Day 314 - Lisa

I'm not a big fan of Krispy Kreme but right now about 10 of these might see me through this Saturday at work.  Whew boy!

Day 314 - Sis

My daughter, much to my surprise, pulled into the garage.  Don't know if she did it to avoid the frost in the early morning or if she thought is was a  drive-thru establishment and I was suppose to put on skates to bring her a window tray full of food!

Day 313 - Lisa

I usually love Fridays but this is the second one in a row that does not see me having a Saturday off.  I love Fall but dread inventory season.  Right now I'm in so deep I can't see straight.

Day 313 - Sis

Once beautiful, flourishing, plants are looking a little tired so time to trim, transplant and try different locations.  Hmmm, that could apply to many people too.

Day 312 - Lisa

My mama and I went to dinner with a co-worker of mine.  We ate at Longhorn's.  They've changed their western theme over the past year.  Less Indians and well, thankfully less of this pictures.  Kind of curbs the appetite.

Day 312 - Sis

She thinks now that she had a successful escape to the outside that every door or window is a possible visit to the outside.  She also thinks by howling, meowing and getting underfoot someone is going to open it for her and there are days I consider it!

Day 311 - Sis

I did it and hope you have too.  Very nice having the polling place practically across the street, ahem, a main highway. Also the fact that I was voting in a church meant I could vote making a difference and pray I wouldn't fall down running across the road!

Day 311 - Lisa

We added another peacock to the sitting room. I'm not sure what the symbolism is of teapots and peacocks combined is.  I sure it will cause many a visitors to cock their heads.  Bad pun, I know.

Day 310 - Lisa

Voted!

Day 310 - Sis

I had to use all of the frozen bread instead of the one I planned on baking for our lasagna dinner.  When I removed the package of three out of the freezer they were smashed together so let them thaw and got out some mini loaf pans.  Divided and left to rise they seemed to have exploded or I was channeling Lucy Ricardo.

Day 309 - Lisa

My Tia Chickie sent us some Giants goodies.  I guess she thinks my head is much bigger than it really is.  It's the only thing on me that's apparently been on a diet.

Day 309 - Sis

As the sky darkens, my telling my daughter I'd barbecue steaks for dinner doesn't seem like such a great idea. Watching football and cutting out coupons seems to match my energy level much better.  Oh and then there's my sample ballot to look over and make my selections.  My life is becoming quite complicated! ;-)

Day 308 - Sis

Still feeling the effects of yesterday's yard work. Thankfully these two items helped me today in getting dinner ready for guests and cleaning for their visit.  Yes we get to use the dining room twice in less than month to entertain. Sat down with two of Lisa's guys from the California days for a dinner cooked practically on it's own. Roast, potatoes, carrots and onions prepared by one machine, leaving green beans and salad fixed, in 20 minutes,  by me. Pet hair and dust swept away by the other little helper. If only it could be that easy for the victims north of us.

Day 308 - Lisa

It's inventory time!  19 straight days of work.  Parts and tools.  I'm already loopy and it's only day seven.

Day 307 - Lisa

LOL Sergio that took guts!

Day 307 - Sis

Okay, like yesterday saw a need to do some more work with plants.  For me it's the dreaded ivy!  It attaches itself to trees and the house here, so I decided to go to work on certain areas.  Of course the yard is not flat anywhere so I had to struggle up some slopes to get to the ivy growing on the brick and siding.  I ripped, snipped and swore a little while attacking it. Tonight I also feel like my right side has been ripped and snipped and I swore a little because I may have pulled a muscle in my side.  HATE IVY!

Day 306 - Lisa

Thankfully, my mom bought another red laser to keep the kids entertained.

Day 306 - Sis

First day of November and that means time to plant bulbs.  I'm just hoping these make it and will produce blooms in a few months. If they flourish as much as my tomato plants this summer I'm going to feel successful with one flower!

Day 305 - Lisa

Wow, we are so bored now that baseball season is over.

Day 305- Sis

After an exciting Halloween, for oneeya last night, I decided to take her for a walk this afternoon.  Apparently she was drained from the festivity. As we entered the front yard and were no more than ten feet from the front door, she had stop to rest. The pumpkins were still shamefaced from last night's disappointing turnout and begged me to put them in the backyard. As you can see there was a dark shadow over the whole fiasco.

Day 304 - Lisa

Halloween has always been big in our house.  Love dressing up.  My mom always made our costumes growing up from things in our closets, from Goodwill and even once made me a Big Bird costume from feathered plant hanger.  It was a sight.  This year I decided to be a Pajama Zombie.  1) because it was a good excuse to wear my jammies to work 2) because I spent most the past 4 years feeling like a zombie. So I embraced it.  LOL ;>

Day 304 - Sis

The resident zombie lit the pumpkin candles, the candy was ready, first treat given at 6:10 p.m. the last at 8:55 p.m.  Twelve?! Yes, twelve costumed characters was the total for the night. Tricksters I must conclude is what we got this year.  What is wrong with America, when in a neighborhood with kids, yes I've seen them,  it can only produce twelve little beggars to show up at your door in three plus hours?  So sitting here with almost four full bags of candy that our sugar levels and calorie intake do not need. I may be standing outside tomorrow afternoon and throw candy at the school bus as it passes by.

Day 303 - Lisa

Spent Tuesday night prepping for our Halloween get together at work on Wednesday.  My mom and I rolled 80 breakfast burritos and I carved my "Giants" pumpkin for our contest.  I also had to get my zombie costume together.

Day 303 - Sis

Busy today getting ready for the little Trick or Treaters tomorrow night.  Hope we have a lot of them to take home the four bags of candy bought. Of course in my day we were full of hope and greed, going out with a pillowcases for our loot! When you have a lot of siblings collecting, it means you can open a candy store the next day.  Didn't happen, mostly  we just tried to find our own hiding spot. In a one bedroom house with nine people in it, three girls sharing a bed, hiding your bounty made you a very creative person!

Day 302 - Lisa

Suffering a Giants Sweep hangover today!  Not sure I can add anymore to everything we've already said in 2010 and now leading up to the 2012 Championship.  Just unbelievable and it never gets old we are learning!  We had a moment of panic when the power went out before the game started.  My mom was running all around the house finding flashlights and candles.  It did not interfere with even the animals readiness for game 4!

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Day 302 - Sis

Last week of October is almost finished, that means we get to start the countdown to my other daughter's, Yolanda, visit here.  Looking forward to lots of laughing, some sightseeing and comfort food meals.  Also there's an item that traveled across country, sat in storage for three years she can retrieve. This box, holding some of her memories, was stored at our previous home for years! Bonus, Lisa and I will have more space in our basement. Hey every little bit helps. ;-

Day 301 - Sis

Yawn, today we went grocery shopping early so we could catch an early showing of the movie, ARGO.  After the movie we picked up some Chinese food then waited to watch the World Series fourth game.  Yep, yawn, the Giants SWEPT the Tigers!!!