November 10

Today I am Thankful for this past weekend.

Friday morning I got up before the butt-crack of dawn even thought about appearing to catch a 7:10 flight. I had two flights and both of them were just great.

Here is the thing about airports that I just don't understand. And if you know the answer, please tell me. I live almost exactly right between two major airports - Pittsburgh & Cleveland. I drove an hour south to catch a flight to fly in Pittsburgh to fly to Cleveland to catch another flight to my final destination. I looked into direct flights from Cleveland to my destination and it was $200 more. Why does it cost more to take one less flight?

Friday night we went to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner. After dinner we had a chilly but very nice ride provided by Dolly.

I had never been on a horse drawn carraige ride through the streets before.

Then we went back to the hotel and laughed until our sides hurt. Before falling fast asleep.

Stacy

November 9

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig Jig!

Today I am Thankful to be home safe and sound. I had a blast on my trip and so wish it was longer, but I am also so glad to be home.

This is a picture of the first plane I rode on:



I had no been on a plane in a very long time. Let me tell you when I saw the size of the plane I was VERY nervous. But it was a very smooth ride. I was actually surprised at how smooth the landing was, we didn't bounce once.

I know there are several of you waiting to hear about the trip, but I am tired and need to visit with my family. I promise tomorrow I will share a few pictures and some stories.

Stacy

November 8

Today I am So Thankful for Sweet Friends who I finally got to meet yesterday.

Almost 3 years ago I was piddling around online and started reading a few blogs. At first I thought who in the world would write about their life and put it out there for all to see. Then I got really interested in a few of them so I started leaving a comment or two here and there.

After a few months the comments turned to emails, which proceeded to gift exchanges and some telephone calls.

Yesterday I took the final step and met a few of the wonderful friends I have met online.

We are having a wonderful time visiting and I'll tell you all about it when I get home.

Stacy

November 7

Today I am Thankful for youtube and all the stupid, fun and everything in between videos that they have.

Here is one that made me laugh this morning:



Have a great Friday!

Stacy

November 6

A few weeks ago Dory asked us to share one our most treasured items.

At that time I shared a few statuettes I have on a shelf in my bedroom:

and a ratty old flannel jacket that was my dads.

There are also several things that my grandmother left me that mean a lot to me. One thing I didn't think about at the time, but truly treasure is this:

I am so Thankful every month when this magazine shows up in my mailbox. I instantly think of Grandma. She died in Aug 2006 but my subscription is paid until sometime in 2010. So every month I get a little reminder of her. She loved to read as much as I do and that was part of her Christmas gift to my mum, sister and I each year. They still get theirs every month also as far as I know. She also sent many subscriptions to other magazines as well to others through the years.

Stacy

November 5

Today I am Thankful that the election is over!



I think that if I had to listen to one more stupid political ad I was going to explode. And it wasn't just the presidential ads that were so annoying. There were a lot of local issues on the ballot that I could hardly make heads or tails of.



One minute it's vote Yes on Issue 5 blah, blah, blah and I swear the very next commercial said vote No on Issue 5 blah, blah, blah.



Anyhow, whether your canidate won or lost it is now over.






Stacy

November 4

Today I am Thankful for my new JOB!!! That's right I am now once again gainfully employed.

I got the call yesterday that they would like me to come to work for them. So now that you know I am employed, lets get into the nitty gritty.

I will be working in an Orthodontist office as a chair side assistant or Patient Manager as they like to say, makes me sound more important right? I will be changing wires, helping with taking molds, sterilizing instruments, and whatever else the dr needs.

So how do you go from being a bean counter to working with people in a dental office? I have felt for sometime now that I need to work with people. I thought I wanted to work with the elderly, but so many of you have told me I should be working with kids. Guess you were right as most of the patients that come in there are kids.

Want the good or bad first? The bad, ok. Some days I will have to work late or go in really early. The salary is a little lower that I wanted to start at but will be brought up upon completion of probationary period.

The good. I will have most fridays off once I am trained. I get to work with people again and not just numbers in a box. I get to take classes and learn something new. I get to work with kids and can talk to people all day. The doctor is a Christian and is currently on his way back from a mission trip. I get to talk to people through out the day - did I say that already...lol

I have heard so many good things about the doctor and what he does for the community. He provides mouth guards to all of the schools for every sport. Water bottles also. Twice a year he rents out the skating rink just for his patients and thier friends and family.

The only bad thing I heard and this isn't all that bad, he is a perfectionist. As long as you can work for that type of person you shouldn't have a problem.

Thanks everyone for praying for me.

Stacy

November 3

My sister and niece left this morning. We had a really nice visit and I was sad to see her go. Our visits together are so far and few between and usually rushed when we do get together. It was nice to spend 2 entire days together. We laughed and played board games and visited. I am Thankful for the time we had together this weekend.

So yesterday I promised a special picture. Muwhahaha......

This witch is my MOTHER! Really it is. She had to dress up for Halloween for a work party. She did a fantastic job. Want a closer look?

I have such a wonderful mother-in-law and my poor husband has to put up with this....LOL

Seriously they get along great. Didn't she do a great job with the whole outfit and makeup?

Stacy

November 2

It has been a busy couple of days here.

Yesterday we had a birthday party for my niece. This is the first time we have ever had this type of cake in our house:

This is my niece with the present we got her:

It opens up to make a puppet playhouse. It had all the paper puppet parts and story books and sound keys with it.

Today we went to Linesville and fed the fish.

I am Thankful today that my sister and her daughter were able to come up for a few days and spend some time with us. The real purpose of the visit was to finish going through my grandmothers things. We got through most of it already and just have a few more boxes to sort through.

Tomorrow I have a special picture to share with all of you! (Thanks Mum!)

Stacy

November 1

So in case you are unaware, November is NaBloPoMo. What the heck is that you ask? It stands for National Blog Post Month and the idea is that you are to post an entry Every Day for the month of November. I have participated in the past and one year I succeeded and one year I didn't. But I am going to challenge myself again this year and see how it goes.

Some people have a theme for the month and others don't. I haven't decided yet, but I am leaning towards one. We'll see.

Today I am Thankful for my extended family. My mum, step-dad, grandma (mummum) sister and niece are on their way here now.

I usually only get to see my sister about once a year, maybe twice since we live so far apart. This will make twice this year and we always see each other at Christmas.

We will be going to Kraynaks and Daffins. Then we are having a birthday party here for my niece. Yesterday was her birthday, on Halloween! How much fun when she gets older.

Stacy