Let's get ready tooooooooo

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeefinish the floors!!!!!!!!!!




We pick up the sander tomorrow, we'll take lots of pictures.


Thanksgiving was quite nice, here are some photos. New photos are up & video.

Ohhh The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

But the new uncovered fireplace hearth is sooo delightful!

Yeah I'll figure out how to remove the permanant marker off the tile....somehow.

Toddler Twos

1. Yesterday I converted Makenna's crib into a toddler bed. (Sigh) Where did my little 5 pound baby go? She can climb in and out of it herself. Last night was her first night, I heard her come to her door but quickly there after she returned to bed, she slept til 8:30 this morning before quietly coming into our room. While converting the crib yesterday, I turn around to see Makenna laying on her mattress, on the floor, with her cookie monster, she's saying "Look at the stars, do you see em?", she's staring at the ceiling. I thought I might have some problems when it came nap time with her playing instead of napping, but nothing, she just went to sleep. And yes, I do realize how lucky I am to have such an easy child.

2. We are working on potty training, she was fighting it a couple of weeks ago, so I dropped it, so now she asks to sit on the potty at least four times a day. Apparently she just needs to think SHE is in control of the potty training, hopefully she doesn't know that I know her game plan, haha.

Next week is Thanksgiving! Before we know it, it will be Christmas!

A Weekend Review

Just as I said, a review of the weekend. Friday Brent took the day off work...just because. We took Makenna to the library to play and headed over to the Urbana mall to get some oh so delish Rubens chocolate (and do a little Christmas shopping). Saturday we headed over to PACA to look for a couple of cold air return grates (and found two!), we were able to get a super deal on them. I still need to prep and paint the largest of the two. We also ran to Lowes for some shims and flat black spray paint. After all that we returned home and started doing a little patching of the floor. Around 6 we took Makenna to Mom's to spend the night with "Mickey" (this is what Makenna calls her). Brent and I went out to dinner and then to a movie, Changling (it was good). Sunday after picking up Makenna we had lunch with Brent's Grandparents who were stopping through town. Then later in the day worked a little more on patching, we only have an old outlet hole to patch and THEN we will be ready to set a date to rent the sander! Whoot, I just imagine how beautiful the floors will be this Christmas, lights glistening off the newly finished floor. I can't wait! New pictures are up.

Dinner And A Movie

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have found our favorite Chinese restaurant. It's newer, I don't know when it opened, it is more of a hole in the wall. Green Jade. Wonderful Chinese food goodness. I don't know what the deal was with me yesterday, all I wanted was ethnic food, either Chinese, Indian, or Mexican. Anyway Brent said he also wanted Mexican or Chinese, so we chose the Chinese. We ate until we were afraid we'd start to feel sick, and on the way home stopped for some baklava (love). I found out last weekend that Ruben's chocolate is being carried in TWO stores now in Champaign, I've been dying since they closed the retail location, six months ago!

Last night we watched a movie that we rented from the library, No Country For Old Men, it was.....weird, it wasn't one that I would recommend. Last week we watched Atonement (also from the library), and I really like that one (gonna go get the book now). It just seemed...right, the way life is. I read some reviews from others online today about it, a lot of them saying they thought it was boring, but I guess it was just the movie I was looking for that night. I will let you know that there is some language in it and sexual "behavior", so it isn't recommended for those under 17, and not something you'd want to watch with Grandparents. Ha!

One way or another...

We went to the visitation today for Dr. Hetherington. Apparently one way or another I needed to go a funeral home this weekend....ie-Grandma Zelma also passing.

Dr. Edward Norton "Pete" Hetherington, 85, passed away on the evening of Nov. 5, 2008. "Doc Pete," as his numerous patients called him throughout his decades of practice in Danville, will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

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Fall Fun

Shutterfly now allows you to "download" pictures, the whole full sized picture, so you can print it or have it printed somewhere. Just click on the photo, on the right hand side there will be a green arrow with download picture next to it.

New president elect- Obama. I must say history has been made and I am proud of the fact that it happened in my lifetime. "I have a dream.." Jesse Jackson was crying as the election was called. Students last night celebrated on Green street and you could hear it all the way at our house, inside our house, lol. I was really impressed last night with McCain's speech, it was eloquent and heart touching.

On a more somber note- Grandma Zelma died yesterday morning. We will miss her but know she is with her other family that has also passed. I spoke with Grandma Helen last night as they were on the way back from Arkansas, back to Indiana to get ready to head to North Dakota.

On a selfish note, my Victoria Secret order shipped, whoot. I got a deal using three discount codes. 2 sweaters, two bras and a pair of underwear for 30 bucks shipped, whoot whoot.

We've started patching the vents, we have two done now. I bought new vent covers for the two, medium oak finish covers, they'll blend well with the refinished floors. I decided to go with new covers instead of using paca cast iron ones b/c they are in high traffic areas (so the smaller the better) & they were cheaper, cast iron $20 to $30 a pop, the new ones I got on clearance for $1.70 a piece.

I made a new enchilada recipe last night with some leftover roasted chicken I had. Ohhh it was gooood, I got the recipe off of oprah (it's on her website.) The other day at Meijer I bought some deli meat, they have excellent reduced fat salami, and I tried the hickory smoked turkey premium meijer brand, it is realllly realllly good. Makenna made out like a bandit while at Meijer, she got some free turkey from the deli lady and a free cookie from the bakery lady.

Election Day

Get your butt out there and vote!

Movie Monday

Because I haven't done Movie Monday in a few weeks, you get two today....

Pony Ride


Trick Or Treating