Gotta Get Rid Of All That Candy Somehow

Our friends, the Walkers, hosted a Halloween party last weekend. In our ward they are practically famous for having their house totally decked out in Halloween decorations. Inside and out. This year they did not disappoint. Their house was awesome...hanging out with friends was a ton of fun...the costumes were hilarious...and the food was amazing.

Tonight is our ward's Trunk or Treat. Unfortunately I won't be going (I don't think that the entire ward would like to catch the flu from me) but I will be sending Mark....we gotta get rid of all this candy somehow.

I really don't need to eat any more Tootsie Rolls.

Who Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea?

So, Mark and I have finally gotten our turn at getting sick. Yesterday we were kind of guessing that both of us had fevers. We weren't completely sure because we didn't own a thermometer. So, last night Mark went out for a quick trip to the store to buy one. Apparently we weren't the only ones in need of a thermometer. This was the only one that they had left.

Cool, right? Well, the best part is...when it's done taking your temperature it doesn't beep. That would just be boring. It actually plays the theme song to the show.
Yup. It's that awesome.

Tasty

I love cinnamon rolls and I had always been pretty content to make the good old Rhodes variety. Pretty fancy, I know. Making them from scratch just never seemed to be worth it. Until now. I got this recipe from a friend, and they were so tasty and super easy to make.

I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to Rhodes ever again.

To make these delicious cinnamon rolls, here's all you need...
1 box yellow cake mix
2 pkgs(4 1/2 tsp) yeast
5 cups of flour
2 1/2 cups of warm water

Mix all the dry ingredients. Add water and mix well. Knead the dough until it is smooth. Raise until it doubles(about 1 hour). Punch it down and let it raise again for about 45 minutes. Divide the dough into thirds. Roll out 1/3 at a time to a 10x15 rectangle. Spread the dough with butter then sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar. Roll one of the 15 inch sides in and pinch the edges and cut into 2 inch lengths. Place pieces in a greased pan. Let them raise for 15 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cool. Spread with cream cheese frosting. Attempt to not eat them all in one sitting. Enjoy!

Watch Out Tiger Woods...

Guess who went to the driving range for the first time ever this weekend? The only golfing I've ever done up to this point was of the miniature variety.

Wow...it's a whole new thing to be at a golf course where there aren't any windmills and I didn't even get to choose my ball color. After hitting 120 golf balls, I must admit that I'm not so great when it comes to hitting the ball. I had some good hits and more than plenty that were less than stellar. I definitely wasn't destined to be a superstar golf pro. For sure.

And yes, it's two days later, and it's embarrassing to admit that I am still sore! I am in shock that swinging that golf club could do this to me. It didn't seem like that much of a workout at the time.
I am officially old.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

When you live in a small town, where do all the cool kids hang out on a Friday night? Well, if they aren't at Dairy Queen, they are at the high school football game.

That's where we were last night. Two of the boys in Mark's class at church are on the varsity team. Once we found out that they both were going to be starting, we knew we had to go.

It was fun to go and cheer for them...numbers 57 and 63....and I kind of started to lose my voice with all the yelling. I tend to get really into the games that I watch.

They played their best and worked hard 'til the end. Even though we lost the game, we had a lot of fun.

There's just nothing like a Friday night football game.

Changing Things Up

Yesterday was one of those Sunday's where Mark and I both got really long naps. Needless to say, last night we had lots of energy and we weren't sure what we wanted to do. So, kind of on a whim, we decided to rearrange our living room. The way we had it situated was never the perfect set up. I really didn't want to have our couch in front of our windows. So, this seemed like the only way to go.

Since our couch was so big, we had to have everything at an angle....so there was a lot of wasted space and it did make the room feel smaller than it was.

Now, the couch is in front of the window. I have to admit it's not so bad. Our living room feels so much bigger now. The only downside to this set up is this...

The couch is just too far away from the tv to play xbox.

42 Is the New 29

Way back when I got locked out of my house, I had to go to the neighbors to call a locksmith. While I was there, I noticed that they had wii fit. Mark and I have thought about getting it, but we weren't sure if it was worth it. So, I asked him what they thought of it. They liked it and had fun using it. He offered to let us borrow it before we bought it to see if it was something we would really use. I thanked him and I headed out to wait for the locksmith. I really had forgot about his offer until last week when he flagged me down as I was driving by his house. He stopped me to ask if we would still like to borrow it....why the heck not.

I got it all set up and it did my body test to get my wii fit age. Apparently I am a 42 year old woman. Awesome. That's just what I wanted to hear. Needless to say, I have used it every day since.

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I must prove to the wii that I'm really 29.

Fall

I've heard other people say this, but I just wasn't feeling ready for it. Yet. Now, I am totally ready.

Fall is here!

So, I wasn't feeling ready for fall when I actually had to turn my heater on last night when my house was 65 degrees. The cool weather, continuous rain and cloudiness for the last two days didn't really get me feeling like fall either.

This is what got me in the mood for fall....

Sipping my first (of many) mugs of hot chocolate.
I'm officially ready for fall.
Now...I just need to get all my fall and Halloween stuff out of the attic and put up all over my house. It's going to be a busy day.