HALLOWEEN 2012

TJ the Morph

Bumble Lea

Hope Everyone had a Happy Halloween! This was a turning point year for us and Trick-R-Treating.  TJ opted to not go door to door gathering candy for his dad and I to eat the entire month of November (although slightly disappointed, my hips thank him).  Instead, TJ, his friend, Garrett and some other young men suited up in Morph suits and attempted to scare the wee ones.  This may have been more effective if I had allowed TJ to go without shoes but the only ones that currently fit him a neon organge.  Needless to say, he was sneaking up on noone.  The "Morphs" were armed with silly string and to the best of my knowledge police were not involved!

IU

Todd, TJ, his friend, Jack and I had great seats 

thanks to Pete and Sarah Bustamante to the 

IU game Friday evening!  

They WON! 

Jack and TJ 

A Future Justin Beiber?

Fall Break 2012

While the rest of the world went south for their new Fall Break 2 week schedule, TJ and I (along with my Dad) went west to St. Louis for TJ's 2 day Fall Break.  Atleast we had one and someplace to go.  the plan was for TJ to take along a friend but said friend did not do so well in one of his classes and managed to get grounded for life the day before we left.  So.....I pulled my hair back and put on my tennis shoes for an afternoon of climbing, sliding and banging my head off metal structures that I am too curvy to be crawling through in the City Museum.   The place is awesome even at my age.  At one point, Dad and I followed TJ up 10 flights of stairs to only be able to come down a very winding slide down 10 floors.  I was dizzy for the next hour!  Needless to say, I was curled up in our hotel room fast asleep too early to admit to.  The next day, we ventured to the zoo.  It may be one of my favorites and we have been to many!  Back in Indy, armed with flashlights, I took TJ and two friends, Jared & Jaden to a corn maze!  They had much fun and I had to have my car cleaned today to remove all the mud, corn and hay.  To finish off the weekend, the Colts won! Back to work and school tomorrow as we count down the days to our next break - Thanksgiving in Florida!   

COLTS WIN

First I have to document how disappointed TJ and I were to find so MANY Packer fans in our stadium.  It was a sea of cheeseheads.  But in the end it did not matter as our COLTS won.  CHUCK STRONG.  

In or Out or Both

We have learned Lea is not a fan of wood steps (ie. the deck steps) and therefore we are grateful we did not splurge to fence the backyard!  However, this new task of having to walk her several times a day is getting old quick!  She still loves to be outside and spends time on the deck. However on this particular morning she was a bit undecided whether to be inside or outside so she opted for both!  

Something Old....is New to Me

Our new bedroom has a sitting area and I immediately thought of the perfect item for this space.........mom and dad's antique couch!  I never dreamed Dad would part with it.  It was the first piece of furniture they bought together.  Mom re-upholstered it and did the needle point on the back.  It looks great in our bedroom!  LOVE IT!