Pumpkin

This is not the greatest picture, but here is our pumpkin. Colleen picked out the cat design. She had fun digging all the guts out of the pumpkin.

Good Coffee

So, I've been drinking cheap coffee, because I do live on a budget. But while I was in Maryland my dad bought me some yummy Dunkin Donuts coffee beans. I've been saving it until I finished off my cheap coffee. This morning was my first morning drinking my fresh ground dunkin donuts coffee and let me tell you I am in heaven. After cheap coffee for so long it is so delightful to have yummy coffee to enjoy. I have a feeling this is the start of a wonderful day.

Just melted my heart

I always tell Colleen I love her and she'll say "lub you" back. But today, she climbed up on the couch with me and kissed my belly and then kissed me on my cheek and said so sweetly "I lub you mommy." It was the most beautiful thing, I just wanted to squeeze her. so cute.
Tonight I took her for a walk to find pretty leaves. We found a few to bring home and when we got home she tore them all up on her table and then gave me the saddest look and said "mommy, fix, tape." How could I not.

Get Along Gang

Does anybody remember this cartoon? I used to watch it along with Shirt Tales. Cartoons sure have changed.

I look like somebody

I think I must look like somebody else that lives on this base. Today I was walking out of the post office and this guy in uniform was walking in. He looked up at me and said "Heyyy, how's everything going?" He said it like he knew me, but I thought maybe he was just being friendly, so I said I was good. Then he continued on and asked "Are they keeping you busy up there?" I said "yep, always busy, have a good day" as I kept walking out the door. I wasn't rude, but I kept walking, because Colleen was already out the door in front of me and I had to keep up with her. I wonder who he thought I was? I wonder if he figured out I didn't know who the heck he was. I have heard people say that everybody has a twin somewhere. But I already have a twin, could there be another person that looks like the Good twins? hmmmm

I really do care what people think

I've always say I don't care what people think and I really believed that. I was not being honest with myself every time I said that. Tonight Rory's work had a halloween party for kids/spouse meet and greet. I really didn't want to go, but to make Rory happy I went. As I was getting ready I couldn't decide what to wear. I actually changed twice and asked Rory's opinion of the outfit. If I didn't care what people thought, I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble. I even did my hair and put make up on. What the heck is wrong with me??? I PUT MAKEUP ON!!! No lip stick though, I'm anti-lipstick. Chapstick is the way to go. Lipstick is wayyyy too messy. You have to worry about if its on right or if its on your teeth. I've never worn lipstick. Actually my mom had me try one once, she laughed quite hard and told me it was like watching a 2 year old put on lipstick. I didn't know you weren't supposed to push down when you apply it. Anyways, I guess I do care what people think and I want them to like me. Is that selfish?

Why do I blog?

I haven't been in the mood to blog lately. In fact, I've been wondering why I blog. I'm kind of wondering at the moment if it is pointless. Well, Today I had Wendy's for dinner. I stuffed myself, because I ate my Wendy's and what my daughter didn't finish eating. I felt so horrible that I talked Rory into going for a Rollerblade. I love to rollerblade. Its so much fun. Colleen loves going fast in the stroller too.
Last night I couldn't sleep. Sometimes I have problems falling asleep, because my brain doesn't want to turn off. In an hour of laying in bed I think of a dozen different things. One of the things I was thinking about last night was how my family is all spread out over the country. I think we're a pretty close family, but we live in Washington, Idaho, Maryland, and North Carolina. I wonder what it would be like to all live in the same town, spend every birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving together. That would just be grand. Like in the movies. Speaking of movies, it is almost time to break out the Its A Wonderful Life DVD. Thanksgiving day is the first day of watching it. Its tradition. I can't wait though, I think I'll watch it November 1st. I love that movie. If there is anybody else out there that likes it also, I must recommend watching A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I have the book. I've read it about 5 or 6 times. The movie is pretty good too.

What I have been up to

So, my vacation has been pretty fun so far just because I get to hang out with my folks. They are fun. Friday Rory and I went golfing. I haven't golfed in over three years, so that was fun. Saturday we went to a farm with a pumpkin patch. It was raining, but still fun. Then Saturday night we had a little party for Colleen. Sunday we went on a train ride. It was a first for Colleen, Rory, and I. Yesterday we had another first. We took Colleen on her first picnic. We got Chinese food to go for our picnic. That was the first time I have ever had a picnic with Chinese food. My dear friend Bob said that there is probably a family in China having a picnic with hot dogs and potato salad saying its the first picnic they've heard of with hotdogs. Bob is silly. He's in Miami right now. I hear that is a pretty dull city. Anyways, that is pretty much the highlights of our trip so far. Its fun just hanging out with the fam even when we're not doing anything. Oh, I am also excited because we went to the outlet mall and I found good jeans that actually fit good. That makes a girl feel grrrreat.