Happy Halloween

We gave out tons of candy tonight. The streets were packed. The most adorable costumes.

But honestly, why do kids go door to door in just street clothes. No mask - nothing! It drives me crazy - It takes away from the fun of seeing all the costumes.

I will say they were all very polite except one child that actually did the "Trick or treat - smell my feet" thing.

Hope you had a safe and fun holiday.

Time Change

I was so glad to gain a little sleep after the long week at work. The time change this year is kinda weird - can't explain it.

This week at work will be trying - I am in the process of re-organizing a department that is totally dependent on paperwork and back-up paperwork. I have created forms for them to use on the computer so they may email to the proper departments - however they still print them up and make copies. It is time this department steps into this century.

I am asking for the gift of patience.

Construction will begin this week on my new offices in the casino - today I picked out cubicle colors, paint and counter tops. I am hoping to create a little Zen.

Sports

Football, basketball, baseball...

Baseball season is ending - It's playoff time! My team (the A's) is out, that is okay, they made it to the playoffs so that was an accomplishment. To be honest the only time I watch baseball is if I am at the game or playoff time.

Football season is going strong and UNLV has a few home games left (yeah me!). I'm not a huge fan of this sport - but with three men in the house, I cannot avoid it.





Basketball - woo-hoo! Okay, Seriously, now I am excited. This fast paced game is for me. Go Kings Go! I wish Las Vegas had a team - I would have season tickets. Tuesday night the Lakers and the Kings were in town for a pre-season game. Rich and I always go - we had a date! Dinner at Bahama Breeze then the game. My team was not the crowd favorite - there were very few of us Kings fans. I had such a good time and the couple that sat next to us were super nice (and Kings fans). The Kings WON!

It's Sunday

I am making a batch of peanut butter cookies, you know the ones with the herseys on top. Oh yummy!

Last night I had a few hours of "Just me" time. The boys went to a UNLV football game, yep they lost AGAIN!

So I began to think, remember when snap shots were just that - snap shots! What do I do with those - I do not want to put them in a box and forget about them. Not much meaning behind the photo except to capture the moment and feeling at the time. Now my photos must have a purpose - not only do they have to capture the moment, feeling, time - I have to be able to use them for a layout. I now look at the colors, the lighting, the background. The one thing I have noticed is that - those photos were taken for a reason and they cannot be abandoned. During my "quiet time," I began going through the photos and putting them in a 4 x 6 flip album, cropping them, putting patterned paper behind them and a few rub-ons to describe how I feel about the photos now. I am over half done with the flip album - it holds 50 photos so it will take some time to finish, but it has given them a new light.

Here are a few LO's I have done recently - enjoy.

Rainy Day

I am enjoying this stay at home day. The last good rainy day was during the week and I could not enjoy it - so today the window are slightly open and the back door is ajar to hear and smell the rain. We even have a little river running from the backyard to the front and down the street.

Chicken noodle soup is for lunch today. What good comfort food will be served for dinner? I'm thinking of something for the crock-pot. There is nothing better than a good movie and popcorn on a day like today - apple slices with caramel.

I am planning to get a few LO's done today or maybe a mini album that will be a x-mas gift. Let's see if I can get motivated.

Fall Clean Up

Yesterday was just a clean up day. Cleaned the backyard, trimmed the plants, preparing for the fall and winter and today I suffer from sore muscles. I totally forget how hard yard work is. I love working in the backyard - it is so refreshing - until the next morning and the lower back is hurting.

I am so excited - tomorrow dinner with a bunch of gals - scrapbook gals to be exact. Dinner at P.F.Chang's and a gift exchange. I hope this gift exchange is better than the previous one I participated in. Cross my fingers - the last one - CKU, two years ago - was a total disappointment and left a very bad taste in my mouth. Anyways, I hope my secret person loves what I have bought for her and I hope she does not already have it.

Way to go Matt!

I am so proud of my son. Last Monday he was laid off from his job - Thursday he was hired at TRUMP! This is so exciting. He is working on the TRUMP Tower! The project is scheduled to end in 2008. He does not love what he is doing - it is hard for him to understand that he has to start at the bottom and work his way up. He is stuck with all the grunt work, but his foot is definitely in the door. What more can an 18 year old ask for! Go Matt! His day starts at 5 am so he leaves the house at 4:20 am.

TRUMP! Woo-Hoo Matt!

Fall is in the air

I went to Michaels last night and bought two fall arrangements. They were 40% off and just too cute. The best thing about the fall is apples with caramel, cooler mornings, halloween and falling leaves. Oh the very best part of fall is UNLV football home games - That means I get the evening or afternoon to myself.

My smarty pants brother called last night just to tell me that UNR was winning - Hello this is my time - I don't care about football.

My husband loves decorating the yard for halloween. So this week I am sure he will start.

I went grocery shopping and bought three different kinds of apples and caramel, so I will snack on them while watching Desperate Housewives. Brothers and Sister - hmm I did not get the wow effect as I did with Greys Anatomy but I can relate to Calista Flockhart's character. Especially with her relationship with her mother.

Ahh, I wish I had another day off from work, the weekend went by so quickly and work is getting so crazy - I need another massage. Lots of change and change is good! This will definately be an interesting week.