The Candyland Perspective

Again.  I'm at it again.  I do truly enjoy Draw Something.  No masterpieces here, just simple fun. No accounting for taste.  I've still never seen the movie. This could have been infinitely better. He's strong to the finish. I left his topper off on accident. Notice that he only barely has a tear, and that's just because she had a better car than him. {chirp chirp} footie pj's ewww Thanks Mr. Narwhal. dangerous moneybags l'artist clearly for my beloved :) Winner Winner Chicken Dinner no chicken dinner here cock-a-doodle-doo eyeing a kitten lame attempt at a man his hair floats she glows contemplating her romeo

And that means Thanksgiving is upon us.  I love Thanksgiving.  I don't necessarily love Thanksgiving dinner though.  I don't necessarily love football watching, cleaning up an obscenely messy kitchen, or all the busyness in the grocery store.  What I do love, however, is the crispness in the air, the gorgeous colorful leaves, the devotion to gratitude... even if for just one day for some folks, and that I get the day off of work to spend time with people I love.  My love for those things certainly outweighs my unlove for the other aspects of the Thanksgiving tradition. Kevin (Beloved's youngest son) will be coming home from Central Michigan University for Thanksgiving.  He'll be home late tomorrow afternoon!  I'm excited to see how he's changed in just a few short months since he left for school.  Will he have gotten the freshman (though he's really a junior) fifteen?  Slimmed out a bit?  Gosh I hope he hasn't taken on the attitude that he now knows E

{this morning's entry into my gratitude journal received from relief society on sunday} Even though the election last night didn't go the way I had hoped & prayed that it would, I am VERY grateful that Mitt Romney ran.  He has opened so many doors of opportunity when it comes to missionary work.  I am grateful for my faith in God and that I know He is mindful of His children.  I am grateful for the Book of Mormon, as its lessons & stories do truly give me better perspective for life now.  And I am grateful for my dearly beloved husband Dan.  He is the best. ♥♥♥♥♥

I voted today in the fifth general election for which I was of age to vote.  I vote in the mid-terms too.  I feel very good about being able to vote, and I take it very seriously. When I arrived to the polling place this morning, the line was a bit outside the door, and it was a chilly morning.  Dearly Beloved had already voted by the time I arrived, so he warned me what I was in for.  He arrived at 5:55 a.m. (doors opened at 6), and he left at 6:56 a.m.  I arrived at 7:15 a.m. and left at 8:40 a.m. When I had inched my way up into the school, I could see that there was a poll worker giving out sample ballots to everyone so they'd know who was on the ballot today.  I saw folks in front of me looking over the names, some intently, some as if it was just another flyer handed out to them on the street.  But mostly, none of them seemed to have ever seen these names before, had ever read about the two different Commonwealth amendments that were up for a vote today, or had a clue

I purposefully did *not* eat breakfast this morning (oh I know, I know) so that I could make a deliciously rotten lunch choice today. I drive past this sign EVERY single day after work.  Every month there is something rather tempting posted on it too.  However, October is Pumpkin Pie Blizzard month!  Oh the cool creaminess of it all! Clearly, I just had to get one.  It will be my one and only Pumpkin Pie Blizzard this year.  It was good.  They're always better in memory than in real life though.  Regardless, it was still quite lovely and I'll just look forward to the next one coming in about a year.

(not that there are only ten... or that these are the ten best reasons either)  1)  He stopped on a busy road at night in the pouring rain to help a stranger get her huge SUV out of the road.  He pushed and pushed 'til it was safe in a parking lot.  He was a drowned rat & she was able to comfortably wait for her friend to bring her some gas.  2)  He has The Most Adorable voice when he's mimicking.  It's scratchy, a bit high-pitched, and cute.  3)  He actually called Kramer "son" when K was in BIG trouble.  4)  He knows that I have a favorite candy bar, and will get one for me when he sees it's needed.  5)  He is a true Christian gentleman.  6)  He always kisses me goodnight or goodbye.  7)  He prays for our families & friends.  8)  He set up Pandora channels just for me... without me even knowing it.  9)  He checks in on me after a sad day, just to make sure I'm alright. 10)  He recognizes the occasional NEED for comfort food an

My dearly beloved gifted me with a beautiful and lovely engagement ring just over two years ago, and just 2 1/2 months after that, he gifted me with an equally lovely wedding ring.  I've loved these rings.  I love wearing them.  I love looking down at them.  I love feeling them on my finger.  I do not love, however, the nasty little rash that has cropped up underneath my rings. }:( Grrr. I would wake up at night finding myself scratching my finger 'til it was raw.  It burns, it itches, it looks awful.  When I was in middle school, I had a strange case of something skin related.  Eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis... it was called everything by varying doctors.  There were different treatments tried, but ultimately, I think I grew out of it.  Given my history, I thought maybe the same thing is going on with this ring issue.  I bought a little topical stinky gel medication for the problem area the other day, and it has done nothing good for it.  I should have bought a steroid cream

My dearly beloved, Dan.  What's not to love? These are The Best Mints Ever. Almost any Reuben is a good Reuben, but this one is really good.  It's not my favorite of all time, but it's good. Fun-colored toes are always a favorite, though here I'm seriously in need of a real pedicure. Heaven on Earth.  Literally. The perfume of lillies is intoxicating.  I love lillies.  And I especially LOVE it when my dearly beloved sends them to me at work. ♥ Self portraits.  

On Draw Something, these are some of my latest drawings that made me smile when I was done with them. Not too shabby for a fat finger on a little Droid.