Friday, November 18, 2011

Day 257

It was a pretty cold morning. I went out to move the garbage cans and get the newspaper and this was how the yard looked. Notice how empty the trees look. We still have not had snow fall here yet. 
It doesn't look cold, but it was. And if you look closely, Angel is sitting at the side gate watching me. 
The ground is a little bit 'crunchy'.
And there was frosty etchings on the car.
I do believe it was a little bit colder than this. Maybe in the 20's. But this is up on the porch and not out in the open. 
I got to skype with Wade this morning. We had a nice discussion about the motorcycle trip we will take when he finally comes home. I kept thinking about our plans all day today and spent some time looking at maps this afternoon.
Plus, I had a pretty productive day at home. I cleaned out the office. And I cleaned out closets and took things to Goodwill. Watching a few episodes of 'Hoarders' always does that to me. I keep way too much stuff here at the house and it's good to get rid of some of it. 
I've decided to take on one room each day and get it cleaned up for Thanksgiving company. So, today was the office - and it's nice and clean now. Then I vacuumed the whole house, washed dog bedding, and got storm windows put in the windows in the office, living room and kitchen. I'll put in the rest of the storm windows tomorrow. 
This evening I had Jaide and Jared for dinner, movie, and sleepover. We had Papa Johns pizza, corn on the cob, potato chips and honey crisp apples. We watched "Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer" - a cute movie geared for pre-teen girls (although there was a younger brother that held Jared's interest) and then we watched "Beethoven's Christmas Adventure". That was a so-so movie. I could take it or leave it and my mind wandered a lot during that movie. 
Before bed we played a couple of games of dominos. They have never played dominos, so it was more of an introductory session. 
Now they're asleep and I'm watching a little TV before I head off to bed too. I think they'll probably be awake earlier than me tomorrow. 

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