I get to plan baby shower cards...

since I'll be gone in a couple of weeks, I won't be around to produce them.
Betsy and Nyki will have to do that...

Well, gave me an excuse to shop at Richards Tues afternoon. Guess I should get off the computer and 'play'...

I had typed more, but it got "lost", work has been good. I have 2 weeks to do my monthly and quarterly stuff. So far, I seem to be on track. Here's hoping nothing unexpected 'pops' up.

I have to wear mosquito repellant to bed these days. Its cool in the mornings but hot in the afternoons...so still have mosquitos. I am the household mosquito 'feast', must be because I am so darn sweet. But let me tell you, I am one big itch..from head to sparkly blue toes.

sleeeeeeep, I want sleep!

Monday morning is so much fun!!

Heard a great quote over the weekend from Barry Goldwater, Jr. (my quote may not be exact) "Never trust a dog with your dinner, Never trust Congress with your money". LOVE IT!!

I can't believe Sept is ending, I can't believe I'm only a couple of weeks from my cruise. I still have not bought comfy travel shoes. Been told to get "Keens", have ya'll heard of them? I should have shopped this weekend, but did that happen? ummm, no.

Wish I had some more fantabulous news, but after the last one, nothing seems exciting.

My news I've been wating to tell...

I think Gina and Sarah C have guessed based on my earlier questionnaire...but, yes, this young couple is making me a grandma!! FINALLY!!

The funny thing is, when J retired from the Corps in June of 2007, I told them I wanted my grandbaby in April of 2008. This baby is due in April 2009, so the kids are only a year late.!!

I finally get to look in the baby section of the JC Penney catalog!!

I need some jumping up and down smilies!!!

My family has a history of twins, my mom's mom is a twin, and my sisters are twins, so I was hoping. But they aren't having twins, we have an ultrasound to prove it, ...so, its up to dd !!(okay, when she is ready) teehee!!

been thinking about my Christamas tree..

I joined the Christmas Swap on 2Peas, so I've been thinking about what type of ornament to request from my future swapper. Hmmmmm, I like to do a theme in my main tree. I've done 'pink' victorian; red,white and blue (when ds and ddil were in Iraq); 'kiddy' ornaments; red with white and gold...so I've been trying to figure out my tree for this year.

I thought, since I'm going on my cruise, maybe something "Italian", very 'boroque'...golds and plums. But that seems 'done'. How about "Texas"...bring out my chili pepper lights and cowboy ornaments...or "woodland"...lots of natural textures and birds and deer... hmmmm Candyland, lots of candy type ornaments.

Then it hit me, maybe, I'll do a scrapbook tree. Turn some of my stash into ornaments. Now do it in a way that I can still use the stash....tie ribbons to them or something...then dh can't complain that it just sits there in my room.

I dunno.

Since I'll be traveling the first week of December, helping dd and dsil move to Fort Worth (he's had a change of duty station), I will probably be putting the tree up right after Thanksgiving. Since he is an Okie, maybe the Texas tree, with lots of UT stuff would be fun!!! Esp if he is here to 'help' me put it up!!

There's been a lot of drama at work. Luckily, I'm an observer, not in the middle (knock on wood). Just seems to be a big shakeup happening in one of the departments. Yikes. I'm soooooo glad I work with numbers. With numbers, they do what they are supposed to do...no personalities, no moodiness...no guesses. If something is off, it is easy to fix.

Just waiting for my workout with Kristen. My first in 2 1/2 weeks!! Ever since the tooth started acting up. YIKES!!

super quick video

Got this from my dd's sophomore year. The campus was having a 'So You Think You Can Dance' competition and this is from the final night's opening number. DD is the one in the long white t-shirt and khaki knee pants. Its very short, but gives you an idea of what a stunning dancer she is. Well, until the guy next to her moves in front of her. Even as a child, she danced with her whole body all the way to the top of her head. By the way, she and her partner won.

My blue toenails..too bad ya'll can't see the sparkle. They remind me of my first car, a 1971 Chevy Camaro...deep blue...

Yahoo! I found a site that has the Prima Essential Tubes..a good supply!!
NoelMignon.com. If ya'll know of one that has plenty of the Say it in Crystals in stock, let me know.

I did not scrap yesterday, after church I took a nap, then got caught up in the CSI shows on Spike TV, then a couple of movies. A lazy Sunday.

Anybody else, just plain sick of the political ads. Here is a non-partison place to check the accuracy of the ads..FactCheck.org
Whichever side your on, it is interesting to see how both sides Stretch the truth.
But I am sooooo ready for this to be done. Since I am on my cruise till Nov 1st, and we are absentee ballot only, and I won't be able to send it till after my cruise, I know my vote will probably not be counted. Don't get me wrong, I will still vote. But it is a li'l disappointing to know that in all reality, it won't be counted.

Getting to Know Your Friends

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS

Playing along with my blogging friend, Janet , in this 2008 Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends...

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your Friends. Copy and paste this in a new blog post, then change all the answers so they apply to you! Leave a comment for me if you do this!

The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:18 am

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Momma Mia

4. What is your favorite TV show? CSI, NCIS, the Closer

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? fruit and cream oatmeal

6. What is your middle name? Sue

7. What food do you dislike? green peppers

8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Jordin Sparks

9. What kind of car do you drive? Ford Taurus (chosen by dh)

10.Favorite sandwich? Safeway's Plymouth Rock...dinner roast turkey w/cranberry, havarti cheese
11.What characteristic do you despise? dishonesty

12.Favorite item of clothing? my Texas Longhorns tshirt

13.If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? I'm going next month, Greece and Italy

14.Favorite brand of clothing? I’m not brand sensitive!

15.Where would you retire to? have dreamed of a 2nd home in Lake Tahoe

16.What was your most recent memorable birthday? don't really celebrate

17.Favorite sport to watch? when dd was a cheerleader, highschool football and bball, now, none

18.Farthermost place you are sending this? n/a, since this is a blog post

19.Person you expect to send it back first? n/a, since this is a blog post, but I hope some blogging friends will play along!

20.When is your birthday? May 19

21.Are you a morning person or a night person? afternoon

22.What is your shoe size? 9

23.Pets? 3 cats, Cassandra, Marshall, Percy..2 dogs, Rocky and Kema and 1 horse, Sox

24.Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? umm...yeah, but I don't have permission, yet..

25.What did you want to be when you were little? a stripper, like Gypsy Rose Lee

26.How are you today? some pain in my jaw, but other than that, well

27.What is your favorite candy? toblerone

28.What is your favorite flower? sweet pea

29.What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Oct 15 (cruise)

30.What are you listening to right now? CSI on t.v.

31.What was the last thing you ate? rice pudding

32.Do you wish on stars? No, but a dream is a wish your heart makes! jk

33.If you were a crayon, what color would you be? green

34.How is the weather right now? cool and sunny

35.The first person you spoke to on the phone today? my mom

36.Favorite soft drink? Pepsi

37.Favorite restaurant? Las Gaviotas

38.Real hair color? dark brown

39.What was your favorite toy as a child? my dad would bring home computer paper from IBM..the long ones with green shading

40.Summer or winter? summer

41.Hugs or kisses? hugs

42.Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate

43.Coffee or tea? tea, Irish Breakfast w/milk and sugar

44.Do you want your friends to email you back? Please post on your blogs

45.When was the last time you cried? dd's wedding

46.What is under your bed? boxes of stuff

47.What did you do last night? was at a crop

48.What are you afraid of? windy 2 lane roads, I panic whether driving or not
(I'm the one doing 20mph)

49.Salty or sweet? sweet

50.How many keys on your key ring? 3 or 4

51.How many years at your current job? too many, want to get firerd

52.Favorite day of the week? Saturday (no work!)

53.How many towns have you lived in? 4

54.Do you make friends easily? No, I'm pretty shy