Helping

Scott is the best because he's always volunteering to help me.  Sometimes he goes a little overboard like when he tries to help me do dishes, which consists of him standing behind me and moving my arms for me in scrubbing motions.  Or when he tries to help me walk up stairs, which consists of him picking up each of my legs and setting them on the next step.


This week he's been helping even more than normal with some unique chores. :)

Exhibit A: Making a wreath.

My arms got tired of wrapping yarn around my wreath, so Scott volunteered to help.  I should mention that he was in bed watching a women's soccer game while doing so.  I think he secretly loved this craft.


Exhibit B: Putting on our fitted sheets...from the inside.

I said it couldn't be done, but he proved me wrong.  He got the entire fitted sheet on while remaining inside the sheet.  ...At least he's helping.


#1 Husband Award goes to Scott yet again for making me laugh and also lending a hand.

Leaves and Other Fall Things

We took a trip up the canyon and posed with nearly-dead trees.  It was fun.

Geez Louise, that boy is adorable.

Our maple tree has about 6.8 billion leaves that fall off at any given second. 

Giant piles of leaves are not as much fun as they once were. :)

Scott, looking mature in his new glasses, and me looking...more and more like a little kid...  #BenjaminButton 
[There are probably laws against putting hashtags in blogs.  I apologize.]

Must-Haves

Well, folks, I'm about to tell you about some of our must-haves this season.  Take a gander at some of our current favorite things.  We like them a lot.

1. The bed warmer.

I can't even tell you what brand ours is or where it came from (somewhere in TX), but what I can tell you is you can warm your entire bed to various temperatures!  What else is there to say about this other than we are spoiled brats...?

2. Rice Wok.

This is our take-out Chinese restaurant of choice.  They have the best Lo Mein, which is something I still haven't figured out how to make myself, so we still rely on this place.  Side Story: We called in an order last weekend, and the lady could not understand Scott when he tried to tell her his name.  He spelled it out twice, yet when we got there, the only available order was for a "Dodge."  Yes, that was our order, and yes she only got one of the letters right and apparently guessed on the rest.  Dodge?

3. Audio books.

Scott and I are in an audio book club that we made up.  We spend a lot of time in the car going to and from our jobs, so we go to the library a lot and listen to a lot of books.  We've covered a lot of ground so far, and soon the library won't have much we're interested in.  But for now, it is pretty great.

4. Halloween Oreos.

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On November 1, 2011, I found the sale of all sales.  Leftover Halloween Oreos for 98 cents!  Are you kidding me?  Unfortunately, at the time, these still didn't make it into my planned-out shopping list, so I didn't buy them.  Well, flash forward a year, and you can bet we've been talking about getting those Oreos for the past 12 months.  This year, it was going to happen.  So I rush to Macey's on November 1, 2012, and it turns out there are no Halloween Oreos.  I guess they learned to manage their inventory better.  I returned home empty handed.  Maybe next year.