Thanksgiving

We enjoyed our first Thanksgiving in our new home. We still need to buy a dining room set, so luckily we were able to borrow some tables and chairs from a friend. My mother-in-law and father-in-law came and a friend and her daughter joined us later for dinner. Christine.David and the kids ate at David's parents' and came to our house for dessert.There was plenty of food and the house smelled wonderful.

Pack Meeting Awards

Philip had a Cub Scout pack meeting tonight. He received 5 beeds and a baseball belt loop. He's really enjoying scouts.

Happy Anniversary Maria & Jeff

Happy 19th Anniversary! I can't believe it's been 19 years already since I got to wear that green mermaid bridesmaid dress--LOL! Hope you enjoy the day!

Happy Birthday Dad Z!

Happy Birthday Dad! We had so much to do on the 17th with the house closing and Philip's cub scout pack meeting at night, we went out to dinner on Monday to celebrate.

Two Cents for a House

We finally closed on our house on November 17. We were told to bring just under $200 to closing to cover fees not covered by the seller or loan. When we got there, we were told they did some recalculating and we only needed to pay 2 cents! You never saw me find 2 pennies in my wallet so fast. So after living there for two months, it's offically ours.

Freecycle.org

Our dryer quit on us the other day. I decided to try freecycle to see if anyone had a dryer to offer they no longer needed. We got really lucky and a lovely woman had one to offer. It's a larger capacity than our old one and works so much better!

What is Freecycle? It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer Membership is free. To sign up, create a yahoo account (if you don't already have one) and join your local group. Search by state, than by city. To get started, go to www.freecycle.org. It's a great way to unclutter the house and give items away to someone who can use them instead of just throwing them away.

Happy Birthday Lisa

Happy Birthday sis! Just remember, I'll always be seven years younger than you-- ok 6 1/2 if it makes you feel better! Hope you get to do something really special this year. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Happy Birthday Kyle. I still can't belive my "little" nephew is 18! I just came across a piture of me holding you a few days after you were born and I was 19. Now I feel old. Hope you have great day.

Now, It's Home

That's what a banner read at Yankee stadium tonight after the Yankees won their 27th World Series. Their first World Series in the house that, well-- Jeter built? Though I'm a big fan of Mo too. Congrats to MVP Matsui. I think it's great for Girardi to have his first win (and hopefully the first of many) as a Manager. Somebody in NJ-- get me a shirt for Christmas! A copy of tomorrow's NY Daily News or NY Post would be great too! Hopefully after our ADDI inspection tomorrow, we will be able to finally complete the closing on this house so we too, can say, Now, It's Home.

The Genie, the Trophy and the Frog

Oksana as a Genie on a magic carpet.



Philip had no problem striking a pose as a baseball trophy



Nico loved being a frog, complete with lilypad.



My nephews came over to show off their cotumes: Alex was Derek Jeter and Nicholas was a Black Ninja. My kids collected enough candy to last til next Halloween--even if Mom & Dad raid their stash!

Golden Anniversary

In fifty years together
You've shared so many things
That's why this very special
Anniversary brings
To you, a wish that love,
Laughter, joy, contentment too
Will be yours to share throughout
The years ahead of you!

Happy Golden Anniversary