover Rylee's window, so the sun does not shine so bright in the mornings. So I got it put up and it is dark in there now. The guy finally came around 2pm and fixed the pipe. Dawn called around and said she was out the new house and they had done alot of work. So we went up and checked it out and they had alot done. We took Buster to the groomer and then had pizza and a movie night. We watched The Little Mermaid and Rylee liked it. We are getting up early tomorrow to watch Jojo play hockey.

Rylee sick...

We got up around 7:30am this morning. Jo was taking Rylee to the allergist this morning, so she would leave the house around 8:15am. So after they left, I got on the computer for my morning routine and Beth was watching TV.  Beth's phone rang and it was Jo saying she was on her way back as Rylee got sick in the car. So after Rylee got a bath and redressed , Jo cleaned out her car. I had made Beth some eggs and Rylee wanted some cheesy eggs. So I made her some and she ate them all. She seemed to be fine and kept the eggs down. We told Jo to go ahead and go to work and we would watch her. So Jo waited another half hour and Rylee was till fine, so she went to work. Rylee had a sandwich for lunch and then took a nap around 1:30pm. Dawn came home around 4pm and Rylee was still sleeping. Dawn finally woke her up a little after 5pm. She was feeling better, but said her nose was stuffy. We had chicken pot pie for dinner and it was really good. So today was a good day spent with Rylee and having some fun.

A little cold...

We got up around 8:30 am this morning. We had some breakfast and I took a shower. Beth went out to cut the grass as it really needed it. I will be glad when grass cutting is done. I worked on mom's calendar until 3:30 pm. I had to go take Kyle to his therapy appointment. Dawn came by to pick up Beth and they went to go pick out some hardware for the house. Dawn was really picking out, Beth went along for support. It was a little chill all day here. I finally had to put on long pants and a pull over. Not liking it very well and hope summer comes soon.

Laundry Day...

We got up around 8 am this morning. We had an appointment to see our financial adviser at 10 am. After an hour of taking to him and changing some stuff, we headed home. I started laundry and talked to my mom. Beth headed out around 12:30 pm to go see a movie. I finished laundry, caught up on my TV programs, and played on the computer. Beth came home around 3:30 pm and said the movie was just OK and she was the only one in the theater. Dawn and Rylee came in around 4:30 pm and Jo got home around 6 pm. we had dinner and settled in for the evening.

lIGHT FINALLY WORK...

We got up st 7:30am this morning as we had appointments with Dr.  Bill at 9am. After Dr. Bill we came home and I started pulling weeds from the back flower bed. The guy came to fix the light in the kitchen for a third time. I was outside for about an hour and came inside expecting the lights to be all fixed and they were not. So I guess it was not the transformer that was the problem. So now they it is a short in the line. Come On Man. So then we had to wait for a helper to show up so they could rerun the line. So after 4 trips, 2 news parts, a rerun of the wire and god know what the finally charge will be, the light is finally working. I spent the rest of the day, catching up on my TV shows I missed last week and editing the Disney Photo pass pictures. Dawn and Rylee came home around 4:45pm. I made chicken and cheese quesadilas for dinner. Jo came home around 7pm and now it is time for some MNF.

Oh those Eagles...

Beth was up and at church by 8 am. I crawled out of bed around 8:30 am. Dawn, Jo, and Rylee were already up and playing games. I took a shower and finished unpacking everything from the Disney trip. Beth came home and left around 11 am to go to Best Buy and the store. I wanted to put a chicken on the rotisserie for dinner and Beth wanted to get a router extension for downstairs. The Eagle played at 1 pm and lost of course. Dawn is a Lions fan, so she was happy for the win. We had dinner and it was very good. Rylee is taking a bath and Dawn and Beth are cleaning the kitchen. So I am doing the blog before Rylee goes to bed as I don't expect much more to happen today. Vacation was nice, but I am sure glad to be home.

Home

We were up at 4am this morning, but Payton was up at 2:26am. He was ready to go home and very excited. We finished packing and called for a bell hop to help us with our luggage. We were able to catch an early bus to the airport and had some breakfast. We were on our way home at 9am and landed at 11:15am. We dropped off Maggie and Payton and took Buster home. We spent the rest of the day watching football and talking with our new roomies. Jo made us dinner and it was really good. We are now ready for bed as it has been a long day.

Day 7 of Payton's Big Mickey Adventure

A day of rest it was for me.we got up around 9am this morning. Beth and Payton headed to magic kingdom to ride rides all day long. Maggie and I worked on packing and just resting. Beth text around 4pm to say they were on their way bak. We dinner downstairs at 5 pm. After dinner, we came back upstairs and settled in for the evening. We will be getting up around 4am to finishing packing and get our checked in by6 am. We have had a great time with payton and maggie at Disney.

Day 6 of Payton's Big Mickey Adventure

We slept in until 8:30am this morning. We had cereal for breakfast and then headed shopping at downtown Disney. We were able to complete a lot of our Christmas shopping and had it shipped home. We then came back to the hotel and had some lunch then took a nap. We headed over to magic kingdom for the Not So Scary Halloween Party. We were able to in to Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner. After that it was off to the Haunted Mansion for photos and the ride. Beth and Payton rode it again for a total of 5 times. We then headed to Main Street for the fireworks which were great and the the parade. We stopped by a couple of stands for trick or treat goodies and it was off to ride more rides. We finally made it back to the room around 12:30 am. It is a good thing that tomorrow is a nothing planned day. It is our last day in disney and will head home early Saturday morning.

Payton's Big Mickey Adventure Day 5

We got up around 7:30 am and caught the boat over to the contemporary and took the monorail to have breakfast with stitch. Payton had a great time in the parade and a great breakfast. We came back to the room for an afternoon of rest. I did a couple loads of laundry and Payton went swimming. We then all took a nap until 5pm. We headed back to magic kingdom to see the parade and the fireworks. Beth and Payton even rode the haunted mansion ride twice. It is now his favorite ride. We got back to the room around 11 pm and we are so ready for bed. We get to sleep in late and do some shopping at downtown Disney tomorrow. Then it is the Halloween party tomorrow night.

Day 4 of Payton's big adventure

We decided to sleep In a little this morning. We took showers and had breakfast in the room. We left around 10:30am to go to EPCOT instead of Hollywood studios. We and got a fast pass for Sornin since the wait time was 70 minutes. We then went on finding memo and talk time with crush. Payton loved looking at all the fish, sharks, and the turtle. We then did the figment ride and got our picture on the green screen background and had it set to finding memo. We then took the boat back to the countries to try and get our picture with beauty and the beast. We found out that the beast is no longer there, but is now at magic kingdom. So we went back up front to do some more rides before heading to dinner. We had a fast pass for the same time as dinner and was able to change it to an earlier on and able to do Sornin. Payton loved the ride and wanted to go again. We had dinner at the garden grill and saw Mickey, Pluto, and chip and dale. We then did living with the land before heading to mission space. Payton had waited all day to do that ride. It was time to catch the bus back home and are ready for bed. Tomorrow is a rest day thank god

Day 3 of Payton's big adventure

We slept until 8 am. We took showers and went to have some breakfast in the cafe.
We then took the boat to magic kingdom. We stopped and got payton and mags their ears. We then got our picture taken several times at different parts of the park. Everything is decorated in the fall colors and look really cool. We then several rides and loved them all. He did not want to go to the haunted mansion, so it took him on the It's. a small world and Beth and Maggie went on the haunted mansion. We meet them after we were done. After talking to his mom about the ride, Payton wanted to go on it. So we got in line for the haunted mansion and he rode with aunt Beth. He now loves this ride and wants to go again. So next was splash mountain and big thunder railroad while I waited for them. Yea I am am a scared cat and will admit it but I did have fun people watching. It was so darn humid and no wind what so ever. It was 86 degrees and the humidity was 92 percent. We were able to get on most ride with a 10 minute wait or less. We did some shopping and headed to the crystal palace for dinner. It was starting to rain and we only had a 10 minute wait. We were all very hungry,but did not know it until we sat done to eat. Payton got to see and all the pooh characters and we then took the boat home. It is now time for showers and a little rest time.

Payton's Big Adventure Day 2

We got up around 7am this morning and headed to animal kingdom for breakfast. We took pictures with Donald and Daisy Duck, goofy, and Mickey Mouse. We then took the safari and saw lots of animals. We then headed to see the finding memo performance. Payton really enjoyed it and had a good time. Then it was onto Dino land for a couple of rides. Payton really disappointed that he was not tall enough for the roller coster. We then went to see a bug's life. Payton did not like the spiders but loved everything else. We asked Payton if he wanted to stay for the parade or go swimming and he said swimming. We had a long hot day and swimming sounder good. So off to the bus we went. We changed into our suits and hit the pool and the water was a little cool,but the hot tub felt nice. Payton put on a life jacket and went swimming in the big pool. He had a great time and love the kids pool and the friends he made. We had some dinner and came back to the room. We were going to go to magic kingdom, but we were all too tired. So it is a night in and off again tomorrow.

Payton's Big Mickey Adventure Day 1

This going to be short & sweet, we made it to Disney and dinner at the T-Rex restaurant. Payton's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw the giant dinosaur skeleton outside. He knew the name of every dinosaur they had there. After dinner he built a dinosaur, same company as build a bear. The bad news is Jeanette's laptop died and we cannot download pictures to my iPad from the cameras and Maggie didn't bring her laptop. So pictures will have to wait until we get home.

Ready to go...

We were up at 8 ma this morning. We took showers and headed to Dawn and Jo's house. We helped them pack up stuff, patch holes, and moves stuff until 4 pm today. They are in good shape and ready for the movers to arrive at 9 am tomorrow. Beth cut the grass when we got home and I finished packing and cleaning. We are now all ready to go to Disney and looking forward to it.

House is clean and ready to go...

we got up around 8:30 am this morning and started packing the suit cases and getting things ready to go. We had some lunch and went to see Dr. Bill around 2:45 pm. We then went to Lowe's and came home. Beth took Buster to the groomer and I went to pick up Rylee. When we got home, Rylee and I played outside until it was time for me to make dinner. Jo came to pick up Rylee around 7 pm and we will miss her since we will be at Disney next week. So the house is all clean and we are all packed, so it is time for some football.

Meralgia Paresthetica

We got up around 9 am this morning. We had some breakfast and took showers. I started laundry so we could finish packing for Disney. I had a follow up appointment at the doctor's office at 12:30 pm. He said the test only showed some mild arthritis in my back and nothing else. He said I might have Meralgia Paresthetica which is a fancy word for a pinched nerve on the thigh. I need to lose weight to see if it goes away first and then look at other options if it does not. So for now that is all I know. So we came home and finished laundry and was able to get most of the packing done. Kim and Jojo came by for a visit and then Dawn and Rylee got here just as they left. Jo came by around 6:15 pm and we had dinner. we went over how things work and where to find things while we are gone. The left around 8ish to go home.

Fall cleaning...

We woke this morning to a rainy gloomy day. we had already had about an inch of rain and no sign of it stopping. We did not have breakfast as we did not get up until almost 10:15 am. So we took showers and starting cleaning the house. Beth worked on the downstairs most of the day and I did the upstairs. I only have the kitchen left and no use working on it until Thursday. The rain continued all day long and finally did stop around 6pm. Just in time for me to fix dinner on the grill. I go to the doctor tomorrow to get the results of the MRI and the EMG.

Count down time...

We had to get up at 8 am this morning. The guy was coming to check the water softener between 9:30 am and 11:30 am. So we took showers and had some breakfast. I left around 9:15 am to go to BJ's wholesale club. It was a fast trip as there was hardly anyone there. I then went to Costco to see if they had Excedrin Migraine pill and they had no Excedrin at all. I came home and unloaded the truck. It was around 11 am and the guy was not here yet. Beth was cleaning the garage waiting for him. I then went to Target to get my vitamin c and Excedrin Migraine pills. I found the vitamin c, but again no Excedrin at all. I thought this was very strange. So I went to the grocery store and came home. The guy was still not here, so we had lunch. Beth said she would call as soon as we were done with lunch, since it was a hour pass when they said they would be here. We of course we just sat done and here comes the guy. Beth let him in downstairs and he did his thing and we had lunch. After he left, Beth cut the grass. I cleaned the living room and dining room before going to get my hair cut and colored. I made steak fajitas for dinner and they were really good. It is now time for MNF and time to watch the big screen.