Trudge

You know when you're excited about something so the time before it goes really slow?  Well that was this past week.  It also always happens that tons of things pop up too.  But the slow time doesn't help the tons of things, in fact it goes against it.

What's this cold, white stuff?  

I don't like it.

Well it went slow mainly cause I felt like I hardly saw Kyle on most days.  He was quite the hermit.  Even on Saturday he went in to school for the whole day.
We did have a date Friday.  Eating ice cream and watching the Green Lantern.  He surfaced Sunday to spend time with us.

Kyle found the wiffle balls and kooshes for Dex

Trying to hold as many as he can

I spent my days trying to make a Christmas present.  Going on walks.  Trying to figure out Christmas gifts for people, and making a list for Kyle to get me.  Cleaning.  And just trying to get ready for Thanksgiving!!!!

Built a mini fort with Dad on Sunday

I just know Thanksgiving weekend will go so fast.  It'll be the opposite of this last week.  I'm really looking forward to it. And there's an extra special reason...I get to eat everything!  There can't be enough exclamation points for that. I figure I've been wheat free for 3 months and can indulge myself this weekend.  Mmmm.  Bring on the cookies, pies, stuffing, bread (glorious good tasting normal bread), crackers, and so much more.  The weight I've lost, will probably resurface...but I'm okay with that.

The rolling machine has figured out how to get places...the blue line represents a trip he took on  Monday

I forgot to finish to do the segment of things I'm thankful for last time so it'll be added to this time (and again in no particular order):
10.  Old Friends - not old as in elderly, as in you can start any random conversation, have tons of inside jokes and memories together.
11.  New Friends - help you out and be close by
12.  Rain - such beauty and cleanses the earth.  Thunderstorms with downpours are by far the best of them.
13.  Electricity - don't know how to live longer than a day without it.
14.  Internet - keeps us in contact with family via video chats, look up amazing recipes or ideas, find out interesting facts
15.  Extended Family - my parents, siblings and in-laws are all so AWESOME
16.  Heat - nice to be able to watch from my window in my warm house when the snow falls
17.  Cameras - that I can take pictures and keep these memories forever
18.  Music - playing and listening to it
19.  Missions - to those serving or who have.  Helping and finding those who are lost.
20.  Vegas - where I grew up, love, and that it's only 8 hours away to family.  It could be a lot longer.
21.  Only Intolerant - grateful that the wheat thing is only intolerance.  People who are allergic or have Celiac's have it a lot harder.  I can mess up, I can be a little more free than those allergic.
22.  Holidays - all of them which give us an opportunity to spend it with family and friends
23.  The beauty of the earth - I love pictures of natural beauty.  And I know those pictures give it no justice. There's always beauty around us, even when you're in a brown desert.

Had some fun with my laptop's camera.